B5U2The Struggle to be an all-American girlppt课件

TheStruggletoBeanAll AmericanGirl ByElizabethWong DiscussionofParagraph1 Whydoyouthinktheschoolwasnewlypainted AstheChineseschoolisratherold itsoutsidemusthavebeendiscoloredanddirty Tomakeitlookattractive theschoolwasnewlypaintedasakindofface lift 2 Whatdoestheexistenceoftheoldschoolimply TheChineseschoolisstillthere whichimpliesthatstilltherearemanyChinesechildrenattendingChineselessonsintheschool Althoughtheyliveabroad Chineseparentsneverforgettheirowncultureandtheirownlanguageandrequirethattheirchildrenlearntheirmothertongue LanguageworkinParagraph1 1 Despitethenewcoatofpaintandthehighwirefence theschoolIknew10yearsagoremainsremarkably stoicallythesame Althoughcoveredwithanewcoatofpaintandenclosedwithahighwirefence theschoolIknew10yearsagocontinuestobethesame showingremarkabledefianceofthevicissitudesoftime fencen structureofrails stakes wire etc esp oneputroundafieldorgardentomarkaboundaryorkeepanimalsfromstrayinge g 1 Thebackyardisenclosedwithahighwirefence 2 Thefieldissurroundedwithastakefence vt surround divide orencloseafield agarden etc withafencee g 1 Hislandisfencedwithbarbedwire 2 Thegroundsarefencedintopreventtrespassing stoicallyadv withgreatself controlandastrongwilltoendurepain discomfort ormisfortunewithoutcomplainingaboutitorshowingsignsoffeelingite g 1 Shebehavedstoicallyduringthefinalphaseofherhusband sillness 2 Theyenduredallkindsofhardshipsstoically AnalysisofParagraph1 Thisparagraph thebeginningofthenarrativetext providesthebackgroundofthestory FromthiswereaderslearnthattheChineseschoolonYaleStreet wheretheauthorandherbrotherusedtogo10yearsagocontinuestoexistthere remainingremarkablyandstoicallythesame despiteitsnewcoatofpaintanditsfence DiscussionofParagraph2 7 WhatdoyouknowabouttheheadmasteroftheChineseschoolaccordingtotheauthor sdescriptions Heisasternmanwhotreatsthechildrenseverely Hetendstopunishthosechildrenwhoarelazy naughty andpoorintheirstudies aswellasthosewhoviolatetheschooldiscipline HowdidtheauthordescribetheclassroomwheretheyattendedChineselessons Therewerelittlechairsinanemptyauditorium WhatelsewasstressedintheChineseschoolbesidestheemphasisonspeaking readingandwriting Politenesswasalsoemphasizedintheschool Thelessonsalwaysbeganwithanexerciseinpoliteness Withtheentranceoftheteacher thebeststudentwouldtapabellandallthechildrenwouldgetup kowtow andchant Singsanho thephoneticfor Howareyou teacher WhatthingsdidthewriterconsidertobemoreimportantandmoreusefulthanlearningChinese Sheconsideredthefollowingthingstobemoreimportantandmoreuseful doingmultiplicationtables namingthesatellitesofMars writingreportsonLittleWomenandBlackBeauty LanguageworkinParagraph2 7 sneakvi goquietlyandsecretlyinthedirectionspecifiede g 1 Hestolethemoneyandsneakedoutofthehouse 2 Thecatatethefoodandsneakedoff 3 Athieftookallthejewelsandsneakedaway theemptylot thevacantorunoccupiedareaorland pleadv makerepeatedurgentrequests offersth asanexplanationorexcuse esp forfailingtodosth orfordoingsth wrong e g 1 Hepleadedwithhisparentsforamoreunderstandingattitude 2 Shepleadedwithhimnottoleaveheralone 3 Theboypleadedtobeallowedtorideonthetractor dissuadevt stopsb fromdoingsth bypersuasione g 1 Hewroteabooktodissuadepeoplefromusingtobacco 2 Jim sfathertriedtodissuadehimfrommarryingMary solidlyadv firmlyandsubstantiallye g 1 Thehousehasasolidly builtfoundation 2 Wearesolidlyunitedonthisissue heritagen suchthingsasworksofart culturalachievementsandfolklorethathavebeenpassedonfromearliergenerations propertythathasbeenormaybeinheritedbyanheire