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,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,The Boy and the Bank Officer,1/47,Cultural Background:,Author:,Philip Ross is an American writer based in New York.He worked as a newspaper reporter and then turned to freelance writing.His articles have appeared in the“New Yorker”,“Readers Digest”,“New York Times”.,The West Side:,Manhattan in New York includes Manhattan Island and some little island,surrounded by East River,Harlem River and Hudson River.Upper West Side is the center of art.The famous Lincoln Center,and the 57,th,street are in the West Side.,2/47,I.Warm-up,1.Why did the author go to the bank one day?,2.Why did the boy have trouble withdrawing his money?,3.What did the bank officer look like?Did the author like him immediately?Why or why not?,4.How did the author argue on the boys behalf?,5.Why did the officer refuse to let the boy withdraw his own money?,3/47,1.He had come open a checking account.(Para.2),2.Because the bank officer said that,a fourteen-year-old is not allowed to withdraw money without a letter from his parents.(Para.7),3.He was a fortyish black man with short,pressed hair,a pencil mustache,and a neatly pressed brown suit.No,he didnt.Because everything about him suggested a carefully dressed authority.(Para.3),4.Why did you let him withdraw money before,but not now?(Para.20),5.Because they are protecting the boys interests.,4/47,Decide whether the following statements are True or False.,1.The author had come to deposit money in the bank.,2.The only officer on duty was a fiftyish white man.,3.The little boy was holding an open savings-account book and wanted to withdraw money.,4.The boys problem was that he couldnt withdraw his money.,5.The boys open savings book showed a balance of about$100.,5/47,6.The boy hasnt withdrawn money before by himself?,7.Silently,the boy put his savings book in a front-pocket and walked out of the bank.,8.Some neighborhood bully has been shaking this boy down for more than a month.,9.There is a rule about being too young to withdraw money from a savings account.,10.At last the author didnt open a new account because of what he had seen.,6/47,Text Analysis,Plot,of the story,Setting,of the story,Protagonists,of the story,Writing techniques,of the story,Theme,of the story,7/47,Writing techniques:,Hyperbole:,A figure of speech in which conscious exaggeration is used without the intent of literal persuasion.It may be used to heighten effect,or to produce comic effect.,1.I moved in for the kill.(para.19),2.I zeroed in on the officer.(para.20),3.His eyes fell on the page,but his mind was a million miles away.,4.I will love you till the seas gone dry,the rocks melt with the sun.,8/47,Rewrite the following sentences by using“Hyperbole”.,1),Thanks a lot.,2)Im very hungry.,3)He is very eloquent,4)Wisdom is more important than books,5)They laughed heartily.,9/47,Theme,of the story,：,Traditionally,poor people and people who sympathize with them have regarded banks as evil,as enemies of the poor.Such suspicions and misgivings obviously still linger on.This article seems to prove that prejudices of people like the author are ungrounded.,10/47,Structure of the text,Part I Para.1,The attitude of the authors friend toward bank.,Part II Paras.2-23,The boy managed to withdraw money from the bank but was kindly refused.,Part III Paras.24-32,The bank officer cleared the fact.,11/47,Part I.,The unfavorable opinion of the narrators friend on banks(actually that of the narrators):They act like churches.(paras.1),Part II.,The narrators experience at a West Side bank in New York at lunchtime(paras.2-32),A.,The narrators impression of the bank officer and the boy(paras.2-4),1.The bank officer looked like a man in power there.,2.The boy didnt look like a customer in a West Side bank.,12/47,B.,The narrators interest in the boy and his argument with the bank officer(paras.5-9),1.The boy couldnt understand why the bank officer wouldnt let him withdraw money from his savings account.,2.The bank officer insisted that the boy bring a letter from his parents if he wanted to do so.,C.,The narrators attempt to help the boy(paras.10-23),1.The narrator argued with the bank officer for the boy.,2.The bank officer wouldnt listen.,3.The boy left.,13/47,D.,The narrator realized why the bank officer rejected the boys request to withdraw money.