高级英语课件第三版everydayuseforyourgrandmama

ThismodelpaperwasrevisedbyLINDAonDecember15,2012.高级英语第三版everydayuseforyourgrandmamaEverydayUseforYourGrandmamaInordertounderstandthispassagebetter,wecanwatchamovie---”TheColorofPurple”　故事发生于1909年美国南部。未受过教育的黑人女孩西莉被继父强奸后，又被迫嫁给了粗鲁，凶狠的黑人男子，西莉称其为“先生”。在惊恐和胆怯中她开始了奴仆一般的痛苦生活。幸而有亲姐妹南蒂与之相伴，泪水中才多了一些欢乐。不久，这短暂的幸福也从西莉身边消失了。因为“先生”强奸南蒂不成，恼羞成怒地将南蒂赶了出去，姐妹二人被残酷的分开。年复一年，西莉在门口的邮筒中找寻南蒂的音讯，她始终期盼有一天能与南蒂再次重逢……(从中大家可以看到当时的整个社会的缩影，以及黑人生活的社会环境和社会地位，黑人女性的崛起和黑人女性的反抗精神也从有深刻得展现)EverydayUseforYourGrandmamaCharacters:Maggie:ashy,youngwomanmadeevenmoreself-conciousbyscarsshegotinahousefireyearsago.Shehasn`thasmuchformaleducationbuthaslearnedtraditionalskills,suchasquilting,fromherfamiliy.Mama(Mrsjohnson):thenarratorofthestory.Sheisamiddle-agedorevenolderAfricanAmericanwomanlivingwithheryoungerdaugter,Maggie.Athoughpoor,sheisstrongandindependent,andtakesgreatprideinherwayoflife.Dee(Wangero):DeeisMama`solderdaugher.Sheisattractive,well-educatedandsophisticated.Moreover,sheisselfishandshemayevenhascausedthefirethatdisfigured（损毁···的外貌）hersister.Mama(Mrsjohnson)calledherDeeorWangero.Asalamalakim:ayoungmuslimmanwhoaccompaniesDeeonhervisit.Mama,unabletopronouncehisname,calledhim“Hakim-a-Baber”.Themuslimgreetinghegivestohermeans“peaceandhappinesstoyou.”ThismaybeironicbecausetheirvisitdisturbsthepeacefullivesofMaggieandMama.TherelationshipbetweenhimandDeeisunknown.Hemaybeafriend,aboyfriend,husbandorspiritualadviser.Maincontent:ThestorybeginswhenthemotherandMaggiewaitforDeetocomebackgoesbackhomewithherlover.Sheasksforsometraditionalhouseholdappliances,especiallytwooldquiltsmadebytheirgrandma.Themotherrefuses.Instead,shesendsthetwoquiltstoMaggie.Deeleaveshereyes,twooldquilts(百纳被)aretheculturalheritageofblacks.Maggieinheritstheblacktraditionandsheshouldownthem.Thetext:I.para1-2Theprelude:thethreefamilymembers.II.Para3-16Themother’srecollections/flashback:thethreepersons’relationships——mother;Maggie;DeeIII.Para17-82TheprocessofDeegoingbackhome.Detailedstudyofthetext:Paragraph1---16:Paragraph1:1,...MaggieandImadesocleanandwavy...(wavy:波动起伏的。ItshowsthatMaggieandMamahadmadecarefullypreparationsforthearrivalofDee.)2,Itislikeaextendedlivingroom.(extended:enlarged,prolonged.Expressionswithextend:extendedfamily)Paragraph2:1,```homelyandashamedoftheburnscarsdownherarmsandlegs...(homely:不好看的，不漂亮的，laterwewillknowhowshegotthescar,sothatisasuspense.)2,shethinkshersisterhasheldlifealways...tosaytoher.(shethinkthathersisterhasalwayshadafirmcontrolofherlifeandthatshecanalwayshaswhatshewant.)(课后习题paraphrase)Theroleofthefirsttwoparagraph:itdescribestheplaceandmaincharacters.Paragraph3:1,totter:蹒跚。Backstage:背后。Paragraph4:1,JohnnyCarson:heisfamousforsuchTVprograms,OnTVhewasasportymanwithgrayhairandasmilingface.Paragraph5:1,Inreallifeiamalarge,big-bonedwomanwithrough,man-workinghands.