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1、WARM UP ACTIVITIESBACKGROUND: ABOUTABOUT THE AUTHORUTHORTobias WolffAmerican Author (1945-)llieutenant with the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) in VietnamlInstructorofSyracuse UniversitylProfessor ofStanford UniversityBACKGROUND: ABOUT THE AUTHORTobias WolffHe is known for his memoirs, parti

2、cularlyThis Boys Life(1989) and his short stories. He has also written two novels.The Barracks * 1985 PEN/Faulkner Award; In the Garden of the North American Martyrs* Saint Lawrence Award for fiction in 1982. Back in the WorldIt is the ancient art of the master storyteller- Tim OBrienBACKGROUND: ABO

3、UT RACISMRacial prejudice / Racial discriminationGenetic factors traits and capacities inherent superiorityGermen concentration camps for Jews, slaughtering (6mil.)NankingMassacre (300thousand)Rwandan Genocide (1994; 1mil.)The Jim Crow laws -between 1876 and 1965. racial segregation in all public fa

4、cilities, with a supposedly separate but equal status for black Americans. In reality, this led to treatment and accommodations that were usually inferior to those provided for white Americans, systematizing a number of economic, educational and social disadvantages.In the US: National curseBACKGROU

5、ND: ABOUT RACISMKoo Klucks Klan also known as KKK: a secret white supremacist organization at various times in American history terrorized blacks and white sympathizers with violent acts of lynching, shootings and whippings. They have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy,

6、 white nationalism, and anti-immigration. BACKGROUND: ABOUT RACISMIn the US:19631963 Martin Luther King, Jr.(19291968)is the first person in the Western world to have shown us that a struggle can be waged without violence. He is the first to make the message of brotherly love a reality in the course

7、 of his struggle, and he has brought this message to all men, to all nations and races.In 1964. At age 35, Dr. King was the youngest man, the second American, and the third black man awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.Barack Hussein ObamaNONOW WWARMWARM UP ACTIVITIESUP ACTIVITIESHave you ever thought abo

8、ut marrying a foreigner, or someone of a different race?What do you know about racism?Do you think there is a racist prejudice problem in China?OVERALL UNDERSTANDINGTEXT OUTLINEAverage evening in the life of a married couple different attitudes argument intensifies, it gets personal argument seeming

9、ly settledlWhat happened?lWhat does the author try to reveal? THEME OF THE TEXTTHEME OF THE TEXTWhat happened? The husbands subtle expressions of racismThe wife made it personalThey realized they are like strangersWhat does the author try to reveal? The themeThe topic of an average evening in the li

10、fe of a married couple is about racismOrdinary people like them may also be guilty of the crime of racism without realizing itFemales approach v. males approachCouple married for many years may not know each others innermost thoughtsDETAILED-STUDY 1. They were doing the dishes, his wife washing whil

11、e he dried. (Do/wash/dry the dishes)Verb-noun collocationse.g.to call sb.s name; to mop the floor; (paras. 47)to wipe the table; (paras. 46) to spray the silverware; (paras. 30) to pinch ones brows; (paras. 4) to bite ones lower lip (paras. 4) to demonstrate the difference; to take a breath; to win

12、the argument; .Verb-noun collocations The use of adjectives as verbs e.g. : to empty ones pockets;to wet ones lips; to narrow the gap; to dirty ones hands; to clear the street; to clean the room; to long for the vacation; to busy oneself with sth.; to calm down; to cool down; to warm ones hands over

13、 the fire; to dry ones tearsCompare to: to tighten the beltto straighten out some problemsto blacken ones nameto heighten the awareness(become; cause to have; 使)2. Unlike most men he knew, he really pitched in on the housework.unlike v. dislike: unlike : opposite of the like as a preposition dislike

14、 : opposite of the like as a verb or noun E.g. Unlike many young people of his background, he hates the attention he is given because of his father Unlike the United Stated, Japan largely relies on bank loans for its capital needs.Contrary to popular belief , many catsdislikemilk.She took an instant

15、disliketo me. pitch into start working energetically e.g. They all pitched in and soon finished the job.to offer help and support e.g. They pitched in with contributions of money.pitch (pitch sth.; pitch (vi.); pitch into) housework: domestic duties such as cleaning and cooking (not to be confused w

