unit6 Fool27s Paradiseppt课件.ppt

Unit6FoolsParadise,ByIsaacBashevisSinger,1,foolsparadise:黄粱美梦。A:Doesthechairmanrealizethatourcompanysbusinessisgoingdownhill?董事长知道我们公司的业务在走下坡吗?B:Idontthinkso.Imafraidheisstilllivinginafoolsparadise.我想他不知道。他恐怕还在做他的黄粱美梦呢。,2,beenaroundtheclock精通，有经验，是个老手。LetsaskJustinhowtodealwiththissituation.Hesbeenaroundtheclockafewtimes.去问问贾斯丁怎么处理这种事，他非常有经验。,3,basketcase毫无能力和希望的情景。Imreallyworried-ourcompanyislosingsomuchmoneythesedaysthatifthingsdontgetbetterinthenexttwomonthswellbeabasketcaseandhavetogooutofbusiness.我真是非常担心，我们公司这些日子亏损了那么多钱，要是在今后两个月里情况没有好转的话，我们就彻底没有希望，只好倒闭了。,4,Access，意思很多，英汉不好一一对应，先看一些例句。1、我这里上不了网。Chinglish:Icantgooninternethere.（老外还以为是你有事、或这里不适合而不能上网）Revision:Icantaccesstheweb/theinternethere.（说明想上但是上不了）2、天！今天我邮箱打不开了！Chinglish:Mygod!Icantopenmymailboxtoday!（我看也可以这么说，但是这样说不如下面的好）Revision:Mygod!Icantaccessmymailboxtoday!3、那间房子我无权进入。Clinglish:Imnotallowedtocomeintothisroom.Revision:Idonthaveaccesstothatroom.,5,6,Abouttheauthor,Singer,IsaacBashevis,19041991,Americannovelistandshort-storywriterintheYiddishlanguage.HeemigratedtotheUnitedStatesin1935andworkedinNewYorkCityasajournalistontheJewishDailyForward.In1943hebecameanAmericancitizen.SingersworkdrawsheavilyonJewishfolklore,religion,andmysticism.ThoughhewroteinYiddish,hewasfluentinEnglishandcloselysupervisedtheEnglishtranslationsofhisworks.,7,In1978hewontheNobelPrizeinLiterature,thefirstYiddish-languageauthortobesohonored.ManyofhislaterworkstreatthelonelinessofoldageandthesenseofalienationproducedinJewsbythedissolutionofvaluesthroughassimilationwiththeGentiledental(非犹太人的；异教徒的)world.,8,HisnovelsincludeTheFamilyMoskat(tr.1950),SataninGoray(tr.1955),TheManor(tr.1967),Enemies(tr.1972),Shasha(tr.1978),ThePenitent(tr.1983),Scum(tr.1991),andtheposthumouslypublishedShadowsontheHudson(tr.1997).Singerisalsohighlyregardedforhisimaginative,perceptive,andwittyshortstories.CollectionsincludeGimpeltheFool(tr.1961),TheSpinozaofMarketStreet(tr.1961),OldLove(tr.1979),andTheDeathofMethuselah(tr.1985).Healsowrotebooksforchildrenandseveralplays,notablyTheMirror(tr.1973).,9,辛格Singer,IsaacBashevis1意第绪语作家(1904.7.14?俄罗斯帝国波兰拉济明1991.7.24,美国佛罗里达州瑟夫赛德)文学,人物小传波兰出生的美国小说家和散文作家。早年在波兰华沙拉比派神学院受到传统的犹太教育。出版第一部小说撒旦在戈雷(1932)后，于1935年移民到美国，为纽约的一家意第绪语报纸撰写文章。,10,此后他虽然仍主要以意第绪语写作，但还亲自对有关的英语翻译进行指导。其作品描写犹太人在波兰和在美国的生活，融嘲讽、风趣与智慧于一炉，具有一种神秘怪异的独特风格。其主要的长篇小说有莫斯卡特一家(1950)、卢布林的魔术师(1960)、冤家，一个爱情故事(1972；1989年拍成电影)；短篇小说集有傻瓜吉姆佩尔(1957)、市场街的斯宾诺莎(1961)和羽毛做的王冠(1973；获美国国家图书奖)；还有剧作杨朵(1974；1983年拍成电影)。1978年获诺贝尔文学奖。,11,YiddishisalanguagewhichcomesmainlyfromGermanandisspokenbymanyJewishpeopleofEuropeanorigin.意第绪语,依地语(犹太人使用的国际语)SingersworkdrawsheavilyonJewishfolklore,religion,andmysticism.Ifyoudrawonordrawuponsomethingsuchasyourskillorexperience,youmakeuseofitinordertodosomething.CurriculadrawheavilyonthevariousacademicdepartmentsoftheUniversity.课程表主要是根据大学各个专业情况而制定的。,12,Gender/SexThemasculinemskjln/femininefemnngenderPartsofspeech,13,某男，亦初通英文，至使館，有表要填，有一欄是sex。該男思之久已，毅然下筆：onceaweek.簽證官觀後暴笑，曰：Thisitemshouldbefilledinwithmaleorfemale.