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Mr. Know-All

Mr. Know-All. 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 . His most famous works Of Human Bondage

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Mr. Know-All

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  1. Mr. Know-All

  2. 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. His most famous works Of Human Bondage The Moon and Sixpence The Razor's Edge

  3. Questions 1. Why I was prepared to dislike Mr. Kelada even before I knew him? 2. Why I disliked him more after I got to know him? 3. What kind of people is Mr. Kelada? 4. What’ Ramsay Like? What’s his wife like?

  4. Key: He handed the chain to MrKelada. The Levantine look a magnifying glass from his pocket and closely examined it. A smile of triumph spread over his smooth and swarthy face. He handed back the chain. He was about to speak. Suddenly he caught sight of Mrs Ramsay’s face. It was so white that she looked as though she were about to faint. She was staring at him with wide and terrified eyes. They held a desperate appeal; it was so clear that I wondered why her husband did not see it.

  5. Translation and back translation 在你玩牌消磨时光的时候，翻起一张牌还没看清是什么，旁边却有一个人告诉你这张牌该往哪儿放，天下再没有任何比这更让人厌烦的事了。 Mr. Kelada would certainly have had it all his own way… She achieved an effect of quiet distinction.

  6. Group work: Adapting the novel for a two-act drama and present the show Act One: the beginning to “It shone in her like a flower on a coat.” (Mar.24) Act Two: to the end (Mar.24) Two groups are needed, with each group 5-6 people.

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