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TheWoodsWereTossingwithJewelsMarieSt.JohnAboutthetitle•Thetitleofthisarticlecouldbeoneofthefollowings:•1)MyChildhoodintheFloridaWildness•2)MyFather,aManofenterprise•3)LifeintheFloridaWildness•4)TheWoodsWereTossingwithJewels•Thenwhydoestheauthorchoosesthelastone?•Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellthereaders?•Inparagraph12,theauthorcomparestheflyingbirdsasjewelstossingwiththewoods.Reachingtheendofthearticle,wecanseethosequalitiesofcourageandcaringarethejewelswithwhichthewoodsweretossing.•Ifweponderoverthelastsentenceofthearticlewecanseethattotheauthorthinksthatself-reliance,freedom,courage,hard,simplelifeandloveofnatureandloveoffamilyarethepreciousjewels,theAmericantraditionalvalues,whichshouldcherished.Structureandorganization•Partone:(P1-4)backgroundinformation:time,people,place•Parttwo:(P5-19)thetrip•preparationforthetrip•preparationfortheprovision•thetripitself•ourfirsthomeinGopherKey•Partthree:(P20-29)ournewhomeandnewlifeonGopherKey•Partfour:(p30-37)•anencounterwithWatson•Conclusion:Thekeytothosewonderfultimes.(para.37)•Palmetto,FloridaPalmetto,Floridastake•Stakeaclaim:announcepubliclythatyouhavearighttoownsomething•Hemarkedthespotonhismapwherehehadseenthegoldandreturnedlaterthatmonthtostakehisclaim.•stakesomewhere/sthout:toshowotherpeoplethatyouclaimownership,controloruseofaparticularareainaphysicalway,forexamplebyputtingpersonalitemsthere:Eachganginthecityhasstakedoutitsterritoryanddefendsitruthlesslyfromothergangs.Theyarrivedseveralhoursearlyfortheconcertandstakedoutaplaceatthefrontofthequeue.Whatdoweknowaboutthefatherfromthefirstparagraph?•Grewupinaruralenvironment•HischildhoodexperiencehelpedformhissimpleandnaturallifestyleByagethirty,hewasacountysheriff,nomeanjobinthosedays,andhisterritorywaswideranging.Thecountyheservedwaslatersplitintosixoreightcounties.•Thisistoshowthatthefather’sdecisiontoleaveforthewildsofFloridawasoutofhisadventurouscharacterratherthanfinancialdifficulties.•Thejobofacountysheriffwasimportantandtheareaundermyfather’sjurisdictionwasfarandwide.•Mean:lowinquality,valueorimportance;poor;inferiorSouthFloridawasuninvitingtomanybecauseofthemosquitoes,panthers,crocodiles,swamps,andwetlands.Butthesemarksofwildcountrycalledtomyfatherlikethelegendarysirensong.•Tosomepeople,SouthFlorida,withitswildanimals,backwardnessandpoorlivingconditions,wasn’tapleasantplacetolivein,butmyfatherwasdeeplyattractedtoitpreciselybecauseofitsunexplored,uncultivatednaturalstate,andthechallenges.Thelegendarysirensong:anallusiontoGreekMythology,thesweetsingingbyagroupofseanymphstoluremarinerstodestructionontherockssurroundingtheirisland.Inthissentence,theattractionoftheFloridawildsarecomparedtothebeautifulandseductivevoiceofwomen,butinthiscasefollowingthelaneofthesirensonghasahappyoutcome.sirensong:=sirencall•theenticingappealofsomethingalluringbutpotentiallydangerous•e.g.•Deepinhislife-processesLifeitselfsangthesirensongofitsownmajesty,evera-whisperandurgent,counselinghimthathecouldachievemorethanothermen,winoutwheretheyfailed,ridetosuccesswheretheyperished.•ObviouslyIraqioilisasirensongtoBushandhisfollowers.Para.4•TheauthordescribeswhattheirlifewasinPalmetto.Itwasabeautifulplaceandtheirlifewassimplebutcomfortable,naturalandsafe;yetthefatherwasadventurousandenterprisingandinsistedonsettingoutfortheuntouchedlandoftheTenThousandIslands.Para.5-9•P.5:thedaytheystarted•Flashback:6,7,8•P.6:howexcitedtheyhadbeenaboutthetrip•P.7,8:whatpreparationstheyhaddoneforthetrip(thewagonin7andtheprovisionsin8)•P.9:thelittlestoresalongtheirway•Atthebeginningofeachparagraphisatopicsentence,indicatingthemainidea.replenish•verb[T]FORMALtofillsomethingupagain:Foodstockswerereplenishedby/withimportsfromtheUSA.Doesyourglassneedreplenishing?unsettled•Theunsettledwilds:notpopulated;uninhabited•Theunsettledtimes:notinastateoforderorcalmness;disturbed•Unsettledweather:likelytochangeorvary;variable•Anunsettleissue:notdeterminedorresolved•Beunsettledwithrespecttotheirfuture:uncertainordoubtful•Andunsettledbill:notpaidoradjusted•Anunsettledstyle:notfixedorestablishedWhatwith…•Spoken,usedwhenyouaregivinganumberofreasonsforaparticularsituationorproblem•Thepolicearehavingadifficulttime,whatwithallthedrugsandviolenceonourstreets..Para.11•Theincidentoftheauthor’sgettingsickshowstheloveandcareamongthefamilymembers.resume•Tobeginortakeupagainafterinterruption•(经打断后)再继续•Aftersayingthat,Tomresumedhisworkandignoreduscompletely.Redbirds,tanagers,andpaintedbuntingsflewbackandforthacrossthetrail,leavingachildwiththeimpressionthatthewoodsweretossingwithjewels…•Redbirdshaveredplumage鸟的羽毛;tanagersarebrightlycolored;andbuntingsarebrownishorgrayish.Theauthorcomparesthebirdstojewelsbecauseoftheirbrightlycoloredplumage,andsincethegirlsflewbackandforthacrossthetrail,theauthorfeltasalittlegirlthatthewoodsweretossingwithjewels.Correspondingwiththetitle,thissceneisthehighlightoftheirjourneyandstaysoninthememoryoftheauthor.•Jewels---apersonorthingthatisgreatlyvaluedandtreasured.Theadmirablequalitiesofthefamilyarefullyillustratedinthefollowingpartsandlatersummarizedinthelast