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ackgroundWarmingupWBTRMessageoftheLandQuestions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesWarmingupUnit3WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesWBTRLookup“land,”“soil,”“dirt”and“mud”inyourdictionariesandtelltheirdifferences.WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesWBTRInterview:1.Organizetheclassintogroupsof4withoneasareporterandtheother3asinterviewees.2.Topic:Chineseuniversitystudents’viewofthelifeandpeopleinthecountryside3.Timearrangement:5minutesfortheinterviewand2minutesfortheinterviewertoreporttotheclass.Check-onPreviewFillintheblankswithwordsfromthetextintheirproperforms.Inthelocalmarket,thefarmersb_____farmproduceforsalt,oilandothernecessities.Afterthepicnic,thelawnisl_______withplasticbags,fruitpeels,wastepaperandemptycans.Schoolsinthecountrysidesufferfromaseveres_______ofteachersandfunds.Whenwefinallyarrivedafterhours’walkingintherain,wewerealle________.Tocutcosts,thecompanyhasdecidedtor______experiencedstaffwithyoungeremployeesonlowersalaries.（答案見備注欄）WBTRWarmingupCheck-onPreviewMarkeachofthestatements“T”fortrueor“F”forfalse.Thefarmerinheritedthelandfromhisfatherandwantedtopassitdowntohischildren.Thewomanlovedherchildrendearlyandwasveryconcernedabouttheirlifeawayfromhome,whileherhusbanddidnotcareabit.Thevillagersusedtogrowtheirownfood,maketheirowncrafts,anddigtheirownwell,butnowtheyhavetohirepeopletodoeverything.Thewomandislikedmostofthechangeshappeninginhervillageandwantedeverythingasithadbeen.Wecaninferthattheauthorcriticizestheoldcoupleforbeingold-fashioned,stubborn,andunabletoadjustthemselvestothechanges.答案見備注欄WBTRWarmingupObjectivesWBTRMasterthelanguageitemslisted.Knowsomethingabouttheauthorandhisworks.Appreciatethewritingstyleandmetaphorsused.Thinkaboutsuchtopicsasurbanizationandglobalizationandformyourownopinions.WarmingupBackgroundGenreAuthorBWTRUnit3Messageofthe

LandBackgroundHisLifeBWTR

BorninaremoteEsarnvillageinThailandFirstlanguageLaoTempleboyinBangkokat14Thailand’stopuniversityScholarshiptoNewZealandtostudyEnglish30-yearodysseythroughNewZealand,Australia,HongKong,theUK,Germany,andSwitzerlandRetiredtoasolitarylifeinhishomevillagein1997,helpingneedystudentsandteachersinaprivateschoolwithfundssetupbyhimselfPiraSudham(1942-)AuthorBackgroundHisWorksBWTRSiameseDrama(laterrenamedTalesofThailand)(1983)PeopleofEsarn(1987)MonsoonCountry(1988)TheForceofKarma(2002)AuthorBackgroundHisInfluenceBWTR

OneofThailand’sbestknownnovelistsNomineeofthe1990NobelPrizein

Literature“DavidofThailand”Sudham’sworksareconcernedwithsocial-economic-politicalchangesoccurringinThailand.Widelyreadandhighlyacclaimed,hisbookshavegivenavoicetothepoorandthevoiceless.Thesimplicityandsensitivityofthepoorandthelowcomethroughhisdirectandclearprose,yetmovingandtouching.AuthorBackgroundGenreBWTREssaybasedonaninterviewInterviewer:theauthorInterviewees:afarmerandhiswifeTopic:lifeinthecountryDetailedAnalysisLanguageStyleStructureThemeTWBRMessageoftheLandUnit3TextAnalysisTextAnalysisThemeUrbanizationandresistance?Industrializationandthedeathoftraditionalhandicrafts?Developmentandthelossoftradition?TWBRTextAnalysisStructureTWBRThewifetalksabouttheland,herfamilyandherchildren.Thewifetalksaboutthechangesshedislikesandcan’tadjustto.Thefarmertalksaboutthereasonforhissilence,hisworryabouttheirlandandthejoyhefindsinlifeandfarming.

