[10]WhenWelchsaidinafar-awayhalf-shout ‘Oh, bytheway, Dixon,’Dixonturnedtohimwithrealavidity.‘Yes, Professor?’HowmuchbettertohavemoreofwhatWelchcouldprovidethanthoughtsofwhatMargaretwouldprovide— commoditieswhichhewouldinanycasesoonbesamplingintheirrealform.
AfterYouRead
KnowledgeFocus
: Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner.
1)WhatkindofpersonisDixon? Howdoyouknow?
2)WhatisDixon’soccupation? Dohelikeit? Ishedoingwell?
3)WhatkindofpersonisWelch? HowaretherelationsbetweenhimandDixon?
4)Whydidtheauthordescribe “thelasthalf-minutetalk”as “double-exposureeffects”?
5)Whatarethemostimpressiveexamplestodisplaytheauthor’shumorousandsarcasticwritingstyle?
6)Howdoyouinterpretthesentence “Itwasaperfecttitle, inthatitcrystallizedthearticle’snigglingmindlessness”?
7)Whatdoyouthinkoftheopeningsentenceofhisacademicpaper: “Inconsideringthisstrangelyneglectedtopic”?
8)WhatarethereasonsforDixon’sfearoflosingthejob?
: Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue (T) orfalse (F) accordingtotheknowledgeyoulearnedandwhy.
____ 1)Whenthetextstarts, Dixonwassittinginanautomobilewatchingthesceneriesoutside.
____ 2)TheacademicpapermentionedinthefirstparagraphwaswrittenbyWelch.
____ 3)ItisveryeasyforDixonto “rollhimselfintoaballoreventakeoffhisglasses”, inthesituation.
____ 4)DixonsincerelyfeltthattheconversationwouldhavebeenappropriatelyroundedoffbyWelch’sdeath.
____ 5)Dixonfeltthathehadagoodideaofhowtowritehispaperfromseveralpointsofview.
____ 6)Dixonhasmadehisbadimpressionsonpurpose.
