“Go away .I am not making myself ill.” No ;she was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window. Her fancy was running riot along those days ahead of her .Springs days ,and all sorts of days that would be her own .She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long .It was only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long.第一页drink in 聚精会神地看(或听);尽情地欣赏;陶 醉于the elixir of life 长生不老药 ，永葆青春 run riot 狂乱，无法无天，不受控制 ones fancy was running riot 狂想with a shudder 战栗第二页 No ; she was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window. 不会的，她正陶醉在窗外那不息的生命力。注意：这里有个分号，一般分号承接两个独立的句子，所以No是对上一句让自己生病的否定，而分号后面一句则是对她现状的解释。 她的想象像脱缰的野马一样狂奔着，他想象着未来的日子，春天的日子，夏天的日子，一切属于她自己的日子。现在，她迫不及待的祈求长寿。然而就在昨天，一想到生命的漫长，她还不禁颤栗。第三页 She arose at length and opened the door .There was a feverish triumph in her eyes ,and she carried herself like a goddess of Victory .She clasped her sisters waist ,and together they descended the stairs .Richards stood waiting for them at the bottom .第四页 at length 最后，终于 feverish 1，紧张的，狂乱的 2， (情绪)极度紧张兴奋的，极度焦虑狂躁的 a state of feverish excitement. 紧张激动的状态 3， 发烧的，发热的第五页 她终于站立起来，在姐姐的强求下打开了门，她眼睛里充满胜利的激情，他的举止不知不觉竟像胜利女神一样。她紧紧搂着姐姐的腰一起走下楼去。理查兹正站在下面等着他们。第六页 Someone was opening the front door with a key.It was Brently Mallard who entered, a little travel-stained, carrying his briefcase and umbrella. He had been far from the scene of the accident, and did not even know there had been one. He stood amazed at Josephines piercing cry; at Richardsquick motion to screen him from the view of his wife. 第七页 But Richards was too late. When the doctors came they said she had died of heart diseaseof joy that kills.第八页 travel-stained: adj 风尘仆仆的 a little travel-stained 一幅风尘仆仆的样子 briefcase：n 公文皮包，公事包 piercing：adj (声音)刺耳的，尖声的第九页 a piercing cry 尖叫 screen：vt 常与from连用把遮挡或隔开（使看不见） screen sb/sth from sb/sth掩盖某人或某物， 以防 completely screen 完全遮住 neatly screen 巧妙遮住第十页 Sentences He had been far from the scene of the accident, and did not even know there had been one. Question:What does the word one mean? Answer:The accident Translation：事发当时他远在别处，甚至不知道发生了车祸。第十一页 When the doctors came they said she had died of heart diseaseof joy that kills. How to translate the phrase of joy that kills? 死于无法承受的高兴第十二页 . at Richards quick motion to screen him from the view of his wife.Why did Richards do so? Because he knew Mrs Mallard had a serious heart condition, if she saw her husband, maybe she would have a heart attack. And of course he didnt want to see the consequence.第十三页Discourse Analysis Main Idea of the Text Louise ,a woman who had heart disease one day heard from Richards and Josephine that her husband Brently died from a rail way accident. She was sad at first and tried to face the reality. However,the reality is , after pulling herself out ,her husband came home sound and safe.The sudden joy made Louise die from heart disease.And the whole story happened in an hour.第十四页Structure of the TextPart onepara1-8Mrs.mallard was heart-broken at the news of her husbands death and locked herself up in her room.Through the window,she could see scenes”full of the new spring life”and she was lost in thought.Part twopara9-17Sad as she was,Mrs.Mallard came to realize that she finally had the freedom that was deprived with freedom,her husband marriage,and even love all became insignificant to her.She would live for herself.Part threepara18-23While being thrilled at the prospect of a new life of her own ,Mrs.Mallard saw the return of her husband ,who turned out be “far from the scene of accident,and did not even know there had been one”.She was shocked to death.The doctors claimed that she “had died of heart disease-of joy that kills.第十五页谢谢观赏WPS OfficeMake Presentation much more funWPS官方微博kingsoftwps第十六页