Unit2TheStruggletoBeanAll-AmericanGirl

UnitTwoTheStruggletoBeanAll-AmericanGirlABC:AmericanBornChinese?Whatdotheysuffer?Whatistheirimage?FamousChineseAmericanWriterAmyTan(谭恩美):bornonFebruary19,1952,isaChineseAmericanwriterwhoseworksexploresmother-daughterrelationships.In1993,Tan'sadaptationofherfirstnovel,TheJoyLuckClub,becameacommerciallysuccessfulfilm.Thebookhasbeentranslatedinto35languages.Tanhaswrittenseveralotherbestsellingnovels,includingTheKitchenGod'sWife,TheHundredSecretSenses,TheBonesetter'sDaughterandSavingFishFromDrowning.FamousChineseAmericanWriterMaxineHongKinston(汤婷婷）:bornin1940inStockton,California,whereherparentsoperatedalaundry.TheWomanWarrior,MemoriesofaGirlhoodAmongGhosts,herfirstbook,wonthenonfictionawardfromtheNationalBookCriticsforitsvividportrayaloflifeinaChineseAmericancommunity.HerlatestbookisChinaMenAboutCultureCulturehasseveraldistinguishingcharacteristics:1)Itisbasedonsymbols—abstractwaysofreferringtoandunderstandingideas,objects,feelings,orbehaviors—andtheabilitytocommunicatewithsymbolsusinglanguage.Symbolsallowpeopletodevelopcomplexthoughtsandtoexchangethosethoughtswithothers.Languageandotherformsofsymboliccommunication,suchasart,enablepeopletocreate,explain,andrecordnewideasandinformation.2)Cultureisshared.Peopleinthesamesocietysharecommonbehaviorsandwaysofthinkingthroughculture.Theyallcollectivelycreateandmaintainacountry’sculture3)Cultureislearned.Whilepeoplebiologicallyinheritmanyphysicaltraitsandbehavioralinstincts,cultureissociallyinherited.Apersonmustlearnculturefromotherpeopleinasociety.Inallhumansocieties,childrenlearnculturefromadults.Anthropologistscallthisprocessenculturation,orculturaltransmission.4)Cultureisadaptive.Peopleuseculturetoflexiblyandquicklyadjusttochangesintheworldaroundthem.Allthedifferencesthatexistbetweenthewayscertainpeoplethink,actorfeelareadirectresultofthedistinctculturalenvironmenttheyarepartof,andthus,formpartofwhatiscalledculturaldiversity.CulturalDiversityWeusethetermculturetorefertoasocietyorgroupinwhichmanyorallpeopleliveandthinkinthesameways.Cultureshockreferstotheanxietyandfeelings(ofsurprise,disorientation,uncertainty,confusion,etc.)feltwhenpeoplehavetooperatewithinadifferentandunknownculturesuchasonemayencounterinaforeigncountry.ThesecondgenerationofABCtryeverymeanstoseekCulturalidentityCulturalidentityistheidentityofagrouporculture,orofanindividualasfarasoneisinfluencedbyone'sbelongingtoagrouporcultureLanguageisakeypointinseekingit.OrganizationandDevelopmentPara.1:presentsthebackgroundofthestoryWhydoyouthinktheschoolwasnewlypainted?Whatdoestheexistenceoftheoldschoolimply?Stoically:inawaythatseemsunaffectedbythesurroundingchangesorageShebehavedstoicallyduringthefinalphaseofherhusband’sillness.Theyenduredallkindsofhardshipsstoically.Personification:(拟人）Itgiveshumanformorfeelingsofanimals,orlifeandpersonalattributestoinanimateobjects,ortoideasandabstractionsThewindwhistledthroughthetrees.Thistimefatewassmilingtohim.Para.2-7theirforcedwalktotheChineseschool,thesternprincipal,theclassroom,thepoliteformalityWhatdoyouknowabouttheprincipalaccordingtothedescription?Howdidtheauthordescribetheclassroom?WhatelsewasstressedintheChineseschoolbesidestheemphasisonspeakingandwriting?InwhatwaydidtheauthorexhibitherpreferenceforAmericancultureoverChineseculture?Sneak:goquietlyandsecretlyinthedirectionspecifiedHestolethemoneyandsneakedoutofthehouse.Thecatatethefoodandsneakedoff.Plead:makerepeatedurgentrequests;offersth.asanexplanationorexcuseShepleadedwithhimnottoleaveheralone.Theyaskedhimtopayforthedamage,buthepleadedpoverty.Dissuade:stopsb.fromdoingsthbypersuasionHewroteabooktodissuadepeoplefromsmokingtobacco.Jim’sfathertriedtodissuadehimfrommarryingMary.Deposit:layorputsthdownHedepositedhispaperswithhislawyers.Hedepositedthebooksonthedesk.Impatienttwitchinghands:theuseoftransferredepithet(转类形容词/移就）Anepithetisanadjectiveordescriptivephrasethatservestocharacterizesomebodyorsomething.Atransferredepithetistheonethatisshiftedfromthenounitlogicallymodifiestoawordassociatedwiththatnoun.Shewassoworriedabouthersonthatshespentseveralsleeplessnights.WhileIstoodbythewindow,Iheardacarpulledup,thentheimpatientpealofdoorbell.Maniacal:violentlymad,extremelyenthusiasticMusty:smellingold,damporstalebecauseofnothavingbeenexposedtofreshairforalongtimeChant:tosayinthemannerofamonotonousrhythmiccallorshout表意文字Ideograph用一定体系的象征性符号表示词或词素的文字，不直接或不单纯表示语音。通常把古埃及文字、楔形文字和汉字看作表意文字。是文字发展中在表形文字和表音文字中间的一个阶段。表音文字phoneticwriting用符号(字母)来表示语音的文字。现在世界各国所用的文字多数是拼音文字，我国的藏文、蒙文、维吾尔文等也都是拼音文字。英文已经由原来的纯拼音文字朝表意文字的方向发展了。如instance和substance，共同的stance表达的是“事物”，加上了“in”及“sub”后就有各自的含义了。MoreoftenthannotMoretimesthannotmorelikelythannotDissociatefrom:saythatonedoesnotagreewithorsupportsborsthIwishtodissociatemyselffromthoseviews.Sheisdeterminedtodissociateherselffromthemarriage.Nagging:askingorurgingsb.persistentlyandannoyinglytodosthShenagsatherhusbandabouttheirlackofmoney.Shenaggedhimtodeath.Thisheadachehasbeennaggingmeallday.表示唠叨的词nag，natter,chatter,begarrulous/wordyOutshout:shoutlouderthanou