Unit2-Say-yes.ppt

Warm-up,Questions,Whatsyouropiniononthenewstandardofagoodhusband?Howdoyouthinkofmarryingaforeigner?,TobiasWolff(1945-),BorninAlabamaUSAin1945.Parentsdivorcedwhenhewasaboy;traveledwidelywithhismother;soonforcedtoendurelifeunderhisstrictandcruelstepfather.From1964to1968,lieutenantwiththeU.S.ArmySpecialForces(GreenBerets)inVietnam.B.A.(1972)andM.A.(1975)fromOxfordUniversitywithFirstClassHonorsinEnglish,asecondM.A.fromStanford.Areveredwriterthehusbandhelpedherquicklyandhopedshewouldrewardhimbylettinggoofthetopic.Thequestion:Thewifepersistentlyaskedwhetherherhusbandwouldmarryherifshewereblackandgotastraightnointheend.Theanger:Thehusbandfeltdeeplyhurtbyhiswifesindifferencetohimbutthendecidedtoforgiveheroutoflove.Thestranger:Whenthehusbandtriedtomakeupwithhiswife,hefoundherastrangerdespitethreedecadesofmarriage.,Para.ParaParaParaPara,1-18,19-24,25-44,45-48,49-57,Unlikemostmenheknew,hereallypitchedinonthehousework.（1）,unlike:istheoppositeoftheprepersition“like”e.g.Unlikemanyyoungpeopleofhisbackground,hehatestheattentionheisgivenbecauseofhisfather.UnliketheUnitedStates,Japanlargelyreliesonbankloansforitscapitalneeds.Unlikemanyothergovernmentofficials,heisneithercorruptnorcorruptible.pitchin：toofferhelpandsupporthousework：domesticdutiessuchascleaningandcooking(nottobeconfusedwith“homework”),Reviewtheverbpattern：verb+(pro)noun+dosthe.g.Ioverheardtheyoungcouplequarrel1astnightSheoverheardthemendiscusstheirplantorobabankafriendofhiswifes：oneofhiswifesfriends,Afewmonthsearlierhedoverheardafriendofhiswifescongratulateheronhavingsuchaconsideratehusband.(1),congratulatesbonsth:givesb.Onesgoodwisheswhensthspecialorpleasanthashappenedtothem.e.g.TheyallcongratulatedmeonwinningthefirstprizeWhenIgrewolder,IrealizedthatIreallyshouldhavecongratulatedmyselfonhavingsuchapoorbutlovingfatherconsiderate：thoughtful；kind；carefulnottohurtorcauseinconveniencetoothers,Theytalkedaboutdifferentthingsandsomehowgotonthesubjectofwhetherwhitepeopleshouldmarryblackpeople.(2),somehow:insomeway(Idontrememberhowithappened)egThatdaysomehowIdidntfeellikeeatingWewenttoWangfujingtogethertheotherdayandsomehowIcouldntfindhimanywheregeton(to)：tobegintodiscusswhetherwhitepeopleshouldmarryblackpeople：whetheritisadvisableoragoodideaforwhitepeopletomarryblackpeople“Shouldherebdoesnotmean“must”,Hesaidthatallthethingsconsidered,itwasabadidea.(Para.2),absoluteconstruction,allthingsconsidered：whenoneconsiderseveryaspectoftheproblemorsituationegAllthingsconsidered，heisdoingprettywellatschool.Allthingsconsidered，thereformisasuccess,Sometimeshiswifegotthislookwhereshepinchedherbrowstogetherandbitherlowerlip.(4),“Where”hereisusedasarelativeadverbintroducinganattributiveclausewhichmodifiestheword“look”CfHewenttoaschool，whichwasveryfarfromwherehelivedHewenttoschoolwherehelearnedmanyinterestingthings.IsawamovielastnightwhichwasrealjunkIsawamovielastnightwheretherewasalotofviolencepinchherbrowstogether：tocontractorsqueezehereyebrows；tofrown,Ididntimplyanything,shesaid,Ijustdontseewhatswrongwithawhitepersonmarryingablackperson,thatsall.(7),Heresanotherexampleofcomplexobject(awhitepersonmarrying)toapreposition(with).e.g.Whatswrongwithpeasantscomingtobigcitiestolookforjobs?Whatswrongwithpeopledemandingtoknowhowtheirtaxesarebeingspent?,Donttakemywordforit.Lookatthestatistics.Mostofthosemarriagesbreakup.(14),takesomeoneswordforit：(spoken)usedtosaythatsomeoneshouldacceptwhatyousayastrue，egTakemywordforit，thisboyisgoingtohaveabrightfutureYoucantakemywordforit，Iwillneverletyoudown,“Yes,different,”hesnapped,angrywithherresortingtothistrickofrepeatinghiswordssothattheysoundedhypocritical.