现代大学英语精读1-Unit3

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ackgroundWarmingupWBTRMessageoftheLandQuestions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesWarmingupUnit3WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesWBTRLookup“land,”“soil,”“dirt”and“mud”inyourdictionariesandtelltheirdifferences.WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesWBTRInterview:1.Organizetheclassintogroupsof4withoneasareporterandtheother3asinterviewees.2.Topic:Chineseuniversitystudents’viewofthelifeandpeopleinthecountryside3.Timearrangement:5minutesfortheinterviewand2minutesfortheinterviewertoreporttotheclass.Check-onPreviewFillintheblankswithwordsfromthetextintheirproperforms.Inthelocalmarket,thefarmersb_____farmproduceforsalt,oilandothernecessities.Afterthepicnic,thelawnisl_______withplasticbags,fruitpeels,wastepaperandemptycans.Schoolsinthecountrysidesufferfromaseveres_______ofteachersandfunds.Whenwefinallyarrivedafterhours’walkingintherain,wewerealle________.Tocutcosts,thecompanyhasdecidedtor______experiencedstaffwithyoungeremployeesonlowersalaries.（答案见备注栏）WBTRWarmingupCheck-onPreviewMarkeachofthestatements“T”fortrueor“F”forfalse.Thefarmerinheritedthelandfromhisfatherandwantedtopassitdowntohischildren.Thewomanlovedherchildrendearlyandwasveryconcernedabouttheirlifeawayfromhome,whileherhusbanddidnotcareabit.Thevillagersusedtogrowtheirownfood,maketheirowncrafts,anddigtheirownwell,butnowtheyhavetohirepeopletodoeverything.Thewomandislikedmostofthechangeshappeninginhervillageandwantedeverythingasithadbeen.Wecaninferthattheauthorcriticizestheoldcoupleforbeingold-fashioned,stubborn,andunabletoadjustthemselvestothechanges.答案见备注栏WBTRWarmingupObjectivesWBTRMasterthelanguageitemslisted.Knowsomethingabouttheauthorandhisworks.Appreciatethewritingstyleandmetaphorsused.Thinkaboutsuchtopicsasurbanizationandglobalizationandformyourownopinions.WarmingupBackgroundGenreAuthorBWTRUnit3Messageofthe

LandBackgroundHisLifeBWTR

BorninaremoteEsarnvillageinThailandFirstlanguageLaoTempleboyinBangkokat14Thailand’stopuniversityScholarshiptoNewZealandtostudyEnglish30-yearodysseythroughNewZealand,Australia,HongKong,theUK,Germany,andSwitzerlandRetiredtoasolitarylifeinhishomevillagein1997,helpingneedystudentsandteachersinaprivateschoolwithfundssetupbyhimselfPiraSudham(1942-)AuthorBackgroundHisWorksBWTRSiameseDrama(laterrenamedTalesofThailand)(1983)PeopleofEsarn(1987)MonsoonCountry(1988)TheForceofKarma(2002)AuthorBackgroundHisInfluenceBWTR

OneofThailand’sbestknownnovelistsNomineeofthe1990NobelPrizein

Literature“DavidofThailand”Sudham’sworksareconcernedwithsocial-economic-politicalchangesoccurringinThailand.Widelyreadandhighlyacclaimed,hisbookshavegivenavoicetothepoorandthevoiceless.Thesimplicityandsensitivityofthepoorandthelowcomethroughhisdirectandclearprose,yetmovingandtouching.AuthorBackgroundGenreBWTREssaybasedonaninterviewInterviewer:theauthorInterviewees:afarmerandhiswifeTopic:lifeinthecountryDetailedAnalysisLanguageStyleStructureThemeTWBRMessageoftheLandUnit3TextAnalysisTextAnalysisThemeUrbanizationandresistance?Industrializationandthedeathoftraditionalhandicrafts?Developmentandthelossoftradition?TWBRTextAnalysisStructureTWBRThewifetalksabouttheland,herfamilyandherchildren.Thewifetalksaboutthechangesshedislikesandcan’tadjustto.Thefarmertalksaboutthereasonforhissilence,hisworryabouttheirlandandthejoyhefindsinlifeandfarming.

