大学英语精读3in my day

PartThreeTextAppreciationENTERLesson13-InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydayTextAppreciationTextanalysis

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Theme 2.

Textstructure

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Generalanalysis

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FurtherquestionsonappreciationII.

WritingdevicesParallelismRepetitionIII.

SentenceparaphraseContentsLesson13-InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydayTextAnalysisItistheresponsibilityofbothparentsandchildrentobridgethegenerationgap.Ontheonehand,youngpeopleshouldhavemoreinterestandrespectofwhattheirparentsstandfor.Ontheotherhand,oldpeopleshouldshowunderstandingtoyoungpeople’sgreatinterestinthefuture.ThemeofthestoryTheendofTheme.Lesson13—InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydayPart1(paras.1—)about:

Part2(paras.)about:Part3(paras.)about:TextAnalysisStructureofthetext4546-53

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Understandingofamotherfromason’spointofview

Understandingofchildrenfromafather’spointofview

Meetingofthetwoviews

TheendofStructure.Lesson13—InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydayTextAnalysisWhatwasthecharacterofthemotherwhenshewasyoung?Itellpeopleexactlywhat’sonmymind,…

lifewascombat,andvictorywasnottothelazy,thetimed,thedrugstorecowboy,…Scanthetextandlistouttherelatedinformation.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.straight-forward

strong-willed

Shewasaformidablewoman,determinedtospeakhermind,determinedtohaveherway,…

energetic

neverdefeatedbylife

Shehadhurledherselfatlifewithanenergythatmadeherseemalwaysontherun.

Lesson13—InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydayTextAnalysisThemotherwasalwaysontherunandworkinghardbecauseshebelievedthathardworkingisthenecessarypartofone’slife.Lifewasastruggle,afight,abattleforsurvival,forsalvation,andforthegloryofGod.Onlybyhardworkingcanonebesuccessfulintheend.Thosewhowerelazy,timid,loiteringandafraidtotellothersthetruefeelingswerelosersofthelife.Lesson13-InMyDayTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Question:

Whatvaluesdoyouthinkwerereflectedinthemother’swayoflifewhenshewasyoung?大学英语精读3inmydayTextAnalysisHowdidtheauthorreacttohismother’ssenilityfromason’spointofview?

Scanthetextandlistouttherelatedinformation.atthebeginninglaterIcouldnotaccepttheinevitable.Myimpulsewastoargueherbacktoreality.IsoonstoppedtryingtoargueherbacktowhatIconsideredtherealworld.

(I)triedto

travelalongwithheronthosefantasticjourneysintothepast.Lesson13-InMyDayTobecontinuedonthenextpage.大学英语精读3inmydayTextAnalysisAtthebeginning,hetriedtoarguehismotherbacktorealityfromhispointofviewbecausehebelievedthathismotherbeinganormalpersonwouldbebetterforherandherfamily.Butlaterwhenhebegantolookatitfromhismother’spointofview,heunderstoodhismotherwasmuchhappierwhenshecouldtravelbacktoherchildhoodwhenshewaslovedandneeded.Sohewouldliketotravelalongwithherintoherpastandunderstoodhismothermore.Lesson13-InMyDayTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Question:

Whatmadetheauthorchangehisreactiontohismother’ssenility?大学英语精读3inmydayTextAnalysisHowdidtheauthorunderstandtherelationshipwithhischildrenfromafather’spointofview?ShepastnowIhaddevelopedthehabitoflecturingthemontheharshnessoflifeinmyday.Itriedtobreakthehabit,butmusthavefailed.

Betweenus

therewasadisputeabouttime.Lesson13-InMyDayTobecontinuedonthenextpage.大学英语精读3inmydayTextAnalysisItisoneofthereasonswhythereisgenerationgapbetweenparentsandchildren.Theparentsalwaysliketotalkabouttheirpasttothechildrenbecausethatwasoncetheir“future”theydreamedofandstruggledfor.Butforthechildren,theyareindifferenttotheparents’“future”becauseitispastforthem.Theyarenowdreamingfortheirfuture.Thisisthedisputeoftime.TheendofGeneralAnalysis.

Lesson13-InMyDayQuestion:

