Unit 3 The Million Pound Note Warming up

Do you know him?

Mark Twain (1835-1910)

Mark Twain’s House

Do you know any evaluation given to him? America’s short story writer novelist Humorist public speaker America’s best known literary figure Literary giant

Do you know any of his works? Can you name any of them?

His famous works The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 《汤姆·索亚历险记》 1876

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 《哈克贝利· 弗恩历险记》 1881

Life on the Mississippi 《密西西比河上的生活》

his short stories Running for Governor 《竞选州长》

The Million Pound Bank Note 《百万英镑》

“The man who does not read books has no advantage over the man that cannot read them.” “Always tell the truth; then you don’t have to remember anything.” -- Mark Twain

The holy passion of Friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole lifetime, if not asked to lend money. 友谊是如此圣洁的一种激情, 是如此甜蜜、牢固和 忠诚, 这样的特质可使友谊维系终身—只要不向 对方借钱。 —Mark Twain

Read the short passage below and then fill in the chart. Mark Twain was born in Florida on November 30th, 1835. He was brought up in Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi River. He is best known for his novels set in his boyhood world on the river, such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Twain loved the river so much that even his pen name is about the river. “Twain” is an old word for “two”. The phrase “mark twain” means that the water is two fathoms deep. The author’s real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens.

Real name Meaning of his pen name Birth date Birthplace Place where he grew up His famous stories Samuel Langhorne Clemens the water is two fathoms deep November 30th, 1835 Florida Hannibal, Missouri, along the Mississippi The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Have you ever read any of Mark Twain’s novels Have you ever read any of Mark Twain’s novels? Choose one and tell the class about it.

The Million Pound Bank Note Do you know this novel? The novel is a story about bet.

This novel was made into a film. Have you seen the film? If you have, what did you think of it?

Characters Henry: An American businessman, who arrived in London by accident, penniless, hungry and lonely.

Characters Roderick and Oliver: Two rich brothers, who made a bet. Roderick believed that a man couldn’t survive in the city for a month with only a million pound bank-note. But Oliver believed he could.

The Million Pound Bank Note Act I Brief introduction to the story: Two brothers Oliver and Roderick brothers bet on what would happen if one had nothing but a bank-note of ￡ 1,000,000. They made a bet on a poor man Henry, who was in rags.

They gave him a million pound bank note and saw whether he could win other’s respect even though he was in rags and looked poor. So the story began…

Language points bring up 抚养; 培养; 教育; 提出 他生于墨西哥, 但在美国长大。 He was born in Mexico but brought up in America. 目击者提出了新的证据。 The witness brought up the fresh evidence.

注意: bring up 还有“呕吐; 吐出”之意 他生病了，把吃的饭吐了出来. He fell ill and brought up his breakfast. 固定短语: bring forward 把(数字等)过到次页; 把……提前; 提出 bring in 获得; 赚; 求援; 求助 bring off 办成功 bring on 引起; 导致 bring out 生产; 制造; 使显露; 使罢工

Homework 1. Look up the new words and expressions of the reading in the dictionary. 2. Preview the reading: The Million Pound Bank Note Act I

Thank you!