Clothes Make Clothes Make the Manthe Man

Clothes Make Clothes Make the Manthe Man

Do clothes make the man or not? The tailor makes the man.人靠衣装 ,佛靠金装。 Fine feathers make fine birds.人在衣衫马在鞍。 Manners make the man.初次见面 ,仪表取人。

Never judge by appearance.不要以貌取人。 The cowl does not make the monk.穿袈裟的不一定就是和尚；人不可貌相。 Don’t judge a book by its cover.不要以书的封皮判断书的内容，勿以貌取人。

Things are seldom what they seem. All that glitters is not gold.

Meaning of the title:

One become what he wears/ what

we defines us as people.

Normally a story or narrative includes 6 elements, they are:

TimePlace

Character

Beginning

process

ending

In what order is the story developed?1.When, once, at the same time, now,

while, then, before, after, next, all the time, suddenly, soon;2.To the street, down the sidewalk, at the corner, halfway down the block

In temporal and spatial order.

The story took place in 6 scenes, in each scene, Tango’s feelings change dramatically, try to find those expressions.

Scene 1 Line ___ to ___ Scene 2 Line ___ to ___ Scene 3 Line ___ to ___

Scene 4 Line ___ to ___ Scene 5 Line ___ to ___ Scene 6 Line ___ to ___12

2135

100

118

15731

32

58 77

78 99

Scene 1 Scene 2 Scene 3

puts on the uniform

walks on the street

meets a lieutenant

reluctant at first; then feels good

a little nervous; then strangely pleased

trembles, stiff; feels a strange satisfaction, pleased

Scene 4 Scene 5 Scene 6

helps an old lady cross the street

meets a drunk

arrests his partners

proud, experience an indefinable emotion

shocked, feels a mixed emotion of indignation and anger

experiences an indescribable emotion, fury

I don't like it," Tango complained again. "I won't feel right, walking up and down in that." "Shut up and put it on," Mireault told him, and so, of course, Tango obeyed. Mireault was half his size but he was clever. If Tango had had a tail, he would have put it between his legs when Mireault spoke.

L5 If…had done…, …would have done…

Q: With such a description what would make you think of?

Subjunctive mood.

What is the relationship between Tango and Mireault?

"Now, see?" Mireault said. "What did I tell you? It looks good, doesn't it? See, you've even got a whistle.”

L7-8

1st “see”: understand.

2nd “see”: look

"Not bad," Tango had to admit, looking at himself in the mirror.

He pushed out his mighty chest and threw back his broad shoulders.

L10

push out: 把 ... 推出去 , ( 使 )突出throw back 扔回 , 阻止 , 反射

Even the Eel, the quick silent one who was Mireault's working partner and who rarely opened hismouth, was stirred to speech. "Boy, ain't he handsome!" he said. L11

quick: moving fast

silent: speaking very little, not talking much

L13

ain’t= am not, is not, are not, have not, has not (infml use)

Ex:

I am your friend, _____________ ?

aren’t I

ain’t I

am I not

There was no doubt about it, Tango was an impressive sight.

The policeman's uniform might have been cut to his measure by thebest tailor in Paris. His little eyes looked brighter beneath the

visor of the cap; they almost looked intelligent.

L14a sight: (colloq) persons or things that

excite ridicule or unfavorable commentWhat a sight she looks in that old dress.

( 怪里怪气 )

How to translate the underlined sentence?Tango was an impressive sight.

L15might have been cut to

his measure

Subjunctive mood.

"Stop staring at yourself and wipe that stupid grin off your face,"Mireault said impatiently, "and listen. This is so simple a half-wit could do it, so maybe if you try hard you can too.“

L18 wipe…off: remove, get rid of

Stop grinning stupidly.

With regret Tango turned away from the mirror. His broad

foreheadwrinkled in the painful expression that meant he was concentrating.The words can show that how much Tango was attracted by himself in the mirror.

Q: Why did Tango feel painful?

"All you do is walk up and down the street," Mireault said. "Easy and slow, like a real cop on his beat. Then if anyone hears us working in the house they won't get suspicious, seeing you. Keep walking until wecome out, then hang around a few minutes until we're out of sight.

L24“All you do is walk up and down the street,”Bare infinitive.e.g. I can do nothing but wait. I have no choice but to wait.L27hang around/about: to wait or stay

near or (in) a place often without purpose or activity.

That's all there is to it. We'll meet back here. Now do you understand?" "Sure," Tango said, his eyes wandering to the mirror. "Then get going!" Mireault said sharply.

L28 Q: What’s the meaning of this sentence?

That’s all that you have to do./ There is nothing else.

his eyes wandering to the mirror

n. + participleHe lay on his back, his hands crossed under

his head.n. + adj. He entered the room, his nose red with cold.n. +infinitiveHere are the first volumes, the third one to

come out next month.

