thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛课件

1、thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,The Bluest Eye,Toni Morrison,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Background,詹宁,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Toni Morrison,Born :February 18, 1931 (1931-02-18) Lorain, Ohio, United States Occupation :Novelist, Writer Genres: African American literature Notable work(s) :Beloved, Song of Solomon Notable award(s)

2、: Nobel Prize in Literature 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1988,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed black characters.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Morrison began writing fiction as part of an informal group of poets and writers at Howard University

3、 who met to discuss their work. She went to one meeting with a short story about a black girl who longed to have blue eyes. The story later evolved into her first novel, The Bluest Eye (1970).,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Although her novels typically concentrate on black women, Morrison does not identify her

4、works as feminist. She has stated that she thinks “its off-putting(令人不快) to some readers, who may feel that Im involved in writing some kind of feminist tract. I dont subscribe to patriarchy, and I dont think it should be substituted with matriarchy. I think its a question of equitable access, and o

5、pening doors to all sorts of things.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Social Background,The story in this novel happened in 1940s.Although slave system had been cancelled, Black had been unable to get rid of racial discrimination that exists in every corner of American society. This discrimination is grimly domina

6、nt in the mind of the White and the Brown.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,the Bluest Eye,Character: Pecola Breedlove Geraldine Junior The cat Louis,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,The story of eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove, the tragic heroine of Toni Morrisons haunting first novel, grew out of her memory of a girlhood frie

7、nd who wanted blue eyes.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,the Bluest Eye,Pecola lives with her alcoholic father and embittered, overworked mother in a shabby storefront that reeks of the hopeless destitution that overwhelms their lives. Each night Pecola prayed for blue eyes. In her eleven years, no one had ever n

8、oticed Pecola. But with blue eyes, she thought, everything would be different. She would be so pretty that her parents would stop fighting. Her father would stop drinking. Her brother would stop running away. If only she could be beautiful. If only people would look at her.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Themes,

9、The importance of family and community The innocence of children Seeing versus Being seen Sexual Initiation and abuse Powerlessness of Women and children and child molestation The cyclical nature of racism Whiteness is the standard of beauty ,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,motifs,Dirtiness and Cleanliness Whiten

10、ess and Coloredness Ugliness and Beauty ,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Pattern,施婷娜,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Structure,Paragraph 1-9 the debut and description of “the brown girls”. Paragraph 10-53 a small incident between the heroine Pecola Breedlove- a black girl and a boy and his brown mother.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Mobil

11、e,Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Mobile,From top: Pincus Building, Old City Hall and Southern Market, Fort Cond, B

12、arton Academy, Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, and the skyline of downtown Mobile from the Mobile River.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Aiken,Aiken is a city in and the county seat of Aiken County, South Carolina, United States. With Augusta, Georgia, it is one of the two largest cities of the C

13、entral Savannah River Area. It is part of the Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical Area. Aiken is home to the University of South Carolina at Aiken. The population was 25,337 at the 2000 census. Aiken was recognized with the All-America City Award in 1997 by the National Civic League,the

14、bluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Aiken County Courthouse,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Newport News,Newport News is an independent city in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the south-western end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffs Creek along ma

15、ny miles of waterfront to the rivers mouth at Newport News Point on the harbor of Hampton Roads.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,City Center at Oyster Point,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Marietta,Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia,and is its county seat. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total pop

16、ulation of 58,748, making it one of metro Atlantas largest suburbs. Census estimates of 2008 indicate a population of 67,021.Marietta is the third-largest of three principal cities (by population) of and is included in the AtlantaSandy SpringsMarietta, Georgia, metropolitan statistical area, which i

17、s included in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, Georgia-Alabama (part) combined statistical area.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Cobb County courthouse in Marietta,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Meridian,Meridian is the county seat of Lauderdale County, Mississippi. It is the sixth largest city in the state and the prin

18、cipal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan. Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is 93 mi (150 km) east of Jackson, MS; 154 mi (248 km) west of Birmingham, AL; 202 mi (325 km) northeast of New Orleans, LA; and 231 mi (372 km) southeast of Memphis, TN.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Meridian

19、s Gateway to Downtown, the 22nd Ave Bridge,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Downtown Meridian in the early 1900s,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Meridian Museum of Art,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Nagadoches,Nagadoches is a city in Nacogdoches County, Texas, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the citys population to be 32,996.