(thatmeansMamawasatypicalblackworkingwoman.)2,Myfatkeepsmehotinzeroweather.(becauseIamfat,Ifeelhoteveninfreezingweather.)(课后习题paraphrase)3,Iamthewaymydaughter...anuncookedbarelypancake.(thissentencetellsthatDeewasashamedofhismotherasawoking-classblackwoman.)4,JohnnyCarsonhasmuchtodo...wittytongue.(johnneycarsonhasawittyandglibtongue.Butioutdo超过，胜过himandsohehastotryhardifhewantstocatchupwithme.)(课后习题paraphrase)5,,whoeverknewaJohnsonwithaquicktongue?(thatisarhetoricalquestion.TheobviousansweristhatnooneintheJohnsonfamilyhasaquicktongue.)Paragraph6:1,Itseemstomeihavetalkedtothemalwayswithonefootraised...fromthem.(Iamreadytoleaveasquicklyaspossiblebecauseofdiscomfort,nervousness,timidity,etc,andturnmyheadawayfromtheminordertoavoidthemasmuchaspossibleforthesamereason.)课后习题paraphrase)2,Shewouldalwayslookanyoneintheeye.(shewouldalwayslookatsomebodydirectlyandsteadily,notfeelingembarrassedorashamed.)课后习题paraphrase)Paragraph91,haveyoueverseenalame跛足的animal...tobekindtohim（herethenarratorcomparesMaggietoaninjuredandpitifulanimal.）2,shehasbeenlikethis,chinonchest,eyesonground..totheground.(Maggiehasbeenveryshyeversincethefiredestoryedourotherhouse.Sheissoshythatsheneverraisesherheadoreyeswhenlookingatandtalkingtopeople,andsheisalwaysfeelsoneverousandrestlessthatsheisunabletostandstill.)Paragraph10,1,DeeislighterthanMaggie..,(lightermeansthecolorofone`sskin,notweight.)2,AndDee.(anellipticalsentence,meaning”andtherewasDee”)3,shehadhatedthehousethatmuch.(soshewasgladtoseeitburndown.ThisshowsDeeisashamedofherfamily.)Paragraph111,sheusedtoreadtouswithoutpity,forcing...underneathhervoice.(ThenarratorimpliesthatthebooksDeereadtothemwerewrittenbywhitepeopleandfulloftheirlanguageandideas,falsehoodsandtheirwayoflife.)2,shewashedusinariverof...needtoknow.(sheimposedonuslotsoffalsityandso-calledknowledgethatwastotallyuselessandirrelevanttous.)课后习题paraphrase)Paragraph121,hereyelids眼皮wouldnotflicker闪烁forminutesatatime.（itshowsthatDeewasundaunted勇敢的，无畏的,withastrongcharacter.Shewouldlookatanybodysteadilyandintentlyforalongtime.）2,OftenIfoughtoffthetempationtoshakeher.(OftenIwantedsomuchtoshakeher,butIrestrainedmyself.)3,Atsixteenshehadastyleofherown,andknewwhatstylewas.(shehadherownuniquewayofdoingthingatanearlyage,shealsoknowwhatisfashion.Thatmeanssheistotallydifferentfromhersister.)Paragraph131,shestumblesalonggood-naturedly...(sheoftenmakesmistakeswhilereading,butneverloseshergoodtemper.)2,likegoodlooksandmoney,quicknesspassedherby.(shewashomelyandpoor.Besidesshewasnotsmart.)课后习题paraphrase)Paragraph141,”whendidDeeeverhadanyfriends”(arhetoricalquestionthatmeansDeeneverreallyhadanyfriend.)Paragraph151,furtive:鬼鬼祟祟的，秘密的，Hisfurtivebehaviourarousedoursuspicion.HYPERLINK他鬼鬼祟祟的行为引起了我们的怀疑。Paragraph3--16:thissectioniswhatwecallexposition,providingbackgroundandpreparingforthemainaction,whichiswhathappensduringDee`svisit.