Unit2-The-Struggle-to-Be-an-American-Girl.ppt

1、Unit 2 The Struggle to Be an All American Girl,By Dawn,Contents,Learning Objectives Pre-reading Activities Global Reading Detailed Reading Consolidation Activities Further Enhancement,Rhetorical skill: basic features of narrative writing Key language I enjoyed Cinco de Mayo more than Chinese New Yea

2、r. 13.At last, I was one of you; I wasnt one of them. 14.Sadly, I still am.,Detailed Reading,DR:p1Analysis,Paragraph 1 Analysis This paragraph, the beginning of the narrative text, provides the background of the story. From this we readers learn that the Chinese school on Yale Street, continues to e

3、xist there, remaining remarkably and stoically the same, despite its new coat of paint and its fence.,Detailed Reading,DR:p2-7 Analysis,Paragraph 2-7 Analysis Paragraphs 2-6 dynamically and vividly describe the childrens forced walks to the Chinese school, the stern principal, their classroom, the p

4、olite formality with which lessons started, etc. Paragraph 7 tells us why the author did not want to learn Chinese.,Detailed Reading,DR:p8-11 Analysis,Paragraph 8-11 Analysis These paragraphs, the third part of the text, specifically and humorously relate the generation gap in the family: between th

5、e writer and her grandmother, and between her brother and mother, presenting a sharp contrast in their language competence.,Detailed Reading,DR:p12-14 Analysis,Paragraph 12-14 Analysis These paragraphs make up the last part of the narrative text. The writer winds up her narration by telling us that

6、no matter how hard she tried to become Americanized, she remained CHINESE.,Detailed Reading,DR-Questions-p1,Paragraph 1: questions 1. Why do you think the school was newly painted?,Detailed Reading,As the Chinese school is rather old, its outside must have been discolored and dirty. To make it look

7、attractive, the school was newly painted as a kind of face-lift.,DR-Questions-p1,Paragraph 1: questions 2. What does the existence of the old school imply?,Detailed Reading,The Chinese school is still there, which implies that still there are many Chinese children attending Chinese lessons in the sc

8、hool. Although they live abroad, Chinese parents never forget their own culture and their own language and require that their children learn their mother tongue.,DR-Questions-p3,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 3: question What do you know about the headmaster of the Chinese school according to the author

9、s descriptions?,He was a stern man who treated the children severely.,DR-Questions-p4,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 4: question How did the author describe the classroom where they attended Chinese lessons?,There were little chairs in an empty auditorium. The room smelled like Chinese medicine, an impo

10、rted faraway mustiness. Like ancient mothballs or dirty closets.,DR-Questions-p5,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 5: question What else was stressed in the Chinese school besides the emphasis on speaking, reading and writing?,Politeness was also emphasized in the school. The lessons always began with an e

11、xercise in politeness. With the entrance of teacher, the best student would tap a bell and all the children would get up, kowtow, Sing san ho, the phonetic for How are you, teacher?,DR-Questions-p6,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 6: question What things did the writer consider to be more important and mo

12、re useful than learning Chinese?,She considered the following things to be more important and more useful: doing multiplication tables, naming the satellites of Mars, writing reports on Little Women and Black Beauty.,DR-Questions-p7,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 7: question What did the author think of

13、 her grandmothers Chinese?,She thought that her grandmothers Chinese sounded rhythmless and patternless, that it was quick, it was loud, and it wasnt beautiful, and that her Chinese sounded pedestrian.,DR-Questions-p8,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 8: question What do you know about the authors English

14、proficiency?,She spoke English very fast and very well so that she was able to keep up with the world outside Chinatown.,DR-Questions-p8-activity,Paragraph 8: activity Discussion In what way did the author exhibit her preference for American culture over Chinese culture? (Tip: refer to Paragraphs 4-

15、8),Detailed Reading,She hated that smell of the school auditorium while she favored such scents as the soft French perfume that her American teacher wore in public school. She did not like learning the Chinese language, which she thought sounded pedestrian, nor did she like the Chinese calligraphy.,

16、DR-Questions-p9,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 9: question What can you infer from authors descriptions of his brothers attitude toward Chinese culture?,He was more radical than the author in his antagonism (对抗) towards Chinese culture, and in his sad earnest effort to be 100% Americanized.,DR-Questions

