新视野大学英语Book4-8课件Slavery_Gave_Me_Nothing_to_Lose

1、Book Book 4 4 Unit Unit 8 8信科111 薛振 It is a small community of great significance to African-American history and culture. Located just north of Orlando, Florida between Winter Park and Maitland, it is historically recognized as the first incorporated African-American municipality in the United Stat

2、es and one of the oldest surviving African communities in the U.S. Eatonville American writer, folklorist and anthropologist. Born in Eatonville, Florida, Hurston was educated at Howard University, at Barnard College, and at Columbia University, where she studied under German-American anthropologist

3、 Franz Boas. Eatonville was the first incorporated all-black town in the United States, Zora Neale Hurston (18911960) and Hurston returned there after college for anthropological field study that influenced her later output in fiction as well as in folklore. Mules and Men (1935), one of her best-kno

4、wn folklore collections, was based on her field research in the American South. Tell My Horse (1938) described folk customs in Haiti and Jamaica. The American Civil War was the only war fought on American soil by Americans. 3 million fought and 600,000 died. It was fought between the northern states

5、, popularly referred to as the “Union”, and the seceding southern states (in the U.S., The South), calling themselves the Confederate States of America or the “Confederacy” between 1861 and 1865. the Civil War There is considerable debate about causes, but there is no question that the salient issue

6、 was the issue of slavery. Slavery had been abolished in most northern states, but was legal and important to the economy of the Confederacy, which depended on cheap agricultural labor. The Union was led by President Abraham Lincoln and the confederacy by President Jefferson Davis. The Civil War end

7、ed with the emancipation of all slaves held in the Confederate States. Slaves were not freed in the remaining states until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution by 3/4 of the states, which did not occur until December of 1865, 8 months after the end of the war. Main idea of the

8、 text ? The reading passage looks into racial problems. Instead of the general understanding that racial discrimination is one of the social problems in the States, the author offers a very different point of view from one persons experience. The passage has been written in the first person. The mai

9、n character, Zora Neale Hurston states that she does not feel separated about being a colored American citizen.Part I (para. 1-3)Part II (para. 4)Part III (para.7-12)How I felt about the white people when I was a child.It was when I was thirteen that I found out in my heart as well as in the mirror

10、that I was a little black girl.How I feel about being colored as an adult.1. It is exclusively a black town. (Para. 1)exclusivelyad. only 唯一地，独有地The selfish man looks out for himself exclusively.e.g.那自私的人只顾他自己。There is now a trend away from an exclusively academic curriculum towards teaching more pr

11、actical subjects in schools.e.g.现在很多学校出现了由教授纯理论的课程转向教授更实用的学科的趋势。 2. from behind curtains by the timid. (Para. 1) a. shy 害羞的, 胆怯的 I would have been as timid as the girl herself, if she had looked at me!timidMy horse is a bit timid and is easily frightened by traffic.我的马有点胆小，容易被车辆惊吓。假如那个女孩子看我的话，我会跟她一样

12、害羞。e.g.e.g.up to Up to my thirteenth year I lived in the little Negro town of Eatonville, Florida. (Para. 1) up to /up until /up till: until Up to yesterday, we had no idea where the child was. 直到昨天，我们还不知道孩子在哪里。 He was here up to a moment ago. 他刚才还在这里。 peer at They were peered at cautiously from beh

13、ind curtains by the timid. (Para. 1) peer: v. (at) look closely or carefully at sth., esp. when you cannot see it clearly He peered closely at the tag to see the price. 他细看标签以辨认价格。 The driver was peering into the distance, trying to read the road sign. 司机费力地看着前方，想要看清路标。 When asked if he had told the

14、 police about the incident, Mr. Banks said he had mentioned it in passing to a detective.3. I usually spoke to them in passing. (Para. 2) by the way; casually 顺便，不经意地in passing当问到他有没有告诉警察这件事时，班克斯先生说他顺便向一名侦探提过了。e.g.I dont remember the address; he only mentioned it in passing. 我记不起那个地址了，他只是顺便提到过。 e.g.

15、Britain threatened to break off diplomatic relations.4. the conversation would be rudely broken off. (Para. 2) end esp. suddenly 突然断开No matter what it might cost her, she would break off her engagement.break offe.g.不论付出什么代价，她都会取消这个婚约。英国威胁要中断外交关系。e.g.5. white people differed from black to me only in

16、that they rode(Para. 3) because 因为 Im lucky in that Ive passed the exam. in that我很幸运，因为我考试通过了。e.g.This research is important in that it confirms the existence of a relationship between aggression and the use of alcohol.e.g.这项研究非常重要，因为它证实了在攻击行为和酗酒之间存在一定的关系。6. and gave me generously of their small silver for doing these things, (Para. 3) give 给予But he would give generously of his time to such organizations as the British Council.give of (ones money /