现代大学英语精读三-Unit-3-A-Dill-Pickleppt课件

KatherineMansfield,ADillPickle,Objectives,1.Understandthestory:themerhetoricalquestion4.Writing:learntodescribeasceneorobjectwithaccuracy:verbs.,Whatsthetextabout?Howdoyoulikethestory?Whatstheherosname?Ifyouweretheheroine,wouldyouleavetheman?Whatisyourdefinitionoflove?Howdoyouunderstandthetitle-theDillPickle?,Questions,Who:Veraandherex-lover(hisnamewasnevertold)When:6yearsaftertheirseparationWhere:inarestaurantWhat:TheyrecalledtheirpreviousdaysWhy:How:useflashbackstoreconstructthewholestory,Plot,Itisaboutayoungmanandayoungwoman,whohadbeenlovers,meteachotheraftersixyearsofseparation.Astheysatandreminisced,weunderstandwhathadhappenedsixyearsagothatledtotheendoftheirrelationship.Now,sixyearslater,theyhadtheopportunitytorenewtheirrelationship,butsomehowtheyseparatedagain.,Plot,Themeofthestory,Alovestory:abouttherelationshipbetweenloversQuestion:Whatdoyouknowaboutthesetwocharacters?Canyougiveacharactersketchforeachofthembasedontheinformationscatteredinthetext.,CharacterAnalysis,VeraQuestionsforthinking:HowdidVerafeelwhenshesawherformerlover?Wasshestillattachedtohim?WhydidVerabreakupwiththemansixyearsearlier?DoyouthinkVeraleftthemanagainforthesamereasonsasthefirsttime?WhatindeeddidVerawant?Whyhadshebeensolonely?Wasitbecause,asthemansaid,shewasanegoist?,Vera5.Whatdoesthe“strangebeast”standfor?Whydoestheauthordescribeitasa“strangebeast”?Isthisimageconventionallyassociatedwithwomen?6.HowdoyouunderstandthatVerawas“bornoutofhertime”?,CharacterAnalysis,ThemanQuestionsforthinking:Whatisthemansname?Whyisnthegivenaname?WasthemanstillinlovewithVera?Ifnot,whydidheseemsohappytalkingtoherandaskhertostay?Whydidhe“letitgoatthat”whenVeratoldhimshehadsoldherpiano?Inwhattonedidhementionthebreak-upletter?DoyouthinkhereallyunderstoodnowwhatVerahadwrittenabouthim?DoyouagreewithwhatthemansaidaboutVera?Didheunderstandhertosomeextent?,CharacterAnalysis,CharacterAnalysis,Thewoman:sensitive;lonely;physicallyweak/financiallydifficult;spirituallyaliveandstrong;cherishingthememoryverymuch;easilymoved;Theman:egotistical;self-conscious;self-involved;self-engrossed;insensitivetoothersfeelings;stingy,Examplesforthewomanscharacter:1.Idontfeelverywell.Icantbearthisweather.Loatheit(cold).2.andofhowit(thetrickofinterruptingher)usedtoexasperatehersixyearsago.3.Butnow,ashespoke,thememoryfaded.Hiswasthetruer.(Hermemorybecameweakerandweaker,whilehismemory,thememoryofthewonderfultimetheyhadatKewGardens,wasthetruer.)4.No,Ivenopiano.Sold.Agesago.5.“ThedogwascalledBosun,”“Whatdog?Hadyouadog?”6.Butasshewatchedhimdrawherglovethroughhisfingers,gentle,gently,herangerreallydiddiedown./sheliftedherheadasthoughshedranksomething.7.“Justthesame.Iamasaloneasever.”,CharacterAnalysis,Examplesforthemansegoism,“Shesmiled,hefrowned.”Hewasusedtointerruptingher.Althoughthewomanobviouslyhadahardtimeinthepastsixyears,hepaidnoattentiontoherplight,justtalkingabout(boasting)himselfandhistravels.Areyoustillsofondofperfumes?Ah,whenIwasinRussia/“Heletitgoatthat.”ThedifficultfinanceofVeraseemstohavenothingtodowithhim.