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1、,Unit 6 The Telephone,Anwar F. Accawi,The Telephone,Unit 6,Questions / Activities,Check-on Preview,Objectives,W,B,T,R,Warming up,The Telephone,Unit 6,Warming up,Questions / Activities,Did the title tell you much? What did you expect to read?,W,B,T,R,Please define the underlined words in each context

2、: (p.22) In the evening, the laughter and noise of the men trailed off and finally stopped (p.22)“Ill give him a trail to follow,” muttered Rainsford. (L. 8) (p.21)to bring news that would change their lives and deliver them from their aimless existence. (p.22)or to deliver a message to his wife, su

3、ch as,n. The track of a person or animal by which it can be followed,v. (voice off), it becomes gradually quieter and then stops,Check-on Preview,Warming up,free sb from a situation,take sth to a place,Understand the theme of the story (understand globalization from another perspective, cf. “Globali

4、zations Dual Power”) Appreciate the style perspective tone strongly flavored expressions metaphor, simile, exaggeration,Objectives,Warming up,Background,Social Background,Author,B,W,T,R,The Telephone,Unit 6,Anwar F. Accawi,His Life,Born in Lebanon in a family whose ancestors are believed to have gon

5、e to Jerusalem in the Crusades. Taught English at the University of Beirut Left for the U.S. when the civil war brokeout in Lebanon Has been teaching English at the English Language Institute of the Uni. of Tennessee,Background,Author,Non-Fiction The Boy from the Tower of the Moon (1999) Short ficti

6、on The Camera in Homeworks (1996),Background,His Works,Author,Location: Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria Ethnic divisions: Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1%,Background,Social Background,Languages: Arabic (official), French (official), Armenian, English Religions:

7、Islam 70% Christian 30% Judaism Independence: 22 November 1943 (from League of Nations mandate under French administration),Background,Social Background,The Capital CityBeirut “Paris of the Middle East”,Background,Social Background,Text Analysis,T,W,B,R,The Telephone,Unit 6,What would be the key wor

8、ds if you want to discuss its theme? - technology, progress, globalization? - a better life?,Text Analysis,Theme,The advent of the telephone and automobile (magic carpet of the twentieth century) link Magdaluna to the outside world and gradually destroy its centuries-old tradition of self-sufficienc

9、y; the Lebanese Civil War (1975-90) completes the villages slow and agonizing death. Yet Magdaluna remains alive in Accawis loving portrait, a gentle recollection of childhood that doubles as a poignant reminder of modernitys sometimes devastating impact. -Wendy Smith Is this all?,Text Analysis,Them

10、e,Part I (1-10)village life before the installation. P(1-8): what time meant to people in Magadaluna P(9-10): the authors memory of a draught in his childhood. Part II (11-25)changes brought to the village by telephone. P11: Transition P(12-18): Installation P(19-25): Changes happening to the villag

11、e,Text Analysis,Structure,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Main Idea,Sentence Paraphrase,Words to keep informed to see clearly,To have (no) need of: (not) to need sth. （不）需要 China has its own space technology and has no need of American help.,Roll by: 1. pass, esp. smooth and steadily 平稳地驶过 2. (of ti

12、me) pass, esp. quickly; pass in steady succession (岁月）流逝， （时间）逝去,Married our cousins: Intermarriage among cousins is very common in Arab countries. The practice has come down from ancient times, when the Arabs were mostly nomadic herdsmen who had no permanent settlements and moved with the animals f

13、rom place to place. There were very few options open to young people in the choice of spouse. Today this intermarriage is still common because of economic considerations. For poor families, marriage within an extended family saves the trouble of exchanging dowries（嫁妆）. When rich people marry their c

14、ousins, they dont worry that someday their money and property will pass to another family / change hands.,Whoop: Give a whoop of rage 怒吼 Whoops of joy To whoop with delight 高兴地喊叫起来,Toil: ( at, on, through ) to work very hard for a long period of time 苦干、辛勤工作 They were bathed in sweat as they toiled

15、at their digging. It isnt / wasnt that Not that I dislike the work, but that I have no time.,frame: to organize and develop a plan, system, etc. 制订，构思 Frame a new bill 制订新的法案 Frame a new method Frame an excuse,Fine: adv. in a way that is acceptable and good enough 很好 Dont worry. He is doing fine. Th

16、ings are fine at school this year. Talk fine. 说得好听。 I like it fine. 我很喜欢这个东西。,Para. 4 that caused the roof on the mayors house to cave in.,(of roof or wall) to fall down or inward; to collapse,塌落，倒塌， （墙等）内陷, that caused the mayors house roof to collapse.,You couldnt be more accurate than that, now,

