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1、 Say Yes Tobias WolffR einforcementT ext AnalysisB ackgroundW arming upUnit 2SayYesQuestions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesWarming upUnit 2SayYesQuestions / ActivitiesFormgroupsoffour,discussthefollowingtwoquestions,andkeeparecordofyouropinionstoseewhethertheywillchangeasthetextisanalyzedindeta
2、il.1.Isthemanagoodhusband?Citetextualevidencetosupportyourview.2.Isthemanaracist?Citetextualevidencetosupportyourview.WarmingupCheck-on PreviewWarminguppitchinonpinchresorttomopspraysnapthroughdemonstratebluroutcomeupwiththistrickthehouseworkthesilverwarethefloorherbrowsherindifferencethepagestherig
3、htanswerthestarsMatch the verbs with the nouns.Mark the following statements T, for true and F for false. 1.Thestoryissetinthe1960sintheUSwhenracialissueswerehotoneverybodysmindandlips.2.Thestoryhappenedbetweentwomiddle-agedpeoplewhohadbeenmarriedforabout30years.3.Themanhadneverthoughtthathewasaraci
4、standfeltgreatlywrongedbyhiswifewhoimpliedthis.4.Themanwasconsiderate,rationalandforgivingwhilehiswifewasselfish,emotionalandridiculous.5.Thehusbandhadknownallalongwhathiswifewantedfromhim,butsimplydidntwanttogiveintoher.6.Afterthehusbandturnedoffthelight,someonebrokeintotheirhouseandmadesomestrange
5、noise.FTTFTFCheck-on PreviewWarmingupObjectivesKnowsomethingabouttheauthorandhisworks.GathersomebackgroundinformationaboutracismandsexismintheUS.Learntoappreciatetheshortstory.Masterthelanguageitemslisted.Understandthestoryandappreciateitssubtletyasmuchaspossible.Thinkaboutthethemesofthestoryandform
6、yourownopinions.WarmingupBackgroundCulture TipsAuthorGenreTimeUnit 2SayYesBackgroundHis LifeTobias Wolff (1945-)BorninAlabamaUSAin1945.Parentsdivorcedwhenhewasaboy;traveledwidelywithhismother;soonforcedtoendurelifeunderhisstrictandcruelstepfather.From1964to1968,lieutenantwiththeU.S.ArmySpecialForces
7、(GreenBerets)inVietnam.B.A.(1972)andM.A.(1975)fromOxfordUniversitywithFirstClassHonorsinEnglish,asecondM.A.fromStanford.Areveredwriter&teacherofcreativewritingandliteratureinStanfordandelsewhere.BackgroundHis WorksShortstories(OHenryAward):“IntheGardenoftheNorthAmericanMartyrs”(1981)“NextDoor”(1982)
8、“Sister”(1985)Our Story Begins(shortstorycollectionin2003,TheStoryPrizein2004)Memoirs:This Boys Life: A Memoir (1989)In Pharaohs Army: Memories of the Lost War(1994)Novels:The Barracks Thief (1984,PEN/FauknerAwardforFiction) Old School (2003) This Boys LifeFilm Poster BackgroundHis StyleAdirectwriti
9、ngstyle,obeyingthe“show,donttell”maxim,leavingmuchtothereadersintuitionNon-dramatic,focusingmoreonthepsychologicaldimensionsofacharacterindilemmasthanonplotdevelopmentOftenunderstated,forcingreaderstobecomeengagedinthecollectionofstrandsthatwillresultinthefullcomprehensionofastory.Exploringalienatio
10、n,thenatureoflying,andtheessentialfoundationsofrelationshipsHopingtoinstructandinspirepeopletotriumphovertheirsituationsthroughcharacterchangeanddevelopmentBackgroundTimeThe1980swasadecadeledbyRepublicanpolicy.RonaldReagantookofficeaspresidentoftheUnitedStatesin1980,servedtwoterms,andthenwassucceede
11、dbyhisvicepresident,GeorgeBush.Reaganheldconservativepoliticalbeliefs,bothonthedomesticfrontandwhenitcametoforeignpolicy.Althoughhiseconomicprogramsbroughtthenationalinflationratedown,theyalsoseemedtofavorthewealthy.Bythe1980s,astheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionbuiltupastockpileofnuclearweapons,theco
