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Unit 14
Argentia Bay
Teaching Points
? I,Background information
? II,Introduction to the passage
? III,Text analysis
? IV,Rhetorical devices
? V,Questions for discussion
I,Background Information
? 1,Herman Wouk
? 2,Argentia Bay
? 3,Bismarck
II,Introduction to the Passage
? 1.Type of literature:
? -- a piece of objective description
Introduction to the Passage
? 2.The purpose of a piece of objective
description,
? ---to record and reproduce a true
picture with opinions and emotions of
the author excluded
Introduction to the Passage
? 3,Ways of developing a piece of
objective description,
? ---to begin with a brief general
picture,divide the object into parts and
organize the detailed description in
order of space
III, Effective Writing Skills
? 1,making effective use of specific verbs
? 2,grasping the skill of comment writing
IV, Rhetorical Devices
? 1,sarcasm
? 2,synecdoche
? 3,alliteration
? 4,metonymy
V,Text Analysis
VI, Special Difficulties
? 1,paraphrasing some sentences
? 2,translating some sentences
? 3,understanding some specific terms
? 4,the skill of comment writing
VII, Questions for Discussion
? 1,What was Hopkins’ estimate of the
situation on the Eastern front? What did the
Soviet Union need most? What was Hopkins’
stand on the problem of assistance to the
Soviet Union?
? 2,Why did Burne-Wilke invite Henry into his
cabin? What was the request from the British?
How was the request put to Henry?
? 3,What was Britain’s immediate need? Why
did the author consider this need pathetic?
VIII,Exercises
? P.