Unit-4-The-Lady-on-Pemberton-Street.ppt

Unit4,TextTheLadyonPembertonStreet,I.Writer:AlbertDiBartolomeo,AlbertDiBartolomeoistheauthorofthenovelsTheVespersTapes晚祷磁带andFoolsGold傻瓜的黄金.HisshortstorieshaveappearedinVIAandItalianAmericana,whichalsopublishedanessayofhistitled“TheLiterarySensibilityofNicoloSacco.”HereceivedhisM.A.inCreativeWritingfromTempleUniversity,wherehestudiedwithDavidBradleyandTobyOlson,andhasreceivedagrantfromthePennsylvaniaCouncilontheArts.HeiscurrentlyworkingonanoveltitledCruelSpring残忍春天.,II.Structure,PartIGettingacquaintedwithMablePartIIThecleansweepofthestreetbyMablePartIIITherepairoftheAlleygatebythewriterPartIVTheblockcleaningbyallneighborslivingonPembertonStreetPartVThedebt,III.Mainideaofthetext,MableHoward,oneofthosepeoplewhoconsciouslyprotecttheenvironment,isablockcaptainofastreetinPhiladelphia,PA.Hereffortstokeepherblockcleanhavesignificantlyhelpedmakethestreetasafeandniceplacetolivein.Moreover,shehasinspiredherneighborstokeeptheirblockclean,combatforcesofdisorder,paymoreattentiontotheenvironmentissuesandbeaconsciouscleaner.,IV.TextAnalysis,MobilityisoneofthetypicalAmericanpersonality.Americaisoftencomparedtobeacountryonautomobile.Thedesiretostartanewlifeinanewplaceisnoticeablethroughoutthenation.TheAmericansareadventurous,theyliketotrysth.new.NearlyhalfAmericanschangeresidenceseveryyear.,battlefightagainst抵抗,与.战斗litterrubbish,trashdecayrottedmatterdisorderconfusionenchantingcharmingblock(esp.U.S.A)areaofbuildingsboundedbyfourstreets街区(四条街道当中的区域),SkillfulAmericansliketobehandyatallthings.Theywanttobejack-of-all-trades（personwhocanturnhishandtoanything;workmanknowingsth.ofmanytrades万能先生；对许多事都懂一点的人；博艺而不精的工人）.Nearlyeveryoneknowshowtousetools,makesimplerepairstoplumbing（水管设施）orelectricalfixtures,refinishfurnitureorpaintawall.Farfrombeingthoughtadisgraceifheperformsthese“menial”(适合仆人做的)tasks,amanisthoughtridiculousifhedoesnotknowhowtoperformthem.,meansmoney;wealth;resourceswithinonesmeans在经济能力之内livewithinonesmeansbaseonesexpenditureupononesincome量入为出地生活livebeyondonesmeans过着超过自已收入的生活,rowacontinuouslineofbuildingsalongastreet沿街的一系列建筑物arowhouse:oneofaseriesofidenticalhousessituatedsidebysideandjoinedbycommonwalls(美)联立成排的房屋,联房,排房,有时后面有小巷可通后院；也叫terracedhousehandyskillfulinusingoneshands手巧的dilapidated(ofthings)brokenandold残破的;inastateofdisrepair失修的;fallingtopieces倒塌的,Isensedthatwewerebeingwatched.Whowaswatchingthem?Mable,rapknockreedyshrill尖声的somewherebetween/about/around大约;接近Youridealweightshouldprobablybesomewherearound126pounds.你理想的体重可能应该差不多是126磅。