1、Message of the Land Pira Sudham,R einforcement,T ext Analysis,Unit 3,Message of the Land,B ackground,Warming up,W,B,T,R,Message of the Land,Questions,Check-on Preview,Objectives,Warming up,Unit 3,Warming up,Questions,W,B,T,R,What does “land” mean to you? What are the differences among “land”, “soil”
2、 and “earth”?,material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow 土地,territory over which rule or control is exercised国土,the solid part of the earths surface陆地,earth是相对于天空或太空而言的“地面”; land是指地球表面相对于海洋而言时的“地面” ground指人们在上面行走的地面或具有一定面积限度的空地。 soil主要表示栽培植物的“土壤”,也可引申为“国土,国度”。,Que
3、stions,Check-on Preview,Mark each of the statements “T” for true or “F” for false. The farmer inherited the land from his father and wanted to pass it down to his children. The woman loved her children dearly and was very concerned about their life away from home, while her husband did not care a bi
4、t. The villagers used to grow their own food, make their own crafts, and dig their own well, but now they have to hire people to do everything. The woman disliked most of the changes happening in her village and wanted everything as it had been. We can infer that the author criticizes the old couple
5、 for being old-fashioned, stubborn, and unable to adjust themselves to the changes.,W,B,T,R,Warming up,Objectives,W,B,T,R,Master the language items listed. Know something about the author and his works. Appreciate the writing style and metaphors used. Think about such topics as urbanization and glob
6、alization and form your own opinions.,Warming up,Background,Genre,Author,B,W,T,R,Unit 3,Message of the Land,Background,Author Life,B,W,T,R,Born in a remote Esarn village in ThailandFirst language LaoTemple boy in Bangkok曼谷at 14Thailands top universityScholarship to New Zealand to study English30-yea
7、r odyssey through New Zealand, Australia, Hong Kong, the UK, Germany, and Switzerland Retired to a solitary life in his home village in 1997, helping needy students and teachers in a private school with funds set up by himself,Pira Sudham (1942 - ),Background,His Works,B,W,T,R,Siamese Drama (later r
8、enamed Tales of Thailand) (1983) People of Esarn (1987) Monsoon Country (1988) The Force of Karma (2002),People of EsarnPira Sudham conveys the inner voices of his subjects regardless of how illiterate, timid and insignificant they seem in their daily lives. Their simplicity and sensitivity come thr
9、ough his direct and clear prose, yet moving and touching. He writes with understanding and compassion for his people. Foreign writers writing about the Thai people look at Thailand from the outside, but Pira Sudham writes about his people and country as seen from the inside. This is one of the thing
10、s that makes them so fascinating.,His Works,Monsoon CountryIt depicts the problems of social transition in present day Thailand and gives insights into Thai life in the rural northeast. It is set in Thailand, England and Germany to convey the cultural tension between the East and the West, the clash
11、es between the new powers and the old values, covering the span of 25 years of the social-economic and political changes occurring in Thailand.,His Works,Background,His Influence,B,W,T,R,One of Thailands best known novelistsNominee of the 1990 Nobel Prize of Literature“David of Thailand”,Sudhams wor
12、ks are concerned with social-economic-political changes occurring in Thailand. Widely read and highly acclaimed, his books have given a voice to the poor and the voiceless. The simplicity and sensitivity of the poor and the low come through his direct and clear prose, yet moving and touching.,“If I
13、had not left my village then, I would have been subject, like most villagers, to the mercy of nature: floods, drought, disease, ignorance and scarcity. With endurance, I would have accepted them as my own fate, as something I cannot go against in this life.”“In my mind I carry memories of childhood,
14、 of life in villages, much as a pregnant woman carrying a child. Every day these images grow, and I know that one day I shall have to give birth to them through the medium of writing. Besides, I dont want people in our villages, so far removed from other peoples because of distance and poverty, to b
15、e born, suffer and to die in vain.“,Pira Sudhams Own Words:,Bangkok,Bangkok, is the capital and largest city of Thailand. Bangkok is one of the fastest-growing, most economically dynamic and socially progressive cities in Southeast Asia. But it suffers from social problems as a result of its rapid g
16、rowth. It is also one of the worlds most popular tourist destinations.,Bangkok,16,Bangkok is the economic center of Thailand. Tourism is a major source of revenue. The city contains many Buddhist temples (known in Thai as Wats), The city is a famous jewelry center,buying and selling silver and bronz
17、e ware,17,Thai Buddhism,Buddhism is Thailands main religion. 94% of Thai people are Buddhist. Buddhism is linked with the historical Indian prince, Siddharta Gautama（释迦牟尼）, who became the Buddha and reached the enlightenment. Now his teachings are still followed. His teachings say that people suffer
18、 because they are attached to material things, to women or men by heart links. These links cause suffer, jealousy and pain. People are never satisfied, i.e. they want more money, more power. The aim of Buddhism is to get rid of these pains and of these links.,Thai Buddhism,If you have done good deed
