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1、Text ThemeText Theme By traveling the Central Park at night,the authors ambivalence(the mixed feeling)makes clear New Yorkers attitude to the Park.On one hand,there is love and pride New Yorkers have for the cultural richness and the beauty the Park offers;on the other hand,the crime and fear they h

2、ave associated with the Park.第1页/共78页Central Park Location on Manhattan Map New Yorks green rectangle Central Park 第2页/共78页the urban wonders of the world,a green oasis in the great concrete,high-rise landscape ofNew York CityCentral Park 第3页/共78页For most New Yorkers,Central Park is our constant defi

3、nition of open space,room to run and the romance of reading under a tree.Free and open to the public,Central Park is our citywide campus and our common backyard.“a garden for all as private Eden”Central Park 第4页/共78页In Central Park,Roller skating has always been a popular recreational pastime.第5页/共7

4、8页Tigress and CubsInside the Central Park Wildlife Conservation Center,64th Street and Fifth Avenue第6页/共78页Groups of Bears:near Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street第7页/共78页 The Park was pressed for primarily by wealthy merchants and landowners.In the first decade after its completion,it was clearly the playg

5、round of the wealthy.It was located too far uptown to be within walking distance for the citys working class population.Central Park History第8页/共78页 Until the late 19th century,workers comprised but a fraction of the visitors to the Park when they launched a successful campaign to have concerts held

6、 on Sundays.Saturday afternoon concerts were for middle-class audiences,for the six-day working week precluded(prevent from)attendance by the working class.第9页/共78页 Indeed the concept of creating the park was originally conceived by wealthy New Yorkers who admired the public grounds of London and Pa

7、ris.However,with the maturing of the nation and the rise of its power,the pride of Americanism gradually took the upper hand.The author therefore describes the Park proudly as efficient,purposeful and distinctiveneither romantic nor classical,and neither English nor French,but distinctively American

8、.第10页/共78页architecture of Central ParkEnglish Romanticism is characterized by the picturesque ideal to blend with the natural environment.Another style is Classicism characterized by formal symmetry and the use of straight lines,evident in the south end of the Park.第11页/共78页Central Park:第12页/共78页Plo

9、t:travel descriptions combined with everything he has heard,read,observed and experienced in connection with the place:his movements in Central Park,the events and famous people associated with its history,the beauty of New York at night,the crime of fear its inspiredSetting:Central Park in New York

10、 第13页/共78页Part 1(Paras.):Part 2(Paras.):Part 3(Paras.):Part 4(Paras.):Structure of the TextThe author decided to camp in the Central Park.The first or two hours and his feeling and the fear Central Park inspired 1261325Central Park history and another scare712My sleep over in the wood 第14页/共78页 What

11、 do you know about Central Park?1)It is known that the park is a dangerous place.2)Ordinary people dont wander around Central Park at night.3)Only fool or bad people go there at night.Evidence:the poem by Ogden Nash 第15页/共78页What did the poem try to tell us?The poem tries to tells us that the tigers

12、 lair is the most safe place in the Park.Why did the author decide to camp in Central Park at night?Human psychologywishing to do sth.precisely because it is something peoplenormally dont do.第16页/共78页Anybody who knows anything about New York knows the citys essential platitudethat you dont wander ar

13、ound Central Park at nightand in that,needless to say,was the appeal:it was the thing you dont do.(Para.1)Everybody who knows New York knows that you should not wander in Central Park at night because it is too dangerous.(Essential platitude:)This is known to all and has been said over and over.Howe

14、ver,precisely because of the risk there are always people lured to visit Central Park at night.They just wish to do what people normally dont do.第17页/共78页What was his generally feeling?Why did he feel like that?Exhilaration;enjoy/experience the rich cultures leisurely in the park Part 2(Paras.36):th

15、e first two hours and the scare in the Park(Paras.3-4)What did he do in the first two hours?he visited:1.The Delacorte Theatre2.Belvedere Castle3.The Henry Luce Nature Observatory 4.Shakespeare Garden 第18页/共78页The Delacorte TheatreThe Delacorte Theater is the summer home of the New York Shakespeare

16、Festival.Its a place to host classical plays and musicals.第19页/共78页The open-air theater in Central Park that serves as home to free summertime performances which,during the months of June,July and August,include at least one Shakespeare production.The summertime performance are one of the New York C

17、itys most beloved cultural events.The Delacorte Theatre第20页/共78页William Shakespear(1564-1616)was an English poet and playwright.第21页/共78页The Taming of the Shrew In Shakespeares The Taming of the ShrewPetruchio and Kate engage in a battle of wits as hetries to tame his bold and stubborn wife and brin

18、gher into line with societys expectations.This romantic and funny play,full of disguises and role playing,deals with themes such as marriage and duty,reality and illusion,and compromise.The Taming of the Shrew is one of William Shakespeares most clever and sophisticated comedies.驯悍记片中描写泼妇凯特因为性格暴躁、脾气

