现代大学英语精读4lesson7_text appreciation.ppt

PartThree,TextAppreciation,ENTER,TextAppreciation,TextAnalysis1.Theme2.TextStructure3.GeneralAnalysis4.FurtherQuestionsonAppreciationWritingDeviceOnomatopoeiaIII.SentenceParaphrase,Contents,I.TextAnalysis,Thesimplelife,honestnatureandgoodwishesofthenewly-marriedcouplearepresentedthroughthedescriptionsoftheirspringplantinginminutedetail.Itrevealsthetraditionalvirtuesofatypicalfarmer:hardwork,simpleliving,discipline,andaboveall,strongsenseofresponsibilityforthehappinessofhiswifeandfamily.,TheendofTheme.,Part1(Paras.18):Part2(Paras.923):Part3(Paras.2426):,Theyoungcouplespreparationsforthefirstdayoftheirfirstspringsowing,Adetaileddescriptionofthespringsowing.,Theyoungcouplesyearningsforthefuture,I.TextAnalysis,TheendofTextStructure.,TextAnalysis,Fortheyoungcouple,thefirstdayoftheirfirstspringsowingwasanextremelyimportantday,becauseitnotonlywoulddeterminethecroptheywouldharvestinautumn,butalsowouldshowwhatkindofwifeandhusbandtheywouldprovetoeachotherandwhatkindoffamilytheyweregoingtohave.,Question:Whatkindofaharvestwerethenewly-wedsgoingtohaveinthefirstdayoftheirfirstspringsowing?,TheendofGeneralAnalysis.,1.Whatvaluesandmoralprinciplesarebeingidealizedhere?Isitstillthesametoday?Doyouagreethatthetraditionalworkethicisoutofdate?Aresuchqualitiesashardwork,diligence,thrift,responsibility,discipline,simpleandhonestliving,ruggedindividualismandself-reliance,etc.stillvalued?2.Whatchangeshavetakenplaceinsocialethicssinceourgrandfatherstime?Isthereanythingthatremainsunchanged?,TextAnalysis,Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.,3.LetspretendthatyouareMartinDelaneyorMarylivinginthe21stcentury.Whatkindofapersonwouldyouliketohaveasyourwifeorhusband?Whatqualitieswouldyouliketofindinyourspouse?,TextAnalysis,TheendofTextAnalysis.,WritingDevice,Theuseofwordsthatbytheirsoundsuggesttheirmeaning.,Someonomatopoeticwordsare“hiss”,“buzz”,“whirr”,“sizzle”,“crack”.However,onomatopoeiainthehandsofapoetorawriterbecomesamuchmoresubtledevicethansimplytheuseofsuchwords.,Moreexamples,Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.,Definition,WritingDevice,Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.,Outside,cockswerecrowingandawhitestreakwasrisingfromtheground.(Para.1)heturnedupthefirstsodwithacrunchingsoundasthegrassrootsweredraggedoutoftheearth.(Para.13)Shewasjustmunchingherbreadandbutter.(Para.17)Theraspingnoisecarriedalongwayinthesilence.(Para.19)Cowswerelowingatadistance.(Para.26),Moreexamples,WritingDevice,AnotableexampleappearsinThePrincessbyTennyson:Themoanofdovesinimmemorialelms,Andmurmuringofinnumerablebees.Ihaveeverheardtherippleoftheriver,thesoughingofthetreesswayedbythewind,themurmursofthecrowds,thefaintringofincomprehensiblewordscriedfromafar,thewhisperofavoicespeakingfrombeyondthethresholdofaneternaldarkness.,TheendofWritingDevice.,SentenceParaphrase1,goto2,.WhileMaryrakedoutthelivecoalsthathadlainhiddenintheashes(Para.1),toclearfireplacebyshakingandpullingatollinsideit,hadbeenburiedundertheashes,burningcoals,SentenceParaphrase2,goto3,.itwashatefulleavingawarmbedatsuchanearlyhour.(Para.2),“It+linkverb+adj./noun+presentparticiple”isacommonwayofcommentingonwhatyouaredoingorexperiencing.Insteadofpresentparticiples,youcanusetheinfinitive.,MoreExamples,Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.,Itsbeennicetalkingtoyou.ItsdifficulttryingtopersuadeapersonlikeRicky.Itsimportanttoknowyourownlimitations.Itisnecessarytoupgradeanti-virussoftwareregularly.,SentenceParaphrase2,backto2,sleepyandyetonfirewithexcitement,foritwasthefirstdayoftheirfirstspringsowingasmanandwife.