Whatdoestheauthormeanby“adisputeabouttime”?(53)大学英语精读3inmydayWhathappenedtotheauthor’smotherattheageof80?Whatbecameofherafterher“last”fall?Whatexactlyistheproblemwithhismother?Whatkindofawomanwastheauthor’smotherwhenshewasyoung?Wasshehappywhenshewasyoung?Isshehappynow?Whatarehermaincomplaints?TextAnalysisFurtherquestionsonappreciationTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson13-InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydayLesson13-InMyDayDoestheauthorfeelthathehasbeenagoodson?Whatdoyouthinkheistryingtosaywhenhehopesthathecanstepintohismother’stimemachine?Howdoestheauthorunderstandthegenerationgap?What’shisadvicetotheyoungergeneration?TextAnalysisFurtherquestionsonappreciationTheendofFurtherQuestions.大学英语精读3inmydayWritingDevicesParallelismandRepetitionParallelstructuremeansusingthesamepatternofwordstoshowthattwoormoreideashavethesamelevelofimportance.Thiscanhappenattheword,phrase,orclauselevel.Andsoshewas,aformidablewoman,determined

tospeakhermind,determinedtohaveherway,determined

tobendthosewhoopposedher.(14)repetitionLesson13-InMyDayExamplefromthetextTobecontinuedonthenextpage.大学英语精读3inmydayWritingDevicesParallelismandRepetitionSheranafterchickens,…Sheranwhenshemadethebeds,ran

whenshesetthetable.…sheran.(15)Repetitionisamajorrhetoricalstrategyforproducingemphasis,clarity,amplification,oremotionaleffect.parallelismLesson13-InMyDayParallelismmoreexamplesRepetitionmoreexamplesTobecontinuedonthenextpage.大学英语精读3inmydayWritingDevicesParallelism:moreexamplesWordsandphrasesNotParallel:Theteachersaidthathewasapoorstudentbecausehewaited

untilthelastminutetostudyfortheexam,completed

hislabproblemsinacarelessmanner,andhismotivationwaslow.Parallel:Theteachersaidthathewasapoorstudentbecausehewaited

untilthelastminutetostudyfortheexam,completed

hislabproblemsinacarelessmanner,andlacked

motivation.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Don’tmixforms.Lesson13-InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydayWritingDevicesParallelism:moreexamples

2.clausesNotParallel:Thesalesmanexpectedthathewouldpresent

hisproductatthemeeting,thattherewouldbe

timeforhimtoshowhisslidepresentation,andthatquestionswouldbeasked

byprospectivebuyers(passive).Parallel:Thesalesmanexpectedthathewouldpresent

hisproductatthemeeting,thattherewouldbe

timeforhimtoshowhisslidepresentation,andthatprospectivebuyerswouldask

himquestions.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson13-InMyDayAparallelstructurethatbeginswithclausesmustkeeponwithclauses.Changingtoanotherpatternorchangingthevoiceoftheverb(fromactivetopassiveorviceversa)willbreaktheparallelism.大学英语精读3inmydayWritingDevicesParallelism:moreexamples3.ListsafteracolonNotParallel:Thedictionarycanbeusedforthesepurposes:tofindwordmeanings,pronunciations,correctspellings,andlookingupirregularverbs.Parallel:Thedictionarycanbeusedforthesepurposes:tofindwordmeanings,pronunciations,correctspellings,andirregularverbs.Besuretokeepalltheelementsinalistinthesameform.Lesson13-InMyDayTobecontinuedonthenextpage.大学英语精读3inmydayWritingDevicesRepetition:moreexamplesWouldyoupleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasepleasestoptalking.(ErnestHemingway,HillsLikeWhitesElephants)It’slikeawindfall,likeagodsend,likeanunexpectedpieceofluck.

(JosephConrad,Youth)Lesson13-InMyDayTobecontinuedonthenextpage.大学英语精读3inmydayWritingDevicesRepetition:moreexamplesTherearewordslikeFreedomSweetandwonderfultosay.OnmyheartstringsfreedomsingsAlldayeveryday.TherearewordslikelibertyThatalmostmakemecry.IfyouhadknownwhatIknowYouwouldknowwhy.JamesLangstonHughes,WordsLikeFreedomLesson13-InMyDayTheendofWritingDevices.大学英语精读3inmydaySentenceParaphrase1

Throughallthisshelayinbedbutmovedacrosstime,travelingamongthedeaddecadeswithaspeedandeasebeyondthegiftofphysicalscience.

(1)

…travelingamongthedecadesthathadgonequickly,soquicklyandeasilythatitdefiedscience.thepresentparticiplephraseasadverbialofattendingcircumstances

Moreexamplesgoto2ability,talentLesson13-InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydaySentenceParaphraseHeenteredcollegeattheageofeighteen,graduatingfouryearslaterasheadofhisclass.

