大学英语精读3in my day

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,B,T,L,E,W,Part Three,Text Appreciation,ENTER,Lesson 13- In My Day,Text Appreciation,Text analysis,1.,Theme,2.,Text structure,3.,General analysis,4.,Further questions on appreciation,II.,Writing devices,Parallelism,Repetition,III.,Sentence paraphrase,Contents,Lesson 13- In My Day,Text Analysis,It is the responsibility of both parents and children to bridge the generation gap. On the one hand, young people should have more interest and respect of what their parents stand for. On the other hand, old people should show understanding to young peoples great interest in the future.,Theme of the story,The end of Theme.,Lesson 13In My Day,Part 1 (,paras,.1,),about:,Part 2 (,paras,. ),about:,Part 3 (,paras,. ),about:,Text Analysis,Structure of the text,45,46-53,54-55,Understanding of a mother from a sons point of view,Understanding of children from a fathers point of view,Meeting of the two views,The end of Structure.,Lesson 13In My Day,Text Analysis,What was the character of the mother when she was young?,I tell people exactly whats on my mind, ,life was combat, and victory was not to,the lazy, the timed,the drugstore cowboy, ,Scan the text and list out the related information.,To be continued on the next page.,straight- forward,strong-willed,She was a formidable woman, determined to speak her mind, determined to have her way, ,energetic,never defeated by life,She had hurled herself at life with an energy that made her seem always on the run.,Lesson 13In My Day,Text Analysis,The mother was always on the run and working hard because she believed that hard working is the necessary part of ones life. Life was a struggle, a fight, a battle for survival, for salvation, and for the glory of God. Only by hard working can one be successful in the end. Those who were lazy, timid, loitering and afraid to tell others the true feelings were losers of the life.,Lesson 13- In My Day,To be continued on the next page.,Question:,What values do you think were reflected in the mothers way of life when she was young?,Text Analysis,How did the author react to his mothers senility from a sons point of view?,Scan the text and list out the related information.,at the beginning,later,I could not accept the inevitable.,My impulse was to argue her back to reality.,I soon stopped trying to argue her back to what I considered the real world.,(I) tried to,travel along with her on those fantastic journeys into the past.,Lesson 13- In My Day,To be continued on the next page.,Text Analysis,At the beginning, he tried to argue his mother back to reality from his point of view because he believed that his mother being a normal person would be better for her and her family. But later when he began to look at it from his mothers point of view, he understood his mother was much happier when she could travel back to her childhood when she was loved and needed. So he would like to travel along with her into her past and understood his mother more.,Lesson 13- In My Day,To be continued on the next page.,Question:,What made the author change his reaction to his mothers senility?,Text Analysis,How did the author understand the relationship with his children from a fathers point of view?,Scan the text and list out the related information.,in the past,now,I had developed the habit of lecturing them on the harshness of life in my day.,I tried to break the habit, but must have failed.,Between us,there was a dispute about time.,Lesson 13- In My Day,To be continued on the next page.,Text Analysis,It is one of the reasons why there is generation gap between parents and children. The parents always like to talk about their past to the children because that was once their “future” they dreamed of and struggled for. But for the children, they are indifferent to the parents “future” because it is past for them. They are now dreaming for their future. This is the dispute of time.,The end of General Analysis.,Lesson 13- In My Day,Question:,What does the author mean by “a dispute about time”? (53),What happened to the authors mother at the age of 80? What became of her after her “last” fall?,What exactly is the problem with his mother?,What kind of a woman was the authors mother when she was young?,Was she happy when she was young? Is she happy now? What are her main complaints?,Text Analysis,Further questions on appreciation,To be continued on the next page.,Lesson 13- In My Day,Lesson 13- In My Day,Does the author feel that he has been a good son?,What do you think he is trying to say when he hopes that he can step into his mothers time machine?,How does the author understand the generation gap? Whats his advice to the younger generation?,Text Analysis,Further questions on appreciation,The end of Further Questions,.,Writing Devices,Parallelism,and Repetition,Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. This can happen at the word, phrase, or clause level.,And so