《現(xiàn)代大學英語精讀1》第三課

1、Message of the Land Pira SudhamR einforcementT ext AnalysisUnit 3Message of the LandB ackgroundWarming upWBTRMessage of the LandQuestions / ActivitiesCheck-on PreviewObjectivesWarming upUnit 3Warming upQuestions / ActivitiesWBTR Look up “l(fā)and,” “soil,” “dirt” and “mud” in your dictionaries and tell

2、their differences.Warming upQuestions / ActivitiesWBTRInterview: Organize the class into groups of 4 with one as a reporter and the other 3 as interviewees. Topic: Chinese university students view of the life and people in the countryside Time arrangement: 5 minutes for the interview and 2 minutes f

3、or the interviewer to report to the class.Check-on PreviewFill in the blacks with words from the text in their proper form. 1.In the local market, the farmers b _ _ _ _ _ farm produce for salt, oil and other necessities.2.After the picnic, the lawn is l _ _ _ _ _ _ _ with plastic bags, fruit peels,

4、waste paper and empty cans.3.Schools in the countryside suffer from a severe s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of teachers and funds.4.When we finally arrived after hours walking in the rain, we were all e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.5.To cut costs, the company has decided to r _ _ _ _ _ _ experienced staff with younger employee

5、s on lower salaries. WBTRWarming upCheck-on PreviewMark each of the statements “T” for true or “F” for false.1.The farmer inherited the land from his father and wanted to pass it down to his children. 2.The woman loved her children dearly and was very concerned about their life away from home, while

6、 her husband did not care a bit.3.The villagers used to grow their own food, make their own crafts, and dig their own well, but now they have to hire people to do everything.4.The woman disliked most of the changes happening in her village and wanted everything as it had been. 5.We can infer that th

7、e author criticizes the old couple for being old-fashioned, stubborn, and unable to adjust themselves to the changes.WBTRWarming upObjectivesWBTR1. Master the language items listed. 2. Know something about the author and his works.3. Appreciate the writing style and metaphors used.4. Think about suc

8、h topics as urbanization and globalization and form your own opinions.Warming upBackgroundGenreAuthorBWTRUnit 3Message of the LandBackgroundAuthor LifeBWTR Born in a remote Esarn village in Thailand First language Lao Temple boy in Bangkok at 14 Thailands top university Scholarship to New Zealand to

9、 study English 30-year odyssey through New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, the UK, Germany, and Switzerland Retired to a solitary life in his home village in 1997, helping needy students and teachers in a private school with funds set up by himselfPira Sudham (1942 - )BackgroundHis WorksBWTR Siamese

10、Drama (later renamed Tales of Thailand) (1983) People of Esarn (1987) Monsoon Country (1988) The Force of Karma (2002)BackgroundHis InfluenceBWTRu One of Thailands best known novelistsu Nominee of the 1990 Nobel Prize of Literatureu “David of Thailand” Sudhams works are concerned with social-economi

11、c-political changes occurring in Thailand. Widely read and highly acclaimed, his books have given a voice to the poor and the voiceless. The simplicity and sensitivity of the poor and the low come through his direct and clear prose, yet moving and touching. BackgroundGenreBWTREssay based on an inter

12、viewInterviewer: the authorInterviewees: a farmer and his wifeTopic: life in the countryDetailedAnalysisLanguage StyleStructureThemeTWBRMessage of the LandUnit 3Text AnalysisThemelUrbanization and resistance?lIndustrialization and the death of traditional handicrafts? lDevelopment and the loss of tr

13、adition?TWBRText AnalysisStructureTWBRThe wife talks about the land, her family and her children.The wife talks about the changes she dislikes and cant adjust to.The farmer talks about the reason for his silence, his worry about their land and the joy he finds in life and farming. Part I: the wifes

14、speech Part II: the farmers speech (para. 811) (para. 13) (para. 47)Text AnalysisLanguage Style Colloquialism Small and simple words Short sentences Straightforward language Figures of speech used to achieve vivid, expressive and appropriate description Simile: Metaphor Personification ZeugmaText An

15、alysisLanguage Style Simile: it is like a knife piercing my heart. Metaphor: this bag of bones dressed in rags can still plant and reap rice from morning till dusk. Personification: Our piece of land is small, and it is no longer fertile, bleeding year after year and, like us, getting old and exhaus

16、ted. Zeugma: The soil is not difficult to till when there is a lot of rain, but in a bad year, its not only the ploughs that break but our hearts, too. More examples? Text AnalysisLanguage StyleWhat figure of speech is used in the underlined part of each sentence? The senator picked up his hat as we

17、ll as his courage.zeugmaHow soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth, stolen on his wing my three and twentieth year!personificationThe soft cool breeze moves the sheaves, which ripple and shimmer like waves of gold.simileAll night long she sang with her breast against the thorn, and the cold cryst

18、al Moon leaned and listened. metaphor (crystal Moon), personificationText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisMain IdeaSentence ParaphraseWords & ExpressionsExercisePart I Part II Part III TWBRText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: Main Idea1. Why does the wife start her conversation with the land? 2. How is th

19、e family organization in Esarn different from ours?3. What do the womans children do? How do the mother and children feel towards each other? 4. What does the woman say about her husband? Do you believe what she says? 5. What does the woman say about their land? How does she feel towards it?Text Ana

20、lysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: SentencesMy husband moved into our house as is the way with us in Esarn. (para. 1)relative pronoun, subject of the relative clause, meaning what is mentioned in the main clauseParaphrasing: When we got married, we followed the tradition in Esarn and my husband came to l

21、ive with my family. Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: Sentences He has ears which dont hear, a mouth which doesnt speak, and eyes that dont see. ( para. 2)Questions: Does the wife really mean that her husband is deaf , dumb and blind?Paraphrasing: He does not notice what is happening around us a

22、nd to our children, nor does he express his thoughts and feelings. (The woman is complaining that her husband does not bother about their childrens troubles.)Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: Sentences and it is no longer fertile, bleeding year after year and, like us, getting old and exhausted.