12、ldwarhadbeenongoingforalmostfortyyears.Reagan,anardentopponentofcommunism,encouragedhisadministrationtogreatlyincreasemilitaryspending.The Republican YearsBackgroundCulture TipsDefinition:Racismisprejudiceordiscriminationbasedonthebeliefthatraceistheprimaryfactordetermininghumantraitsandabilities.Ra
13、cismincludesthebeliefthatgeneticorinheriteddifferencesproducetheinherentsuperiorityorinferiorityofoneraceoveranother.Institutionalracism:e.g.theJimCrowlawsintheUSfrom1876to1965mandatingsegregationinallpublicfacilitiesinthesouthernstatesoftheformerConfederacywithasupposedly“separatebutequal”statusfor
14、theblackAmericans;officiallyoverruledwiththeCivilRightsActof1964andtheVotingRightsActof1965.Overtandsubtleracism:TheCivilRightsMovementdidawaymuchovertracism,butracismpersistsinmanysubtleforms,inmanyaspectsandonmanylevels.Racism BackgroundCulture TipsRace & MarriageDespitethepublicoppositiontointerr
15、acialmarriage,in1948,theCaliforniaSupremeCourtbecamethefirststatehighcourttodeclareabanoninterracialmarriageunconstitutional.Thedecisionwascontroversial,courageousandcorrect.Atthattime,38statesstillforbadeinterracialmarriage,andsixdidsobystateconstitutionalprovision.Then,in1967,theU.S.SupremeCourtst
16、ruckdowntheremaininginterracialmarriagelawsnation-wide.BackgroundCulture TipsSexism Aswithracism,overtsexismisnotverymuchondisplaynowinmuchoftheworld.Butsubtlesexismpersistsandcanbefoundeverywhereatalltime.Itisaclusterofsocialexpectationsandpracticesthatreinforcesex-basedinequality.Forexample:Atscho
17、ol:moreboysinscienceclassesandmoregirlsinartsclasses(boysarelogicalwhilegirlsareimaginative)Atwork:amalebossandafemalesecretary,andrarelytheotherwayaround(wehave“careerwomen”and“familymen”butno“careermen”and“familywomen”)Athome:houseworkregardedasthewifesresponsibilitywhethershehasafull-timejobornot
18、(thehusbandreputedasaconsiderateonebecausehe“pitchedinonthehousework”)BackgroundGenreA Short StorySetting:kitchen,cleaningupafterdinner,USA,1980sCharacters:husband&wife,white,middle-aged,middle-classConflict:differentviewsoninterracialmarriagesPlot:casualtalk,argument,fight,hurtfeelings,failedattemp
19、tatreconciliationNarrativepointofview:3rdperson,thehusbandCharacterization:showinginsteadoftellingDetailedAnalysisStructureTheme Text AnalysisUnit 2SayYesTextAnalysisThemeThethemeofthisstoryiseverybodysguess.Sowhatisyours?Attitudestowardsinterracialmarriages(racism)?Man-womanrelationships(feminism)?
20、Theunreasonablenatureofwomen?Thearroganceofmen?Theimpossibilityofeffectivecommunication?/Alienationinmodernsociety?TextAnalysisStructureThe argument: The husband disapproved interracial marriages on the ground of cultural differences while the wife approved on the ground of love. The wound: The wife
21、 was hurt; the husband helped her quickly and hoped she would reward him by letting go of the topic.The question: The wife persistently asked whether her husband would marry her if she were black and got a straight no in the end. The anger: The husband felt deeply hurt by his wifes indifference to h
22、im but then decided to forgive her out of love.The stranger: When the husband tried to make up with his wife, he found her a stranger despite three decades of marriage. Para. 1-18Para 19-24Para 25-44Para 45-48Para 49-57 TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartI:MainIdea1.Whatisthesettingofthestory?(thefict
23、ionaltime,thehistoricaltime,theplace)2.Whoarethemaincharacters?Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?3.Whatistheconflictofthestory?4.Howdidthewifefeelwhenherhusbandsaiditwasabadideaforwhitepeopletomarryblackpeople?5.Howdidthehusbandshowthathewasnotaracist?6.Whyshouldntwhitepeoplemarryblackpeople,accordingtothehusb
