现代大学英语精读4 第二版 Unit 6 The Telephone

Unit6TheTelephoneAnwarF.AccawiReinforcementTextAnalysisTheTelephoneBackgroundWarmingupUnit6Questions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesWBTRWarmingupTheTelephoneUnit6WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesDidthetitletellyoumuch?Whatdidyouexpecttoread?WBTRPleasedefinetheunderlinedwordsineachcontext:•(p.22)Intheevening,thelaughterandnoiseofthementrailedoffandfinallystopped•(p.22)“I’llgivehimatrailtofollow,”mutteredRainsford.(L.8)•(p.21)…tobringnewsthatwouldchangetheirlivesanddeliverthemfromtheiraimlessexistence.•(p.22)…ortodeliveramessagetohiswife,suchas…n.Thetrackofapersonoranimalbywhichitcanbefollowedv.(voice~off),itbecomesgraduallyquieterandthenstopsCheck-onPreviewWarmingupfreesbfromasituationtakesthtoaplace有时候，在这漫长的等待中，加上酷热，苍蝇以及羊粪的气味，人们的脾气变得暴躁起来。年轻一点的女人因为担心她们的婴儿，开始为该轮到谁接水争吵起来。有时，争吵升级，女人们大打出手；她们扯着对方的头发、吐着口水、诅咒着、尖叫着、谩骂着，把我的耳朵刺得嗡嗡作响。我们这些和母亲一道去取水的被晒得黝黑的小男孩喜欢这样的打斗，因为女人们扭打着在沙地里打滚的时候，我们可以看到她们的大腿和花内裤。偶尔，我们幸运地可以看到更多，因为有些女人在长裙下面根本什么都没穿。上帝呀，我曾经多么盼望这样的打斗。我现在还记得那种冲动、那种兴奋，连阳光都在滚滚的尘土上跳舞，当一条裙子被扯破了，年轻女人的一只白皙的乳房漏了出来，旋即又被遮了起来。在我的日历上，大旱的那一年将永远是我孩提时代最美妙的年份之一。TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoEnglishbyyourselfandthencomparewiththeoriginal.Check-onPreviewWarmingup•Understandthethemeofthestory(understandglobalizationfromanotherperspective,cf.“Globalization’sDualPower”)•Appreciatethestyleperspectivetonestronglyflavoredexpressionsmetaphor,simile,exaggeration…ObjectivesWarmingupBackgroundSocialBackgroundAuthorBWTRTheTelephoneUnit6AnwarF.AccawiHisLifeBorninLebanoninafamilywhoseancestorsarebelievedtohavegonetoJerusalemintheCrusades.TaughtEnglishattheUniversityofBeirutLeftfortheU.S.whenthecivilwarbrokeoutinLebanonHasbeenteachingEnglishattheEnglishLanguageInstituteoftheUni.ofTennesseeBackgroundAuthor•Non-FictionTheBoyfromtheToweroftheMoon(1999)•ShortfictionTheCamerainHomeworks(1996)BackgroundHisWorksAuthorBackgroundSocialBackgroundAShortStoryPlot:alittleboy’sfirsttimetogotoschoolonthewaytoschoolSetting:atschoolonthewayhomeProtagonist/Narrator:“I”–theboyinthestoryThemeofthestory:whatdoyouthink?BWTRLocation:MiddleEast,borderingtheMediterraneanSea,betweenIsraelandSyriaEthnicdivisions:Arab95%,Armenian4%,other1%BackgroundSocialBackgroundLanguages:Arabic(official),French(official),Armenian,EnglishoReligions:Islam70%Christian30%JudaismIndependence:22November1943(fromLeagueofNationsmandateunderFrenchadministration)BackgroundSocialBackgroundTheCapitalCity—Beirut“ParisoftheMiddleEast”BackgroundSocialBackgroundDetailedAnalysisStructureThemeTextAnalysisTWBRTheTelephoneUnit6•Whatwouldbethekeywordsifyouwanttodiscussitstheme?--technology,progress,globalization?--abetterlife?TextAnalysisThemeTheadventofthetelephoneandautomobile(magiccarpetofthetwentiethcentury)linkMagdalunatotheoutsideworldandgraduallydestroyitscenturies-oldtraditionofself-sufficiency;theLebaneseCivilWar(1975-90)completesthevillage'sslowandagonizingdeath.YetMagdalunaremainsaliveinAccawi'slovingportrait,agentlerecollectionofchildhoodthatdoublesasapoignantreminderofmodernity'ssometimesdevastatingimpact.--WendySmithIsthisall?TextAnalysisThemePartI(1-10)—villagelifebeforetheinstallation.P(1-8):whattimemeanttopeopleinMagadalunaP(9-10):theauthor’smemoryofadraughtinhischildhood.PartII(11-25)—changesbroughttothevillagebytelephone.P11:TransitionP(12-18):InstallationP(19-25):ChangeshappeningtothevillageTextAnalysisStructureTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisMainIdeaSentenceParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExercisePartIPartIITWBRPartI(1-10):mainideavillagelifebeforetheinstallationA.Whatdidtimemeantothepeople?(paras.1-8)Questionsforcomprehension1.WhatwastheoverallpictureofMagdaluna?Howdidthenarratorpresentthepicture?2.Whatdidtimemeantothevillagers?Howdidtheykeeptrackoftime?Whatdiditsuggest?3.Whatwasthegenerallifepatternforthevillagers?Andwhatwereconsideredimportantevents?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis•Para.1:Topicsentence?Timedidn’tmeanmuchtoanybodyinthesecludedvillage.Anyothernotedfeature(s)?theunchangingcycleoflife?atraditional,agriculturalsociety?…TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis•Paras.2--8:Mainidea?Thevillagersusedadivinecalendartokeeptrackoftime.Anyothernotedfeature(s)?thenaturaldisasters?Thetoneofthenarrator“I”(asaboy)?…TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:ExerciseCompletethefollowingquestionswithkeeptrackof/losetrackof(p.1);crack(p.6);shortlyafter(p.4.);incorporate(p.8).1.Hefeltsickhecamebackfromtropicalcountries.2.SheboughtVogueandElleeverymonthtokeeptrackoffashion.3.Hepickedupapieceofrockandcrackeditinhalf.4.Thegovernmentthisprincipleintothe1997law.shortlyafterincorporatedTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisWrap-upofthispart•Findevidenceinthispartsuggestingthevillagershadamonotonouslife.•Findevidenceinthispartsuggestingthevillagershadahardlife.•Findouttheexpressionsbearingastronglocalflavor.•Findthefiguresofspeechinthispart.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisB.TheYearoftheDrought(paras.9-10)Whydidthenarratorsaythattheyearofdroughtwasoneofhisbestyears?Dotheboy’smemoriesofthatyearrevealanythingimportant?What’sthat?Couldyoufigureouttheoneoftheadvantagesofadoptingaboy’sperspective?…TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisWrap