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课件网) Unit 4 Friends forever Developing ideas Developing languages Can you guess the name of the famous short story we’ve learnt before Do you know who wrote the story The Gift of the Magi. O. Henry Developing languages William Sydney Porter (1862--1910), whose pen name was O. Henry, was a world-famous American short story writer. In his stories, he often focused on the everyday life of ordinary people in New York City at that time. His stories are best known for their surprise endings. 1 Look at the short introduction to O. Henry and answer the questions. 1 Have you read any stories by O. Henry Share one with the class. 2 Do you like stories with surprise endings Why or why not 1 Look at the short introduction to O. Henry and answer the questions. Developing languages Developing languages 2 Read the passage and find out why the man is standing outside the shop. After Twenty Years Because he is waiting for his friend Jimmy. Developing languages After Twenty Years The short story “After twenty years” is set in New York on a cold, dark night. Most people have left work to go home, and this part of the city is now quiet. A policeman who is checking the area sees a man outside a shop. He goes up to the man and finds he has a scar on his face. They have a chat and the man started to tell his story. be set in 以...为背景 leave work 下班 scar 伤疤 have a chat 聊天 Developing languages After Twenty Years 1 “Twenty years ago tonight,” said the man, “I dined here at ‘Big Joe’ Brady’s with Jimmy Well, my best chum, and the finest chap in the world. He and I were raised here in New York, just like two brothers, together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldn’t have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come. We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our destiny worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be.” raise v. 抚养;养育 make one’s fortune 发财 drag v. 拖、拉 figure that... 认为 destiny n. 命运 Developing languages After Twenty Years 2 “It sounds pretty interesting,” said the policeman. “Rather a long time between meets, though, it seems to me. Haven’t you heard from your friend since you left ” 3 “Well, yes, for a time we corresponded,” said the other. “But after a year or two we lost track of each other. You see, the West is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively. But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he’s alive, for he always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world. He’ll never forget. I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner turns up. hear from 收到...... ... ...
