1、Culrural corner,Module 3 Adventure in Literature and the Cinema,Mark Twain,1. He left school early, and as an adolescent, determined to make his fortune in South America, set off from his home in Hannibal, Missouri, for New Orleans. 2. He arrived in New Orleans without a penny in his pocket only to
2、find that there were no boats for South America.,3. Forced to change his plans, he worked for several years as a pilot on a steamboat, taking passengers up and down the Mississippi, the great river which flows from the north of the US near the Canadian border, down to the Gulf of Mexico.,4. Twains v
3、ivid and often amusing description of life on the river quickly became popular, and established the reputation he still enjoys today.,In what ways was Mark Twains life an adventure? He liked to travel, and later worked on the River Mississippi.,Read the passage and answer the question.,1. no excepti
4、on 也不例外1) no 用以表达与所说的事截然相反Shes no fool. =She is intelligent. 她可不是傻子。She was wearing no ordinary hat. =Her hat was very unusual. 她戴的帽子可不一般。,Language points,2) exception 例外；除外 Most of the buildings in this town are unattractive, but this church is an exception. All students without exception must take
5、 the English exam. 毫无例外 I enjoyed all his novels with the exception of his last.,回想 except与besides “除之外”,except prep. 除之外(都不) 不包含,No one except me knew it. We all went except John.,besides prep. 除之外(还有) 包含,We all agreed besides him.,2. determine,that to do how/what/whether on/upon,I determine to learn Greek. She will determine how it is to be done. I left him, determined never to set foot in that house again. He determined on an early start/ to start early. I m determined to succeed. (be d to do),