英语影视听说Unit 3--notes.docx

英语电影视听说Unit 3-Notes冯艳英语电影视听说Unit 3The Joy Luck ClubFilming FeaturesInterwoven Vignettes and MonologsThis movies events are generally set in three time frames: the childhood or youthful adult years of the mothers in China; the childhood years of the daughters in the United States with their middle-aged mothers; the adult years of the daughters in the United States with their aging mothers. The film is structured as a series of vignettes switching back and forth in time and told from different perspectives of different women. It is more noteworthy that the characters varied experiences and shared fate are unfolded in their narrations in the first person. Storytelling remains the universal mode as each character reflects on her past and associates it with her present life. The stories, above all, are told to the audiences and take the form of monologs which create a direct and intimate touch. Still certain stories are told by the mothers to their daughters to communicate the painful memories that they once tried to hold back, to express love and support, and to reinforce a sense of independence.VocabularyMovie Storyafflict: cause great unhappiness for; distress困扰 allay: lessen the intensity of 减轻；使缓和 estrangement: the feeling of being alienated from other people 疏远；失和 dissolve: come to an end; become weaker消失;溶解resolve to: make a firm decision to do sth 下决心 vain: characteristic of false pride 虚荣的 misgiving: doubt; worry 担忧；疑虑；不安 reverse: change to the contrary逆转 deteriorate: become worse in some way 恶化 reconciliation: the reestablishing of cordial relations 和解passivity: submission to others or to outside influences逆来顺受 obedience: the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive 顺从 exploit: make good use of 利用; 剥削 compromise: concession 妥协；让步trick: deceive 欺骗；哄骗 bully: frighten with threats or a domineering manner欺负；威吓 manipulative: skillfully force or persuade others to act in the way that they want 操纵别人的, 控制欲很强的 assert: insist on having ones rights recognized坚持 (权利) subservient: do whatever someone wants you to do 顺从的 docile: willing to be taught or directed 温顺的Character Analysissterile:不育的tyrannical: 专横的epitome: 缩影concubine: 妾,姨太太philandering: 玩弄女性的patriarchal: (家庭、社会、制度等)男权的chauvinism:沙文主义 male chauvinism: 大男子主义 Section C A Dialog On the Movie (Page 44-45) ethnic heritage: 民族文化遗产 That really counts. That is the most important of all. foster: help develop, help grow 培养 instill: teach and impress by frequent repetitions 逐渐灌输 notion: idea or belief about something 想法 tribulation: suffering or difficulty 苦难; 艰难 hypercritical: excessively or severely critical 吹毛求疵的 meddle: influence or change sth without being asked 干涉 assimilate: become similar to ones environment 同化 defiance (against): a hostile challenge 蔑视；挑战 thrive (on): grow stronger兴旺发达 espouse: become very interested in and give support to sth. 拥护;信奉 compatibility: compatible: exist together successfully兼容的；能共处的 uplifting: makes sb feel cheerful and happy 令人振奋的 eliminate: do away with; remove消除；排除 reap: get; make收获，获得 drain away: flow off gradually 使渐渐消失 Section C-Keys: (Page 44-45)(1) A story of two generations, speaking two languages and living in two cultures.(2) Ive had tremendous guidance and counsel in various aspects.(3) we should take special pride in our values(4) feel the attachment to their roots(5) are actually covered in harsh criticism and strictness(6) reconcile their past with their present(7) collectivism, family honor and prosperity(8) equal rights, free competition and self-achievement(9) are the two sides of a coin(10) without their ethnic legacy and traditional wisdom Culture ReflectionSection A: Chinese Immigration to the United States (Page 46-47) reminiscent (of): adj. serving to bring to mind令人想起的 tenacity: n. tnsti persistent determination不屈不挠；执著 assimilate (into): become similar to ones environment 同化 heterogeneous: htrdins consisting of many different types of things or people 由很多种类组成的 testimony (to):英 testmn 美tstmoni something that serves as evidence 证明 absorptiveness: (n.) absorptive (adj.) absorb (v.) 吸收性 amalgamate: mlmet v. to bring or combine together or with something else 使（阶级、思想等）混合 saga: （n.) a long story, account, or sequence of events 长篇故事; 长篇记叙; 一长串事件 humiliation: (n.) strong feelings of embarrassment 丢脸，耻辱 setback: (n.) an unfortunate happening ; frustration 挫折 deem: (v.) consider; take for 认为，视作 heathen: (n.) a person who does not acknowledge god 异教徒；粗野的人 squeeze: (v.) get sth out by pressing the object 挤压 violation: （n.） an act that disregards an agreement or a right 违犯；违反，违背 constitutional: （adj.) relating to the constitution of a particular country 有关宪法的 adversity: (n.) very difficult or unfavorable situation 困境; 逆境 robust: (adj.) very strongly held 强有力的 frugally (adv.) : frugal fru:l (adj.) avoiding waste 节俭的 simultaneously: (adv.) at the same time 同时地 excel: (v.) distinguish oneself (在某方面)胜过(或超过)别人 thrive: (v.) grow stronger; gain in wealth 繁荣，兴旺 laundry: (n.) workplace where clothes are washed and ironed 洗衣店 pave the way: 为.作准备；为.铺平道路 entrepreneurial: (adj.) 企业家的，创业者的 entrepreneur: (n.) person who sets up businesses and business deals 创业者 normalization: normalize (vt.) 使正常化 menial: (adj.) Menial work is very boring, and the people who do it have a low status and are usually badly paid. 卑微的 affluent: (adj.) having a lot of money 富裕的 Section B: Womens Spiritual Awakening and Growth in Modern Society (Page 48) explicit: (adj.) expressed or shown clearly and openly, without any attempt to hide anything 明确表达的; 公开显露的 submit (to): submit or yield to anothers wish or opinion 屈从 domestic affairs: 家务事 intricate: （adj.) complicated