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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,Lesson Four,The Boy and the Bank Officer,Plot,:a boys withdrawal of money from the bank,Setting,:at the bank,Protagonists,:bank officer,the boy and“I”,Theme of the story,Traditionally,poor people and people who sympathize with them have regarded banks as evil,as enemies of the poor.Such suspicions and misgivings obviously still linger on.This article seems to prove that prejudices of people like the author are ungrounded.,Part 1(,para.,1,),about:,Part 2(,paras,.),about:,Part 3(,paras,.),about:,Structure of the text,2,23,24,32,The attitude of the authors friend toward bank.,The boy managed to withdraw money from the bank but was kindly refused.,The end of Structure.,The bank officer cleared the fact.,Questions,Why did the author go to the bank one day?,What did he see in the bank?,Why did the boy have trouble withdrawing his money?,What did the author do then?,Why did the officer refuse to let the boy withdraw his own money?,About the Author,Philip Ross(1939)is an American writer based in New York.After working as a newspaper reporter for four years,he turned to freelance(,自由职业作家,),writing.Many of his articles have appeared in the,New Yorker,(,纽约人,),Readers Digest,(,读者文摘,),and,New York Times,(,纽约时报,),.,This text is taken from,Strategies for Successful Writing:A Rhetoric and Reader,3rd edition published by Prentice Hall,Inc.in 1993 in Englewood Cliffs,New Jersey.,Author,The end of Author.,Writing Devices,Hyperbole,To be continued on the next page.,A figure of speech in which conscious exaggeration is used without the intent of literal persuasion.It may be used to heighten effect,or to produce comic effect.,Writing Devices,Hyperbole:more examples,To be continued on the next page.,I moved in for the kill.(para.19),I zeroed in on the officer.(para.20),His eyes fell on the page,but his mind was a,million miles away.,I will love you till the seas gone dry,the,rocks melt with the sun.,Language study,1.account,n.,an arrangement that you have with a bank to pay in or take out money,Example:,My salary is paid directly into my bank account.,take account of sth./take sth.into account,:to consider or include particular facts or details when making a decision or judgment about sth.,Example:,These figures do not take account of changes in the rate of inflation.,1.,on account of:,because of,sth,.else,especially because of a problem or difficulties,Example:,He cant run very fast on account of his injured leg.,n.,(the authorities)organizations that are in charge of a particular country or area,Example:,British police are in cooperation with the Malaysian authorities.,2.damn,adj.,(only before noun)spoken used to show that you are angry or annoyed with,sb,.or,sth,.,Example:,I cant get this damn button undone.,adv.,used to emphasize how good,sth,.is,how bad,sth,.is,etc.,Example:,Weve been so damn busy all day;Im shattered.,To be continued on the next page.,3.fortish,adj.,at about the age of forty,-,ish,1)somewhat,near to:reddish,greenish,yellowish,darkish,2)in the manner of:foolish,childish,boyish,womanish,snobbish,3)of a country,such as Irish,Polish,Finnish,Spanish,etc.,4.interfere,v.,to deliberately get involved in a situation that does not concern you and in a way that annoys people,Example:,I wish you stop interferingyouve caused enough problems already.,the interfering old busybody,爱管闲事的老家伙,To be continued on the next page.,interfere,interfere with:,to prevent,sth,.from succeeding or from happening in the way that was planned,Example:,Anxiety can interfere with childrens performance at school.,To be continued on the next page.,5.neighborhood,n.,all the various homes and businesses in a small area within a larger town or city,-hood,(in noun)the state or time of being,sth,.,Example:,a happy childhood,growing to manhood,There is no much likelihood.,那不太可能。,6.withdraw,v.,a.,to take money out of a bank account,Example:,Liz withdrew$100 from her account.,b.,to remove,sth,.or take it away or take it back,often because of an official decision,Example:,She withdrew a document from her briefcase.,c.,not to take part in,Example:,Injury forced Clare to withdraw from event.,To be continued on the next page.,1.,wear an expression of,v.,with,Example:,Petra looked at her plate wearing an expression,of disgust.,2.,turn to,v.,to,move(part of)ones body or head so as to face(,sb,.or,sth,.),Example:,She turned to look back at him as she got on,the plane.,Phrases and Expressions,3.think twice,v.,to think very carefully before deciding to do,sth,.,because you know about the dangers or problems,Example:,I will think twice before taking out such a large loan,again.,4.as to,prep.,according to a particular standard or principle,Example:,The fabrics were arranged as to size and color.,Phrases and Expressions,5.,zero in on,sb,./,sth,.,v.,a.,to aim guns,etc.at or find the range of,(a particular target),Example:,Artillery and mortars were zeroed in on all avenues,of approach.,b.,to fix attention on,sb,./,sth,.;foc
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