高级英语课文EverydayUse.ppt

Lesson 4,Everyday Use for Your Grandmama by Alice Walker,Alice Walker,Background Information,Alice Walker wrote quite a number of novels,among them were The Color Purple which won the Pulitzer Prize of Fiction（普利策小说奖）and The American Book Award（美国图书奖）.In 1985,the Color Purple was made into a movie which won great fame.,Important&Difficult points,The comprehension of the whole storyThe understanding of colloquial,slangy or black English expressionsThe appreciation of the writing techniqueCultural difference between nationalities in the US,Detailed study of the text:,1.wavy:having regular curvesA wavy line has a series of regular curves along it.The wavy lines are meant to represent water.Here in the text the word describes the marks in wavy patterns on the clay ground left by the broom.,Detailed study of the text:,2.groove:a long narrow path or track made in a surface,esp.to guide the movement of sth.(here the explanation is not proper)A groove is a wide,deep line cut into a surface.The cupboard door slides open along the groove it fits into.,Detailed study of the text:,3.homely:simple,not grand,(of people,faces,etc.,)not good-looking,uglyIf someone is homely,they are not very attractive to look at;used in Am.E.,Detailed study of the text:,4.awe:Awe is the feeling of respect and amazement that you have when you are faced with sth.wonderful,frightening or completely unknown.The child stared at him in silent awe.,Detailed Study of the Text,Section 1 of part IThe setting:yard,houseMaggie:appearanceComparison with her sister:eying her with a mixture of envy and aweSister has held life in the palm of one hand,Detailed study of the text,have made it:if you make it,you are successful in achieving sth.Difficult,or in surviving through a very difficult period.I believe I have the talent to make it.You are brave and courageous.You can make it.,Detailed study of the text:,5.confront:to face boldly or threateningly,encounterIf a problem,task,or difficulty confronts you,or you are confronted with it,it is sth.that you cannot avoid and must deal withI was confronted with the task of designing and building the new system.,II.Detailed study of the text:,6.totter:to move in an unsteady way from side to side as if about to fall,to walk with weak unsteady stepsThe old lady tottered down the stairs.,Detailed study of the text,curse:If you curse,you use rude or offensive language,usu.because you are angry about sth.insult:If sb.insults you,they say sth.rude to you or offend you by doing or saying sth.which shows they have a low opinion of you.,Detailed study of the text:,embrace:to take and hold(another or each other)in the arms as a sign of love,hugSmile into each others face:,Detailed study of the text,To smile into each others face,II.Detailed study of the text:,7.limousine:A limousine is a large and very comfortable car sports car:a low usu.open car with room for only 2 people for traveling with high power and speed,Detailed study of the text:,8.Johnny Carson:a talk show anchorman9.tacky:(Am.E,slang)shabby,Detailed study of the text:,10.overalls:are a single piece of clothing that combines trousers and a jacket.11.hog:pig,esp.a fat one for eating,Detailed study of the text:,12.sledge hammer:large,heavy hammer for swinging with both hands,a large heavy hammer with a long handle,used for smashing concrete 13.barley:大麦,Detailed study of the text:,14.pancake:a thin,flat circle of cooked batter(糊状物)made of milk,flour and eggs.usu.rolled up or folded and eaten hot with a sweet or savory filling insideWho ever knew a Johnsonthe womans family name,Detailed study of the text,With one foot raised in flightwith my head turned in whichever way is farthest from them:Indirect speech act meaning ready to escape,II.Detailed study of the text:,15.sidle:walk as if ready to turn or go the other way A man sidled up to me and asked if I wanted a ticket for the match.,II.Detailed study of the text:,16.shuffle:slow dragging walkIf you shuffle,you walk without lifting your feet properly off the groundHe slipped on his shoes and shuffled out of the room.,II.Detailed study of the text:,I was shuffling in my seat.cf:totter(n.6),sidle(n.15),shuffle,II.Detailed study of the text:,17.blaze:to burn with a bright flameA wood fire was blazing,but there was no other light in the room.n.the sudden sharp shooting up of a flame,a very bright fireThe fire burned slowly at first,but soon burst into a blaze.,II.Detailed study of the text:,18.sweet gum tree:a large North American tree of the witch hazel(榛子)family,with alternate maplelike leaves,spiny(多刺的)fruit balls,and flagrant juice美洲金缕梅,落叶灌木或小乔木.原产于北美和亚洲.