UnitThreeTheMessageoftheLand

1、Unit Three The Message of the LandBackground informationAbout the author Comments: “Pira Sudham has given a voice to the poor of Thailand.”The Controversy over the writerWarming-up Questions 1. This is an interview of a farmer and his wife. Can you tell us what kind of persons they are from what the

2、y say?2. How do you describe the language style of this text? 3. They have six kids and the farmer wants to have a lot of children and grandchildren around him. Now china is advocating the family planning of one child for one couple and most of you are the only child in your family. With your experi

3、ence of being the only child, do you think that China should go on carrying out the family plan?GlossaryAgency: agentBarter a for b breeze in/ outBe a breeze/ snap/ walkaway condemn:.Condemn sth.condemn sth./sb.as sth.CrabOf two evils choose the less.Heal ; cureOne would seek to cure mistrust but to

4、 heal a breach between friends.Text Analysis. and it was I who stayed with my parents till they died. Emphatic form: It is /was that / who My husband moved to our house as is the way with us in Esarn. (note 2) “As” here introduces a relative clause (關(guān)系從句), and functions as its subject, representing

5、what is stated in the main clause. Sometimes, they get bullied and insulted, “Get” denotes passive voice. We can replace it with “be”. (colloq. or coll.) Used to do sth., but no longer. E.g. They used to come and see their parents every week, but no longer. spring up : to appear, develop or come int

6、o being quickly n. spring: why (note 4): interj. used to express mild surprise, indignation, or impatience.用于表示輕微的吃驚、生氣或不耐煩 be to :to express intention, obligation, or future action:表示傾向、義務(wù)或?qū)淼膭幼鳎篠he was to call before she left. 她打算在離開前打電話。You are to make the necessary changes.你要做出必要的改變 as for sb. /

7、 sth.: use when you start to talk about something new that is connected with what you have been talking about, e.g. to occur: to come to mind: 閃現(xiàn),進入大腦：The idea never occurred to me. It occurred to me that 我想到： a bag of bones: a very thin person 骨瘦如柴的人 be at peace: be in a state of tranquility; seren

8、e: 平靜的，平和的處于寧靜狀態(tài)的；平靜的：be at peace with sb. / sth. : be in good terms with sb. /sth.; do not have problems with sb. / sth.; to accept sth. peacefully. to force upon (on): to inflict or impose relentlessly 將 強加于Group discussionDo you have the experience of living in the countryside? If you think about it, which way of life do you like better, life in big