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1、1,Nettles,Alice Munro,2,The Plant-Nettle (寻麻),a plant with stinging hairs that make the leaves rough. V. be nettled: be annoyed or irritated by someones behavior. Grasp the nettle: dealing with an unpleasant situation firmly and without delay.,3,Nettles,Time, setting, characters, plot, theme Time:19
2、79 Setting: Sunnys house in Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada Characters: The narrator, Mike, Sunny, etc. The Plot: the climax and the epiphany The Theme?,4,The Key points of the Text,Bring out the symbolic meaning of “Nettles” as the title of the story. Recognize the climax, the epiphany and the theme of t
3、he story. transferred epithet, alliteration, simile, metaphor, ellipsis Key words and expressions: Para.5:At hand, by hand, on hand, in hand Para.20:Parcel about, parcel off, parcel up, parcel out,5,Part 1 (Para.1-2),She starts her narration from 1979 in the brief beginning and switches to years aft
4、erward . “A ketchup sandwich” serves a clue. Part 2(Para.3-15) childhood life with Mike Penned animals: animals are confined in a yard or enclosure. Boarding houses: a private house where you pay to sleep and eat.,6,Para.5,at hand: (1) Close by; near. E.g. Near / close at hand. 附近 E.g. There are sho
5、ps and buses close at hand. (2) Soon in time; imminent: E.g. Retribution is at hand. at the hand / at the hands of. Performed by someone or through the agency of someone. on hand: close by and ready when needed 在手头,在近旁. in hand: Under control: Accessible at the present time. E.g. The project is well
6、 in hand by hand: Performed manually.,7,At / on / in hand,A major international crisis is _. He always has his dictionary _ when he studies. You should keep your feelings well _ when something unpleasant happens to you. You may go to whatever stores _ to buy chewing gum.,8,Para.6-15,Cab: part of a t
7、ruck / bus in which driver sits. Racket: A loud, distressing noise, noise . E.g. What a racket the children are making! Serene: calm and peaceful tranquil. Crabby: ill-tempered. wade: To walk in or through water or something else that similarly impedes normal movement. Harassment: sexual harassment
8、Take shape: to develop into completion,9,Dress ones wound: to clean and cover a wound. Resurrection: coming back to life. Para.12: reinstate: (1) To bring back into use or existence. E.g. To reinstate damaged property. (2) to put someone back into a job or position of authority that they had before.
9、 E.g. to reinstate sb. in the post of manager/as manager,10,Para.12: Marvel ( V. former,14,Keep track of ones dream Be (feel) compelled to do sth.: feel strong that you must do sth. E.g. Harrison felt compelled to resign because of the allegations in the press.,15,Para.20-26,The narrator explains th
10、e reasons they had moved away from Vancouver and talked about her unsuccessful marriage. Newfangled: newly made, novel. Husband and house: alliteration parcel about: take turns to live with or take care of children. Parcel off: divide sth. into small parts so that it can be sold. Parcel up: wrap up.
11、 Parcel out: to divide or share sth. among several people.,16,all up and down the street: the north and south of the street. The house of marriage: a metaphor Para. 23: At last a blowup: ellipsis Blowup: (1)An explosion. 爆炸 (2)An outburst of temper. 发怒 (3)A photographic enlargement.照片扩大 Para.25: How
12、 do you understand “I would be frightened, not of any hostility, but a kind of nonexistence.?,17,Para.27-93,Q: What does the author tell us from Para. 27 to Para. 93? This is the main part of the story. Para.29: Why didnt Sunny ask about her friends life? Delicacy or disapproval: alliteration Take s
13、th. Lightly Para.31: Overnight bag Para.32: In the same breath Para.34: Of all things Para.38: Happy energy: transferred epithet,18,Why does the narrator ask a series of questions in Para. 46? Refrain: not to do sth, that you want to E.g. To refrain from smoking / swearing / commenting. Para.47: Fol
14、d-out sofa / folding cot (lesson 2) Unmake the bed Make up the bed Para. 49 : What kind of night does the narrator spend?,19,sleazy,(1) immoral, indecent, dishonest or corrupt; disreputable. 不道德的,不诚实的或腐败的； E.g. Some sleazy characters hang around casinos 一些骗子在赌场周围乱逛. (2) Shabby, dirty, and vulgar破旧的，
15、肮脏的，庸俗的； E.g. a sleazy looking bus. (3)Made of low-quality materials; Thin and loosely woven 用低级材料制成的；织物质地薄而差的：廉价的或质地差的 . E.g. The coat has a sleazy lining. 这件外衣的衬里薄而松 waterfall of noise: metaphor.,20,Para.50: golf course / links Para.54: a prediction of rain light-headed 头脑轻率的,轻浮的 Beguile: (1)To am
16、use or charm; 取悦，吸引； (2) To deceive 蒙骗,欺骗; E.g. Carl beguiled the voters with his good looks and grand talk. Adj. Beguiling: attractive, interesting Para.66: golf club / gulf irons,21,Para.75,Butt: to push against sth. or someone with your head. Break up: to disperse, to scatter. Clamp: to hold or fasten. What is the climax of the story? Para. 75: holding each other to protect themselves from the terrible storm; kissing and embracing each other as a spontaneous shared ritual. The