17、could you?,(spoken) used for giving emphasis to a request, order, or comment,Be careful, now. (order) 好了，小心了。 Now, whats going on here? (request) 呃，这儿是怎么回事？ Its marvelous, now isnt it? (comment) 哎，好极了。,And thats the way it was in our little village for as far back as anybody could remember.,And that

18、s how we kept track of the important events in our little village to the extent that/ for as long as the oldest people could remember.,serve as the object of “for”,Strike: (of sth unpleasant) to happen suddenly 突然侵袭 生活费用的上涨使这个国家的穷人遭受打击。 The rise in living cost struck the poor people of the country.,

19、 because men who would not lie even to save their own souls told and retold that story until it was incorporated into Magdalunas calendar.,to save their lives,This shows, to some extent, the way of thinking of the villagers in those days when honesty prevailed. They trusted honest people and didnt s

20、eek any proof for what had been said about past events.,until the event became one of the things by which we kept track of the important events in our lives.,To save their own souls: to save their lives. (Maybe a religious meaning, i.e. lying is a sin, and sinning will make it difficult to get into

21、Heaven when you die. These Lebanese are Christians.) Incorporate: (into) to include sth. as part of a group, system, plan, etc. 包含、加上、吸收 His proposal was incorporated into the plan.,incorporate sth. (into): to add or include sth. as part of sth. else,The company decided to incorporate the new featur

22、e into their microcomputer. A number of courses in public relations have been incorporated into our curriculum.,包含，并入,Part I: ExerciseComplete the following questions with keep track of/lose track of (p.1); crack(p.6); shortly after (p.4.); incorporate (p.8).,1.He felt sick he came back from tropica

23、l countries. 2.She bought Vogue and Elle every month to keep track of fashion. 3. He picked up a piece of rock and cracked it in half. 4.The government this principle into the 1997 law.,shortly after,incorporated,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Wrap-up of this part,Find evidence in this part suggest

24、ing the villagers had a monotonous life. Find evidence in this part suggesting the villagers had a hard life. Find out the expressions bearing a strong local flavor. Find the figures of speech in this part.,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,B. The Year of the Drought (paras.9-10) Why did the narrator

25、say that the year of drought was one of his best years? Do the boys memories of that year reveal anything important? Whats that? Could you figure out the one of the advantages of adopting a boys perspective? ,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,The year of the fish-bearing whirlwind was not the last rem

26、arkable year. Many others followed in which strange and wonderful things happened. A transitional sentence that begins with another part of the essay, which extends to paragraph 10: the year of the drought, one of the best in the writers childhood Bear: (of wind, sea, air) to move sth. along 运送 The

27、sound of music was borne on the wind. 音乐随风飘来。,There was, for instance, the year of the drought, when the heavens were shut for months and the spring from which the entire village got its drinking water slowed to a trickle.,Gradually there was only a small amount of water coming slowly out of the spr

28、ing.,It didnt rain for months as if the sky were shut tight.,(literary) the sky,to: used for stating what condition or state sb. or sth. is after a change,The ancient temple has been restored to its former glory. The disease has reduced the patient to a bag of bones.,Clearing： a small area where the

29、re are no trees in the middle of a wood 林中空地 Marble：弹子 Pack: to put or push things into 挤满、塞满 We were packed tight in the bus. The audience packed the hall.,Sticky: 1. 黏性的 The road was sticky after the rain. Sticky sweets 2. (of a situation) difficult, awkward; A sticky problem / issue 难题 He put him

30、 into a rather sticky position. Things were getting too sticky for him.,3. not willing to help I asked him to lend me some money, but he was rather sticky about it. 4. To have sticky fingers: To be likely to steal sth.,Shoo: Crowds of children were shooed away by their teacher. Nap: to sleep for a s

31、hort time during the day 小睡、打盹 He napped most of the class away.,their napping men and wet babies,their husbands who were taking a nap and their babies who were breast fed,Cultural Note: Men in Arab countries, especially in the countryside, usually dont do any housework.,flare: 1. if peoples tempers

32、 flare, they get angry. Tempers flared and harsh words were exchanged.人们发怒了，开始对骂起来。 She flare at him. 2. to burn brightly 闪耀、燃烧、闪亮 Candles flared in the wind. 烛光在风中摇曳不定。,And sometimes the arguments escalated into full-blown, knockdown-dragout fights.,And sometimes the arguments became so fierce that

33、 the women began to fight violently.,(AmE.) very violent or uncontrolled激烈的、,in the most complete and developed form （花）盛开的；充分发展的,Full-blown:in the most complete and developed form （花）盛开的；充分发展的 The economic slowdown reached the status of a full-blown recession. 经济减缓已演变成全面的经济衰退。 knockdown-dragout: ve

