unit 11 text ii a debt to dickens

1、 Unit 11 Text II A Debt to DickensPearl S. BuckvLearning Objectives Learn to identify any shift in tense in narration and see the implication in so doing.Learn to use descriptive words accurately. Organization and development of the text vSection 1 (para. 1): Stating the writing purpose: to express

2、a feeling of warm gratitude to Charles DickensvSection 2 (para. 2-3): Explaining factors that contributed to her feeling of loneliness and alienationvPara. 2: living environment of the seven-year-old childvPara. 3: her feeling of being foreign, and her longing to know more about her own folkOrganiza

3、tion and development of the textvSection 3 (para. 4-7): Explaining how she had benefited from reading DickensvPara. 4: an extraordinary accident the discovery of Dickens works and thus the discovery of her playmatesvPara. 5: the discovery meant to that small, lonely child: she entered into her own h

4、eritage by reading DickensvPara. 6-7: The reading program, which lasted for about ten years, has taught her a lot.Comprehension QuestionsIn what way is her life experience unusual?vfrom a missionarys family, brought up in ChinaHow would you describe Bucks childhood? （paragraph 2-3）vIntensely solitar

5、y (alien from her own culture, not accepted by the Chinese culture either)v“solitary”, isolated, lonely, alien, foreign v“wonder” about her own folk, how they live, play etc.v(pay attention to the literary descriptions about the childhood)Comprehension QuestionsHow did Buck come across Dickens works

6、?vOne August afternoon, (paragraph 4, detailed, vivid descriptions)Why did Dickens novels appeal so much to Buck?vIn reading Dickens, she found her way into her heritage. (She was able to identify herself with her culture, to regain her identity. 找到自我vCharacters depicted in the novels Comprehension

7、QuestionsWhy is Buck so grateful to Dickens, regarding herself owing to Dickens a great debt?vShe has been reading Dickens for about 10 years (para 6)v“He opened my eyes to people, taught me to love all sorts of peoplev“give me the zest for life, that immense joy in life and in people. v( not only s

8、atisfy her longer for her own culture, but also taught her Christian faith and shaped her morals.)Language Pointsvache/pain/pang: a bodily sensation that causes acute discomfort or sufferingvPain may range in its application from a sensation that makes one uneasily aware of some bodily disturbance o

9、r injury to a sensation resulting from severe injuries or disease and of agonizing intensity: from a sensation that is purely local to one that affects the entire body.ve.g. a pain in the fingervchest painsvhis body was wracked with pain.v An ache is a steady, dull, and often generalized pain that i

10、s frequently associated with some underlying disorder.ve.g. the ache of an abscessed toothv backache that accompanies kidney diseasevA pang is a sharp, sudden, and usually transitory pain of great intensity, especially one that recurs in spasms.ve.g. pangs have taken hold upon mevattacking them flea

11、s was a waste of time, and unless a particularly savage pang forced you into action, you just sat and let yourself be devoured.v ache (v.): feel a continuous, but not very sharp pain thereve.g. The noise of the traffic made my head ache.v an aching backv ache to do sth/for sth: want to do or have so

12、mething very muchv e.g. I was aching to tell him the good news. pain va pain in the fingervchest painsvHis body was wracked with pain.ache vthe ache of an abscessed toothvbackache that accompanies kidney diseaseache (v.)vThe noise of the traffic made my head ache.van aching backache to do sth/for st

13、hvI was aching to tell him the good news.pang vPangs have taken hold upon me.vAttacking them fleas was a waste of time, and unless a particularly savage pang forced you into action, you just sat and let yourself be devoured.obligation: vYou can look at the books without any obligation to buy.vI have

14、 certain obligations to my family.vto meet/fulfil an obligation: vbe under an obligation: to place sb under an obligation: e.g. vSigning a contract places you under a long-term obligation.perch: vA house perched on a cliff above the town.treacherous (ground or situations) particularly dangerous beca

15、use you cannot see the dangers, e.g.vThere are treacherous currents in the bay vHeritage is the most widely applicable of these words, for it may apply to anything (as a tradition, a right, a trade, or the effect of a cause) that is passed on not only to ones heir or heirs but to the generation or g

16、enerations that succeed .e.g. vour neglect of the magnificent spiritual heritage which we possess in our own history and literaturevbut the war had left its heritage of povertyof disease, of misery, of discontentInheritance applies to what passes from parent to children, whether it be money, propert

17、y, or traits of character. e.g. vmy fathers blessing, and this little coin is my inheritanceInheritance, but not heritage, may also apply to the fact of inheriting or to the means by which something passes into ones possession. e.g. vcome into possession of a property by inheritancev the power of re

18、gulating the devotion of property by inheritance or will upon the death of the ownerdip into: (a) to read short parts of a book, magazine etc, but not the whole thing; (b) to use some of an amount of money that you have.vMedical bills forced her to dip into her savings.vParents are being asked to dip i