24、and?Isthisreasonjustifiable?7.Howdidthewiferetortherhusband?TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphraseAfewmonthsearlierhedoverheardafriendofhiswifescongratulatingheronhavingsuchaconsideratehusband.(para.1)Questions:1.Howdidthemanearnthereputationofaconsideratehusband?Whatdoyouthinkofthisr
25、eputation?2.Whatdidthehusbandfeelabouthisreputation?TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphraseSometimeshiswifegotthislookwhereshepinchedherbrowstogetherandbitherlowerlip.Whenhesawherlikethisheknewheshouldkeephismouthshut,butheneverdid.Actuallyitmadehimtalkmore.(para.4)Question: Whatdoesth
26、isshowaboutthehusband?relative adverb introducing a relative clause to modify “look”Compare:1.Hewaswonderingaboutthestrangelookthathesawonthefaceofhiswife.(relativepronoun)2.Whenheisdispleasedhehasthislookwherehiseyesarenarrowedandbrowscloselyknitted.(relativeadverb)3.Isawamovielastnightwhichwasreal
27、junk.4.Isawamovielastnightwheretherewasalotofviolence.TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphrase“Butthatsdifferent.Apersonfromtheircultureandapersonfromourculturecouldneverreallyknoweachother.”“Likeyouknowme?”hiswifeasked.“Yes.LikeIknowyou.”“Howcanyouunderstandsomeonewhocomesfromacomplete
28、lydifferentbackground?”“Different,”saidhiswife.“Notthesame,likeus.”“Yes,different,”hesnapped,angrywithherforresortingtothistrickofrepeatinghiswordssothattheysoundedhypocritical.(para.10-18)Questions:1.Whydidthewifeconstantlybringthemselvesinforcomparison?2.Dotheyreallyknoweachother?TextAnalysisDetai
29、led AnalysisPartI:Words & ExpressionsWordsPhrasesGrammarWordsoverhear;somehow;snapPhrasesdo/drythedishes;pitchin(on/withsth.);congratulatesb.onsth.;allthingsconsidered;takemywordforit;breakup;resorttoSentencePatternidontneedyoucomingalongandimplyingGrammarthislookwhereshepinchedherbrowsTextAnalysisD
30、etailed AnalysisPartI:ExerciseTranslate the following sentences, and pay special attention to the underlined parts. 1.Mybrotherpitchedinwithanoffertoloanussomemoney.我弟弟主动借钱给我。2.Herhusbandreallypitchedinonhousework.她丈夫真的帮她做家务。3.Theentirecompanypitchedintohelp.公司所有人都来帮忙了。4.Channel4arrivedandsomehowcre
31、atedadifferentrolefortelevision.第四频道开播了，从某种意义上改变了电视的作用。5.Hesbeenveryquietandwithdrawn,sortofdifferent,somehow.他最近非常安静内向，好像有点不一样了。TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartI:Exercises6.Contemporarycareerwomenoftenfindthemselvesinasituationwheretheyhavetosacrificetheircareerfortheirfamily.当代职业女性常会面临不得不为了家庭牺牲自己
32、事业的情况。7.Takemywordforit,timewillhealallwoundsandcureallpains.相信我，时间会治疗一切伤痛。8.Dontsnapatme!Itsnotmyfaultthatyoulostyourwallet!别冲我嚷嚷！你丢了钱包又不是我的错！9.Shesnappedthesuitcaseshutandleftangrily.她啪的一声关上手提箱，怒气冲冲地走掉了。10.Peopleoftenresorttobodylanguagewhenwordsfail.词不达意时人们常借助于肢体语言。TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPa
33、rtII:MainIdea1.Whatdidthehusbanddowhenthewifesfingergothurt?Whatdoesthisshow?2.Whatdidthehusbandexpectfromhiswife?Whatdoesthisshow?3.Isthecutsymbolicofsomething?TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphraseHehopedthatsheappreciatedhowquicklyhehadcometoheraid.Hedactedoutofconcernforher,hetho
34、ughtthatitwouldbeanicegestureonherpartnottostartupthatconversationagain,ashewastiredofit.(para.21)done by hercome to help herbecause he cared about herQuestion:Whatdoesthisshowaboutthehusband?Paraphrasing:Hehopedthathiswifewasgratefulthathehadhelpedhersoquickly.Hediditbecausehereallycaredaboutherand