17、-p10,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 10: question How was the authors mothers level of English?,She was not able to speak English well. She spoke pidgin English, and she had trouble pronouncing some words, particularly words with the “r” sound. Namely, she was grammatically and phonetically crippled.,DR-

18、Questions-p12-14,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 12-14: questions Did the writer enjoy the Chinese New Year? Why?,No. She didnt like it very much. She wasnt used to it.,Does the author think that she has become Americanized?,Yes, she does.,1.3 stoically,Detailed Reading,stoic n. person showing no feeling

19、 of dislike, worry when faced with sth. unpleasant 恬淡寡欢之人,stoically adv.with great self-control and a strong will to endure pain, discomfort, or misfortune without complaining about it or showing signs of feeling it 恬淡寡欲地; 坚忍地,an absolute stoic in the face of mishaps,e.g.,e.g.,1. She behaved stoical

20、ly during the final phase of her husbands illness. 2. They endured all kinds of hardships stoically.,1.3 stoically-personification,Detailed Reading,Incidentally, the adverb stoically could be considered as an example of personification (拟人), indicating that the school, just like a man, has withstood

21、 the test of time without too much obvious change.,1.2 paraphr-despite the.,Detailed Reading,“Despite the new coat of paint and the high wire fence, the school I knew 10 years ago remains remarkably, stoically the same.”,Although covered with a new coat of paint and enclosed with a high wire fence,

22、the school I knew 10 years ago continues to be the same, showing no obvious changes with the passing time.,Paraphrase,2.1 paraphr instead of ,instead of playing with our fourth- and fifth-grade friends or sneaking out to the empty lot to hunt ghosts and animal bones, my brother and I had to go to Ch

23、inese school. Paraphrase: My brother and I were unable to walk out quietly and secretly, like other children, to the open field to play kids games, for we were forced to go to Chinese school.,2.2 Sneak out,Detailed Reading,Sneak: to go somewhere secretly, or to take someone or something somewhere se

24、cretly,sneak out: 鬼鬼祟祟地, 偷偷摸摸地溜出去,E.g.,He stole the money and sneaked out of the house. 他偷了钱後从房子里溜了出去 造句: 我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开. I saw him sneak away from us.,2.2 empty lot,Detailed Reading,the empty lot: the vacant or unoccupied area or land,lot n. an allotment or portion of land set aside for a special p

25、urpose,Collocation,parking lot: an outdoor lot for the parking of motor vehicles tot lot: a small playground for young children,2.3 paraphr No amount of kicking,“No amount of kicking, screaming, or pleading could dissuade my mother, who was solidly determined to have us learn the language of our her

26、itage.”, No matter how desperately my brother and I resisted going to the Chinese school, like by means of kicking, yelling, or repeatedly begging, we could not make our mother change her mind, because she was determined to get us to learn Chinese, our mother tongue, which had been passed down from

27、generation to generation.,Paraphrase,2.4 dissuade-heritage,dissuade vt. stop somebody from doing sth. by persuasion discourage 劝阻,1. He wrote a book to dissuade people from using tobacco. 2. Jims father tried to dissuade him from marrying Mary.,e.g.,heritage n. such things as works of art, cultural

28、achievements and folklore that have been passed on from earlier generations,e.g.,1.这些古代建筑使我们国家遗产的一部分. These ancient buildings are part of our national heritage. 2. She is the only heir who is entitled to the heritage. 她是唯一有权继承财产的继承人.,3.1 Paraphr - Forcibly she walked us the,“Forcibly, she walked us

29、the seven long, hilly blocks from our home to school, depositing our defiant tearful faces before the stern principal.”,Paraphrase, From our home to school there are seven long groups of buildings bounded by streets on all sides and erected on hilly slopes. She forced us to walk past these blocks, l

30、eaving both of us in front of the grim and serious headmaster, our faces showing rebellious reluctance and wet with tears.,3.2 deposit,deposit vt. lay or put sth. down; put money in a bank, esp. to earn interest,e.g.,He deposited his papers with his lawyers. The money hes deposited in the bank is en

31、ough for a new car.,3.2 defiant,defiant adj. openly opposing or resisting someone or sth. 挑衅的; 违抗的; 反抗的;,Detailed Reading,e.g.,His eyes flashed around her in a defiant way. 他两眼闪闪有光,环顾四周,俨然不可一世的神气。,3.2 stern principal,the stern principal 严厉的校长 the grim and serious head of the Chinese school,3.4 twitc

