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1、Unit3TheRiteofSpring ArthurMiller Content Theauthor Theme structure Lead in Doyoulikegardening Whyorwhynot HisLife ArthurMiller 1915 2005 AHarlem bornPolish JewishboyMajoredinjournalismatUniversityofMichiganWrotefirstplayin1936ReceivedBAinEnglishin1938 HisCareer Firstsuccessfulplay AllMySons 1946Hug
2、esuccess DeathofaSalesman 1949TheCrucible 1953AboutSalemWitchhuntin1692HUAC HouseUn AmericanActivitiesCommittee anti communistMcCarthyismAttendedaHUAChearingin1956 refusingtogivenames sentencedtoa 500fineorthirtydaysinprison blacklisted anddisallowedaUSpassportConvictionoverturnedin1958Returntotheat
3、ricalsuccess ThePrice 1968Experimentaldramain1970s unsuccessfulKeptwritinguntil2004 HisInfluence OneofthegreatestdramatistsofthetwentiethcenturyPoliticallyengaged commerciallysuccessful socialplaysNumerousawardsandhonors ThreeTonyAwards PulitzerPrizeforDeathoftheSalesmanin19491965 ElectedthefirstAme
4、ricanpresidentofInternationalPen1993 awardedtheNationalMedalofArts2001 selectedfortheJeffersonLecture theU Sgovernment shighesthonorforachievementinthehumanities DeathofaSalesman1949 1984moviestarringDustinHoffman TheCrucible 1953 1996moviestarringDanielDay Lewis HisWorks HisMarriage MarySlattery co
5、llegesweetheart 1940MarilynMonroe 1956Briefaffairin1951AccompaniedMillertohis1956trialMadeTheMisfitswithMillerasthescriptwriterDivorcedin1961IngeMorath 1962SonDanielbornwithDownSyndrome institutionalizedatMiller sinsistenceSon in law EnglishactorDanielDay Lewis TheRiteofSpring rite asolemnceremonyor
6、act asetoffixedwordsoractsTheRiteofSpringbyStravinsky asacredpaganritualwherethewiseeldersareseatedinacircleandareobservingthedancebeforedeathofthegirlwhomtheyareofferingasasacrificetothegodofSpringinordertogainhisbenevolenceWhatdoes TheRiteofspring refertointhistext Howisgardeningarite Doesgardenin
7、gcarryanysymbolicmeaning Theme Structure PartI 1 2 ParaII 3 10 A 3 4 B 5 C 6 8 D 9 10 ParaIII 11 12 Gardeningasacelebrationofthecomingspring Gardeninginvolvesconflictandchoice making Gardeningteachesyouaboutnature Gardeningisneuroticandmoral Gardeninghelpscharacterbuilding Gardeningenablespeopletost
8、ayhopefulforthefuture Whygardening Assignment ExerciseonPage67 69 WordStudy compensation Wehavetherighttoclaimagainstyouforcompensationofalllosses Ascompensation heofferedtotakeheroutforameal V compensateApensatory conflict Maxpointsoutthepotentialconflictsbelowthesurfaceofsociety astateofdisagreeme
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10、hardtodevelopaparticularskill attitude orquality培养Eg Thelandwastoorockytocultivate Trytocultivateamorerelaxedandpositiveapproachtolife Adj cultivated有素养的 有教养的N cultivationN cultivator耕种者 耕耘机 delicate AdelicateglassAdelicatechildHerdelicateskinAplatewithadelicatepatternofleavesAdelicatepink easilydam
11、agedorbroken behurtorilleasily attractiveandgraceful madeskillfullyandwithattentiontothesmallestdetails ofataste smell orcolor notstrong occupation Pleasestateyourname ageandoccupationbelow ajoborprofession Hermainoccupationseemstobeshopping pastime Theareasunderoccupationcontainedmajorindustrialare
12、as theactofmovingintoacountry town etc andtakingcontrolofitusingmilitaryforce v occupyAdj occupiedbeoccupiedwith忙于 N occupier占用者 占领者 rational A rationalthoughts decisionetc arebasedonreasonsratherthanemotionsEg Parentsneedtobefullyinformedsotheycanmakearationaldecision B arationalpersonisabletothink
13、calmlyandsensiblyEg Culleywasquiterationalatthetimeofherbaby sdeath N rationalityAnt irrational reflect Shecouldseeherselfreflectedinhiseyes usu Passive toshowtheimageofsb sth onthesurfaceofsth suchasamirror waterorglass Howmuchyou repaidreflectshowimportantyouaretothecompany toshoworbeasignofthenat
14、ureofsth orofsb sattitudeorfeeling Reflecton uponsth tothinkcarefullyanddeeplyaboutsth Eg Hehadtimetoreflectonhissuccessesandfailures N reflection resolve A tosolve settle adispute conflict problemetc B formal tomakeadefinitedecisiontodosth Translation 约翰迫切需要钱来解决他的金融问题 离婚后 她决定不再结婚 eg Johnwasdesperat
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16、earth indanger Theywereplayingcardsforhighstakes sth thatyouriskastheresultofahorserace cardgameetc strangle 1 Thevictimhadbeenstrangledwithabelt choke 2 Millsarguesthathightaxationstranglestheeconomy tolimitorpreventthegrowthordevelopmentofsth DetailedAnalysisoftheText Structure PartI 1 2 ParaII 3 10 A 3 4 B 5 C 6 8 D 9 10 ParaIII 11 12 Gardeningasacelebrationofthecomingspring Gardeninginvolvesconflictandchoice making Gardeningteachesyouaboutnature Gardeningisneuroticandmoral Gardeninghelpschar