A-Mother’s-Place

AMother’sPlace——DonnaGamacheDiscuss1.Whatrolesdomothersplayinthefamily?2.Whatwillyoudoafteryouquarrelwithyourmother?AbouttheAuthorDonnaGamache,wasborninMinnedosa(明尼多萨),Manitoba(马尼托巴)in1994andsheisawriterandteacherfromMacgregor(马格雷戈).Shereceivedabachelor(学士)ofArtsdegreeformtheUniversityofManitoba.Shehastaughtlanguageartsandsocialstudiesfulltimeatthesecondarylevelandhasworkedasanelementaryandsecondarysubstitute(代替)teacher.Shespecializesinfiction,especiallyforchildren.Shehaspublishedabookforchildren,SpruceWoodsAdventure(云杉森林历险记),aswellasmanyshortstoriesforbothchildrenandadults.HerpoetryhasbeenprintedinPrairieMessenger,WesternPeopleandOurFamily,andhaswonhonorablementionsintheCAApoetrycontest.AWARDSManitobaWinner,CanadianAuthorsAssociationMillenniumAnthology,1999.FirstPrize,Winners'Circlefictioncontest,CanadianAuthorsAssociation,1999.SecondPrize,CanadianAuthorsAssociation(Manitoba)non-fictioncontest,1994.DonnahasalsoreceivedhonorablementioninseveralCanadianAuthorsAssociation(Manitoba)shortstoryandpoetrycontestsandtwoTorontoSundayStarfictioncontests.AmothernamedDorothyfeelsthatsheisgettingoldanddoubtsherplaceinthefamily.Shethinksthatshewasredundantinthehouse,Dorothydecidestoleavebuthersonanddaughter-in-lawconvincesherthatsheiswelcomedandneeded.OrganizationTextComprehension1.TextAnalysisandmainideaPartone:para1---para2Mom’smoodParttwo:para3---para18Mom’ssolutionfortheargumentPartthree:para19---para33Son’ssolutionfortheargumentPartfour:para34---para37BreakingtheiceTextcomprehension2.QuestionHowdidDorothyfeelaboutherselfatthebeginningofthestory?WhydidDorothythinkherselfredundant(多余的）?Canyougivemesomeexample?AfterreadingwhatdoyouthinkofTim’swayofsolvingtheproblem?Answer1.Shefeltherselfoldandlonely2.1Jennydideveryhousework2shenoticedJenny’sglanceinthedirectionofherownbed-room3thekitchenistoosmallfortwomenallthetimeImportantsentences&Languagenotes1.TherainstillfellinasilentgraysheetwhenDorothyopenedherbedroomcurtainstopeeroutside.(P1,L1)Sheet:alargemovingmassoffireandwater.Raininasheet/insheets=rainheavilyPeer:lookcloselyorcarefullyatsth.eg.她从帘子后面凝视着邻居们。Shepeeredattheneighborsfrombehindthecurtain.2.Andusuallysheactedyoungerthanheryears,ifanything.(P2,L3)Ifanything:ifthereisanydifference如果有什么不同的话(如果有什么不同的话,就是从她平日里的举止行动看不出她的实际年龄。)eg.如果有区别的话，我新的工作比以前的更差。Ifanything,mynewjobisworsethanmyoldone.3.Sheneedn'tbothertodrivethetractoranymore.(P2,L6)Bothertodo费心去做eg.很多人如今不费心举办婚礼了。Lotsofpeopledon'tbothertogothroughamarriageceremonythesedays.4.She‘dknownitlastnight,ofcourse,aftertheblowupwithJenny,Tim’swife.(P3,L2)Blowupwithsb.:beangrywithsb.(当然，昨晚与蒂姆的妻子詹妮吵架之后，她就已经知道是为什么了。)5.Dorothyarguedthattheclosestgardenpatchneededfallowing.（P4，L3）Patch:(尤指种菜用的)小块土地Fallowing:n.休耕制；休闲地(多萝西认为，屋子旁边的那块园地应该空着。)6.Dorothystumpedofftobedat8.30p.m.,feelingoldandlonely,andmissingSteveasshehadn'tmissedhimforalongtime.（P4，L4）Stumpoff:walkinanoisy,heavyway,especiallybecauseyouareangry.脚步笨重，沉重As：asif虚拟语气(于是多萝西晚上八点半就气冲冲地上床了，感到苍老无力，孤立无助，从来没有这么想念过史蒂夫。)7.TimandJenny'sbabywasdueintwomonths,andlastweekJennystoppedworkingatthepotatoplant.（P10，L1）Beduein/on：在…到期;预期eg.结果预期于月底揭晓。Theresultsaredueattheendofthemonth.Potatoplant:n.potatofactory(蒂姆和詹妮的孩子还有两个月就要出世了。上个星期，詹妮辞去了土豆加工厂的工作。)8.Notthatanythinghadbeensaidtothateffect.(P13,L1)Tothat/thiseffect:说了…话，表达了…意思withthat/thismeaningorinformation.eg.他话里带着叫我出去的意思。Hetoldmetogetout,orwordstothateffect.（引申为：事情还没到那个地步。）UnderstandingVocabularyDrought[draut]n.lackofrainDownpour['daunpɔ:]n.heavyfallofrainRelinquish[ri'liŋkwiʃ]v.giveup放弃；让渡Redundant[ri'dʌndənt]notneededReconvert[,ri:kən'və:t]vt.convertbackBending['bendiŋ]stooping屈服HaveABreak!9.Afewyardsaway,thelilacshungheavyintherain.几码远处，丁香花在雨里沉甸甸的挂在枝上。Yard:n.院子；庭院n.码(长度单位)lilac:n.紫丁香花[ˈlaɪlək]10.Timmadeadashforthehouse,splashingthroughlargepuddlesasheran.蒂姆正往房子这边跑过来，身后边溅起大滩的雨水。dash猛冲[dæʃ]puddle积水[ˈpʌdl]splash溅起[splæʃ].11.she’dhavehersayfirst她要掌握发言权。haveone'ssay表示意见12.thoughhermindwaschurningwhenshewenttobed.尽管去睡觉时她心里还难过着。churn[tʃɜːn]翻腾13.Dorothyclosedhermouth,thewindgonefromhersailsforamoment.多萝西闭着嘴，好象帆一时没了风一样，不知道说什么好了。14.Aroundhere,Iwon’tbeneededanymore.Morethanthat.Inthishouse,I’mintheway.家里没人需要我了。不止如此，在这座房子里，我碍手碍脚了。”intheway在路上；挡道的15.andalifeofyourownwithoutyourmotheralwayslookingoveryourshoulder.你们过自己的生活，不用我整天在后面盯着你们Belookingoveryourshoulder小心提防16.HelookedsomuchlikeStevewhenhesethischininthatdeterminedway.他看上去真象史蒂夫，那样坚毅地昂着下巴。UnderstandingVocabularyPasture牧场Poplar白杨Creek小溪grunt喃喃道grove小树林trailer车拖活动住屋Moisture水分CharacterThroughthewholestory,wecanhaveaclearplotaboutthefiguresinthearticle.Nowletusdiscussthecharactersofthewholestory.CharacterThisarticlehasthreepeople:mother,sonandson’swife.Theheroisthesonandtheheroineisthemother.Differentdescriptionsshowthefigures'character.ReasonThebackgroundThemother’sthoughtsTheattitudeofherson’swifeThecommunicationbetweenmotherandsonMotherLovetocomplainCommonbutcompetentInsistonstrongSentimental:easytothinktoomoreImportantAloneLoveSonPiousnessLoveSensibleNotabadsonNotgoodatcommunicationPaymoreattent