Mark Twain-the mirror of America第一部分課文講解

MarkTwain

---MirrorofAmerica

Madeby:ChanelLuoPara1~3TextAnalysisMirrorofAmerica“Mirror〞Isapieceofglassorothershinny/polishedsurfacethatreflectsimages.Here,itisametaphor.Itmeansafaithfulrepresentationordescriptionofsomething(theUSA).WhydoestheauthorsaythatMarkTwainisthemirrorofAmerica?MarkTwain:SamuelLanghorneClemensHisLife______HistoricEventsofUSATrampprinter印刷工--ProsperousRiverpilot領航員--MississippiRiverTranscontinentalRailroadsGuerrilla游擊隊員--TheCivilWarProspector淘金者--GoldRushReporter記者--WestwardExpansionCorrespondent通信員--Europe,theHolyLandWriter作家--TomSawyer’sinnocenceHuckFinn’sexperienceTheassertionthatMarkTwainisthemirrorofAmericaismadeintwosenses.MarkTwain’sexciting,adventuresomelifestoriesthemselvesmirrorapartoftrueAmericanhistory,andthelifeofordinaryAmericanpeople.MarkTwainSecond,hislifeexperiencefurnishedhimwithawideknowledgeofhumanity,aswellaswiththeperfectgraspoflocalcustomsandspeech,whichMarkTwainhasmanifestedsowellinhiswriting.Hisworksmirrortherealsocietyofhistime.Thewholesentencestructure:parallelism.remember…as…

e.g.魯迅創(chuàng)造了阿Q,這是大多數(shù)的中國人所熟知的.

MostChinesepeoplerememberLuxunasthefatherofAhQu.Father:metaphor,heremeansthecreatorortheauthor.cruisethrougheternalboyhood：journeythroughlastingboyhood

endlesssummeroffreedomandadventure：longsummerfulloffreeandadventurousactivitiesEternal&Endless:hyperbole夸張,這兩個詞說明哈克貝利費恩和湯姆索亞兩個人物會永遠活在讀者心中,突出了馬克吐溫筆下的兩個文學形象的永恒魅力.Idylliccruise詩情畫意的旅程

Idyllic:asimplehappyperiodoflife,ofteninthecountry,orascenefromsuchatime.cruise:aseavoyageforpleasure,especiallyoneonalargeshipandlastingforseveraldaysorweeks.MostAmericansrememberMarkTwainasthefatherofHuckFinn'sidylliccruisethrougheternalboyhoodandTomSawyer'sendlesssummeroffreedomandadventure.

In-deed,thisnation'sbest-lovedauthorwaseverybitasadventurous,patriotic,romantic,andhumorousasanyonehaseverimagined.everybitas…as:justas…as,quiteas…as完全，同樣的

e.g.Heiseverybitascleverasyouare.

AdventurousPatrioticRomanticHumorousDotheyhavedeepmeaningsapartfromtheirliteralmeanings?“Adventurous〞MarkTwainlikedtotrysomethingnew,likeanewlife,anewplaceandnewwritingskillsandsoon.“patriotic〞showshisstrongpassionorloveforhiscountry,countrymenandnaturalscenery.“romantic〞idealistic,emotionalandartistic.“humorous〞hemadepeoplelaugh,broughtthemfunandjoy,hiswritingisfullofwittylanguages.FurtherunderstandingoftheseadjectivesCynical憤世嫉俗的acynic—denyingthesincerityofpeople’smotivesandactions;seeingnogoodnessinhumanbehavior.havinglittlefaithinhumansincerityorgoodness.E.G.acynicalman/acynicalattitude/acynicalsmile

Profound:toemphasizethatsth.isverygreatandintense深度的,深遠的E.G.Hislove/feelingforhiscountrywasprofound.

deal:togive,togiveout,tostrike,todistribute給予dealsb.ablow…tocausesb.greatdifficulties