PartI:thewife’sspeech

PartII:thefarmer’sspeech(para.8—11)

(para.1—3)

(para.4—7)TextAnalysisLanguageStyleColloquialismSmallandsimplewordsShortsentencesStraightforwardlanguageFiguresofspeechusedtoachievevivid,expressiveandappropriatedescriptionSimileMetaphorPersonificationZeugmaTextAnalysisLanguageStyleSimile:…itislikeaknifepiercingmyheart.Metaphor:

…thisbagofbonesdressedinragscanstillplantandreapricefrommorningtilldusk.Personification:Ourpieceoflandissmall,anditisnolongerfertile,bleedingyearafteryearand,likeus,gettingoldandexhausted.Zeugma:

Thesoilisnotdifficulttotillwhenthereisalotofrain,butinabadyear,it’snotonlytheploughsthatbreakbutourhearts,too.Moreexamples?TextAnalysisLanguageStyleWhatfigureofspeechisusedintheunderlinedpartofeachsentence?1.Thesenatorpickeduphishataswellashiscourage.

2.HowsoonhathTime,thesubtlethiefofyouth,stolenonhiswingmythreeandtwentiethyear!

3.Thesoftcoolbreezemovesthesheaves,whichrippleandshimmerlikewavesofgold.

4.Allnightlongshesangwithherbreastagainstthethorn,andthecoldcrystalMoonleanedandlistened.

答案见备注栏TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisMainIdeaSentenceParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExercisePartIPartIIPartIIITWBRTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:MainIdeaWhydoesthewifestartherconversationwiththeland?HowisthefamilyorganizationinEsarndifferentfromours?Whatdothewoman’schildrendo?Howdothemotherandchildrenfeeltowardseachother?Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherhusband?Doyoubelievewhatshesays?Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheirland?Howdoesshefeeltowardsit?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphraseMyhusbandmovedintoourhouseasisthewaywithusinEsarn.(para.1)relativepronoun,subjectoftherelativeclause,meaningwhatismentionedinthemainclauseParaphrasing:Whenwegotmarried,wefollowedthetraditioninEsarnandmyhusbandcametolivewithmyfamily.

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisHehasearswhichdon’thear,amouthwhichdoesn’tspeak,andeyesthatdon’tsee.(para.2)Question:

Doesthewifereallymeanthatherhusbandisdeaf,dumbandblind?Paraphrasing:Hedoesnotnoticewhatishappeningaroundusandtoourchildren,nordoesheexpresshisthoughtsandfeelings.(Thewomaniscomplainingthatherhusbanddoesnotbotherabouttheirchildren’stroubles.)PartI:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphrase

…anditisnolongerfertile,bleedingyearafteryearand,likeus,gettingoldandexhausted.(para.3)

Paraphrasing:Ourlandisgettingpoorerwitheachpassingyear,likeuswhoaregettingold,weakandtired.personificationTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis…butinabadyear,it’snotonlytheploughsthat

breakbutourhearts,too.(para.3)Paraphrasing:

Whenthereisadraught,thesoilissohardthatitbreakstheploughsandwefeelsosadthatourheartsbreaktoo.emphaticformPartI:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternGrammaraffordoffmindremainbelongtoinspiteoftheemphaticform“as”tointroducearelativeclauseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:ExerciseTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,using

as

tointroducearelativeclause.1.她是老师，从她说话就能看出来。2.学习语言往往是女孩子比男孩子快。3.他总是到最后一分钟才完成作业，这是他的习惯。Key:1.Sheisateacher,asisclearfromthewayshetalks.

2.Asisoftenthecase,girlslearnalanguagemorequicklythanboys.3.Healwaysfinisheshishomeworkatthelastminute,asishishabit.RefertoEx.2onp.64formore.

