Mark Twain-the mirror of America第一部分课文讲解

MarkTwain

---MirrorofAmerica

Madeby:ChanelLuoPara1~3TextAnalysisMirrorofAmerica“Mirror〞Isapieceofglassorothershinny/polishedsurfacethatreflectsimages.Here,itisametaphor.Itmeansafaithfulrepresentationordescriptionofsomething(theUSA).WhydoestheauthorsaythatMarkTwainisthemirrorofAmerica?MarkTwain:SamuelLanghorneClemensHisLife______HistoricEventsofUSATrampprinter印刷工--ProsperousRiverpilot领航员--MississippiRiverTranscontinentalRailroadsGuerrilla游击队员--TheCivilWarProspector淘金者--GoldRushReporter记者--WestwardExpansionCorrespondent通信员--Europe,theHolyLandWriter作家--TomSawyer’sinnocenceHuckFinn’sexperienceTheassertionthatMarkTwainisthemirrorofAmericaismadeintwosenses.MarkTwain’sexciting,adventuresomelifestoriesthemselvesmirrorapartoftrueAmericanhistory,andthelifeofordinaryAmericanpeople.MarkTwainSecond,hislifeexperiencefurnishedhimwithawideknowledgeofhumanity,aswellaswiththeperfectgraspoflocalcustomsandspeech,whichMarkTwainhasmanifestedsowellinhiswriting.Hisworksmirrortherealsocietyofhistime.Thewholesentencestructure:parallelism.remember…as…

e.g.鲁迅创造了阿Q,这是大多数的中国人所熟知的.

MostChinesepeoplerememberLuxunasthefatherofAhQu.Father:metaphor,heremeansthecreatorortheauthor.cruisethrougheternalboyhood：journeythroughlastingboyhood

endlesssummeroffreedomandadventure：longsummerfulloffreeandadventurousactivitiesEternal&Endless:hyperbole夸张,这两个词说明哈克贝利费恩和汤姆索亚两个人物会永远活在读者心中,突出了马克吐温笔下的两个文学形象的永恒魅力.Idylliccruise诗情画意的旅程

Idyllic:asimplehappyperiodoflife,ofteninthecountry,orascenefromsuchatime.cruise:aseavoyageforpleasure,especiallyoneonalargeshipandlastingforseveraldaysorweeks.MostAmericansrememberMarkTwainasthefatherofHuckFinn'sidylliccruisethrougheternalboyhoodandTomSawyer'sendlesssummeroffreedomandadventure.

In-deed,thisnation'sbest-lovedauthorwaseverybitasadventurous,patriotic,romantic,andhumorousasanyonehaseverimagined.everybitas…as:justas…as,quiteas…as完全，同样的

e.g.Heiseverybitascleverasyouare.

AdventurousPatrioticRomanticHumorousDotheyhavedeepmeaningsapartfromtheirliteralmeanings?“Adventurous〞MarkTwainlikedtotrysomethingnew,likeanewlife,anewplaceandnewwritingskillsandsoon.“patriotic〞showshisstrongpassionorloveforhiscountry,countrymenandnaturalscenery.“romantic〞idealistic,emotionalandartistic.“humorous〞hemadepeoplelaugh,broughtthemfunandjoy,hiswritingisfullofwittylanguages.FurtherunderstandingoftheseadjectivesCynical愤世嫉俗的acynic—denyingthesincerityofpeople’smotivesandactions;seeingnogoodnessinhumanbehavior.havinglittlefaithinhumansincerityorgoodness.E.G.acynicalman/acynicalattitude/acynicalsmile

Profound:toemphasizethatsth.isverygreatandintense深度的,深远的E.G.Hislove/feelingforhiscountrywasprofound.

deal:togive,togiveout,tostrike,todistribute给予dealsb.ablow…tocausesb.greatdifficulties

