综英Unit-13-Why-I-Want-a-Wife英语课件

Unit13WhyIWanta

WifeTEXTⅡFURTHERPre-ReadingActivitiesWhile-ReadingActivitiesPost-ReadingActivitiesPre-ReadingActivitiesBackgroundInformationPre-ReadingDiscussionsBackgroundInformationbornin1937inSanFrancisco,isafeminist,politicalandenvironmentalactivist,andafreelancewriter.JudySyfers(1937-)Herclassicsatiricalessay“WhyIWantaWife”wasfirstpublishedinMs.Magazinein1971andwaswidelycirculatedinthewomen’smovement.AbouttheAuthorJudySyfers,feelsthattheproblemsofAmericanwives“stemfromasocialsystemwhichplacesprimaryvalueonprofitsratherthanon

people’sneeds.Aslongaswecontinuetotoleratethesystem,wewillcontinuetobeexploitedasworkersandaswives.”AbouttheAuthorAbouttheAuthorMs.SyfersreceivedherB.F.A.inpaintingfromtheUniversityoflowain1960.Shewantedtogoontoahigherdegreethatwouldenablehertopaintandtoteachinauniversity,buther(male)teacheradvisedthatthebestshecouldhopeforasawomanwasteachinginhighschool.AbouttheAuthorHerreactionwastodropschool,getmarried,andhavetwochildren.Thusthepresentpiecearisesfromrealexperience.AbouttheArticleInAugust1970,JudySyfersstoodbeforeacrowdgatheredinSanFranciscoandreadanessayshewroteentitled“WhyIWantaWife.”thecrowdwasgatheredtocelebratethe50thanniversaryofthe19thamendment,givingwomentherightstovote.AbouttheArticleJudywasheckledbymenintheaudience,buttheessayhadanimmediateimpactwithinthestrengtheningfeministmovement.ItwaspublishedinthefirstissueMs.Magazinein1971.AbouttheArticleJudysaidwritingtheessaychangedherlife.Shegotinvolvedwithotherpoliticalmovementsinthelate70’sand80’s,butshecreditedthewomen’smovementwithopeninghermindandgivingherafoundationasanactivistforsocialjustice.Pre-ReadingDiscussions1.HowwouldyoudefineWIFE?marriedwoman,especiallywhenconsideredinrelationtoherhusbandPre-ReadingDiscussions2.Workingroups.DescribetheIdealWifeinyourmindtoothermembersinthegroup.gentle,caring,beautiful,patient,independent,loving,passionate,loyal,filial,responsiblePre-ReadingDiscussions3.StillworkingroupanddiscusswhatroleawifeusuallyplaysinatraditionalChinesefamily?Isitfair?Whyorwhynot?Wife,mother,cook,childcare,expertoninteriordecoration,appliancerepair,nutrition,andeducationonthepremiereissueofMs.magazine《女士》1972:modernwife:multi-armedgoddesswith:atelephone,asteeringwheel,aniron,aclock,afeatherduster,afryingpan,amirror,andatypewriter.Pre-ReadingDiscussions4.Isthereanychangetodayinwomen’sstatusinChinaandaroundtheworld?seegreatchanges,dueto,takeupajob,thanksto,economicstatus,equalpartnership,householdduties,breadwinner,Awife’sstatus(inthewest)婚姻史专家劳伦斯·斯通（LawrenceStone）:19世纪前夕英国已婚妇女境遇：“这是一个从自由社会中的个体变为奴隶的临界点。她的身体，她的财产——不管是不动产还是动产，她的收入，还有她的孩子们全部都因为婚姻被她的丈夫完全统治起来。”

20世纪70年代，女性主义者的新闻记者格洛丽亚·斯泰纳姆宣称永不结婚.婚姻：“一种法西斯主义的专政”、“一个奴隶制的庄园”、“一个监狱”，以及一种让女人变成“半个人”的境遇。“一个女人需要一个男人就像一条鱼需要一辆自行车

