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1、LESSONTwoWaiting for the PoliceIIntroductiontotheText.IIDetailedDiscussionoftheText.IIIOralWork.IVWordUsagesVGrammarExercisesVIWritingExercises I.Introduction to the Text The story“Waiting for the Police”was written by J.Jefferson Farjeon,British writer.He is best known for his mystery stories and i
2、s one of the firstModern authors to mix romance and humor with crime.The story is set in a boardinghouse where life,especially evening life,is notoriously dull for the odd collection of people who live there.But one of the guests manages to think of something which does stir up quite a bit of intere
3、st.Though the plot is simple,the characters are vivid,the language precise and style neat.And it has quite a bit of humor and the suspense of a detective story.uuThestorycanbedividedintothreeparts.Thestorycanbedividedintothreeparts.ThefirstpartisThefirstpartisanidlediscussionaboutwhereMr.Wainwrighth
4、asgoneanidlediscussionaboutwhereMr.Wainwrighthasgoneandservestointroducetheandservestointroducethe characterswholiveinthecharacterswholiveintheboarding-house.boarding-house.uuThesecondpartbeginswhenMr.ThesecondpartbeginswhenMr.PenburyPenburywalksintothewalksintotheroomandannouncesthatMr.Wainwrightis
5、dead.TheroomandannouncesthatMr.Wainwrightisdead.ThesuddendeathofMr.WainwrightshockseveryoneexceptsuddendeathofMr.WainwrightshockseveryoneexceptMissWicks.MissWicks.uuWhatfollowsisthemostimportantpart,inwhichMr.Whatfollowsisthemostimportantpart,inwhichMr.PenburyPenburydirectsageneralrehearsaloftheiral
6、ibiswhiledirectsageneralrehearsaloftheiralibiswhiletheyarewaitingforthepolicetoarrive.theyarewaitingforthepolicetoarrive.uuThestoryendswhentheyhearfootstepsenteringandhearThestoryendswhentheyhearfootstepsenteringandhearMr.WainwrightscouMr.Wainwrightscoughgh uThe characters are skillfully described.A
7、ll of them leave a deep impression on us readers:Mrs.Mayton,the landlady,who is always trying to keep everyone talking;Miss Wicks,the oldest who has been knitting for seventy years and promises to go on knitting for another seventy;Miss Bella,the young lovely,who dose not seem to be particularly sma
8、rt;Mr.Calthrop,the middle-aged man,who is said to walk in his sleep and is dozing off all the time.The most intelligent of them is,of course,Mr.Penbury who can be described as the director of this little melodrama.uuIs also has all the basic qualities of a little mystery story and keeps us readers g
9、uessing who has killed Mr.Wainwright until we come to the surprise ending,when we suddenly realize that we also have been fooled.uu About the authorAbout the authoruuJ.J.Jefferson Jefferson FarjeonFarjeon (1883-(1883-1956)1956)was was born born in in London,London,one one of of a a family family of
10、of four,four,all all of of whom whom were were writers.writers.He He is is best best known known for for his his mystery mystery stories stories and and was was one one of of the the first first modem modem authors authors to to mix mix romance romance and and humor humor with with crime.crime.II.De
11、tailed Discussion of the Text uu1.“I wonder where Mr.Wainwrights 1.“I wonder where Mr.Wainwrights gone?”said gone?”said MrsMrs MaythonMaython.(.(1)1)uuIt is appropriate and direct beginning.The It is appropriate and direct beginning.The question immediately arouses the attention of question immediat
12、ely arouses the attention of the boarders gathered in the drawing room.the boarders gathered in the drawing room.This first bit of conversation is actually the This first bit of conversation is actually the beginning of an idle conversation conducted beginning of an idle conversation conducted by bo
13、red people to kill time.Nobody is really by bored people to kill time.Nobody is really interested in where Mr.Wainwright has gone interested in where Mr.Wainwright has gone until Mr.until Mr.PenburyPenbury comes in.But this part gives comes in.But this part gives us a brief introduction of all the b
14、oarders and us a brief introduction of all the boarders and prepares us for an unexpected turn of events.prepares us for an unexpected turn of events.uu2.All that matters was that he paid three 2.All that matters was that he paid three guineas a week regularly for board andguineas a week regularly f
15、or board anduulodging.(lodging.(2)2)uuMrs.Mrs.MarytonMaryton,the landlady of the boarding-house,the landlady of the boarding-house,didnt have any real interest in where Mr.didnt have any real interest in where Mr.Wainwright had gone.What she cared about was Wainwright had gone.What she cared about w
16、as the rent,the threethe rent,the three guineas Mr.Wainwright paid to guineas Mr.Wainwright paid to her regularly for his rented room and meals.her regularly for his rented room and meals.uuguinea:guinea:It that matters was a gold coin formerly It that matters was a gold coin formerly used in Britai
17、n worth 21 shillings(one pound and used in Britain worth 21 shillings(one pound and one shilling).The guinea disappeared in 1813,long one shilling).The guinea disappeared in 1813,long before the Britain currency went decimal in 1971.before the Britain currency went decimal in 1971.uuToday the basic
18、monetary unit in Britain is the Today the basic monetary unit in Britain is the pound,which equals 100 new pence.pound,which equals 100 new pence.uu3.But life-and particularly evening life-3.But life-and particularly evening life-was notoriously dull in her was notoriously dull in her boardinghouse,
19、and every now and again boardinghouse,and every now and again one tried toone tried to whip up a little interest.(whip up a little interest.(2)2)uuLifeintheboarding-housewasterriblyboringespeciallyLifeintheboarding-housewasterriblyboringespeciallyintheevening.Tolivenuptheatmosphere,everynowandinthee
20、vening.Tolivenuptheatmosphere,everynowandthensomeonetriedtostirupalittleinterest.thensomeonetriedtostirupalittleinterest.uuButlife-andparticularlyeveninglife-:Butlife-andparticularlyeveninglife-:FortheuseofFortheuseofdashes,seeNote3.dashes,seeNote3.uuaboarding-school:aboarding-school:aschoolwheresom
21、eoralloftheaschoolwheresomeorallofthepupilslivethere,asopposedtoadayschoolpupilslivethere,asopposedtoadayschooluuevery now and again:every now and every now and again:every now and then,every so often,from time to then,every so often,from time to time,once in a while,sometimes,time,once in a while,s
22、ometimes,occasionally occasionally uuto whip up a little interest:to stir up some to whip up a little interest:to stir up some interest,to try to arouse interestinterest,to try to arouse interestuuto whip to whip sth/sbsth/sb up:to make people become up:to make people become excited,enthusiastic,etc
23、.,e.g.excited,enthusiastic,etc.,e.g.uuThey went all out but they didnt succeed in They went all out but they didnt succeed in whipping up much support for their whipping up much support for their candidate.candidate.uuThe terrorist attacks whipped up many The terrorist attacks whipped up many people
24、 into a frenzy of rage.people into a frenzy of rage.uu4.but he was as polite as he was pale and 4.but he was as polite as he was pale and he always did his best to keep any ball he always did his best to keep any ball rolling.(rolling.(4)4)uuas polite as he was pale:his politeness and as polite as h
25、e was pale:his politeness and paleness were of the same degree;he was paleness were of the same degree;he was pale and he was very polite,implying,pale and he was very polite,implying,humorously,that he was polite because he humorously,that he was polite because he was pale,e.g.was pale,e.g.uuHe is
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