16、ith homework)* Chore家务活，困难繁琐无趣的工作 A few months earlier hed overheard a friend of his wifes congratulating her on having such a considerate husband. Review the verb pattern” verb + (pro)noun + doing sth. E.g.: lI overheard the young couple quarreling last night. lShe overheard the men discussing thei

17、r play to rob a bank. Overhear : hear sth by accident v. eavesdrop onCongratulate sb. on (doing) sth. They all congratulated me on winning the first prize. When I grew older, I realized that I really should have congratulated myself on having such a poor but loving father.considerate: adj. thoughtfu

18、l; kind; careful not to hurt or cause inconvenience to othersE.g. It is considerate of you not to play the piano while I was having a sleep. Compare to:considerable: adj. rather large or great , as in size , distance, or extent. E.g. He bought a house at a considerable expense.considering: prep. in

19、view of, having regard toE.g. Shes very active, considering her age.4. somehow got onto the subject of whether white people should marry black people. somehow: in some way (I dont remember how it happened), e. glThat day somehow I didnt feel like eating.lWe went to Beijing Rd. together the other day

20、 and somehow I couldnt find him anywhere. get on to: to begin to discuss v. get on withLets us now get on to the issue of money allocation.whether white people should marry black people:whether it is advisable or a good idea for white people to marry black people.5. He said that all things considere

21、d, he thought it was a bad idea. all things considered: when all things are considered, e.g. All things considered, he is doing pretty well at school. All things considered, this is the best plan so far. 6. Sometimes his wife got this look where she pinched her brows together and bit her lower lip.W

22、here here is used as a relative adverb introducing an attributive clause which modifies the word “look”. Compare: lHe went to a school, which was very far from where he lived. lHe went to school where he learned many interesting things. lI saw a movie last night which was real junk. lI saw a movie l

23、ast night where there was a lot of violence. pinch her brows together: to contract or squeeze her eyebrows; to frown * pinch me, pinch the nail7. .and Ive worked with blacks and weve always gotten along just fine. I dont need you coming along now and implying that Im a racist. gotten: past participl

24、e of get in American EnglishGet along fine with sb. I dont need you doing sth. you coming along is the complex object to the verb need.9. I just dont see whats wrong with a white person marrying a black person, thats all. Whats wrong with + complex object (a white person marrying) preposition (with)

25、. 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?11. Thats okay with me, I like hearing them talk. But its different. Thats okay with me: I have no objection to that. Im fine with that.12. Like you know m

26、e?In informal English, like is often used as a conjunction (= as /the same as/ as if). E.g Like I said, I cant get there by 5 p.m.Do you speak to Children like you speak to adults?13. Oh boy, he thought. Oh boy is used often in American English when someone is slightly annoyed. The man was annoyed b

27、ecause his wife was determined to pursue the argument. 14. Dont take my word for it. Look at the statistics. take someones word for it: (spoken) used to say that someone should accept what you say as true, e.g.Take my word for it, this boy is going to have a bright future.You can take my word for it

28、, I will never let you down. 15. She was piling dishes on the draining-board at a terrific rate. Many of them were still greasy. at a terrific rate: at a great speed, very quickly. Terrific: abnormally great, to describe an extent; Rate means speed .Most people walk at an average rate of 5 kilometre

29、s an hour.greasy: covered with grease (animal fat softened by cooking or heating) as in food, dishes, skin, hair, fingers. 16. “Yes, different,” he snapped, angry with her for resorting to this trick of repeating his words so that they sounded hypocritical. snap: to say sth. quickly and angrilyresor

30、t to sth: 诉诸于, 求助于Just as they were about to resort to law and force, she broke down, and they buried her father quickly.resort to unjust meansTrick: sth you do to deceive or outwitHypocritical: Hypocrisy, Hypocrite17. and threw all the silverware back into the sink. “ware” means manufactured goods.