(paras.24-32),1.The bank officer criticized the narrator for interference.,2.The bank officer explained why he hadnt allowed the boy to withdraw money.,14/47,bank business withdraw money,make a loan state-owned banks,put in money give a loan,private banks take out money,raise a loan investment banks,make money increase the interest rate savings banks earn money,lower the interest rate bank rules,pay money repay a loan,15/47,branch office save money,have a balance of banker,change money open an account,bank officer,convert money close an account,bank manager,borrow money,a checking account,bank director lend money,a savings account bank teller,send a money order an account book,customer remit money current account deposit money,write a check put money in ones account,16/47,Language Points of the Text,1.I have a friend who hates banks with a special passion,passion,:a strong feeling or emotion,a very strong feeling(of love,hate,anger,，,etc,)a very strong feeling of liking sth,passion,emotion/feeling,sentiment,2.a candy store or a grocery store,candy store:,a store which sells candies,grocery store,:(AmE)a store that sells food and daily things used in the home;a supermarket,17/47,3.The only difference is that a banks goods happen to be money which is yours in the first place.,-The only difference between a store and a bank is that a banks goods are money by chance,and the money is yours at first,goods:,(usually used in plural form)things produced in order to be sold,happen to do/be,:to do/be sth by chance,in the first place:,used to introduce a series of points in an argument or to talk about what should have been done,18/47,4.If banks were required to sell wallets and money belts,they might act less like churches.,church,has certain associations.People usually think of a church as the spokesman of God,as a powerful organization that controls your life and can interfere in your life.Therefore the author thinks it is ridiculous for banks to act like churches.,wallet:,a small flat case men carry in their pocket,for holding money(Purse is usually what women use.),money belt:,a belt with a pocket in it for holding money,19/47,5.I began thinking about my friend the other day as I walked into a small,overlit branch office on the West Side.,began thinking:,English verbs are used in certain patterns.,the other day:,recently,overlit:,too brightly lit,having too much light,6.I had come to open a checking account,.,For the definition of checking account“.,20/47,7 the only officer on duty was a fortyish black man with short,pressed hair,a pencil mustache,and a.suit.,-It was the time when people had their lunch and the only officer working at that time was a black man who was about forty years old,He had short,，,pressed hair and a pencil mustache,and wore a neat and tidy brown suit,ortyish:,about forty.,The suffix,-ish,here means,approximately,.,21/47,bookish,brownish,childish,feverish,selfish,yell,owish,好读书；迂腐,呈棕色,幼稚,发烧；狂热,自私,微黄；带点黄色,22/47,pressed hair:,a hair style,with the hair straightened,a pencil mustache:,a thin mustache looking like a line drawn with a pencil,8.Everything about him suggested a carefully dressed authority,.-Everything about him-his clothes,his manner,etc indicated that he was a carefully dressed man who had an important position and who exercised power.,23/47,9 who was wearing a V-necked sweater,khakis,and loafers.,V-necked sweater:,a sweater with the opening at the neck shaped like the letter V,10.He had sandy hair,，,and I think 1 was especially aware of him because he looked more like a kid from a prep school than a customer in a West Side bank,-,He had light yellowish-brown hair,，,and I paid special attention to him because he looked like a prep school boy rather than a customer in a West Side bank,a prep school,-a preparatory school,24/47,11.to hold my attention,-to keep my attention,the collocations of,attention,:to pay attention to,to give attention to,to draw attention to,to catch attention,to attract attention,to get attention,to have ones attention,etc.,12.He was holding.,savings account book and wearing an expression of open dismay,.-There was an open savings-account book in his hand and he looked very disappointed,25/47,wearing an expression of open dismay:,looking very worried,disappointed and upset,dismay,n,a strong feeling of worry,sadness or fear,v.to make sb,feel disappointed or upset,13.withdraw,：,to(make sb,sth,)move back or away from a place or situation,to take money out of a bank account,，,etc,withdraw,retreat,26/47,a fourteen year old is not allowed to withdraw money,.-.a fourteen-year-old person is too young to take money out of his account.,15.But that doesnt seem fair,the boy said,his voice breaking,.,Note that doesnt seem fair is not as strong as is not fair.This shows the boy is afraid of the bank officer.,his voice breaking,=with his voice breaking,breaking:,changing the tone of his voice because of his emotion,27/47,16.Now if you will excuse me.,This expression is used when one wants to go back to ones work,or to attend to other customers,or just to end the conversation.,17.I didnt think twice.,：,I didnt think very carefully;I said without hesitation.,-I did not think carefully before I made a decision.“I planned to open a new account”,，,I said“but after seeing what is happening here,，,now I have changed my mind”,28/47,18.I was going to open an account,.-,I originally planned to open an account,but now Ive changed my mind,19.Excuse me?,-But why?I dont understand.,20 this boy is old enough to deposit his money,.,enough:,the position is after the adjective it modifies,29/47,21.And since there doesnt seem to be any question as to whether its his money.,the banks so-called policy is.ridiculous,.