20、 It is the county seat of Nacogdoches County and is situated in East Texas. Nacogdoches is a sister city of Natchitoches , Louisiana.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Historic downtown Nagadoches,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Nagadoches City Hall,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Nagadoches Historic Town Center Museum,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Baton

21、 Rouge,Baton Rouge is the capital of and second-largest city in Louisiana, United States. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish. Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South. The Port of Baton Rouge is the ninth largest in the United States

22、in terms of tonnage shipped, and is the farthest upstream Mississippi River port capable of handling Panamax ships.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Baton Rouge City Hall,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Baton Rouge River Center,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Lorain, Ohio,Lorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The municipali

23、ty is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River, about 30 miles west of Cleveland.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Lorain, Ohio,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Para.2 Brown girls,Some black people have lighter skins than other black people because of their mixed blood. Many of them are descende

24、nts of former slaves who were house servants. Working in the house rather than in the fields, they were closer to their white slave owner than the field Negroes. It was a common thing for a white master to have babies with black maids. These house servants usually felt superior to field Negroes.,the

25、bluesteye最蓝的眼睛,hollyhock蜀葵,The hollyhocks h:lh:k make up about 60 species of flowering plants in the genus Alcea (l-ce-a) in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to southwest and central Asia. They are biennial or short-lived perennial plants growing to 3.5 m tall, with broad, rounded, palmately lobe

26、d leaves and numerous flowers, pink or yellow in the wild species, on the erect central stem.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Porch swings are an American classic.(摇椅）,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,rooster comb: cockcomb, 鸡冠花 bleeding heart：a common garden perennial plant with the unique flowers which resemble tiny pink or w

27、hite hearts with drops of blood at the bottom 荷包牡丹 Ivy:常春藤 mother-in-law tonguet: a tropical perennial plant. tongue=the flower contains a kind of liquid which is fatally poisonous. Those who take a small portion of it will suffer from a paralysis in vocal cords. 虎尾兰 snap bean: 四季豆，云豆 lbs :磅,theblue

28、steye最蓝的眼睛,Lifebuoy soap, Cashmere Bouquet talc, Jergens Lotion, Dixie Peach: These are toilet articles which cost more and represent more prestige, and are used by middle-class white people.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Buttercake: a plain cake made of flour, sugar and butter.黄油蛋糕vanilla vnl: 香草second soprano

29、 spr:n： 第二女高音 choir kwar：唱诗班，合唱队,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Para.3 land-grant college: 政府资助的低学费大学 home economics: a science and art of homemaking, including nutrition, clothing, budgeting and child care.家政 Para.5 juniperdunp:杜松 door jamb: 侧门壁 gritsrt:白色熏谷粒,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Para 6,Doily:装饰性小垫, 小桌布 Doorknob:

30、门把手 The liberty magazine 自由杂志:Liberty was a weekly, general-interest magazine, originally priced at five cents and subtitled, A Weekly for Everybody. It ceased publication in 1950 and was revived in 1971.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Souffles:蛋奶酥 舒芙蕾,para.10,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Para.12,Washington Irving School :

31、it named after the American author Washington Irving(1783-1859),thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Born April 3, 1783(1783-04-03)New York City Died November 28, 1859(1859-11-28) (aged 76)Sunnyside, New York Occupation: Short story writer, essayist, biographer, magazine editor, diplomat Literary: Romanticism,Washingt

32、on Irving,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Slide Monkey bar Seesaw,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Para. 13,King of the Mountain: a game in which each player attempts to climb to the top of a mound of earth and to prevent all others from pushing or pulling him/ her off the top. 山大王 curbstone: 街边石 jackknife:大型折合式刀,thebluesteye最蓝

33、的眼睛,Laurel lrl =(antiquity) as an emblem of victory bloomer=underpants worn by women灯笼裤 Lorain journal 洛雷周刊,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Para.48,Plait: Safety pin,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Para. 48,saloon slun: a bar where alcoholic drinks were sold in the western US in the past.酒吧 shotgun house: a long, narrow house

34、with rooms arranged one behind the other. 排房,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Para.49,pew pju: a long wooden seat in the church教堂内的靠背长椅 clown: to act silly小丑 dime store: five-and-ten-cent store where supposedly everything costs only a few cents .廉价商店 girdle :dl: a piece of womens underwear which fits tightly aroun

35、d her stomach, bottom and hips and makes her look thinner.紧身衣,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,word,孙立超,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,P1 L4 glance off: 擦过touch sth. with a light blow and move quickly off at an angle, e.g. a. Every scolding that boy gets just seems to glance off him and not to change his behaviors at all.每次责骂对

