英美散文名篇选读上U2.ppt

Unit 2 Nine Years for A Unit 2 Nine Years for A and B and B Wilma HU Wilma HU About the Text About the Text ?? The present text is a review of The present text is a review of Caught in the Web of Words Caught in the Web of Words , a , a biography of James A. H. biography of James A. H. Murray by his granddaughter K. Murray by his granddaughter K. M. Elisabeth Murray. M. Elisabeth Murray. prehension prehension ?? Paragraph 1 Murray was the man Paragraph 1 Murray was the man who made the greatest dictionary, who made the greatest dictionary, the O. E. D. the O. E. D. ?? Paragraphs 2-3 To make the O. E. D. Paragraphs 2-3 To make the O. E. D. is a great amount of work is a great amount of work ?? How did Dr. Johnson define the word How did Dr. Johnson define the word lexicographer? What did he mean? lexicographer? What did he mean? ?? Dr. Johnson had earned the right, Dr. Johnson had earned the right, as we as we have not, have not, to call the lexicographer " to call the lexicographer " a a harmless drudge harmless drudge (an understatement)." (an understatement)." (P. 2) (P. 2) prehension prehension ?? Lexicographer: a writer of Lexicographer: a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge, that dictionaries, a harmless drudge, that busies himself in tracing the original, busies himself in tracing the original, and detailing the signification of and detailing the signification of words.---Samuel Johnson words.---Samuel Johnson ?? Even other author may aspire to Even other author may aspire to praise; the lexicographer can only praise; the lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach, and even hope to escape reproach, and even this negative pense has been this negative pense has been yet grated to very few.---Samuel yet grated to very few.---Samuel Johnson Johnson prehension prehension ?? -3 -3 ?? What does What does ““ it it”” refer to in the sentence refer to in the sentence ““ Even the dictionary maker fort