现代大学英语精读1第二版第八课课文分析课件

Lesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersPartThreeTextAppreciationENTERTextAppreciationLesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersTextanalysis

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FurtherdiscussionWritingdevices1.ConsistencyofTense2.PronounPreferenceSentenceparaphraseContentsLesson12-TheKindnessofStrangers

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ofthestoryTextAnalysisHaveyougotthekeyelementsinthestory?Lesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersTextAnalysisTheauthorofthisarticletriestotellpeoplethatbasedonhispersonalexperience,onecanstilldependonthekindnessofstrangersintheUnitedStates.ThemeofthestoryThethemeissummedupattheveryend.TheendofTheme.

Part1(paras.1—)about:

Part2(paras.)about:Part3(paras.)about:Part4(paras.)about:Lesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersTextAnalysisStructureofthetext45—78—1112—15Thereasonwhytheauthordecidedtostartonthisjourney.

Theauthor’splanforthetrip.Theauthorwastreatedwithkindnesseverywherehewent.Theauthor’sexperienceattheWilson’s.TheendofStructure.

Lesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersTextAnalysisHehadhisthumboutandheldagascaninhisotherhand.InPara.1Question:Whydidtheyoungmandolikethat?Thisistheusualgestureofhitchhikerswhentheyaskforafreeride.Thegascanisobviouslymeanttoexplainwhytheyneedthisfavor.(Theyhaverunoutofgas.)Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersTextAnalysisDoesanyonestopanymore?...Couldanyonerelyonthekindnessofstrangersthesedays?InPara.3Question:Whydidtheauthoraskthesequestions?Americansareknownasgenerouspeople.“Lovethyneighbor”and“Beyourbrother’skeeper”usedtobetheirnationalmottoes.Inrecentdecades,however,thingshavechanged.Peopleseemtohavebecomemoreandmoreindifferenttootherpeople’sneeds.Crimerateshaveincreasedseriously.Moreandmorepeopleareworriedaboutthegeneralmoraldecay.Theauthorwantedtofindoutthefact.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersTextAnalysis

Question:Whydidtheauthorsayso?Theauthorwasdeeplytouched.Hesaidthistoemphasizethekindnessandcourageofthetwooldladies,nottosuggestthatitwaswrongorstupid.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Ididn’tknowwhethertokissthemorscoldthemforstopping.InPara.8Lesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersWritingDevicesTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Rememberthatifyou'rewritinginthepresenttense,don'tshifttothepasttense(orviceversa)unlessyouhaveagoodreasontodoso.Forinstance,inthesentencesbelowthereisnoreasontoswitchfromthepresenttense.Thisisespeciallytruewhenwritingpapersaboutliterature:whereverpossible,stayinthepresenttense.TenseConsistencyLesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersWritingDevicesTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Rememberthatifyou'rereferringtoyou,orwe,or

I,orone,trytoremainconsistentlywithinthesamecase.

Youshouldobservethiscarefullywheneveryouwrite.

PronounPreferenceLesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersWritingDevicesTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Thecasesofnounsandpronounsarereviewedinthefollowing:

PronounPreferenceInToniMorrison'sTheBluestEye,wefindthenarratortobeoneofthefewsuccessfulcharactersintermsofmoraldevelopment.However,eventhenarrator,yousoonrealize,isseriouslyflawed.Confusion

We'veshiftedfromthefirst-personplural"we"(quitecommonwhenwritingaboutliterature)tothesecond-person,singular"you“.Lesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersWritingDevicesThecasesofnounsandpronounsarereviewedinthefollowing:

PronounPreferenceInToniMorrison'sTheBluestEye,wefindthenarratortobeoneofthefewsuccessfulcharactersintermsofmoraldevelopment.However,eventhenarrator,wesoonrealize,isseriouslyflawed.RepairWork

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Lesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersSentenceParaphrase1

Ineverevenliftedmyfootofftheaccelerator.(Para.2)thepartofacarthatcanmakethecargofasterwhenyoupressit

Theauthorwasreallyshocked—howhecouldhavebeensoindifferent,sounfeelingandsounsympathetic.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersSentenceParaphrase2

…throughthelandofthealmightydollar.(Para.5)thecountryinwhichmoneyhasmuchpowerasGod,herereferingtotheUnitedStates.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersSentenceParaphrase4

…atruckerpulledover,lockinghisbrakessohardheskiddedonthegrassshoulder.(Para.9)truck-driverputting(slammingin/applying)hisbrakestoslidesidewaysandbecomeoutofcontrolTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersSentenceParaphrase5

ButIhatetosee…(Para.9)

Thepropertranslationwouldbe:我真不愿见到……

Examples:Ihatetodisturbyou,butcouldyoutakealookatmycomputer?Ireallyhatetoaskmyparentsformoney.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersSentenceParaphrase

Completethefollowingsentencesinvolvingtheuseof“fact”followedbyanappositiveclause.

Iwasverymuchimpressedbythefactthat_________.Thefactthat____________showsthatagricultureisstillourgreatestproblem.Wecannotignorethefactthat____________.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersSentenceParaphrase7

Theexecutivedirector…handedmeabrochureforalocalcampground.(Para.12)canbetranslatedas执行董事，常务经理，主管人员，etc.athinbookgivinginformationoradvertisingsth.(AmE)anareawherepeoplecancampthatoftenprovideswater,gas,foodandotherservices.Itisestimatedthattherearemorethan16,000suchcampgroundsintheUnitedStates.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersSentenceParaphrase9

Tellyouwhat.(Para.12)“(I’ll)tellyouwhat”isusedwhenyouaresuggestingorofferingsth.Moreexamples:

a)I’dliketogoverymuch.Butit’stoofaraway.

Tellyouwhat.Youtakemycar.I’mnotgoinganywheretoday.b)Iwon’tbeabletocomebackhomeuntil7:00.ButIhavetopickupmysonat5:30.

Tellyouwhat.I’llpickupyoursonandbringhimtomyplace.BTLEWTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson12-TheKindnessofStrangersSentenceParaphrase10

Hiswife,…aseventh-gradescienceteacher,wascookingapotroast…(Para.13)