19、倔强，找不到任何一个敢片中描写泼妇凯特因为性格暴躁、脾气倔强，找不到任何一个敢娶她的男人，在心不甘情不愿的情况下，她嫁给了高大结实的大胡子男人皮娶她的男人，在心不甘情不愿的情况下，她嫁给了高大结实的大胡子男人皮图丘。皮图丘一心要把悍妇凯特训练成百依百顺的好妻子，所以他采取了图丘。皮图丘一心要把悍妇凯特训练成百依百顺的好妻子，所以他采取了“以暴制暴以暴制暴”的方式，最后终于驯服了凯特的一身傲骨。的方式，最后终于驯服了凯特的一身傲骨。第22页/共78页Belvedere Castle To the south of Delacorte Theater perched on Visa Rock.As

20、 its name suggests,the castle offers visitors a wonderful panoramic(a view of wide area)viewpoint.It is now home to the Henry Luce Nature Observatory,where simple displays show how naturalists observe the world.第23页/共78页Belvedere CastleBelvedere is Italian for“beautiful view”.第24页/共78页Shakespeare Ga

21、rdenNestled between the Delacorte Theater,Belvedere Castle,and the Swedish Cottage,it is a garden dedicated to Shakespeare in 1916,the 300th anniversary of his death.第25页/共78页Shakespeare Garden Following a Victorian tradition,only flowers mentioned in Shakespeares plays and poetry were planted in th

22、e garden.Scattered throughout the garden are bronze plaques with Shakespearean quotations that inspired he planting.第26页/共78页(Paras.56)He was lostWhat happened to him?He was scared by five men huddling around the bench.Why was he so scared?What did he see?the reassuring city,New York Skyline a light

23、,someone rowing boat on the lakeWhat did he recall?a dreadful crime第27页/共78页The Ramble The Ramble is a sanctuary for as many as 250 species of birds,with the interlaced paths and hills,countless trees,shrubs,meadows,rocky cliffs and a winding stream.The Ramble was intended as a woodland walk through

24、 highly varied topography,a wild garden away from carriage drives and bridle paths.第28页/共78页Bird-watchingThe Ramble is one of the major centers of bird-watching in Central Park:250 species of birds have been spotted over the years.The Ramble as a gay iconSince at least the early 20th century,the sec

25、lusion of the Ramble has been used for private homosexual encounters.第29页/共78页Raccoons can be seen scurrying(run with short quick steps)in the underbrush.The Ramble Raccoon第30页/共78页Background New York Skyline第31页/共78页New York Skyline at NightBuildings soar upward.第32页/共78页The lake is the largest bod

26、y of water(excluding the Reservoir)in CentralPark.It was created out of a largeswamp in the south of the Park and was intended for boating in thesummer and ice-skating in the winter.Many visitors are content,however,to circle the lake on foot,following the pathways that windalong its shoreline,watch

27、ing theParks tree-line shifting in its reflection.The Lake第33页/共78页rowing boat on the lake in theCentral Park The Lake第34页/共78页Part 3(Paras.712)Central Park history and another scare(Para.7)the first period in Central Parks history1st stage:18571878What was the Park like?1.in terms of function:the d

28、omain of the privileged;band concert on Saturday;keep the rougher element out;luxurious and secluded2.in architectural terms:a combination of Romanticism and French classicism第35页/共78页One of the first events in the Park took place 140 years ago almost to the day:a band concert.The concert,pointedly,

29、was held on a Saturday,still a working day,because the concert,like much of the Park then,was designed to keep the citys rougher elements out.(Para.7)One of the first events in the Park took place almost exactly on this day 140 years ago:a band concert.The concert was deliberately held on a Saturday

30、 when ordinary people were all working so as to keep them out.第36页/共78页 The Park at night must have seemed luxurious and secludeda giant evening garden party.The Park was to be strolled through,enjoyed as an aesthetic experience,like a walk inside a painting.(Para.7)an occasion to enjoy beautiful sc

31、enery and music as well as the company of well-dressed People,behaved in refined Manners,talking about arts:painting,musical,etc.quiet and private;awayfrom ordinary laboringpeoplea formal party for a lot of people,held in a largegarden第37页/共78页(Paras.89)an encounter with a coupleDo you find the litt

32、le episode interesting?How did the couple react when they saw the author?panicking,jerked,her face rigid,Shrieking uncontrollably,away from ahundred feet第38页/共78页(Para.10)2nd stage in Central Parks history(19001934)Robert Moses(18881981)was a New York state and municipal official whose ambitious pub

33、lic works projects of the 1930s,1940s and 1950s transformed the urban landscape of New York City.He expanded the States park system and built numerous parkways and hundreds of new playgrounds and parks and important highways,bridges and tunnels linking the boroughs of New York City.第39页/共78页 Moses p