31、 It is often used to form compound words such as silverware, ironware, software, hardware, glassware, earthenware, ovenware. Exercise Vocabulary 118. She stared down at it, her lips pressed tight together, then plunged her hands under the surface. She stared down at it, (with) her lips pressed tight

32、 “Pressed” here is past participle and “tight” modifies “lips”. plunge: (to cause sth.) to fall suddenly and with force, e.g. The fish plunged deep into the water.Some analysts said the market was concerned that the stock market plunge could hurt oil demand .19. He ran upstairs to the bathroom and r

33、ummaged in the medicine chest for alcohol, cotton, and a Band-Aid. rummage: to search for sth. by moving things around in a careless wayWereyouabletorummageoutsomeoldclothestogivetothemanat the door?It is usually used in the following patterns: to rummage in a place for sth.; to rummage through a pl

34、ace for sth.; to rummage around.20. (he) dabbed at her thumb with the cotton. dab: to touch sth. lightly, usually several timesto dab at a certain place (e.g. a bleeding) with sth. (e.g. some cotton); to dab sth. (e.g. some cotton) on or onto some place21. He hoped that she appreciated how quickly h

35、e had come to her aid. come to ones aid: to come to help someone Also, to come to our rescue = to come to rescue us22. Hed 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, act out of concern/ pity/ sympathy out of: because

36、of e.g. I just followed the crowd out of curiosity. The job was not very well paid. She took it just out of interest. it would be a nice gesture on her part not to Start up the conversation: e.g. a businessFinish up (with): conclude with/close with23. So you wouldnt have married me if Id been black.

37、 He knew there was a burglar in the house, but he was alone and unarmed. Now what would you have done if you had been in that situation? He discovered a bag of gold. Do you know what he did with it? What would you have done if you had found so much money?If you had been in Wenchuan that day, what wo

38、uld you have done the moment you realized it was an earthquake?24. “For Christs sake, Ann!”. Jesus, Ann For Christs sake is often used to express annoyance too25. debating clubdebating here is a gerund(动名词) used as the attributive of club. E.g. reading materials; running shoes; teaching method; eati

39、ng habits; speaking manners; sewing machine; compound words: sitting-room, sleeping-pills, dining-car (compare to sleeping beauty)26. “Then you probably would have been going out with a black guy.” He picked up the rinsing nozzle and sprayed the silverware. “would have been doing sth.” in the subjun

40、ctive 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 still.27. “Lets say I am black and unattached,” Lets say: Let us suppose (sth/ sb. / a clause) unattached: still single o

41、r unmarried; not engaged; without a regular companion29. There was no possible way of arguing with the fact that she would not be herself if she were black. What follows the word “fact” is an appositive clause which explains what the “fact” is, rather than modifies it like in attributive clauses. No

42、uns that are often used to introduce such appositive clauses are: reason, fact, idea, view, decision, etc. Please complete the following sentences: 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 _ _?30. but he still

43、felt cornered. corner: to get a person into a position from which it is hard to escape. Here, it means to put a person into a difficult situation. To corner sb. ; feel cornered使走投无路 Hefought likeacorneredanimal.Finally,theescaped criminalwascornered.Corner take a turnIts dangerous to corner at high

44、speed33. She said, “Thank you,” and walked from the kitchen into the living room. Thank you: Thank you for telling me the truth. This polite expression actually shows her mounting anger. 34. but she didnt snap through the pages the way he would have done. Snap:tosuddenlybreaksomethingwithashortloudn

45、oise,ortobebrokenin thiswaysnap through the pages: to turn the pages suddenly, making short and sharp noises.Youcansnapthroughit in maybe two years, if you read eight hours a day.35. While he was at it, he decided, he might as well mop the floor. be at it: to be in a continuous state or activity, e.

46、g.to be at war; to be at work; to be at peacemight as well d better Paraphrase:Since he was doing the dished, etc., he might as well mop the floor. 36. When he was done, the kitchen looked new, the way it looked when they were first shown the house. When he was done: When he had finished, e.g.When y

47、ou are done with the book, pass it on to Chen. In the relative clauses following such nouns as “way”, “reason”, “time”, “day”, the relative adverbs are usually omitted. For example: Dont like the way (how) he talks to people. I dont know the reason (why) she turned down that offer. Do you remember t

48、he time (when) we went to Huashan together?The day (when) I went to school, I was both excited and scared. 37. The night was clear and he could see a few stars to the west, where the lights of the town didnt blur them out. The night was clear: The night was starry, no clouds, no mist, no smoke. Comp

49、are The street is clean. (no garbage; not dirty)The street is clear. (no traffic; not blocked)38. In another thirty years or so they would both be dead. What would all that stuff matter then?paraphrase: In another thirty years or so they would both be dead. So whats the point of arguing about these

50、problems?The use of the word “another” here seems to suggest that they must have been married for about thirty years. Therefore in another thirty years they would both be in their late eighties. 39. and his throat tightened so that he could hardly breathe. the uses of the three “and”. (The first two