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Greenparagraph55---82CharacterAnalysisinAliceWalker'sEverydayUse•Mama,thenarratorofthestory,whoisstrong,hardworkingaswellasstern,shehasmanygoodqualitiesofthetraditionalblackwomen.Unlikeheryoungdaughter,Maggie,shehasherownoutlookonlifeandvalues,eventhoughsheisablackwomananddoesn’thaveagoodeducation.MamaDee•Deeistheobjectofjealousy,awe,andagitationamongherfamilymembers,whileasanindividualshesearchesforpersonalmeaningandastrongersenseofself.Shegetagoodeducation.Sheisarrogantandalwaysfeelsthatsheshouldenterintothewhiteworld,sosheleaveshercountryandkeepsonherpursuitinthebigcity.Actually,Deeisatragiccharacter,sheisanambivalentsyntheses.Maggie•Maggie,Nervousandmaladjusted,sheisafigureofpurity,uncorruptedbyselfishnessorcomplexemotionalneeds.Godisunfairtoher,shehasanexcellent,beautifulsister,butsheisugly,clumsyanddiffident.Soshelivesinhersister’sshadowforalongtime.Sheevenneverspareseffortstostriveforherproperinterests.Inconclusion,Maggiestandingforonekindofpeopleinthatsocietywhostilladheretothepastpracticesandtheywillinheritthetraditionfromgenerationtogeneration.•1.rifling(rifle):•①NOUN-Arifleisagunwithalongbarrel.来复枪，步枪。•②VERB-Ifyouriflethroughthingsorriflethem,youmakeaquicksearchamongtheminordertofindsomethingorstealsomething.快速翻找，搜寻。•Riflethrough:迅速翻查，搜索•Maggiehungbackinthekitchenoverthedishpan.麦琪在厨房里洗着婉，故意拖延时间不愿意早出来。•dishpan:NOUN-abowlforwashingplates,etc.洗碟盆；洗碗盆2.hungback(hangback):①（通常指因紧张而）退缩，躲避Ifyouhangback,youmoveorstayslightlybehindapersonorgroup,usuallybecauseyouarenervousaboutsomething.②拖延;拖拉Ifapersonororganizationhangsback,theydonotdosomethingimmediatelyThecultureofblackwomanandthequilt•自从20世纪70年代黑人女权主义文学浪潮的兴起，“被子”便成为妇女生活，妇女文化基本的形象化的隐喻。在美国黑人女性文学作品的主题和形式方面，碎布和拼缀唔成为女性美学，姐妹情谊以及女权主义幸存者的隐喻。•艾莉丝·沃克把妇女的被子当做构建姐妹情谊的纽带，这是一种象征手法。•TheoldquiltisanemblemofAmercianwomen’scultureitself,anobjectofcommunalharmonymadebywomenoutoftheirwell-wornclothes.WalkeridentifiesthequiltasoneofthetraditionalartformsofAfricanAmercianwomen,showingthecreativityoftheblackwoman.05paragraph57--61•Iheardsomethingfallinthekitchen,andaminutelaterthekitchendoorslammed.我听到厨房里有东西掉落在地上的声音，一分钟后又听见厨房的门“砰“的一声关上了。slammed:•adj.猛烈抨击的；猛砸的•v.猛烈抨击（slam的过去分词）；猛撞•①(把…)砰地关上;(把…)使劲关上•Sheslammedthedoorandlockeditbehindher.•她砰地关上门，身后的门锁上了。•②VERB---摔;使劲扔;砰地放下•Shelistenedinamixtureofshockandangerbeforeslammingthephonedown.•她震惊而气愤地听着，随后啪地挂上电话。•③严厉批评;猛烈抨击•Toslamsomeoneorsomethingmeanstocriticizethem•veryseverely.④猛烈撞击Theplaneslammedintothebuildingafterlosinganengineshortlyaftertake-off.