PartI:thewife’sspeech

PartII:thefarmer’sspeech(para.8—11)

(para.1—3)

(para.4—7)TextAnalysisLanguageStyleColloquialismSmallandsimplewordsShortsentencesStraightforwardlanguageFiguresofspeechusedtoachievevivid,expressiveandappropriatedescriptionSimileMetaphorPersonificationZeugmaTextAnalysisLanguageStyleSimile:…itislikeaknifepiercingmyheart.Metaphor:

…thisbagofbonesdressedinragscanstillplantandreapricefrommorningtilldusk.Personification:Ourpieceoflandissmall,anditisnolongerfertile,bleedingyearafteryearand,likeus,gettingoldandexhausted.Zeugma:

Thesoilisnotdifficulttotillwhenthereisalotofrain,butinabadyear,it’snotonlytheploughsthatbreakbutourhearts,too.Moreexamples?TextAnalysisLanguageStyleWhatfigureofspeechisusedintheunderlinedpartofeachsentence?1.Thesenatorpickeduphishataswellashiscourage.

2.HowsoonhathTime,thesubtlethiefofyouth,stolenonhiswingmythreeandtwentiethyear!

3.Thesoftcoolbreezemovesthesheaves,whichrippleandshimmerlikewavesofgold.

4.Allnightlongshesangwithherbreastagainstthethorn,andthecoldcrystalMoonleanedandlistened.

答案見備注欄TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisMainIdeaSentenceParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExercisePartIPartIIPartIIITWBRTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:MainIdeaWhydoesthewifestartherconversationwiththeland?HowisthefamilyorganizationinEsarndifferentfromours?Whatdothewoman’schildrendo?Howdothemotherandchildrenfeeltowardseachother?Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherhusband?Doyoubelievewhatshesays?Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheirland?Howdoesshefeeltowardsit?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphraseMyhusbandmovedintoourhouseasisthewaywithusinEsarn.(para.1)relativepronoun,subjectoftherelativeclause,meaningwhatismentionedinthemainclauseParaphrasing:Whenwegotmarried,wefollowedthetraditioninEsarnandmyhusbandcametolivewithmyfamily.

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisHehasearswhichdon’thear,amouthwhichdoesn’tspeak,andeyesthatdon’tsee.(para.2)Question:

Doesthewifereallymeanthatherhusbandisdeaf,dumbandblind?Paraphrasing:Hedoesnotnoticewhatishappeningaroundusandtoourchildren,nordoesheexpresshisthoughtsandfeelings.(Thewomaniscomplainingthatherhusbanddoesnotbotherabouttheirchildren’stroubles.)PartI:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphrase

…anditisnolongerfertile,bleedingyearafteryearand,likeus,gettingoldandexhausted.(para.3)

Paraphrasing:Ourlandisgettingpoorerwitheachpassingyear,likeuswhoaregettingold,weakandtired.personificationTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis…butinabadyear,it’snotonlytheploughsthat

breakbutourhearts,too.(para.3)Paraphrasing:

Whenthereisadraught,thesoilissohardthatitbreakstheploughsandwefeelsosadthatourheartsbreaktoo.emphaticformPartI:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentencePatternGrammaraffordoffmindremainbelongtoinspiteoftheemphaticform“as”tointroducearelativeclauseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:ExerciseTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,using

as

tointroducearelativeclause.1.她是老師，從她說話就能看出來。2.學習語言往往是女孩子比男孩子快。3.他總是到最后一分鐘才完成作業，這是他的習慣。Key:1.Sheisateacher,asisclearfromthewayshetalks.

2.Asisoftenthecase,girlslearnalanguagemorequicklythanboys.3.Healwaysfinisheshishomeworkatthelastminute,asishishabit.RefertoEx.2onp.64formore.