其分叉小枝从前用为魔杖,这寻找地下水,故俗称魔杖.,II.Detailed study of the text:,19.dingy:dirty and fadedThis is the dingiest street of the town.,II.Detailed study of the text:,20.raise:to collect togetherraise money for a holidayHis wife raised the money by selling her jewellery.Were trying to raise funds to establish a scholarship.,II.Detailed study of the text:,21.underneath:(so as to go)under(sth.)The letter was pushed underneath the door.Did you find very much growing underneath the snow?,II.Detailed study of the text:,22.make-believe:a state of pretending or the things which are pretendedShe lives in a make-believe world/a world of make-believe.,II.Detailed study of the text:,Dont be afraid of monsters-the story is only make-believe.The little girl made believe she was a princess.,II.Detailed study of the text:,23.shove:to push,esp.in a rough or careless wayThere was a lot of pushing and shoving to get on the bus.Help me to shove this furniture aside.,II.Detailed study of the text:,If you shove sb.or sth.,you push them with a quick,rather,violent movement.He dragged her out to the door and shoved her into the street.,II.Detailed study of the text:,24.dimwit:(infml)an ignorant and stupid persondim:faint,not bright wit:intelligence,wisdomat ones wits end:at the end of ones tether,II.Detailed study of the text:,25.organdy:(Br.E organdie)very fine rather stiff cotton material used esp.for womens dresses(蝉翼纱,玻璃纱),II.Detailed study of the text:,26.pump:low shoe that grips the foot chiefly at the toe and the heel 27.stare down any disaster in her efforts:face up and defeat any disaster with her effortsstare down:two people looking at each other persistently until one shifts his eye,II.Detailed study of the text:,28.flicker:to move backwards and forwards unsteadilyshadows flickered on the wallflickering eyelids,II.Detailed study of the text:,29.stumble:to stop and/or make mistakes in speaking or reading aloudto catch the foot on the ground while moving along and start to fallShe stumble at/over the long wordHe stumbled and stopped reading.,II.Detailed study of the text:,cf:stammer:to speak or say with pauses and repeated sounds,either habitually or because of excitement,fear,etc.stammererstutter:to speak or say with difficulty in producing sounds,esp.habitually holding back the first consonant.stutterer,II.Detailed study of the text:,30.good-naturedly:naturally kind,ready to help,to forgive,not to be angryA person or animal that is good-natured is naturally friendly and does not easily get angry.a good-natured policeman,II.Detailed study of the text:,31.mossy:moss:any of several types of a small flat green or yellow flowerless plant that grows in a thick furry mass on wet soil,or on a wet surface,II.Detailed study of the text:,32.hook:to catch with or as if with a hookto hook a fish/a rich husbandhooknoseHere:to attack with the horn of the cow,II.Detailed study of the text:,33.soothe:to make less angry,excited or anxious,comfort or calm,to make less painfulsoothing wordssoothe ones feelings,II.Detailed study of the text:,34.shingle:a small thin piece of building material(such as wood)often with one end thicker than the other for laying in overlapping rows as a covering for the roof or sides of building,II.Detailed study of the text:,cf:tile;a flat or curved piece of fired clay,stone,or concrete used esp.for roofs,floors,or walls and often for ornamental work,II.Detailed study of the text:,35.porthole:also port,a small usu.circular window or opening in a ship for light or air36.shutter:a.one that shutsb.movable cover(wooden panel or iron plate,hinged,or separate and detachable)for a window or door,to keep out light or burglars.,II.Detailed study of the text:,37.pasture:land where grass is grown and where cattle feed on it38.furtive:stealthy,If sb.is furtive,he/she behaves as if he/she wants to keep sth.secret or hidden.,II.Detailed study of the text:,They suddenly looked furtive when I got into the room.I watched him furtively pencil a note and slip it between the pages.A woman with furtive look sidled up to me and asked furtively whether I had/wanted porn CDs.,II.Detailed study of the text:,39.hang about:to wait or stay near a place without purpose or activity40.washday:also washing day,the day when clothes are washed,II.Detailed study of the text:,41.impressed with her:impressed by her manner,42.well-turned:(of a phrase)carefully formed and pleasantly expresseda well-turned phrase:恰当的词语,II.Detailed study of the text:,43.cute:delightfully pretty and often smallIf you describe sb.as cute you mean that you find them attractive,often in a sexual way,II.Detailed study of the text:,44.scald:to burn with hot liquidHe scalded his tongue on/with the hot coffeescalding:boiling or as hot as boiling,II.Detailed study of the text:,court:If a man courts a woman,he pays a lot of attention to her because he wants to marry her.,II.Detailed study of the text:,45.flashy:over-ornamented,unpleasantly big,bright,etc.and perhaps not of good quality Something that is flashy is so smart,bright and expensive that you find it unpleasant and perhaps vulgar a flashy sports car/cheap flashy clothes,II.Detailed study of the text:,46.recompose:compose:to make(esp.oneself)calm,quiet,etc.Jean was nervous at first but soon composed herself.,II.Detailed study of the text:,47.kinky:(esp.of hair)having kinks kink:a