Unit 3 Message of the Land 教学目的:了解文章的作者 Pira sudham。 f4E afford, now and then, mind, bleed barter, replace, litter, fashion, spring(v.),ocur, pass sth. on to sb, tie sb.down等重点词汇和短语的意 义及用法 掌握、运用简单的修辞手法:明喻和暗喻。 通过句子释义,理解课文中难句。 通过篇章结构分析,掌握文章的主旨大意和写作方法 教学重点:掌握重点词汇及其同义、同形词辨析。 明喻和暗喻写作修辞手法 加强学生的口语练习。 教学内容:1.作者简介 2.语言难点 3.语言技能训练 4.难句讲解 5.写作修辞分析 6.篇章结构分析 7.课堂讨论 8.练习及作业 教学方法:精讲多练 Unit 3 Message of the Land I. About the author Pira Sudham spent his childhood in the rice fields on the Korat Plateau, helping his parents and tend ing a herd of buffaloes until he went to Bangkok at the age of fourteen to be a servant to monks in a buddhist temple where he was also admitted to a school To support himself through high school and the first year at the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, he sold souvenirs to tourists until he won a New Zealand government scholarship to study english literature at Auckland University and later at Victoria University, Wellington His writings began to appear in literary publications in New Zealand, Hong Kong and the United States before his first book, Siamese Drama(entitled Tales of Thailand in the latest ed itions)was published in 1983, followed by People of Esarn in 1987 He has lived for over ten years in australia and the united Kingdom, where he wrote Monsoon Country(1988), and its sequel, The Force of Karma(2002) Pira Sudham's literary works are concerned with social-economic-political changes occurring in Thailand. widely read and highly acclaimed, his books have given an expedient voice to the poor and the voiceless Considered Thailands lead ing English language writer. he was nominated for the 1990 Nobel prize for literature II. Language Points
1 Unit 3 Message of the Land 教学目的：了解文章的作者 Pira Sudham。 掌握 afford, now and then, mind, bleed, barter, replace, litter, fashion, spring(v.), occur, pass sth. on to sb.，tie sb. down 等重点词汇和短语的意 义及用法. 掌握、运用简单的修辞手法： 明喻和暗喻。 通过句子释义，理解课文中难句。 通过篇章结构分析，掌握文章的主旨大意和写作方法。 教学重点： 掌握重点词汇及其同义、同形词辨析。 明喻和暗喻写作修辞手法。 加强学生的口语练习。 教学内容：1．作者简介 2．语言难点 3．语言技能训练 4．难句讲解 5．写作修辞分析 6．篇章结构分析 7．课堂讨论 8．练习及作业 教学方法：精讲多练 Unit 3 Message of the Land I．About the Author Pira Sudham spent his childhood in the rice fields on the Korat Plateau, helping his parents and tending a herd of buffaloes until he went to Bangkok at the age of fourteen to be a servant to monks in a Buddhist temple where he was also admitted to a school. To support himself through high school and the first year at the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, he sold souvenirs to tourists until he won a New Zealand government scholarship to study English literature at Auckland University and later at Victoria University, Wellington. His writings began to appear in literary publications in New Zealand, Hong Kong and the United States before his first book, Siamese Drama (entitled Tales of Thailand in the latest editions) was published in 1983, followed by People of Esarn in 1987. He has lived for over ten years in Australia and the United Kingdom, where he wrote Monsoon Country (1988), and its sequel, The Force of Karma (2002). Pira Sudham’s literary works are concerned with social-economic-political changes occurring in Thailand. Widely read and highly acclaimed, his books have given an expedient voice to the poor and the voiceless. Considered Thailand's leading English language writer, he was nominated for the 1990 Nobel prize for literature. II．Language Points
1)marry: vt /vi They married young John is going to marry Jane marry sb off married: a. married to sb He is married to a famous writer married to sth. ded icated to sth He is whole-heartedly married to his work marriage n 2)afford to: can /could be able+ afford sth /to do sth They walked because they couldnt afford (to take)taxi I mustn't annoy my boss because I cant afford to lose my job 3) now and then: now and again; occasionally here and there everywhere ups and downs: alternate good and bad luck the ins and outs the details and complexities(of sth) 4)in spite(n )of: (used as a prep )not being prevented by; regardless of; despite They went out in spite of the rain regardless(adv. of: (used as a prep )(infml) paying no attention to he carried on regard less of the danger despite(prep ) without being affected by They had a wonderful holiday, despite the bad weather 5) mind one's own mind one's own business: not interfere in other people's affair mind one's own p's and q' s: be careful and polite about what one says or does 6) bleed: v(bled; bled ) loose or emit blood bleed to death bleed for sth: suffer wounds or die(for a cause, one's country) bleed for revolution bleed sb for sth: (infml)extort(money) from sb The blackmailer bled him for every penny he had 7)barter:v /n exchange(goods, property, etc)for other goods, etc without using money barter sth for sth: barter wheat achinery barter with sb for sth The prisoners tried to barter with the guards for their freedom replace: V ---put back in its place replace the book on the shelf Can anything replace a mother's love? ---provide a substitute for sb/ sth ce a broken window with a new one 8)litter: n. light rubbish(eg. bits of paper, wrappings, bottles) Please do not leave litter
