资源描述：
《高级英语第一册Lesson.ppt》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、Lesson6BlackmailArthurHaileyBackgroundInformationTitleofthenovelHotelArthurHaileybornandeducatedinBritain.1939,RAF,emigratedtoCanada1949.Famousnovels:Hotel,Airport,Themoneychanger.Setting:ThestoryhappenedinahotelnamedSt.GregoryinNewOrleans,LouisianawhichisinthesouthofUS.Maincharacterofthenovel:Mc
2、Dermott:assistantgeneralmanagerofthehotelCharactersofthenovel:Ogilvie:chiefhousedetectivetheDukeofCroydon:newlyappointedBritishambassadortotheUnitedStatestheDuchessofCroydon:wifeoftheDukeaprostitutecalledladyfriendbyOgilviePlot:Gregorywasnowatthebrinkofbankruptcy,butPeterMcDermott,theassistantgen
3、eralmanager,istryingeverymeanshecouldtosaveit.Severaleventshappenedduringtheweekwiththepresenttextaspartofit.Plot:TheDukeofCroydonwasaninternationallyfamousstatesmanandthenewlyappointedBritishambassadortoWashington.Theyoccupiedthebestsuiteofthehotel---thePresidentialSuite.Plot:Mondayevening,theDu
4、kewenttothegamblinghouse.Later,hiswifepursuedandfoundhim.Ontheirwayback,thecarJaguarknockeddownawomanandherchild.Bothkilled.Plot:Thenwehavethepresenttext.......TypeofwritingThiskindofnovelsarecalledthrillers.Generallydefining,athrillerisaworkoffictionordramadesignedtoholdtheinterestbytheuseofahig
5、hdegreeofintrigue,adventureorsuspense.TypeofwritingOtherscanbecalledcop-criminalnovels,detectivenovels.Themainpurposeisforentertainment,amusement.TypeofwritingVeryoftenthiskindofnovelscontainalotofaction,usu.suspension,notverymuchdeepthought,withoutmoralintention,notconsideredclassic.Typeofwritin
6、gThebasictechniqueistomakethewholestoryofcrimeintosth.likeajigsawpuzzle.Youcannotseetheoutcomeuntilthefinalpartisputin.Detailedstudy1.blackmail:theobtainingofmoneyoradvancementbythreateningtomakeknownunpleasantfactsaboutapersonorgroupDetailedstudyCroydon:ThenameofamanorsupposedtobelongtheDukeDuke
7、/Duchessmarquis(marquess)/marchionesscount/countessviscount/viscountessbaron/baronessDetailedstudy2.suite:asetorrooms.Asuiteinahotelisusuallyexpensive.ThesuitetheCroydonsarestayinginisSt.GregoryHotel'slargestandmostela
