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1、1.About the Author and the Story2.India3.CobraBefore Reading_MainBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading4.Prejudice Against Women5.DiscussionBefore Reading_1Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After ReadingAbout the Author and the Story Mona Gardner,an American woman

2、writer.Most of her short stories were written for the Saturday Evening Post magazine and Colliers Weekly magazine during the 1930s and 1940s.The Dinner Party first appeared in the Saturday Review of Literature,Vol.25,No.5,January 31,1941.Before Reading_1_Saturday Evening PostBefore Reading Global Re

3、ading Detailed Reading After ReadingBefore Reading_1_Colliers WeeklyBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After ReadingBefore Reading_1_Saturday ReviewBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After ReadingBefore Reading_IndiaBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading

4、1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.India Location and Capital National FlagBritish Colony Mahatma GandhiThe Taj Mahal The Victoria Memorial MarriageSacred Cow Before Reading_India_Location and CapitalBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After ReadingLocation and Capital India,officially called Republic of In

5、dia,is a country in southern Asia,located on the subcontinent 次 大 陆 of India.It is bounded on the north by Afghanistan 阿富 汉,China,Nepal 尼 泊 尔,and Bhutan 不 丹;on the east by Bangladesh 孟 加 拉共 和 国,Myanmar 缅 甸(also known as Burma),and the Bay of Bengal 孟 加 拉 湾;on the south by the Palk Strait 保 克 海 峡 and

6、 the Gulf of Mannr 马 纳 尔 湾(which separates it from Sri Lanka 斯 里 兰 卡)and the Indian Ocean;and on the west by the Arabian Sea and Pakistan 巴 基 斯 坦.India is divided into 26 states and 7 union territories.New Delhi 新 德 里 is the countrys capital and one of its largest cities.Before Reading_India_ Nation

7、al FlagBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading National Flag The colors of the Indian flag were taken from the flag of the Indian National Congress.Dark orange represents courage and sacrifice.Green represents faith,fertility,and chivalry.White represents truth and peace.The emb

8、lem 徽 章 in the center was added upon independence in 1947.It is a Buddhist 佛 教 dharma chakra,or wheel of life,used in India thousands of years ago.Before Reading_India_ British ColonyBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading British Colony Before Reading_India_ British ColonyBefor

9、e Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading In the early 18th century,following the decline of the Mughal Empire,Britain expanded its power in India,where British influence had begun in the early 1600s.In 1935 Britain began to relinquish its hold on India and passed legislation providing

10、 for autonomous Indian legislative bodies.Executive power remained with the British government,however,until 1947 when the Indian people,under Gandhis leadership,won their struggle for independence and British rule in Indian ended.Before Reading_India_ Mahatma GandhiBefore Reading Global Reading Det

11、ailed Reading After Reading Mahatma Gandhi 马哈特马.甘地(1869-1948)-Indian Nationalist Leader The campaign of nonviolent civil resistance organized by Indian nationalist leader Mahatma Gandhi against British rule in India led to the countrys independence in 1947.A member of the merchant caste 印 度 世 袭 阶 级,

12、Mohandas K.Gandhi,later called Mahatma(Sanskrit for“great soul”),Gandhi studied law in London,England.As a lawyer and later as a political activist,he effectively fought discrimination with the principles of truth,nonviolence,and courage,which he derived in part from the teachings of Hinduism 印度教.Be

13、fore Reading_India_ The Taj MahalBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading The Taj Mahal 泰姬陵 The Taj Mahal,designed as a tomb for the wife of a 17th-century Mughal emperor,was constructed by about 20,000 workers from 1631 to 1653 in a city in northern India.The massive domed struc

14、ture was constructed in the Indo-Islamic style,using white marble and inlaid gems.At each corner is a minaret(prayer tower),and passages from the Koran,the Muslim holy book,adorn the outside walls.The bodies of the emperor and his wife remain in a vault below the building.Before Reading_India_ The V

15、ictoria MemorialBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading The Victoria Memorial维多利亚纪念馆 The Victoria Memorial was built to commemorate Queen Victorias 25-year reign over India.After the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857,the British government assumed direct control of the country,and in 1876