19、s in your life, next life will be better. If you have done bad deeds, next life will be harsh.,Monks in Thailand,20,Monks life is based on 227 monastic mnstk僧侣的rules and 5 major precepts, i.e. no sex, no lies, no robbery, no alcohol, no killing. A boy is not a man if he hasnt been a monk once in his
20、 life. Even the King of Thailand Rama 9（罗摩） had been a monk for one month. In old days this period was three months. Now it can be only a few weeks or a few days.,Monks in Thailand,21,Some families still refuse to marry their daughter if the future husband hasnt ever been a monk. It means that he is
21、nt ripe enough. A boy that becomes a monk for a few months is making a really good action towards his parents. In a bus, seats in the back are reserved to monks. If a woman is sitting there, she should leave because a woman cannot touch a monk.,Background,Genre,B,W,T,R,Essay based on an interviewInt
22、erviewer: the author Interviewees: a farmer and his wife Topic: life in the country,(note: Since the World War II it has become popular for writers to interview people, record what they say and, after some, not too much, editing, publish these peoples stories in book form.),Activities,W,B,T,R,Interv
23、iew: Organize the class into groups of 4 with one as a reporter and the other 3 as interviewees. Topic: Chinese university students view of the life and people in the countryside Time arrangement: 5 minutes for the interview and 2 minutes for the interviewer to report to the class.,Text Analysis,T,W
24、,B,R,Message of the Land,Unit 3,Text Analysis,Theme,Urbanization and resistance? Industrialization and the death of traditional handicrafts? Development and the loss of tradition?,T,W,B,R,All four children went away. Children wear jeans instead.,no barter, but cashno pay-free help plastic things ins
25、teadonly the old on the landno practice of the old customsno respect for the old,Text Analysis,Theme,For further discussion,Its our history, our culture, our tradition and our life. In a word, it is our root which we cannot live without.,Text Analysis,Theme,Text Analysis,Structure,T,W,B,R,The wife t
26、alks about the land, her family and her children.,The wife talks about the changes she dislikes and cant adjust to.,The farmer talks about the reason for his silence, his worry about their land and the joy he finds in life and farming.,Part I: the wifes speech,Part II: the farmers speech (para. 811)
27、,(para. 13),(para. 47),Text Analysis,Language Style,Colloquialism Small and simple words Short sentences Straightforward languageFigures of speech used to achieve vivid, expressive and appropriate description Simile: Metaphor Personification Zeugma,Text Analysis,Language Style,Simile: it is like a k
28、nife piercing my heart. Metaphor: this bag of bones dressed in rags can still plant and reap rice from morning till dusk. Personification: Our piece of land is small, and it is no longer fertile, bleeding year after year and, like us, getting old and exhausted. Zeugma: The soil is not difficult to t
29、ill when there is a lot of rain, but in a bad year, its not only the ploughs that break but our hearts, too.,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Main Idea,Sentence Paraphrase,Words & Expressions,Part I Part II Part III,T,W,B,R,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis: Part I: the wifes speech-her family and thei
30、r lands (1-3),Why does the wife start her conversation with the land? What do the womans children do? How do the mother and children feel towards each other? What does the woman say about her husband? Do you believe what she says? What does the woman say about their land? How does she feel towards i
31、t? Whats the main idea of Paras. 13?,Part I: Main Idea,Text Analysis,The wife has already regarded the land as part of her life. This is the land where her parents and forefathers lived and it is bound with family history and tradition. It represents the root of her family. 5.The wife makes a brief
32、introduction of her family and tells us how all her four children left for cities. She feels sorry about this and she also feels sorry about the land. The land is no longer fertile, like her and her husband, getting old and exhausted.,Text Analysis,Detailed Analysis,Part I: Language,Words,Phrases,Se
33、ntence Pattern,Grammar,Infancy Afford Bully Insult bleed mind,belong to in spite of,the emphatic form,“as” to introduce a relative clause,Text Analysis,Words & Phrases,forefather: n. (pl) the people who were part of your family a long time ago in the pastSynonyms: ancestor, Opposites: descendant, of
34、fspringe.g. Many years ago our forefathers established this nation.,Text Analysis,Sentence Paraphrase,1. My husband moved into our house as is the way with us in Esarn. (para. 1),relative pronoun, subject of the relative clause, meaning what is mentioned in the main clause,Paraphrasing: When we got
35、married, we followed the tradition in Esarn and my husband came to live with my family.,Examples,1. As is known to all, Taiwan belongs to China.(assubject of the clause),2. As is often the case, girls learn a language more quickly than boys.(assubject of the clause),Text Analysis,Sentence Paraphrase
36、,Text Analysis,2. Die in: some place from: because of sth.outspace, disease, cold 外因Of: hunger, old 人体之上e.g. die from earthquake die of illness,Words & Phrases,Text Analysis,3. infancy: n. a. early childhoodb. early stage of development or growth Examples: In the past, many children died in infancy.
