课前准备 Warm-up：

Up till now, you have must travelled to many cities. Different cities may leave you different impressions. Before we proceed to a detailed discussion of the text, think over the following questions:

1）What crops up in your mind when you hear the term ‘Hiroshima’?

2）To what an extent, do you agree with the title of the text?

3）Why do you think the word “liveliest” in the title is in quotation mark?

本章概览An Overview：

The text makes an account of the narrator’s experience in a trial that is assumed by the narrator to rock the world.

Apart from the major process of the prosecution he also spices this piece with some typical description of the attitudes of people.

学习目标Objectives：

Through textual analysis and learning, the students should

1）Follow the progression of the prosecution

2）Grasp the theme and the social significance of the text

3）Acquire relevant words and grammatical structures as shown in the text

知识结构Knowledge Structure：

The text can be divided into 3 parts.

I.The background of the prosecution (paras. 1-12)

1)The time, and place of the prosecution and the counsels for defense and prosecution (para. 1-2)

2)The underlying cause for the prosecution. (para. 3)

3)The surface reason for the prosecution (paras. 4-8)

4)The popularity of the prosecution (paras. 9-10)

5)Information about the judge and the jurors (11-12)

II.The opening, progression and climax of the prosecution (paras. 13-41)

1)The opening of the prosecution (paras. 13-15)

2)The progression of the prosecution. (paras. 16-29)

3)The climax of the prosecution (paras. 30-41)

III.The ending of the prosecution and its significance (paras. 42-48)

1)The ending of the prosecution (paras. 42-46)

2)The significance of the prosecution (para. 47-48)