23、 (para. 3) Paraphrasing: Our land is getting poorer with each passing year, like us who are getting old, weak and tired.personificationText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: Sentences but in a bad year, its not only the ploughs that break, but our hearts, too. (para. 3)Paraphrasing: When there is a d

24、raught, the soil is so hard that it breaks the ploughs and we feel so sad that our hearts break too.emphatic formText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: LanguageWordsPhrasesSentence PatternGrammaraffordoffmindremainbelong toin spite ofthe emphatic form“as” to introduce a relative clauseText AnalysisDe

25、tailed AnalysisPart I: ExerciseTranslate the following sentences into English, using as to introduce a relative clause.1.她是老師，從她說話就能看出來。2.學習語言往往是女孩子比男孩子快。3.他總是到最后一分鐘才完成作業(yè)，這是他的習慣。Key: 1. She is a teacher, as is clear from the way she talks. 2. As is often the case, girls learn a language more quickly

26、 than boys.3. He always finishes his homework at the last minute, as is his habit.Refer to Ex. 2 on p. 64 for more. Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II: Main Idea1. Summarize the changes that have taken place in the village.2. How is the womans generation different from the young generation? 3. Wh

27、at is the function of the first sentence in paragraph 5?4. What are the significances of “pigs”, “water buffaloes” and “jeans” to the woman and the young people? 5. What is the womans attitude towards these changes?6. What is the womans philosophy of life?Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II: Sente

28、ncesOnly ten years ago, you could barter for things, but now its all cash. (para. 4)Paraphrasing: Just ten years ago, we could exchange one thing for another, but now we have to buy everything from the market. Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II: SentencesShops have sprung up, filled with colorful

29、 plastic things and goods we have no use for. (para. 4)Paraphrasing: Shops have suddenly appeared in the village selling attractive plastic things and things we dont need.relative clause modifying “things and goods”past participle as post modifierText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II: SentencesAs fo

30、r me, I wouldnt change, couldnt change even if I wanted to. (para. 7)Paraphrasing: I didnt want to change myself and my life, and actually I did not have the ability to change even if I wanted to. was unwilling towas unable toText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II: SentencesYes, this bag of bones dre

31、ssed in rags can still plant and reap rice from morning till dusk. metaphor meaning a poor, old and weak personParaphrasing: Though Im poor, old and weak, I can still work in the rice field all day.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II: LanguageWordsPhrasesSentence PatternGrammarreplacecondemnoccurb

32、arter forspring uphave no use foras for unreal condition (Ex. 1, p. 63)Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II: Exercise1.至于年內(nèi)加薪, 那是不可能的。(as for)2.他從來沒想到自己可能會錯。(occur)3.惹怒這樣一位重要的客戶，我們可擔當不起 。(afford)4.個人電腦基本上已經(jīng)完全取代了打字機。(replace)5.許多欠發(fā)達國家不得不用寶貴的自然資源來交換高科技產(chǎn)品。(barter)6.商店里有好多花哨的產(chǎn)品，可大多數(shù)都是農(nóng)民用不上的東西。(use)Tran

33、slate the following sentences into English, using words in the brackets.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II: ExerciseKey to the translation: 1.As for a pay rise within the year, thats out of the question. 2.It has never occurred to him that he could be wrong. 3.We simply cant afford to offend such

34、 an important customer. 4.Personal computers have almost replaced type-writers. 5.Many under-developed countries are forced to barter their precious natural resources for high-tech products. 6.The shops sell a lot of fancy goods, but the villagers have no use for most of them. Text AnalysisDetailed

35、AnalysisPart II: Exercisespring to ones feetspring to sbs assistancespring to mind spring into famespring to lifespring out of bedspring a surprise on sb.spring up like mushroomsspring from aristocracy一躍而起一躍而起十萬火急地趕去救援某人十萬火急地趕去救援某人在腦海中突然閃現(xiàn)在腦海中突然閃現(xiàn)一舉成名一舉成名煥發(fā)生機煥發(fā)生機從床上跳起來從床上跳起來使某人大吃一驚使某人大吃一驚雨后春筍般地涌現(xiàn)雨后春

36、筍般地涌現(xiàn)出身于貴族出身于貴族Can you translate following expressions into Chinese?Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart III: Main Idea1. How does the farmer counterattack his wifes charge of his indifference? 2. What are the farmers feelings towards his wife?3. From the farmers talk, what is the foremost thing in hi

37、s mind? Why?4. What joys and happiness does the farmer find in his life? 5. What is the farmers philosophy of life? Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart III: SentencesI am at peace with the land and the conditions of my life. (para. 9)Paraphrasing: I am content with my land and accept my situation in

38、life without complaint. Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart III: SentencesI have been forcing silence upon her all these years, yet she had not once complained of anything. (para. 9) Paraphrasing: All these years, I hardly talk with her or listen to her, so she has to keep silent about her thoughts a

39、nd feelings, but she has never told anyone else about her unhappy feelings about my silence. Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart III: SentencesStill the land could not tie them down or call them back. (para. 19)Paraphrasing: My children grew up and had happy days on this land, but this could not prevent them from leaving for cities or attract them back from cities.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart III: SentencesSickness comes