g 1 Theseancientbuildingsarepartofournationalheritage 2 Sheistheonlyheirwhoisentitledtotheheritage Noamountofkicking screaming orpleadingcoulddissuademymother whowassolidlydeterminedtohaveuslearnthelanguageofourheritage NomatterhowdesperatelymybrotherandIresistedgoingtotheChineseschool kicking yelling orrepeatedlybegging wecouldnotmakeourmotherchangehermind becauseshewasdeterminedtogetustolearnChinese ourmothertongue whichhadbeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration forciblyadv donebyorinvolvingtheuseofphysicalforce forcefullye g 1 Thepolicemenenteredthebuildingforcibly 2 Thepiratesforciblyseizedourshipaswellasthecargoonit depositvt layorputsth down putmoneyinabank esp toearnintereste g 1 Hedepositedhispaperswithhislawyers 2 Hedepositedthebooksonthedesk 3 Themoneyhe sdepositedinthebankisenoughforanewcar defiantadj openlyopposingorresistingsb orsth e g 1 Thetradeunionadoptedadefiantattitudetowardtheboss sthreat 2 Thehardlinersareangrilydefiantofthegovernment srefusalandthreatentotakeaction thesternprincipal theverydisciplinaryheadoftheschool Forcibly shewalkedusthesevenlong hillyblocksfromourhometoschool depositingourdefianttearfulfacesbeforethesternprincipal Fromourhometoschooltherearesevenlonggroupsofbuildingsboundedbystreetsonallsidesanderectedonhillyslopes Sheforcedustowalkpasttheseblocks leavingbothofusinfrontofthegrimandseriousheadmaster ourfacesshowingrebelliousreluctanceandwetwithtears swayv waver oscillateirregularlye g 1 Sheswayedherbodyintimewiththemusic 2 Thewindisswayingthetallgrass 3 Sheswayedthecradlewithherfootuntilthebabywenttosleep 4 Thetreeswereswayinggentlyinthewind claspvt holdsb orsth tightlyinthehand holdsb tightlyinone sarmse g 1 Shewasclaspingaknife 2 Thecoupleclaspedhandsbrieflybeforesayinggood bye 3 Heclaspedhertohischest witchinghands handsthatweremovingspasmodically痉挛地 handswithmusclesmovingrapidlyandinvoluntarily handsthatwereviolentlyjerking maniacaladj violentlymad extremelyenthusiastice g 1 Wehatehismaniacalbehavior 2 Themaniacalexpressiononhisfacescaredhiswifetodeath 3 Theseyoungmenaremaniacalaboutfootballmatches Irecognizedhimasarepressedmaniacalchildkiller andknewthatifweeversawhishandswe dbeinbigtrouble Inmyopinion theprincipalwasamanwhosufferedfromsuppressionofemotionsandwhowassosternandseverethathewouldbeliabletobeatupachild AndIknewifweeversawhistwitchinghands wewouldbeinforseverephysicalpunishment extremepain anxietyandworry etc TheroomsmelledlikeChinesemedicine animportedfarawaymustiness TheroomgaveoffasmellverysimilartothatofChinesemedicine astale mouldy anddampsmelldriftinginfromafarawayplace mothballn asmallballmadeofastrong smellingsubstance usedforkeepingmothsawayfromstoredclothes books etc e g 1 Sheregularlyputsmothballsinherwardrobe 2 Sheplacedtwomothballsinthepocketsofeachofthewoolensweatersandjackets closetn acupboardorsmallroomforstoringthingse g Thisisaveryspaciousapartmentwiththreebigbedrooms alargehall asitting room twotoilets abigkitchen acloset andtwobalconies Likeancientmothballsordirtyclosets Thisisaprepositionalphrase butitstandsalonelikeanindependentclause Infact itispartoftheprevioussentence Wecanincorporateitintheprevioussentence TheroomsmelledlikeChinesemedicine animportedfarawaymustiness orlikeancientmothballsordirtyclosets Thisstructureisknownasasentencefragment whichhasastressedfallingtone Therefore itsmeaningisgivenprominence Thewriterintendedtomakeitstandalonelikeasentence becauseshewantedtoemphasizethepermeationoftheroomwithaverybadsmelljustlikethatgivenoffbymothballsorfoundindirtyclosets