A Debt to Dickens

ADebttoDickens1220307209袁凡1220307210张凤玥1220307213陈婷婷1220307202高雨清？Mainidea•ThistexttellsusaboutthemostindelibleexperiencesthewriterwentthroughwhenshelivedanisolatedlifeasachildintheremoteChinesecountryside.•ThetextdescribesandrelateshowshediscoveredandreadanddigestedDickens’novels.•IthighlightsthewaysthewriterbenefitedimmenselyfromDickens.Content•Briefintroductionofauthor&Dickens•Structuralanalysis•ParagraphanalysisPearlS.Buck（June26,1892——March6,1973）ChinesenameSaiZhenzhu(赛珍珠）In1892bornintheUnitedStates3monthsoldwastakentoChinaIn1910leftChinatoattendRandolphMaconWoman’sCollegeIn1914retunedtoChina.3yearslatershemarriedanagriculturaleconomistFrom1920to1933MadetheirhomeinNanjing,OnthecampusofNanjingUniversity,wherebothhaveteachingpositionsIn1938wontheNobelPrizeinliteratureforTheGoodEarthIntroductionofauthorHerWorksAbridgeforPassingCome,MyBelovedEastWind:WestWindFightingAngeltheHiddenFlowerImperialWomanTheGodEarthAllManAreBrothersDickensHisstatusinEnglishliterature:theforemostEnglishnovelist;thegreatestcriticalrealistwriteroftheVictorianera;Hisfamousworks:ThePickwickPapers,1836OliverTwist,1837AChristmasCarol,1843ATaleofTwoCities,1859GreatExpectations,1860BackStructureanalysisSection1(Para1):Itstatesthewritingpurpose:toexpressafeelingofwarmgratitudetoCharlesDickens.Section2(Para2~3):Itgivesanaccountofherspecialchildhood,herfeelingoflonelinessandalienation.Section3(Para4~7):ItdescribeshowshediscoveredDickensandbenefitedfromreadinghisnovels.DetailedReading•ParagraphAnalysis•Para.11)Howdoyouinterpretthedebtwhichthewriterhasowedsinceshewassevenyearsold?2)Intheeyesofthewriter,whatisthebestwaytopayherdebttoCharlesDickens?Paraphrase①Itisnoburden,exceptasthefeelingofwarmgratitudemayacheinoneuntilitisexpressed.•Mydebtisnotaburdenatall,butImayfeelanxiousandworriedifIdonotexpressmygreatthanks.②IknownobetterwaytomeetmyobligationthantowritedownwhatCharlesDickensdidinChinaforanAmericanchild.•Iknowthebestwaytofulfillmydutyistowritedown…LanguagepointsAche:1)feelpainThenoiseofthetrafficmademyheadache.2)haveastrongdesiretodosomethingachetodosomethingSheisachingtowinthefirstplaceinthewritingcompetition.Inestimable:tooprecioustobeestimatedHisadvicehasbeenofinestimablevaluetous.LanguagepointsRender:1)giveorsupplyTheestaterenderedsomerevenueforthefamily.2)causetobecomeTheshotrenderedherimmobile.3)givebackThesagesofancienttimestaughtustorendergoodforevil.Obligation:moralorlegaldutytodosomethingYoucanlookatthebookswithoutanyobligationtobuy.Obligatory:compulsoryBack•Para.2-31)Whatisthemessagethatisstressedinthesecondparagraph?2)WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?Paraphrase①Intheneardistancewoundthatdeep,treacherous,goldenriver,theYangtze,andsomeofthemostterrifyingandsinister,aswellasthemostdelightfulandexcitingmomentsofthatchild’slife,werespentbesidetheriver.(分析一下句子成分）•Notfaraway,theYangtze,brightyellowincolor,wounditswayalong,deep,dangerousandunpredictable.Besidethisriver,thechildspentherchildhood,withsomeofthemostterrifyinganddangerous,aswellasthemostdelightfulandexcitingmoments.Paraphrase②Oncewhenshewasverysmall,beforesheknewbetter,sheturnedaswormswill,andflungbackawordshehadlearnedamongtheboatfolkwhentheyquarreled.•Foralongtime,shehadbeenbearingtheirteasinglaughter,andthistimeshestrokebackwithabadwordshelearnedfromtheboatfolkthoughshewasverysmallbecauseshecouldn’tbearanymore.③Howeverkindlythepeopleabouthermightbe,andtheyweremuchmoreoftenkindthannot,sheknewthatshewasforeigntothem.•Nomatterhowfriendlyandkindthepeoplearoundhermightbe,andtheywereverykindindeed,shefeltshewasalientothem.(moreoften…thannot:mostofthetime;usually)Languagepoints•Perch:tocometosit;rest;settle•Perchdown/on/upon/over•Thebirdsliketoflyandperchonrooftops,butnonehaveflownaway.•Treacherous:•1)dangerous,esp.whensomethingseemstobesafe•Therearetreacherouscurrentsinthebay.•2)tendingtobetray•Histreacherousactionsbroughtruinsonhimself.Back•Para.4-71)Whydidthenarratorsayshewasanimpossiblevoraciousreader?2)InwhatwayswasthenarratorgreatlybenefitedorenlightenedbyDickens?Paragraph7•Thelastparagraphassociatedwiththefirstoneinthefollowingway:•Inthefirstparagraph,thewritermakesitclearthatshehasownedDickensaheavydebt,andsheknowsnobetterwaytohonorherobligationthantowritedownwhatDickensdidforher.•Thelastparagraphbeginswith“ThisiswhatCharlesDickensdidforme.”Andshecontinuestopointout:“HisinfluenceIcannotlose.Hemadehimselfapartofmeforever.”•Thus,theconcludingpartofthenarrativetestisnaturallyconnectedwiththebeginningpart.Paraphrase•Butbeingdesperatesheputathree-corneredbamboostoolontopofasmalltableandclimbedupandstaredatthebindingsandinfadedblacktitlessheread“OliverTwist,”byCharlesDickens.•Butshewantedverymuchtogetthesebooks,sosheputathree-corneredbamboostoolontoppuffasmalltableandclimbedup.Shestaredatthecoversand,amongtheblacktitleswhichhadlostcolorovertheyears,shediscoveredOliverTwist,writtenbyCharlesDickens.Paraphrase•Shetook“OliverTwist”outofhisplace----itwasfatandthick,for“HardTimes”wasboundwithit----andingreatperildescended,andstoppinginthepantryforapocketfullofpeanuts,