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1、R einforcementT ext AnalysisB ackgroundW arming upUnit 2Say Yes 第1页/共49页Questions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesWarming upUnit 2Say Yes 第2页/共49页Questions/ActivitiesFormgroupsoffour,discussthefollowingtwoquestions,andkeeparecordofyouropinionstoseewhethertheywillchangeasthetextisanalyzedindetail.

2、1.Isthemanagoodhusband?Citetextualevidencetosupportyourview.2.Isthemanaracist?Citetextualevidencetosupportyourview.Warmingup第3页/共49页Check-on PreviewWarminguppitchinonpinchresorttomopspraysnapthroughdemonstratebluroutcomeupwiththistrickthehouseworkthesilverwarethefloorherbrowsherindifferencethepagest

3、herightanswerthestarsMatch the verbs with the nouns.第4页/共49页Mark the following statements T,for true and F for false.1.Thestoryissetinthe1960sintheUSwhenracialissueswerehotoneverybodysmindandlips.2.Thestoryhappenedbetweentwomiddle-agedpeoplewhohadbeenmarriedforabout30years.3.Themanhadneverthoughttha

4、thewasaracistandfeltgreatlywrongedbyhiswifewhoimpliedthis.4.Themanwasconsiderate,rationalandforgivingwhilehiswifewasselfish,emotionalandridiculous.5.Thehusbandhadknownallalongwhathiswifewantedfromhim,butsimplydidntwanttogiveintoher.6.Afterthehusbandturnedoffthelight,someonebrokeintotheirhouseandmade

5、somestrangenoise.FTTFTFCheck-on PreviewWarmingup第5页/共49页ObjectivesKnowsomethingabouttheauthorandhisworks.GathersomebackgroundinformationaboutracismandsexismintheUS.Learntoappreciatetheshortstory.Masterthelanguageitemslisted.Understandthestoryandappreciateitssubtletyasmuchaspossible.Thinkaboutthethem

6、esofthestoryandformyourownopinions.Warmingup第6页/共49页BackgroundCulture TipsAuthorGenreTimeUnit 2Say Yes 第7页/共49页BackgroundHis LifeTobias Wolff(1945-)BorninAlabamaUSAin1945.Parentsdivorcedwhenhewasaboy;traveledwidelywithhismother;soonforcedtoendurelifeunderhisstrictandcruelstepfather.From1964to1968,li

7、eutenantwiththeU.S.ArmySpecialForces(GreenBerets)inVietnam.B.A.(1972)andM.A.(1975)fromOxfordUniversitywithFirstClassHonorsinEnglish,asecondM.A.fromStanford.Areveredwriter&teacherofcreativewritingandliteratureinStanfordandelsewhere.第8页/共49页BackgroundHis WorksShortstories(OHenryAward):“IntheGardenofth

8、eNorthAmericanMartyrs”(1981)“NextDoor”(1982)“Sister”(1985)Our Story Begins(shortstorycollectionin2003,TheStoryPrizein2004)Memoirs:This Boys Life:A Memoir(1989)In Pharaohs Army:Memories of the Lost War(1994)Novels:The Barracks Thief(1984,PEN/FauknerAwardforFiction)Old School(2003)This Boys LifeFilm P

9、oster 第9页/共49页BackgroundHis StyleA direct writing style,obeying the“show,dont tell”maxim,leaving much to the readers intuitionNon-dramatic,focusing more on the psychological dimensions of a character in dilemmas than on plot developmentOften understated,forcing readers to become engaged in the colle

10、ction of strands that will result in the full comprehension of a story.Exploring alienation,the nature of lying,and the essential foundations of relationshipsHoping to instruct and inspire people to triumph over their situations through character change and development第10页/共49页BackgroundTimeThe1980s

11、wasadecadeledbyRepublicanpolicy.RonaldReagantookofficeaspresidentoftheUnitedStatesin1980,servedtwoterms,andthenwassucceededbyhisvicepresident,GeorgeBush.Reaganheldconservativepoliticalbeliefs,bothonthedomesticfrontandwhenitcametoforeignpolicy.Althoughhiseconomicprogramsbroughtthenationalinflationrat

12、edown,theyalsoseemedtofavorthewealthy.Bythe1980s,astheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionbuiltupastockpileofnuclearweapons,thecoldwarhadbeenongoingforalmostfortyyears.Reagan,anardentopponentofcommunism,encouragedhisadministrationtogreatlyincreasemilitaryspending.The Republican Years第11页/共49页BackgroundCult

