Comprehensive English I UNIT 4 The Midnight Visitor School of Foreign Languages
Comprehensive English I School of Foreign Languages UNIT 4 The Midnight Visitor
Contents Background Information Critical Reading Words Expressions Grammar Sentence Patterns Retelling Dramatization
Contents Background Information Critical Reading Words & Expressions Grammar & Sentence Patterns Retelling & Dramatization
Part 1 Backgound Information Robert Arthur 0 Spy Story vs.Detective Story 0 Espionage and Related Terms The Thirty-nine Steps
Part 1 Backgound Information Robert Arthur The Thirty-nine Steps Spy Story vs. Detective Story Espionage and Related Terms
About the Author-Robert Arthur Born on Nov.10,1909 in the Philippines 。 Got his B.A.in 1930 at the University of Michigan Got his M.A.in journalism in 1932 1930-1940,his stories was published in Wonder Stories,Detective Fiction Weekly, Mystery,The Illustrated Detective Magazine, Street Smith's Detective Story Magazine, Amazing Stories,The Shadow,Street Smith Mystery Reader Detective Tales,Thrilling Detective,Double Detective,Startling Stories, Collier's,The Phantom Detective,Argosy Weekly,Unknown Worlds,and Black Mask
About the Author—Robert Arthur • Born on Nov. 10, 1909 in the Philippines • Got his B.A. in 1930 at the University of Michigan • Got his M.A. in journalism in 1932 • 1930-1940, his stories was published in Wonder Stories, Detective Fiction Weekly, Mystery, The Illustrated Detective Magazine, Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine, Amazing Stories, The Shadow, Street & Smith Mystery Reader, Detective Tales, Thrilling Detective, Double Detective, Startling Stories, Collier’s, The Phantom Detective, Argosy Weekly, Unknown Worlds, and Black Mask
About the Author-Robert Arthur ·1940sto1960s He also wrote radio scripts and TV series.His career as a writer for radio came to an end during the McCarthy era.In 1959,he worked in television and wrote scripts for The Twilight Zone and worked as a story editor and script writer for Alfred Hitchcock's TV show,Alfred Hitchcock Presents 。1960s: He was involved in editing a series of anthologies for younger readers.He died on May 2,1969 in Philadelphia at the age of 59
• 1940s to 1960s: He also wrote radio scripts and TV series. His career as a writer for radio came to an end during the McCarthy era. In 1959, he worked in television and wrote scripts for The Twilight Zone and worked as a story editor and script writer for Alfred Hitchcock's TV show, Alfred Hitchcock Presents • 1960s: He was involved in editing a series of anthologies for younger readers. He died on May 2, 1969 in Philadelphia at the age of 59
A spy story vs.a detective story Both have complicated plots so that the reader remains as puzzled as the characters within the story. Both are like a puzzle and the climax of the story is the solution of the puzzle. ·The bulk(大部分内容)of the narrative concerns the logical process by which the investigator follows a series of clues to this solution. Suspense is used a lot,which is a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions,most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work. A spy story is mainly concerned with international intrigue( and politics;while a detective story is usually concerned with local crimes
A spy story vs. a detective story • Both have complicated plots so that the reader remains as puzzled as the characters within the story. • Both are like a puzzle and the climax of the story is the solution of the puzzle. • The bulk (大部分内容) of the narrative concerns the logical process by which the investigator follows a series of clues to this solution. • Suspense is used a lot, which is a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work. • A spy story is mainly concerned with international intrigue (阴 谋) and politics; while a detective story is usually concerned with local crimes
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Espionage and Related Terms ·[Fr.]spying 。 Espionage(谍报)： the secret collection of information,or intelligence,the source of such information wishes to protect from disclosure. 。Intelligence(情报)：evaluated and processed information needed to make decisions.Intelligence generally has a national security connotation and therefore exists in an aura(光环)of secrecy
Espionage and Related Terms ⚫ [Fr.] spying ⚫ Espionage (谍报)： the secret collection of information, or intelligence, the source of such information wishes to protect from disclosure. ⚫ Intelligence(情报)：evaluated and processed information needed to make decisions. Intelligence generally has a national security connotation and therefore exists in an aura (光环) of secrecy
Espionage and Related Terms 1.spy 1.间谍 2.espionage 2.侦察、谍报 3.internationalspy 3.国际间谍 4.double agent 4.双重间谍 5.secret agent 5.秘密特工 6.secret service 6.特工处 7.special agent 7.特工 8.intelligence 8.情报 9.intelligence agency 10.counterintelligence agency 9.间谍机构 11.spy movies 10.反间谍机构 12.detective stories 11.间谍片 13.undercover agent or 12.侦探故事 undercover operation 13.秘密的地下工作者/活动
1. spy 2. espionage 3. international spy 4. double agent 5. secret agent 6. secret service 7. special agent 8. intelligence 9. intelligence agency 10. counterintelligence agency 11. spy movies 12. detective stories 13. undercover agent or undercover operation 1. 间谍 2. 侦察、谍报 3. 国际间谍 4. 双重间谍 5. 秘密特工 6. 特工处 7. 特工 8. 情报 9. 间谍机构 10. 反间谍机构 11. 间谍片 12. 侦探故事 13. 秘密的地下工作者/活动 Espionage and Related Terms