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1、 Possible words used to describe 007: young stronghandsome irresistible to woman extremely attractive intelligent having infinite powers In contrast to 007, what is the image of the secret agent called Ausable in the Midnight Visitor ? Try to describe him, please. sloppy fat unhealthycarries no guns

2、 no linguistic genius nothing mysterious nothing romantic no pistol fire no dark-eyed beauties nothing exciting Think about itBeing a secret agent so far away from the commonly accepted image, what is it that makes Ausable so uncommon? In the case of Ausable, the most outstanding feature must be his

3、 wisdom, his presence of mind and his quick wit. He is not strong physically, but he can beat his enemy. He is fat and slow, but he reacts very quickly. He carries no weapon, but he has an excellent brain which is more powerful than any magic weapon. He appears helpless, but he gets rid of his deadl

4、y enemy without lifting a finger. There is no shooting or fighting, but the battle of wits is even more exiting and gripping. It is precisely this commonness that makes him so uncommon. The author is very clever in portraying him in this way in contrast to the general image because it makes the stor

5、y fresh, unexpected and dramatic. Text Appreciationq Structure of the text Part 1 (para. 1- ) about: Part 2 (para. ) about: Part 3 (para. ) about: 5 who Ausable is think about until one understands Can you figure out the total number? I cant figure him out. risk She is too sensible to take/run a ris

6、k when driving. Well take /run the risk of being late. He was determined to get there even at the risk of his life. v. risk+ n. -ing To save that traveler, they had to risk getting caught in the storm. start n. c sudden movement of surprise, fear etc. He sat up with a start. The news gave him a star

7、t. startle vt. give a shock or surprise to She was startled to see that man so pale. What startling news it was that the building caught fire! concerning prep. This book deals with questions concerning Chinas diplomatic policies. synonyms: regarding with reference to with respect to command: 1. orde

8、r The officer commanded his men to fire. The officer commanded that his men (should) fire. 2. control; hold back command oneself / ones temper commanding adj. He said in a commanding tone. He is now in a commanding position. blink: vt ignore There is no denying the fact gaze stare glance glimpse gaz

9、e (at): 尤指以 赞赏、愉快、好奇或饶有兴趣的神态 长时间地盯着看，常常达到出神的地步； stare (at): 尤指吃惊、恐惧、愤怒或无礼地瞪大眼睛目 不转睛地看； glance: “看一眼” “扫视”，强调匆忙快速的动作过程； glimpse:“瞥见”，强调动作的偶然性和所见到事物的不 充分、不全面。 examples: We stood there, gazing at the beautiful scenery. They stared at her clothes in amazement. He stared at her straight in the eye. She g

10、lanced at her watch. He glanced through the report. He caught a glimpse of the Town Hall clock as he drove past. Ex. to glance at to stare at to gaze at 1. Miss Zhou _ the memo and said my appointment with the president was at 4:00 p.m. 2. He just _ her. He simply could not recall where he had met h

11、er. 3. I _ the envelope and immediately recognized my mothers handwriting. glanced atgazed atglanced at Ex. to glance at to stare at to gaze at 4. My father would sometimes sit at his desk, _ the photo of my grandparents with tears in his eyes. 5. Why are you _ me like this? What have I done wrong?

12、6. We call it the Moon Festival because on the night of that day, people will go outside and _ the moon. gazing at staring at gaze at Word formation: compound nouns 1. n.+ n. doorbell seaside 2. n.+v. heartbeat headache 3. adj. + n. greenhouse shorthand 4. n.+ gerund daydreaming sun-bathing 5. gerun

13、d + n. frying-pan sleeping-bag 6. v. +adv. breakthrough dropout 7. adv.+ v. income outbreak 8. n.+prep.+n. sister-in-law mother-in-law 9. v.+pron.+adv. forget-me-not touch-me-not 10. Word formation: compound adjectives 1. n.+ -ed thunder-struck sun-tanned 2. n.+ -ing peace-loving fault-finding meat-

14、eating English-speaking 3. n.+ adj. seasick taxfree knee-deep nation-wide 4. adj.+ -ed open-minded hot-tempered quick-witted cool-headed 5. adv.+-ing hardworking everlasting well-behaved new-built q Word formation: compound adjectives 6. compound adjectives formed from phrases : 1. They kept a round

15、-the-clock watch on the house. 2. The police made an on-the-spot inspection. 3. Jack is of the look-before-you-leap sort. 4. He told the whole story in a matter-of-fact tone. 5. Ill cherish those never-to-be-forgotten days. 6. you will see a papercome to me in the next-last-step of its journey into

16、official hands. Paraphrase the following sentences:q (para. 1) It was a small room on the sixth floor, and hardly a setting for a romantic figure. it was not the kind of place suitable for a romantic person like a secret agent.(para. 2) Though he spoke French and German passably, he had never altoge

17、ther lost the New England accent his French and German were not very good, but acceptable. Paraphrase the following sentences:q (para. 5) Before long you will see a paper, come to me in the next-to-last step of its journey into official hands. Soon you will see a document/a report come to me and the

18、n Ill place it in the hands of the proper authorities. By that time I will have fulfilled my task.(para. 2) Though he spoke French and German passably, he had never altogether lost the New England accent his French and German were not very good, but acceptable. Examine the following sentences in Tex

19、t A 1. instead of having messages slipped into his hand by dark-eyed beauties (para. 4) 2. Keeping his body twisted so that his gun covered the fat man and his guest (para. 22) 3. For halfway across the room, stood a man.(para. 6) 4. This is the second time in a month that somebody has gotten into m

20、y room (para. 11) 5. It might have saved me some trouble had I known about it. (para12) 6. I wish I knew how you learned about the report. (para. 15) 7. Except for the gun, he did not look very dangerous. (para. 9) 1. In Australia, the Asians make their influence _ in business large and small. A. fe

21、eling B. feel C. felt D. to be felt 2. His remarks left me _ about his real purpose. A. wondered B. wonder C. to wonder D. wondering CD 3. You will see this product _ wherever you go. A. to be advertised B. advertised C. advertise D. advertising 4.The manager promised to keep me _ of how business wa

22、s going on. A. to be informed B. on informing C. informed D. informing B C 5. To the north of the village _ a small island. A. lain B. lies C. was there D. there lays 6. _ at full speed. A. Away the car went B. Away did the car go C. Away was the car going D. Away went the carBD 7. You _ him so clos

23、ely; you should have kept your distance. A. shouldnt follow B. mustnt follow C. couldnt have been following D. shouldnt have been following 8.When we reached the pier, the ferry had not arrived, so we _. A. neednt have hurried B. needed not worry C. didnt need to hurry D. need not to have worriedDA

24、9. The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, _ all practical value by the time they were finished. A. had lost B. would loseC. would have lost D. should have lost 10. I wish I _ longer this morning, but I had to get up and come to class. A. could have slept B. slept C. might have slept D. have sleptCA Try to act out the movie.After-class Assignment