7.I Never Forget a Face
7. I Never Forget a Face
Contents Warm-up Activity Analysis Explanation Exercises Comments on the Story Moral of the Story Writing Skill Questions for Consideration
Contents Warm-up Activity Analysis & Explanation Exercises Comments on the Story Moral of the Story Writing Skill Questions for Consideration
Writing Skills In this passage,the author used such stylistic devices as humor and foreshadowing For example: How he talked to people whose names he didn't know;and the ending of the story imply humor. 米 Clues that suggest the man on the train was a criminal and he would rob the narrator are foreshadowing devices. OACH
Writing Skills In this passage, the author used such stylistic devices as humor and foreshadowing. For example: How he talked to people whose names he didn’t know; and the ending of the story imply humor. Clues that suggest the man on the train was a criminal and he would rob the narrator are foreshadowing devices
Text In this text the narrator claims he never forgets a face.One day this unusual ability brought him a great deal of trouble.How did this occur? 1.I'll tell you a strange thing about me---I never forget a face.The only trouble is that usually I'm quite unable to tell you the name of the person.Of course, this trouble with names has put me in difficulties from time to time.I've annoyed people and lost good business more than once.But on the whole,I think I gain more than I lose by this strange memory of mine
Text In this text the narrator claims he never forgets a face. One day this unusual ability brought him a great deal of trouble. How did this occur? 1. I’ll tell you a strange thing about me --- I never forget a face. The only trouble is that usually I’m quite unable to tell you the name of the person. Of course, this trouble with names has put me in difficulties from time to time. I’ve annoyed people and lost good business more than once. But on the whole, I think I gain more than I lose by this strange memory of mine
2. Quite often I've gone up to a man who didn't know me from Adam.I've said:"I think we've met before,and I've been able to give him some idea of where it was.I can always connect a face with a place,you see.Well,as I was saying,I can go up to this fellow and remind him of a big dinner or a football match or whatever it is that his face reminds me of,and probably within five minutes we're talking about business.I can usually find out his name later on.My memory for faces helps me a lot in business
2. Quite often I’ve gone up to a man who didn’t know me from Adam. I’ve said: “I think we’ve met before,” and I’ve been able to give him some idea of where it was. I can always connect a face with a place, you see. Well, as I was saying, I can go up to this fellow and remind him of a big dinner or a football match or whatever it is that his face reminds me of,and probably within five minutes we’re talking about business. I can usually find out his name later on. My memory for faces helps me a lot in business
3.You can guess that there's not a man,woman or child here in Bardfield that I don't know by sight.I've lived in Bardfield ever since the war.I like the place; although it's only forty minutes from London,there's a lot of country here.The village is almost a mile from the station,and that's rather troublesome.But quite a pleasant crowd of men travel up and down to the City most days,and I needn't tell you that I don't know the names of half of them,though we speak to each other cheerfully enough.My wife complains that I don't know the names of our neighbours in the next house, and that's true
3. You can guess that there’s not a man, woman or child here in Bardfield that I don’t know by sight. I’ve lived in Bardfield ever since the war. I like the place; although it’s only forty minutes from London, there’s a lot of country here. The village is almost a mile from the station, and that’s rather troublesome. But quite a pleasant crowd of men travel up and down to the City most days, and I needn’t tell you that I don’t know the names of half of them, though we speak to each other cheerfully enough. My wife complains that I don’t know the names of our neighbours in the next house, and that’s true
4.Well,on this particular evening I'd been kept a bit late at the office,and it was difficult to get to the station in time to catch the train.There was quite a crowd in the train at first,but they gradually got out; and by the time we reached Ellingham-that's two stations before mine---there were only two of us left in the carriage.The other fellow wasn't one of the regular travelers,but I knew he was a Bardfield man. I knew it as soon as I saw him,of course.I'd smiled at him when I saw him get into the carriage in London, and he had smiled back.But that didn't tell me his name
4. Well, on this particular evening I’d been kept a bit late at the office, and it was difficult to get to the station in time to catch the train. There was quite a crowd in the train at first, but they gradually got out; and by the time we reached Ellingham—that’s two stations before mine---there were only two of us left in the carriage. The other fellow wasn’t one of the regular travelers, but I knew he was a Bardfield man. I knew it as soon as I saw him, of course. I’d smiled at him when I saw him get into the carriage in London, and he had smiled back. But that didn’t tell me his name
5.The annoying thing was that I couldn't place the fellow,if you understand what I mean.His face told me clearly that he was connected with Bardfield,but that was all it told me.I could not think where in Bardfield I had seen it.I guessed he must be one of those fellows who've come to live lately in the small houses by the bus-stop,but I couldn't be sure.Some of us who've lived in the place a long time are rather proud towards newcomers,but that's not my way--- never has been.I never know where the next bit of business is going to come from,and it may come from one of them I can't afford to neglect chances
5. The annoying thing was that I couldn’t place the fellow, if you understand what I mean. His face told me clearly that he was connected with Bardfield, but that was all it told me. I could not think where in Bardfield I had seen it. I guessed he must be one of those fellows who’ve come to live lately in the small houses by the bus-stop, but I couldn’t be sure. Some of us who’ve lived in the place a long time are rather proud towards newcomers, but that’s not my way--- never has been. I never know where the next bit of business is going to come from, and it may come from one of them . I can’t afford to neglect chances
6.So when the two of us found ourselves alone in the carriage,with room to stretch our legs and be a bit comfortable,I started to talk,just as if we were old friends.But I can't say that I got much information out of him.He spoke well,with a quiet friendly manner,but he told me very little.I can generally find out what a man's work is in ten and a half minutes that's the time it takes from Ellingham to Bardfield by train---but I failed this time.He looked a bit tired,I remember,as if he'd been working too hard lately, and I thought maybe that made him unwilling to talk much
6. So when the two of us found ourselves alone in the carriage, with room to stretch our legs and be a bit comfortable, I started to talk, just as if we were old friends. But I can’t say that I got much information out of him. He spoke well, with a quiet friendly manner, but he told me very little. I can generally find out what a man’s work is in ten and a half minutes — that’s the time it takes from Ellingham to Bardfield by train---but I failed this time. He looked a bit tired, I remember, as if he’d been working too hard lately, and I thought maybe that made him unwilling to talk much
7."Do you generally travel down on this train?"I asked him.That's usually a safe opening to a conversation,because either they do travel or they don't.and nine times out of ten they'll tell you why. and what hours they work,and what their work is.It's only human nature.But he just smiled and shook his head and said,"Not generally,"which wasn't much help
7. “Do you generally travel down on this train?” I asked him. That’s usually a safe opening to a conversation, because either they do travel or they don’t, and nine times out of ten they’ll tell you why, and what hours they work, and what their work is. It’s only human nature. But he just smiled and shook his head and said, “Not generally, ” which wasn’t much help