…buttheretheyare!BeforeIcouldmeetthem(intheyard),theyhavealreadyarrived.…Istayherwithmyhand.Istopherfromdashingoffwithmyhand.stay:tostop,haltorchecksomebodyfromdoingsth.Notethatthesimplepresenttense---thepurposeistomakethestorytellingmorevivid.1.Hairisalloverhisheadafootlongandhangingfromhischinlikeakinkymuletail.Asimilebycomparingtheyoungman’shairtoamuletail2.IhearMaggiesuckinherbreath."Uhnnnh,"iswhatitsoundslike.IhearMaggieinhaleherbreathandasoundlike“Uhnnnh”escapeshermouth.3.likewhenyouseethewrigglingendofasnakejustinfrontofyourfootontheroad.课后习题Ⅳ-B-3anellipticalsentence---itwaslikethereactionyouhavewhenyouseethewrigglingendofasnakejustinfrontofyourfootontheroad.Wriggle:tomovetoandfrowithatwistingandwrithingmotionAdressdowntotheground,inthishotweather课后习题Ⅳ-B-4anellipticalsentence---sheiswearingadresslongenoughtotouchthegroundinspiteofthishotweather.adresssoloud…anellipticalsentence---sheiswearingadressinloudcolors课后习题Ⅳ-A-12loud:attractingattentionbybeingunpleasantlycolorfulandbrightthereareyellows…thelightofthesunthrowback:toreflectearringsgold,…hershoulder课后习题Ⅳ-B-5anellipticalsentence---herearringsaregold,too,andtheyarehangingdowntohershoulders.itishersister’shair.Thistimeitishersister’shairstylethatmakesMaggieutteranexclamationofdislikeanddisapproval.itisblackasnight…behindherears.blackasnight:asimileropeabout:metaphor---comparethemovingofDee’spigtailstothatofaropelikesmalllizards:asimileDee’snewhairstyleisAfrican,andlooksbizarretothecountrygirlMaggie.“Aalamalakim,mymotherandsister!”Tocallstrangers“ymotherandsister”isnottheAmericanwayofgreeting,butaMuslimhabithemovestoMaggiebutshefallsback…huggingagirlatthefirstmeetingisawesternhabit.Maggieistooshyand,asaruralgirl,sheisprobablynotusedtobeinghuggedbyyoungmenshedoesn’tknow.…kissesmeontheforeheadNotusualforadaughtertokisshermotherontheforehead.Normally,peoplekisseachotheronthecheeksforgreeting.ThisshowsDeeisverydistantandunlovingwithherfamily.Alsonoteshetakesallthephotosfirstbeforeshekissesher.Alovingdaughterwillrunuptohermotherandthrowherarmsaroundher.meanwhileAsalamalakimisgoingthrough…hand.课后习题Ⅲ-8paraphrase---meanwhileDee’sboyfriendistryingtoshakehandswithMaggieinafancyandelaborateway.Maggie’shandisaslimpasafish…sweat…Simile.Maggie’shandlacksfirmnessandiscoldthoughsheissweatingormaybehedoesn’tknowhow…ungrammaticalspokenEnglish4….HesoongivesuponMaggieSoonheknowsthatwon’tdoforMaggie,sohestopstryingtoshakehandswithherinthatmanner.Note“givesuponMaggie”,notgivesupMaggie,themeaningsarediffirent.Thereisanexclamationmarkwhichshowsemphasis.Here,wealsocanseethetraceofthenamechanging.DuringtheCivilRightsMovementinthe1960s,manyAfricanAmericansweredisappointedbytheinfluenceofintegration.ManyblacksaffirmedtheirAfricanrootsbydiscardingtheir“slavenames”andadoptingAfricansnames,evenmanydidn’tknowthemeaningorhowtospellthemcorrectly.AndtheyalsoworeAfricanhairstylesandAfricanclothing.Theauthorheldnegativeopinionaboutthenamechanging.ShethoughtanAfricannamewasnotrelatedtotherecentpastoftheblackAmericans’’experience.Mamafeltherdaughter“Dee”nolongerexisted.Sothat,shedescribesherdaughter’svisitassomethinghappeninginthepast.Shemeantthatthegirlbornagainwithanewname.