新世纪英语专业本科生综合教程(第二版)第3册Unit14

HomelessUnit14Unit14HomelessUnit14Watchthevideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatdoesAprilproposetodo?2.Whydoesshehavesuchanidea?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement1AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationShesuggeststhattheyshouldgotoParistostartanewlifeandhaveanewhomethere,topursuethedreamtheyoncefailed.Becausesheisunsatisfiedwiththeirpresentlifeandwantstohaveachange.Meanwhile,shewantstowakeupherhusband’scouragetoleavefromthesettledlifeafterhavingchildren.Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement2AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationApril:Frank:April:Frank:April:Frank:VideoScript1AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationParis!What?Youalwayssaythatitwastheonlyplaceyouhaveeverbeenyouwanttogobackto,theonlyplacethatwasworthliving,sowhydon’twegothere?Youareserious?Yes.What’sstoppingus?What’sstoppingus?Icanthinkofanumberofdifferentthings.Forexample,whatkindofjobcaneverpossiblyget?FromRevolutionaryRoadVideoScript2AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationApril:Frank:April:Frank:April:Frank:Youwon’tbegettinganykindofajobbecauseIwill.Oh,right,right.Don’tlaughatme.Listentome.DoyouknowwhattheypayforsecretarialpositionsingovernmentalagenciesinEurope?No,Idon’t.Listen,Frank.I’mseriousaboutthis.DoyouthinkI’mkiddingorsomething?Ok,Ok,Ijusthaveacoupleofquestions,that’sall.Foronething,whatexactlyamIsupposedtobedoingwhileyouareearningallthismoney?VideoScript3AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationApril:Frank:April:Don’tyousee?That’sthewholeidea.Youwillbedoingwhatyoushouldhavebeenallowedtodosevenyearsago.Wehavetime.Forthefirsttimeinyoulifeyouhavethetimetofindoutwhatitisactuallyyouwanttodo.Whenyoufigureitout,youhavethetimeandfreedomtostartdoingit.Sweetheart.That’sjustnotveryrealisticatall.NoFrank.Thisiswhat’sunrealistic.It’sunrealisticforamanwithafindmindtogoonworkingyearafteryearatajobhecan’tstand.VideoScript4AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationCominghometoaplacehecan’tstand,toawifewhoisequallyunabletostandthesamethings.Doyouwanttoknowtheworstpart?Ourwholeexistencehereisbasedonthisgreatpromisethatwearespecial,superiortothewholething.Butwearenot.Wearejustlikeeveryoneelse.Lookatus.Weboughtintothesameridiculousillusion,thisideathatyouhavetoresignfromlifeandsettledownthemomentyouhavechildrenandwe’vebeenpunishingeachotherforit.Thethemeof“home”issentimental,andmostwritersandpoetshavesomeworksrelatedto“home”,andEmilyDickinson,thefamousAmericanpoet,isoneofthem.Culturalinformation1AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationCulturalinformation2AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationShehasbeen“locked”atherhouseforalmostawholelife,yetasenseof“homelessness”canbefeltfrommostofherpoems.Itdoesnotmeanmaterialhouseshortage,butthefeelingofisolation.Culturalinformation3AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationYearsIhadbeenfromhome,Andnow,beforethedoorIdarednotopen,lestafaceIneversawbeforeStarevacantintomineAndaskmybusinessthere.Mybusiness,—justalifeIleft,Wassuchstilldwellingthere?HomebyEmilyDickinsonCulturalinformation4AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationIfumbledatmynerve,Iscannedthewindowsnear;Thesilencelikeanoceanrolled,Andbrokeagainstmyear.IlaughedawoodenlaughThatIcouldfearadoor,Whodangerandthedeadhadfaced,Butneverquakedbefore.Culturalinformation4AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationIfittedtothelatch,Myhand,withtremblingcare,Lestbacktheawfuldoorshouldspring,Andleavemestandingthere.ImovedmyfingersoffAscautiouslyasglass,Andheldmyears,andlikeathiefFledgaspingfromthehouse.GlobalReading-TextAnalysis1StructuralAnalysisTextAnalysisRhetoricalDevicesModernlifeisprogressingonanacceleratingpaceandthemajorityofmodernpeoplearelosingmoreandmorecontroloftheirownlives.Thismakesthemthevictimsofendlessanxiety.Yettheydonotknowthecauseofallthis,norcantheyfindanysolutiontoit.Theauthorofthisessaywantstofindthecauseofthisproblemandshefocusesherattentiononhome.Bytheword“homeless”,wegenerallymeanthestateofnothavingamaterialhouse.Yet,throughherinvestigationandobservation,thewriteraddsnewmeaningtothiswordwhichrevealsaworseproblemsufferedbymanypeoplelivinginmodernsociety,eveniftheydohaveaGlobalReading-TextAnalysis2StructuralAnalysisTextAnalysisRhetoricalDeviceshouse.Theproblemisthelossofthetraditionalconceptionofhomeandtraditionalfamilyvaluesinpeople’smind.Withthedevelopmentofmodernlife,theconceptofhomehasgraduallylostitsconnotationofpermanenceandstability.Peoplelivinginahousehavenosenseofbelongingandprideofownershipatall.Thewriterpointsoutthefaultsofsocietyindealingwiththisproblem,whichisturningtheproblemintoanissuewhileignoringpeople’sdelicatefeelings.Ifsocietydoesnottaketheproblemseriously,allmodernpeoplewouldbecomehomelessinthiswayorthat.GlobalReading-StructuralanalysisStructuralAnalysisTextAnalysisRhetoricalDevicesIntermsoforganization,thearticleclearlyfallsintothreemainparts:(Paragraphs1-3)startswithaspecificexampleandthennaturallymovesontothediscussionofthetopic.Thefirstpart(Paragraphs4-7)givesadefinitionofhomeandpointsoutthesymptomsoftheproblemconcerninghomeinmodernsociety.Thesecondpart(Paragraphs8-9)isalsotheendingofthewriting,thewrit