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.,Obje
2、ctives of Teaching,To comprehend the whole story To lean and master the vocabulary and expressions To learn to paraphrase the difficult sentences To understand the structure of the text To appreciate the style and rhetoric of the passage.,Important and Difficult points,The comprehension of the whole
3、 story The understanding of certain expressions The appreciation of the writing technique Colloquial, slangy or black English Cultural difference between nationalities in the US,Detailed study of the text:,1. wavy: having regular curves A wavy line has a series of regular curves along it. The wavy l
4、ines 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. *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 i
5、s not proper) A groove is 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, ugly If someone is homely, they are not very attr
6、active 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 I The setting:
7、 yard, house Maggie: appearance Comparison with her sister: eying her with a mixture of envy and awe Sister 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 perio
8、d. 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, encounter If a problem, task, or difficulty confronts you, or you are confronted with it, it is sth. that you cannot avoid and must deal
9、 with I 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 steps The old lady tottered down the stairs.,Detailed study of the text,curse: If you
10、 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 th
11、e arms as a sign of love, hug Smile 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, esp. one with a glass screen between the front and back seats. Limousines are usually dr
12、iven 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 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
13、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 that 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
14、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 wagon (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 t
15、o describe the colour of peoples hair when it changes from its original colour, usu. as they get old and before it becomes white Johnny Carson: a talk show anchorman 9. tacky: (Am.E, slang) shabby,Detailed study of the text:,I wear flannel nightgowns? 10. overalls: are a single piece of clothing tha
16、t 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 working,Detailed study of the text:,11. hog: pig, esp. a fat one for eating 12. sledge hammer: large, heavy hammer for swinging with both hands, a lar
17、ge 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 batter (糊状物) made of milk, flour and eggs. usu. rolled up or folded and eaten hot with a sweet or savory filling inside Who ever knew a
18、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 If you sidle somewher
19、e, you walk there uncertainly or cautiously, as if you do not want anyone to notice you 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 walk If you shuffle, you walk without lifting your feet properly off the ground He sli
20、pped 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 because you feel uncomfortable or embarrassed.,II. Detailed study of the text:,I was shuffling in my seat. cf: totter
21、 (n.6), sidle(n. 15), shuffle,II. Detailed study of the text:,17. blaze: to burn with a bright flame A 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 fire The fire burned slowly at first, but soon burst into a blaze.,II. Det
22、ailed 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 faded A bu
23、ilding 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 the text:,20. raise: to collect together raise an army / raise enou
24、gh money for a holiday His 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?
25、(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 pretended She lives in a make-believe world / a world of make-believe.,II. Detailed study of the text:,Dont be afraid of monsters - the s
26、tory 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 way There 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 shov
27、e 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 person dim: faint, not bright wit: intelligence, wisdom at ones wits end: at the end of ones
28、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 chiefly a
29、t the toe and the heel 27. stare down any disaster in her efforts: face up and defeat any disaster with her efforts stare 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 unsteadily shadows flicke
30、red on the wall flickering eyelids even the self-assurance of Ogilver flickered.,II. Detailed study of the text:,29. stumble: to stop and /or make mistakes in speaking or reading aloud to catch the foot on the ground while moving along and start to fall She stumble at/over the long word He stumbled
31、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. stammerer stutter: to speak or say with difficulty in producing sounds, esp. habitually holding back the first consonant. stuttere
32、r,II. Detailed study of the text:,30. good-naturedly: naturally kind, ready to help, to forgive, not to be angry A 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
33、 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 hook to hook a fish / a rich husband hooknose Here: to attack with the horn of the cow,II. Detailed study of the
34、 text:,33. soothe: to make less angry, excited or anxious, comfort or calm, to make less painful soothing words soothe 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
35、 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
36、window or opening in a ship for light or air 36. shutter: a. one that shuts b. 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:,cf: Venetian blinds The shop front is fitted with rolling
37、 shutters. c. device that opens to admit light through the lens of a camera,II. Detailed study of the text:,37. pasture: land where grass is grown and where cattle feed on it 38. furtive: stealthy, If sb. is furtive, he / she behaves as if he / she wants to keep sth. secret or hidden.,II. Detailed s
38、tudy 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
39、 near a place without purpose or activity 40. 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 expressed a well-turned phrase: 恰当的词语,II. Detailed
40、study of the text:,43. cute: delightfully pretty and often small If 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 liquid He scalded his tongue on / with the hot coffee scalding: boiling or as hot as
41、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, b
42、right 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. kink
43、y: (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 side 49. 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 w
44、ith the same rope The 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 effort glider: a plane without an engine,II. Detailed study of the text:,52. something
45、of a(n). : (infml) rather a(n), a fairly good You 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 that they have it to some extent.,II. Detailed study of the text:,If you say that a person is some
46、thing of an actor, something of a poet, etc., you mean that the person can act, write poetry, etc. to some extent Dr. Mitra, a scholar and something of a philosopher,II. Detailed study of the text:,If you say that a situation is something of a mystery / a surprise, etc., you mean that it is slightly
47、 mysterious, slightly surprising 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 successful He is a clever boy- I hope hell make sth. of himself.,II. Detailed study of the text:,53. pe
48、ek: (infml) to look at sth. quickly, esp. when one should not They 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 secretly Its rude to peep at other peoples work. He took a peep at the back of the book to find ou
49、t 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 well She 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 down 55. cower: to bend low and draw back as from fear, pain, shame, cold etc.,II. Detailed study of the text:,
