Unit12TheStoryofDrFrankensteinShelley,MaryWollstonecraft(1797-1851),Englishnovelist.Afamoussciencefictionnovel,whichiswrittenby“themotherofsciencefictionnovel”-----MaryWollstonecraftShelley(thewifeoftheworldfamouspoet----Shelley).Firstreading:TrueorFalse•()Ihadamiserablechildhood.•()Iwasnotinterestedinthestructureoflanguagesorlaw,somyfatheraskedmetolearnthesecretsofheavenandearth.•()Iwantedtoknowwheretheprincipleoflifecamefrom,andIworkedveryhard.•()Idiscoveredhowtocreatelifefromdeadmatter,andimmediatelyItriedit.•()Icollectedmanymaterialswhichcamefrombutchershopsandhospitalstodomyjobsecretly.•()ThebeingthatIcreatedwasverynice,justlikeanormalperson.FFTFTFNowpleasereadthetextagainanddiscuss:HowmanyperiodscanDrFrankenstein’sexperimentbedivided?Threeperiods:Period1(Para1—Para3):Hedecidedtocreatelifefromdeadmatter.Period2(Para4—Para5):Hedecidedtocreatealargerhumanbeingthanman.Period3(Para6—Para7):Hesucceededincreatingacreature,butalivinghorror.DetailedReadingPara1:WhatdidDrFrankensteinwanttodowhenhewasyoung?Hewantedtolearnthesecretsofheavenandearthwhenhewasyoung.Para2:Afterhewassenttouniversity,whatdidhethinkofthethingstaughtatuniversity?Para3:Whatattractedhisattention?Thestructureofthehumanbodyandanyanimalthatwasaliveattractedhisattention.Whatdidhediscover?Hediscoveredthecauseoflifeandhowtocreatelifefromdeadmatter.Period1:Hefeltthemverydisappointinganddecidedtopioneeranewwayhimself.Period2:Para4:Althoughheknewhowtocreatelife,whatremaineddifficultworkforhim?Howtoprepareabodyforitwithallitsmusclesandorgansstillremainedadifficultjobforhim.Para5:Whydidhedecidetocreatealargerhumanbeingthanmanabouteightfeetinheight?BecausethesmallsizeofthepartssloweddownhisspeedPara6:Howdidhecreatealifeformthatlookslikeahumanbeing?Period3:Pleaserearrangethefollowingstepsintherightorder.1.Hegainedmanymaterialsfrombutchershopsandhospitals.2.HefinishedhisworkonanightinNovember.3.Thedeadcreaturecametolifeatoneinthemorning.4.Helightedtheflameoflifeintothedeadthing.5.Hecollectedbonesfromgravesandcutupdeadbodies.51243Readthewholepassagequietly.Thestorywasfinishedin1818.Whichpartimpressesyoumost?Whatscientificdevelopmentdoyouthinktheauthorpredictedinthestory?1.WhatdidDrFrankensteinwanttodowhenhewasyoung?Hewantedtolearnthesecretsofheavenandearth.2.Afterhewassenttouniversity,whatdidhethinkofthethingstaughtatuniversity?Hefoundallthatwastaughtatuniversityverydisappointing.3.Whatattractedhisattentionthen?Thestructureofthehumanbodyandanyanimalthatwasalive.4.Didhediscoverthecauseoflife?Whatstillremainedadifficultjobforhimtocreateanewlife?Yes.Howtoprepareabodyforitwithallitsmusclesandorgansstillremainedadifficultjob.5.Wheredidthedoctorcollecthisnecessarymaterialstocreatethenewlife;andhowhugeisthebeing?Hecollectedbonesfromgravesandmanyofhismaterialscamefrombutchershopsandhospitals.Hecollectedhisinstrumentsaroundhim.6.CanyoudescribethefeelingsofFrankensteinwhenhesawhiscreationforthefirsttime?Pleasedandfrightened.BecauseitwasaLivinghorror,buthesucceededafterall.课文知识讲解•1.Nohumanbeingcouldhavepassedahappierchildhoodthanmyself.（比较级的否定表示最高级）•NobodyismorediligentthanBillis.•Nothingishappierthanstayingwithone’sparentsandhavingnothingtoworryabout.•no/nothing…so…as…也表示最高级意义，相当于“没有…像…那样…”•Nobookissointerestingasthisone.•NothinginmylifeshockedmesodeeplyasthisfirstvisittoChina.•2.Iwasdrivenbyadesiretolearn.drive作“驱使，逼迫，迫使”讲时，后接不定式、形容词或介词短语作宾语补足语。•Hungerdrovehimtosteal.=Hewasdrivenbyhungertosteal.•Theloudnoisealmostdrovemecrazy.•3.throw(cast/shed)lighton阐明，使明朗，解释，揭示•Thenewfactsthrowsomelightonthematter.•ThisinformationthrowslightuponthemysteryofthePresident’sdeath.•Buttherewasnothingtoshedlightontheconnectionbetweenthetwomen.4.IreadallthebooksIcouldfindthatthrewlightuponthesematersthrow/castlightupon/on提供线索，使有某种理解这本日记为故事中的事件提供了有趣的线索。Thediarythrowsaninterestinglightontheeventsinthisnovellastpoint.•7.Oneofthephenomenathatattractedmyattentionwasthestructureofthehumanbody,andanyanimalthatwasalive.•alive修饰“人，物”后置定语，表语（=living，补语)•living表语，前置定语•live“活的，有生命的；现场直播的，实况转播的”物，前置定语•lively“活泼的，生动逼真的“修饰“人，物”前置定语，表语
