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1、Warm-upQuestionsWhats your opinion on the new standard of a good husband?How do you think of marrying a foreigner?Tobias Wolff (1945-) Born in Alabama USA in 1945. Parents divorced when he was a boy; traveled widely with his mother; soon forced to endure life under his strict and cruel stepfather. F

2、rom 1964 to 1968, lieutenant with the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) in Vietnam. B.A. (1972) and M.A. (1975) from Oxford University with First Class Honors in English, a second M.A. from Stanford. A revered writer& teacher of creative writing and literature in Stanford and elsewhere. His Wo

3、rksShort stories (O Henry Award): “In the Garden of the North American Martyrs” (1981) “Next Door” (1982) “Sister” (1985) Our Story Begins (short story collection in 2003, The Story Prize in 2004)Memoirs: This Boys Life: A Memoir (1989) In Pharaohs Army: Memories of the Lost War(1994)Novels: The Bar

4、racks Thief (1984, PEN/Faukner Award for Fiction) Old School (2003) This Boys LifeFilm Poster A Short Story Setting kitchen, cleaning up after dinner, USA, 1980s Charactershusband & wife, white, middle-aged, middle-class Conflictdifferent views on interracial marriages Plotcasual talk, argument, fig

5、ht, hurt feelings, failed attempt at reconciliation Narrative point of view 3rd person, the husbandStructureThe 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 was hurt; the husband helpe

6、d 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 him but then decided to forgi

7、ve 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. Para Para Para Para 1-1819-2425-4445-4849-57Unlike most men he knew, he really pitched in on the housework. （1）unlike :is the opposite of the prepersitio

8、n “like” e.g. Unlike many young people of his background, he hates the attention he is given because of his father.Unlike the United States, Japan largely relies on bank loans for its capital needs.Unlike many other government officials, he is neither corrupt nor corruptible.pitch in：to offer help a

9、nd supporthousework：domestic duties such as cleaning and cooking(not to be confused with “homework”)Review the verb pattern：verb+(pro)noun +do sthe.g. I overheard the young couple quarrel 1ast nightShe overheard the men discuss their plan to rob a banka friend of his wifes：one of his wifes friendsA

10、few months earlier hed overheard a friend of his wifes congratulate her on having such a considerate husband.(1)congratulate sb on sth: give sb. Ones good wishes when sth special or pleasant has happened to them.e.g.They all congratulated me on winning the first prize When I grew older, I realized t

11、hat I really should have congratulated myself on having such a poor but loving fatherconsiderate：thoughtful；kind；careful not to hurt or cause inconvenience to othersThey talked about different things and somehow got on the subject of whether white people should marry black people.(2)somehow: in some

12、 way(I dont remember how it happened)egThat day somehow I didnt feel like eating We went to Wangfujing together the other day and somehow I couldnt find him anywhereget on(to)：to begin to discuss whether white people should marry black people： whether it is advisable or a good idea for white people

13、to marry black people“Should here bdoes not mean “must”He said that all the things considered, it was a bad idea. (Para. 2) absolute constructionall things considered：when one considers every aspect of the problem or situation egAll things considered，he is doing pretty well at school. All things con

14、sidered，the reform is a successSometimes his wife got this look where she pinched her brows together and bit her lower lip. (4)“Where” here is used as a relative adverb introducing an attributive clause which modifies the word “look”Cf He went to a school，which was very far from where he lived He we

15、nt to school where he learned many interesting things. I saw a movie last night which was real junkI saw a movie last night where there was a lot of violencepinch her brows together：to contract or squeeze her eyebrows；to frownI didnt imply anything, she said, I just dont see whats wrong with a white

16、 person marrying a black person, thats all.(7)Heres another example of complex object(a white person marrying)to a preposition(with). e.g.Whats wrong with peasants coming to big cities to look for jobs?Whats wrong with people demanding to know how their taxes are being spent?Dont take my word for it

17、. Look at the statistics. Most of those marriages break up.(14)take someones word for it：(spoken)used to say that someone should accept what you say as true，egTake my word for it，this boy is going to have a bright future You can take my word for it，I will never let you down“Yes, different,” he snapp

18、ed, angry with her resorting to this trick of repeating his words so that they sounded hypocritical. (Para. 16) spoke abruptly and sharplyto turn to the help of the trick adjective phrase as subject complementappositive structure linked by “of”These are dirty, he said, and threw all the silverware b