該男頓時赧顏，思之，填下：female.官楞之，曰：Shouldntitbemale?男急釋曰：Iamanormalman,soIhavesexwithfemale.,14,Moreaboutthestory,Thestoryhasbeenverypopularandhasbeenadaptedtothestage.Thefollowingisacommentonaversionofchamberopera.Itcanhelpyouunderstandthestory.,15,ThechamberoperaFoolsParadiseisinspiredbydistinguishedYiddishwriterandNobelPrizelaureateIsaacBashevisSingersstoryofthesamename.Howisitthatsuchashortchildrensstoryshouldbeworthyofanentireopera?Whileitisasimpletale,itencompassesthefullscopeoflifesexperiences.Childhood,adolescence,love,death,burial,resurrectionandweddingallservetomakethisadramaticstorywhichisbiggerthanlife.,16,Theoperaisintendedforchildren.Inapproachingsuchaprojectonemustquestionwhethercomposingespeciallyforchildrenisanydifferentfromcomposingforadults.Childrendonotaskformuch;theyhaveagreatdealofintuitionandawealthofimagination.Infact,inmanywaysalltheyaskoftheadultauthororcomposeristospeaktotheminclearsimplelanguageandallowforsomemysteryandmagic.Ignitetheirimaginationsandtheycandotherestontheirown!,17,Finally,thereisthebeautifulmessageofFoolsParadise.Initsabsurdway,asimplebutimportantmorallessonisconveyed:lifeisbetterthandeathandwonderfulParadiseisnowhereelsebuthereonearth.Thisisalessonrelevanttoeveryone,childrenandgrown-upsalike.,18,Languagenotes,1.Itwastakenforgrantedthatwhentheygrewuptheywouldmarry.(人们理所当然地认为，他们长大成人后就会结婚。)Totakesomethingforgrantedmeanstobelievesomethingtobetrueorcertaintohappen.,19,2.Inparadiseoneatethemeatofwildoxenandthefleshofwhales;onedrankthewinethattheLordreservedforthejust;onesleptlateintotheday;andonehadnoduties.(在天堂里，人们吃野牛和鲸鱼的肉；喝上帝专门为正直的人准备的酒；白天睡到很晚才起床;没有什么义务要承当。),20,Justhereisanadjective,meaninghonorableandfair.Thejustreferstothosepeoplewhoarejust.注意定冠词与某些形容词或分词搭配，可以表示某一类的人或某一类的事情或概念，例如：Thesick（病人）arehereverywellcaredfor.Theyoung（年轻人）areimpatient;theywantchanges.Theoppressed（被压迫者）andtheexploited（被剥削者）alllookforwardtotheirliberation.Therewillalwaysbesuchoppositesastherightandthewrong（对与错）,thegoodandtheevil（善与恶）,thebeautifulandtheugly（美与丑）.,21,3.Theboylayonhisbed,paleandthinfromfasting.(这个孩子躺在床上,由于禁食而脸色苍白,身体消瘦。)Fastmeanstoeatlittleornofood,esp.forreligiousreasons.Notetheprepositionfromheremeansbecauseof,asaresultof.e.g.Shesufferedfromheartdisease.Shewasexhaustedfromallthesleeplessnights.TheexplorersdiedfromcoldbeforetheyreachedtheNorthPole.,22,4.Thedoctorrequestedthataroombepreparedtolooklikeparadise.(医生要求他们准备一间看上去象天堂一样的房间。)Notethatafterthewordrequestedthethat-clauseisinthesubjunctivemood.,23,5.Atzelwasbesidehimselfwithjoy.（阿采尔欣喜若狂。）Besideoneselfmeansinastateofsuchgreatemotionalexcitementorconfusionthatonelacksself-control.该习语后面常跟with做原因状语，介词with的宾语常见的还有anger,fear,grief,hatred等。,24,6.ItwasnotuntilaftertheweddingthatAtzellearnedhowDr.Yoetzhadcuredhim,andthathehadlivedinafoolsparadise.(直到婚礼之后阿采尔才知道犹兹大夫是怎样治愈他的，知道自己曾经生活在愚人的天堂。)Notuntilisusedwhenwetalkaboutanactionthatdoesnothappenbeforethegivenmoment.,25,JewsJudaismJewishHistory,26,WhoisaJew?,peoplewhowereborntoaJewishfamilyregardlessofwhetherornottheyfollowtheJudaismthosewhoh