情景英语口语100主题 056literature文学

056　literature

Words

Title author poet playwright¹ time period main character antagonist² protagonist³ scene chapter plot allegory alliteration⁴

Antithesis⁵ comedy tragedy novel euphemism⁶ onomatopoeia

Point-of-view pun rhyme symbol genre⁷ imagery



Phrases

Be written by/in

Judge a book by its cover

To be a classic

To be written for(an audience/someone)

The plot thickens

Play on words



Beginner

A: hi, Charlie! What are you reading?

B: hi, bob. I’m reading a biography?

A: who’s it about?

B; it’s about bob Dylan.

A; who is he?

B: he’s a famous American musician.

A; who’s the author?

B: it was written by howard sounes.

A: what do you think about it?

B; it’s great! I’ve learned a lot form reading it.

A; can I read it when you’re done?

B: sure, bob! I’m on chapter 12 now, so I’m almost finished.

A; how many chapters does the book have?

B; there are 15 chapters in total.

A; when do you think you’ll have finished reading it?

B; I should be done by Friday. I’ll give it to you in class then.

A; thanks. Charlie!

B; no problem. Bob.



Intermediate

A: I can’t believe my English teacher is making me read pride and prejudice!

B; why not! It’s a classic; in fact, it’s one of my favorite novels.

A; but it’s so old.

B; don’t judge a book by its cover. Do you kwon what it’s about?

A: no, not at all.

B; first of all, it’s a romance novel, set in the early 19th century.

A; I didn’t realize it was a romance novel. What’s the main storyline?

B: it’s basically about a father who tried to marry off one of his five girls.

A: why does he want to do that?

B; since he doesn’t have a son, he hopes that one of the girls will marry a wealthy man. That way, all of his daughters will be cared for.

A; won’t they get his inheritance?

B; no, that’s the problem. Though they are well-off, once he dies, his house will go to his cousin. So, when he dies, the girls will have nothing.

A; I see. This sounds interesting! Maybe my teacher isn’t so horrible after all.

B; so ,are you going to read the novel or what the movie?

A; :there’s movie? My teacher didn’t tell me that!

B; that’s probably because she wants you to read the book first.

A: it would take a lot less time..,

B: how about this. When you finish the book. I’ll get the movie and watch it with you.

A; ok. That sounds like a deal.

1 playwright   

n.剧作家，编写剧本的人

参考例句：

• Gwyn Thomas was a famous playwright.格温·托马斯是著名的剧作家。
• The playwright was slaughtered by the press.这位剧作家受到新闻界的无情批判。

2 antagonist   

n.敌人，对抗者，对手

参考例句：

• His antagonist in the debate was quicker than he.在辩论中他的对手比他反应快。
• The thing is to know the nature of your antagonist.要紧的是要了解你的对手的特性。

3 protagonist   

n.(思想观念的)倡导者；主角，主人公

参考例句：

• The protagonist reforms in the end and avoids his proper punishment.戏剧主角最后改过自新并避免了他应受的惩罚。
• He is the model for the protagonist in the play.剧本中的主人公就是以他为模特儿创作的！

4 alliteration   

n.（诗歌的）头韵

参考例句：

• We chose alliteration on the theory a little vulgarity enhances memory.在理论上我们选择有点儿粗俗的头韵来帮助记忆。
• It'seems to me that in prose alliteration should be used only for a special reason.依我看，在散文里，头韵只能在一定的场合使用。

5 antithesis   

n.对立；相对

参考例句：

• The style of his speech was in complete antithesis to mine.他和我的讲话方式完全相反。
• His creation was an antithesis to academic dogmatism of the time.他的创作与当时学院派的教条相对立。

6 euphemism   

n.婉言，委婉的说法

参考例句：

• Language reflects culture and euphemism is a mirror of culture.语言反映文化,而婉语则是各种文化的一面镜子。
• Euphemism is a very common and complicated linguistic phenomenon.委婉语是一种十分常见而又非常复杂的语言现象。

7 genre   

n.(文学、艺术等的)类型，体裁，风格

参考例句：

• My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
• Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。