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:MainIdeaSummarizethechangesthathavetakenplaceinthevillage.Howisthewoman’sgenerationdifferentfromtheyounggeneration?Whatisthefunctionofthefirstsentenceinparagraph5?Whatarethesignificancesof“pigs”,“waterbuffaloes”and“jeans”tothewomanandtheyoungpeople?Whatisthewoman’sattitudetowardsthesechanges?Whatisthewoman’sphilosophyoflife?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphrase

Onlytenyearsago,youcouldbarterforthings,butnowit’sallcash.(para.4)Paraphrasing:Justtenyearsago,wecouldexchangeonethingforanother,butnowwehavetobuyeverythingfromthemarket.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisShopshavesprungup,filledwithcolorfulplasticthingsandgoodswehavenousefor.(para.4)Paraphrasing:Shopshavesuddenlyappearedinthevillagesellingattractiveplasticthingsandthingswedon’tneed.relativeclausemodifying“thingsandgoods”pastparticipleaspostmodifierPartII:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis

Asforme,Iwouldn’tchange,couldn’tchangeevenifIwantedto.(para.7)Paraphrasing:Ididn’twanttochangemyselfandmylife,andactuallyIdidnothavetheabilitytochangeevenifIwantedto.wasunwillingtowasunabletoPartII:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisYes,thisbagofbonesdressedinragscanstillplantandreapricefrommorningtilldusk.(para.7)metaphormeaningapoor,oldandweakpersonParaphrasing:ThoughI’mpoor,oldandweak,Icanstillworkinthericefieldallday.PartII:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesGrammarreplacecondemnoccurbarter…forspringuphavenouseforasforunrealcondition(Ex.1,p.63)TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Exercise1至于年內加薪,那是不可能的。(asfor)他從來沒想到自己可能會錯。(occur)惹怒這樣一位重要的客戶，我們可擔當不起。(afford)個人電腦基本上已經完全取代了打字機。(replace)許多欠發達國家不得不用寶貴的自然資源來交換高科技產品。(barter)商店里有好多花哨的產品，可大多數都是農民用不上的東西。(use)

TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingwordsinbrackets.至于年內加薪,那是不可能的。(asfor)他從來沒想到自己可能會錯。(occur)惹怒這樣一位重要的客戶，我們可擔當不起。(afford)個人電腦基本上已經完全取代了打字機。(replace)許多欠發達國家不得不用寶貴的自然資源來交換高科技產品。(barter)商店里有好多花哨的產品，可大多數都是農民用不上的東西。(use)答案見備注欄TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Exercise2springtoone’sfeetspringtosb’sassistancespringtomindspringintofamespringtolifespringoutofbedspringasurpriseonsb.springuplikemushroomsspringfromaristocracy一躍而起十萬火急地趕去救援某人在腦海中突然閃現一舉成名煥發生機從床上跳起來使某人大吃一驚雨后春筍般地涌現出身于貴族

CanyoutranslatefollowingexpressionsintoChinese?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIII:MainIdeaHowdoesthefarmercounterattackhiswife’schargeofhisindifference?Whatarethefarmer’sfeelingstowardshiswife?Fromthefarmer’stalk,whatistheforemostthinginhismind?Why?Whatjoysandhappinessdoesthefarmerfindinhislife?Whatisthefarmer’sphilosophyoflife?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIII:SentenceParaphraseIamatpeacewiththelandandtheconditionofmylife.(para.9)Paraphrasing:

Iamcontentwithmylandandacceptmysituationinlifewithoutcomplaint.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisIhavebeenforcingsilenceuponheralltheseyears,yetshehadnotoncecomplainedofanything.(para.9)Paraphrasing:Alltheseyears,Ihardlytalkwithherorlistentoher,soshehastokeepsilentaboutherthoughtsandfeelings,butshehasnevertoldanyoneelseaboutherunhappyfeelingsaboutmysilence.PartIII:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis

Stillthelandcouldnottiethemdownorcallthemback.(para.10)Paraphrasing:Mychildrengrewupandhadhappydaysonthisland,butthiscouldnotpreventthemfromleavingforcitiesorattractthembackfromcities.PartIII:SentenceParaphraseTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis

Sicknesscomesandgoes,andwegetbackonourfeetagain.(para.11)Paraphrasing:Inevitablywesometimesfallill,butwhenwe