(精品)现代大学英语精读1—lesson13.ppt

Lesson ThirteenChristmas Day in the MorningIntroduction to the text Theme of the storyLove alone can waken love.The story is written to convey the idea of universal love as advocated by Christianity.Plot:Christmas gifts given by son to father,and by husband to wife.Setting:Christmas Day Protagonists:“Rob”,”his wife”and“his father”The story contains flashbacks.Flashback:part of a film,play,etc that shows a scene earlier in time than the main story.The style of the story is simple and clear.No big words.Structure of the textPart 1(paras.1 8)about:Rob woke suddenly in an early Christmas morning.Part 2(paras.9 41)about:Rob recalled the Christmas morning when he was fifteen years old.Part 3(paras.42 46)about:Rob celebrated this Christmas with his wife after more than 50 years.authorPearl S.Buck(18921973)(中文译名：赛珍珠),U.S.novelist;Nobel Prize winner for literature in 1938.She had first been brought to fame by the novel The Good Earth(中文译名：大地),which is about a Chinese family.A daughter of missionaries,Pearl Buck grew up in China,married an American and lived in China for about 40 years.Birthday:June 26,1892Parents:Absalom&Caroline Sydenstricker(Southern Presbyterian missionaries,stationed in China)Came to China:3 months oldPeriod of stay in China:40years Residential area:Zhenjiang,Jiangsu ProvincePearl S.Buck(1892-1973)Pearls Works:East Wind,West WindThe Good EarthDragon SeedThe Big Wave Satan Never Sleepsetc.Pearl and Her PrizesPulitzer Prize and Howells Medal for The Good EarthNobel Prize for Literature in 1938 for The Good Earth for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces5.slipV.1)to move smoothly,secretly,or unnoticed e.g.As years ped by/past,he thought less about his first love.You should not let a once-in-a-life-time chance slip through your fingers.2)to escape from(ones memory,attention,etc.);be forgotten or unnoticed e.g.He became so forgetful that his own phone number would from his mind.3)to fall from a standard;get worse or lower e.g.Her health was ping.My memory has ped.Language Study1.Cling to:refuse to go or let go;stick firmly;to hold tightly e.g.Many recent immigrants to the city often to their small-town values.墨守 His fathers last words clung to his memory.After so many years,he was ing to the hope that she would return.2.trimv.a.to make neat or tidy by clipping,smoothing,or pruning b.to remove(excess)by cutting n.state of order,arrangement,or appearanceExamples:trim his moustache trim a budget in good trim3.loiter1)to stand or wait somewhere,esp.in a public place,without any clear reason e.g.The tourists ed about the town square,browsing through several of the shops.2)to move slowly or keep stopping when one should be going forward e.g.Stop ing.Dont on the job.4.Lie Lie on ones sideLie on ones backLie on ones stomach5.strikeA thought struck him like a silver dagger:An idea suddenly crossed his mind.Strike1)to some suddenly to the mind of;occur to e.g.It s us that you are wrong.The discussion s me as pointless.2)to have a particular effect on;impress e.g.How does this play strike you?It struck me as rather odd that he lied to me.His diligence struck his teacher favorably.6.creepto move quietly and slowly in order to get to a place without being noticed.e.g.The cat crept silently towards the bird.Old age creeps upon you before you realize it.Creeper Plant that grows along the ground,up walls,etc Creeping (of sth bad)gradual e.g.creeping inflation in the housing market 7.queeradj.deviating from the expected or normal;strangeExamples:a queer situation to speak a queer languageI am feeling queer.8.blessedbless to ask Gods favor and protection for sb/sth e.g.Bless all those who are hungry,lonely,or sick.blessed holy;sacred e.g.the Blessed Virgin Mary(mother of Jesus).blessing Gods favor and protection e.g.a blessing in disguise.9.stumbleto walk in a very unsteady way so that you nearly fall over.e.g.stumble over a tree root.Make a mistake or mistakes as one speaks,play music,etc e.g.The child stumbled through a piece by Chopin.