2 1) marry: vt./vi. They married young. John is going to marry Jane. marry sb off married: a. married to sb. He is married to a famous writer. married to sth.: dedicated to sth He is whole-heartedly married to his work. marriage: n. 2) afford to: can / could be able + afford sth /to do sth They walked because they couldn’t afford (to take) taxi. I mustn’t annoy my boss because I can’t afford to lose my job. 3）now and then: now and again; occasionally here and there: everywhere ups and downs: alternate good and bad luck the ins and outs: the details and complexities (of sth) 4）in spite (n. ) of: (used as a prep.) not being prevented by; regardless of; despite They went out in spite of the rain. regardless (adv.) of: (used as a prep.) (infml) paying no attention to She carried on regardless of the danger. despite (prep.): without being affected by They had a wonderful holiday, despite the bad weather. 5）mind one’s own… mind one’s own business: not interfere in other people’s affair mind one’s own p’s and q’s: be careful and polite about what one says or does 6）bleed: v. (bled; bled) loose or emit blood bleed to death bleed for sth: suffer wounds or die (for a cause ,one’s country) bleed for revolution bleed sb for sth: (infml) extort (money) from sb The blackmailer bled him for every penny he had. 7）barter: v./ n. exchange (goods, property, etc) for other goods, etc without using money barter sth for sth: barter wheat for machinery barter with sb for sth: The prisoners tried to barter with the guards for their freedom. replace: v. ---put back in its place replace the book on the shelf ---take the place of Can anything replace a mother’s love? ---provide a substitute for sb / sth replace a broken window with a new one 8）litter: n. light rubbish(eg. bits of paper, wrappings, bottles) Please do not leave litter
v. make untidy with scattered rubbish Newspapers littered the floo 9)fashion: n in /after the fashion of sb: (fml) like sb She paints in the fashion of Picasso come into/ be in fashion: become or be popular go/be out of fashion: become outdated fashionable. a old-fashioned: a 10) hairdresser: n beauties barber: n 11) spring: v jump p from the ground in a single movement spring out of bed A cat sprang out of the bushes spring to life suddenly become active On hearing his name called, the sleeping dog sprang to life come /spring to mind: present itself to one's thoughts Nothing immediately springs to mind spring from sth: have sth as a source or origin Hatred often springs from fear 12)a bag of bones: a very thin person or animat?& spring up: appear, develop, grow, etc quickly or suddenly New houses were springing up all over the tov The cat was just a bag of bones bag and baggage with all ones belongings, often suddenly or secretly Her tenant left, bag and baggage, without paying the rent be in the bag:(of an result, outcome)be as desired Her re-election is in the bag pack one's bags:(prepare to) leave He was told to pack his bags 13)occur: v come into being as an event or a process, happen Death occurred at midnight, the doctor says occur to sb: come into(a persons mind) An idea has occurred to me Did it ever occur to you to think of him? It never occurred to her that she should be on time occurrence:nevent; incident, happening incident: n unimportant or minor things happened event:na happening of importance 14) rag: n torn, frayed, odd cloth I use an oily rag to clean my bike rags: (pl )old, worn or torn clothes He gave five dollars to a tramp dressed in rags and tatters
3 v．make untidy with scattered rubbish Newspapers littered the floor. 9）fashion: n. in / after the fashion of sb: (fml) like sb She paints in the fashion of Picasso. come into / be in fashion: become or be popular go / be out of fashion: become outdated fashionable: a. old-fashioned: a. 10）hairdresser: n. beautician: n. barber: n. 11）spring: v. jump p from the ground in a single movement spring out of bed A cat sprang out of the bushes. spring to life: suddenly become active On hearing his name called, the sleeping dog sprang to life. come / spring to mind: present itself to one’s thoughts Nothing immediately springs to mind. spring from sth: have sth as a source or origin Hatred often springs from fear. spring up: appear, develop, grow, etc. quickly or suddenly New houses were springing up all over the town. 12）a bag of bones: a very thin person or animal The cat was just a bag of bones. bag and baggage: with all one’s belongings, often suddenly or secretly Her tenant left, bag and baggage, without paying the rent. be in the bag: (of an result, outcome) be as desired Her re-election is in the bag. pack one’s bags: (prepare to) leave He was told to pack his bags. 13）occur: v. come into being as an event or a process; happen Death occurred at midnight, the doctor says. occur to sb: come into (a person’s mind) An idea has occurred to me. Did it ever occur to you to think of him? It never occurred to her that she should be on time. occurrence: n. event; incident, happening incident: n. unimportant or minor things happened event: n. a happening of importance 14）rag: n. torn, frayed, odd cloth I use an oily rag to clean my bike. rags: (pl.) old, worn or torn clothes He gave five dollars to a tramp dressed in rags and tatters
