A TALE OF TWO CITIES ----Written by Charles Dickens

1. A TALE OF TWO CITIES ----Written by Charles Dickens

2. Charles Dickens (1812-1870) 12 15 21 58 Oliver Twist 《雾都孤儿》(1838) Dombey and Son 《董贝父子》(1848) David Copperfield 《大卫·科波菲尔》(1850） Hard Times 《艰难时代》(1854) Great Expectations 《远大前程》（1861)

3. Main characters of the story. Sydney Carton Charles Darnay Lucie Manette Dr. Manette Marquis St Evremonde Monsieur Defarge Madame Defarge peasant boy peasant girl

4. I. Say something about Dr. Manette. 1.Who was Dr. Manette? 2. What happened when Lucie was a baby? 3.Where had Dr Manette been kept a prisoner? 4.For what reason had he been sent to prison? 5.How was Dr Manette when he was set free? Bastille /for no good reason / mentally disturbed

5. for no good reason 无正当理由 *for this/that reason for no reason for some reason for a simple reason for the reason of health 为此 无缘无故 为某种原因 为一个简单的理由 为健康的理由 She had to give up teaching for the reason of health.

6. Paragraph 1 • 1.When and where did this story happen? It happened in 1775 in a poor district in Paris. • 2.Why did Lucie and the Englishman call at the wine shop? What news did Lucie hear? • They had come from England, having heard the news that Dr Manette, Lucie’s father, was still alive and living in Paris. She felt very sad, having learned the death of his mother. =She felt very sad, as she had learned the death of his mother. Having broken his glasses, he couldn’t read the newspaper. =As he had broken his glasses, he couldn’t read the newspaper. 3. Was Defarge happy? Yes, he was pleased at their arrival. * be pleased at/about/with be pleased to do sth. We were pleased at the good news. We are pleased to know the result.

7. Paragraph 2 Dr Manette, having been kept a prisoner in the Bastille, Paris's most important prison, for many years, had recently been set free, and this news had reached Miss Manette in England. *having been done The boy, having been wounded by the noble, died a few days later. =After he had been wounded by the noble, the boy died. Having been encouraged by the director, the actors acted wonderfully in the play.=As they had been encouraged by the director, the actors acted wonderfully in the play. *以s结尾的专有名词的所有格 Paris’s/Paris’ prison Charles’s/Charles’ father Engel’s/Engles’ works

8. Paragraph 3 Dr Manette had been mentally disturbed by his long years alone in prison and his hair had turned white. All day long he worked at making shoes, as he had done in prison. Now he could not live in peace unless his door was locked. Lucie was able to make her father trust her and her friend, and together they brought him back to England where his mental health and strength gradually got better. *work at 致力于，在...上下功夫 You have to work at your pronunciation if you want to improve your spoken English. The government is still working hard at improving the living conditions of the teacher. *as he had done in prison=as he had worked at making shoes in prison When at Rome,do as Romans do. The teacher told us to do as he did. *in peace=peacefully in silence=silently

9. Paragraph 4 Dr Manette had been put in prison for no good reason. One day he had been called out to attend a young peasant and his sister. Dr Manette realized that the sister must have been very badly treated. Her brother had been wounded in a fight by the Marquis St. Evremonde's brother. Both brother and sister died within a few hours. Dr Manette had been put in prison so that he would keep silent over this matter. *be put into/in prison be sent to prison be in prison Law-breakers are put into/in prison. The thief was sent to prison for a year. He has been in prison for three years. Mrs White went to the prison to visit her son. *keep silent over sth. over 在...问题上，对... They had a good laugh over this matter.

10. Paragraph 5 • 1.What happened to Lucie after her father returned to England? • 2.What did Sydney promise to do for her? • Two men fell in love with Lucie Manette,Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton . Lucie married Charles Darnay. • Sydney promised Lucie Manette that he would always do anything he could for her to make sure of her happiness. *make sure of sth/doing sth. make sure that... You’d better make sure of the time and place. Can you make sure of getting a ticket? Please make sure that the lights are turned off.

11. Paragraph 6 Though Charles's name looked English, his family was in fact French. He was the nephew of the cruel Marquis St. Evremonde. Charles had left France because he hated the cruel deeds of the French nobles and the way they treated the peasants. The peasants had to pay heavy taxes and suffered greatly from hunger. So he left France, preferring to give up the fortune that would one day come to him, and went to live in England. However, an English spy told the Defarges in Paris that the nephew of the old marquis was living in England under an English name. *suffer vt./vi. 遭受，忍受 suffer from He suffered pain. She often suffers from headaches. He suffered a great deal from cold and hunger in the old days. *under an English name. *fortune n. fortunate adj. fortunately adv. fortuneteller n. under the name of 用...的名字. by the name of 名字叫… in the name of 以...名义

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13. Paragraph 1 In July, 1789, the Revolution started in France.The poor of the cities and the peasants in the country,having lived such a hard life for so long, took up their guns and knives and began to kill the rich nobles. In the country the revolutionaries set fire to the nobles' castles and burnt them to the ground. *the poor/ the rich/ the young/ the old/ the deaf/ the blind/ the new/ the ordinary/ the unusual *同源宾语 live a hard life=live hard die a heroic death=die heroically dream a sweet dream=dream sweetly live a happy life=live happily smile a bitter smile=smile bitterly The young respect the old;the old love the young. Which apples do you want, the red or the yellow? *set fire to the house=set the house on fire *burn…to the ground=burn…to ashes

14. Paragraph 2 Some time later, Charles Darnay found at a bank in London a letter from France addressed to him, or rather to the Marquis St. Evremonde, for his father and uncle were now dead. On reading it, he found that a servant of the family in France had been put in prison, through no fault of his own. So he returned to France to try to rescue him. However, on his arrival in Paris he was recognized as a noble and thrown into prison. Dr Manette and his daughter Lucie had followed Charles to Paris, and Dr Manette, because he had been a prisoner and was a hero of the revolutionaries, was able to visit Charles in prison. * address to sb. 把（信）写给某人 This package is addressed to you. *on reading=as soon as he read the letter on/upon doing sth. on/upon sth. on his arrival in Paris=as soon as he arrived in Paris *through no fault of his own. 并不是由于他本人的过错 through + n. -ing I lost my keys through my carelessness. The boy became ill through eating too much. 由于

15. Paragraph 3 When the people in the court heard this, there was no doubt in their minds that the St. Evremonde family had done much wrong. Charles was sentenced to death and would have his head cut off the next day. *doubt vt./n. 否定与疑问句中：doubt+that 从句 I don’t doubt that he is honest./There is no doubt that he is honest. Can you doubt that she will win? 肯定句中：doubt+if/whether 从句 I doubt whether it is true. *do wrong 做错事，做得不对 I felt I had done wrong. do sb. wrong=do wrong to sb. You’ve done me great wrong 做得对 You did quite right to give it up. do right do good do harm 做好事，有好处 You should do good all your life 有害处 Pollution will do harm to health. *sentence v.判处，宣判 be sentenced to… He was sentenced to death by the court. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison. *have sth. done She had her money stolen./I have your medicine prepared now.

16. "It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known." 我所做的，是我所做过的最好、最最好的事情；我所得到的，是我知道的最安祥、最最安祥的休息。

17. Present Participle: This film is very exciting. China is a developing country. I saw a boy playing under the tree. The students ran out, talking and laughing. doing sth. & having done sth. As adverbial clause: Charles Darnay left France, preferring to give up his fortune. Being a brave man, Charles returned to France. The poor of the cities,having lived such a hard life, took up their guns Having brought her father back to England,Lucie helped him to get better.

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