高二英語Unit 19 The Merchant of Venice教案
3. i my pound of flesh.
4. i`ve kept my side of the and i expect him to keep his.
5. i my legal right.
6. i have to have my pound of flesh.i must have it.
antonio
1. it’s useless to agree with shylock.
2. give shylock he wants.
3. don’t be for me
bassanio
1.i `ll pay you ducats for the three thousand ducats that antonio borrowed.
2. i offer the money that antonio has borrowed.
3. please the law a little so that we may save antonio
portia2. mercy brings . mercy falls like the rain from the upon the earth.it those who give it and those who it.
2. we should learn to mercy to others.
3. you must cut off one pound of flesh, no , no
. and not one drop of blood must .
post- reading
discussion (group work) 1. what are the two meanings of “i’ll pay him back with all my heart” ?literal meaning: figurative meaning:
2. a classical balance is often used as a symbol for the merchant of venice.
1) what is usually weighed with a balance? what goes into the scales left and right?
2) why does portia ask shylock whether he brought a balance?
3) what is the deeper meaning of the balance? what is weighed in portia’s court of law?
language points
1. have mercy on antonio,shylock.
have mercy on/show mercy to 寬恕某人
e.g: they had no mercy on their prisoners.
= no mercy was shown to the prisoners.
2.it is useless trying to argue with shylock . 試圖跟夏洛克講道理是沒有用的。
(1) 在這個句型中it 是形式主語，后面的動名詞或者動名詞短語是真正的主語。能以動名詞作主語的這類句子比較少，主要用在以no point , no use , no good 等作表語的句子中。例如：
it‘s no use talking without acting . = it’s useless talking without acting .光說不干是沒有用的。
(2) it 作形式主語用在it‘s a waste of time + ing 的句子中。例如：
it’s just a waste of time talking to him .