-Since you seem to be quite sure that it k his money and his account,，,it is clearly unreasonable that you still dont allow him to withdraw his money just because he is not old enough,since:,used here to give the reason for something,as to,(whether,who,which,etc):concerning,about,30/47,so-called,:used when you think the name given is wrong or improper,22.It may seem ridiculous to you.,but that is the banks policy and I have no other choice but to follow the rules.,-It may seem unreasonable to you,，,”,he replied in a little louder voice which showed that he was a little annoyed and impatient,，,“,but that is the regulation of the bank,，,and I have no other choice except following the rules.”,31/47,may.,but.,:used to show that although one thing is true,something else that seems very different is also true,in a voice rising slightly in irritation,.-.in a little louder voice which showed that the man was a little annoyed and impatient,slightly:,a little,irritation,n.irritate v,irritating a,irritated a,The whole process would be accomplished in a subtle way to avoid giving an impression of overfamiliarity that would be likely to produce irritation,32/47,I have no other choice but to follow the rules.,-.I cant but act according to the rules./I cant do it in any other way./There is nothing else I can do.,alternative,：,adj,that can be used to replace sth,else,choice,option,A safer alternative is exercise,，,such as taking a long walk,33/47,23.The boy had stood hopefully next to me during this exchange,，,but now I was just as helpless.,-During the intense conversation between the bank officer and me,the boy had stood beside me with hope,，,but now 1 was also disappointed like him.,hopefully,:with hope,during this exchange,-during this exchange of words/during this argument,34/47,24.Suddenly I noticed that the open savings book he continued to grasp showed a balance of about$100-,Suddenly,，,I found that the open savings book that he was always holding in his hand still had about$100 left in the account.,balance:,referring to the amount of money one has in ones bank account,a situation in which different things exist in equal amounts the amount of money one has left in a bank account(0f ones body)the ability to keep steady,35/47,25.It also showed that there had been a series of small deposits and withdrawals,a series of:,a number of things of a similar kind happening one after another,26.I had my opening.,-I found a good chance to do or to say something,27.I moved in for the kill.-,I began to prepare to kill,destroy or defeat my enemy.,28.How do you explain that?,-What can you say to support this ridiculous logic?,36/47,29.I zeroed in on the officer.,-I was going to have a strong argument to silence the bank officer,to zero in on sb.:to aim a gun at a target,30.I turned to the boy with a shrug,shrug:,v.to raise ones shoulders and then drop them to express doubt,，,indifference.etc,shrug sth,off,aside,Make eye contact with the people passing,，,nod to them,，,gesture keen interest in talking to,them at a later time,，,point to your phone,，,shrug and move on,37/47,31.“Youre really getting cheated,，,”,I said,“,You ought to get your parents to come in here and protest,”,get cheated:,be cheated,protest,:v,to express opposition or disapproval;to say firmly that sth,is true,n.the expression of opposition or disapproval,protest against,under protest,protestation:n,protester:n,38/47,Thousands of people turned out into the streets to_ against the local authorities decision to build a highway across the field,A,contradict B,reform,C,counter D,Protest,n.the back part of sth,v,to care for young children of animals,39/47,32 “You know,，,”,he said,，,you really shouldnt have interfered,.-“You know,，,”,he said,，,“,you really should not have got involved in this matter and spoken for the child.”,shouldnt:,here is used to express a criticism.,interfere:v.,to deliberately get involved in a situation where you are not wanted or needed.,interfere/intervene/meddle,40/47,33.Well,it damn well seemed to me then.,.-I am quite sure that he needed someone to speak for him and protect his interests,damn well:,used here to emphasize how sure or determined one is about something,34.And who might that be?,This is a polite way of asking for information.,41/47,35.Look,I concluded,，,were just wasting each others time.,-Look,lets stop talking about this because its a waste of time./Youre just talking nonsense.I dont want to listen to you anymore.,conclude:,v,to come to or bring sth,to an end;top decide by reasoning;to draw a conclusion,42/47,36.some neighborhood bully,has been shaking the boy down.,.-We were told this morning that some bad guy living near him has been getting money from him by using threats for more than a month,37.The other guy was forcing him to take money out every week and hand i
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