(Para.16),spokeabruptlyandsharply,toturntothehelpofthetrick,adjectivephraseassubjectcomplement,appositivestructurelinkedby“of”,Thesearedirty,hesaid,andthrewallthesilverwarebackintothesink.(18),“Ware”meansmanufacturedgoodsItisoftenusedtoformcompoundwordssuchassilverware，ironware，software，hardware，glassware，earthenware，ovenware,Shestareddownatit,herlipspressedtighttogether,thenplungedherhandsunderthesurface.(19),“Pressedhereispastparticipleand“tightmodifies“lips”plunge：(tocausesth)tofallsuddenlyandwithforceegThefishplungeddeepintothewaterThisscandalplungedthegovernmentintoaseriouscrisis,Heranupstairstothebathroomandrummagedinthemedicinechestforalcohol,cotton,andaBand-Aid.(20),rummage：tosearchforsthbymovingthingsaroundinacarelesswayItisusuallyusedinthefollowingpatterns：torummageinaplaceforsth；torummagethroughaplaceforsth；torummagearound,Hetookthehandanddabbedatherthumbwiththecotton.(20),dab：totouchsthlightly，usuallyseveraltimesItisusuallyusedinthefollowingpatternstodabatacertainplace(ableedinglipforinstance)withsth；todabsthonorontosomeplace,Hedactedoutofconcernforher,hethoughtthatitwouldbeanicegestureonherpartnottostartupthatconversationagain,ashewastiredofit.（21）,Refreshstudentsmemoryof“outofconcernoutof：becauseof，egIjustfollowedthecrowdoutofcuriosityThejobwasnotverywellpaidShetookitjustoutofinterestIreallyhavenoexcuseIdiditoutofcarelessnessandstupidity,Thenyouprobablywouldhavebeengoingoutwithablackguy.（30),Moreexamplesforthepattern“wouldhavebeendoingsth”inthesubjunctivemood：Ifithadnotbeenforhishelp，myfatherwouldhavebeenbegginginthestreetstillIfhehadnothituponthisidea，hewouldhavebeenlivingongovernmentreliefstill,Therewasnopossiblewayofarguingwiththefactthatshewouldnotbeherselfifshewereblack.(32),appositiveclause,Whatdoyouthinkoftheideathat_?Howdoyouexplainthefactthat_?Whatisthereasonwhy_?Doyouaccepttheviewthat_?,Heknewthatshewastooangrytobeactuallyreadingit,butshedidntsnapthroughthepagesthewayhewouldhavedone.(45),snapthroughthepages：toturnthepagessuddenly，makingshortandsharpnoisesObservethefollowingusesoftheword“snap”：HesnappedtwolittletwigsoffatreeandusedthemaschopsticksShesnappedherbriefcaseshutandleftangrilyIonlytoldhimthatacertainMissLihadcalledandhesnappedatmefornoreasonHeonlystayedlongenoughtosnapafewpictures,Whenhewasdonethekitchenlookednew,thewayitlookedwhentheywerefirstshownthehouse.(47),whenhewasdone:whenhehasfinishede.g.Whenyouaredonewiththebook,passitontoChen.Intherelativeclausefollowingsuchnounsas“way”,”reason”,“time”;“day”,therelativeadverbsareusuallyomitted，e.g.Idontliketheway(how)hetalkstopeople.Idontknowthereason(why)sheturneddownthatoffer.Doyourememberthetime(when)wewenttoHuashantogether?Theday(when)Iwenttoschool,Iwasbothexcitedandscared.,Illmakeituptoyou.Ipromise.(49),Makeituptosb.:todosth.Goodforsb.becauseyoufeelresponsibleforsth.badthathappenedbetweenyoue.g.Icanttakeyoutotheparktoday,son.Imsorry,butIwillmakeituptoyounextweekwhenIamnotsobusy.Comparethisto“makeitupwithsb”whichisdifferentinmeaning.Ihadalittlequarrelwithmysisiterlastnight,butImadeitupwithhersoon.(orwesoonmadeitup.),Hethoughttheyearstheyhadspenttogether,andhowclosetheywere,andhowwelltheykneweachother,andhisthroattightenedsothathecouldhardlybreathe.(Para.48),“asaresult”introducinganadverbialclauseofresult,objectiveclausesof“thought”,Reinforcement,Retelling,ChooseonetopicSupposeyouwerethehusbandandtellthestoryofthatnighttoyourfriends.Supposeyouwerethewifeandtellthestoryofthatnighttoyourfriends.,Theideaofracismisathemeinthestory,fortheimplicationofthehusbandsracismiswhatcausesthecoupletoquarrel.ThewifedislikesherhusbandsbeliefsthatAfricanAmericansaredifferentfromwhites.HemaintainsthatitisnotthatheisprejudicedagainstAfricanAmericans,but