13、ure TipsDefinition:Racismisprejudiceordiscriminationbasedonthebeliefthatraceistheprimaryfactordetermininghumantraitsandabilities.Racismincludesthebeliefthatgeneticorinheriteddifferencesproducetheinherentsuperiorityorinferiorityofoneraceoveranother.Institutionalracism:e.g.theJimCrowlawsintheUSfrom187

14、6to1965mandatingsegregationinallpublicfacilitiesinthesouthernstatesoftheformerConfederacywithasupposedly“separatebutequal”statusfortheblackAmericans;officiallyoverruledwiththeCivilRightsActof1964andtheVotingRightsActof1965.Overtandsubtleracism:TheCivilRightsMovementdidawaymuchovertracism,butracismpe

15、rsistsinmanysubtleforms,inmanyaspectsandonmanylevels.Racism 第12页/共49页BackgroundCulture TipsRace&MarriageDespitethepublicoppositiontointerracialmarriage,in1948,theCaliforniaSupremeCourtbecamethefirststatehighcourttodeclareabanoninterracialmarriageunconstitutional.Thedecisionwascontroversial,courageou

16、sandcorrect.Atthattime,38statesstillforbadeinterracialmarriage,andsixdidsobystateconstitutionalprovision.Then,in1967,theU.S.SupremeCourtstruckdowntheremaininginterracialmarriagelawsnation-wide.第13页/共49页BackgroundCulture TipsSexism Aswithracism,overtsexismisnotverymuchondisplaynowinmuchoftheworld.But

17、subtlesexismpersistsandcanbefoundeverywhereatalltime.Itisaclusterofsocialexpectationsandpracticesthatreinforcesex-basedinequality.Forexample:Atschool:moreboysinscienceclassesandmoregirlsinartsclasses(boysarelogicalwhilegirlsareimaginative)Atwork:amalebossandafemalesecretary,andrarelytheotherwayaroun

18、d(wehave“careerwomen”and“familymen”butno“careermen”and“familywomen”)Athome:houseworkregardedasthewifesresponsibilitywhethershehasafull-timejobornot(thehusbandreputedasaconsiderateonebecausehe“pitchedinonthehousework”)第14页/共49页BackgroundGenreA Short StorySetting:kitchen,cleaningupafterdinner,USA,1980

19、sCharacters:husband&wife,white,middle-aged,middle-classConflict:differentviewsoninterracialmarriagesPlot:casualtalk,argument,fight,hurtfeelings,failedattemptatreconciliationNarrativepointofview:3rdperson,thehusbandCharacterization:showinginsteadoftelling第15页/共49页DetailedAnalysisStructureTheme Text A

20、nalysisUnit 2Say Yes 第16页/共49页TextAnalysisThemeThethemeofthisstoryiseverybodysguess.Sowhatisyours?Attitudestowardsinterracialmarriages(racism)?Man-womanrelationships(feminism)?Theunreasonablenatureofwomen?Thearroganceofmen?Theimpossibilityofeffectivecommunication?/Alienationinmodernsociety?第17页/共49页

21、TextAnalysisStructureThe argument:The wound:The question:The anger:The stranger:第18页/共49页TextAnalysisStructureThe argument:The husband disapproved interracial marriages on the ground of cultural differences while the wife approved on the ground of love.The wound:The wife was hurt;the husband helped

22、her quickly and hoped she would reward him by letting go of the topic.The question:The wife persistently asked whether her husband would marry her if she were black and got a straight no in the end.The anger:The husband felt deeply hurt by his wifes indifference to him but then decided to forgive he

23、r out of love.The stranger:When the husband tried to make up with his wife,he found her a stranger despite three decades of marriage.Para.1-18Para 19-24Para 25-44Para 45-48Para 49-57 第19页/共49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartI:MainIdea1.Whatisthesettingofthestory?(thefictionaltime,thehistoricaltime,

24、theplace)2.Whoarethemaincharacters?Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?3.Whatistheconflictofthestory?4.Howdidthewifefeelwhenherhusbandsaiditwasabadideaforwhitepeopletomarryblackpeople?5.Howdidthehusbandshowthathewasnotaracist?6.Whyshouldntwhitepeoplemarryblackpeople,accordingtothehusband?Isthisreasonjustifiable?