15) tie sb down to sth: restrict sb to certain conditions Children do tie you down, don t they? tie sb up: ---bind sb with rope, etc so that he cannot move or escape --(use passive)occupy sb so that he has no time for other things I'm tied up in a meeting until 3 p.m 16) pass sth on to sb: hand or give sth to sb else, esp after receiving or using it oneself I passed her message on to her mother Pass the book on to me when you' ve finished with it pass sth down:(esp passive) pass sth from one generation to the next We gained much knowled ge which has been passed down over centuries pass sth up: (infml) refuse to accept a chance an opportunity, etc Imagine passing up an offer like that! Ill. Language skills Practice H afford, now and then, mind, bleed, barter, replace, litter, fashion, spring(v ) ocur, pass sth. on to sb., tie sb.down及相关短语编写/讲述一个小故事。 Sentence Paraphrase 1. My husband moved into our house as is the way with us in esarn (When we got married)my husband came to live in our house. It was the tradition here in Esarn that the bridegroom should come to live with the bride's family 2.... and tell us that they are doing well. I know this is not always true although they always tell us that everything is fine with them. i know they also have difficulties and problems. They just do not tell us because they don t want us to 3. It's easier for my husband. He has ears which dont hear, a mouth which doesnt speak, and eyes that dont see News about my childrens problems doesnt make my husband as sad. He doesnt bother about what is happening around us and to our children. He never says anything about them 4. All of them remain my children in spite of their long absence Although they are often away for a long time, I love and care about them as always because they are my children 5. In my day, if I were to put on a pair of trousers like they do now, lightning would strike me When I was young, I surely would be punished by God if I ever wore the kind of trousers they wear today 6. My eyes do see--- they see more than they should. My ears do hear---they hear more than is good for me Im not what my wife says I am. I do see and hear---I see and hear too much evil, too many ugly and terrible things, things that I wish i did not have to see and hear And this is not good for me 7. Still the land could not tie them down or call them back
4 15）tie sb down to sth: restrict sb to certain conditions Children do tie you down, don’t they? tie sb up: ---bind sb with rope, etc so that he cannot move or escape --- (use passive) occupy sb so that he has no time for other things I’m tied up in a meeting until 3 p.m.. 16）pass sth on to sb: hand or give sth to sb else, esp after receiving or using it oneself I passed her message on to her mother. Pass the book on to me when you’ve finished with it. pass sth down: (esp passive) pass sth from one generation to the next We gained much knowledge which has been passed down over centuries. pass sth up: (infml) refuse to accept a chance, an opportunity, etc. Imagine passing up an offer like that! III．Language Skills Practice 用 afford, now and then, mind, bleed, barter, replace, litter, fashion, spring(v.), occur, pass sth. on to sb.，tie sb. down 及相关短语编写／讲述一个小故事。 IV． Sentence Paraphrase 1.My husband moved into our house as is the way with us in Esarn. (When we got married) my husband came to live in our house. It was the tradition here in Esarn that the bridegroom should come to live with the bride’s family. 2.… and tell us that they are doing well. I know this is not always true. … although they always tell us that everything is fine with them. I know they also have difficulties and problems. They just do not tell us because they don’t want us to worry. 3. It’s easier for my husband . He has ears which don’t hear, a mouth which doesn’t speak, and eyes that don’t see. News about my children’s problems doesn’t make my husband as sad. He doesn’t bother about what is happening around us and to our children. He never says anything about them. 4. All of them remain my children in spite of their long absence. Although they are often away for a long time, I love and care about them as always because they are my children. 5. In my day, if I were to put on a pair of trousers like they do now, lightning would strike me. When I was young, I surely would be punished by God if I ever wore the kind of trousers they wear today. 6. My eyes do see--- they see more than they should. My ears do hear---they hear more than is good for me. ---I’m not what my wife says I am. I do see and hear--- I see and hear too much evil, too many ugly and terrible things, things that I wish I did not have to see and hear. And this is not good for me. 7.Still the land could not tie them down or call them back
