Unit Say yesPPT课件

1、Warm-up第1页/共31页QuestionsWhats your opinion on the new standard of a good husband?How do you think of marrying a foreigner?第2页/共31页Tobias Wolff (1945-) Born in Alabama USA in 1945. Parents divorced when he was a boy; traveled widely with his mother; soon forced to endure life under his strict and cru

2、el stepfather. From 1964 to 1968, lieutenant with the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) in Vietnam. B.A. (1972) and M.A. (1975) from Oxford University with First Class Honors in English, a second M.A. from Stanford. A revered writer& teacher of creative writing and literature in Stanford a

3、nd elsewhere. 第3页/共31页His WorksShort stories (O Henry Award): “In the Garden of the North American Martyrs” (1981) “Next Door” (1982) “Sister” (1985) Our Story Begins (short story collection in 2003, The Story Prize in 2004)Memoirs: This Boys Life: A Memoir (1989) In Pharaohs Army: Memories of the L

4、ost War(1994)Novels: The Barracks Thief (1984, PEN/Faukner Award for Fiction) Old School (2003) This Boys LifeFilm Poster 第4页/共31页A Short Story Setting kitchen, cleaning up after dinner, USA, 1980s Charactershusband & wife, white, middle-aged, middle-class Conflictdifferent views on interracial

5、marriages Plotcasual talk, argument, fight, hurt feelings, failed attempt at reconciliation Narrative point of view 3rd person, the husband第5页/共31页StructureThe argument: The husband disapproved interracial marriages on the ground of cultural differences while the wife approved on the ground of love.

6、 The wound: The wife was hurt; the husband helped her quickly and hoped she would reward him by letting go of the topic.The question: The wife persistently asked whether her husband would marry her if she were black and got a straight no in the end. The anger: The husband felt deeply hurt by his wif

7、es indifference to him but then decided to forgive her out of love.The stranger: When the husband tried to make up with his wife, he found her a stranger despite three decades of marriage. Para. Para Para Para Para 1-1819-2425-4445-4849-57第6页/共31页Unlike most men he knew, he really pitched in on the

8、housework. （1）unlike :is the opposite of the prepersition “like” e.g. Unlike many young people of his background, he hates the attention he is given because of his father.Unlike the United States, Japan largely relies on bank loans for its capital needs.Unlike many other government officials, he is

9、neither corrupt nor corruptible.pitch in：to offer help and supporthousework：domestic duties such as cleaning and cooking(not to be confused with “homework”)第7页/共31页Review the verb pattern：verb+(pro)noun +do sthe.g. I overheard the young couple quarrel 1ast nightShe overheard the men discuss their pl

10、an to rob a banka friend of his wifes：one of his wifes friendsA few months earlier hed overheard a friend of his wifes congratulate her on having such a considerate husband.(1)第8页/共31页congratulate sb on sth: give sb. Ones good wishes when sth special or pleasant has happened to them.e.g.They all con

11、gratulated me on winning the first prize When I grew older, I realized that I really should have congratulated myself on having such a poor but loving fatherconsiderate：thoughtful；kind；careful not to hurt or cause inconvenience to others第9页/共31页They talked about different things and somehow got on t

12、he subject of whether white people should marry black people.(2)somehow: in some way(I dont remember how it happened)egThat day somehow I didnt feel like eating We went to Wangfujing together the other day and somehow I couldnt find him anywhereget on(to)：to begin to discuss whether white people sho

13、uld marry black people： whether it is advisable or a good idea for white people to marry black people“Should here bdoes not mean “must”第10页/共31页He said that all the things considered, it was a bad idea. (Para. 2) absolute constructionall things considered：when one considers every aspect of the probl

14、em or situation egAll things considered，he is doing pretty well at school. All things considered，the reform is a success第11页/共31页Sometimes his wife got this look where she pinched her brows together and bit her lower lip. (4)“Where” here is used as a relative adverb introducing an attributive clause

15、 which modifies the word “look”Cf He went to a school，which was very far from where he lived He went to school where he learned many interesting things. I saw a movie last night which was real junkI saw a movie last night where there was a lot of violencepinch her brows together：to contract or squee

16、ze her eyebrows；to frown第12页/共31页I didnt imply anything, she said, I just dont see whats wrong with a white person marrying a black person, thats all.(7)Heres another example of complex object(a white person marrying)to a preposition(with). e.g.Whats wrong with peasants coming to big cities to look