“IcouldnthelplaughingasIreadit.”Thelettershesenthimsixyearsago:Hetrivializestheletter,andbydoingthis,alsotrivializestheirrelationship.Heclaimedthattheyarebothegotisticalandself-engrossed,butthefactisthatitwashealonewhohastheproblem.“Butthecreamhasnotbeentouched,”hesaid.“Pleasedonotchargemeforit.”(Stingy,mean,aniggard),CharacterAnalysis,DetailedAnalysis,1.Para1:“Andthen,aftersixyears,shesawhimagain.”Question:Whatcanyouinferfromthissentence?1)Theymusthaveknowneachotherbefore.2)Forsomeunknownreason,theyhadnotseeneachfor6years.2.Para2:“Hedidntknowher.Shesmiled,hefrownedinadarkroom”Question:Why“smile”?Why“frown”?Why“closedhiseyes”?(Shesmiledbecauseshewasverygladtoseeheroldfriend.Hefrownedbecausehecouldnotrecognizeher.Thatheclosedhiseyesimpliedhewassearchinghismemory.),.,Lesson9ADillPickle,Thewoman:,Whatshesays:Shehesitated,butofcourseshemeanttoYes,Idlikesomecoffee.,Whatsheisfeeling:AfteralltheseyearsIdlovetospeaktohim.,Theman:,Whathesays:ReallyforthemomentIdidntknowyou.,Howthereaderjudgesit:Whatahurtfulthingtosay:Hecouldntrecognizeherafteronly6years.,Trytodescribetheirfeelingswhentheytalked.,DetailedAnalysis,theafternoonin,KewGardens,DetailedAnalysis,3.Para13:“Iamstilljustasignorantforallyourtellingme.”Paraphrasethissentence:Iamstillasignorantasbeforeofthenamesofflowersalthoughyouhadtoldme.Forall:despite,inspiteof,notwithstanding-Hehasgreatpowerandwealth,butisstillunhappyforallthat.Forallthat:although,though-Heisstillunhappyforallthathehasgreatpowerandwealth.,WildGeranium,Marigold万寿菊,Verbena美人樱,4.Para14:“.behavinglikeamaniacaboutthewaspswavingthemaway,flappingatthemwithhisstrewhat,seriousandinfuriatedoutofallproportiontotheoccasion.Howshehadsuffered.”Question:WhatmadeVerasuffer?(Hewassochildish,trivial,andridiculousthathehadmadeafoolofthemboth.)outofallproportiontosth:inawrongrelationtosthHere：absurd,abnormal;outofplace-Hisheadisoutofproportiontothesizeofhisbody,DetailedAnalysis,5.Para15:“Butnow,ashespoke,thatmemoryfaded.Hiswasthetruer.”(Now,thatmemoryabouttheridiculousscenegraduallydisappeared.Hismemorywasmoreaccurate.Theydidhaveagoodtimethatafternoon.)6.Para16:“Andinthewarmth,asitwere,anothermemoryunfolded.”(Andwhileshefeltwarmthatthethoughtofthatwonderfulafternoon,anotherscenecameintohermind.)Asitwere:asyoumightsay;sotospeak可以说，宛如-Heis,asitwere,awalkingdictionary.Asitis:inreality,really,DetailedAnalysis,7.Para22:“Hewascertainlyfarbetterlookingnowthanhehadbeenthen.Hehadlostallthatdreamyvaguenessandindecision.Nowhehadtheairofamanwhohasfoundhisplaceinlife.”(Hewasnolongerunpracticalorunrealisticanduncertainwhattodowithhislife.Nowhebecomesamanwhoknowswhathewantstodoandwhohasfoundagainfulcareerthatsuitshim.)Veraissecretlycomparingthemannowwithwhathewassixyearsago,andherconclusionisthatthemanhaschangedforbetter.8.Para26:Shebrokein:”YouvereallybeentoRussia?”Question:Theybothbrokein,butaretheydoingthatforthesamereason?,DetailedAnalysis,.,Para.9Heinterruptedher,Excuseme,andtappedonthetableforthewaitress.Pleasebringsomecoffeeandcream.,Lesson9ADillPickle,Hewasself-centered,notinterestedinwhatVerasaid,norencouragedhertotalkaboutherself.,DetailedAnalysis,.,Lesson9ADillPickle,Para.26Shebrokein:YouvereallybeentoRussia?,Verawasveryeagertoknowabouthislifeinthepastsixyears.Itshowedshewasconsiderate,andcaredabouthim.,Theybothbrokeinbutforoppositereasons.,Thesame?,DetailedAnalysis,9.Para31:“Ashespoke,shefeltthestrangebeastthathadslumberedsolongwithinherbosomstir,stretchitself,yawn,prickupitsears,andsuddenlyboundtoitsfeet,andfixitslonging,hungrystareuponthosefarawayplaces.”Question：Whatmightthis“strangebeast”be?Thestrangebeast:Itprobablyreferstoherlong-cherishedwishtotraveltoallthosedistantandmysteriousplaces.Ithadbeenhiddendeepinherheartforquitealongtimebecauseitwasimpossibleforhertorealizeitgivenherfinancialandhealthconditions.Butnow,thisoldwishseemedtobesuddenlyawakened.Itmaynotbefar-fetchedeitherifweregarditassymbolicofherburiedaffectionsfortheman.,DetailedAnalysis,9.Para40:“Heletitgoatthat.”(Hedidnotpursuethematter,showingonceagainhowself-centeredhewas.Undernormalcircumstances,amanwouldbedyingtoknowwhathadhappenedtothewomanthatforcedhertogiveupherbelovedpiano.)10.Para.52:“Ihadtotakesuchaleapbacktothattime.”Question：Whatdoesitimply?Ihadceasedtocherishthatmemory.Ihadforgottenyoulongago.11.Para.52:”“althoughatthetimethatletternearlyfinishedmylife.IfoundandIcouldnthelplaughingasIreadit.”(Towritesuchabreak-upletterwasverydifficultforVera.Theletterremindedthemoftheheart-brokenfeelinganditfinishedboththemanandthewoman.Buthetrivializedtheletter,andevenmockedtheletter,whichhurtVeradeeply.),DetailedAnalysis,12.Para53:“Shehadbuttonedhercollaragainanddrawndownhervein.”Question:WhydidVeradecidetogo?Shewashurt.Proofs:(1)“Itseemsagesago”(actuallyonly6years):whatthemansaidshowsthathehadforgotteneverythingabouttheirpastlove.(2)“Ihadtotakesuchaleaptothattime”:hehadceasedtocherishthatmemory.(3)“IcouldnthelplaughingasIreadit”:hedidnttaketheletter(i.e.theirrelationship)seriously.,.,Lesson9ADillPickle,VeraschangeThemanschange,.,Lesson9ADillPickle,PhysicalChanges：,.,Lesson9ADillPickle,SpiritualChanges：,Lesson9ADillPickle,Lesson9ADillPickle,Onepointshekeptfor6years,Lesson9ADillPickle,Lesson9ADillPickle,Whattheyhaveincommon:interestinmusic,travelingandloneliness(bothwerelonely),Lesson9ADillPickle,Whatdotheyhaveincommon?,.,Lesson9ADillPickle,Cucumberreservedinsaltyandspicywaterwithsuchingredientsaspepper,garlic,dillandvinegar.,Dillpickle,InRussia,itiseatenwithhamburgerasanappetizer.,Why“ADillPickle”?,.,1.Question:Howdoesadillpickletaste?,(Adillpickletastessour,spicy,bitterandsweet.),Implication:ItsymbolizesthefeelingofVera,amixtureofflavors.,Itmayalsorefertothewholeencounterofthewoman.Veraslifeisverydull.SothemeetingservesasanappetizerjustasastoneisthrownintothemotionlesswaterandstirsupvariousdesirestobreakthedulllifeofVera.,Onthewhole,adillpickleappealstoyouwithattractivecolors:greenishjar,redchili.Butonceyouopenthejar,oneisenoughandyouwontfinishthewholejar,whichimpliesthatthemeetingwillnotbringVerafullsatisfaction.,Lesson9ADillPickle,Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.,(Afteryoutasteddillpickles,youwouldntenjoythemverymuch,becausetheyarenotaluxury.Theyonlyserveasappetizer.Youwouldnotusethemasamaincourse.),2.Question:Afteryoutasteddillpickles,wouldyouenjoythemalot?,Implication:Inhislife,Veraisjustanappetizer,notamaincourse,meaningsheisnotapersonthatthemanwouldliketospendthewholelifewith.Sheonlymakeshisdulllifealittlecolorful.,Symbolismisanobject,sign,orimagethatisusedtostandforsomethingelse.Symbolismcanaddtotheinherentmeaningofavarietyoftexts,frommusictomoviestonovels.Itcreatesanevendeepermeaningthanfoundinsurfacereading.InfollowingthetendenciesofmostModernistwriters,everydayobjectsinthisstorycarryagreatdealofsignificanceinpiecingtogethertheoverallmeaning.,WritingTechniques,Lesson9ADillPickle,Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.,PaperdaffodilsAlsocallednarcissus.InGreekmythology,Narcissus(/nrsss/wasrenownedforhisbeauty.HewasthesonofarivergodnamedCephissusandanymphnamedLiriope.1Hewasexceptionallyproud,inthathedisdainedthosewholovedhim.Nemesisnimisis复仇女神noticedthisbehaviorandattractedNarcissustoapool,wherehesawhisownreflectioninthewaterandfellinlovewithit,notrealizingitwasmerelyanimage.Unabletoleavethebeautyofhisreflection,Narcissusdied.Narcissusistheoriginofthetermnarcissism,afixationwithoneself.,Symbolism,VerasgloveHelookedmorelike6yearsagowhenhedidnotknowhowtoholdVerabackheheldthewrongthing,forglovewasnotstrongenoughtokeepher.Nowhestilldidnotknowhowtodoitandhetriedtoclutchthewrongthing,too.,ThestrangebeastPara.31:Herstronglong-cherisheddesiretotraveltoallthosedistantandmysteriousplaceshadbeenhiddendeepinherheartforquitealongtimebecauseitwasimpossibleforhertorealizeitgivenherfinancialandhealthconditions.Butnowthisoldwishseemedtobesuddenlyawakened.Para59:Herlong-buriedloveforthemanseemedtowakeupagain.,Symbolism,Author,Background,KatherineMansfield(1888-1923)rebellious,dangerouslywitty,andlonelycreativeyearsburdenedwithloneliness,illness,jealousyandalienation:bitterdepictionofmaritalandfamilyrelationshipsdiedofTBthe“romanticdisease”,HerLife,Author,Background,HerWorks,InaGermanPension(1911)TheGardenParty:andOtherStories(1922)TheDovesNest:andOtherStories(1923)Bliss:andOtherStories(1923)StreamofconsciousnessCharacterspsychologicalactivitieswithdetaileddescriptionsandsymbolism,Author,Background,HerInfluence,RevolutionizedtheEnglishshortstory;MarkedthematurityofEnglishshortstory;WasoftencomparedtoDickensandChekhov.,1.Womensconditionatthetime:Womenwereadvocatedtocultivatesuchqualitiesas“tendernessofunderstanding,unworldlinessandinnocence,domesticaffection,andaboveall,submissivenessinvariousdegrees.”2.“TheWomanQuestion”:risingwaveoffeministmovement(lateVictorianagetotheearly20thcentury),History,Background,Questionsforthinking:Doyouthinkthecharacterofthetwoloversplaysanimportantroleintheirrelationship?Whatdoyouthinkresultsinthefailureoftheirloveandcommunication?Howwouldyoudescribethetwocharactersrelationshipaspresentedinthestory?Doyouthinkthisisatypica