(Para.3),burningwithemotion;fullofardor,Althoughstillnotfullyawake,theyoungcouplewasalreadygreatlyexcited,becausethatdaywasthefirstdayoftheirfirstspringplantingaftertheygotmarried.,SentenceParaphrase3,goto4,Butsomehowtheimminenceofaneventthathadbeenlongexpected,loved,fearedandpreparedformadethemdejected.(Para.3),thefactthatsth.(usu.unpleasant)isnowabouttotakeplace,Thecouplehadbeenlookingforwardtoandpreparingforthisspringplantingforalongtime,butnowthatthedayhadfinallyarrived,strangely,theyfeltsomehowabitsad.,irritated;inlowspirits;disheartened,SentenceParaphrase4,goto5,Mary,withhershrewdwomansmind,thoughtofasmanythingsasthereareinlifeasawomanthinkinthefirstjoyandanxietyofhermating.(Para.3),Mary,likeallsharpandsmartwomen,thoughtofmanythingsinlifewhenshegotmarried.,SentenceParaphrase5,goto6,Martinfelloverabaskerinthehalf-darknessofthebarn,hesworeandsaidthatamanwouldbebetteroffdeadthan(Para.3),Inthebarn,itwasstillverydarkasitwasveryearlyinthemorning.SoMartintrippedoverabasket.Hecursedandsaidthatitwouldbebetterofftodiethantohavetogetupatsuchanearlyhourandbeginthedaystoilprobablyfortherestofhislife.,SentenceParaphrase6,goto7,Andsomehow,astheyembraced,alltheirirritationandsleepinessleftthem.AndtheystoodthereembracinguntilatlastMartinpushedherfromhimwithpretendedroughnessandsaid:“Come,come,girl,itwillbesunsetbeforewebeginatthisrate.”(Para.4),However,alloftheunhappinessanddrowsinessmeltedawaywiththeirhug.TheyremainedineachothersarmsuntilfinallyMartinpushedheraway,withpretendedroughness,toshowthathewasnowthebread-winnerofthefamilyandhadseriousworktodoandthereforemuststopthissentimentalnonsense,otherwisetheywouldnotbeabletogetanythingdoneinthewholeday.,progressingatthisspeed,SentenceParaphrase7,goto8,astheywalkedsilentlythroughthelittlehamlet,therewasnotasoulabout.(Para.5),SentenceParaphrase8,Whentheywalkedsilentlythroughthesmallvillage,theysawnotasinglepersonaroundthembecausetheywereearlierthaneverybodyelse.,Hereitmeansaperson.,goto9,Andtheybothlookedbackatthelittleclusterofcabinsthatwasthecenteroftheirworld,withthrobbinghearts.Forthejoyofspringhadnowtakencompleteholdofthem.(Para.5),SentenceParaphrase9,Bothofthemlookedbacktowardstheirsmallvillage,whichwasthemostimportantplaceforthembecausetheyandtheirforefathersbeforethemwerebornandraisedhere.Theirheartswerequiveringwithexcitementatthatmoment,forthecomingofspringhadalreadyfilledtheirheartswithpleasure.,thecenteroftheirlife,togaincompletecontroloversb.,goto10,SentenceParaphrase10,goto11,Andtherewasabigredheapoffreshseaweedlyinginacornerbythefencetobespreadundertheseedsastheywerelaid.(Para.6),Inacornerbesidethefence,therewasabigpileoffreshseaweed.Beforetheseedsweredroppedontheridge,theseaweedshouldbespreadfirst.,layseeds:toputtheseedsintothesoil,Whenshewasalittledistancedowntheridge,Martinadvancedwithhisspadetothehead,eagertocommence.(Para.9),Whenshewasalittleawayfromhim,Martinstartedtomoveahead,puttinghisspadetothefront.Nowhewaseagertostartworking.,SentenceParaphrase11,goto12,Supposeanybodysawuslikethisinthefieldofourspringsowing,whatwouldtheytakeusforbutapairofuseless,soft,empty-headedpeoplethatwouldbesuretodieofhunger.(Para.10),Ifpeopleshouldseeuslikethis(withyourarmroundmywaist),whatwouldtheythinkofus?Theyweresuretotakeusforapairofgood-for-nothings,peoplewhoareunabletoendurehardshipsandfoolishand,therefore,weresuretodieofhunger.,SentenceParaphrase12,toregardas,weakordelicate,stupid;sillyandignorant,goto13,Hiseyeshadawild,eagerlightinthemasifsomeprimevalimpulsewereburningwithinhisbrainanddrivingouteveryotherdesirebutthatofassertinghismanhoodandofsubjugatingtheearth.