飞机起飞后不久便失去一个引擎，猛地撞到那栋建筑物上。•短语phrase•DrawersSlammed抽屉抨击•beslammed受到台风猛击•slammedintoapersonal撞上一个人•grandslam大满贯；满垒时的全垒打•slamthedoorv.摒弃；关门；拒绝•slamdunk扣篮，塞投（篮球动作）•“whydon’tyoutakeoneortwooftheothers?”Iasked.“你何不拿另外一两床呢?”我问道。•“TheseoldthingswasjustdonebymeandBigDeefromsometopsyourgrandmapiecedbeforeshedied.”“这两床还是你外婆去世前用布条拼起来，然后由大迪伊和我两人缝起来的旧被子。”•“No,”saidWangero.”Idon’twantthose.theyarestitchedaroundthebordersbymachine.”“不，”万杰萝说。“我不要那些被子。那些被子的边线都是机缝的。”Stitch:touseaneedleandthreadtorepair,join,ortodecoratepiecesofcloth.Eg.herweddingdresswasstitchedbyhand.（缝）“That’llmakethemlastbetter,”Isaid.“那样的话更耐用些。”我说。•“That’snotthepoint,”saidWangero.”Theseareallpiecesofdressesgrandmausedtowear.Shedidallthisstitchingbyhand.Imagine！”Sheheldthequiltssecurelyinherarms,strokingthem“这不重要”万杰萝说。关键的是这两床被子都是用外婆穿过的衣服拆下的破旧步，由她一针一针缝制而成的。想想看吧！”她一面牢牢地抓紧被子，生怕别人抢过去似的，一面用手在上面轻轻抚摸着。stitch：•n.一针，缝针针脚，缝线，线迹针法，缝法；编结法缝好的部分碎布，衣片；少许衣服[口语]一块布；一件衣服一点儿，少许(尤指肋部的)突然剧痛；刺痛•institches忍不住大笑，忍俊不禁•astitchintime及时处理•Astitchintimesavesnine.[谚]小洞不补,大洞吃苦;及时处理,事半功倍。•Byhand手工•inhand在进行中;在控制中;在掌握中;待办理•handin交上;上交;递交;交上来stroke•vt.抚摸；轻抚n.中风；冲程；笔画；打击；尝试；•敲击；划尾桨；划掉vi.击球；作尾桨手；敲击键盘•onthestroke准时地longstroke长冲程•heatstroke中暑lightningstroke雷击31paragraph62-65lavender•adj.淡紫色的vt.用熏衣草熏n.薰衣草；淡紫色•handdownto往下传(传给)•Eg:Ideasarehandeddownfromgenerationtogereration,although,likegrandmother'spillowsandcovers,theyreekofstaleness.思想是一代一代往下传的，虽然它就象祖母的枕头和被单一样散发着臭气。Words;(1)clutch;holdsomethingtightly抓住，紧握Heclutchedtheropewethrewtohim.Intheclutch在关键时刻；clutchat抓住(2)bosom;aperson’sbreastorherchest胸，胸怀shebosomedherbirthdaycard.Bosomofthesea海面；bosomfriends知心朋友comehavetoone’sbosom感人肺腑•（3）gasp;totakeadeepbreath(surpriseorinpain)喘气，喘息，渴望•shegaspedforairanddrewinalungfulofwater.Gaspout喘着气说出gaspforbreath喘息，喘不过气breatheone’slastgasp死亡，断气•02paragraph66-67backward•Inthisparagragh,itmeansstupidorsilly.（4）reckon;expect,believe,orsuppose估计，认为；Ireckonedhewillarriveinshanghaiatnoon.Reckonwith计算，清算toreckon估计reckonareong算在。。。之内•1.content;Deeiseagertogainthequilt,buthermotherrefuses.(母亲拒绝了迪伊将被子带走的要求，执意留给麦琪作为陪嫁)•2.Analyse;whymotherpromisetogivethemquitstoMaggienotDee?Inmyopinions,hermotherthinksthat(1)Maggie,shehasn’thadmuchformaleducationbuthaslearnedtraditionalskillssuchasquiltingfromherfamily(2)Dee,changehername,sheknowsnothingabouttheoriginofthename,hermannerismsandherappearanceeventhoughherfamilyhaslivedintheusforseveralgenerations.Andshesimplyregardsthemasakindofartandwantstohangthemonthewall.“Buttheyarepriceless!”Shewassayingnow,furiously;forshehasatemper.“Maggiewouldputthemonthebeda