(Deenolongerexisted.)“Dee”vs.“BigDee”Thedaughter’snamewasafterheraunt,andthenweadded“Big”toaunt’snametomakeadistinction.“Though,infact,…throughthebranches”.Actually,IcouldtraceitbackbeforetheCivilWar,throughthefamilybranches.ButDeeseemedtired,Iwouldn’tgooneither.“Thereyouare”.Itisacolloquialexpression.Dee’sboyfriendmeant“Iknewyoucouldn’ttraceitfurtherback”bysayingthis.1.“Lookingdown…aModelAcar”.Here“aModelAcar”meantsomethingoldandout-of-date.2.“everyonce…myhead”NowandthenheandDeecommunicatedthrougheyecontactinasecretiveway.“Reamitoutagain”Trytopronounceitagainnomatterhowdifficult.Ream:toextractthejuicefrom;toenlargeaholewithareamer1.“Well,soon…theway”Weovercamethedifficultyandcouldpronounceit.2.“Itrippeditout”Ifailedtosaytosayitcorrectly.Trip:tostumble;catchone’sfootandlosebalanceThenarratorhintssomeconflicthere.Wecanguessthosebeef-cattleareMuslims.“Iacceptedsomeoftheirdoctrines”ConversiontoIslamwasalsopartofmanyAfricanAmericans’searchforanewidentitybythis.1.Greens–greenleafyvegetableseatencookedorraw.2.“Shetalked…potatoes”Talkabluestreak:talkalotandrapidly3.“Everythingdelightedher”“Newinterest”vs.“Oldhatred”-----Indicatedachangeofvalue.“Maggie’s…anelephant’s”Itisasimile.Elephantsaresaidtohavegoodmemories.“Icanuse…alcovetable”Centerpiece–anornamentAlcove–asecludedsectionofaroomformeal.凹室1.“Sink”isusedfigurativelymeantadepressioninthewoodofthehandleleftbythethumbandfingers.2.“Youcould…thewood”Theobjectsrecordhistory.Deeonlynoticedtheniceshape,butMamaandMaggieconnectedthemwiththepeoplewhousedthem.Para55-82:Deeasksfortheoldquilts.Words:Para55:rifle:plunder;tosearchmessilyEg:Themenrifledthroughhisclothingandsnatchedthewallet.hangback(off):tobereluctanttoadvance,asfromtimidityandshynessEg:Isawhimstepforwardmomentarilybutthenhangback,nervouslymassaginghishands.dishpan:apaninwhichdishes,cookingutensils,etc,arewashedteeny(colloquial):tinyEg:Iforgottomentiononeteenywittleitem.Para61:stroke中风;一件(幸运的)事n.（用笔等）画；轻抚；轻挪；敲击vt.Eg:Hehadaminorstrokein1987,whichlefthimpartlyparalysed.Itdidn'train,whichturnedouttobeastrokeofluck..Sheheldthequiltssecurelyinheraarms,strokingthem.(thisisasentenceinourtextbook)Para74:“ThatwasMaggie’sportion.”Here“portion”meansfateinourtextbook.Para80:“Yououghttotryromakesomethingofyourself,too…”Hereinourtextbook,“make”meanstoturnouttobe;toprovetohavetheessentialqualitiesSentences:“BitsandpiecesofgrandpaJarrell’sPaislyshirts.”(para55)thequiltstherewerebitsandpiecesofGrandpaJarrell’sPaislyshirts.