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1、Lesson 6,Blackmail Arthur Hailey,Teaching Objectives,1. learn the words/phrases and understand the text. 2. paraphrase the text. 3. figures of speech such as metaphor, metonymy, euphemism, antithesis, parallelism. 4. Finish exercises No. IV, V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII. 5. Group work: (A short play
2、) Blackmail,Pre-reading questions:,1.Why did the Duchess send her maid and secretary out? 2. Why do you think Ogilvie was being deliberately offencive the Crodons in the beginning? 3. How did Ogilvie come to suspect the Crodons of the hit-n-run crime? 4. What made the Duchess jump to the conclusion
3、that Oglvie had come to blackmail them? 5. Why couldnt the Duchess get her car repaired discreetly in New Orleans? 6. Why did the Duchess offer Ogilvie 25 thousand dollars instead of the 10 thousand the detective asked for? 7. Did Orgilvie accept the Duchess offer? Why?,Background Information,Title
4、of the novel Hotel Arthur Hailey born and educated in Britain. 1939, RAF, emigrated to Canada 1949. Famous novels: Hotel, Airport, The moneychanger.,Setting:,The story happened in a hotel named St. Gregory in New Orleans, Louisiana which is in the south of US.,Main character of the novel:,McDermott:
5、 assistant general manager of the hotel,Characters of the novel:,Ogilvie: chief house detective the Duke of Croydon: newly appointed British ambassador to the United States the Duchess of Croydon: wife of the Duke a prostitute called lady friend by Ogilvie,Plot:,Gregory was now at the brink of bankr
6、uptcy, but Peter McDermott, the assistant general manager, is trying every means he could to save it. Several events happened during the week with the present text as part of it.,Plot:,The Duke of Croydon was an internationally famous statesman and the newly appointed British ambassador to Washingto
7、n. They occupied the best suite of the hotel- the Presidential Suite.,Plot:,Monday evening, the Duke went to the gambling house. Later, his wife pursued and found him. On their way back, the car Jaguar knocked down a woman and her child. Both killed.,Plot:,Then we have the present text. . .,Type of
8、writing,This kind of novels are called thrillers.Generally defining, a thriller is a work of fiction or drama designed to hold the interest by the use of a high degree of intrigue, adventure or suspense.,Type of writing,Others can be called cop-criminal novels, detective novels. The main purpose is
9、for entertainment, amusement.,Type of writing,Very often this kind of novels contain a lot of action, usu. suspension, not very much deep thought, without moral intention, not considered classic.,Type of writing,The basic technique is to make the whole story of crime into sth. like a jigsaw puzzle.
10、You can not see the outcome until the final part is put in.,Detailed study,1. blackmail: the obtaining of money or advancement by threatening to make known unpleasant facts about a person or group,Detailed study,Croydon: The name of a manor supposed to belong the Duke Duke / Duchess marquis(marquess
11、)/ marchioness count / countess viscount / viscountess baron / baroness,Detailed study,2. suite: a set or rooms. A suite in a hotel is usually expensive. The suite the Croydons are staying in is St. Gregory Hotels largest and most elaborate, called the Presidential Suite.,Detailed study,3. cryptic:
12、hidden, secret, mysterious 4. excessively frayed excessive: derog. too much, too great, too large Excessive rainfall washes out valuable minerals from the soil.,Detailed study,If you sell the article at that price, the profit will be excessive. excessive profit,Detailed study,fray: a. to cause rope,
13、 cloth etc. to become thin or worn by rubbing, so that loose threads develop frayed button holes His shirt is frayed at the neck / elbows.,Detailed study,b. to cause a persons temper, nerves, etc. to become worn out His nerves were frayed by the noises in the street.,Detailed study,5. eventually: in
14、 the end, especially after a lot of delays, problems, or argument. All men will eventually die.,Detailed study,6. dispatch: (fml.) to send away / off with promptness for a particular reason or in order to carry out a particular task The cruiser despatched boats to rescue the survivors.,Detailed stud
15、y,7. errand: a short journey made to get sth. or to carry a message I have no time to run errands for you! Ive got a few errands to do in town.,Detailed study,8. terrier: any of several types of small active dogs, originally used for hunting (for pictures, see Longman) *image 1* 狗图,Detailed study,wo
16、lfdog 狼狗, hound 猎狗, Pekinese 京吧, pug-dog 狮子狗, bull dog 牛头犬 etc.,Detailed study,9. tension: (Here) anxiety, nervousness, worry The doctor said that tension made her ill. an untrusting or possibly dangerous relationship International tension should be reduced when this agreement is signed.,Detailed st
