現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語精讀6第八課A-Rose-for-Emily課件上課講義

1、A Rose for Emilyhttp:/ Faulkner第一頁，共39頁。The meaning of the title：what does a rose symbolize?nA rose symbolizing love and a pledge of faithfulness. nA rose for somebody can also mean a kind of memorial, an offering, in memory of somebody. nA bizarre story of love, death, honor, pride, change and loss

2、.nEmily was denied love, the title has an ironic meaning.第二頁，共39頁。Setting, time and major charactersnSetting ： The town of Jefferson - the county seat of YoknapatawphanTime ： no clear time clues, using flashback.nMajor characters ： Emily, her father and her lover Homer, the people of the townnMinor

3、characters ： Colonel Sartoris, Judge Stevens第三頁，共39頁。Key points of the textn1. The theme (themes) of the story (different interpretations)n2. The conflicts in the story (Emily and the community of town, Homer, her father, the old and the new, the past and the present, the South and North)n3.Five dif

4、ferent images of Emily reflecting her changes in the story第四頁，共39頁。Key words of the textnI. Encroach, august, an eyesore among eyesore, father, edict, to the effect that, dispensation, plumpness, obesitynII. Horse and foot, temerity, diffident, deprecation, tableau, slender and slimnIII. Imperviousn

5、ess (impervious) nIV. ThwartnV. acrid, monogram, attitude, grimace, biding第五頁，共39頁。Part InPara.1: who is telling the story?n“We” are telling stories about Emily, the people of the town, as the collective narrator or multi-narrative voices.nWhy does the author choose this collective narrator?第六頁，共39頁

6、。 Para. 2 What conflict is reflected?nThis paragraph provides details about the setting of the story. nThe detailed description of the house reveals the identity of the Griersons as one of the richest families in the town. nConflict between new things and old things第七頁，共39頁。 Encroachnencroach on / u

7、pon sth.n逐步侵犯逐步侵犯(qnfn)（侵占），蠶食；（侵占），蠶食； n(1) to gradually take more control of someones tome, possessions, rights etc. than you should. n(2) To gradually cover more and more land. nN. encroachment. nE.g. Here is a government that is encroaching on the rights of individuals. nHouses encroaching upon

8、farmland.第八頁，共39頁。nObliterate: erasenAugust: imposing and inspiring awe and reverence. nCoquettish: like a girl or woman who tries to gain mens attention and admiration merely from vanity.nAn eyesore among eyesores: an eyesore is sth. that is very ugly, esp. a building surrounded by other things tha

9、t are not ugly. nBemuse: to plunge in thought. nCedar-bemused: transferred epithet. 第九頁，共39頁。Miss Emily had been a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligation upon the .nMiss Emily represented the aristocracy of the Old South that had lost out in the Civil War. nShe was old, unmar

10、ried, and without family.nThey felt that taking care of her was their duty and obligation. nAnd this obligation passed from generation to generation as long as she lived. 第十頁，共39頁。Para.3 What can we infer from Colonel Sartoris edict?nTo father: to bring into being; to foundnEdict: an official public

11、 order issued by authority.nDispensation: special permission from someone in authority to do sth. that is not usually allowed. 特許特許(t x)nV. dispense: to give sth. to people. esp. in fixed amounts. 分發(fā)分發(fā),分配分配nE.g. Villagers dispensed tea to people involved in the accident.第十一頁，共39頁。To that effect /To

12、the effect thatnto give general meaning of what someone says rather than the exact words.nE.g. His memo was to the effect that we all needed to think more about marketing possibilities. nWords to the effectnE.g. He said he was unhappy at work and words to the effect.nHe issued a statement to the eff

13、ect that he would resign.nInto perpetuity : eternally第十二頁，共39頁。Para 4.What conflict is reflected?nThe new generation and older generation, the present and the pastnMiss Emily ignored the tax notice and the formal letter from the aldermen. nShe only replied to the letter by the mayor. nShe was arroga

14、nt and held herself too high to deal with ordinary people.第十三頁，共39頁。Para 6What is the image of Emily? (Image 1) nSmall, fat, spare, plumpness, looked bloated like a body, pallid hue, eyes looked like coal pressed into a lump of dough.nMiss Emilys watch is a symbol of time.nBy making her watch invisi

15、ble, she tried to ignore the passage of time as well as any changes brought about by the passage of time.nTarnish means the loss of the splendor of family第十四頁，共39頁。Plumpness and obesitynPlumpness: being full and round in form .nAdj. plumpnthe babys plump armsnObesity: being very fat, unhealthily fat

16、 .nadj. Obese nE.g. The boy is too obese to take part in sports.第十五頁，共39頁。What can we infer from Para.7-14 about Emily?nShe is too stubborn and arrogant to acknowledge changes.nPara.6: state ones errandnPara.7: Come to a stumbling haltnPara.8: gain access to 第十六頁，共39頁。Para 15.nHorse and foot: to con

17、quer or defeat in battle. nTemerity: foolish or rash boldness that results from underrating the danger or failing to evaluate the consequences nE.g. He had the temerity to criticize his boss.nHe had the temerity to ask for higher wages after only three days work.第十七頁，共39頁。Para. 21.nDiffident: timid,

18、 shy lacking self-confidence. nDeprecation: expression of strong disapproval or criticism.nThree graybeards _metonymy第十八頁，共39頁。Para 24: What is Emilys image? (image 2)n“her upright torso motionless as that an idol” image 2nthis is one of the vivid images of Emily the author creates in the story. nWh

19、y does the author portrays her in such a way?nThe fact that she was motionless suited her rigid and stubborn personality.第十九頁，共39頁。Para. 25Why had her great-aunt gone crazy?nHeld themselves too high, a blind and excessive self-importance. ntableau: a striking scene or picture, frozen in time for dra

20、matic effect. nBack-flung: 向后開的nVindicate: to prove to be true. nInsanity in the family第二十頁，共39頁。Can you tell the conflict between Emily and her father in Para.25? (Image 3)nFather: a dominant patriarchal figure with power, authority and manipulationnEmily: a vulnerable and pure figure with obedienc

21、e to her father and without freedom to court with suitors.第二十一頁，共39頁。Slender and slim nSlender: (1) thin and delicate in build; gracefully slim:n纖細(xì)的苗條的; 體型瘦而纖弱的；苗條而有風(fēng)度的.n(2) Small in amount or extent; meager:n微弱(wiru)的，微薄的；貧乏的：nslender wages;微薄的薪水； na slender chance of survival.渺茫的生存機(jī)會(huì)第二十二頁，共39頁。nSl

22、im: (1) Small in girth or thickness in proportion to height or length; slender.n苗條的，修長的：纖細(xì)的n(2) Small in quantity or amount; meager:n微小的，微薄(wib)的：貧乏的：nslim chances of success.n很小的成功機(jī)會(huì)第二十三頁，共39頁。nPara.26: It got about that nThe old thrill and the old despairnPara.27: offer condolence and aidnDispose

23、of: to get rid ofnE.g. He was forced to dispose of his favorite art works.第二十四頁，共39頁。Para.28: Can you bring out the implied meaning in this paragraph?n“she would have to cling to that which had robbed her”nWhat robbed her of her love, marriage and freedom was not only her father as an individual, bu

24、t the traditional social force he represented. She would cling to these conservative values. She was restricted by her father for so long that she held onto conventional ideas despite of herself.第二十五頁，共39頁。Part III (Para.29-42)n1. What changes happened to Emilys image after her fathers death? (image

25、 4)nHaving her hair cut short indicates her determination to change her role as an upper-class lady with conservative values, to live a liberated life, to be an independent and stronger woman.第二十六頁，共39頁。Para. 30:nLet the contractnPave the sidewalksnConstruction companynbuggy: a light carriage pulled

26、 by a horse. nbay: a reddish brown horse. nlivery stable: a stable where horses and carriage can be hired.第二十七頁，共39頁。nPara 31: a day laborer: an unskilled worker paid by the day. nnoblesse oblige: a French word, nobility has its obligation. nPara.32: behind their hands: people were whispering, talki

27、ng in private with their hands over their mouths.nCraned silk and satin第二十八頁，共39頁。Impervious(ness)n(1) not affected or influenced by something and seeming not to notice it.n不受影響(yngxing)的，無動(dòng)于衷的。 nE.g. Janet carried on reading, impervious to the row going on around her.nHe is impervious to our reques

28、ts for help.nHe was hard, seemingly impervious to harm.nBe impervious to outside influencesn(2) Not allowing anything to enter or pass through. n不能進(jìn)入的，不能穿透的。 Impervious volcanic rock.第二十九頁，共39頁。Para.34 -42(Emilys image 5)nWhat do you think her image indicates when she bought arsenic?nHaughty black e

29、yes (Para.34)nShe was compared to a lonely lighthouse keeper nextreme loneliness and solitude.nA strained flag (Para.41)第三十頁，共39頁。Para.47 thwartnto prevent someone from doing what they are trying to do.n阻撓，妨礙 nE.g. My plans were thwarted by the intervention of the police.nThwarted ambition. 受挫的雄心n T

30、hey thwarted her plans.n他們(t men)制止了她的計(jì)劃nVirulent: extremely harmful or deadly第三十一頁，共39頁。Para.48-49nWhat does her hair color symbolize?nStrong and stubborn personalitynFit up a studio (Para.49)nWith the same regularity and in the same spiritnThe collection plate: a plate for holding the money collec

31、ted during a church service.第三十二頁，共39頁。Para.51:“Thus she passed from generation to generation-dear, inescapable, impervious, tranquil and perverse.”nthe townspeoples ambivalent attitude toward Emily. nshe represented the Southern heritage to a certain extent and was hereditary obligation. nshe ignor

32、ed the tax notice and her refusal to pay taxes.nshe remained calm and free from disturbance.nshe was obstinate, behaved unreasonably and regularly doing the opposite of what people expected her to.第三十三頁，共39頁。Perversencontinuing to behave in an unreasonable way, esp. deliberately doing the opposite o

33、f what people want you to do.有悖常理的，不合(bh)人意，任性的，執(zhí)迷不悟的，歪曲的。 nA man of perverse naturenA perverse view of libertynThe students took a perverse pleasure in his embarrassment.第三十四頁，共39頁。Part V ( Para.54-60 ) Secret in Emilys housenPara.55nmathematical progression: sequence or succession of happening in time marked by numbers.nBottleneck: any place, as a narrow road, where traffic is slowed up or halted; any point at which movement or progress is slowed up.第三十五頁，共39頁。Para.57 describes vividly the details of the mysterious ro