Background information: Introductionto the StoryTwo sailors Rainsford and his partner WhitneyTHEMOSTsailed into the darkness of the of sea.They wereDANGEROUShunters andheaded to the Amazon to hunt viciousGAMEanimals such as Jaguars. Theysailed to an islandcalled Ship-Trap Island.Sailors felt this islandfrightening.The sky was dark and everything wasshrouded in darkness when suddenly he heard threegunshots. Then he heard a scream while smoking apipe. Suddenly the pipe fell and as he tried to reachout for it he fell off the board into the sea and thewavesswallowedhisscreams.heMOSTDANGEROUSGAMELMCCREA
Unit 1 Two sailors Rainsford and his partner Whitney sailed into the darkness of the of sea. They were hunters and headed to the Amazon to hunt vicious animals such as Jaguars. They sailed to an island called Ship-Trap Island. Sailors felt this island frightening. The sky was dark and everything was shrouded in darkness when suddenly he heard three gunshots. Then he heard a scream while smoking a pipe. Suddenly the pipe fell and as he tried to reach out for it he fell off the board into the sea and the waves swallowed his screams. Background information: Introduction to the Story
Background information: Introduction to the StoryNobody could hear his cry for help.His onlyTHEMOSTchance of survival was to swim.Rainsford swamDANGEROUStowards the screams and found himself on theGAMEIsland.He walked along the shoreline and laterfound a place that looked likea mansion.Therehe met General Zaroff who bought the island tohunt.He was indeed a sportsman who invented anew hunting game. His game was to train thosemen whose ships were wrecked,and providethem with foodand aknife for three days
Unit 1 Nobody could hear his cry for help. His only chance of survival was to swim. Rainsford swam towards the screams and found himself on the Island. He walked along the shoreline and later found a place that looked like a mansion. There he met General Zaroff who bought the island to hunt. He was indeed a sportsman who invented a new hunting game. His game was to train those men whose ships were wrecked, and provide them with food and a knife for three days. Background information: Introduction to the Story
Background information: Introduction to the StoryOnce they were trained they were led outTHEMOSTDANGEROUSinto the island while Zaroff chased afterGAMEthem and tried to hunt them. If theysurvived during those three days they hadwon the game and they were let free butotherwisethey would be killed.Zaroff neverlostthegamebecause if oneof themenbeing hunted was about to survive he wouldrelease the hounds to chase after them.Rainsfordwas invited to play the qame withZaroff. This time he became the huntedinstead of the hunter
Unit 1 Once they were trained they were led out into the island while Zaroff chased after them and tried to hunt them. If they survived during those three days they had won the game and they were let free but otherwise they would be killed. Zaroff never lost the game because if one of the men being hunted was about to survive he would release the hounds to chase after them. Rainsford was invited to play the game with Zaroff. This time he became the hunted instead of the hunter. Background information: Introduction to the Story
Backgroundinformation:MadameButterflyEMITASSNagasaki （长崎）Japan,theendof theNineteenthCentury.Benjamin FranklinPinkerton,a young American54MADAMAlieutenant（中尉），buysahomeandageisha（艺）BUTTERFLYwife(Butterfly),15yearsold.Sharpless,theU.S.consulFOAwarns him that what for him is an exotic,passing flingfor Butterfly has serious consequences,having broken herHRties with her family, culture and religion.Pinkerton goesback to his ship and his commission, to return three yearslater withanAmerican wife.Butterfly,who has bornehima sonand has rejected an offer of marriage from a richnobleman,feels obliged to sacrifice her life in order tosafequardherhonor.ListentoMadameButterfly.mp3
Unit 1 Background information: Madame Butterfly Nagasaki （长崎）, Japan, the end of the Nineteenth Century. Benjamin Franklin Pinkerton, a young American lieutenant （中尉）, buys a home and a geisha （艺妓）- wife (Butterfly), 15 years old. Sharpless, the U.S. consul, warns him that what for him is an exotic, passing fling, for Butterfly has serious consequences, having broken her ties with her family, culture and religion. Pinkerton goes back to his ship and his commission, to return three years later with an American wife. Butterfly, who has borne him a son and has rejected an offer of marriage from a rich nobleman, feels obliged to sacrifice her life in order to safeguard her honor. Listen to Madame Butterfly.mp3