“21世纪以后，妻子就从其传统的停泊处解脱出来了。超过70%的已婚女性在外工作。无论是法律的还是经济上，妻子们都不再依赖自己的丈夫了。妻子不再是一个终生扮演的角色。女人们在成为妻子的时候，她们也不再被期待一定还保留着处女之身。法律上不再规定她们必须采用丈夫的姓氏。妻子不再是母亲的同义词。有史以来第一次，妻子不必再对丈夫提出的性要求曲意承欢。Frombedroomtoboardroom?AWife’sstatus(inchina)Before50’s:60s:gettingintosociety70s:improved80s:womenvolleyball90s:While-ReadingActivitiesStructuralAnalysis&TextComprehensionLanguageFocusandSentenceHighlightsStructureAnalysisPara1-2Para3-7Para8-9Para10IntroductionTheauthorexplainsthereasonwhyshewantsawife.Theauthorstatesawife’sstatusinafamily.Theauthorreinforceshersatire.LanguageFocusandSentenceHighlights1.classification:n.classify,classified,classifiable2.notaltogether:notcompletelyIwasn’taltogetherhappyaboutyourdecision.Theresultswerenotaltogethersurprising.3.incidentally:adv.inawaythatwasnotplanned,butasaresultofsomethingelseQuiteincidentally,Igotsomeinformationattheparty.Incidentally,whereareyouborn?4.IamAWife.And,notaltogetherincidentally,Iamamother.5.onthescene:bepresent,appearThehostessappearedonthescenewithourapplause.Unlikeothersuperstars,sheseldomappearsonthescene.onthescene,onthespotTheoverloadedminibusknockedintoatruckandtwopassengerswerekilledonthespot.onthespot除表“在现场，到现场”之外，还表达另一层“立即，当场”之意。6.freshfrom:newlymade,produced,gathered,grown,arrived,etc.amanfreshfromthecountry/aboyfreshfromschoolOurvegetablesarefreshfromthegarden.7.Nottoolongagoamalefriendofmineappearedonthescenefreshfromarecentdivorce.8.ifneedbe:ifnecessaryYoucouldrefertothedictionaryifneedbe.Ifneedbe,wewillcomehereagaintomorrowtohelpclearyourdoubts.9.keep/losetrackof:keepintouchwith,stayincontactwith,tohaveaccurateandup-to-dateinformationaboutsomethingallthetimeShefailedtokeeptrackofmostofherformerclassmates.Howdoyoumanagetokeeptrackofthelateststockmarketdevelopment?10.Iwantawifetokeeptrackofthechildren’sdoctoranddentistappointments.11.attendant:panion,servantThemomentIwentintothehalloftheShanghaiMuseum,theattendantaskedmetoshowmyticket.11.attendant:adj.(formal):accompanyingattendantnursenuclearpower,withallitsattendantrisks12.peer:n.apersonofthesameage,class,position,etc;parallel;counterpartpeergroup,peerpressureHeispopularwithhispeers.tolookverycarefullyatsomething,especiallybecauseyouarehavingdifficultyseeingit--Hewaspeeringthroughthewetwindscreenatthecarsahead.

Philippeeredintothedarkness.12.peer:v.13.Iwantawifewhoisagoodnurturingattendanttomychildren,whoarrangesfortheirschooling,makessurethattheyhaveanadequatesociallifewiththeirpeers…14.tolerate:v.(tolerant,tolerance),stand,bear,endureIsimplycouldn'ttoleratethelonghours.plantsthattoleratedrought15.IwantawifewhowillcareformewhenIamsickandsympathizewithmypainandlossoftimefromschool.16.rambling:adj.(ofaspeech,writing)disorderedandwanderingI’vejusthadthisrambling,incoherentletterfrommysister.NosoonerhadshecomebackfromEdinburghthanshewrotedownherramblingthoughtsaboutthisancientcity.Inmyeyes,myhometownwasstillthesameramblinglittletownwhenIleftit12yearsago.17.Iwantawifewhowillnotbothermewithramblingcomplaintsaboutawife’sduties.18.replenish:v.(replenishment),refill,tofillupagainFoodstockswerereplenishedbyimportsfromtheUSA.Mrs.Smithreplenishedhimselfhereforseveraldays.19.demand(constant/immediate/special)attention20.beinthemoodfor:feellikedoingUnderthepressureofpilesofunfinishedtasks,Iamnotinthemoodfortravelthissummer.Iamnotinthemoodforquarrelingwithyou.AreyouinthemoodtosavorsomeScottishwhiskey?21.assume:v.(assumed,assumption)

