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1、The Company ManBy:bombom1.How many times is“he finally worked himself to death,at precisely 3:00 a.m.Sunday morning”?2.Why is it repeated?3.Can you raise some aspects in Phils life into illustrate his being a workaholic?4.What is the implication of the ending?Phil was overweight and nervous and work
2、ed too hard.If he wasnt at the office he was worried about it.Phil was a Type A,heart-attack natural.You could have picked him out in a minute from a lineup.So when he finally worked himself to death,at precisely 3:00 A.M.Sunday morning,no one was really surprised.pick outa.认出来,辨认出;b.精心挑选Her purple
3、hair make it easy to pick her out in a crowd.By 5:00 P.M.the afternoon of the funeral,the company president had begun,discreetly of course,with care and taste,to make inquiries about his replacement.One of three men.He asked around:Whos been working the hardest?inquiry1:a question which you ask in o
4、rder to get some information.询问,打听2:an official investigation.调查 eg:We are expecting your rely to inquiry.eg:This is the most difficult and shocking murder inquiry I have had to open in the last 25 years.这是 25 年来我所展开的最困难、最令人震惊的谋杀调查。inquiry into 对的调查 inquiry about 有关的调查,打听 make a inquiry 询价1.How many
5、 times is“he finally worked himself to death,at precisely 3:00 a.m.Sunday morning”?Three times.By repeating this sentence,the author relates the two contradictory ideas work and Sunday and thus reveals the personality of the man and implies the man is destined to be exhausted.2.Why is it repeated?3.
6、Can you raise some aspects in Phils life into illustrate his being a workaholic?Over-long working time,no hobby,monotonous diet,estranged relationship with family members4.What is the implication of the ending?It aims the story of Phil sees on end:He will soon be replaced by an equally hardworking guy who may following in his steps and repeat the same tragedy.Bosses are always on the lookout for workaholics and they are never in short supply.The ending is full of sarcasm and bitterness.Thank you!Thank you!