New Century English Book 5

Module Three

Literature

市南中学 李婷

The Luncheon

William Somerset Maugham 1874-1965 Paris, France

The story is about a poor young writer. He could hardly __________________________at that time, but he had to invite a __________ woman for a luncheon at a restaurant which was__________ _________.At the end of the meal, the poor young man had only enough money for an ____________tip for the waiter.

keep body and soul together

talkative

inadequate

talkative, inadequate, keep body and soul together ,

far beyond one’s means

far beyond

his means

I was shocked at the menu prices,

but answered generously .

I turned a bit pale.

I wondered what the bill would come to.

I hoped that the waiter would say no .

Panic seized me.

“ Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.”

--- William Somerset Maugham

language:

actions:

physical feature:

language: “ I never eat anything for luncheon.…,perhaps/I w

onder if/except / but I… ” “You see, you’ve filled your stomach with a lot of

meat?... But I’ve just had a snack and I shall enjoy a peach. ”

She again insisted that I should follow her example, and never eat more than one thing for luncheon.

“Humorist!” “You’re quite a humorist!”

“You see, you’ve filled your stomach with a lot of meat?... But I’ve just had a snack and I shall enjoy a peach. ”

She again insisted that I should follow her example, and never eat more than one thing for luncheon.

“Humorist!” “You’re quite a humorist!”

“I’ll do better than that,” I replied. “ I’ll eat nothing for dinner tonight.”

She had a glance at it and said carelessly.

She went on with her conversation, absent-mindedly took one.

She ate the salmon. She talked happily of art and literature.

But I wondered what the bill come to.

“Humorist!” she cried merrily, jumping into a taxi. “ You’re quite a humorist!”

I watched her eat them in large mouthfuls.

“ Words have weight, sound and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence (that is good to look at and good to listen to).”

--- William Somerset Maugham

文字是可听，可触 ，可感的；只有考虑到这些因素，写出来的句子才能既好听又好看。

Assignments:

1.Read the story again and underline

the relevant clues about the following

food:

asparagus, peaches

2. Finish Exercise C2 on page 64

• He said a beautiful salmon had just come in and he suggested we try some.

• A happy smile spread over his broad face, and he assured me that they had some …

• The waiter came again, this time carrying a large basket full of huge peaches.