36、这个男孩似乎都不起作用，一点也没有改变他的品行。 P2 L2 hymn: a song of praise to God. 赞歌 P2 L2 sly: very clever in the way that you use tricks and dishonesty to get what you want. 狡猾的，狡诈的。 E.g. Sly smile / glance / wink 诡秘的微笑 / 一瞥 / 眼色,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,P2 L4 soak up: 吸收，迅速地汲取draw in, absorb, e.g. a. With a memory that see

37、med phonographic, Mark Twain soaked up quickly and easily the colorful language the local people used. b. This device can soak up the heat of the sun and store it up for a considerable period of time.这种装置可以吸收太阳热并把它贮存相当长的一段时间。c. If you air your quilt on such a wet day, itll soak up the moisture.如果在这么

38、潮湿的天晒被子，被子就会把湿气都吸去。 Soak up the sun (shine). 沐日光浴。 P3 L2 refinement:优雅 a quality of being refined, e.g. a man lack of refinement,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,P3 L3 soothe,(1) to make someone feel calmer and less anxious, upset or angry. 使平静 E.g. Rocking often soothes a crying baby. (2) to make a pain less seve

39、re. 使（痛苦等）减轻，缓和 E.g. I bought some medicine to soothe my sore throat.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,P5 L3 Hang out to dry 在外晾干 P5 L6 Billow on hangers 在衣架上迎风招展 P5 L9 a dollop of 一块(食物)，一团(食物) E.g. She put a dollop of ice-cream in each bowl. 她在每个碗里放了一团冰淇淋。,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,P6 L2 inviolable: not to be violated,

40、dishonored. 不可侵犯的 E.g. The people possess inviolable rights. 人民享有不可侵犯的权利。 .,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,P6 L2 stand（keep）guard over （守卫）watch over, take care of , e.g. The dog stood guard over the gate to prevent any strangers getting into the barn. P6 L8 sparingly: 节约的，贫弱的frugally, meagrely P7 L1 engage:从事at

41、tract the interest or attention, e.g.The faint footprints on the floor engaged the attention of the police.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,P7 L8 Surfeit,N. too much of sth, esp. of food and drink 过量, 过度（尤指饮食） E.g.过量的油腻食物对你身体不好。 A surfeit of rich food is bad for you. 最近关于离婚的电视剧太多了。 There has been a surfeit of pla

42、ys about divorce on the television recently. V. sb/oneself (with/on sth.) ：provide sb/oneself with too much of sth. esp. food surfeit oneself with fruit 吃水果过多,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,P8 L2 the soft hill of hair: similar expressions: the dark cave of a room; a mountain of waves / facts; a giant of the play

43、er; a fool of a man P8 L3 seep (into, through):渗透penetrate,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,P11 L2 satiety: N. the state of being satiated. E.g. 学无止境。 There is no satiety in study. P11 L4 bout :a period of time taken by some activity.一段（工作），一次（训练），一场（疾病） E.g. a bout of shopping,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,P11 L4 see that: m

44、ake sure, take care, e.g. a. Every night before going to bed, she would go and see that the back door was locked. b. Well see that all children in the village can go to school. c. See to it that your expenditure is in proportion to your income.要注意使你的支出与收入相称。 P11 L8 abuse:虐待 treat cruelly P12 L3 cove

45、t: 觊觎 e.g. covet for popularity. It is a sin to covet.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,P12 telltale,adj. revealing what is meant to be kept a secret.泄露秘密的。 E.g. the telltale scars of injecting heroin. 注射过海洛因的明显疤痕。 N. a sign.迹象 One who informs on another; a talebearer. 告密者;搬弄是非的人;(英)打小报告者。,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,P12 L5

46、 stick around: 逗留not go away, stay in a place for a a period of time P12 L13 telltale:搬弄是非，泄露机密的that make a fact known, esp. an unpleasant one, e.g. a. Tom was given away by the telltale cigarette ash on the carpet. b. I could see from the telltale look in her eyes that she loved him.,thebluesteye最蓝

47、的眼睛,P13 pick on: to blame someone for something, esp. unfairly. E.g. 为什么老板总是找我的岔？ Why does the boss always pick on me?,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,pick out 1.取出, 去掉 The child refuses to eat this fruit without first picking out the stones. 不把果核取出来, 那个小孩就不会吃这水果。 2.挑选, 选择; 选拔 They have picked out the best items

48、on the menu. 他们从菜单上选出最好的菜。 3.分辨出 He picked out a friends face in the crowd. 他在人群中认出了一位朋友的脸。 4.了解; 领会 I picked out the meaning of the passage. 我领会了这段文章的含义。,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,pick up 1.拾起, 捡起; 抬起 I would have picked it up if I had noticed it. 我如果看见的话, 我早就把它拣起来了。 2. 使搭乘 Please wait at the school gate.

