现代大学英语第一册UnitthreeMessageoftheLand课件

1、1Unit three Message of the Land Pira Sudham2Message of the LandPira SudhamAbout the Author: background / works /comments / mapAbout the Textfigures of speech / word study / understandingIn-class DiscussionAfter-class Activities3About the AuthorPira Sudham spent his childhood in the rice fields on th

2、e Korat Plateau, helping his parents and tending a herd of buffaloes until he went to Bangkok(曼谷/泰国首都) at the age of fourteen to be a servant to monks in a Buddhist temple where he was also admitted to a school. To support himself through high school and the first year at the Faculty of Arts(文学院), C

3、hulalongkorn University, he sold souvenirs to tourists until he won a New Zealand(新西兰大洋洲) government scholarship to study English literature at Auckland(奥克兰/新西兰港市) University and later at Victoria University, Wellington(惠灵顿/新西兰）. 4About the AuthorHis writings began to appear in literary publications

4、 in New Zealand, Hong Kong and the United States before his first book, Tales of Thailand was published in 1983, followed by People of Esarn in 1987. He has lived for over ten years in Australia and the United Kingdom, where he wrote Monsoon Country (1988), and its sequel, The Force of Karma (2002).

5、 Pira Sudham is the Thai author writing in English who was nominated for the 1990 Nobel Prize for Literature. His novel and short stories provide insights into Thai life, particularly that of rural northeast Thailand.56About the TextStructurePart 1: The wifes speech (para. 1- ) (para. - )Part 2: The

6、 farmers speech (para. - 11)The wife tells us briefly about each member of her family and how all her children left. This part focuses on the changes that she finds she cant adjust to.The farmer tells us what he thinks are the roots of all evils. He also tells us what joys he finds in life and in fa

7、rming. 34787About the Text Figures of SpeechA simile is a brief comparison , usually introduced by the preposition “like” or the conjunction “as”, and etc.Simile：A simile consists of two parts: tenor and vehicle. The tenor is the primary subject; the vehicle is the thing to which the main subject is

8、 compared to. （明喻）8About the Text Figures of SpeechRecords (fell)like ripe apples (on a windy day).The data processing (is going on)as (slow) as a snailsubject / tenorsimile markerreference/ vehicleExamples: 9About the Text Figures of Speech A metaphor is also a comparison.The difference is that a s

9、imile compares things explicitly- that is , it states literally that X is like Y. A metaphor compares things implicitly. Read literally, it does not state that things are alike; it says that they are the same thing, that they are identical.Metaphor:（隐喻，暗喻）10About the Text Figures of Speechsubject /

10、tenorreference/ vehicleCape Cod (is the bared and bended)arm of (Massachusetts)He (is)a wolf (in sheeps clothing). Examples:11About the Text Figures of SpeechQ: Can you find some examples of the usage of simile in the text?1. Sometimes, they get bullied and insulted, and it is like knife piercing my

11、 heart. 2. It is no longer fertile, bleeding year after year, and like us getting old and exhausted. 3. When each of them has a pair of jeans, they are off like birds on the wing.12About the TextSentence Paraphrase1. My husband moved into our house as is the way with us in Esarn.(When we got married

12、) my husband came to live in our house. It was the tradition here in Esarn that the bridegroom should come to live with the brides family.2. Often they sent some money to us and tell us that they are doing well. I know this is not always true. although they always tell us that everything is fine wit

13、h them. I know they also have difficulties and problems. They just do not tell us because they dont want us to worry.13About the TextSentence Paraphrase3. Sometimes, they get bullied and insulted, and it is like a knife piercing my heart. When I hear about their hardships, I feel very sad.4. Its eas

14、ier for my husband . He has ears which dont hear, a mouth which doesnt speak, and eyes that dont see. News about my childrens problems doesnt make my husband as sad. He doesnt bother about what is happening around us and to our children. He never says anything about them.14About the TextSentence Par

15、aphrase5. All of them remain my children in spite of their long absence. Although they are often away for a long time, I love and care about them as always because they are my children.6. Our piece of land is small, and it is no longer fertile, bleeding year after year, and like us, getting old and

16、exhausted. Our land is getting poorer with each passing year, like us who are getting old, weak and tired.15Only ten years ago, you could darter for things, but now its all cash. Just ten years ago, you could exchange one thing for another, but today we have to use money to get everything we need.8.

17、 In my day, if I were to put on a pair of trousers like they do now, lightning would strike me. When I was young, I surely would be punished by God if I ever wore the kind of trousers they wear today.About the TextSentence Paraphrase16About the TextSentence Paraphrase9. My eyes do see- they see more

18、 than they should. My ears do hear-they hear more than is good for me.Im not what my wife says I am. I do see and hear- I see and hear too much evil, too many ugly and terrible things, things that I wish I did not have to see and hear. And this is not good for me. 10. Still the land could not tie th

19、em down or call them back.My children grew up and had happy days on this land. But this couldnt prevent them from leaving or making them return. -end17About the TextWord Studymarry: vt./vi. They married young. John is going to marry Jane.marry sb off He married his daughter off to a rich man.married

20、: a.be married to sb. He is married to a famous writer.married to sth.: dedicated to sth He is married to his work.marriage: n. 18About the TextWord Studyafford to: can / could/ be able + afford sth to do sth They walked because they couldnt afford (to take) taxi. I mustnt annoy my boss because I ca

21、nt afford to lose my job. 他告诉我公司无法支付如此巨额的工资。 He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.19About the TextWord Studynow and then: now and again; occasionallyhere and there: everywhereups and downs: alternate good and bad luck 盛衰, 沉浮ins and outs: the details and complexities (