(formal)tostarttohavecontrol,responsibilityetcortostartinaparticularpositionorjob;shoulder;undertakeassumeresponsibilitiesassumethejobofcooking21.assume:v.Whoevertheyappointwillassumeresponsibilityforallfinancialmatters.JimPatonwillassumetheroleofmanagingdirector.21.assume:v.tothinkthatsomethingistrue,althoughyoudonothavedefiniteproof;presumeIdidn'tseeyourcar,soIassumedyou'dgoneout.Itseemsreasonabletoassumethatthebookwaswrittenaround70AD.21.assume:v.WhenitgottomidnightandPaulwasstillnotback,Ibegantoassumetheworst(=thinkthattheworstpossiblethinghadhappened).22.clutterup:tomakeuntidyorconfused,especiallybyfillingwithuselessorunwantedthings.Thisroomissoimpressivethatitwouldbeashametoclutteritup.Shesufferedfrominsomnia;allnighthermindwascluttered(up)withhundredsoftriflingchores.她患有失眠症，整个晚上成百上千件琐事杂乱地浮现于她的脑海。23.entail:v.tomakenecessary;involve;includeHisnewjobentailsfrequentbusinesstripstotheSouth.Thejourneywillentailchangingtrainstwice.24.adherenceto:n.(adhere,adherent),actinginaccordance(withsth.);following;Thevillagers’adherencetothereligiousbeliefsimpressedallthevisitors.TheadherencetosocialistmarketeconomywillbringaboutaricherandstrongerChina.25.monogamy:n.(monogamous,monogamist),(polygamy)mono-单一，单个poly-多个monologue,monotonouspolyandry,polytechnic26.AndIwantawifewhounderstandsthatmysexualneedsmayentailmorethanstrictadherencetomonogamy.Imust,afterall,beabletorelatetopeopleasfullyaspossible.27.liberty:n.freedomTheyfoughttodefendtheirlibertyandstrivedforindependence.Youarenowatlibertytoleaveanytime.27.liberty:n.Astheinvestigationisstillunderway,wearenotatlibertytoreleaseanynamesinvolved.Itookthelibertyofborrowingyourcarwhileyouwereawayonholiday.Itookthelibertyofaskinganoldfriendofmindtojoinusfordinner.3Post-ReadingActivitiesFurtherDiscussionsStylisticAppreciationExercisesFurtherDiscussions1.Whoisspeakinginthearticle?Whatdoyouthinkisthemainreasonthatcausesthewifetothinkofhavingawife?Shethinksthatthedutiesandresponsibilitiesmenimposeonwivesareareflectionofmen’sdiscriminationagainstwomen:women,thesubordinatesex,shoulddevotethemselvestotheirhusbands.2.Whyis“wife”consistentlyusedthroughoutthetextinsteadofthepronoun“she”or“her”?Ithelpstoemphasizeawife’srole,dutiesandresponsibilitiesbydeemphasizinghersex.

3.Whatisthetoneofthewriter?Byclaimingthatshewantsawife,Syferspresentsusinanironicaltoneallthedutiesandresponsibilitiesawifebears.Theauthor’stoneissatiricalandbitterinthedisguiseoflight-heartedhumor.Hersatireandbitternessarerevealedinmanydetailswhichshowtheabsurdityofmen’sdemandsontheirwivesandtheunfairnessofthesocialconventionsforwomen.4.Doyouthinksheisaqualifiedwifeinherownlife?Iftherolewerechangedandshedidgetawife,doyouthinkshewouldbeabletobeagoodhusband?Pleasestateyourreasons.Openfordiscussion.

5.Hereisamalestudent’sanswertoSyfers’speech.Doyouagreewithhim?Readitandthentellmewhattheidealhusband-wiferelationshipislikeinyourmindafterthinking.