49、John will pick you up there.请在校门口等候, 约翰会到那里接你。 3.染上 He must have picked up a coldhes begun to snuffle.他开始鼻塞, 一定是感冒了。 4.好转; 恢复 He has picked up slowly since he came out of hospital.他自出院以来, 身体恢复得很慢,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,P14 L1 When the mood struck him: strike: to cause to happen suddenly P15 L1 alternatel

50、y: 轮流的e.g. The play is alternately sombre and comical. P15 L4 at recess:休息时间 a short pause between the classes; a pause for rest during the working day or year. e.g. a. a ten-minute recess b.The children played hide-and seek at recess.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,P15 alternate：adj. (of two things) happening o

51、r following one after the other （指两种事物）交替的, 轮流的: E.g. a pattern of alternate circles and squares 圆形与方形相间的图案 alternate triumph and despair 交替而来的得意与失意.,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,P36 L1 clutch,（1）seize (sb./sth.) eagerly E.g. He clutched the rope we threw to him. （2）hold (sb./sth.) tightly in the hand(s) E.g.

52、玛丽把洋娃娃抱在怀里. Mary was clutching her doll to her chest. clutch at a straw/straws 临危极力抓住渺茫的机会逃脱、救人等. clutch at sth. 试图抓住某事物,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,P48 L3 hair matted, 缠结where the plaits had come undone: hair twisted in a thick mass where the plaits had become loose. P48 unabashed: not embarrassed, not asham

53、ed P49 L3 a dime store: a store where cheap articles are sold 廉价杂货铺,Words and expressions in paras.1353 (4),thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,Sentence,陈璐璐,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,paragraph 2, line 1 Meridian. The sound of it opens the windows of a room like the first four notes of a hymn. 默里迪恩,这声音听上去就像圣歌的头四个音符那样让人豁然开朗。 h

54、ymn： 赞美诗；圣歌,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,paragraph 3, line 1 theygotoland-grantcolleges,normalschool,andlearnhowtodothewhitemansworkwithrefinement:homeeconomicstopreparehisfood;teachereducationtoinstructblackchildreninobedience;musictosoothethewearymasterandentertainhisbluntedsoul. 他们就度于政府拔地建造的大学以及师范学院.他们学习如何把

55、服务白人的工作做得更细致:学家政是为了给他们烧饭做菜;学当老师是为了教育黑人孩子顺从;学音乐是为了让疲惫的主人身心放松,为他那已麻木的灵魂提供消遣. note: 1.grantcollegesanduniversitieswereoriginallyfoundedasofthe1860sbysuchgovernmentlandgrantsonconditionthattheyofferinstructioninagricultureandthemechanicalarts.TheyarenowsupportedbytheindividualStatesandtheycostlessthanth

56、emoreprestigiousprivatecolleges. 2.homeeconomics:ascienceandartofhomemaking,includingnutrition,clothing,budgeting,andchildcare,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,paragraph 3, the last sentence In short, how to get rid of the funkiness. The dreadful funkiness of passion, the funkiness of nature, the funkiness of the

57、wide range of human emotions. thisisanincompletesentence.thecompletesentencewouldbe:inshort,thewholepurposeoftheireducationistogetridofthefunkiness.Intheauthorsopinion,gettingridofthefunkinessisalienatingfromtheblackculturalheritage. thefunkinessofpassion,natureandawiderangeofhumanemotionsisdreadful

58、. funkiness：自然原始的，朴实的，本性的，感官的，无拘束的,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,paragraph 4, line 3 The laugh that is a little too loud; the enunciation little too round;the gesture a little too generous. They hold their behind in for fear of a sway too free. 笑声过于响亮，发音时嘴巴张的过圆，举止过于大方都需要纠正。她们紧缩臀部生怕扭动太大。 paraphrase：They make sur

59、e that they dont laugh too loudly, dont speak with their mouths opened too round, and dont make too generous gestures. forfearofaswaytoofree:ifawomanwalkswithafreesway,movingherbuttocksfromsidetosidetoomuch,shewillbeconsideredtobesexy.Andthisiswhatthebrowngirlstrytoavoid.Sotheyholdtheirbuttocksinwhenwalking. behind:(informal)bottom,buttocks too much of sth: 过量，过度,thebluesteye最蓝的眼睛,paragraph 11, line 3 Getaldinedidnottalktohim,cootohim,orindulgehiminkissingbouts,butshesawthateveryotherdesirewasfulfilled. 她从不对和孩子谈笑逗乐,不柔声哄他、也不亲吻溺爱。可是孩子其他方面的要求她都务必予以满足。 thissenten