17、udy,10. accompany: to go or come together with Lightning usually accompanies thunder. Ill be very glad to accompany you to the church.,Detailed study,11. pointedly: directly, in a noticeable and often unfriendly way, 12. offensive: causing unpleasant or hurting feelings to have an offensive manner /
18、 language,Detailed study,offensive: (n) attack spring offensive, counter offensive offend: to hurt the feelings of His words offended me.,Detailed study,13. piggy eyes: small eyes lost in the mess of flesh. piggy: dirty, greedy You are a pig (dirty, greedy, ill-mannered) Ive made a pig of myself.,De
19、tailed study,14. sardonically: disdainfully, showing a feeling of being too good or important to consider a matter or person seriously, scornfully, cynically,Detailed study,15. gross: unpleasantly fat, vulgar, not refined gross weight / net weight 16. jowl: the lower part of the side of the face, es
20、p. loose skin and flesh near the lower jaw.,Detailed study,17. gaze: steady fixed look 18. appoint: to provide with complete and elegant furnishings or equipment well / badly / luxuriously appointed room,Detailed study,19. encompass: to surround on all sides, to form a circle about, enclose The enem
21、y encompassed the city. cf: compass: an instrument for showing direction a pair of compasses,Detailed study,20. set-up: the arrangement of furniture 21. flip: to send sth. spinning, often into the air by striking with a light quick blow.,Detailed study,22. butt: large thick or bottom end of sth. (sl
22、ang) the part of the body on which a person sits. 23. dcor: the decorative furnishing and arranging of a room, house or stage,Detailed study,24. appreciative: showing admiration, pleasant, understanding an appreciative audience appreciate: v. Id appreciate it if you would turn the radio down.,Detail
23、ed study,25. chuckle: laugh inwardly or quietly, quiet laugh with close mouth 26. incongruous falsetto voice: incongruous: not harmonious, absurd, inappropriate,Detailed study,Red and green are generally considered in incongruous colours. a modern building that looks incongruous in that old fashione
24、d village falsetto: unnaturally high voice by a man, esp. in singing,Detailed study,27. emission: the act of sending out heat, light, smell, sound, etc. the emission of light from the sun, of heat from a fire 28. apparently: easily seen or understo（）od, obviously,Detailed study,29. disgusting: stron
25、g feeling of dislike caused by an unpleasant sight, sound or smell, or by bad behaviour, highly distasteful What a disgusting smell / behaviour.,Detailed study,30. ridiculous: silly, absurd 31. blandness: gentle or polite in manner or talk,Detailed study,32. adversary: a person or group to whom one
26、is opposed, opponent or enemy.This word implies active hostility Do as adversaries do, strike mightily, but eat and drink as friends. cf: rival: a person with whom one competes a rival in love,Detailed study,33. your high-an-mightiness: (here) used for ridicule, mockery Your Grace（大人）: to duke, duch
27、ess, archbishop Your Mightiness (大人): to marquis, count,viscount, baron, baroness:,Detailed study,Your Highness （殿下）: to prince, princess Your honour （阁下）: to judge Your Majesty （陛下）: to emperor, empress, king, queen:,Detailed study,Your Excellency（阁下）: to governor, ambassador, archbishop, premier W
28、hen directly addressing sb., use His or Her,Detailed study,34. high-tail: (colloq.) run away in a hurry 35. throw the book If you throw the book at sb., you accuse them of every offence that is possible in a particular situation, or give them the greatest punishment that you are allowed to.,Detailed
29、 study,36. fancy: higher than the usu. reasonable price, not ordinary, fine fancy cake / fruit / skating / birds,Detailed study,37. inbred: natural, possessed by a person from birth inbred good manners breed: to breed cows China artificially breeds 10 pandas in 2002.,Detailed study,38. arrogance: pr
30、ide and self-importance shown in a way that is rude and disrespectful to others. I dislike him for his arrogance. The bosss son is arrogant to all the employees.,Detailed study,39. spring: to jump, bound, bounce 40. wrath: (lit.) great anger, indignation, outrageous,Detailed study,41. wither: to cau
31、se sth. to become dry, faded, or dead The hot sun withered all the plants. Her scornful look withered her opponent. Flowers withered in the cold. Time can not wither her beauty.,Detailed study,42. unspeakable: that can not be described in words, inexpressibly bad, evil blackguard: villain, a wicked
32、un-honourable person 43. flicker: to move backwards and forwards unsteadily, Here: hesitate,Detailed study,44. interject: to make a sudden remark between others Interject carries extremely strong implication of abrupt or forced introduction. Interrupt means to cut or break the flow of sth. continuou
33、s such as the speech of others,Detailed study,45. Its no go. What you are trying to do wouldnt work. A GO is an attempt at doing sth. I always wanted to have a go at football. It took us two goes to make the colour right.,Detailed study,accuse: to charge sb. with doing wrong or breaking the law accu