34、ry violent or uncontrolled激烈的、猛烈的 knockdown-dragout debate knockdown-dragout fight,If we surrender on this small issue, they undoubtedly will escalate their demands. 如果我们在这个小问题上让步，他们会得寸进尺，提出更多要求。 escalating price/pressure escalator 自动扶梯,v. to increase in intensity or extent,escalate,Translation,逐渐增强

35、 逐渐上升 扩大, call each other names that made my ears tingle,call sb. names to abuse them by insulting words, the words they used when they were quarreling were so offensive that we little boys felt uncomfortable,call sb. names,call each other names call sb. by name in name in ones own name in the name

36、of make ones name to ones name under the name of use sb.s name,谩骂某人 名叫，直呼其名 在名义上 用自己的名义，擅自 在名下，代表； 为了；依凭 使某人成名、出名 在自己名下，属自己所有 用 的名字，以的名义 援引某人的话,Tingle:感到刺痛 His hands tingled with cold. 他的双手冻得生疼。,I remember the rush, the excitement, the sun dancing on the dust clouds as a dress ripped and a young whi

37、te breast was revealed, then quickly hidden.,Some women were fighting furiously creating dust clouds. The sun was moving quickly on the dust when a young womans dress was torn open and her breast exposed. We little boys would rush to steal a glance before it was hidden again. I still remember the ex

38、citement I felt at such moments.,Rush: a strong, usually pleasant feeling that you get from taking a drug or from doing sth. exciting (身体的）一阵感觉，（感情的）一阵激动 The memory came back with a painful rush. 回忆往事，心里一阵难过。 Rip: to tear sth. or be torn quickly and violently He ripped the letter across and threw th

39、e halves into the basket. (v.t.) The sails ripped under the force of the wind. (v.i.),reveal,v. a. to make known; to disclose b. to lay open to view; to expose/show/ display/exhibit,Examples: Investigation has revealed him to be a criminal. She drew the curtains aside to reveal a beautiful garden. T

40、heir faces revealed anger and alarm.,Translation,揭露揭示 展示显示,cf. revealing,Wrap-up of this part,What was the image of the village women? Does it fit into the woman images of our society? What does this part tell us about the local life?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,A. Transition (para. 11) Main ide

41、a? The year of drought also one of the worst years Any other noted feature(s)? the boys attitude towards the installation of the telephone? The division of ideas among the villagers? The general attitude towards the installation? ,Part II : main idea (Para. 11-25)changes brought by the telephone,Tex

42、t Analysis,Detailed Analysis,The retired cook, Abu Raja The retired Turkish-army drill sergeant, The vineyard keeper The village whore Why definite articles?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,B. Installation (paras. 12-18) What was the villagers response to the installation of telephone? What did the

43、villagers think of the telephone men? How did the villagers have such an impression? How different were their positions when they came to observe the process? What does this suggest? (para.13),Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,C. Changes brought to the village (paras. 19-25) What are the changes that

44、have been brought to the village by telephone? Can you compare the differences before and after the installation?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Changes in the village (Paras. 19-25),Mother- father,Home- abroad,Life- death,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Paras. 19 - 20: Main idea? Before the teleph

45、ones arrival, the house of the village whore Im Kaleem was the villages center. Any other noted feature(s)? Im Kaleems features? Her place as one of comfort and entertainment? Any question(s) in mind? Why she was attractive to those men?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,The village whore Im Kaleen,Ap

46、pearance: short, middle-aged, jet-blackhair Voice: raspy, loud (exaggeration) Identity: widow, devout Catholic, village whore (whats special about her being a whore?) Function: burden-reliever for women, confessor and troubleshooter for men Q: How do you understand this? Do you agree with the author

47、s opinion in retrospect?,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Rasp: V. 1.to rub with sth. rough 擦、刮 2. (of sound) to have a rough, annoying effect (声音）发出刺耳声 n. 擦刮声、刺耳声 Raspy: Raspy words 刺耳的话语 A raspy temper 火爆性子 Be raspy from lack of sleep 因缺少睡眠而心情烦躁、,a devout admirer devout thanks,devout,adj. devoted t

48、o divine worship or service,Synonyms,pious,fervent,earnest,绞出，拧出 强行索取 使痛苦,Translation,The worker wrings the water from the towel. The robber intends to wring money out of/ from the old man. The sight of the orphan child wrings our hearts.,wring,v. to clasp and twist or squeeze as in distress,使某人不被烦扰

49、,keep sb. out of ones hair,The wife is so kind as to always keep her husband out of his hair.,Translation,(inform.) (collo.) to have sb. away from the trouble; to irritate sb.,Attend to: Attend to a sick man He should attend better to his studies. 他应该更加专心于他的学习。,Bustle: to be busily active, often with much noise闹哄哄地忙乱、奔忙；喧扰 Reassuring: making you feel less worried or frightened 安慰的、使人放心的 It is reassuring to know that there is always someone around to help. Homey: pleasant, hom