32、hing hands,Clasp: to hold someone or something firmly in your hands or arms Twitching hands hands that were moving spasmodically (痉挛地);hands with muscles moving rapidly and involuntarily; hands that were violently jerking,3.4 paraphr - I recognized him,I recognized him as a repressed maniacal child

33、killer, and knew that if we ever saw his hands wed be in big trouble.,Paraphrase, In my opinion, the principal was a man who suffered from suppression of emotions and who was so stern and severe that he would be liable to beat up a child. And I knew if we ever saw his twitching hands, we would be in

34、 for severe physical punishment, extreme pain, anxiety and worry, etc.,3.5 maniacal(1),maniacaladj.violently mad; extremely enthusiastic 发狂的; 狂乱的,e.g.,The maniacal expression on his face scared his wife to death. These young men are maniacal about football matches.,3.5 maniacal(2),Note -mania (suffi

35、x) crazy for, extremely enthusiastic e.g. Beatlemania 披头士迷 pyromania 放火狂 maniac n. lunatic, crazy person狂人, 疯子 manic adj. behaving in a unusually excited way 狂躁的,DR-LPT-The room smelled like Chinese,Detailed Reading,“The room smelled like Chinese medicine, an imported faraway mustiness.”,Paraphrase,

36、 The room gave off a smell very similar to that of Chinese medicine, a stale, mouldy, and damp smell drifting in from a faraway place.,4.2 Imported,Faraway = distant遥远的 E.g. 远处的雷声 Faraway thunder,Mustiness Musty: smelling unpleasantly old and slightly wet = moldy发霉的, 霉臭的 mustiness发霉; 陈腐,An imported

37、faraway mustiness Paraphrase: Unfamiliar exotic stale damp smell,Imported: 进口的,从另一个国家带进的,4.2 Like ancient mothballs,“Like ancient mothballs or dirty closets.”,Explanation,This is a prepositional phrase (介词前置短语), but it stands alone like an independent clause. In fact, it is part of the previous sent

38、ence.,The writer intended to make it stand alone like a sentence, because she wanted to emphasize the permeation of the room with a very bad smell.,4.3 I favored crisp,“I favored crisp new scents.”,Paraphrase, I preferred fresh smells that were characteristically pleasant.,“Like the soft French perf

39、ume that my American teacher wore in public school.”,Explanation,This is another prepositional phrase. It can, of course, be included in the foregoing sentence. A sentence fragment is believed to be more attractive, more impressive and more emphatic. Here, this prepositional phrase provides a vivid

40、example of the writers favored scents.,6.1 paraphr - Being ten years old,“Being ten years old, I had better things to learn than ideographs copied painstakingly in lines that ran right to left from the tip of a moc but, a real ink pen that had to be held in an awkward way if blotches were to be avoi

41、ded.”,Paraphrase, As a ten-year-old girl, I would rather learn other things than ideograms which were to be written by hand after models, one stroke after another, in lines that ran right to left, from the tip of an ink pen which I had to clasp in a clumsy way if large ink marks, instead of Chinese

42、characters, were not to be made.,6.1 ideograph,ideograph n. ideogram; symbol used in a writing system that represents the idea of a thing; any sign or symbol for sth.,e.g.,Chinese characters are ideographs. The dictionary includes some ideographs.,6.2 painstaking,painstaking adj. taking pains or mar

43、ked by the taking of pains, expending or showing diligent care and effort painstakingly adv.,e.g.,a most painstaking worker the results of scholarly, painstaking investigation of historical sources,6.3 blotch,blotch n. a large, discolored mark, usually irregular in shape on skin, paper, material, et

44、c.,His face is covered in ugly red blotches. To me, that picture of his, though said to be a masterpiece in the world of fine art, is merely a mess of blotches.,e.g.,G-R: culture notes-little women,Little Women (Paragraph 6): published in 1868-1869, written by Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), is a two

45、-part novel describing essentially the authors own family and its domestic adventures.,Text Introduction | Culture Notes | Author | Structure,G-R: culture notes-black beauty,Black Beauty (Paragraph 6): written in 1887 by the British author Anna Sewell, who had a strong love for horses and managed to

46、 expose through the book the cruel treatment the horses experienced.,Text Introduction | Culture Notes | Author | Structure,G-R: culture notes-Nancy Drew,Nancy Drew (Paragraph 6): one of the several popular childrens fiction series characters created at the beginning of the 20th century by the State

