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1、Lesson IV,Everyday Use for Your Grandmama,Background Information,The author 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.,Objective
2、s of Teaching,To comprehend the whole storyTo lean and master the vocabulary and expressionsTo learn to paraphrase the difficult sentencesTo understand the structure of the textTo appreciate the style and rhetoric of the passage.,Important and Difficult points,The comprehension of the whole storyThe
3、 understanding of certain expressionsThe appreciation of the writing techniqueColloquial,slangy or black EnglishCultural 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
4、represent water.Here in the text the word describes the marks in wavy patterns on the clay ground left by the broom.*image 1*(此处加一细曲线图）,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
5、a wide,deep line cut into a surface.The cupboard door slides open along the groove it fits into.*image 2*(此处加一groove图）,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
6、 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
7、sister:eying her with a mixture of envy and aweSister has held life in the palm of one hand,Detailed study of the text,To 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
8、 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
9、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
10、.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 s
11、mile into each others face,II.Detailed study of the text:,7.limousine:A limousine is a large and very comfortable car,esp.one with a glass screen between the front and back seats.Limousines are usually driven by a chauffeur*image 2*（此处插一豪华轿车图）,II.Detailed study of the text:,cf:Sedan/saloon is a car
12、with seats for four or more people,a fixed roof,and a boot(the space at the back of the car,covered by a lid,in which you carry things such as luggage,shopping or tools)that is separate from the seating part of the car.*image-3*普通轿车图,Detailed study of the text:,convertible:a car with a soft roof tha
13、t can be folded down or removed*image 4*带帆布顶蓬的轿车sports car:a low usu.open car with room for only 2 people for traveling with high power and speed（*image 5*跑车图）,Detailed study of the text:,coupe ku:pei a car with a fixed roof,a sloping back,two doors and seats for four people*image 6*两箱轿车图station wag
14、on(Am E)/estate car(Br.E)a car which has a long body with a door at the back end and space behind the back seats*image 7*,Detailed study of the text:,8.gray/grey:used to describe the colour of peoples hair when it changes from its original colour,usu.as they get old and before it becomes whiteJohnny
15、 Carson:a talk show anchorman9.tacky:(Am.E,slang)shabby,Detailed study of the text:,I wear flannel nightgowns?10.overalls:are a single piece of clothing that combines trousers and a jacket.(*image 8*工装裤图)Your wear overalls over your clothes in order to protect them from dirt,paint,etc.while you are
16、working,Detailed study of the text:,11.hog:pig,esp.a fat one for eating12.sledge hammer:large,heavy hammer for swinging with both hands,a large heavy hammer with a long handle,used for smashing concrete*image 9*长把大锤13.barley:大麦,Detailed study of the text:,14.pancake:a thin,flat circle of cooked batt
17、er(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
18、ready to escape,II.Detailed study of the text:,15.sidle:walk as if ready to turn or go the other way If you sidle somewhere,you walk there uncertainly or cautiously,as if you do not want anyone to notice youA man sidled up to me and asked if I wanted a ticket for the match.,II.Detailed study of the
19、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:,If you shuffle,you move your feet about while standing or move your bottom about while sitting,often becaus
20、e you feel uncomfortable or embarrassed.,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
21、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
22、,这寻找地下水,故俗称魔杖.,II.Detailed study of the text:,19.dingy:dirty and fadedA building or place that is dingy is rather dark and depressing and does not seem to have been well looked after,.This is the dingiest street of the town.Clothes,curtains,etc.that are dingy are dirty or faded.,II.Detailed study of
23、 the text:,20.raise:to collect togetherraise an army/raise enough 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 doo
24、r.Did you find very much growing underneath the snow?(Here it suggests a repressive and imposing quality in her voice.),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 o
25、f 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.Deta
26、iled 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:
27、at the end of ones tether,II.Detailed study of the text:,25.organdy:(Br.E organdie)very fine transparent muslin(麦斯林纱,平纹细布)with a stiff finish(最后一层涂饰),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 chiefl
28、y 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 o
29、n the wallflickering eyelidseven the self-assurance of Ogilver flickered.,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 re
30、ading.,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
31、 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 flowe
32、rless 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 an
33、xious,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.Deta
34、iled 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.m
35、ovable 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:,cf:Venetian blindsThe shop front is fitted with rolling shutters.c.device that opens to admit light through the lens of a camera,II.Detailed st
36、udy 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
37、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
38、 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 attractiv
39、e,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.De
40、tailed 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.recompos
41、e: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 u
42、npleasantly 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,whic
43、h 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 goodYou use the expression something of in the following ways.If you say that a person or thing has something of a particular quality,feeling,etc.,you mean
44、 that they have it to some extent.,II.Detailed study of the text:,If you say that a person is something of an actor,something of a poet,etc.,you mean that the person can act,write poetry,etc.to some extentDr.Mitra,a scholar and something of a philosopher,II.Detailed study of the text:,If you say tha
45、t a situation is something of a mystery/a surprise,etc.,you mean that it is slightly mysterious,slightly surprisingHe 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
46、 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 peopl
47、es 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
48、 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:,
49、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 asso
50、ciated 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 aba