16、 the British parliament made Victoria the Empress of India.Her reign ended with her death in 1901.Before Reading_India_ MarriageBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Marriage During a Sikh marriage ceremony,the bride and groom in traditional clothing encircle the Sikh Holy Boo

17、k four times while chanting wedding hymns.Sikhism,a religion that combines elements of Islam and Hinduism,developed in India during the late 15th and early 16th centuries.Today,Sikhs make up more than half the population of Punjab.Before Reading_India_ Sacred CowBefore Reading Global Reading Detaile

18、d Reading After Reading Sacred Cow India has more cattle than any other country in the world.As a central part of Indias agrarian economy,cattle haul carts,plow fields and produce milk for dairy products.Considered sacred by many Hindus,cattle are protected from slaughter in most states and are ofte

19、n allowed to roam free.Before Reading_CobraBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Cobra眼镜蛇 Cobras,found in some parts of Africa and Asia,are poisonous snakes.Most cobras bite their victims and their bite may cause death within a few hours.The king cobra,the largest of all poiso

20、nous snakes,may reach a length of 18 ft(5.5 m)and feeds chiefly on other snakes.When disturbed,it raises its hooded head to get a better view or to strike.Large individuals may raise themselves to a height of about 1 m(about 4 ft).The Indian cobra is usually 4-5 ft(1.21.6 m)long.The snakes color ran

21、ges from yellowish to dark brown.It has a mark like a pair of spectacles on the back of its hood.It preys on rats and is therefore often found in houses.The Indian cobra and the Egyptian cobra are often displayed by snake charmers.The cobras appear to respond to the music played by the charmer,but,l

22、ike all snakes,they are deaf and only follow the movements of the charmer.Before Reading_Cobra_The king cobraBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After ReadingBefore Reading_Cobra_The Indian cobraBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After ReadingBefore Reading_Prejudice Against W

23、omen Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Women have been prejudiced against for centuries perhaps ever since life on earth.They have long been referred to as“weaker sex”or“fairer sex,”considered naturally weaker than men,squeamish,unable to perform the work that requires mus

24、cles or pluck the courage to face up to any crisis.As we know,Plato,Aristotle,Shakespeare,and Confucius all made negative remarks about women.And even today,such a prejudice has not entirely been eliminated and the argument in the text shows how hard long-standing prejudices die.Prejudice Against Wo

25、men Before Reading_DiscussionBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Discussion 1.2.3.Who do you think are braver,women or men?Please give examples to support your statement.Do you have the same feeling when you see a woman screaming over an insect and a man screaming over an in

26、sect?Why or why not?Do you think women can do everything men can?Why or why not?Globe Reading_main1.Questions About the Text 2.Rearrange the Order of the Pictures Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading3.Complete the Missing Information of the Story 4.True or False Globe Reading

27、._Questions About the Text1Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading1.How many persons are mentioned in this story except the servants?Who are they?Twenty one.They are the host,hostess and their guests.2.What was the subject of the discussion between the young girl and the 3.major

28、?They had a heated discussion about how women react to a crisis.3.How was the American naturalist aware of the existence of a snake?He noticed what was happening to the hostess and the boy.Questions About the TextGlobe Reading._Questions About the Text2Questions About the TextBefore Reading Global R

29、eading Detailed Reading After Reading4.What did the American naturalist do to get over the crisis?He said that he wanted to know how well they could control themselves and asked them to sit still until he counted up to three hundred.5.What do you think of what the hostess did that day?(Open-ended.)G

30、lobe Reading._Rearrange the Order of the PicturesRearrange the Order of the Pictures Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading3_2_5_1_4_ 6_After Reading_6_1Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After ReadingAfter Reading_6_2Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading A

31、fter ReadingAfter Reading_6_3Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After ReadingAfter Reading_6_4Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After ReadingAfter Reading_6_5Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After ReadingAfter Reading_6_6Before Reading Global Reading Detailed R

32、eading After ReadingGlobe Reading._ Complete the Missing1Complete the Missing Information of the Story Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.At the beginning of the story,all the people are sitting in the dining room.A young girl and a major.The American na

