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•Members:•华吉琰•陈冰静•吴海静•单玲红•莫颜琦•王玲玲TheycomefromMobile,Aiken.FromNewportNews.FromMarietta.FromMeridian.Andthesoundsoftheseplacesintheirmouthmakesyouthinkoflove.Alltheplacestheauthormentionedhaveonethingincommon:theyarealltownsindeepsouth,whereslaveryandplantationexistedbeforethecivilwar.Thesettingofthenovelisanindustrialtown,whichisintheMidwestanddifferentfromthedeepsouth.2.Andthesoundsoftheseplacesintheirmouthsmakeyouthinkoflove.Whenthebrowngirlspronouncethenamesoftheseplaces,theyarefullofaffectionandmakeotherpeopleassociatetheseplaceswithlove.3.Theysay“Aiken”andyouseeawhitebutterflyglanceoffafencewithatornwing.1)glanceoff:tohitasurfaceatanangleandthenmoveawayfromitinanotherdirection斜飞，擦过2)awhitebutterflyglanceoffafencewithatornwing:Heretheauthorusesabutterflywithatornwingasametaphor,meaningfragilebeauty.3)TheimpliedmeaningisthatlifeintheDeepSouthseemedromanticandfilledthemwithsentimentalnostalgia,althoughlifetherewasnoteasy.butyoulovewhathappenstotheairwhentheyopentheirlipsandletthenameseaseout.Thatmeanstheysaythosenamesinaverygentleandtendermanner.Theywereproudoftheirorigin.Perhapsbecausetheydon’thavehometowns,justplaceswheretheywereborn.Why?(1)Thisperhapsbecausetheyonlyhaveplacesofbirth,butnotplacestheyfeelathomeandwhichtheyidentifythemselveswith.(2)Americaisamovingsocietyinwhichpeopletendtomovearoundinsteadofstayinginoneplace.AmericaHometownmaynotbeaplacewhereoneisborn,Itisaplaceofpersonalexperience.Aplacewhereonefeelsmostathomeandwhichoneidentifieswithmost.Chinahometownisoneplaceofbirthorone’sancestralplacewithalongwithone’sfamilyandcultureroot.Butthesegirlssoakupthejuiceoftheirhometowns,anditneverleavesthem.Juice:theessenceofeverything.(slang)powerandinfluenceSoakup:吸收，摄取Butthesegirlsarestronglyinfluencedbytheirhometownandtheinfluencestayswiththemforevereventheyleavetheirhometown.HollyhocksimileTheyhavetheeyesofpeoplewhocantellwhattimeitisbythecolorofthesky.他们的眼睛可以根据天空的颜色判断是什么时间了。Theyhaveputinthewindowthecardboardsignthathasapoundmeasureprintedoneachofthreeedges---101bs.,251bs.,501bs.---andNoICEonthefourth.Inthosedays,whenrefrigeratorswerenotavailable,iceboxwereusedforkeepingfoodcool.Everyday,theicemanwouldcometosellordeliverice.TheseparticularbrowngirlsfromMobileandAikenarenotlikesomeoftheirsisters.Inasmalltown,theblackpeopleusuallyliveclosetogetherwithinafewblocksinaneighborhood.Theyhaveastrongsenseoftheneighborhood,orthecommunity.Thewomencalloneanother“sister.”ThebrowngirlsfromplaceslikeMobileandAikenaredifferentfromandfeelsuperiortotheothergirlsoftheirownrace.Theyarenotfretful,nervous,orshrill;theydonothavelovelyblacknecksthatstretchasthoughagainstaninvisiblecollar;theireyesdonotbite.Thesesugar-brownMobilegirlsmovethroughthestreetswithoutastir.她们既不烦躁，也不焦虑；她们也没有漂亮的黑脖子在无形的衣领里伸展；她们的眼神并不咄咄逼人。这些红糖肤色的女孩在街上行走时悄然无声。Theyareassweetandplainasabuttercake.Irony,Comparisonbattercake:aplaincakemadeofflour,sugarandbutter.Theauthorcomparesthesebrowngirlstoabattercake,describingthemasbeingsweetbutplainandordinary,lackingspecialqualities.Lifebuoysoap,CashmereBouquettalc,JergensLotion,Thesearealltoiletarticlesthatcostmoreandrepresentprestige,andareusedbythemiddle-classwhitepeople.Thesebrowngirlstrytoimitatethemiddle-classwhitepeopleaccordingthestandardsofbeautysetbythedominantculture.CashmereBouquettalcDixiePeachpomada(润发油)TheystraightentheirhairwithDixiePeach,andpartitontheside.Someblackpeopletrytoaltertheirappearanceandlookmorelikewhitepeoplebecausetheyaretoldthatwhiteisbeautifulwhileblackisugly.So,theywhitentheskin,orhavesurgerythatmakesthenosenarrowerandhigherorstraightentheirhairandmaybedyeitblond.Theydonotdrink,smoke,orswear,andtheystillcallsex“nookey.”Drinking,smokingandswearingareconsideredtobebadbehavior.Thereforethesebrowngirlsdon’tdrink,smokeorswear.Theystillthinksexisvulgar[ˈvʌlgə]a.粗野的，下流的；andindecent[inˈdi:sənt]a.不适当的；猥亵的.Thisisanotherexampleshowinghowthebrowngirlstrytomeettheconventionalpuritanicalcodesofmoralconduct.•Theysingsecondsopranointhechoir,andalthoughtheirvoicesareclearandsteady,theyareneverpickedtosolo.Achoirofablackchurchisquitedifferentfromachoirofawhitechurch.Theformerismuchmorelivelyandsingswithpassion.•Althoughvoicesareclearandsteady,thebrowngirlsinourstorycanonlysingthesecondnotthefirstsoprano,notpickedtoperformasolobecausethesoloperformer,whoplaystheleadingroleinthechoir,shouldhavenotonlyagoodvoice,butalsogreatpassion.Thebrowngirlsmayhavetheformerbutnotthelatter.Theygotoland-grantcolleges,normalschools,andlearnhowtodothewhiteman’sworkwithrefinementCollege:1.Thebodyoffacultyandstudentsofacollege2.Aninstitutionofhighereducationcreatedtoeducateandgrantdegrees;oftenapartofauniversity3.Britishslangforprison4.AcomplexofbuildingsinwhichacollegeishousedNormalSchool:Tobrownpeople,thenormalschoolissimilartothevocationalschoolwheretheylearntheskillsnottheknowledgeschool.ThehistoryofeducationdevelomentofblackpeoplePara.3Duringtheslavery,itiscommittingacrimewhenblackpeoplearereadingandwriting.Afterthecivilwar,therearesomeprimaryschoolinthesourth,butthewhitepeopletaketheactionofracialsegregationandpe