精读2-第二单元-单词-Say-Yes-Unit2-2

1、Say Yes,Tobias Wolff,What kinds of person you would like to marry? Have you ever thought of marrying a foreigner or a black person?,Questions / Activities,Work in pairs and discuss the following two questions. Keep a record of your opinions to see whether they will change as the text is analyzed in

2、detail. Is the man a good husband? Cite textual evidence to support your view. Is the man a racist? Cite textual evidence to support your view.,Check-on Preview,pitch in on pinch resort to mop spray snap through demonstrate blur out come up with,this trick the housework the silverware the floor her

3、brows her indifference the pages the right answer the stars,Match the verbs with the nouns.,Mark the following statements T, for true and F for false.,The story is set in the 1960s in the US when racial issues were hot on everybodys mind and lips. The story happened between two middle-aged people wh

4、o had been married for about 30 years. The man had never thought that he was a racist and felt greatly wronged by his wife who implied this. The man was considerate, rational and forgiving while his wife was selfish, emotional and ridiculous. The husband had known all along what his wife wanted from

5、 him, but simply didnt want to give in to her. After the husband turned off the light, someone broke into their house and made some strange noise.,F T T F T F,Check-on Preview,Objectives,Know something about the author and his works. Gather some background information about racism and sexism in the

6、US. Learn to appreciate the short story. Master the language items listed. Understand the story and appreciate its subtlety as much as possible. Think about the themes of the story and form your own opinions.,Hi s Life,Tobias Wolff (1945-),Born in Alabama USA in 1945. Parents divorced when he was a

7、boy; traveled widely with his mother; soon forced to endure life under his strict and cruel 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

8、 Stanford. A revered writer officially overruled with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Overt and subtle racism: The Civil Rights Movement did away much overt racism, but racism persists in many subtle forms, in many aspects and on many levels.,Racism,Ku Klux Klan,Ku Kl

9、ux Klan also known as KKK: a secret white supremacist organization at various times in American history terrorized blacks and white sympathizers with violent acts of lynching, shootings and whippings. Founded: 1866 Founder: Confederate Civil War veterans Headquarters: Powderly, Kentucky; Butler, Ind

10、iana; Jasper, Texas Background: The Klan has fragmented into scores of competing factions. Most of these are nominally independent. Estimated size: no more than a few thousand, organized into slightly more than 100 units,Media: mass mailings, leaflets and the Internet Strategy: public rallies and pr

11、otests Ideology: some Christian fundamentalist beliefs, Christian Identity, white supremacy Financial support: little Targeting those set free after the American Civil Warthe African Americans, KKK designed to spread fear throughout the Black population that still lived in the southern states. The m

12、ost hatred was directed against the poor black families in the south who were very vulnerable to attack. With the enactment of Congressional legislation and enforcement of the law by the federal government, the Klan was extinguished in 18711872.,Culture Tips,Race the husband helped her quickly and h

13、oped 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 wifes indifference to him but then decided to forgive her out of love

14、. The stranger: When the husband tried to make up with his wife, he found her a stranger despite three decades of marriage.,Para. 1-18 Para 19-24 Para 25-44 Para 45-48 Para 49-57,Theme,The theme of this story is everybodys guess. So what is yours? Attitudes towards interracial marriages (racism)? Ma

15、n-woman relationships (feminism)? The unreasonable nature of women? The arrogance of men? The impossibility of effective communication?/Alienation in modern society?,Word Study,appreciate,You cant really appreciate foreign literature in translation. (to recognize the good qualities of sb./ sth.) She

16、 never really appreciated the depth and bitterness of the familys conflict. ( be fully aware of; realize fully) Peter stood by me when I most needed it. Ill always appreciate that. (be grateful for) N. appreciation Adj. appreciative,Congratulate,Vt. Congratulate sb. (on sth.) - to tell sb. that you

17、are pleased about their success or achievements 向（某人）道贺 Eg: She congratulated me warmly on my exam results. Congratulate yourself ( on sth.) - (为成就或成功）感到高兴，自豪 Eg: You can congratulate yourself on having done an excellent job. N. congratulation to offer/ send congratulations to sb. 向致以祝贺,Consider,Wer

