Unit 8 A Friend in Need Somerset Maugham
Unit 8 A Friend in Need Somerset Maugham
About the author: William Somerset Maugham(25 January 1874-16 December 1965)was a British playwright,novelist and short story writer.He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s. After losing both his parents by the age of 10,Maugham was raised by a paternal uncle who was emotionally cold. Not wanting to become a lawyer like other men in his family,Maugham eventually trained and qualified as a doctor.The first run of his first novel,Liza of Lambeth (1897),sold out so rapidly that Maugham gave up medicine to write full-time.During the First World War,he served with the Red Cross and in the ambulance corps.During and after the war,he traveled in India and Southeast Asia;all of these experiences were reflected in later short stories and novels
★About the author: • William Somerset Maugham (25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest paid author during the 1930s. • After losing both his parents by the age of 10, Maugham was raised by a paternal uncle who was emotionally cold. Not wanting to become a lawyer like other men in his family, Maugham eventually trained and qualified as a doctor. The first run of his first novel, Liza of Lambeth (1897), sold out so rapidly that Maugham gave up medicine to write full-time.During the First World War, he served with the Red Cross and in the ambulance corps. During and after the war, he traveled in India and Southeast Asia; all of these experiences were reflected in later short stories and novels
毛姆，英国小说家、戏剧 家。生于律师家庭。父母早。 死，由伯父接回英国抚养。 原来学医，后转而致力写作。 他的作品常以冷静、客观乃 至挑剔的态度审视人生，基 调超然，带讽刺和怜悯意味 在国内外拥有大量读者。著 名的有戏剧《圈子》，长篇 小说《人生的枷锁》、《月 亮和六便土》，短篇小说集 《叶的震颤》、《卡苏里那 树》、《阿金》 等
毛姆，英国小说家、戏剧 家。生于律师家庭。父母早 死，由伯父接回英国抚养。 原来学医，后转而致力写作。 他的作品常以冷静、客观乃 至挑剔的态度审视人生，基 调超然，带讽刺和怜悯意味， 在国内外拥有大量读者。著 名的有戏剧《圈子》，长篇 小说《人生的枷锁》、《月 亮和六便士》，短篇小说集 《叶的震颤》、《卡苏里那 树》、《阿金》等
Pre-reading question: You should have learnt the saying "A friend in need is a friend indeed".But do you know the meaning of“a friend in need”? Someone who remains true and faithful to a friend despite the friend's difficulty,failure or plight
• Pre-reading question: You should have learnt the saying “A friend in need is a friend indeed”. But do you know the meaning of “a friend in need”? Someone who remains true and faithful to a friend despite the friend’s difficulty, failure or plight
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★New words & expressions: • Part C exhilarating remittance chap tin-god creek trifle rub mild &wild • Part D on one occasion something of catch sight of have an instinct about drive at on account of in accordance with take aback for a /the moment turn to & turn up