(Para.12),Hiseyesshoneandhisonlydesirenowwastoprovewhatastrongmanhewasandhowhecouldconquertheland.,SentenceParaphrase13,except,toeliminate,tostatestronglyorbehave,primitive,toconquertheearth,goto14,butshedrewbackatthesametimeandgazeddistantlyattheground.(Para.13),towithdrew;toretreat,tolookatthegroundasifshewerefarremovedfromthepresentsituation;tobeabsorbedinthought,ShestayedfromMartinanddeeplyabsorbedinherthought.,SentenceParaphrase14,goto15,heturnedupthefirstsodwithacrunchingsound.(Para.13),hedugupthefirstpieceofearthwithgrassandrootswithhisspade,makingacrunchingsound.,todugup,cracklingsound,SentenceParaphrase15,goto16,todriveoutthesuddenterrorthathadseizedheratthatmomentwhenshesawthefierce,hardlookinherhusbandseyesthatwereunconsciousofherpresence.(Para.13),shebegantoworkhard)inordertogetridoftheterrorthatsuddenlyseizedherwhenshesawthatherhusbandhadsuddenlychangedfromthelovinghusbandsheknewintoafierce-lookingfarmerwhodidnotseemtobeawarethathisbridewaswithhim.,SentenceParaphrase16,goto17,Shebecamesuddenlyafraidofthatpitiless,cruelearth,thepeasantsslavemaster,thatwouldkeepherchainedtohardworkandpovertyallherlifeuntilshewouldsinkagainintohisbosom.(Para.13),shewouldbeboundto,merciless,todieandbeburiedintheearth,Shebecameafraidoftheearthbecauseitwasgoingtoforcehertoworklikeaslaveandforcehertostruggleagainstpovertyallherlifeuntilshediedandwasburiedinit.,SentenceParaphrase17,goto18,(olduse)topreparelandforraisingcropsasbyplowingandfertilizing;tocultivate,fromnowon,SentenceParaphrase18,Hershort-livedlovewasgone.Henceforthshewasonlyherhusbandshelpertotilltheearth.(Para.13),Thelovetheyhadforeachotherdidnotlastlong.Theirromancewasnowreplacedbytheirnecessitytofacethehardwork.Fromthenon,shewasmerelyherhusbandshelperandhadtoworksidebysidewithhim.,goto19,AndMartin,absolutelywithoutthought,workedfuriously(Para.13),Martinontheotherhandhadnotimetowasteonidlethoughts.Hejustconcentratedonhisworkandworkedwithgreatenergy.,SentenceParaphrase19,goto20,Therewasasharpnessinthestillthinairthatmadethemenjumpontheirspadehaltsferociouslyandbeatthesodsasiftheywerelivingenemies.(Para.14),Thechillyandbitingairofearlyspringmadethepeasantsworkfiercelywiththeirspades,beatingthesodsasiftheywereenemies.,furiously;fiercely,SentenceParaphrase20,goto21,Birdshoppedsilentlybeforethespades,withtheirheadscockedsideways,watchingforworms.Madebravebyhunger,theyoftendashedunderthespadestosecuretheirfood.(Para.14),Birdshoppedhereandtherearoundtheworkingpeasants,turningtheirheadstoonesideinordertolookforworms.Thedesireforfoodwassostrongthattheyevendaredtodashunderthespadestogettheirfood.,toacquire,SentenceParaphrase21,goto22,“Yes,isntitlovely,”saidMary,lookingattheblackridgeswistfully.(Para.17),Marywassadthatthiswasgoingtobeherlifefromnowon,toilingandsweatingoverthelanduntilthedayshedied.Butontheotherhandwhattheyhaddonethatdayalsomadeherproudandhopeful.,SentenceParaphrase22,goto23,Theyhurriedtriptothevillageandthetroubleofgettingtheteareadyhadrobbedherofherappetite.(Para.17),todeprivesb.ofsth.belongingtothatpersonbyanunjustprocedure,SentenceParaphrase23,goto24,Itoverpoweredthatotherfeelingofdreadthathadbeenwithherduringthemorning.(Para.17),SentenceParaphrase24,Thefeelingofjoydroveawaythefeelingofterrorthatshehadhadinthemorning.,goto25,Martinateheartily,revelinginhisgreatthirstandhisgreathunger,witheveryporeofhisbodyopentothepureair.(Para.18),TheheavyworkmadeMartinthirstyandhungryandmadehimenjoyhislunchandteamore.,totakemuchpleasurein,SentenceParaphrase25,withagoodappetite,goto26,Thatwasthesignalforageneralrisingallalongthelittlevalley.(Para.19),Thenoisewasthesignalforallpeasantstostandupandstartworkingagain.,SentenceParaphrase26,goto27,Thestrongsmellof