Absolute construction.

n. +prep. phraseAfter killing the enemies, the two soldiers ran away, rifle in hand. n. + adv.He put on his socks, wrong side

out.Find other examples of absolute construction in the text.

L31 get going: get moving /started(infml) (cause to) begin to be

active, working

Let’s get going, or we’ll be late.It is difficult to get the car going on a cold morning.Getting a business going in these hard times is almost impossible.

Q: What kind of work would they be doing there?What kind of job would Tango do?They were going to steal from the house.Tango was persuaded to disguise himself as a policeman and stand guard while his partners were committing the robbery.

Tango was a little nervous walking to the street that Mireault and the Eel had picked out, but nothing happened. It was a prosperous section and in the dim glow of the street lights Tango could see what handsome houses they were, solemn, solid, well cared for. The house where the job was to be pulled was in the middle of the block, behind a garden wall.

L35 pull: (sl) performThe house they were going to

rob was in the middle of the block.

Mireault and the Eel had cased it thoroughly; there was an old-

fashioned wall safe upstairs with a very comfortable load inside. Apparently the Family didn't believe in banks. Maybe they would, Mireault had said, after tonight.

L38 case: (sl) examine it carefully. Find the jargon in Chinese.

保险箱

Paraphrase “with a comfortable load inside” L39

With a lot of treasure, money… in it

Tango wondered what it would be like to live in so fine a house, but the effort of imagination was beyond him. He had seldom seen a street such as this one. He worked in the poor quarters of Paris--a little purse- snatching, a little shoplifting; he even panhandled. Yes, he was good at panhandling.

L45 slum

L45 Pay attention to the function of these 3 gerunds.

L43 beyond: to a degree that is past the understanding, reach, or scope of: 超出（理解、范围、眼界）之上• an evil beyond remedy • This work is beyond my grasp.• Understanding this article is beyond

my capacity.• It's quite beyond me why she

married such a heavy smoker.

Timid businessmen usually came right across when Tango's huge shoulders towered over them; they looked fearfully at the massive hands and reached into their pockets for whatever change they had.

L47 Pay money immediately

Translate sentence in the bracket, and focus on the word “tower”.

He walked unhurriedly down the sidewalk, turned at the corner and came back. Halfway, he saw the two shadowy figures slip over the garden wall and disappear. Mireault and the Eel were at work.

Tango fell to thinking of how he had looked in the mirror. With the impressive image vivid in his mind he straightened his shoulders and threw out his chest again. Standing erect, he tried a salute. It felt good. He grinned, strangely pleased, and walked on.

L55 Push out

L57 What does “it” mean?

Next

L54 fall to sth./doing sth. : begin

They fell to work.

fall to sb.: to be the (esp. unpleasant) duty of

It fell to me to bring the bad news to her.

L55 With the impressive image vivid in his mind…

Absolute construction.

“With” 和一复合结构构成状语He was sitting in a chair with his hands folded.

It was while he was turning at

the other comer that he saw the police lieutenant. Such a sight was usually enough to send him travelling as rapidly as his feet would move. He stared in horror. He imagined that the lieutenant, approaching, was gazing at him curiously.

L60 send…doing…: use force to

cause sb. or sth. move sharply or rapidly

Mind how you go—you nearly sent me flying.

Tango's body was rigid; his palms were sweating. With a tremendous effort he restrained the wild impulse to rush away. He trembled. Then, stiffly, with the lieutenant no more than a few feet from him, he raised his arm and saluted. The lieutenant casually returned the salute and passed by.

description

return one’s call

return one’s favor

L67

Tango stood looking after him. After a moment he felt a strange satisfaction. "Say!" he said to himself. "Say, did you see that? I salute, and he salutes right back. Say, that—that's pretty fine!" It was extraordinary, the pleasure it gave him. He threw back his shoulders straighter than ever and, erect and proud, walked down the sidewalk.

description

L73 Adverbial of manner

At the comer he paused and rocked on his heels a moment as all policemen do. "I guess I looked good to him," he told himself. "I guess he doesn't see many cops who look so good." L74 Explain this sentence.

“swayed regularly back and forth 一会踮

起脚后跟 , 一会踮起脚尖 , 身体前后来回摆动

After a few more trips, he found an old lady hesitating on the

comer. He saw her make two or three false starts to get across and

each time nervously come back.

L78 几趟

L79 Paraphrase this sentence.

The old lady had tried to get across the road

several times but she failed.

Tango did not even notice the fat-looking purse in her hand! He stopped in front of her, saluted, and offered his arm. She looked at him with a sweet smile. "Oh, thank you, officer!" she said. There was no traffic visible, but Tango held up his other arm majestically, as if he were halting a crowd of roaring trucks.

