现代大学英语精读1 Unit3

MessageoftheLandPiraSudhamMessageoftheLandPiraSudhamReinforcementTextAnalysisUnit3MessageoftheLandBackgroundWarmingupWBTRMessageoftheLandQuestions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesWarmingupUnit3WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesWBTR•Lookup“land,”“soil,”“dirt”and“mud”inyourdictionariesandtelltheirdifferences.WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesWBTR•Interview:1.Organizetheclassintogroupsof4withoneasareporterandtheother3asinterviewees.2.Topic:Chineseuniversitystudents’viewofthelifeandpeopleinthecountryside3.Timearrangement:5minutesfortheinterviewand2minutesfortheinterviewertoreporttotheclass.Check-onPreview•Fillintheblankswithwordsfromthetextintheirproperforms.1.Inthelocalmarket,thefarmersb_____farmproduceforsalt,oilandothernecessities.2.Afterthepicnic,thelawnisl_______withplasticbags,fruitpeels,wastepaperandemptycans.3.Schoolsinthecountrysidesufferfromaseveres_______ofteachersandfunds.4.Whenwefinallyarrivedafterhours’walkingintherain,wewerealle________.5.Tocutcosts,thecompanyhasdecidedtor______experiencedstaffwithyoungeremployeesonlowersalaries.（答案见备注栏）WBTRWarmingupCheck-onPreview•Markeachofthestatements“T”fortrueor“F”forfalse.1.Thefarmerinheritedthelandfromhisfatherandwantedtopassitdowntohischildren.2.Thewomanlovedherchildrendearlyandwasveryconcernedabouttheirlifeawayfromhome,whileherhusbanddidnotcareabit.3.Thevillagersusedtogrowtheirownfood,maketheirowncrafts,anddigtheirownwell,butnowtheyhavetohirepeopletodoeverything.4.Thewomandislikedmostofthechangeshappeninginhervillageandwantedeverythingasithadbeen.5.Wecaninferthattheauthorcriticizestheoldcoupleforbeingold-fashioned,stubborn,andunabletoadjustthemselvestothechanges.•答案见备注栏WBTRWarmingupObjectivesWBTR1.Masterthelanguageitemslisted.2.Knowsomethingabouttheauthorandhisworks.3.Appreciatethewritingstyleandmetaphorsused.4.Thinkaboutsuchtopicsasurbanizationandglobalizationandformyourownopinions.WarmingupBackgroundGenreAuthorBWTRUnit3MessageoftheLandBackgroundHisLifeBWTR•BorninaremoteEsarnvillageinThailand•FirstlanguageLao•TempleboyinBangkokat14•Thailand’stopuniversity•ScholarshiptoNewZealandtostudyEnglish•30-yearodysseythroughNewZealand,Australia,HongKong,theUK,Germany,andSwitzerland•Retiredtoasolitarylifeinhishomevillagein1997,helpingneedystudentsandteachersinaprivateschoolwithfundssetupbyhimselfPiraSudham(1942-)AuthorBackgroundHisWorksBWTR•SiameseDrama(laterrenamedTalesofThailand)(1983)•PeopleofEsarn(1987)•MonsoonCountry(1988)•TheForceofKarma(2002)AuthorBackgroundHisInfluenceBWTROneofThailand’sbestknownnovelistsNomineeofthe1990NobelPrizeinLiterature“DavidofThailand”•Sudham’sworksareconcernedwithsocial-economic-politicalchangesoccurringinThailand.•Widelyreadandhighlyacclaimed,hisbookshavegivenavoicetothepoorandthevoiceless.•Thesimplicityandsensitivityofthepoorandthelowcomethroughhisdirectandclearprose,yetmovingandtouching.AuthorBackgroundGenreBWTREssaybasedonaninterviewInterviewer:theauthorInterviewees:afarmerandhiswifeTopic:lifeinthecountryDetailedAnalysisLanguageStyleStructureThemeTWBRMessageoftheLandUnit3TextAnalysisTextAnalysisThemeUrbanizationandresistance?Industrializationandthedeathoftraditionalhandicrafts?Developmentandthelossoftradition?TWBRTextAnalysisStructureTWBRThewifetalksabouttheland,herfamilyandherchildren.Thewifetalksaboutthechangesshedislikesandcan’tadjustto.Thefarmertalksaboutthereasonforhissilence,hisworryabouttheirlandandthejoyhefindsinlifeandfarming.PartI:thewife’sspeechPartII:thefarmer’sspeech(para.8—11)(para.1—3)(para.4—7)TextAnalysisLanguageStyle•Colloquialism–Smallandsimplewords–Shortsentences–Straightforwardlanguage•Figuresofspeechusedtoachievevivid,expressiveandappropriatedescription–Simile–Metaphor–Personification–ZeugmaTextAnalysisLanguageStyle•Simile:…itislikeaknifepiercingmyheart.•Metaphor:…thisbagofbonesdressedinragscanstillplantandreapricefrommorningtilldusk.•Personification:Ourpieceoflandissmall,anditisnolongerfertile,bleedingyearafteryearand,likeus,gettingoldandexhausted.•Zeugma:Thesoilisnotdifficulttotillwhenthereisalotofrain,butinabadyear,it’snotonlytheploughsthatbreakbutourhearts,too.Moreexamples?TextAnalysisLanguageStyle•Whatfigureofspeechisusedintheunderlinedpartofeachsentence?1.Thesenatorpickeduphishataswellashiscourage.2.HowsoonhathTime,thesubtlethiefofyouth,stolenonhiswingmythreeandtwentiethyear!3.Thesoftcoolbreezemovesthesheaves,whichrippleandshimmerlikewavesofgold.4.Allnightlongshesangwithherbreastagainstthethorn,andthecoldcrystalMoonleanedandlistened.•答案见备注栏TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisMainIdeaSentenceParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExercisePartIPartIIPartIIITWBRTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:MainIdea1.Whydoesthewifestartherconversationwiththeland?2.HowisthefamilyorganizationinEsarndifferentfromours?3.Whatdothewoman’schildrendo?Howdothemotherandchildrenfeeltowardseachother?4.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherhusband?Doyoubelievewhatshesays?5.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheirland?Howdoesshefeeltowardsit?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphraseMyhusbandmovedintoourhouseasisthewaywithusinEsarn.(para.1)relativepronoun,subj