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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,*,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,*,Lesson NineText A A Dill Pickle,Lesson NineText A A Dill Pic,1,I.About the Author:,I.About the Author:,2,Katherine Mansfield was born in Wellington,New Zealand,into a middle-class colonial family.Her father,Harold Beauchamp,was a banker and mother,Annie Burnell Dyer,a genteel.She lived for six years in the rural village of Karori.Mansfield has later told that I imagine I was always writing.Twaddle it was,too.But better far write twaddle or anything,anything,that nothing at all.At the age of nine she had her first text published.As a first step to her rebellion against her background,she withdrew to London in 1903 and studied at the Queens College,where she joined the staff of the,College Magazine,.Back in New Zealand in 1906,she then took up music,and had affairs with both men and women.Her father denied her the opportunity to become a professional cello player-she was accomplished violoncellist.In 1908 she studied at Wellington Techical College typing and bookkeeping.Her lifelong friend Ida Baker(L.M.,Leslie Moore in her diary and correspondence)persuaded Mansfields father to allow Katherine to move back to England,with an allowance of 100 a year.There she devoted herself to writing.Mansfield never visited New Zealand again.,Katherine Mansfield was born i,3,II.About the Title:,Dill:,n.an aromatic herb native to Eurasia with finely dissected leaves and small yellow flowers clustered in umbels.【植】莳萝(产于欧亚的一种芳香型草本植物，长有纤细分裂的叶子和成伞形花序的小黄花簇)，草茴香。the leaves or seeds of this plant,used as a seasoning.莳萝的种子(这种植物的叶子和籽可用作调味品)。,dill pickle,莳萝泡菜,Pickle:,an edible product,such as a cucumber,that has been preserved and flavored in a solution of brine or vinegar.腌菜，泡菜(一种在盐水或醋溶液中保存和调味的可食性产品，如腌黄瓜)。,II.About the Title:,4,III.About the Text:,Focus:,Interpretation of the theme or themes linked to understand the two characters what happened to them 6 years ago,why dont they live together since both of them are single.,Difficulty:,use of symbols.,Content and theme:,a)learn to piece together the plot of a fragmentary story.b)give character sketches of the 2 people in the story and find out evidence from the text to support the sketches.c)discuss the major themes of the story.,Techniques and Languages:,Use of metaphors and symbols,Use of stream of consciousness(Para.16-21),Use of point of view/perspective.,Mansfields style.,III.About the Text:,5,Main Idea,This is a story about a young man and a young woman who had been lovers once and now meet again after six years of separation,and as they reminisce,we begin to know what happened six years ago that finally led to the end of their relationship.In the story,the author artfully points up Vera,the heroines sensitivity and the mans insensitivity to others,their feeling,attitudes and motivations,and the mans self-involvement.,Main IdeaThis is a story about,6,Questions for preview:,1.The first series of questions are related to the plot of the story.,What is the plot of the story?How is the plot revealed?Is there much action in the story?Do you like this way of telling stories?,2.The second series of questions are related to the understanding of the character.,How could you describe the two characters and why?How are they portrayed?Do you like these kinds of people?Is the man insensitive,or is the woman oversensitive?,3.What are some of the major symbols?,4.Work in pairs and imagine yourselves to meet former lovers who havent seen each other for 6 years.Now you supposed to design the dialogue with your former lovers.,Questions for preview:,7,IV.Details of the Text and Language Points:,Part One(para.1-12):,The greeting of the two former lovers.,Q:,What do you think of the beginning?,A:,Arousing the readers curiosity:What is their relationship?How do you think the story would go on in your imagination?,Q:,Dont you know your former boyfriend/girlfriend only six years later?,A:,No.He/She should be the person at the bottom of my heart,should never be forgotten.,Q:,What do you think of the trick of interrupting?,A:,His habit of interrupting her,disrespectful,self-involved,showing little interest in bearing what she wants to say or how she feels perhaps is one of the reasons for her to leave him-selfish.,IV.Details of the Text and La,8,(1)Daffodil:n.,a bulbous plant with showy,usually yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown.黄水仙(一种球茎状的植物，开有艳丽的，通常为黄色的花和喇叭状的花冠)。,(2)Light up:,1.to become or cause to become animated or cheerful.（使）变得容光焕发或振奋。2.to start smoking a cigarette,cigar,or pipe.点香烟，开始吸香烟或雪茄、烟斗。,(3)Exclaim:vi.,to cry out suddenly or vehemently,as from surprise or emotion.喊叫，由于惊奇或激动而突然或强烈地喊叫：The children exclaimed with excitement.孩子们激动地喊了起来。,(8)Loathe:v.,to dislike(someone or something)greatly;abhor.厌恶，很不喜欢（某人或某事）；憎恶。,(12)Exasperate:v.,1.to make very angry or impatient;annoy greatly.激怒，使生气或不耐烦；非常令人恼怒。2.to increase the gravity or intensity of.使加剧，增加严重性或紧张程度。,(1)Daffodil:n.a bulbous plan,9,Part Two(p
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