LikethesoftFrenchperfumethatmyAmericanteacherworeinpublicschool Thisisanotherprepositionalphrase Itcan ofcourse beincludedintheforegoingsentence Asentencefragmentisbelievedtobemoreattractive moreimpressiveandmoreemphatic Here thisprepositionalphraseprovidesavividexampleofthewriter sfavoredscents tapabell strikeabelllightlychantvt say utter talkorrepeatmonotonously singorintone apsalm e g 1 Thepupilschanted Howareyou teacher 2 Sheischantingamelody 3 Theyarechantingapsalm ideographn ideogram symbolusedinawritingsystemthatrepresentstheideaofathing anysignorsymbolforsth e g 1 Chinesecharactersareideographs 2 Thedictionaryincludessomeideographs blotchn alarge discoloredmark usu irregularinshapeonskin paper material etc e g 1 Hisfaceiscoveredinuglyredblotches 2 Tome thatpictureofhis thoughsaidtobeamasterpieceintheworldoffineart ismerelyamessofblotches Beingtenyearsold Ihadbetterthingstolearnthanideographscopiedpainstakinglyinlinesthatranrighttoleftfromthetipofamocbut arealinkpenthathadtobeheldinanawkwardwayifblotchesweretobeavoided Asaten year oldgirl Ihadmoreinterestingthingstolearnthanideogramswhichweretobewrittenbyhandaftermodels onestrokeafteranother inlinesthatranrighttoleft fromthetipofaninkpenwhichIhadtoclaspinaclumsywayiflargeinkmarks insteadofChinesecharacters werenottobemade disassociatevt separatepeopleorthingsinone sthoughtsorfeelingse g 1 Theteacherdisassociatedthetwoideas 2 Youcannotdisassociatethegovernment sactionsfromthepoliciesthatunderliethem dissociateoneselffromsb orsth saythatonedoesnotagreewithorsupportsb orsth e g 1 Iwishtodissociatemyselffromthoseviews 2 Sheisdeterminedtodissociateherselffromthemarriage nagv scoldorcriticizecontinuously worryorhurtsb persistentlye g 1 Shenaggedatherchildalldaylong 2 Theproblemhadbeennaggingmeforalongtime 3 Everybodyknowsthathe sgotanaggingwife fragileadj easilydamagedorbroken delicate weak notstrongorhealthy e g 1 Thisisafragilevase pleasehandleitwithcare 2 Afragilegirlisvulnerabletoillness 3 Theoldladyisincreasinglyfragileafterheroperation raunchyadj coarseorobscene havingorshowingasexualdesiree g 1 Heseldomfeelsraunchy 2 Thatmanoftentellsraunchystoriesandcracksraunchyjokes liltingromance romancecharacterizedbyalight livelyorverycheerfulrhythm worksofaliterarygenrewithromanticloveorhighlyimaginativeunrealisticepisodesformingthecentraltheme markedbyalightsprightlyrhythm refinementn refiningorbeingrefined cultureoreleganceofmanners taste language etc e g 1 Therefinementofoil sugar etc hasbeenimproved 2 Heisagentlemanofgreatrefinement 3 Alltherefinementsofthe20thcenturytechnologyareverysurprising pedestrianadj dull lackingimaginationorinspiration oforforpedestrianse g 1 Thetextprovidesapedestriandescriptionoftheeventsthatwereactuallyveryexciting Moretimesthannot IhadtriedtodisassociatemyselffromthenaggingloudvoicethatfollowedmewhereverIwanderedinthenearbyAmericansupermarketoutsideChinatown Thevoicebelongedtomygrandmother afragilewomaninherseventieswhocouldoutshoutthebeststreetvendor Herhumorwasraunchy herChineserhythmlessandpatternless Itwasquick itwasloud itwasnotbeautiful Itwasnotlikethequiet liltingromanceofFrenchorthegentlerefinementoftheAmericanSouth Chinesesoundedpedestrian Public QuiteoftenIhadmadeeffortstoescapefromtheannoyinglyloudvoicethataccompaniedmewhereverIroamedinthenearbyAmericansupermarketoutsideChinatown Itwasmygrandmotherfollowingmeandtalkingatthetopofhervoice Alreadyover70yearsold shewasphysicallyweakandfeeble butshewasabletospeakloudly evenmoreloudlythantheloudestofthestreetvendors Shewascoarse