backward turn or twist in hair,a rope,chain,pipe,etc.48.wriggle:to twist from side to side49.loud:attracting attention by being unpleasantly colourful,II.Detailed study of the text:,50.rope:(of 2 or more mountain climbers)to be fastened together with the same ropeThe word here means the plaits or the pigtails are fastened together,II.Detailed study of the text:,51.gliding:to move noiselessly in a smooth,continuous manner,which seems easy and without effortglider:a plane without an engine,II.Detailed study of the text:,52.something of a(n).:(infml)rather a(n),a fairly good If you say that a person or thing has something of a particular quality,feeling,etc.,you mean that they have it to some extent.,II.Detailed study of the text:,He is something of a book collector/a liar/a musician.I am something of a carpenter myself,you know.,II.Detailed study of the text:,make sth.of oneself:be successfulHe is a clever boy-I hope hell make sth.of himself.,II.Detailed study of the text:,53.peek:(infml)to look at sth.quickly,esp.when one should notThey caught him peeking through the hole at what was going on in the room,II.Detailed study of the text:,peep:to look at sth.quickly and secretlyIts rude to peep at other peoples work.He took a peep at the back of the book to find out the answers to the questions.,II.Detailed study of the text:,Peek&Peep are not clearly distinguishable when denoting to see what is concealed,or hidden.,II.Detailed study of the text:,peer:to look very carefully or hard,esp.as if not able to see wellShe peered through the mist,trying to find the right path.He peered at me over the top of his glasses.,II.Detailed study of the text:,54.stoop:to bend the head and shoulders forwards and down55.cower:to bend low and draw back as from fear,pain,shame,cold etc.,II.Detailed study of the text:,56.go through motions with Maggies hand:Here“motions”refer to trying to shake hands with Maggie.,II.Detailed study of the text:,If you go through the motions,you say or do sth.that is expected of you without being very sincere or serious about it.Or you pretend to do sth.by making the movements associated with a particular action.,II.Detailed study of the text:,The doctor was sure that the man wasnt ill,but he went through the motions of examining him.I can go through the motions of putting imaginary food into my mouth.,II.Detailed study of the text:,57.give up onIf you give up on sth.,you abandon all hope of doing it or of understanding it,II.Detailed study of the text:,57.limp:lacking strength or stiffnessn.a way of walking with one foot dragging unevenlyv.to walk with an uneven step,one foot or leg moving less well than the other,II.Detailed study of the text:,58.There you are:I told you so.There you are.I knew I was right.Thats what I expected.I knew you couldnt trace it further back.There I was not:You are not right.,II.Detailed study of the text:,crop up:arise,happen or appear,unexpectedlySome difficulties have cropped up at work so Ill be late coming home tonight.,II.Detailed study of the text:,Literally the sentence in the text could possibly understood as follows:I was not there before the name“Dicie”appeared in our family,so why.But“There I was not”is obviously a quick,short cut answer to“there you are”.,II.Detailed study of the text:,59.Model A car:in 1909 Henry Ford mass-produced 15 million Model T cars and thus made automobiles popular in the States.In 1928 the Model T was discontinued and replaced by a new design-the Model A-to meet the needs for growing competition in car manufacturing.,II.Detailed study of the text:,Here he thinks she is quaint,attractive because it is strange and something rather old fashioned60.ream:sl.say it,spit it,II.Detailed study of the text:,61.out of the way:not blocking space for the forward movement ofWe overcame the difficulty and managed to pronounce it at last)I will move the chair out of your way.,II.Detailed study of the text:,He ran through the crowd,pushing people out of his way.Her social life got in the way of her studies.We got the name out of the way:we finished talking about it,we set the problem aside.When we got topic A out of the way,we discuss topic B.,II.Detailed study of the text:,62.trip:If you trip over something,you knock your foot against something when you are walking and lose your balance so that you fall or nearly fall.I tripped and fell.She tripped over a stone.,II.Detailed study of the text:,He put each foot down carefully to avoid tripping up.Here:to make a mistake as in a statement or behaviorThis lawyer always tries to trip witness up by asking confusing questions.,II.Detailed study of the text:,63.salt-lick shelters:shelters where blocks of rock salt were kept for cattle to lick66.doctrine:A doctrine is a principle or belief,or a set of principles of beliefs,which is thought by its supporters to be absolutely true and therefore the only one acceptable,II.Detailed study of the text:,64.style:The style of a particular person is all the general attitudes,like