25、7.Howdidthewiferetortherhusband?第20页/共49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphraseAfewmonthsearlierhedoverheardafriendofhiswifescongratulatingheronhavingsuchaconsideratehusband.(para.1)Questions:1.Howdidthemanearnthereputationofaconsideratehusband?Whatdoyouthinkofthisreputation?2.Whatdid

26、thehusbandfeelabouthisreputation?第21页/共49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphraseSometimeshiswifegotthislookwhereshepinchedherbrowstogetherandbitherlowerlip.Whenhesawherlikethisheknewheshouldkeephismouthshut,butheneverdid.Actuallyitmadehimtalkmore.(para.4)Question:Whatdoesthisshowabout

27、thehusband?relative adverb introducing a relative clause to modify“look”Compare:1.Hewaswonderingaboutthestrangelook_hesawonthefaceofhiswife.2.Whenheisdispleasedhehasthislook_hiseyesarenarrowedandbrowscloselyknitted.3.Isawamovielastnight_wasrealjunk.4.Isawamovielastnight_therewasalotofviolence.第22页/共

28、49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphraseSometimeshiswifegotthislookwhereshepinchedherbrowstogetherandbitherlowerlip.Whenhesawherlikethisheknewheshouldkeephismouthshut,butheneverdid.Actuallyitmadehimtalkmore.(para.4)Question:Whatdoesthisshowaboutthehusband?relative adverb introducing

29、a relative clause to modify“look”Compare:1.Hewaswonderingaboutthestrangelookthathesawonthefaceofhiswife.(relativepronoun)2.Whenheisdispleasedhehasthislookwherehiseyesarenarrowedandbrowscloselyknitted.(relativeadverb)3.Isawamovielastnightwhichwasrealjunk.4.Isawamovielastnightwheretherewasalotofviolen

30、ce.第23页/共49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphrase“Butthatsdifferent.Apersonfromtheircultureandapersonfromourculturecouldneverreallyknoweachother.”“Likeyouknowme?”hiswifeasked.“Yes.LikeIknowyou.”“Howcanyouunderstandsomeonewhocomesfromacompletelydifferentbackground?”“Different,”saidhis

31、wife.“Notthesame,likeus.”“Yes,different,”hesnapped,angrywithherforresortingtothistrickofrepeatinghiswordssothattheysoundedhypocritical.(para.10-18)Questions:1.Whydidthewifeconstantlybringthemselvesinforcomparison?2.Dotheyreallyknoweachother?第24页/共49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartI:Words&Expressio

32、nsWordsPhrasesGrammarWordsoverhear;somehow;snapPhrasesdo/dry the dishes;pitch in(on/with sth.);congratulate sb.on sth.;all things considered;take my word for it;break up;resort toSentence Patterni dont need you coming along and implying Grammar this look where she pinched her brows 第25页/共49页TextAnal

33、ysisDetailed AnalysisPartI:ExerciseTranslate the following sentences,and pay special attention to the underlined parts.1.My brother pitched in with an offer to loan us some money.我弟弟主动借钱给我。2.Her husband really pitched in on housework.她丈夫真的帮她做家务。3.The entire company pitched in to help.公司所有人都来帮忙了。4.Ch

34、annel 4 arrived and somehow created a different role for television.第四频道开播了，从某种意义上改变了电视的作用。5.Hes been very quiet and withdrawn,sort of different,somehow.他最近非常安静内向，好像有点不一样了。第26页/共49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartI:Exercises6.Contemporary career women often find themselves in a situation where they

35、 have to sacrifice their career for their family.当代职业女性常会面临不得不为了家庭牺牲自己事业的情况。7.Take my word for it,time will heal all wounds and cure all pains.相信我，时间会治疗一切伤痛。8.Dont snap at me!Its not my fault that you lost your wallet!别冲我嚷嚷！你丢了钱包又不是我的错！9.She snapped the suitcase shut and left angrily.她啪的一声关上手提箱，怒气冲冲

36、地走掉了。10.People often resort to body language when words fail.词不达意时人们常借助于肢体语言。第27页/共49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartII:MainIdea1.Whatdidthehusbanddowhenthewifesfingergothurt?Whatdoesthisshow?2.Whatdidthehusbandexpectfromhiswife?Whatdoesthisshow?3.Isthecutsymbolicofsomething?第28页/共49页TextAnalysisD