andherChinesewaswithoutanyrhythmorpatternorproperwayofexpression ShespokeChinesequickly loudlyandunpleasantly HerChinesewasquitedifferentfromtheelegantandromanticFrenchorthegraceful culturedsoundsoftheAmericanSouth Chinesesoundedverydull incapableofarousingimaginationorinspiration Itsoundedaverageandcommonplace withoutanydistinctiveornoblecharacteristics DetailedStudyofParas8 11 1 Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhergrandmother sChinese Shethoughtthathergrandmother sChinesesoundedrhythmlessandpatternless thatitwasquick itwasloud anditwasn tbeautiful andthatherChinesesoundedpedestrian 2 Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor sEnglishproficiency ShespokeEnglishveryfastandverywellsothatshewasabletokeepupwiththeworldoutsideChinatown 4 Howwastheauthor smother slevelofEnglish ShewasnotabletospeakEnglishwell ShespokepidginEnglish andshehadtroublepronouncingsomewords particularlywordswiththe r sound 3 Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor sbrother HerbrotherwasevenmorefanaticalaboutspeakingEnglish Hewasespeciallyhardonhismother criticizingher oftencruelly forherpidginspeech Sometimeshismothermightleaveoutanoccasional the or a orperhapsaverbofbeing Hewouldstopherinmid sentence Sayitagain Mom Sayitright However whenhetrippedoverhisowntongue he dblameitonher See Mom it sallyourfault Yousetabadexample Clearly herbrotherspokeverygoodEnglish Hewasverystrictwithhismotherwhenshemadegrammaticalerrors LanguageWork chaoticandfrenzied completelydisorganizedandwildlyexcited agitated orfrantic inastateofcompletedisorderorconfusionandextremeexcitementorwildactivitytalkinggibberish talkingnonsense talkingunintelligibly engaginginunintelligibletalkssweetlyadv amiably pleasantly charmingly attractivelye g 1 Shesmilessweetlywhenevershecomesacrosshercolleagues 2 Shesmilesandnodssweetlybeforeshebeginstotalk cluckvi makeanoisethatahenmakeswhencallingherchicks expresssth bymakingasimilarsounde g 1 Thehenisclucking whilecallingherchicks 2 Whenevershehasmadeprogress hermotherwillcluckandsay Youareanicegirl dowell besuccessfulorprosperous bemakingagoodrecoveryfromanillnesse g 1 Simonisdoingverywellatschool 2 Thepatientisdoingprettywellaftertheoperation 3 Motherandbabyaredoingwell My doesn tshemoveherlipsfast theywouldsay meaningthatI dbeabletokeepupwiththeworldoutsideChinatown Mygoodness doesn tshespeakEnglishfast theywouldsay meaningthatIwouldbeabletokeeppacewiththeworldoutsideChinatown MyGod howfastshespeaksEnglish thepeopleinmyculturewouldsay indicatingthatIwouldbeabletomoveorprogressatthesamerateastheworld andthatIwouldbeabletostaywellinformedandliveanactivesociallifeoutsideChinatown pidginn ablendingoflanguagesresultingfromcontactbetweenEuropeantradersandlocalpeoples e g inWestAfricaandSoutheastAsia containingelementsofthelocallanguage s andesp English French orDutch andstillusedforinternationalcommunicatione g 1 HermotherspeakspidginEnglish 2 Therearestillmanypeoplewhospeakinpidgin chopsuey theEnglishtranscriptfortheChinesecharacters 杂碎 AchopsueyisaChinese styledishofmeatstewedandfriedwithbeansprouts bambooshootsandonions andservedwithrice Hewasespeciallyhardonmymother criticizingher oftencruelly forherpidginspeech smatteringsofChinesescatteredlikechopsueyinherconversation Hetreatedmymotherwithseverity criticizingher oftenmercilessly forherspeechcontainingelementsofbothChineseandEnglish wordsandexpressionsofChinesedispersedlikechopsueyinherconversation Whenhetrippedoverhisowntongue he dblameitonher See Mom it sallyourfault Yousetabadexample Whenhecommittedaminorerrorinspeech hewouldfi