Openfordiscussion.StylisticAppreciation1.Satireawayofcriticizingaperson,anideaoraninstitutioninwhichyouusehumortoshowtheirfaultsorweaknessesThetitleitselfisanexampleofsatire:theauthorisawoman,yetsheclaimsthatsheherselfwantsawife,whichsoundsabsurdbutreasonableinviewofallthethingsawifedoesforherhusband.1.SatireIntheeighthparagraph,shemocksanirresponsiblehusbandwhowantstodivorcehiswifeandevadehisparentalresponsibilities,whichisunfairandoutrageous.Theauthordoesnotuseheavily-loadedwordstoexpressheranger,butyoucanfeelbetweenthelineshercomplaintaboutandoutrageagainsttheinequalitybetweenmenandwomen.2.RhetoricalRepetition(anaphora,parallelism)Iwantawifewhowill…

Theaccumulativeeffectoftherepetitionisstriking.Byrepeatingcertaingrammaticalstructures,awritercanemphasizeit,andtomakeiteasierforhisaudiencetograsp.Theprincipleofparallelismconsistsofexpressingsimilarthoughtsinduplicatestructures,anditcanbeappliedtostructuresofallranks.2.RhetoricalRepetition(anaphora,parallelism)Oncetherhythmofsimilarstructuresisdeveloped,iturgesyouforwardtonewparallels.Inthisspeech,theuseofparallelismpaintsavividpictureofawife’sdailygrindandreinforcesthethemeofthespeech.3.RhetoricalQuestionsWhydoIwantawife?Whowouldn’twantawife?Thefirstquestionleadstothemainbodyoftheessay—awife’sdutiesandresponsibilities.Thelastquestionsatiricallyconcludestheessay.ExercisesThiscompanyismostlycomposedofyoungpeoplefreshfromschool.Itneveroccurredtomethathewouldeverdosuchathing.I’lltrymybesttopersuadehimifneedbe.Itisdifficulttokeeptrackofmyfellowstudentsaftergraduation.Whoisgoingtoseetothedessertsafterdinner?Don’tbotheryourbosswithsuchtrifles.Myworkwastoreplenishourstocktimeandagain.Heoftencluttersuphisstudy.FurtherReadings

Books

SimonedeBeauvoir.TheSecondSex.Vintage,1973.西蒙娜·波伏娃.《第二性》.陶铁柱译.北京：中国书籍出版社,1998.Chopin,Kate.TheAwakeningandSelectedStoriesofKateChopin.Canberra:PenguinBooksAustraliaLtd,1976.

MoviesKramerVSKramer(1979)directedbyRobertBenton.

TheColorPurple(1985)directedbyStevenSpielberg.Whatismostbeautifulinvirilemenissomethingfeminine;whatismostbeautifulinfemininewomenissomethingmasculine.——SusanSontagKeepyoureyeswideopenbeforemarriage,halfshutafterwards.——BenjaminFranklinThanks.TheSecondSex(French:LeDeuxièmeSexe,June1949)isoneofthebest-knownworksoftheFrenchexistentialistSimonedeBeauvoir.Itisaworkonthetreatmentofwomenthroughouthistoryandoftenregardedasamajorworkoffeministliterature.Initshearguesthatwomenthroughouthistoryhavebeendefinedasthe“other”sex,anaberrationfromthe“normal”malesex.Beauvoirwrotethebookafterattemptingtowriteaboutherself.Thefirstthingshewrotewasthatshewasawoman,butsherealizedthatsheneededtodefinewhatawomanwas,whichbecametheintentofthebook.SetinNewOrleansandtheSouthernLouisianacoastattheendofthenineteenthcentury,theplotcentersonEdnaPontellierandherstruggletoreconcileherincreasinglyunorthodoxviewsonfemininityandmotherhoodwiththeprevailingpatriarchalattitudesoftheturn-of-the-centurySouth.ItisoneoftheearliestAmericannovelsthatfocusonwomen'sissueswithoutcondescension.ItisalsooneofthemostimportantnovelswrittenbyanAmericanwomaninthenineteenthcentury(perhapssecondonlytoHarrietBeecherStowe'sUncleTom'sCabinintermsofhistoricalandsocialsignificance).WhenpublisheditwasassailedforitsfrankdepictionsoffemalesexualitybuthassincebeencitedbycriticsandscholarsasoneofthemostinfluentialAmericannovelseverwritten.Itisalsowidelyseenasalandmarkworkofearlyfeminism(thoughfeminismdidnotexistasacohesivemovementorliterarygenreatthetime).Thefilmtellsthestoryofamarriedcouple’sdivorceanditsimpactoneveryoneinvolved,includingthecouple’syoungson.ItreceivedtheAcademyAwardforBestPicturein1979.KramerVSKramerTheColorPurpleThefilmisbasedonthePulitzerPrize-winningnovelofthesamenamebyAliceWalker.ThefilmtellsthestoryofayoungAfricanAmericangirln