Hedealtmeahardblowonthechin.obsess:v.Tooccupythemindofexcessively,keepthinkingaboutsth.andfinditdifficulttothinkaboutanythingelse.使著迷,困擾Thefearofdeathobsessedherthroughoutheroldage.frailty:aweaknessofcharacterorbehavior.虛弱,弱點Oneofthefrailtiesofhumannatureislaziness.Frailty,thynameiswoman!(Hamlet)“Ablackwallofnight〞---Rhetoricdevice,Structure,Imply?Rhetoricdevice---Metaphor,comparethedarknightastheblackwallStructure---n.+of(像…)+n.Imply---thecolor“black〞or“dark〞and“night〞---impliessomethinghopeless.oppositeto“day〞and“daybreak’and“l(fā)ight〞----“hope〞or“hopefulness〞.“ablackwallofnight〞----“despairandhopelessness〞.e.g.Hedidnotseeabrightfuturebutadarkoneandahopelessone.tramp:流浪漢apersonwhohasnohomeorpermanentjobandverylittlemoneyguerrilla游擊隊員amemberofanunofficialfightgroupwhichattackstheenemyinsmallgroupsunexpectedly.Starry-eyedoptimist耽于幻象的樂天派apersondisposedtotakeafavorableofviewofthingsacid-tonguedcynic語言尖刻的挖苦家apersonwhobelievestheworstaboutpeopleortheoutcomeofeventsrangeacross浪跡totravelwithoutanydefiniteplanordestination,afairlyliteraryuse.同義詞區(qū)別:wander,range,saunter,strollRangetotravelwithoutanydefiniteplanordestination,afairlyliteraryuse.Wanderimpliestheabsenceofafixedcourseormoreorlessindifferencetoacoursethathasbeenfixedorotherwiseindicated.Thetermmayimplythemovementofawalkerwhetherhumanoranimal,butitmaybeusedofanythingcapableofdirection.漫游,徘徊Saunterstressesaleisurelypaceandinidleandcarefreemind.漫步,閑逛Stroll

differsfromsaunterchieflyintheimplicationsofanobjective,(assight-seeingorexercise)pursuedwithouthasteandsometimeswithwanderingfromoneplacetoanother.散步,漫步Howtounderstandthesentence“digestingthenewAmericanexperiencebeforesharingitwiththeworldaswriterandlecturer〞?Possibleanswers:MarkTwaintravelledaroundtheworldandwroteaboutthingsortheexperiencethathehadbeenobservedandabsorbed.Heactedasacarriertospreadorintroducehisideaandhisinformationtohisreadersthroughhisbooksorlectures.Heredigestmeansthatyouthinkaboutit,understandit,andrememberit.WhydidMarkTwainadopthispennamemeaning"twofathomsdeep〞?Drawreaders’attention~ThesailingexperiencetakesupanimportantpartinhisheartImpressthelistenersanautical(航海的)termusedbysailorstoreportsoundingsnavigable:可通航的

deepandwideenoughtoallowshipstotravelattest:證實,證明

toshowtobetrue,togiveproofof,todeclaresolemnlyartery:動脈,干線bloodvesselthatcarriesbloodfromthehearttotherestofthebody,hereisametaphor,todescribeitasthemaintransportationkeelboat:龍骨船

alongbaralongthebottomofaboatorshipfromwhichthewholeframeoftheboatorshipisbuiltup.thefirstmajorcommerce最重要的商品

themostimportantcommoditiesLumber木材treetrunks,logsorplanks,timberTheMississippiriverTheMississippiRiveristhesecondlongestriversystemintheUnitedStates.TheMississippiflows2,340milesfromitssourcetoitsmouthintheGulfofMexico.Today,itisoftencalled“OldManRiver〞.Deltacountry河口三角洲地區(qū)Deltaisthe4thletteroftheGreekalphabet,whichisshapedlikeatriangle.Thereforeanythingintheshapeofadelta,esp.adepositofsandandsoilformedatthemouthofsomeriversiscalledadelta.Molasses糖漿

thethickbrownuncrystallized(非結晶的)bittersyrupobtainedfromsugarduringrefiningBasin流域

Abasinofalargeriveristheareaoflandaroundit.Fromthebasinwaterandstreamsrundownintotheriver.theYellowRiverBasin.Drain流干tocausetobecomegraduallydryorempty◆GiveabriefaccountofTwain’sexperiencebeforehebecameawriter.

Heusedtomovehereandthere,andhefirstworkedasaprinter,thenariverpilot,aConfederateguerrilla,agoldminer.Whenhewasyoung,heembodiedhopeandbeautifuldreams,sohewasquiteoptimistic.Butlaterhebecamemorecynicalandsarcastic.artery&heart&drainmetaphor“artery動脈〞---mainroute“heart心臟〞---thecentralpartorcenter“drain流干〞---tocauseliquidflowaway(排走)

itliterallymeanstheMississippiRiverdrainedthevastareaalongitsbanks.TheMississ