37、 He came to England in his infancy. The research stretched from the infancy of radio broadcasting through to today. Genetic engineering is still in its infancy.,a. infantile n. infant,Word formations,Words & Phrases,The rest, two boys and two girls, went away as soon as we could afford to buy jeans
38、for them. (1),Our other childrentwo boys and two girlsleft as soon as we had the money to buy them jeans.,appositive of “the rest”,the remaining people; the others,Examples,Text Analysis,Sentence Paraphrase,Your father, a proud and unbending man, refused all help that was offered him.Playing footbal
39、l, his only interest in life, brought him many friends.3. A dry lightning storm, that is, a thunderstorm without rain, started a fire in a remote part of the forest in August.,Text Analysis,Sentence Paraphrase,4. afford: v. a. to have enough money/time to do sth. b. (with can/could) to run a risk by
40、 doing sth. 经得住，承受得住c. (fml.) to provide; give,Classify the following words into 3 groups according to a, b and c.,afford a new car afford this high price afford the rent afford a clue to afford a chance afford a pleasant shade (cant) afford to neglect ones work,a,a,c,c,c,b,b,Text Analysis,Words & P
41、hrases,5. agency: 代理机构 an employment agency 职业介绍所 A travellers agency 旅行社 Agent 代理人/商；经纪人 A house agent A law agent,Text Analysis,Words & Phrases,6. now and then: now and again; occasionallyExamples: Now and then we heard shots in the woods. He loses his temper now and then, but not often. I hear fr
42、om him every now and then.Here and there 起伏地，详尽地 Ups and downs 沉浮，盛衰 The ins and outs 种种复杂详情,Text Analysis,Words & Phrases,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,4. 7. bully,v. a. to threaten to hurt someone or frighten them, especially someone smaller or weaker 恐吓，以强凌弱b. to put pressure on someone in order t
43、o make them do what you want 迫使，逼迫,Examples: The child was bullied almost out of its life. Dont let them bully you into working on Saturdays.,More meanings,Words & Phrases,Text Analysis,a local bullyplay the bullya bully ideaa bully good dinnerBully for you!bullyboy,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,Tran
44、slation,土豪 横行霸道，恃强欺弱 绝妙的主意 极其丰盛的饭菜 干得好！ (受人雇佣且尤指与政治集团有关的）流氓，打手,Words & Phrases,Text Analysis,8. insult：v. to offend someone by saying or doing something they think is rude Examples:I hope Andy wont be insulted if I dont come.She insulted him by calling him a coward.You insult my intelligence with yo
45、ur crude methods! (= to say or do something that suggests you think someone is stupid),n. insult a. insulting n. insulter,Word formations,Words & Phrases,Text Analysis,9. pierce：v.a. to make a small hole with a sharp point 刺穿b. (of cold, pain, sound) to force a way into 使心如刀割 c. to force a way throu
46、gh something 穿透（光，声音）Examples:She had her ears pierced in order to be able to wear earrings.Her shrieks pierced the silence.Her memories sometimes pierced her heart.Our forces pierced through the enemys lines.Pierce ones heart： to make one feel very sad,a. pierced a. piercing,Word formations,Words &
47、 Phrases,Text Analysis,Figure of speech,Simile,Examples,A simile is a brief comparison , usually introduced by the preposition “like” or the conjunction “as”, as . as, than , as if , as though and etc. A simile consists of two parts: tenor and vehicle. The tenor is the primary subject; the vehicle i
48、s the thing to which the main subject is compared to.Eg: -O my loves like a red, red rose. -Robert Burns -Jim was as cunning as an old fox.,The end of Simile.,1. Sometimes, they get bullied and insulted, and it is like a knife piercing my heart. (2),Figure of speech,Its easier for my husband. He has
49、 ears which dont hear, a mouth which doesnt speak, and eyes that dont see. (2),News about my childrens problems doesnt make my husband as sad as me. He doesnt bother about what is happening around us and to our children. He never says anything about them.,restrictive relative clause,parallel structure,Questions: Does the wife really mean that her husband is deaf , dumb and blind?,Text Analysis,Sentence Paraphrase,He has always been patient and silent, minding his own life. (2),
