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ArthurMillerTheRiteofSpringcontents•I.BackgroundInformation•II.Thestructureofthetext•III.Languagepointsofthetext•IV.Writingdevicesofthetext•V.ThethemeofthetextI.BackgroundInformation•1.Abouttheauthor•2.Meaningofthetitle•3.Author’sattitude•4.WhygardeningI.BackgroundInformation•ArthurMiller(1915-2005)•Playwrightsandessayist•works•DeathofaSalesman《推销员之死》•TheCrucible《激情年代》/《严酷的考验》•AViewfromtheBridge《桥上一瞥》InJuneof1956,MillerdivorcedMarySlattery,and,onJune29,marriedMarilynMonroe.MillerandMonroefirstmetoneanotherin1951,whentheyhadabriefaffair,andremainedincontactsincethen.Buttheydivorcedin1960.AndMillermarriedagainin1962.Atthesameyear,Monroetookherownlife.MeaningTheRiteofSpring•Celebratingthecomingofspring•Balletmusic•IgorStravinsky(1882-1971)•FamousRussianmusicianAuthor’sAttitude•acquiresuniquepleasurefromgardening•enjoystheunusualchallengeofconflict,thesatisfactionofbeingabletoimproveanddoitjustrightthistime•parentalinstinctatworkingardeningandthejoyofseeingthehealthygrowthofplantsandthesuccessintheirprotection•Themoralsignificance:howgardeningkeepsremindingpeopleofthedelicateandeasilyruinedearthandhowthehealthygrowth,theorderlinessandthrustinglifeinthegardenreflectsimilarmomentsinthegardener'sownspiritStructure•PartI(1-):•PartII(-):•PartIII(-12):•Reasonsforkeepingagarden•Gardeningasawayofcelebratingthecomingofspring.•Gardeningenablespeopletostayhopefulforthefuture231011Thestructure•I.Introductionofthereasonswhythewriterstartedagarden.Itisnotforloveofvegetablebutasawayofembracingspring.(1-2)•II.Theauthorlistsvariousreasonsforgardening.(3-10)•III.Theauthorstatesthethesisthatgardeningkeepspeoplehopefulforthefuture,especiallyinthecoldestdaysofDecember.(11-12)Thestructure•Itisnotforloveofvegetable(1)–fourreasonsfornotlovinggardening:•expensiveandhard•difficulttodistinguish•humaninstinctofback-breakingmake-believe•dislikeeatingvegetables•butasawayofembracingspring(2)–attractionsfromscent,sunbeam,birdsvariousreasonsforgardening(3-10)•Ingardening,onehastomakechoicesandlearnbytrialanderror.(3-4)•Gardeningremindsusofthedelicacyandbountifulnessofourplanet.(5)•Atruegardenershouldhaveasenseofresponsibility.(6-8)–Gardeningrequirescareandlove.(6)–Gardeningrequirespatienceandpersistence.(7)–Gardeninginvolveslearningformone’sownmistakes.(8)•Gardeninghelpscharacterbuilding.(9-10)–Thegrowthofplantsissimilartothespiritualgrowthofman.(9)–Gardeningentailsstrivingasinotherhumanactivities.(10)Elliptical•Whygotheretoday?•Whysleeponthefloor?•Whytellmenow?LanguagePointsPara.1•1.1Whydidn’ttheauthorlikegardening?–Noteasy,norcheap,hardtodistinguish,unacceptableinstinct,dislikeeating•1.2Sincetheauthordidn’tlikegardening,whydidhekeepagarden?–Instinct–Notforlove,butforembracingthecomingofspringPara.1•Whenyouthinkhoweasyandcheap,relatively,itistobuyabunchofcarrotsorbeets,whyraisethem?•Itisrelativelyeasyandcheaptobuyabunchofcarrotsandbeets…•想想现在买一堆萝卜或甜菜头，相对来说既简单又便宜，为什么还要自己种呢？•relatively:fairly•abunchof:一堆Para.1•Androotcropsespeciallyarehardtotellapart,whenstore-bought,fromourown.•Androotcrops,whenstore-boughtareespeciallyhardtotellapartfromourown.•Rootcropsboughtfromstoresarehardtobedistinguishedfromthoseraisedbyourselves.•尤其是那些根块植物，自己种的和店里买的，根本就很难分辨。•tellapartfrom:distinguish(...)from•Canyoudistinguishrightfromwrong?•store-bought:boughtinthestore•Thoughcardscanbestore-bought,buthand-madeonesmeanmore.Para.1•Thereisahumaninstinctatworkhere,akindofback-breakingmake-believethathasnoreality.•atwork:comeintoeffect/play起作用•Withcold-warmentalitystillatwork,bothsidesmaymisjudgethepresentsituation.•冷战的思维仍旧在起作用，双方都错误的判断了当前的局势。•back-breaking:physicallyhardandtiring•(ofphysicalwork)veryhardandtiring艰苦繁重的•make-believe:aplayfulpretence伪装•theactivityorgameofpretendingthatsthisrealorthatasituationisbetterthanitreallyis.Para.1•Thereisahumaninstinctatworkhere,akindofback-breakingmake-believethathasnoreality.•Itisperhapspartlyhumannaturewhywelikegardening.It’shumaninstincttobeactiveandpretendthatwhatyouhavedoneisbetterthanitreallyis.•这肯定有人的本性在起作用。人就喜欢脱离现实，毫无意义的瞎折腾。Para2•2.1Howdidtheauthortransitfromthe1stparagraph?–Transitionfromhotdogplanting•Incomprehensibletokeepagarden(para.1)•Afirmresolutionfornotgardening(para.2)•Unavoidableresponsetothecallofspring(para.2)•2.2Whatattractedtheauthortogarden?–Scent,sunlight,birdsscreamingPara2•2.3Rhetoricdevices–Lookatthemiserableland•(transferredepithet)–Ascent,likeearth-as-air…•(simile)–Andthesunmeansbusiness…•(metaphor)–ThebirdsarethinkingwhatIamthinking…•(personification)–Thewormsaredeliciouslywormingtheirway•(transferredepithet)Para2•Ifyoucouldraisehotdogsoutsideyourwindow,you’dreallyhavesth.youcouldjustifywithoutasecond’shesitation.•toshowthatsb/sthisrightorreasonable;togiveagoodreasonfor为...辩护•Ifyoujustifyyourself,yougiveagoodreasonforwhatyouhavedone.•如果可以在窗外中热狗的话，那倒真有了一种可以毫不犹豫为自己辩护的理由了。Para2•Asitis,though,IcannotdenythatwhenAprilcomesIfindmyselfgoingouttoleanonthefenceandlookatthatmiserableplotofland,resolvingwithallmyrationalpowersnotplantitagain.•asitis,though:although,asitturnsout/inreality•Ihadhopedtocompletemyess