she was, a formidable woman,determined,to speak her mind,determined,to have her way,determined,to bend those who opposed her. (14),repetition,Lesson 13- In My Day,Example,from the text,To be continued on the next page.,Writing Devices,Parallelism,and Repetition,She,ran,after chickens, She,ran,when she made the beds,ran,when she set the table. she,ran,. (15),Repetition is a major rhetorical strategy for producing emphasis, clarity, amplification, or emotional effect.,parallelism,Lesson 13- In My Day,Parallelism,more examples,Repetition,more examples,To be continued on the next page.,Writing Devices,Parallelism: more examples,Words and phrases,Not Parallel,: The teacher said that he was a poor student because he wait,ed,until the last minute to study for the exam, complet,ed,his lab problems in a careless manner, and,his motivation was,low.,Parallel,: The teacher said that he was a poor student because he wait,ed,until the last minute to study for the exam, complet,ed,his lab problems in a careless manner, and lack,ed,motivation.,To be continued on the next page.,Dont mix forms.,Lesson 13- In My Day,Writing Devices,Parallelism: more examples,2. clauses,Not Parallel:,The salesman expected,that he would present,his product at the meeting,that there would be,time for him to show his slide presentation, and,that questions would be asked,by prospective buyers (passive).,Parallel:,The salesman expected,that he would present,his product at the meeting,that there would be,time for him to show his slide presentation, and,that prospective buyers would ask,him questions.,To be continued on the next page,.,Lesson 13- In My Day,A parallel structure,that begins with,clauses must keep,on with clauses.,Changing to another,pattern or changing,the voice of the verb,(from active to passive or vice versa) will break,the parallelism.,Writing Devices,Parallelism: more examples,3.,Lists after a colon,Not Parallel:,The dictionary can be used for these purposes: to find,word meanings,pronunciations,correct spellings, and,looking up irregular verbs,.,Parallel:,The dictionary can be used for these purposes: to find,word meanings,pronunciations,correct spellings,and,irregular verbs,.,Be sure to keep all the elements in a list in the same form.,Lesson 13- In My Day,To be continued on the next page.,Writing Devices,Repetition: more examples,Would you please please please please please please please stop talking.,(Ernest Hemingway,Hills Like Whites Elephants,),Its like a windfall, like a godsend, like an unexpected piece of luck.,(Joseph Conrad,Youth,),Lesson 13- In My Day,To be continued on the next page.,Writing Devices,Repetition: more examples,There are words like Freedom,Sweet and wonderful to say.,On my heartstrings freedom sings,All day everyday.,There are words like liberty,That almost make me cry.,If you had known what I know,You would know why.,James Langston Hughes,Words Like Freedom,Lesson 13- In My Day,The end of Writing Devices.,Sentence Paraphrase 1,Through all this she lay in bed but moved across time, traveling among the dead decades with a speed and ease beyond the gift of physical science.,(1),traveling among the decades that had gone quickly, so quickly and easily that it defied science.,the present participle phrase,as adverbial of attending circumstances,More examples,go to 2,ability, talent,Lesson 13- In My Day,Sentence Paraphrase,He entered college at the age of eighteen,graduating four years later as head of his class.,Teams of sweepers with twig brooms move along in unison,sweeping the water away,.,back to 1,Lesson 13- In My Day,Sentence Paraphrase 2,She gazed at this improbably overgrown figure out of an inconceivable future and promptly dismissed it. (4),She could not conceive of the future when here little Russell would be that tall and big. Therefore she immediately put that thought out of her mind.,go to 3,to grow beyond normal size,impossible to comprehend or grasp fully,to refuse to accept that something might be true,Lesson 13- In My Day,Sentence Paraphrase 3,It showed in that angry challenging thrust,of the chin when she issued an opinion, and a great one she had always been for,issuing opinions. (10),When she expressed an opinion, her chin would come forward which made her look angry and defiant. She liked to give her opinion and was never afraid of speaking her mind.,a quick hard push,Inversion, showing emphasis,go to 4,Lesson 13- In My Day,Sentence Paraphrase 4,Life was combat, and victory was not to the lazy, the timid, the drugstore cowboy, the mush-mouth afraid to tell people exactly what was on his mind. (15),one who wears cowboys clothes but has had no experience as a cowboy; a loafer who loiters on street or in drugstores,excessively sentimental person,go to 5,Lesson 13- In My Day,Sentence Paraphrase 5,For ten years or more the ferocity with which she had once attacked life had been turning to a rage against the weakness, the boredom, and the absence of love that too