18、e considering buying a new car. ( to think carefully about 仔细考虑） This award is considered to be a great honor. ( to think of sb./sth. In a particular way 以为，觉得) You should consider other people before you act. ( to think about sth. Esp. the feelings of other people, and be influenced by it when maki

19、ng a decision, etc.体谅， 顾及） Considerate, considerable, considering, consideration,1. It is _of you not to play the piano while I was having a sleep. 2. _ its low risk, that might be a safe option, experts said. 3. _ use should be made of these data. 4. Please take the price into _.,considerate,Consid

20、ering,Considerable,consideration,consider,Syn: deem, regard, account, reckon,demonstrate,The study demonstrates the link between poverty and malnutrition. (to show clearly) In the cities vast crowds have been demonstrating for change. (protest) Have they, for example, demonstrated a commitment to de

21、mocracy? (display),drain,1. I watched the bath water drain away. (flow off gradually) 2. Working with children all day really drains you. (to make sb. physically and emotionally exhausted) 3. Huge imports were draining the countrys currency reserves. ( be used up completely),rummage,She was rummagin

22、g around in her bag for her keys. I rummaged through the contents of the box until I found the book I wanted. What does the word “rummage” mean here? (to move things around carelessly while searching for sth.),snap,Dont snap at me! Its not my fault that you lost your wallet! (to say angrily) 别冲我嚷嚷！你

23、丢了钱包又不是我的错！ She snapped the suitcase shut and left angrily. ( to move suddenly) 她啪的一声关上手提箱，怒气冲冲地走掉了。,We attach labels to things before we file them away. The girl is very much attached to her grandparents. She attached great value to being financially independent.,v. 1. to fasten, secure, or join, c

24、onnect 2. to bind by emotional ties, as of affection or loyalty,attach,He is thirty two, he is gorgeous, hes got his own house, and whats more, he is unattached.,v. 1. to fasten, secure, or join, connect 2. to bind by emotional ties, as of affection or loyalty,attach,Word Formation,attached unattach

25、ed attachment,Antonym,detach,Word review,Appreciate congratulate snap Consider drain demonstrate unattached rummage,We shouldnt _ our customers to be mere customers; we consider them to be our friends. I _ through the contents of the box until I found the book I wanted. His sudden departure had _ ho

26、w unreliable he was. His talents are not fully _ in that company.,consider,rummaged,demonstrated,appreciated,Word review,Appreciate congratulate snap Consider drain demonstrate unattached rummage,Miners built the tunnel to _water out of the mines. Imalso verywarmandpassionate.mature,sincere,good-hea

27、rted, _foreigngentlemen. The policeman _ the handcuffs around her wrist.,drain,unattached,snapped,Matching,Gesture Spray Greasy Indifference Cover Hypocritical dab Rinse tighten,1.A piece of material, a cloth used on a bed to make it warmer 2. Sth. you do or say to show a particular feeling or inten

28、tion 3. Covered with oil or fat 4. Lack of interest or concern 5. Pretending to have moral standard or opinions that they do not actually have 6. To touch lightly or gently several times; 7. to spread liquid in small drops over an area 8. To become or make sth. become tight or tighter 9.To wash sth.

29、 in clean water so as to take away soap,Phrases,Pitch in Take ones word for it Come to ones aid For ones sake= for the sake of Come up with Out of concern Dab at sth.,Offer help and support actively 投入，做出贡献 To believe what sb. says is true 相信某人的话 To help or support去帮助某人 Because of /for the purpose o

30、f 因为/为了. To think of (a plan, reply, etc); to produce 想出. 提出 Because of concern出于关心 To touch lightly or gently, usu. Several times轻拍，轻敷,Make it up to sb. Feel cornered Resort to Come along Break up,To do sth. good for sb. because you feel responsible for sth. bad that happened between you弥补 To feel

