Unit Three.ppt

1、Unit Three,Omnigamy The New Kinship System,Translation,“Many people are married to people who have been married to other people who are now married to still others to whom the first parties may not have been married, but to whom somebody has likely been married.” 许多人与一些结过婚的人结婚，后者的配偶现在又与另外一些人结婚，这些人可能

2、没有与上述第一群人结过婚，但很可能其对象也已婚。 12 23 34 41/5 Whats the intended purpose?,Omnigamy: harmful or beneficial?,Harms,Creating confusion in relationship Its a personal plight. Bad examples for the young. Children face overwhelming attentiveness in all relationships. They may find it easy to accept when young bu

3、t hard to avoid when they become adults. They may lose role model in life. Grandparents suffer too. Their ties to the young children are broken, or have to be mediated by strangers.,Benefits,Personal freedom in picking a spouse,Would Plumb agree with Tiger?,Plumbs views,Modernity is wiping out famil

4、y life. His arguments:,Tigers views,Society is evolving towards omnigamy. His arguments:,Language points,stance: mental posture; point of view omni-: all, universally omnibus, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient -gamy: marriage bigamy, monogamy, polygamy hapless: Luckless; unfortunate haps and misha

5、ps of life人生的祸福 occurrence: The act or an instance of occurring; Something that takes place.,Compare: occurrence， happening， event， incident， episode， circumstance,These nouns all refer to something that takes place or comes to pass. 这些名词均指发生或即将过去的事情。 1. Occurrence and happening are the most general

6、: an everyday occurrence; 日常之事； a happening of no great importance. 没有重大意义的事情。 2. Event usually signifies a notable occurrence: Event 通常指能被注意到的事情： The events of the day are reported on the evening news. 3. Incident may apply to a minor occurrence: Incident 可用于小事情： Errors are inescapable incidents in

7、 the course of scientific research.在科研过程中，错误是不可避免的事情。,The term may also refer to a distinct event of sharp identity and significance: His debut at Carnegie Hall was the first of a succession of exciting incidents in his life. 他在卡内基音乐堂的首次登台是他生命中令人激动的事件中的第一个。 4. An episode is an incident in the course

8、 of a progression or within a larger sequence: Episode 是在某一事物的发生过程中或在更大的进程中的事情： “Happiness was but the occasional episode in a general drama of pain” (Thomas Hardy). “欢乐不过是普遍的苦痛过程中的一个小插曲” （托马斯哈代）。 5. Circumstance in this comparison denotes a particular incident or occurrence: Circumstance 在这个比较中指一件特

9、定的事情： “What schoolboy of fourteen is ignorant of this remarkable circumstance?” (Macaulay).“十四岁的学生在这件值得注意的事件中会忽略掉什么呢?” （麦考莉）,stately: Dignified and impressive; Majestic; lofty. pageant: A spectacular procession or celebration. heedless: Marked by or paying little heed; unmindful or thoughtless clenc

10、h: To grasp or grip tightly karate: A Japanese art of self-defense in which sharp blows and kicks are administered to pressure-sensitive points on the body of an opponent.空手道 roller-coaster: A steep, sharply curving elevated railway with small open passenger cars that is operated at high speeds as a

11、 ride, especially in an amusement park.翻滚过山车,clamor: To make a loud, sustained noise or outcry.; To make insistent demands or complaints clamored for tax reforms optional: can be chosen brisk: Marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; Stimulating and invigorating spawn: To produce offspring

12、 in large numbers; bring forth; produce immune: Not affected by a given influence; unresponsive; Not subject to an obligation imposed on others; exempt immune from criminal prosecution; immune to persuasion,titillate: To excite (another) pleasurably, superficially; stimulate celebrity: A famous pers

13、on; Renown; fame. emulate: To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation; imitate tentative: Uncertain; hesitant. tentation (supposition) recurrent: Occurring or appearing again or repeatedly mediate: To resolve or settle (differences) by working with all the conflicting parties; To settle or reconcile differences. negotiate, i