A Mother’s Place

AMother sPlace DonnaGamache Discuss 1 Whatrolesdomothersplayinthefamily 2 Whatwillyoudoafteryouquarrelwithyourmother AbouttheAuthor DonnaGamache wasborninMinnedosa 明尼多萨 Manitoba 马尼托巴 in1994andsheisawriterandteacherfromMacgregor 马格雷戈 Shereceivedabachelor 学士 ofArtsdegreeformtheUniversityofManitoba Shehastaughtlanguageartsandsocialstudiesfulltimeatthesecondarylevelandhasworkedasanelementaryandsecondarysubstitute 代替 teacher Shespecializesinfiction especiallyforchildren Shehaspublishedabookforchildren SpruceWoodsAdventure 云杉森林历险记 aswellasmanyshortstoriesforbothchildrenandadults HerpoetryhasbeenprintedinPrairieMessenger WesternPeopleandOurFamily andhaswonhonorablementionsintheCAApoetrycontest AWARDS ManitobaWinner CanadianAuthorsAssociationMillenniumAnthology 1999 FirstPrize Winners Circlefictioncontest CanadianAuthorsAssociation 1999 SecondPrize CanadianAuthorsAssociation Manitoba non fictioncontest 1994 DonnahasalsoreceivedhonorablementioninseveralCanadianAuthorsAssociation Manitoba shortstoryandpoetrycontestsandtwoTorontoSundayStarfictioncontests AmothernamedDorothyfeelsthatsheisgettingoldanddoubtsherplaceinthefamily Shethinksthatshewasredundantinthehouse Dorothydecidestoleavebuthersonanddaughter in lawconvincesherthatsheiswelcomedandneeded Organization TextComprehension1 TextAnalysisandmainidea Partone para1 para2Mom smoodParttwo para3 para18Mom ssolutionfortheargumentPartthree para19 para33Son ssolutionfortheargumentPartfour para34 para37Breakingtheice Textcomprehension2 Question HowdidDorothyfeelaboutherselfatthebeginningofthestory WhydidDorothythinkherselfredundant 多余的 Canyougivemesomeexample AfterreadingwhatdoyouthinkofTim swayofsolvingtheproblem Answer 1 Shefeltherselfoldandlonely2 1 Jennydideveryhousework2 shenoticedJenny sglanceinthedirectionofherownbed room3 thekitchenistoosmallfortwomenallthetime Importantsentences Languagenotes 1 TherainstillfellinasilentgraysheetwhenDorothyopenedherbedroomcurtainstopeeroutside P1 L1 Sheet alargemovingmassoffireandwater Raininasheet insheets rainheavilyPeer lookcloselyorcarefullyatsth eg 她从帘子后面凝视着邻居们 Shepeeredattheneighborsfrombehindthecurtain 2 Andusuallysheactedyoungerthanheryears ifanything P2 L3 Ifanything ifthereisanydifference如果有什么不同的话 如果有什么不同的话 就是从她平日里的举止行动看不出她的实际年龄 eg 如果有区别的话 我新的工作比以前的更差 Ifanything mynewjobisworsethanmyoldone 3 Sheneedn tbothertodrivethetractoranymore P2 L6 Bothertodo费心去做eg 很多人如今不费心举办婚礼了 Lotsofpeopledon tbothertogothroughamarriageceremonythesedays 4 She dknownitlastnight ofcourse aftertheblowupwithJenny Tim swife P3 L2 Blowupwithsb beangrywithsb 当然 昨晚与蒂姆的妻子詹妮吵架之后 她就已经知道是为什么了 5 Dorothyarguedthattheclosestgardenpatchneededfallowing P4 L3 Patch 尤指种菜用的 小块土地Fallowing n 休耕制 休闲地 多萝西认为 屋子旁边的那块园地应该空着 6 Dorothystumpedofftobedat8 30p m feelingoldandlonely andmissingSteveasshehadn tmissedhimforalongtime P4 L4 Stumpoff walkinanoisy heavyway especiallybecauseyouareangry 脚步笨重 沉重As asif虚拟语气 于是多萝西晚上八点半就气冲冲地上床了 感到苍老无力 孤立无助 从来没有这么想念过史蒂夫 7 TimandJenny sbabywasdueintwomonths andlastweekJennystoppedworkingatthepotatoplant P10 L1 Beduein on 在 到期 预期eg 结果预期于月底揭晓 Theresultsaredueattheendofthemonth Potatoplant n potatofactory 蒂姆和詹妮的孩子还有两个月就要出世了 上个星期 詹妮辞去了土豆加工厂的工作 8 Notthatanythinghadbeensaidtothateffect P13 L1 Tothat thiseffect 说了 话 表达了 意思withthat thismeaningorinformation eg 他话里带着叫我出去的意思 Hetoldmetogetout orwordstothateffect 引申为 事情还没到那个地步 UnderstandingVocabulary Drought draut n lackofrainDownpour daunp n heavyfallofrainRelinquish ri li kwi v giveup放弃 让渡Redundant ri d nd nt notneededReconvert ri k n v t vt convertbackBending bendi stooping屈服 HaveABreak 9 Afewyardsaway thelilacshungheavyintherain 几码远处 丁香花在雨里沉甸甸的挂在枝上 Yard n 院子 庭院n 码 长度单位 lilac n 紫丁香花 la l k 10 Timmadeadashforthehouse splashingthroughlargepuddlesasheran 蒂姆正往房子这边跑过来 身后边溅起大滩的雨水 dash猛冲 d puddle积水 p dl splash溅起 spl 11 she dhavehersayfirst她要掌握发言权 haveone ssay表示意见12 thoughhermindwaschurningwhenshewenttobed 尽管去睡觉时她心里还难过着 churn t n 翻腾13 Dorothyclosedhermouth thewindgonefromhersailsforamoment 多萝西闭着嘴 好象帆一时没了风一样 不知道说什么好了 14 Aroundhere Iwon tbeneededanymore Morethanthat Inthishouse I mintheway 家里没人需要我了 不止如此 在这座房子里 我碍手碍脚了 intheway在路上 挡道的15 andalifeofyourownwithoutyourmotheralwayslookingoveryourshoulder 你们过自己的生活 不用我整天在后面盯着你们Belookingoveryourshoulder小心提防16 HelookedsomuchlikeStevewhenhesethischininthatdeterminedway 他看上去真象史蒂夫 那样坚毅地昂着下巴 UnderstandingVocabulary Pasture牧场Poplar白杨Creek小溪grunt喃喃道grove小树林trailer车拖活动住屋Moisture水分 Character Throughthewholestory wecanhaveaclearplotaboutthefiguresinthearticle Nowletusdiscussthecharactersofthewholestory Character Thisarticlehasthreepeople mother sonandson swife Theheroisthesonandtheheroineisthemother Differentdescriptionsshowthefigures character Reason ThebackgroundThemother sthoughtsTheattitudeofherson swifeThecommunicationbetweenmotherandson Mother LovetocomplainCommonbutcompetentInsistonstrongSentimental easytothinktoomoreImportantAloneLove Son PiousnessLoveSensibleNotabadsonNotgoodatcommun