With infinite dignity they crossed to the other side. It was a prettypicture indeed. "Thank you so much officer!” she said. "Please, madam," Tango said,“ don't mention it." He paused. "That's what we're here for, you know," he added. And he saluted again.

L85 What is tone here?

L89 similar expressions: not at all/ my pleasure/ you’re welcome

He stood proudly watching her retreating figure. Before she had quite disappeared, she glanced

back to regard him with another smile.

Tango stood so straight the cloth strained across his chest. With a flourish, he saluted once more.

L92 逐渐远去的背影

L93 regard: look closely at

I stood back a little and regarded him coldly.

L95 挥舞

He went down the block saluting at intervals. An indefinable emotion was stirring in him. In all Paris there could have been no more perfect example of the calm, strong, resourceful guardian of law and order.

L96 at times 每隔一段时间

L97 Subjunctive mood.You could not have found a better

model for a policeman in the entire city of Paris.

L96 indescribable

An untidy figure came weaving toward him out of the shadows. It was a man, waving his arms aggressively. His glassy eyes fell upon Tango and he frowned. "Yah!" he cried "Lousy cop!“ A deep sense of shock ran through Tango. "Here! Here!" he said. "Get along, get along.“

L101 lifeless

L104 interj. call sb’s attention or express annoyance

L105 go away

Next

weave(weaved weaved) to make (a path or way) by winding in

and out or from side to side • weaved our way through the heavy

traffic 在车水马龙中迂回行进(wove woven) weave a basket weave a tale

"Lousy cop!" the drunk shouted. "Big bag of wind in a uniform! Beat up the little fellow and let the big crooks go! Thass all y' good for—beat up the little fellows and — “ A mixed emotion of indignation and anger grew in Tango. A flush rose to his face.

L106 windbag 夸夸其谈的人

身披老虎皮 , 口吹大牛皮 , 专把小民欺 , 坏蛋不敢理 .

bully the weak and fear the strong

Thass all y' good for

(nonstandard English)That’s all you are good for 口音反映一个人的出身 , 家世 , 教

育 , 交游 , 社会地位等。

"I spit on you!" the drunk declared scornfully. "Bah! There!“ And he suited the action to the words. Something burst in Tango's head. His face was purple. He seized the other with one mighty hand, shook him savagely, and, without any clear idea of what he was going to do with him, dragged him off down the street.

L111 interj. 呸 ! What

action?

description

Frightened and shaken out of his wits, the drunk was now passive and silent. But Tango was beside himself, and when, halfway down the block, two figures came skimming over thegarden wall and landed on the sidewalk near him, he was in no mood to stop.

L117 Adverbial of cause

Phrases about “wit”:The explosion frightened me out of my

wits. (very much)He is scared out of his wits.It is beyond the wit of John to solve this problem.at one’s wits’ end 不知所措

L118 beside oneself lose one’s self-control

beside oneself with excitement 得意忘形

~ with joy 欣喜若狂

~ with anger 愤怒得发狂

"You fool, what are you doing!"

Mireault said in a furious whisper. Do you want to ruin the whole

job. Let go of him, blockhead!" And he struck Tango across the cheek.

L123 Let sb/sth go=let go of sb/sth

Don’t let the rope go.

~ let go of the rope.

L124 slap Tango on the face.

Indescribable emotions whirled in Tango's head. He remembered the lieutenant answering his salute; he remembered the old lady's look of gratitude and admiration; he remembered the splendid figure in the mirror. And he remembered what the drunk had said.

L125 to rotate or spin rapidly急速旋转或回旋

Parallelism: his intense mental activities

He rose to the full pitch of a mighty fury. While Mireault andthe Eel stared at him in paralyzed horror, he stuck the shiny whistlein his mouth and blew a blast loud and long enough to bring all the police in Paris.

He became angry to the fullest extent.

fly into a fury

L131 stickto put, thrust, or push 放置；伸出He stuck a flower in his

buttonhole.sticking her head out the

window.

L132 blast a sudden loud sound 巨响•a piercing blast from the steam whistle•He gave a blast on his trumpet.•The blast from the bomb blew out all the windows in the area.炸弹爆炸的冲击波震破了这个地区的所有窗户。

"Crooks, robbers!" he shouted. "I arrest you! I arrest you in the name of the law!"

By now, the police uniform gave Tango some different feeling and his experience of acting as a policeman changed him into quite a different person.

After-class questions:

1. The author makes a point of highlighting the appearance and the personal background of Tango. Why does he emphasize these details?

2. How would you describe the tone of the story?

3. So far, we have had the knowledge of the characters, setting, tone, etc of the story, what is the conflict in this story?

4. Effective writing depends on the inclusion of specific details. Throughout the story, the author provide a number of vivid details. Try to pick out the descriptive details from the text.