17、for jobs?Whats wrong with people demanding to know how their taxes are being spent?第13页/共31页Dont take my word for it. Look at the statistics. Most of those marriages break up.(14)take someones word for it：(spoken)used to say that someone should accept what you say as true，egTake my word for it，this

18、boy is going to have a bright future You can take my word for it，I will never let you down第14页/共31页“Yes, different,” he snapped, angry with her resorting to this trick of repeating his words so that they sounded hypocritical. (Para. 16) spoke abruptly and sharplyto turn to the help of the trick adje

19、ctive phrase as subject complementappositive structure linked by “of”第15页/共31页These are dirty, he said, and threw all the silverware back into the sink.(18)“Ware” means manufactured goodsIt is often used to form compound words such as silverware，ironware，software，hardware，glassware，earthenware，ovenw

20、are第16页/共31页She stared down at it, her lips pressed tight together, then plunged her hands under the surface.(19)“Pressed here is past participle and “tight modifies “lips” plunge：(to cause sth)to fall suddenly and with forceegThe fish plunged deep into the water This scandal plunged the government

21、into a serious crisis第17页/共31页He ran upstairs to the bathroom and rummaged in the medicine chest for alcohol, cotton, and a Band-Aid.(20)rummage：to search for sthby moving things around in a careless wayIt is usually used in the following patterns：to rummage in a place for sth；to rummage through a p

22、lace for sth； to rummage around第18页/共31页He took the hand and dabbed at her thumb with the cotton.(20)dab：to touch sthlightly，usually several timesIt is usually used in the following patternsto dab at a certain place(a bleeding lip for instance)with sth；to dab sthon or onto some place第19页/共31页Hed act

23、ed out of concern for her, he thought that it would be a nice gesture on her part not to start up that conversation again, as he was tired of it.（21）Refresh students memory of “out of concernout of：because of，eg I just followed the crowd out of curiosityThe job was not very well paidShe took it just

24、 out of interest I really have no excuseI did it out of carelessness and stupidity第20页/共31页Then you probably would have been going out with a black guy.（30)More examples for the pattern “would have been doing sth”in the subjunctive mood：If it had not been for his help，my father would have been beggi

25、ng in the street still If he had not hit upon this idea，he would have been living on government relief still第21页/共31页There was no possible way of arguing with the fact that shewould not be herself if she were black. (32)appositive clause What do you think of the idea that_?How do you explain the fac

26、t that_?What is the reason why_?Do you accept the view that_?第22页/共31页He knew that she was too angry to be actually reading it, but she didnt snap through the pages the way he would have done.(45)snap through the pages：to turn the pages suddenly，making short and sharp noises Observe the following us

27、es of the word “snap”：He snapped two little twigs off a tree and used them as chopsticks She snapped her briefcase shut and left angrilyI only told him that a certain Miss Li had called and he snapped at me for no reason He only stayed long enough to snap a few pictures第23页/共31页When he was done the

28、kitchen looked new, the way it looked when they were first shown the house. (47)when he was done: when he has finishede.g. When you are done with the book, pass it on to Chen. In the relative clause following such nouns as “way”,”reason”, “time”; “day”, the relative adverbs are usually omitted， e.g.

29、 I dont like the way (how) he talks to people. I dont know the reason (why) she turned down that offer.Do you remember the time (when) we went to Huashan together?The day(when) I went to school, I was both excited and scared. 第24页/共31页Ill make it up to you. I promise.(49)Make it up to sb.: to do sth

30、. Good for sb.because you feel responsible for sth. bad that happened between youe.g. I cant take you to the park today,son. Im sorry, but I will make it up to you next week when I am not so busy.Compare this to “make it up with sb”which is different in meaning.I had a little quarrel with my sisiter

31、 last night, but I made it up with her soon.(or we soon made it up.)第25页/共31页He thought the years they had spent together, and how close they were, and how well they knew each other, and his throat tightened so that he could hardly breathe. (Para. 48)“as a result” introducing an adverbial clause of

32、resultobjective clauses of “thought”第26页/共31页ReinforcementRetellingChoose one topic1.Suppose you were the husband and tell the story of that night to your friends.2.Suppose you were the wife and tell the story of that night to your friends.第27页/共31页The idea of racism is a theme in the story, for the

33、 implication of the husbands racism is what causes the couple to quarrel. The wife dislikes her husbands beliefs that African Americans are different from whites. He maintains that it is not that he is prejudiced against African Americans, but that they come from a different culture and they even have their own language. The husbands negative response to Anns question of whether he would marry her were she