frailphysicallyweaktoughstrongandresilient结实且富有弹性的,sinewtendon腱,肌肉eyewatchcloselypreyananimalhuntedorcaughtforfood;quarry捕获物，猎物coordinateharmonizehandiworkworkperformedbyhand手艺活onthesideasasecondaryoccupation兼职lusciousdelicious,Shedrewoutthelastwordasifrespondingtothesightofalusciouscake.Why?Shewashappytoknowthatbecauseshemightaskhimtodosomehandiworkforherandfortheblock.,pleasantryapolitesocialutterance;acivility礼仪；客套escortaccompanyasanescortinscribetomarkorengrave(asurface)withwordsorletters雕刻swishstrikewithawhistlingsound嗖嗖地挥动scatterdisperse,strew散播,Onsuchdaysweshookourheads.Why?WethoughtthatMabledidnthavetodothiswhentheweatherwasnotfine.,crackapartialsplitorbreak部分分裂或裂开vialasmallcontainer,usuallywithaclosure,usedesp.forliquids小瓶riffrafflitter-thrower;rubbish,trashvestibuleasmallentrancehallorpassagebetweentheouterdoorandtheinteriorofahouseorbuilding门廊,前厅,“Riffraff”,shesaidandshookherheadindisgust.Whydidsheshakeherheadindisgust?Shelookeddownuponthelitter-throwerwhomadethestreetuntidy.,scrawlwritehastilyorillegallyslotanarrowingopening狭槽,缝insomniasleeplessnessalleyanarrowstreetorpassagewaybetweenorbehindcitybuildings胡同，小巷abreastsidebyside并肩，并列,disrepairtheconditionofbeinginneedofrepair失修，破损slatanarrowstripofmetalorwood板条,狭板pointthemajorideaoressentialpartofaconceptornarrative要点(义)crudenothavinggrace,taste,orrefinement粗野的commencestart,fierybrightlyred火红色的rectangleafour-sidedplanefigurewithfourrightangles矩形，长方形enameladornwithabrightlycoloredsurface用亮丽的表面装饰affixattach粘贴placardasignornoticefordisplayinapublicplace布告标语牌,admonishadvisespecify-Ifyouspecifysomething,yougiveinformationaboutwhatisrequiredorshouldhappeninacertainsituation.具体指定flierapamphletorcircularformassdistribution广告传单rouseawakecombativenessaggressiveness,eagertofightsidebeonthesameside(withsb.)tosidewith:toputoneselfonthesamesideassomebody.e.g.JohnsidedwithAdaminanyargument.,vanishdisappearincongruousinharmoniouseclipsesurpass;outshine超越，光芒盖过gushvi.burst,flow,outsuddenly涌出,喷出shimmerflash闪闪发光,Thatincongruoussightwassooneclipsedbyagushingfirehydrantandphalanxesofneighborspushingbroomstoworkthewateranddirtdownthestreet.Howtounderstandit?Beforetheblockcleaningmanycarsparkedhereandthereinthestreet,makingituntidyandinharmonious.Nowitwasreplacedbyanotheronecrowdofneighborsweresweepingthestreet,makingitclean.,infectious(fig.)quicklyinfluencingotherstendtoattendto;watchover照料；照管festivemerry,joyousproclaimindicateconspicuously表明stopbycallat,visit顺便拜访；停留一下Illstopbyonmywayhome.回家途中我将顺便来看看。,putsthtogetherassemble装配embracehugskeletalskinny削瘦的Shewasnotmerelythinbutskeletal.Itoldherthatshelookedwell,lying.Whydidhelie?BecausehedidntwanttohurtMable,makingherdisappointed.,ImmoreinMablesdebtthansheisinmine.Whydidthewriterthinkso?HethoughtheshouldpayMablemorebecauseshedidsomuchfortheblock.Comparedwithherhedidlessfortheneighbors.sheafabundleofitemsboundtogether捆,束circularaprintedadvertisement,directive,ornoticeintendedformassdistribution印制的广告，传单,V.Writingstyle:1stpersonnarrationVI.Questionfordiscussion:Saysth.aboutAmericanlifestyleandcompareitwiththatoftheChinesepeople?VII.Ex.aboutthetextVIII.ReadingSkillsVIIII.Homework(1)Fastreading(2)Homereading(3)PreviewUnit6,counseladviseHecounseledustogiveuptheplan.councilcommitteeTplementsupplementTpl