A-hanging更新版.ppt

Ahanging ByGeorgeorwell StructuralAnalysis Para 1 5talkingaboutthethingsbeforethewardersandtheprisonerwenttothegallows Para 6 14comingthedoganditwentthroughthewholeprocessofdeathpenalty Para 15 24focusonthefeelingsanddoingsofthosewardersandonlookers PartIII PartII PartI Part1 para1 5 Paragraph1Analysis Thefirstparagraphcanbeservedasthefirstpartofthewholenarrativestory introducesthesettingandthecharactersofthestoryandbrieflydescribesthebadlivingconditionsofthecondemnedmen wholivedinsmallcells eachofwhichmeasuredabouttenfeetbytenandwerequitebarewithin Para1 Insomeofthem cells brown silentmenweresquattingattheinnerbars theirblanketsdrapedaroundthem 作者通过平淡 简单的言语叙述了囚犯们的状态 表明死刑只是常事 并不算什么特殊的事 pictures Paragraph2 3 Asthestorycontinues weareintroducedtothefirstcharacter thesuperintendentofthejail Thedescriptionofthesuperintendentisprimarilynoteworthy becauseofhispositionfromtherestofthegroup Heisstandingashortdistancefromtherestofaudienceofthehanging andseemstosymbolizethathehascrossedoverabridgeofsomesort thehangingsareofnoconsequencetohim justanotherdutytobeperformedinthecourseofhisday summingupofParagraph4 Para 4brieflydescribesFrancis theheadjailer andpresentshisresponsetothequestionutteredbythesuperintendent Keywordsandphrases Burma b m n 缅甸 东南亚国家 sodden s d n adj 浸透的 浑身湿透的 浸过酒的vt 使浸透 使迷糊squatting skw ti n 水运 航行尾倾v 蹲 坐落于 squat的ing形式 handcuff h n d k f n 手铐 思想上的桎梏prod pr d n 刺针 刺棒 签子 vt 刺 戳 刺vi 刺 捅Thinair空气稀薄 Rhetoricaldevices ItwasinBurma asoddenmorningoftherains TransferredEpithetWewerewaitingoutsidethecondemnedcells arowofshedsfrontedwithdoublebars likesmallanimalcages SimileTheycrowdedverycloseabouthim withtheirhandsalwaysonhiminacareful caressinggrip Oxymoron矛盾修此法 Itwaslikemenhandlingafishwhichisstillaliveandmayjumpbackintothewater Analogy类比 Parttwo para6 14 Thewholeprocessofdeathpenalty Paragraph6 Mainidea theprisonerwasescorted 护送 tothegallowsandthedogturnedup Para6 7 8 Contrast ironyThedogpeoplethedogexpressedmorepersonal thereadersmaythinkthatevenadogcanbesothoughtful whywehumanscannotbemoremerciful Thishighlightedtheuglinessofthosepeople Thedog GeorgeOrwellused wasametaphorofwhathefelt Whenthedogfirstappeared itwasprolongingtheexecutionofthecondemnedhindu ThiscouldhavebeenOrwell sthoughtatthetime Hedidn twanttoexecutethemanandhehaddoubtsofkillingtheman Paragaragh7 Thatpeopletrytostopitisprobablyametaphoronhowhewaspressuredintocontinuetheexecutioneventhoughhewasn twillingtoo Inparagraph9and10 whichappearmidwaythrough AHanging thenarratorshiftshispointofviewfromthatofadisinterestedobservertoonewhoidentifiesintimatelywiththeprisoner 让我好奇的是知道那一刻我才意识到 要彻底毁灭一个体制健全 神志清醒的人到底意味着什么 当那个囚犯要测行避开水坑时 我才知道结束一个年青力盛的人的生命是一个多么令人不解又难以言喻的错误啊 这不是一个要死的人 而是和我们一样活生生活着的人 身体的没出器官都在运行 肠道在消化 皮肤在更新 指甲在变长 组织在形成 但当他站在绞刑台上时 所有这些身体上的运行都似乎是停滞的 然而 就在他倒下的十分之一秒还有生命的时间里 指甲依旧在变长 眼望金黄的沙砾和青灰色的高墙 他的大脑依旧在记忆着 预料着 推断着 甚至是对那个水坑的推断 他和我们都是生命行程中的人 同时审视 倾听 感受和理解同一个世界 可就是两分钟的时间 随着 啪 的一声 这其中的一人就会永远地离去 第十段译文 Onemindless oneworldless译文 去了另一个世界 灵魂也随风而逝 一个灵魂的消逝 一个世界的消逝 大脑少一个 世界就少一个 少了一个灵魂 少了一个世界 Question Onhiswaytothegallows theprisonersidestepsapuddle WhydoesthisactionstrikeOrwellsopowerfully Hestillhashumaninstinct becausepeopletendtoavoidwhatwillmakethemuncomfortable justasthepuddleforhim Thisisironicbecauseheisabouttodie andyethedoesn twanthisfeettobewet Rhetoricaldevices 1 parallelismAlltheorgansofhisbodywereworking insolemnfoolery Thisdescribeshowamanabouttobehung actsasifeverythingisnormal Theauthorusesparallelismtoshowthereaderhowheisagainstcapitalpunishment死刑 InPara12 Thedogansweredthesoundwithawhine InPara13 hehimselfinthestorysaid oh killhimquickly getitover stopthatabominablenoise Orwellandthedogexpressedthesamerectiontothemanscries Partthreepara15 24 theprisonerwasdead Whenthe job isdoneandthemanisdead Orwellandhiscolleaguesproceedtolaughanddrink Inparagraph15 whenthemanwasfinallyhung Orwellletthedoggo hisconscience Thedogatfirstwasrunningatitwildlybutwhenitfinallyarrivedatthedeadman itretreatedinfear ThatmustbewhatOrwellfelt fearofthedeath Thispartismainlytellingusthatdifferentpeoplehavedifferentattitudesafterhanging Afterhanging theconvicts罪犯werealreadyrecevingtheirbreakfast whiletwowarderswithbucketsmarchroundladlingoutrice itseemedquiteahomely jollyscene Besides thesuperintendentlooksveryindifferentfromhiswords JustonlytheEurasianboyrefferedtothemanwhowasdead Andthatshowedtheirreflectionisveryindifferent Orwellusestheexampleofahangingtoshowhowhumanbeingscanbecomeinsensitivetothehorroroftakinglifethroughday to dayrepetitionofmurder Byusingexamplesofthecharacter svaryingreactionsathavingtoperformtheunpleasantdeed healsoexploreshowpeopledealwiththeconceptoftakinganother slife ParticularcareistakenbyOrwellnottorevealthenatureofthecondemnedman scrime andnotonthemoraljudgmentofweatherornothispunishmentisfittinghiscrime Bydoingthis Orwellsucceedsinplacingthereader sthoughtprocesssquarelyupontheissueathand Thankyou 。