Teamsofsweeperswithtwigbroomsmovealonginunison,sweepingthewateraway.

backto1Lesson13-InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydaySentenceParaphrase2

Shegazedatthisimprobablyovergrownfigureoutofaninconceivablefutureandpromptlydismissedit.(4)

ShecouldnotconceiveofthefuturewhenherelittleRussellwouldbethattallandbig.Thereforesheimmediatelyputthatthoughtoutofhermind.

goto3togrowbeyondnormalsizeimpossibletocomprehendorgraspfully

torefusetoacceptthatsomethingmightbetrue

Lesson13-InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydaySentenceParaphrase3

Itshowedinthatangrychallengingthrust

ofthechinwhensheissuedanopinion,andagreatoneshehadalwaysbeenfor

issuingopinions.(10)

Whensheexpressedanopinion,herchinwouldcomeforwardwhichmadeherlookangryanddefiant.Shelikedtogiveheropinionandwasneverafraidofspeakinghermind.

aquickhardpush

Inversion,showingemphasis

goto4Lesson13-InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydaySentenceParaphrase4 Lifewascombat,andvictorywasnottothelazy,thetimid,thedrugstorecowboy,themush-mouthafraidtotellpeopleexactlywhatwasonhismind.(15)

onewhowearscowboy’sclothesbuthashadnoexperienceasacowboy;aloaferwholoitersonstreetorindrugstores

excessivelysentimentalperson

goto5Lesson13-InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydaySentenceParaphrase5Fortenyearsormoretheferocitywithwhichshehadonceattackedlifehadbeenturningtoarageagainsttheweakness,theboredom,andtheabsenceoflovethattoomuchagehadbroughther.(38)

averystrongfeelingofanger

Sheonceattackedlifewithfierceness,butnowitwasgone.Initsplacewasanuncontrollableanger.shewasangryaboutherdeclininghealth,herboredomandherloneliness.

relativeclause(preposition+relativepronoun)

modifying“ferocity”

goto6Lesson13-InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydaySentenceParaphrase6I…hadwrittenherwithsomebanaladvicetolookforthesilverlining,tocountherblessings

insteadofburdeningotherswithhermiseries.(39)

tothinkaboutthegoodthingsthathavehappenedtoher

Ihadwrittentomymother,advisinghertothinkaboutthepleasantandgoodtimesandabouthowluckyandcheerfulshehadoncebeen.Itoldhernottocomplainandhaveotherpeopleworryabouther.

goto7commonplace,uninteresting

areasonforthinkingthatthesituationisnotthatbad

Lesson13-InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydaySentenceParaphrase7Thisonewaswrittenoutofachildishfaithintheeternalstrengthofparents,anaivebeliefthatageandwearwouldbeovercomebyaneffortofwill,thatallsheneededwasagoodpeptalktorechargeaflaggingspirit.(39)damagedonebycontinuoususeforalongtime

Parentswouldbestrongandbeabletotakecareofchildrenforever.twoappositiveclausesgoto8toputthenewenergyintotheweakerspiritLesson13-InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydaySentenceParaphrase8 Aworldhadlivedanddied,andthoughitwaspartofmybloodandboneIknewlittlemoreaboutitthanIknewoftheworldofthepharaohs.(45)ThoughIwasrelatedtothem,Iknewverylittleaboutthem.Theylivedinaworldthatwaspastandgone.TheywereasremotetomeastheancientEparison:nomore…thangoto9MoreexamplesLesson13-InMyDayTobecontinuedonthenextpage.大学英语精读3inmydaySentenceParaphrasebackto8IknownomoreSpanishthanIknowGreek.

我对西班牙语和希腊语同样不懂。

TheofficialscouldseenomorethantheEmperor.

这些官员们与国王一样什么也没看到。

Lesson13-InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydaySentenceParaphrase9Theorbitsofhermindrarelytouchedpresentinterrogatorsformorethanamoment.(45)

Metaphor:

herwayofthinkingShecouldseldomrespondtothequestionsputtohertodaybecausehermindwasmovinginadifferentway.

goto10Lesson13-InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydaySentenceParaphrase10Ifaparentdoesliftthecurtainabit,itisoftenonlytostuntheyoungwithsomeexemplarytaleofhowmuchharderlifewasintheolddays.(46)amorallessonIfaparentdoestellhischildrenalittlebitaboutthepast,he/shewillusuallyjustsayhowmuchharderlifewasintheolddays.Metaphor:liftthecurtainoflifeandletyouseeastoryservingasamodel

goto11Lesson13-InMyDay大学英语精读3inmydaySentenceParaphrase11Itirritatedmethattheirchildhoodshouldbe,asIthought,soeasywhenmyownhadbeen,asIthought,sohard.(47)usedfordescribingafactoreventthatsomeonehasaparticularfeelingoropinionabout

(表达惊异或不以为然等情绪)

goto12MoreexamplesLesson13-InMyDayTobecontinuedonthenextpage.大学英语精读3inmydaySentenceParaphrase1. Howsadthatsheshouldhavenoonetocomforther.2. It’soddyoushouldmentionBen—Iwasjustthinkingabouthim.3. Itseemssounfairthatthisshouldhappentome.

Lesson13-InMyDaybackto11大学英语精读3inmydaySentenceParaphrase12Atdinner…asonoffendedmewithaninadequatereportcard,…hegazedatmewithanexpressionofunutterableresignationandsaid,…(52)beyonddescription

acceptanceofanunpleasantsituationwithoutcomplaining

goto13notgoodenough;notuptostandardLe