35、hethoughtthatsheshouldshowherconcernforhiminreturnbynotcontinuingtheconversationbecausehedidnotwantto.TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartII:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentence PatternGrammarWordsplunge;rummage;dabPhrasesoutofconcernfor;onherpartSentencePatternGrammarTextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart
36、II:ExerciseTranslate the following sentences into English, using words in the brackets.1.他把脸扎进一盆冷水里，想借此清醒清醒头脑。(plunge)Heplungedhisfaceintoabowlofcoldwatertoclearuphismind.2.现在看来什么也不能阻止这个国家陷入一片混乱。(plunge)Itseemsthatnothingcansavethecountryfromitsplungeintochaos.3.有些婚姻因性格不合而破裂，有的因原则问题而破裂。(break)Somema
37、rriagesbreakupbecauseofpersonalityclashesandsomebecauseofprincipleproblems.4.我们会尽可能地提供帮助，但也需要你们做出努力。(part)Welldoallwecantohelpbuteffortsonyourpartarealsorequired.5.为了关心在寒冷的冬夜里无家可归的人们，政府设立了这些临时收容所。(concern)Thegovernmentsetupthesetemporarysheltersoutofconcernforthehomelessonthecoldwinternights.TextAna
38、lysisDetailed AnalysisPartIII:MainIdea1.Howdidthewifepursuetheargumentafterthehusbanddressedherwound?Whydidshedoso?2.“TheonlyblackgirlIeverknewwasmypartnerinthedebatingclub.”(para.28)Isthisremarkcontrarytowhathesaidinthefirstpart?3.Whatdidthehusbandmeanwhenhesaid“ifyouwereblackyouwouldntbeyou?”Doyou
39、agree?4.Whydidthehusbandfeelcornered?5.Didthehusbandknowwhatwasexpectedofhim?6.Whydidthehusbandrefusetosay“yes”?TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartIII:SentenceParaphraseTherewasnopossiblewayofarguingwiththefactthatshewouldnotbeherselfifshewereblack.(para.32)introducing an appositive clause which expla
40、ins what the fact isQuestion:Whatdidthehusbandmean?Compare:1.Doyouaccepttheviewthatpeoplefromdifferentculturesshouldnotmarry?2.Doyouaccepttheviewthatissopopularamongthestudents?1.Appositiveclause2.RelativeclauseTextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartIII:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentence PatternGrammar
41、Wordsspray;unattached;cornerPhrasesputitthatwaySentencePatternthefact+that+appositiveclauseGrammarsubjunctivemoodTextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartIII:ExerciseCompare the structure of the sentences and translate them into Chinese. 1.Howdoyouexplainthefactthatmymissingpurseisunderyourpillow?(appositiv
42、eclause)2.Howdoyouexplainthefactthatwehavejustdiscovered?(relativeclause)3.Whatdoyouthinkoftheideathatweputasidesomemoneyeachmonthforatripinsummerholiday?4.Whatdoyouthinkoftheideathatwediscussedjustnow?5.Icantacceptthereasonthatyousimplydidntgetmymessage.6.Icantacceptthereasonthatisclearlymadeupinah
43、urry.TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartIII:ExerciseLearn the subjunctive mood in the following sentences. 1.Shewouldnotbeherselfifshewereblack.2.YouwouldnthavemarriedmeifIdbeenblack.3.Youwouldprobablyhavebeengoingoutwithablackguyifyouhadbeenblack.Respond to the following questions.1.Whatwouldyoudoify
44、ouweregivenalargesumofmoney?2.Theoldwomanfoundawalletonthepavementandwaitedforhoursinthecoldwindforitsowner.Whatwouldyouhavedoneifyouhadbeeninthatsituation?3.Theschoolwasfundedtopulldowntheoldclassroomsandbuildnewones.Whatwouldhavebeenthestudentsdoingiftheyhadntbeengiventhemoney?TextAnalysisDetailed
45、 AnalysisPartIV:MainIdea1.Whatdidthewifedoafterherhusbandanswered“No”?2.Howdidshefeel?3.Howdidthehusbandreact?Why?4.Howdidthehusbandsfeelingschange?5.Whatbroughtaboutthechange?TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartIV:SentenceParaphraseHeknewthatshewastooangrytobeactuallyreadingit,butshedidntsnapthroughth
