夫 人
Strong and dominant,imperious,decisive,vigila nt,very quick in response
公 爵
Dull,ready to compromise,passive,despairing
Character’s words(Duchess)
“my husband and I find strong smoke offensive. Would you kindly put that out.”-she was at a disadvantage. “I imagine you did not come here to discuss décor”-she was vigilant. “In what conceivable way does our car concern you ?”-she was vigilant. “What are you talking about?” ,“you unspeackable blackguard! How dare you?”,“what is it you know?”-she was imperious. “Then you don‟t know anything for sure! You can‟t possibly prove...”“I understand.”-she was very quick in respond.” “How long before they do ?”How much do you want ?“We will not pay you.”“ will not listen. Instead ,you will listen to me .”“you will drive our car north”-she was dominant and decisive.
Blackmail Characters of the novel :contrast on character’s words and Actions.
Appearance
Ogilvie
Fat ,piggy eyes, gross jowled face,obese body...
Duchess
Characters – the Duck
• – a weak character (性格懦弱), over fond of
liquor (烈性酒) and other men’s wives, submissive (顺从的) to the Duchess.
• After the road accident, the Duke wasn’t
Thank you !
Characters – Ogilvie
• – coarse (粗俗的), vulgar (无礼的,粗俗的),
uneducated (没有教养的;没受良好教育的), unscrupulous (无耻的), ill-mannered (粗鲁
的)
• – 语言特点: ungrammatical (绿框), slangy (紫圈), vulgar, colloquialism (紫框), non-
quite sure of what to say to Ogilvie or what to do, he was afraid of messing things up.
Characters – the Duchess
• – a strong character, a known public figure and cousin of the queen. After the road accident, it was the Duchess who masterminded (v.策划,组织; n. 出谋划策者) the cover-up (n. 掩饰,隐瞒) • – 语言特点: speaking the Queen’s English (speak very correctly and in a way that is typical of people who belong to the highest social class 说标准英语), strictly
Character‟s words(Duke)
“It‟s no go,old girl .I‟m afraid. It was a good try.”-he was passive. “What you accusse us of is ture .I am to blame. I was driving the car and killed the little girl.”“Better let him finish ,old girl.”-he was ready to compromise. “That „s interesting.”“I don‟t understand.”-he was dull. “What can I possible say?you know what happened.”-he was despairing.
Character‟s words(Ogilvie)
“Pretty neat sit-up you folks got .”“Like that car of yours .The one you keep here in the hotel ,Jaguar,ain’t it?”-He was sardonic. “Now then，you two was in the hit-’n-run.”“Like I said ,I come to hear your side of it.”“Besides,what they’d do to you across at the headquarters,Duke,you wouldn’t like. No sir,you wouldn’t like it at all.”-he was trickish. “Don’t play games,lady .This is for real.” “I told you -cut it out.”“Well now,I’llspell it out.”-he was self-assured. “Whatever names you call things ,ma’ma,don’t matter to me,All I come for was to help you people out of trouble.But I got to live too.” “Ten thousand dollars.”“This cigar botherin’you ,Duchess?”he was greedy.
Croydon sank back into her chair. Clasping her hands to conceal their trembling.(surrender)
He made an attempt to square his shoulders which did not succeed.(lose confidence)
“A dialogue”-comparison
探长 公爵Leabharlann 夫人Like I said ,I come to hear your side of it .
I don‟t understand.
I understand,you want money,don‟t you .
Actions
探长
夫人
公爵
“A wave of cigar smoke accompanied Ogilvie.”“he took out a fresh cigar and bit off the end.”(arrogance,rude )
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Pale cheek with two high points,gray green eyes
Duke
A ttempt to square his shoulders but failed
Character
探 长
Rude,sardonic,self-assured, trickish, greedy