19、ack into the sink.(18)“Ware” means manufactured goodsIt is often used to form compound words such as silverware，ironware，software，hardware，glassware，earthenware，ovenwareShe stared down at it, her lips pressed tight together, then plunged her hands under the surface.(19)“Pressed here is past particip

20、le and “tight modifies “lips” plunge：(to cause sth)to fall suddenly and with forceegThe fish plunged deep into the water This scandal plunged the government into a serious crisisHe ran upstairs to the bathroom and rummaged in the medicine chest for alcohol, cotton, and a Band-Aid.(20)rummage：to sear

21、ch for sthby moving things around in a careless wayIt is usually used in the following patterns：to rummage in a place for sth；to rummage through a place for sth； to rummage aroundHe took the hand and dabbed at her thumb with the cotton.(20)dab：to touch sthlightly，usually several timesIt is usually u

22、sed in the following patternsto dab at a certain place(a bleeding lip for instance)with sth；to dab sthon or onto some placeHed acted out of concern for her, he thought that it would be a nice gesture on her part not to start up that conversation again, as he was tired of it.（21）Refresh students memo

23、ry of “out of concernout of：because of，eg I just followed the crowd out of curiosityThe job was not very well paidShe took it just out of interest I really have no excuseI did it out of carelessness and stupidityThen you probably would have been going out with a black guy.（30)More examples for the p

24、attern “would have been doing sth”in the subjunctive mood：If it had not been for his help，my father would have been begging in the street still If he had not hit upon this idea，he would have been living on government relief stillThere was no possible way of arguing with the fact that shewould not be

25、 herself if she were black. (32)appositive clause What do you think of the idea that_?How do you explain the fact that_?What is the reason why_?Do you accept the view that_?He knew that she was too angry to be actually reading it, but she didnt snap through the pages the way he would have done.(45)s

26、nap through the pages：to turn the pages suddenly，making short and sharp noises Observe the following uses of the word “snap”：He snapped two little twigs off a tree and used them as chopsticks She snapped her briefcase shut and left angrilyI only told him that a certain Miss Li had called and he snap

27、ped at me for no reason He only stayed long enough to snap a few picturesWhen he was done the kitchen looked new, the way it looked when they were first shown the house. (47)when he was done: when he has finishede.g. When you are done with the book, pass it on to Chen. In the relative clause followi

28、ng such nouns as “way”,”reason”, “time”; “day”, the relative adverbs are usually omitted， e.g. I dont like the way (how) he talks to people. I dont know the reason (why) she turned down that offer.Do you remember the time (when) we went to Huashan together?The day(when) I went to school, I was both

29、excited and scared. Ill make it up to you. I promise.(49)Make it up to sb.: to do sth. Good for sb.because you feel responsible for sth. bad that happened between youe.g. I cant take you to the park today,son. Im sorry, but I will make it up to you next week when I am not so busy.Compare this to “ma

30、ke it up with sb”which is different in meaning.I had a little quarrel with my sisiter last night, but I made it up with her soon.(or we soon made it up.)He thought the years they had spent together, and how close they were, and how well they knew each other, and his throat tightened so that he could

31、 hardly breathe. (Para. 48)“as a result” introducing an adverbial clause of resultobjective clauses of “thought”ReinforcementRetellingChoose one topic Suppose you were the husband and tell the story of that night to your friends.1.Suppose you were the wife and tell the story of that night to your fr

32、iends.The idea of racism is a theme in the story, for the implication of the husbands racism is what causes the couple to quarrel. The wife dislikes her husbands beliefs that African Americans are different from whites. He maintains that it is not that he is prejudiced against African Americans, but

33、 that they come from a different culture and they even have their own language. The husbands negative response to Anns question of whether he would marry her were she African American indicates the pervasive and destructive nature of his racism.Theme of the Text appearance innermost beinghypocritica

34、lHe is excited by her anger to challenge her.Send her away to stop the conversation as he is tired of it.He felt ashamed that he had let his wife get him into the fight. He knew that he had to come up with the right answer Contrast considerate: pitch in on the housework, come to the aid out of conce

35、rn,ask to complete the dish-washingScan the text and list out the related information.Contrast: to show the hypocritical nature of the husband and the subtlety of his racist natureInnuendo: an indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression; an insinuationHe thought of years they ha

36、d spent together, and how close they are, and how well they knew each other (Para. 43)InnuendoThe room was silent. His heart pounded the way it had on their first night together, the way it still did when he woke at a noise in the darkness and waited to hear it againthe sound of someone moving through the house, a stranger. (Para. 52)