【正文】 dows. Pummel: to beat or hit with repeated blows, esp. with the fist. The thief was pushed and pummeled by an angry crowd. He trapped the man in a corner and pummeled him ferociously for thirty seconds. (para 3) We‘re elevated 23 feet… and we‘re a good 250 yards from the sea. The place has been here since 1915, and no hurricane has ever bothered it. We are 23 feet above sea level (British Eng.) A good: a general intensive, meaning ― full‖ 足足 (程度 \數(shù)量 ) 我們足足等了三個小時 . 昨晚 Bill在酒館里喝得爛醉 . 從這到火車站足足有五個小時的車程 . 他父母親狠狠地揍了他一頓 . We waited for a good three hours. Bill had a good drink at the pub last night. It is a good five hours to drive to the railway station. His parents gave him a good beating. (para 4) We can batten down and ride it out. A metaphor。 《 高級英語 》 精品課程 第二冊 制作人： 徐李潔 Face to Face with Hurricane Camille Objectives of Teaching Lesson 1 ? To learn how the writer gives a vivid description of actions in terms of lexical, sentential and textual level。 ? To learn how Americans fight against the hurricane Hurricanes/ location/ naming system/ typhoon ? They are two different names for the same kind of storm They’re called hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean and the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and typhoons in the Western Pacific. ? A tornado is a violent, rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. Tornadoes e in many sizes but are typically in the form of a visible condensation funnel, whose narrow end touches the earth and is often encircled by a cloud of debris. Hurricane Camille Hurricane Camille (August 17, 1969 ) is said to be the worst storm ever to hit mainland United States. With winds in excess of 200 mph and tides over 20 feet, Hurricane Camille smashed into the Mississippi Gulf Coast on Sunday night, the 17th of August and continued its devastating path until the early hours of Monday, the 18th. The bination of winds, surges, and rainfalls caused 256 deaths (143 on the Gulf Coast and 113 in the Virginia floods) and $ billion in damage. Three deaths were reported in Cuba. General facts ? Elements in a narrative writing 1) story : the heroic struggle of the Koshaks and their friends against the forces of a devastating hurricane 2) characters: Pop Koshak Grandma Koshak John Koshak (protagonist) Janis Koshak Seven children Charles, a friend neighbors pets a typical American family 3) Textual anization: chronological order (natural time sequence) a beginning (16 ) (introducing the time, place, background, characters) a middle (727 ) (details of the struggle to the climax) an end (2839) (getting help and rebuilding munity) 4) Climax: para 27 when the Koshaks family survived 5) Conflict: man versus nature (hurricane as antagonist) 6) Point of view: third person 7) Atmosphere : tense and urgent 8) Theme: para 39 Family safety is more important than material possessions. Focus for Section One (16) Before the hurric