Unit3
&agreewithphilosophy:thereisisnotidleness,andonlywhatisuselessispleasurable。
—AntonChekhov
&hatImakeofmyreaderisthatheshoulddevotehiswholelifetmyworks。
—JamesJoyce
UnitGoals
Afterlearudeobeable
·toknowAntonasterofmodernshortstories,
·todiscussthemeaningandpurposeoflife,
·toidentifythespecialstructureofthisstory,
·tlishvocabularyandreiio>
·tuageprofidcritikingthroughthetofthisunit。
BeforeYouRead
1。WhatdoyouknowaboutChekhov?WhatotherstoriesbyChekhovhaveyouread?Talkaboutyourimpressionofdhisstories?
2。StudythesodliterarytextofthestoryisosdidChekhovexposeinRussia?
StarttoRead