34、se sb. of sth. The police accused him of murder. I dont think anyone can accuse me of not being frank. Several of the accused were found guilty / not guilty / innocent.,Detailed study,Cf: blame: consider sb. responsible for sth. bad I dont blame you for being too cautious. He blamed his failure on h
35、is teacher. Dont blame our defeat on the weather.,Detailed study,be to blame: be guilty of I must say that I am very much to blame for the failure. I regard myself as very much to blame. I dont blame you. I blame myself.,Detailed study,blame, n.: responsibility for sth. bad. Your are clear of all bl
36、ame. The accountant accepted the blame for the miscalculation.,Detailed study,46. wearily: very tired, unable to suffer any more, unwilling to continue，exhausted,47. conceal: hide,conceal:If you conceal sth., you hide it or cover it carefully. Conceal and hide are exchangeable. While hide is a gener
37、al term, conceal suggests intuition to hide, to refuse to let others know.,Detailed study,The snow hides all the ground. The robber concealed the weapon under his coat. You cant conceal the truth. to conceal ones displeasure,Detailed study,50. wrinkle: to cause to from into lines, folds 51. Lindys P
38、lace: a casino, a gambling house.,Detailed study,52. fussy: nervous about small matters, too much concerned about details She is very fussy about her personal appearance. “Would you like black tea or green?” “I am not fussy.”,Detailed study,fuss: (Its uncountable, but often goes together with a) unn
39、ecessary nervousness or excitement There is no need for fuss. Whoever the star goes out with, there is sure to be a fuss about their relationship.,Detailed study,Dont make so much (a) fuss. Dont fuss. Stop fussing! He is impatient of bureaucratic fuss.,Detailed study,53. smug: showing too much satis
40、faction with ones qualities, position, etc. He looks smug about knowing the answer. I dont like that smug little man.,Detailed study,54.swinging: lively & up-to-date, gay and full of life, fashionably free & modern, esp, on sex life,Detailed study,55. oblige: to do sth. for sb. as a favour Please ob
41、lige me by closing the door Could you oblige me with a match / stamp / cigarette.,Detailed study,56. What gives: (sl) What is going on? 57. out of the way: improper, wrong, unusual,Detailed study,58. tuck away: put or push into a convenient position, to put into a convenient narrow space for protect
42、ion, safety, etc. tuck your shirt inside the trousers have the bottles of wine tucked away under the bed.,Detailed study,59. cluck: to make a clicking sound with the tongue, to express interest or concern 60. reproving: blaming, accusing to reprove: to scold or correct usu. gently or with kindly int
43、ent, to express disapproval,Detailed study,61. mess: the state of disorder or untidiness 62. lickered up = liquored up, to have drunk alcoholic liquor excessively, to be drunk,Detailed study,cf: beverage: (fml) liquid for drinking, esp. one that is not water, medicine or alcohol liquor: strong alcoh
44、olic drink, such as whisky, Maotai,.,Detailed study,chaser: mild drink, taken after hard liquor, such as beer wine: alcoholic drink made from fruit, esp. Grape soft drink: non-alcoholic drink, such as soda pop, coca cola,Detailed study,63. I reckon you were lickered up, but good reckon: (infml) gues
45、s, suppose, calculate without counting exactly I guess that you were not only intoxicated, but you were dead drunk.,Detailed study,Here GOOD is used as an intensive a good 200 pounds / a good long time,Detailed study,64. caution: to warn against possible danger, to warn sth. bad already done The wea
46、ther-broadcaster cautioned us about the icy roads. He was cautioned to speak as a little as possible.,Detailed study,65. basement: the part (rooms) of a house which is below the street level 66. lobby: a passage inside the building which leads from the entrance,Detailed study,67. hunch: intuitive gu
47、ess or feeling, suspect, strong intuitive feeling concerning a future event or result 68. pillar: general term for tall upright usu. round post made usu. of stone,Detailed study,jockey: people who park their cars there people who pass by Dj: disc jockey 69. concede: reluctantly accept sth. as true,
48、it usu. suggests the strength of the opponents argument.,Detailed study,Cf: You admit unwillingly that your opponent is right, what he says is true. to concede a point in an argument,Detailed study,to concede a game, contest, argument means to end it by admitting that you can no longer win I concede
49、d that an error had been made. “Maybe there is some truth in it,“ he conceded.,Detailed study,admit: It stresses reluctance to grant or concede and refers rather to facts than to their implications to admit a charge only means to admit the fact but not the view-point which the charge implies to admit his crime / ones fault / one error,Detailed study,confess: say or admit, often formally (that one has done wrong, committed a crime, etc.) The prisoner refused to confess (his crime). I must confess I did not expect a speech about oyster here.,Detailed study