31、forced into a situation where its hard to escape感觉落入陷阱 To use sth. for help, because you cant find any other way of acting 诉诸于，采取 To appear or arrive by chance 偶尔出现，产生 To come or bring to an end, esp. by separating结束，解散,Translation,1. People often resort to body language when words fail. 词不达意时人们常借助于

32、肢体语言。 2. Take my word for it, time will heal all wounds and cure all pains. 相信我，时间会治疗一切伤痛。 3. My brother pitched in with an offer to loan us some money. 我弟弟主动借钱给我。 4. An anonymous millionaire has come to the companys aid by lending it the money it needs to keep it in business. 一个匿名的百万富翁借钱给公司使它正常运行，这

33、解了公司的燃眉之急。,5. 学生也是有感情的，不愿有被逼迫的感觉。 Students are people who have feelings and dont want to feel cornered. 6. 有些婚姻因性格不合而破裂，有的因原则问题而破裂。 Some marriages break up because of personality clashes and some because of principle problems. 7. 为了关心在寒冷的冬夜里无家可归的人们，政府设立了这些临时收容所。 The government set up these temporary

34、 shelters out of concern for the homeless on the cold winter nights.,Writing,Pitch in, Come to ones aid, For ones sake, Come up with, Out of concern, Dab at sth., Make it up to sb., Feel cornered, Resort to, Break up,Write a paragraph by using at least 5 phrases from below and then report your writi

35、ng to the whole class.,Listen to a Song Love is Color-Blind,It dont matter if youre blackwhite or yellow, if youre brown or redlets get down to thatlove is color-blindI remember whenI was a child and couldnt understandpeople having fundiscriminating all the different onesmama just used to saywhen yo

36、u grow up youll maybe find a wayto make these people seethat everything I do comes back to me,You gotta live your livewere all the same, no ones to blamethey gotta live their livesjust play the game and let love reign It dont matter if youre blackwhite or yellow, if your brown or redlets get down to

37、 thatlove is color-blindyoure my brother, youre my friendall that matters in the very end is to understandlove is color-blind,I remeber as a young boyI watched my neighbourhood go up in flamesI saw the whole thing thru tears of painand a situations rackin my brainI wish I could fly away and never co

38、me back againwe need some love yallwe need some real deal help from above yallI mean the kids watchinand I just cant see it stoppin, I dont understandI mean we all bleed the same blood, man!,You gotta live your lifebetter than our fathers didlets make some love, baby, have some kidsthey gotta live t

39、heir livesand I dont care what color they are, or you are, or we areits all love, baby! It dont matter if youre blackwhite or yellow, if your brown or redlets get down to thatlove is color-blindyoure my brother, youre my friendall that matters in the very end is to understandlove is color-blind,List

40、en to a Song Love is Color-Blind,Listen to a Song Love is Color-Blind,You have been my motheryou could have been my brotherwhat if you were my sisterif you were my father?you could have been my fellayou could have been my teacherwhat if you were my friend?would be so nice to meet ya take it out to t

41、he worldtell every boy and every little girlbe proud of yourselfcause youre as good as anybody elseput away your prejudiceopen your mind, dont need a stick to thistry to make this eartha better place without a racial curse,Yeah, its time for some changes It dont matter if youre blackwhite or yellow,

42、 if your brown or redlets get down to thatlove is color-blindyoure my brother, youre my friendall that matters in the very end is to understandlove is color-blind,Detailed Analysis,Part I: Main Idea,How did the wife feel when her husband said it was a bad idea for white people to marry black people?