22、of sth) 详情、细节; 底细, 来龙去脉20in spite of: (used as a prep.) regardless of; despite 尽管下雨我还是出去了。 despite (prep.): without being affected by 尽管天气不好，我们的假期仍过得很愉快。 regardless of: (used as a prep.) (infml) paying no attention to 他怎么想就怎么说，不考虑别人的情绪。 About the TextWord StudyI went out in spite of the rain. Despit

23、e the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday.He says what he thinks, regardless of other peoples feelings. 21About the TextWord Studymind ones own :mind ones own business: not interfere in other peoples affairmind ones own ps and qs: be careful and polite about what one says or does22bleed: v. (bled; bl

24、ed) loose or emit blood bleed to deathbleed for sth: suffer wounds or die (for a cause ,ones country) 我心里为这些挨饿的孩子感到悲痛。 bleed sb for sth: (infml) extort (money) from sb 勒索； 老板力图从雇工们身上榨取出每一分钱。 About the TextWord StudyMy heart bleeds for the starving children. The boss tried to bleed his employees for

25、every penny.23About the TextWord Studybarter: v./ n. exchange (goods, property, etc) for other goods, etc without using moneybarter sth for sth: 农民们用大米换机器。 我们决不拿原则做交易。barter with sb for sth: The prisoners tried to barter with the guards for their freedom.Farmers bartered rice for machinery.We will n

26、ever barter away principles.24About the TextWord Studyreplace: v. -put back in its place 杂志阅后放回原处。 -take the place of 有什么东西能取代母亲的爱和关怀吗? -provide a substitute for sb / sth replace a broken window with a new one Replace the magazines after reading.Can anything replace a mothers love and care?25About t

27、he TextWord Studyspring: v. jump from the ground in a single movement spring out of bed 从床上跳起来 spring to action 突然行动起来spring from sth: have sth as a source or origin Hatred often springs from fear.spring up: appear, develop, grow, etc. quickly or suddenly 微风已开始吹拂。 我的家乡建了许多工厂。 A breeze has sprung up.

28、 Many new factories have sprung up in my home town.26About the TextWord Studyfashion: n. in / after the fashion of sb: (fml) like sb She paints in the fashion of Picasso. act after sb.s fashion 照某人的样子去做come into / be in fashion: become or be populargo / be out of fashion: become outdatedfashionable:

29、 a.barber: n.hairdresser: n. beautician: n.27About the TextWord Studyoccur: v. happen 事故发生在五点钟。occur to sb: come into (a persons mind) 我想到一个主意。It never occurred to her that he might be cheating her.occurrence: n. event; incident, happeningincident: n. unimportant or minor things happenedevent: n. a

30、happening of importanceThe accident occurred at five oclock. An idea has occurred to me. 28About the Text Word Studya bag of bones: a very thin person or animal. 骨瘦如柴的人 The cat was just a bag of bones.bag and baggage: with all ones belongings, often suddenly or secretly ; adv带着全部财产 Her tenant left,

31、bag and baggage, without paying the rent.be in the bag: (of an result, outcome) be as desired 俗确实无疑, 稳操胜券Her re-election is in the bag.bag of moonshine 无稽之谈29About the TextWord Studyrag: n. torn, odd cloth I use a rag to clean my bike.rags: (pl.) old, worn or torn clothes 这件衬衫已穿得破烂不堪。 The shirt was

32、worn to rags.30tie sb down to sth: restrict sb to certain conditions Children do tie you down, dont they?tie sb up: - (use passive) occupy sb so that he has no time for other things Im tied up in a meeting until 3 p.m. 交通因意外事故而受阻。tie n.这场比赛打成平局。 About the TextWord StudyThe traffic was tied up by the

33、 accident. The game ended in a tie.31About the TextWord Studypass sth on to sb: hand or give sth to sb else, Pass the book on to me when youve finished with it. 请把这句话传给你的老板。pass sth down: (esp passive) pass sth from one generation to the next 这些珠宝在我们家代代相传已有好几百年的历史了。pass sth up: (infml) refuse to acc

34、ept a chance, an opportunity, 永远不要放弃学习的机会Please pass the word to your boss.These jewels have been passed down in our family from generation to generation for hundreds of years.Never pass up a chance to learn.32After-class Discussion Questions:What is the style of writing adopted in the text? Colloqu

35、ial.What is the message in the old couples mind? What do you think of the message? Love of land, love of physical labor, and above all, love of family. 33The End34Tales of Thailand Out of the relocation of millions of people in the path of dam constructions and eucalyptus (桉树) plantations, the suppr

36、ession of wages and the price of agricultural produce, the forceful drive to gain more land to grow eucalyptus trees, the corruption, prostitution, child trade, slave labour, the horror of the Thailand-Burma(缅甸亚洲) Death Railway during the World War II, the economic crisis in July 1997, the war to wi

37、n the people in impoverished Esarn in the seventies and the daily grind in the Mother of Gridlock Bangkok(曼谷)come tales of hope and tales of woe, tales of acceptance and tales of the struggle for survival that become Tales of Thailand.About the Author35About the AuthorPeople of EsarnPira Sudham conv

38、eys the inner voices of his subjects regardless of how illiterate, timid and insignificant they seem in their daily lives. Their simplicity and sensitivity come through his direct and clear prose, yet moving and touching. He writes with understanding and compassion for his people. Foreign writers wr

39、iting about the Thai people look at Thailand from the outside, but Pira Sudham writes about his people and country as seen from the inside. This is one of the things that makes them so fascinating. 36About the AuthorMonsoon Country It depicts the problems of social transition in present day Thailand and gives insights into Thai life in the rural northeast. It is set in Thailand, England and Germany to convey the cultural tension between