文档介绍：Unit 3 My Stroke of Luck About the Author ? Kirk Douglas: (1916- ) American film actor and producer ? Spouse: Anne Buydens ? Sons: Michael Douglas, Eric Douglas, Joel Douglas and Peter Douglas About the Author Pre-reading Activities ? What is Kirk Douglas ’ s main point in this article? ? Can you list some phrases including “ luck ” or “ lucky ”? ? What do you think the title “ a stroke of luck ” really refers to? ? Have luck ? Good luck! / Best of luck! ? good / bad / hard / tough luck ? be in / out of luck ? Try / chance your luck ? Lucky you / me! ? a lucky dog ? Thank your lucky star! ? Some people have all the luck! ? Stroke of luck The Title ? My Stroke of Luck ? stroke: 1) a sudden occurrence or result 突然的事 a stroke of luck / fortune 一桩意外的幸事/运气 a stroke of misfortune a stroke of lightening 一道闪电 a stroke of genius / inspiration 聪明之举/绝妙的主意 2) an occasion when a blood tube in your brain suddenly bursts or is blocked 中风 have / suffer a stroke ? Pun : a figure of speech; a play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words. 双关:一种文字游戏,有时利用同一个词的不同意思,而有时利用不同词的相近意思或发音 Pun ? 1. We must all hang together or we shall all hang separately. ( 意义双关) ? 2. Seven days without water make one weak.( 谐音双关) ? 3. I ’ m a Ford, not a Lincoln. ---- President Gerald, R. Ford ? puny adj. 一语双关的; 带双关谐语的 More examples of pun: ?杨柳青青江水平,闻郎江上唱歌声。东边日出西边雨,道是无晴却有晴。?空对着,山中高士晶莹雪;终不忘,世外仙姝寂寞林。?杰拉尔德·R·福特( 1913 年出生)是美国第 38 任总统,他说话喜欢用双关语。有一次,他回答记者提问时说: “我是一辆福待,不是林肯。众所周知,林肯既是美国很伟大的总统,又是一种最高级的名牌小汽车;福特则是当时普通、廉价而大众化的汽车。福特说这句话,一是表示谦虚,一是为了标榜自己是大众喜欢的总统。 Structural analysis: ? Part 1( Para 1-2) Introduction ? Part 2 (Para 3-4) His wife ’ s intuition and good judgments ? Part 3(Para 5-7) Romance and marriage ? Part 4(Para 8) Back to his recovery from the crash. ? Part 5( Para 9-13) How his wife handled her crisis and helped rebuild his confidence. ? Part 6(Para 14) Conclus