“MaMa,”Wangerosaid,sweetasabird.”CanIhavetheseoldquilts”(para56)Simile.“MaMa,”Wangerosaidinanextremelysweetvoice.“IpromisedtogivethemquiltstoMaggie…JohnThomas.”(para64)Incorrectshouldbe“IpromisedtogivethesequitstoMaggiewhenshemarriesJohnThomas.”“Shegaspedlikeabeehadstungher.”(para65)breathedsuddenlyinpainfulsurprise.“GodknowsIbeensaving’em…nobodyusing’em.”(para67)Incorrectgrammer.Itshouldbe”GodknowsIhavebeensavingthemlongenoughwithnobodyusingwashopingsomebodywouldusethem.”“Lwssthanthat!”(para68)quiltswouldbeinragsorinanevenworsecondiction.“IcanrememberGrandmaDeewithoutthequilts.”(para73)Paraphrase:IdonotneedthequiltstoremindmeofGrandmalivesinmymemory.It'sreallyanewdayforus.(para80)uscoloredpeople,thisisanewera,andwemustseizeouropportunities.Butarealsmile,notscared.(para82)smiledarealsmilefromthebottomofherheart,notnervous.Paragraphs(Theportrayalofthecharactersandtheplotofthestory):para61:“Sheheldthequiltssecurelyinherarms,strokingthem.”In,shewas“clutchingthemcloselytoherbosom.”Allthisshowshowmuchshewantedthemandhowdeterminedshewastohavethem.para66：“She’dprobablybebackwardenoughtoputthemtoeverydayuse.”HereWangerosaidthatMaggiewasbehindtimes,andnotaswelleducatedasshewasandthatMaggiewouldnotabletoappreciatethevalueofthequiltsandwouldusethemjustasquilts,notasworksofart.para74：“ItwasGrandmaDeeandBigDee…toquiltherself.”AgainitshowsMaggiehasinheritedtheculturallegacyfromthematernalancestors.Para75:InthisparagraphtheactionreachesthedidsomethingshehadneverdonebeforebyhuggingMaggietoherbosom,snatchingthequiltsfromWangero’shandsandputtingthemonMaggie’slap.Para80:“Yourheritage…”“heritage”isakeyword.WangerounderstoodthatoldquiltsrepresentedheritagesbutherinterpretationofitwassuperficialassheonlysawitasathingforMaggiewhowascloselyinvolvedincarryingontheheritagebymakingthem.Para82:Thisparagraphcontainsthefinalsectionoftheplot-resolution;itrecordstheoutcomeofthestoryenswithMamaandMaggiesittingintheyard,justenjoyingadipofsnuff,undisturbed.CONCLUSION:MamagrewupinaworldwherecoloredpeopleweretreatedmuchdifferentlythanMaggieandDeehaveexperienced.WhenMamawasgrowingup,shehadfewcivillibertiesasacoloredperson.Sheisaveryspiritualwoman;shementionsthatshesingschurchsongs,anddescribesoneofheractionsincomparisontohowshemightactinchurchwhenthe“spiritofGodtouchesher”.Mamahasadeep,richpersonality,andalthoughshehasnotlivedaneasylife,theroughlifeshehaslivedhasturnedherintoastrongwoman.Mamaishappywiththelifeshehasbeengiven.Althoughshehasnotaccomplishedmuchmaterialistically,sheisproudofwhosheis.Onthenightinwhichthestorytakesplace,MamaandMaggiesitontheporch,“justenjoying,untilitwastimetogointhehouseandgotobed”.Itiseasytoimaginethatthisishowthetwospendmanyevenings,andMamasaysthatafterMaggiemarriesshewillbe“freetosithereandjustsingchurchsongstoherself”.Herlifeisnotveryexciting,butsheishappy.