SalvationUnit3Whatdoes“salvation”mean?savesinrevivallamb--breakingofGod’slaws;disobediencetoGod’swill--apublicreligiouseventthatisintendedtomakepeoplemoreinterestedinChristianity福音布道会--youngmembersofchurchflockorChristiancongregationfold--groupofpeoplewiththesame(usu.religious)beliefs--setfreefromtheeternalpunishmentforsinthestateofhavingone’ssoulsavedfromsinbringthelambstothefoldbringsb.toChristmourners’bench“...whenyouweresavedyousawalight”altar,sisters&deaconsLangstonHuges(1902-1967)AprolificBlackAmericanpoet,novelistanddramatist.•兰斯顿·休斯(1902—1967)在美国文坛,尤其是黑人文学方面,是一个举足轻重的人物。他写过小说、戏剧、散文、历史、传记等各种文体的作品,还把西班牙文和法文的诗歌翻译成英文,甚至编辑过其他黑人作家的文选,但他主要以诗歌著称,被誉为“黑人民族的桂冠诗人”。1960年代黑人领袖马丁·路德·金那篇流传至今、脍炙人口的《我有个梦想》跟休斯的关于“梦想”的诗歌有直接的联系。他在1926年发表在《民族》杂志上的《黑人艺术家与种族大山》中大无畏地宣称:“我们这些正在从事创作的年轻黑人文艺家抱定宗旨要既不畏惧也不羞愧地表现各自的黑皮肤的自我。如果白人喜欢,我们很高兴;如果他们不喜欢也没有关系。……如果黑人喜欢,我们很高兴;如果他们不喜欢,他们的不悦也没有任何关系……”这篇文学宣言激励了无数黑人文学家,也确立了他在哈莱姆文艺复兴运动中的领袖地位。Part1:Part2:Part3:Text1:Comprehension&AnalysisSTRUCTUREBeforeIwassaved.(Paras1-2)Theprocessofmybeingsaved.(Paras3-14)AfterIwassaved.(Para15)Para1:1.Whendidthesalvationtakeplace?2.HowdidIgetachancetobesaved?3.Whatwasmyaunt’sattitudetowardsthischanceofsalvation?Para2:4.Whathappenedtoapersonwhenhewassaved,accordingtomyaunt?5.HowdidIfeelaboutsalvationatfirst?Para3:6.Howdidthemeetingbegin?7.Whatwastheeffect?Paras4-6:8.Whatdidthemembersofthechurchthendo?9.Whatwastheresult?10.WhowasWestley?11.WhatdidWestleydo?DidheseeJesus?Paras7-14:12.WhatdidotherpeopledowhenIwasleftalone?13.HowdidIfeelatthattime?14.WhatdidIdecidetodo?WhydidImakesuchadecision?15.Whatwasthereactionofthewholechurch?Para15:16.WhatdidIdoatthenightofmysalvation?Why?Whatdidmyauntthoughtwhy?17.WasIreallysaved?18.Whatwastheeffectonmeofthefalsesalvation?19.WhatlessonsdidIlearnfromthisexperience?AmIreallysaved?Text1:Appreciation1.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?2.Howisthethemeofthetext“salvation”strengthened?3.Howdoesthetitlefitthetext?4.What’sthefunctionofdetaileddescriptionsofenvironment?5.Inwhatstyleisthistextwritten?6.Anyotherspecialpoints?narrationrepetitionironicalcreatingpressureinformal;boy’snarrationExaggeration;parallelism;shortsentencesAutobiographyCompleteautobiography:includetheprincipalhappeningsfromtheauthor’sinfancytothetimeofwriting.Partialautobiography:usuallyconfineshimselfto(a)limitedperiod(s)whichmaybeindicatedinthetitle.1Theopeningsentenceofthetext2Thewholetextisdividedinto3partsBeforeIwassavedHowIwassavedAfterIwassaved3Repetitiontostrengthenthetheme①repetitionoftheideaofseeingJesus②repetitionof“lambs”③repetitionof“sin(er)”•Byrepeatingtheideas,thewriterpresentsuswithavividpictureofhowthelambs\youngsinnerswerebroughttothechurchmeetingandsaved.Itgivesusanunderstandingofhowchildrenmayreacttoreligionandwhytheymaylieaboutthisandothersubjects.Detaileddescription:Line14:thepreacherLine20:oldpeopleLine30:Myaunt,thewholecongregationLine36:Theminister→Thepowerofotherpeopletomakeapersondowhattheybeliveisrightisoftenirresistible.InformalEnglish•line19:SomeofthemjumpedupandwenttoJesusrightaway.line28:“Goddamn!I’mtiredo’sittinghere.Let’sgetupandbesaved!”Child’snarrativestyleShortsentencesandverysimpleconnectiveslikeand,but,andso.line49:SoIgotup.line19:Butmostofusjustsatthere.line18:Andthelittlegirlscried.1Exaggeration:line23;line46;line312Parallelconstructions:paragraph2:…yousawalight,andsomethinghappenedtoyouinside!AndJesuscameintoyourlife!AndGodwaswithyoufromthenon.…hot,crowdedchurch…couldseeandhearandfeel…Paragraph3:moansandshoutsandlonelycriesand…Won’tyoucome?Won’tyou…toJesus?Yonglambs,won’tyou…?Andthelittlegirlscried.AndsomeofthemjumpedupandwenttoJesusrightaway.Paragraph4:…cameandkneltaroundusandprayed……withjet-blackfacesandbraidedhair,…withwork-gnarledhandsLanguageStudyTherebe+doingescort(cf.accompany)lonely&alonemembership(Countable&Uncountable)moan,cry,wail,sob,weep,whimperbutsavefurtherbreakinto(cf.burstinto)holdupLanguagestudy•IwassavedfromsinwhenIwasgoingonthirteen.•-----IwassetfreefromtheeternalpunishmentformywrongdoinganddisobediencetoGodwhenIwasapproachingthirteen.•“I’mseventeen,goingoneighteen”.(“SoundofMusic”)•preach:•1preachedtheGospel传福音todeliver(asermon)讲(道)布道•2preachedtoleranceandpeacefulcoexistence宣扬容忍及和平共处(toadvocate)e.g.,Practicewhatyoupreach.•3topreachat(to)sb.对某人谆谆告诫,唠叨,教训•e.g.,Hedoesnothingbutpreachingathischildren.•preachup赞扬;吹捧,推崇•e.g.,Heisalwayspreaching(up)thevalueofcoldbath.•preachagainst极力反对•e.g.,Doallthechurchmenpreachagainstdrugtaking?•….andsomeveryhardenedsinnershadbeenbroughttoChrist.•------andsomesinnerswhohadnevershowedsignsofshameorrepentanceweresavedfromsin.•harden:1)tomakehardorhardere.g.,Theearthhardensunderthehotsun.2)(figuratively)tobecomeunfeeling,unsympathetice.g.,Ihardenedmyheartagainsthim.我硬下心肠对待他。behardenedto(beusedto)对…变得不在乎e.g.,Heisbecominghardenedtofailure.bequitehardenedtothecoldweatherhere•….themembershipofthechurchhadgrownbyleapsandbounds•--------thenumberofthemembersofthechurchincreasedrapidly.•membership:•1Mymembershiphasjustbeenrenewed.(thestateofbeingamember成员资格[U])•2Thetradeunionha