much age had brought her. (38),a very strong feeling of anger,She once attacked life with fierceness, but now it was gone. In its place was an uncontrollable anger. she was angry about her declining health, her boredom and her loneliness.,relative clause (preposition +relative pronoun),modifying “ferocity”,go to 6,Lesson 13- In My Day,Sentence Paraphrase 6,I had written her with some banal advice to look for the silver lining, to count her blessings,instead of burdening others with her miseries. (39),to think about the good things that have happened to her,I had written to my mother, advising her to think about the pleasant and good times and about how lucky and cheerful she had once been. I told her not to complain and have other people worry about her.,go to 7,commonplace, uninteresting,a reason for thinking that the situation is not that bad,Lesson 13- In My Day,Sentence Paraphrase 7,This one was written out of a childish faith in the eternal strength of parents, a naive belief that age and wear would be overcome by an effort of will, that all she needed was a good pep talk to recharge a flagging spirit. (39),damage done by continuous use for a long time,Parents would be strong and be able to take care of children forever.,two appositive clauses,go to 8,to put the new energy into the weaker spirit,Lesson 13- In My Day,Sentence Paraphrase 8,A world had lived and died, and though it was part of my blood and bone I knew little more about it than I knew of the world of the pharaohs. (45),Though I was related to them, I knew very little about them. They lived in a world that was past and gone. They were as remote to me as the ancient Egyptian kings.,comparison: no more than,go to 9,More examples,Lesson 13- In My Day,To be continued on the next page.,Sentence Paraphrase,back to 8,I know no more Spanish than I know Greek.,我对西班牙语和希腊语同样不懂,。,The officials could see no more than the Emperor.,这些官员们与国王一样什么也没看到,。,Lesson 13- In My Day,Sentence Paraphrase 9,The orbits of her mind rarely touched present interrogators for more than a moment. (45),Metaphor:,her way of thinking,She could seldom respond to the questions put to her today because her mind was moving in a different way.,go to 10,Lesson 13- In My Day,Sentence Paraphrase 10,If a parent does lift the curtain a bit, it is often only to stun the young with some exemplary tale of how much harder life was in the old days. (46),a moral lesson,If a parent does tell his children a little bit about the past, he/she will usually just say how much harder life was in the old days.,Metaphor: lift the curtain of life and let you see a story serving as a model,go to 11,Lesson 13- In My Day,Sentence Paraphrase 11,It irritated me that their childhood should be, as I thought, so easy when my own had been, as I thought, so hard. (47),used for describing a fact or event that someone has a particular feeling or opinion about,(,表达惊异或不以为然等情绪,),go to 12,More examples,Lesson 13- In My Day,To be continued on the next page.,Sentence Paraphrase,1. How sad that she,should,have no one to comfort her.,2. Its odd you,should,mention BenI was just thinking about him.,3. It seems so unfair that this,should,happen to me.,Lesson 13- In My Day,back to 11,Sentence Paraphrase 12,At dinner a son offended me with an inadequate report card, he gazed at me with an expression of unutterable resignation and said, (52),beyond description,acceptance of an unpleasant situation without complaining,go to 13,not good enough; not up to standard,Lesson 13- In My Day,Sentence Paraphrase 13,I was angry with him for that, but angrier with myself for having become one of those ancient bores whose highly selective memories of the past become transparently dishonest even to small children. (53),old people who bore the young by endlessly teaching them moral lessons,Old people must have made mistakes in their time. But in order to set a good example for their children, they have to select what they consider would be suitable from their memories.,go to 14,Lesson 13- In My Day,Sentence Paraphrase 14,When she was young, with life ahead of her, I had been her future and resented it. Instinctively, I wanted to break free, and cease being a creature defined by her time. (54),When my mother was young, I was her future. But I,didn,t like it. I wanted to be free and independent. I wanted to live my own life and did not want to live my life by my mothers standards any longer.,go to 15,Lesson 13- In My Day,Sentence Paraphrase 15,These hopeless end-of-theline visits with my mother made me wish I had not thrown off my own past so carelessly. (55),visits paid to someone during the last stage of their life,Those last visits made me wish I had valued my past more, and had paid more attention to the world she represented.,subjunctive mood,Lesson 13- In My Day,The end of sentence paraphrase.,Part Three,Text Appreciation,This is the end of Part Three. Please click,HOME,to visit other parts.,Lesson 13- In My Day,