46、epagesthewayhewouldhavedone.Sheturnedthemslowly,asifshewerestudyingeveryword.Shewasdemonstratingherindifferencetohim,andithadtheeffectheknewshewantedittohave.Ithurthim.Hehadnochoicebuttodemonstratehisindifferencetoher.(para.45-46)Questions:1.Fromwhosepointofviewisthesituationdescribed?2.Arethehusban
47、dsguessesabouthiswifesthoughtsandfeelingsreliable?3.Isittruethatthehusband“hadnochoice”?Whatwouldareallyconsideratehusbanddo?TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartIV:SentenceParaphraseHefeltashamedthathehadlethiswifegethimintoafight.(para.48)Questions:1.Whodidthehusbandblameforstartingthefight?2.Whydidth
48、ehusbandfeel“ashamed”?3.Doyounoticethesexismofthehusband?TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartV:MainIdea1.Howdidthehusbandtrytomakeupwithhiswife?2.Whydidthewifeaskherhusbandtoturnoffthelight?3.Whatdidthemanexpecttohappenwhenheturnedoffthelight?4.Whatdoyouthinkreallyhappened?Why?5.Whatdoestheendingofthes
49、toryimply?TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartV:SentenceParaphrase“Illmakeituptoyou.Ipromise.”“How?”shesaid.Heknewthathehadtocomeupwiththerightanswer.“Illmarryyou,”hewhispered.“Wellsee,”shesaid.(para.49-52)Questions:1.Isitusualforonetoask“how”whensomeonepromisesto“makeituptoyou”?Whydidthewifeaskthisque
50、stion?2.Didthehusbandreallymeanthathewouldmarryherifshewereblack?3.Whatdidthewifemeanbysaying“Wellsee”?TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartV:SentenceParaphraseTheroomwassilent.Hisheartpoundedthewayithadontheirfirstnighttogether,thewayitstilldidwhenhewokeatanoiseinthedarknessandwaitedtohearagainthesound
51、ofsomeonemovingthroughthehouse,astranger.(para.57)followed by a relative clause the relative adverb (how) of which is omitted Questions:1.Howdidthehusbandfeelontheirfirstnighttogether?2.Howdidhefeelwhenhewokeatastrangenoiseatnight?3.Whowasthe“stranger”?TextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartIV&V:Words&Exp
52、ressionsWordsPhrasesSentence Pattern Wordssnap;demonstrate;blurPhrasesmopthefloor;bedone;tothewest;makeitupto/withsb.;comeupwith;reachoverSentencePatterntheway+relativeclauseGrammarsubjunctivemoodTextAnalysisDetailed AnalysisPartIV&V:ExerciseComplete the following sentences. 1.Idontlike_hetreatshisp
53、arents.2.Helikesobservingchildren_play.3.Nowthatweareinthesupermarket,we_lookaroundandbuysomethingweneed.4.SorryIcanttakeyoutothecinematoday,butIll_younextweek.5.IlllendyouthebookwhenIam_it.6.Haveyou_hersinceyourfightlastweek?7.Ifyouhadntcomeupwiththatbrightideaourcompany_(struggle)forsurvival.TextA
54、nalysisDetailed AnalysisPartIV&V:ExerciseKey: 1.Idontlikethewayhetreatshisparents.2.Helikesobservingchildrenatplay.3.Nowthatweareinthesupermarket,wemightjustaswelllookaroundandbuysomethingweneed.4.SorryIcanttakeyoutothecinematoday,butIllmakeituptoyounextweek.5.IlllendyouthebookwhenIamdonewithit.6.Ha
55、veyoumadeitupwithhersinceyourfightlastweek?7.Ifyouhadntcomeupwiththatbrightideaourcompanywouldstillhavebeenstrugglingforsurvival.ReinforcementRetellingDiscussionUnit 2SayYesReinforcementDiscussion1.Fromwhosepointofviewisthestorytold?Howdoesthisnarrativepointofviewaffectthestory?Whatdifferencewouldit
56、maketochooseanotherperspective?2.Fromwhatthehusbandsaidanddid,ishearacistornot?3.Inwhatsenseisthemanaconsideratehusband?Inwhatsenseishenot?4.Doyounoticesexualinequalityintherelationshipbetweenthehusbandandthewife?Explainyourself.ReinforcementRetellingChoose one topic1.Supposeyouwerethehusbandandtellthestoryofthatnighttoyourfriends.2.Supposeyouwerethewifeandtellthestoryofthatnighttoyourfriends.