Hedealtmeahardblowonthechin.obsess:v.Tooccupythemindofexcessively,keepthinkingaboutsth.andfinditdifficulttothinkaboutanythingelse.使着迷,困扰Thefearofdeathobsessedherthroughoutheroldage.frailty:aweaknessofcharacterorbehavior.虚弱,弱点Oneofthefrailtiesofhumannatureislaziness.Frailty,thynameiswoman!(Hamlet)“Ablackwallofnight〞---Rhetoricdevice,Structure,Imply?Rhetoricdevice---Metaphor,comparethedarknightastheblackwallStructure---n.+of(像…)+n.Imply---thecolor“black〞or“dark〞and“night〞---impliessomethinghopeless.oppositeto“day〞and“daybreak’and“light〞----“hope〞or“hopefulness〞.“ablackwallofnight〞----“despairandhopelessness〞.e.g.Hedidnotseeabrightfuturebutadarkoneandahopelessone.tramp:流浪汉apersonwhohasnohomeorpermanentjobandverylittlemoneyguerrilla游击队员amemberofanunofficialfightgroupwhichattackstheenemyinsmallgroupsunexpectedly.Starry-eyedoptimist耽于幻象的乐天派apersondisposedtotakeafavorableofviewofthingsacid-tonguedcynic语言尖刻的挖苦家apersonwhobelievestheworstaboutpeopleortheoutcomeofeventsrangeacross浪迹totravelwithoutanydefiniteplanordestination,afairlyliteraryuse.同义词区别:wander,range,saunter,strollRangetotravelwithoutanydefiniteplanordestination,afairlyliteraryuse.Wanderimpliestheabsenceofafixedcourseormoreorlessindifferencetoacoursethathasbeenfixedorotherwiseindicated.Thetermmayimplythemovementofawalkerwhetherhumanoranimal,butitmaybeusedofanythingcapableofdirection.漫游,徘徊Saunterstressesaleisurelypaceandinidleandcarefreemind.漫步,闲逛Stroll

differsfromsaunterchieflyintheimplicationsofanobjective,(assight-seeingorexercise)pursuedwithouthasteandsometimeswithwanderingfromoneplacetoanother.散步,漫步Howtounderstandthesentence“digestingthenewAmericanexperiencebeforesharingitwiththeworldaswriterandlecturer〞?Possibleanswers:MarkTwaintravelledaroundtheworldandwroteaboutthingsortheexperiencethathehadbeenobservedandabsorbed.Heactedasacarriertospreadorintroducehisideaandhisinformationtohisreadersthroughhisbooksorlectures.Heredigestmeansthatyouthinkaboutit,understandit,andrememberit.WhydidMarkTwainadopthispennamemeaning"twofathomsdeep〞?Drawreaders’attention~ThesailingexperiencetakesupanimportantpartinhisheartImpressthelistenersanautical(航海的)termusedbysailorstoreportsoundingsnavigable:可通航的

deepandwideenoughtoallowshipstotravelattest:证实,证明

toshowtobetrue,togiveproofof,todeclaresolemnlyartery:动脉,干线bloodvesselthatcarriesbloodfromthehearttotherestofthebody,hereisametaphor,todescribeitasthemaintransportationkeelboat:龙骨船

alongbaralongthebottomofaboatorshipfromwhichthewholeframeoftheboatorshipisbuiltup.thefirstmajorcommerce最重要的商品

themostimportantcommoditiesLumber木材treetrunks,logsorplanks,timberTheMississippiriverTheMississippiRiveristhesecondlongestriversystemintheUnitedStates.TheMississippiflows2,340milesfromitssourcetoitsmouthintheGulfofMexico.Today,itisoftencalled“OldManRiver〞.Deltacountry河口三角洲地区Deltaisthe4thletteroftheGreekalphabet,whichisshapedlikeatriangle.Thereforeanythingintheshapeofadelta,esp.adepositofsandandsoilformedatthemouthofsomeriversiscalledadelta.Molasses糖浆

thethickbrownuncrystallized(非结晶的)bittersyrupobtainedfromsugarduringrefiningBasin流域

Abasinofalargeriveristheareaoflandaroundit.Fromthebasinwaterandstreamsrundownintotheriver.theYellowRiverBasin.Drain流干tocausetobecomegraduallydryorempty◆GiveabriefaccountofTwain’sexperiencebeforehebecameawriter.

Heusedtomovehereandthere,andhefirstworkedasaprinter,thenariverpilot,aConfederateguerrilla,agoldminer.Whenhewasyoung,heembodiedhopeandbeautifuldreams,sohewasquiteoptimistic.Butlaterhebecamemorecynicalandsarcastic.artery&heart&drainmetaphor“artery动脉〞---mainroute“heart心脏〞---thecentralpartorcenter“drain流干〞---tocauseliquidflowaway(排走)

itliterallymeanstheMississippiRiverdrainedthevastareaalongitsbanks.TheMississ