33、turalist.The hostess.The native boy.The native boy.The American.All the people.The American.The hostess.are discussing a topic _sees a strange expression on the hostess face _signals to the native boy_is surprised and leaves the room _puts a bowl of milk on the veranda _asks people present not to mo

34、ve a muscle when he counts _sit like stone images while he counts _jumps to slam the door _replies to the American_TTGlobe Reading_ True or False1 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After ReadingTrue or False The setting of the story is in India and the time of the story is during the Fi

35、rst World War.F()It took place before the First World War.()The guests attending the party are the persons with high social status.The room where the party was held is very big and quite good.()In the discussion,the young girl points out that women are braver than men.F()The girl only means women ar

36、e now braver than they were in the past.1.2.3.4.Globe Reading_ True or False2 Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After ReadingIt is not until he sees the boy place a bowl of milk on the veranda that he knows that.After the American realizes what is happening in the room,he is very astoni

37、shed.T()When the American naturalist notices a strange expression coming over the hostess face,he immediately knows that there is a snake in the room.He is a clever and calm man.From the last sentence of the story,we can come to the conclusion that the hostess is calmer than the American.T()The tric

38、k the American uses then shows that he is a cowardly man.F()F()5.6.7.8.Article_SBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After ReadingA heated discussion about whether men are braver than women is settled in a rather unexpected way.Article1-2_SBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading Aft

39、er ReadingI first heard this tale in India,where it is told as if true though any naturalist would know it couldnt be.Later someone told me that the story appeared in a magazine shortly before the First World War.That magazine story,and the person who wrote it,I have never been able to track down.Th

40、e Dinner Party Mona Gardner The country is India.A colonial official and his wife are giving a large dinner party.They are seated with their guests officers and their wives,and a visiting American naturalist in their spacious dining room,which has a bare marble floor,open rafters and wide glass door

41、s opening onto a veranda.Article3-5_SA spirited discussion springs up between a young girl who says that women have outgrown the jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse era and a major who says that they havent.“A womans reaction in any crisis,”the major says,“is to scream.And while a man may fee

42、l like it,he has that ounce more of control than a woman has.And that last ounce is what really counts.”Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading The American does not join in the argument but watches the other guests.As he looks,he sees a strange expression come over the face of

43、the hostess.She is staring straight ahead,her muscles contracting slightly.She motions to the native boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him.The boys eyes widen:he quickly leaves the room.Article6-9_S Of the guests,none except the American notices this or sees the boy place a bow

44、l of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors.The American comes to with a start.In India,milk in a bowl means only one thing bait for a snake.He realizes there must be a cobra in the room.He looks up at the rafters the likeliest place but they are bare.Three corners of the room are empty,and

45、 in the fourth the servants are waiting to serve the next course.There is only one place left under the table.His first impulse is to jump back and warn the others,but he knows the commotion would frighten the cobra into striking.He speaks quickly,the tone of his voice so commanding that it silences

46、 everyone.Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading“I want to know just what control everyone at this table has.I will count three hundred thats five minutes and not one of you is to move a muscle.Those who move will forfeit 50 rupees.Ready!”Article10-13_S The 20 people sit like s

47、tone images while he counts.He is saying“.two hundred and eighty”when,out of the corner of his eye,he sees the cobra emerge and make for the bowl of milk.Screams ring out as he jumps to slam the veranda doors safely shut.“You were right,Major!”the host exclaims.“A man has just shown us an example of

48、 perfect self-control.”“Just a minute,”the American says,turning to his hostess.“Mrs.Wynnes,how did you know that cobra was in the room?”A faint smile lights up the womans face as she replies:“Because it was crawling across my foot.”Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After ReadingArticle

49、_WBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After ReadingA heated discussion about whether men are braver than women is settled in a rather unexpected way.Article1-2_WBefore Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After ReadingI first heard this tale in India,where it is told as if true though

50、any naturalist would know it couldnt be.Later someone told me that the story appeared in a magazine shortly before the First World War.That magazine story,and the person who wrote it,I have never been able to track down.The Dinner Party Mona Gardner The country is India.A colonial official and his w