选修8 Unit 1 The written word 主题: 人与社会 子话题: 文学与艺术 对应教材: 选修6 Unit 1 Laughter is good for you; 选修8 Unit 1 The written word; 选修8 Unit 2 The universal language; 选修8 Unit 3 The world of colours and light; 选修8 Unit 4 Films and film events Ⅰ. 细品味经典文章 (2020·浙江高考 ) I am an active playgoer and play-reader, and perhaps my best reason for editing this book is a hope of sharing my enthusiasm for the theater with others. To do this I have searched through dozens of plays to find the ones that I think best show the power and purpose of the short play. Each play has a theme or central idea which the playwright (剧作家) hopes to get across through dialogue and action. A few characters are used to create a single impression growing out of the theme. It is not my intention to point out the central theme of each of the plays in this collection, for that would, indeed, ruin the pleasure of reading, discussing, and thinking about the plays and the effectiveness of the playwright. However, a variety of types is represented here. These include comedy, satire, poignant drama, historical and regional drama. To show the versatility (多面性) of the short play, I have included a guidance play, a radio play and a television play. Among the writers of the plays in this collection, Paul Green, Susan Glaspell, Maxwell Anderson, Thornton Wilder, William Saroyan, and Tennessee Williams have all received Pulitzer Prizes for their contributions to the theater. More information about the playwrights will be found at the end of this book. To get the most out of reading these plays, try to picture the play on stage, with you, the reader, in the audience. The houselights dim (变暗 ). The curtains are about to open, and in a few minutes the action and dialogue will tell you the story. Ⅱ. 按要求完成任务 1. 写出文章中与文学艺术有关的单词和短语。 editing this book, theater, short play, a theme or central idea, playwright, get across through dialogue and action, characters, theme, comedy, satire, poignant drama, historical, regional drama, Pulitzer Prizes, story 2. 你最喜欢的文学作品是什么? 为什么? My favorite literature is Robinson Crusoe written by Daniel-Defoe. I learn the spirit of stubbornness, courage, and friendship from Robinson, the hero. Ⅰ. 重点词汇 1. resist vi&vt. 反抗, 抵制, 抵挡 【典型例句】 She could hardly resist laughing on those occasions. 在那些场合她总忍不住要笑。 【词块必记】 (1)resist (doing) sth. 抵制(做)某事 can’t resist doing sth. =can’t help doing sth. 禁不住/忍不住做某事 (2)resistant adj. 抵抗的, 反抗的 对……抗拒的, 耐……的 be resistant to. . . (3)resistance n. 抵抗, 反对 对……的抵制 resistance to. . . 【误区释疑】 (1)resist表示 “忍住”, 常与表示否定意义的can’t/can hardly/be not able to连用, resist之后常接名词、动名词或代词, 而不接动词不定式。 相近的表达方式还有: can’t stand doing; can’t bear doing。 (2)表示“忍不住, 禁不住做某事”的另外两个重要短语是: can’t help doing sth. ; can’t help but do sth. 。 【语境速测】 单句语法填空 ①When she got to the place, she could not resist going (go) in. ②We came up against a great deal of resistance (resist) in dealing with the case. ③We should take exercise to build up resistance to the 2019-nCoV. ④They are thinking about how to improve plants to make them more resistant (resist) to disease. 完成句子 ⑤They resisted my proposal because they thought the plan would cost too much money. 他们反对我提出的计划, 因为他们认为这个计划花钱太多。 【写作金句】 Teenagers need to be taught how to tell and resist bad information consciously. 应该教给青少年如何来辨别和自觉抵制不良的信息。 2. rescue n. &vt. 救援, 营救 【典型例句】 He dived from the bridge to rescue the drowning child. 他从桥上跳入水中去抢救那位溺水儿童。 【词块必记】 (1)rescue sb. /sth. from. . . 从……营救某人/使某物免于…… (2)come/go to one’s rescue 【语境速测】 单句语法填空 ①Helicopters rescued nearly 20 people from the roof of the burning building. ②He got a purchase on a branch until we came to his rescue. 【写作金句】 Same sickness and pity, same sorrow and rescue. 同病相怜, 同忧相救。 3. reputation n. 名誉, 名声 【教材原句】 Burns had a reputation for being funny and pleasant to be around. (P14)彭斯以有趣和魅力而闻名。 【词块必记】 前来/去营救某人 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/fba6a18c27c52cc58bd63186bceb19e8b9f6ec91.html