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1、Unit 4 Why I Want A WifeJudy SyfersWhy does a man want to Why does a man want to have a WIFE?have a WIFE?Because Because W-Washing IFE-Ironing-Food-Entertainment A wifes status The husband,in the accepted role as head of the household,gives moral direction to his wife and children-who sit obediently

2、 listening.A husband instructs his obedient familyChineseWomensYesterdayto obey her father before marriage 未嫁从父未嫁从父 to obey her husband after marriage 既嫁从夫既嫁从夫to obey her son after the death of her husband 夫死从子夫死从子Morality妇德妇德proper speech妇言妇言modest manner妇容妇容 diligent needlework妇功妇功“Three Obeys”三从三

3、从“Four Virtues”四德四德BackgroundInformationJudy Syfers,bornin1937inSanFrancisco,isafeminist(女权运动者),politicalandenvironmentalactivist,andafreelancewriter(自由作家).InAugust1970,JudySyfersstoodbeforeacrowdgatheredinSanFranciscoandreadanessayshewroteentitled“whyIwantawife”.Thecrowdwasgatheredtocele-bratethe50

4、thanniversaryofthe19thamendment(修正案),givingwomentherighttovote.Judy was heckled(诘问)by men in the audience,but the essay had an immediate impact in strengthening feminist movement.It was published in the MS.magazine in1971.Today it is widely circulated all over the world as a classic example of femin

5、ist humor and satirical(讽刺的刺的)prose.JudySyfersandWhy I want a wifeTextComprehensionIstheauthoramanorawoman?Whatcausedhertohavetheideaof“havingawife”?Whatarethedutiesandresponsibilitiesofawife,accordingtotheessay?Howaboutawifesstatusinthefamily?Howmanyquestionsdoestheauthorask?Andthefunctions?Text an

6、alysis The writer uses a simple,straightforward style.By mentioning her encounter with a male friend of hers“fresh from a recent divorce,”she introduces her major proposition wifes duties and responsibilities for her husband with trivial things from daily life to support argument.The essay ends with

7、 a crisp,one-sentence rhetorical question.A wife shoulders various responsibilities but is unfairly treated.The thesis statement :StructureAnalysisParagraph(s)Main ideapara.1-2introduces her identity and starts her bitter satire on those men desiring for a wife who fits in with their notions by pret

8、ending that she would like to have a wife with all possible virtues.para.3-7a wifes duties and responsibilities according to the most mens ideal notions for a wife.para.8-9a wifes status in a family.Restate topic:why do I want a wife?para.10Rhetoricalfeaturesinpoetry,literatureandrhetoric,therearese

9、veralkindsofrepetitionwherewordsorcertainphrasesarerepeatedforastrongeremphasisbytheauthor.RepetitionWhyIwantaWife1I belong to that classification of people known as wives.I am A Wife.And,not altogether incidentally,I am a mother.Paraphrase:I belong to the group of people classified as wives.My iden

10、tity is a wife.1.I belong to that classification of people known as wives.I am A Wife.LanguagePoints2.Incidentallyadv.(1).bytheway:addingmoreinformationI must go now,incidentally,can you look after my dog?(2).happeninginawaythatwasnotplanned,butasaresultofsth.elseQuite incidentally,I got some inform

11、ation at the party.2Nottoolongagoamalefriendofmineappearedonthescenefreshfromarecentdivorce.Hehadonechild,whois,ofcourse,withhisex-wife.Heislookingforanotherwife.AsIthoughtabouthimwhileIwasironingoneevening,itsuddenlyoccurredtomethatItoo,wouldliketohaveawife.WhydoIwantawife?1.Onthescenecome/beonthes

12、cene:toarrive/tobethere.e.g.Icalledthepoliceandtheywereonthescenewithinminutes.2.Freshfromarecentdivorce:justdivorcewithhiswifenotlongago.freshfrom:to have just come from a particular place;to have just had a particular experience.e.g.Theyoungpeoplefreshfromschoolmainlyconstitutethecompany.3.ex-:for

13、mer(andstillliving)Ex-wife,ex-boyfriend,ex-president,ex-minister.4.Itoccurredtosb.that/somethingoccurtosomebody:somethingsuddenlyappearinonesmind.e.g.Itoccurredtomethatweshouldsticktoourprinciple.e.g.Thiskindofthoughtneveroccurredtome.Homework1.ExercisesP442.writing:writeacompositionofabout350wordso

14、nthefollowingtopic:Iwantahusband.Why does a woman want to have a HUSBAND?Because H-HousingU-UnderstandingS-SharingB-BuyingA-andN-NeverD-DemandingThanks for your watching!“WhyIWantAWife?”Buddha said:”Humans lifetime is to onlyfind roots.”What is root”?I think:theform of root is home.When I was young,

15、homeiswheremymotherstay;aftergrowup,some day,but suddenly feel myself isonly a tramp-one that cant own hisbelovedperson,nothavehome,onlyhavehometown.So,I want to have a wife,because I want to havea home,one withwarm.佛说：“人的一生只为寻根。“何谓根？我觉得：根是形式就是家。小时候，家是母亲在的地方；长大后的某天，却突然觉得自己只是一个流浪者一个不能有爱的人陪伴的人，谈不上有家，唯

16、有故乡而已！所以，我想有个妻子，因为我想有个家，温暖的家。“WhyIWantAWife?”Love,isthesourceofallthepower.Thesuccess=health+familyharmony+successinbusiness.Historyshowsthatasuccessfulmancannotleavethewoman.Onefamousperson said:”the perfect family is thefoundation of success;marrying a goodwifeisbenefittoyourwealth.”Allmylife,Iwan

17、ttohaveawife.“WhyIWantAWife?”People is always escaping sadness andpursinghappiness.“Theheartofeverybodywas born lonely and incomplete”so,everyoneneedstheotherhalf,twohearts,twopeopleknowandmutuallycherisheachother.Inthisworld,parents,brotherscouldbe always with you,the person who isalways accompanying you and handing inhandwithyouandlisteningtoyourheartandsincerelyhappy,joyandsad,grievedforyourhappinessandjoy,sadnessandgriefisonlyyourwife!So,Iwantawife,becauseIwanttobehappy.“WhyIWantAWife?”Ahappymarriageisapillaroflife.Marriageistheinvestmentofthewholelife.