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:MainIdeaSummarizethechangesthathavetakenplaceinthevillage.Howisthewoman’sgenerationdifferentfromtheyounggeneration?Whatisthefunctionofthefirstsentenceinparagraph5?Whatarethesignificancesof“pigs”,“waterbuffaloes”and“jeans”tothewomanandtheyoungpeople?Whatisthewoman’sattitudetowardsthesechanges?Whatisthewoman’sphilosophyoflife?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphrase

Onlytenyearsago,youcouldbarterforthings,butnowit’sallcash.(para.4)Paraphrasing:Justtenyearsago,wecouldexchangeonethingforanother,butnowwehavetobuyeverythingfromthemarket.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisShopshavesprungup,filledwithcolorfulplasticthingsandgoodswehavenousefor.(para.4)Paraphrasing:Shopshavesuddenlyappearedinthevillagesellingattractiveplasticthingsandthingswedon’tneed.relativeclausemodifying“thingsandgoods”pastparticipleaspostmodifierPartII:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis

Asforme,Iwouldn’tchange,couldn’tchangeevenifIwantedto.(para.7)Paraphrasing:Ididn’twanttochangemyselfandmylife,andactuallyIdidnothavetheabilitytochangeevenifIwantedto.wasunwillingtowasunabletoPartII:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisYes,thisbagofbonesdressedinragscanstillplantandreapricefrommorningtilldusk.(para.7)metaphormeaningapoor,oldandweakpersonParaphrasing:ThoughI’mpoor,oldandweak,Icanstillworkinthericefieldallday.PartII:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesGrammarreplacecondemnoccurbarter…forspringuphavenouseforasforunrealcondition(Ex.1,p.63)TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Exercise1至于年内加薪,那是不可能的。(asfor)他从来没想到自己可能会错。(occur)惹怒这样一位重要的客户，我们可担当不起。(afford)个人电脑基本上已经完全取代了打字机。(replace)许多欠发达国家不得不用宝贵的自然资源来交换高科技产品。(barter)商店里有好多花哨的产品，可大多数都是农民用不上的东西。(use)

TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingwordsinbrackets.至于年内加薪,那是不可能的。(asfor)他从来没想到自己可能会错。(occur)惹怒这样一位重要的客户，我们可担当不起。(afford)个人电脑基本上已经完全取代了打字机。(replace)许多欠发达国家不得不用宝贵的自然资源来交换高科技产品。(barter)商店里有好多花哨的产品，可大多数都是农民用不上的东西。(use)答案见备注栏TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Exercise2springtoone’sfeetspringtosb’sassistancespringtomindspringintofamespringtolifespringoutofbedspringasurpriseonsb.springuplikemushroomsspringfromaristocracy一跃而起十万火急地赶去救援某人在脑海中突然闪现一举成名焕发生机从床上跳起来使某人大吃一惊雨后春笋般地涌现出身于贵族

CanyoutranslatefollowingexpressionsintoChinese?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIII:MainIdeaHowdoesthefarmercounterattackhiswife’schargeofhisindifference?Whatarethefarmer’sfeelingstowardshiswife?Fromthefarmer’stalk,whatistheforemostthinginhismind?Why?Whatjoysandhappinessdoesthefarmerfindinhislife?Whatisthefarmer’sphilosophyoflife?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIII:SentenceParaphraseIamatpeacewiththelandandtheconditionofmylife.(para.9)Paraphrasing:

Iamcontentwithmylandandacceptmysituationinlifewithoutcomplaint.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisIhavebeenforcingsilenceuponheralltheseyears,yetshehadnotoncecomplainedofanything.(para.9)Paraphrasing:Alltheseyears,Ihardlytalkwithherorlistentoher,soshehastokeepsilentaboutherthoughtsandfeelings,butshehasnevertoldanyoneelseaboutherunhappyfeelingsaboutmysilence.PartIII:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis

Stillthelandcouldnottiethemdownorcallthemback.(para.10)Paraphrasing:Mychildrengrewupandhadhappydaysonthisland,butthiscouldnotpreventthemfromleavingforcitiesorattractthembackfromcities.PartIII:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis

Sicknesscomesandgoes,andwegetbackonourfeetagain.(para.11)Paraphrasing:Inevitablywesometimesfallill,butwhenwe