37、etailed AnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphraseHehopedthatsheappreciatedhowquicklyhehadcometoheraid.Hedactedoutofconcernforher,hethoughtthatitwouldbeanicegestureonherpartnottostartupthatconversationagain,ashewastiredofit.(para.21)done by hercome to help herbecause he cared about herQuestion:Whatdoesthissh

38、owaboutthehusband?Paraphrasing:Hehopedthathiswifewasgratefulthathehadhelpedhersoquickly.Hediditbecausehereallycaredaboutherandhethoughtthatsheshouldshowherconcernforhiminreturnbynotcontinuingtheconversationbecausehedidnotwantto.第29页/共49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartII:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhras

39、esSentence PatternGrammarWordsplunge;rummage;dabPhrasesout of concern for;on her partSentence PatternGrammar第30页/共49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartII:ExerciseTranslate the following sentences into English,using words in the brackets.1.他把脸扎进一盆冷水里，想借此清醒清醒头脑。(plunge)He plunged his face into a bowl o

40、f cold water to clear up his mind.2.现在看来什么也不能阻止这个国家陷入一片混乱。(plunge)It seems that nothing can save the country from its plunge into chaos.3.有些婚姻因性格不合而破裂，有的因原则问题而破裂。(break)Some marriages break up because of personality clashes and some because of principle problems.4.我们会尽可能地提供帮助，但也需要你们做出努力。(part)Well d

41、o all we can to help but efforts on your part are also required.5.为了关心在寒冷的冬夜里无家可归的人们，政府设立了这些临时收容所。(concern)The government set up these temporary shelters out of concern for the homeless on the cold winter nights.第31页/共49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartIII:MainIdea1.Howdidthewifepursuetheargumentaf

42、terthehusbanddressedherwound?Whydidshedoso?2.“TheonlyblackgirlIeverknewwasmypartnerinthedebatingclub.”(para.28)Isthisremarkcontrarytowhathesaidinthefirstpart?3.Whatdidthehusbandmeanwhenhesaid“ifyouwereblackyouwouldntbeyou?”Doyouagree?4.Whydidthehusbandfeelcornered?5.Didthehusbandknowwhatwasexpectedo

43、fhim?6.Whydidthehusbandrefusetosay“yes”?第32页/共49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartIII:SentenceParaphraseTherewasnopossiblewayofarguingwiththefactthatshewouldnotbeherselfifshewereblack.(para.32)introducing an appositive clause which explains what the fact isQuestion:Whatdidthehusbandmean?Compare:1.Do

44、youaccepttheviewthatpeoplefromdifferentculturesshouldnotmarry?2.Doyouaccepttheviewthatissopopularamongthestudents?1.Appositiveclause2.Relativeclause第33页/共49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartIII:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentence PatternGrammarWordsspray;unattached;cornerPhrasesput it that waySent

45、ence Patternthe fact+that+appositive clauseGrammarsubjunctive mood第34页/共49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartIII:ExerciseCompare the structure of the sentences and translate them into Chinese.1.How do you explain the fact that my missing purse is under your pillow?(appositive clause)2.How do you expl

46、ain the fact that we have just discovered?(relative clause)3.What do you think of the idea that we put aside some money each month for a trip in summer holiday?4.What do you think of the idea that we discussed just now?5.I cant accept the reason that you simply didnt get my message.6.I cant accept t

47、he reason that is clearly made up in a hurry.第35页/共49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartIII:ExerciseLearn the subjunctive mood in the following sentences.1.She would not be herself if she were black.2.You wouldnt have married me if Id been black.3.You would probably have been going out with a black g

48、uy if you had been black.Respond to the following questions.1.What would you do if you were given a large sum of money?2.The old woman found a wallet on the pavement and waited for hours in the cold wind for its owner.What would you have done if you had been in that situation?3.The school was funded

49、 to pull down the old classrooms and build new ones.What would have been the students doing if they hadnt been given the money?第36页/共49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartIV:MainIdea1.Whatdidthewifedoafterherhusbandanswered“No”?2.Howdidshefeel?3.Howdidthehusbandreact?Why?4.Howdidthehusbandsfeelingscha

50、nge?5.Whatbroughtaboutthechange?第37页/共49页TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartIV:SentenceParaphraseHeknewthatshewastooangrytobeactuallyreadingit,butshedidntsnapthroughthepagesthewayhewouldhavedone.Sheturnedthemslowly,asifshewerestudyingeveryword.Shewasdemonstratingherindifferencetohim,andithadtheeffecth