Test-of-True-Love

•Targets:•Understandthestory•BeabletoidentifysimileandmetaphorI.AgametoapproachthetopicBridalChoruscomposedbyWagnerMylovebyWestlifeUnit4ATestofTrueLoveNHCE2(ReadingandWriting)Loveis…?Money?Nomoney?Nohoney!Bride-price(聘礼)inHenan一动不动，万紫千红，一片绿！Loveis…?Beauty?WillyoustilllovemewhenI’mnolongeryoungandbeautiful?Loveis…?(soulmate?)YangZhenning82&WengFan28SunZhongshan&SongQingling(27yearsyounger)II.UnderstandingtheStoryJohnBlandfordanarmyofficerHollisMeynellAtestiswaitingforhimAboutthetestHowdidthetestcomeintobeing?Whatwasthetest?HowdidJohnreacttothetest?Howdidthetestcomeintobeing?(Para.4)John’srequestofherphotowasdeclined.Suppose…beautiful;bebothered;beauty;disgustSuppose…plain;fear;lonelinessWhatwasthetest?(Para.6,10,14)Herfigurewaslongandthin,herspectaculargoldenhairlaybackincurlsfromhersmallears.Hereyeswereblueflowers;herlipshadagentlefirmness.Inherfancygreensuitshewaslikespringtimecomealive.afossilmorethanfatthicklegspatchesofgraybrowncoatWhatwasthetest?(Para.6,10,14)astrikingcontrastofappearancePara.11compressed…sostrong……sodeep…Para.12resistedtheurgePara.13held…outPara.6feltaconnectionPara.7startedtowardentirelyforgettingtoPara.9uncontrollablymadeonestepcloserHowdidJohnreacttothetest?(Para6-9;11-13)astronginnermostcontradictionInversionstructureof“so”sostrongwashisdesiretofollowthegirl,yetsodeepwashislongingforthewomanwhosespirithadtrulycompanionedandbroughtwarmthtohisown.Withadverbslike“so”placedatthebeginningofasentence,forthesakeofemphasis,itspredicateshouldbeinverted(谓语倒装).Translation:我的盾(shield)最坚固，任何东西都不能刺穿它。____________________thatnothingcanpierceitthrough.SostrongismyshieldIII.RelatedclassicpoemappreciationWhenyouareold--ByWilliamButlerYeatsWhenyouareoldandgreyandfullofsleep,Andnoddingbythefire,takedownthisbook,Andslowlyread,anddreamofthesoftlook.Youreyeshadonce,andoftheirshadowsdeep;傅浩译当你年老时当你年老，鬓斑，睡意昏沉，在炉旁打盹时，取下这本书，慢慢诵读，梦忆从前你双眸神色柔和，眼波中倒影深深；Howmanylovedyourmomentsofgladgrace,Andlovedyourbeautywithlovefalseortrue,ButonemanlovedthepilgrimSoulinyou,Andlovedthesorrowsofyourchangingface;多少人爱你风韵妩媚的时光,爱你的美丽出自假意或真情,但唯有一人爱你灵魂的至诚,爱你渐衰的脸上愁苦的风霜；Andbendingdownbesidetheglowingbars,Murmur,alittlesadly,howLovefled.Andpaceduponthemountainsoverhead,Andhidhisfaceamidacrowdofstars.弯下身子，在炽红的壁炉边，忧伤地低诉，爱神如何逃走，在头顶上的群山巅漫步闲游，把他的面孔隐没在繁星中间。Iloveyounotbecauseofwhoyouare,butbecauseofwhoIamwhenIamwithyou.Whatistrueloveforyou?我爱你并不是因为你是谁,而是我喜欢和你在一起时的感觉.Whatifyoudon'tliketheoneyoumeetinablinddate(相亲)?Tellhim/heryouareagay.Askafriendtogiveyouacallduringyourdate.Simile(明喻)comparestwothingssimilar(hencethewordsimile)usingthewords'like'or'as'whileametaphor(暗喻)comparestwothingswithoutthesewords.IV.WritingSkills:SimileandMetaphorIV.WritingSkills:SimileandMetaphorMetaphor:Thewomanwellpastfortywasafossiltohisyoungeyes.Simile:Inherfancygreensuitshewaslikespringtimecomealive.Agoodfriendislikeagoodbra,hardtofind,supportive,andalwaysclosetotheheart.Somesaylove,itisariver,thatdrownsthetenderreed.有人说，爱，如江河，淹溺了柔嫩的芦苇Somesaylove,itisarazor,thatleavesyoursoultobleed.有人说，爱，似利刃，让你的灵魂血流不止Somesaylove,itisahunger,anendlessachingneed.有人说，爱，是一种饥渴，燃烧起无尽疼痛的欲望ALoveSongbyWestlife:TheRoseIsaylove,itisaflower,andyouitsonlyseed.我却说，爱，是绽放的花朵，而你是它唯一的种子It'stheheartafraidofbreaking,thatneverlearnstodance.若一颗心惧怕破碎，就无法学会翩翩起舞It'sthedreamafraidofwaking,thatnevertakesthechance.若一个梦境惧怕醒来，就无法抓住来临的机遇AssignmentWriting:Directions:Pleasewriteashortparagraphdescribinganalieninyourmindemployingsimileandmetaphor.Thankyou!