47、meyer Syndicate Company under pseudonyms. Nancy was depicted as being bold and independent, gentle and well-mannered, which made her one of the most popular heroines of modern times.,Text Introduction | Culture Notes | Author | Structure,DR-LPT-language was a source,Detailed Reading,“The language wa

48、s a source of embarrassment.”,Paraphrase, The language caused me to feel self-conscious or ashamed of my racial origin.,7.2 dissociate,disassociate vt. separate people or things in ones thoughts or feelings,e.g.,Phrase: dissociate oneself from sb. or sth: say that one does not agree with or support

49、sb. or sth.,You cannot disassociate the Governments actions from the policies that underlie them. 你不能把政府的措施同作为其根据的政策割裂开.,造句: 我想表明我本人是不赞成那些观点的. I want to disassociate myself from those views.,7.2 nag,nag v. scold or criticize continuously; worry or hurt sb. persistently,e.g.,She nagged at her child a

50、ll day long. 她成天对着孩子唠唠叨叨. 2. 这件事情已经困扰我很久了. The problem had been nagging me for a long time. 3. 所有人都知道他娶了一个啰嗦的老婆. Everybody knows that hes got a nagging wife.,7.4 paraphr could outshout the best street.,“a fragile woman in her seventies who , could outshout the best street vendor. Her humor was raunc

51、hy, her Chinese rhythmless and patternless.”,Paraphrase, She was able to speak loudly, even more loudly than the loudest of the street vendors. She was coarse, and her Chinese was without any rhythm or pattern or proper way of expression.,Outshout: vt.喊声比.高 （speak louder than） Vendor: seller, 小贩,7.5

52、 raunchy,raunchy adj. coarse or obscene; having or showing a sexual desire,He seldom feels raunchy. That man often tells raunchy stories and cracks raunchy jokes.,e.g.,7.6 paraphr it was not like.,“It was not like the quiet, lilting romance of French or the gentle refinement of the American South. C

53、hinese sounded pedestrian. Public.”,Paraphrase, Her Chinese was quite different from the elegant and romantic French or the graceful, cultured sounds of the American South. Chinese sounded very dull, incapable of arousing imagination or inspiration. It sounded average and commonplace, without any di

54、stinctive or noble characteristics.,7.7 lilting romance,lilting romance: romance characterized by a light, lively or very cheerful rhythm; works of a literary genre with romantic love or highly imaginative unrealistic episodes forming the central theme, marked by a light sprightly rhythm,Lilting: A

55、lilting voice or tune gently rises and falls in a way that is pleasant to listen to 轻快活泼的; 欢快的,7.8 pedestrians,pedestrian adj. dull, lacking imagination or inspiration; of or for pedestrians 乏味的, 呆板的,e.g.,The text provides a pedestrian description of the events that were actually very exciting. 这段文字

56、对一件实际上极激动人心的事, 作出了一段乏味描叙 郊区生活有时相当沉闷. Life in the rural areas can be pretty pedestrian.,8.4 cluck,cluck vi. make a noise that a hen makes when calling her chicks; express sth. by making a similar sound,The hen is clucking, while calling her chicks. Whenever she has made progress, her mother will cluc

57、k and say, You are a nice girl.,e.g.,8.5 doesnt she move her lips fast,My, doesnt she move her lips fast, they would say, meaning that Id be able to keep up with the world outside Chinatown.,Paraphrase,My goodness, doesnt she speak English fast? they would say, meaning that I would be able to keep p

58、ace with the world outside Chinatown.,9.1 fanatical,be fanatical about sth: be obsessively enthusiastic about sth.,e.g.,He was fanatical about tidiness (整洁). He is fanatical about keeping fit.,Fanatical: 狂热的; 入迷的,9.2 Paraphr He was especially hard on,“He was especially hard on my mother, criticizing

59、 her, often cruelly, for her pidgin speechsmatterings of Chinese scattered like chop suey in her conversation.”,Paraphrase, He treated my mother with severity, criticizing her, often mercilessly, for her speech containing elements of both Chinese and English- words and expressions of Chinese dispersed like chop suey in her conversation.,DR-LPT-pidgin-1,Detailed Reading,Episode: Pidgin English (洋泾浜英语，不纯英语),The term pidgin itself is a corruption of the pronunciation of the English word business by the Chinese. Certain expres