43、 How did the husband show that he was not a racist? Why shouldnt white people marry black people, according to the husband? Is this reason justifiable? How did the wife respond to her husband?,Part I: Sentence Paraphrase,Unlike most men he knew, he really pitched in on the housework. A few months ea

44、rlier hed overheard a friend of his wifes congratulating her on having such a considerate husband. (para. 1),Paraphrase: Different from the men he know, he always gives his wife a hand with the housework. Questions: How did the man earn the reputation of a considerate husband? What do you think of t

45、his reputation?,Detailed Analysis,somehow,We must stop him from seeing her somehow. (in a way that is not known or certain, 以某种方式） Somehow we know in our hearts that it is not supposed to be this way. ( for a reason that you do not know or understand 不知为什么，不知怎的）,He said that all things considered, h

46、e thought it was a bad idea.,独立主格： 构成： n/pron. + 现在分词/ 过去分词/ adj./ adv. / to do/ prep. 特点： 1）逻辑主语与句子主语不同，独立存在 2）主谓关系 3）一般有逗号与主句分开 相当于状语从句，常用来表示时间、原因、条件、行为方式或者伴随情况等： eg: The rain having stopped, he went out for a walk. “Marquis,” said the boy, turning to the man, his eyes opened wide, and his right h

47、and raised. Nobody in, the thief took a lot of things away.,Sometimes his wife got this look where she pinched her brows together and bit her lower lip. When he saw her like this he knew he should keep his mouth shut, but he never did. Actually it made him talk more. (para. 4),Question: What does th

48、is show about the husband?,relative adverb introducing a relative clause to modify “look”,Compare: He was wondering about the strange look that he saw on the face of his wife. (relative pronoun) When he is displeased he has this look where his eyes are narrowed and brows closely knitted. (relative a

49、dverb) I saw a movie last night which was real junk. I saw a movie last night where there was a lot of violence.,I just dont see whats wrong with a white person marrying a black person.,I just cant understand why a white person cant marry a black person.,More examples: Whats wrong with peasants comi

50、ng to big cities to look for jobs? Whats wrong with people demanding to know how their taxes are being spent?,“But thats different. A person from their culture and a person from our culture could never really know each other.” “Like you know me?” his wife asked. “Yes. Like I know you.” “How can you

51、understand someone who comes from a completely different background?” “Different,” said his wife. “Not the same, like us.” “Yes, different,” he snapped, angry with her for resorting to this trick of repeating his words so that they sounded hypocritical. (para. 10-18),Questions: Why did the wife cons

52、tantly bring themselves in for comparison? Do they really know each other?,Phrases,Do the dishes Pitch in on/with Overhear sb. doing sth. Congratulate sb. on doing sth. Get into the subject of All things considered Pinch ones brows together Bite ones lower lips Keep ones mouth shut Come along,Be oka

53、y with sb. Take ones word for it Break up At a terrific rate As a matter of fact Resort to this trick Repeat ones words Throw back into,Find out the phrases used in this part,Part II: Main Idea,What did the husband do when the wifes finger got hurt? What does this show? What did the husband expect f

54、rom his wife? What does this show? Is the cut symbolic of something?,Part II: Sentence Paraphrase,He hoped that she appreciated how quickly he had come to her aid. Hed acted 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

55、was tired of it. (para. 21),done by her,come to help her,because he cared about her,Question: What does this show about the husband?,Paraphrasing: He hoped that his wife was grateful that he had helped her so quickly. He did it because he really cared about her and he thought that she should show he

56、r concern for him in return by not continuing the conversation because he did not want to.,Phrases,Stare down at, take ones hand by the wrist, Rummage in/through sp. for sth. Lean against, dab at sp. with sth. Come to ones aid, act out of concern On ones part, start up, be tired of, finish up,Part I

57、II: Main Idea,How did the wife pursue the argument after the husband dressed her wound? Why did she do so? “The only black girl I ever knew was my partner in the debating club.” (para. 28) Is this remark contrary to what he said in the first part? What did the husband mean when he said “if you were

58、black you wouldnt be you?” Do you agree? Why did the husband feel cornered? Did the husband know what was expected of him? Why did the husband refuse to say “yes”?,Part III: Sentence Paraphrase,There was no possible way of arguing with the fact that she would not be herself if she were black. (para.

59、 32),introducing an appositive clause which explains what the fact is,Question: What did the husband mean?,Compare: Do you accept the view that people from different cultures should not marry? Do you accept the view that is so popular among the students?,Appositive clause Relative clause,“ That Im black, but still me, a