34、referred recreational facilities to the rural scenery stressed by the English Romanticists,and an ordered and symmetrical design in French Renaissance style,evident in the southern Central Park.Therefore,under Moses,Central Park gained 19 playgrounds,12 ball-fields,handball courts,and the Woll-man R

35、ink.第40页/共78页The park might have been at its most popularto be at its most popular:when it was most popular Another expression:to be at ones best meaning in ones best condition eg:1.Under Queen Victoria,England seemed to be at her best.2.He acted both tragic and comic parts,but he was at his best in

36、 comedy.第41页/共78页Euphemisms are mild,pleasant or indirect words or phrases in place of harsh,unpleasant,more direct or accurate ones.For example:He even tried to turn the Ramble into a senior citizens recreation center,but was stopped by the protesting birdwatchers.Euphemism for old people:senior ci

37、tizensMore examples:Euphemisms for“to die”:to pass away/to be no more/to be gone/to go to heaven/to join the great majority/to breathe ones lastEuphemism for garbage collector:sanitary engineer第42页/共78页The irony was that by the end of the Moses era the Park was dangerous.(Para.10)Moses did a lot to

38、turn Central Park into an efficient peoples park.But the outcome was quite unexpected and sad:by the end of his era the Park was dangerous.第43页/共78页(Para.11)another scare at the northern end of the Park the 3rd period in the Central Parks history(19341960)What did he see at the Reservoir?Near the re

39、servoir a group of kids on bicycles cycledacross the Eighty-fifth Transverse,ringing the hornloudly.What made him keep his head down and pick up his pace?The young investment banker was beaten andsexually assaulted by agroup of kids on a rampage.第44页/共78页The ReservoirLocated in the north part of Cen

40、tral Park,the reservoir,with the 1.58 mile track round it,is a favorite place for joggers,birdwatchers,and tourists where they can enjoy some of the best views of the New York City skyline.第45页/共78页(Para.12)another aesthetic experience Does he like the city?Or hate the city?The city of New York,alth

41、ough artificial and wasteful,is viewed from the elevation of the park,glaringly beautiful.第46页/共78页Central Park West at Night第47页/共78页Empire State BuildingThis was the first skyscraper to be built in theU.S-and indeed in the whole world.It islocated in New York no far from the later twinWorld Trade

42、Towers,which were destroyedin the Semtember 11 terrorist attack.第48页/共78页World Trade Towers第49页/共78页Another Aesthetic Experience第50页/共78页 But there was no escaping the recognition that this citycontrived,man-made,glaringly obtrusive,consuming wasteful and staggering quantities of electricity and wat

43、er and energywas very beautifulBut there was no denying the fact(you have to admit)that the city was very beautiful,although it was not a natural kind of beauty,it was artificial and showy,and it used up a great amount of water and energy.第51页/共78页 But there it was:the city at night,viewed from what

44、 meant to be an escape from it,shimmeringPeople come to the Park to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city.But it was precisely in the Park that day that I found the city at night was extremely beautiful.第52页/共78页There is no escaping/denying the recognition that the city was very beautiful.(P

45、ara.12)There is no verb.+ing There is no denying thatTheres no escaping being human.(We can never escape who we are.)There is no escaping the fact that he has lied.(One cannot escape from the fact that he has lied.)第53页/共78页More examples:1.There was no knowing how long he might be away.2.Theres no t

46、elling when an outburst might come.3.Theres no escaping the dust in Spring.4.Theres no escaping mental stress these days.Life is tough.5.There is no denying the fact that these people have a reason to be angry6.There was no mistaking his intention this time.7.There is no denying that he is bad-tempe

47、red and selfish.But hes also a genius.第54页/共78页The intentisy of this adventure reaches its peak in the last episode when the author finally finds a place to sleep in the North Woods.The author in his humorous vein imagines the raccoon psychology and speak to them good-humoredly until one begins to u

48、rinate on him and the summer rain also begins to fall.The authors adventure finally comes to a happy end when he falls asleep and wakes up to see the peace and beauty of dawn in the park and the chirping of birds.Part 4(Paras.1325):my sleepover in the wood第55页/共78页North WoodsThe North Woods are the

49、dense woodlands covering the northwest Central Park from 101st to 110th Street.第56页/共78页North MeadowNorth MeadowA bridle Path in Central Park第57页/共78页How do you sum up the authors attitude to the park?Ambivalence/mixed feelings:1)the pride and love of the city and the park for its cultural richness

50、and its beauty(both natural and man-made);2)the fear of the crime associated;the darkness in the wild第58页/共78页Writing DevicesWriting Devices The essay is a good example of rhythmic writing,crispconciseness,remarkable accuracy and delightful humor.Italso presents a good opportunity to learn the terms