My children grew up and had happy days on this land But this couldn't prevent them from leaving or making them return V. Figures ofSpeech Simile: a simile is a brief comparison, usually introduced by the preposition"like"or the conjunction"as", and etc A simile consists of two parts: tenor and vehicle. The tenor is the primary subject; the vehicle is the thing to which the main subject is compared to subject/tenor simile marker reference/ vehicle (fell) like d The data processing(is as (slow)as a snail going on) Metaphor: A metaphor is also a comparison. The difference is that a simile compares things explicitly--- that is, it states literally that X is like Y. A metaphor compares things implicitly. Read literally, it does not state that things are alike; it says that they are the same thing, that they are identical subject/tenor reference/ vehicle Cape Cod(is the bared and bended) arm of (Massachusetts) a wolf (in sheep's clothing Can you find some examples of the usage of simile in the text? 1)Sometimes, they get bullied and insulted, and it is like knife piercing my heart 2)It is no longer fertile, bleed ing year after year, and like us getting old and 3)When each of them has a pair of jeans, they are off like birds on the wing VI. Structure analysis Part 1: The wife's speech (para. 1-3) The wife tells us briefly about each member of her family and how all her children left (para. 4-7)This part focuses on the changes that she finds she cant adjust to Part 2: The farmer's speech (para. 8-1 1The farmer tells us what he thinks are the roots of all evils. He
5 My children grew up and had happy days on this land. But this couldn’t prevent them from leaving or making them return. V． Figures of Speech Simile: a simile is a brief comparison , usually introduced by the preposition “like” or the conjunction “as”, and etc. A simile consists of two parts: tenor and vehicle. The tenor is the primary subject; the vehicle is the thing to which the main subject is compared to. Examples: subject / tenor simile marker reference/ vehicle Records (fell) like ripe apples (on a windy day). The data processing (is going on) as (slow) as a snail Metaphor: A metaphor is also a comparison. The difference is that a simile compares things explicitly--- that is , it states literally that X is like Y. A metaphor compares things implicitly. Read literally, it does not state that things are alike; it says that they are the same thing, that they are identical. subject / tenor reference/ vehicle Cape Cod (is the bared and bended) arm of (Massachusetts) He (is) a wolf (in sheep’s clothing). Can you find some examples of the usage of simile in the text? 1) Sometimes, they get bullied and insulted, and it is like knife piercing my heart. 2）It is no longer fertile, bleeding year after year, and like us getting old and exhausted. 3）When each of them has a pair of jeans, they are off like birds on the wing. VI． Structure Analysis Part 1: The wife’s speech (para. 1- 3) The wife tells us briefly about each member of her family and how all her children left. (para. 4- 7 ) This part focuses on the changes that she finds she can’t adjust to. Part 2: The farmer’s speech (para. 8-11)The farmer tells us what he thinks are the roots of all evils. He
also tells us what joys he finds in life and in farming VIl. In--Class discussion Questions: 1) What is the wife's philosophy of life? 2)What is the husband's philosophy of life? 3)What is the massage of the land? 4 )List some facts that attract the young man away from countryside to cities 5)What are the typical characters of young people? What about the old ones? 6) What is the message in the old couple's mind? What do you think of the message? 7) Is there the so-called generation gap between the old couple and their children? Why or why not? 8)Do you find similar happening here in China today? Give examples VIl. Assignment 1. Go over the parts we learned in class 2. Finish the exercises after the text
6 also tells us what joys he finds in life and in farming VII． In--Class Discussion Questions: 1）What is the wife’s philosophy of life? 2)What is the husband’s philosophy of life? 3)What is the massage of the land? 4)List some facts that attract the young man away from countryside to cities. 5)What are the typical characters of young people? What about the old ones? 6）What is the message in the old couple’s mind? What do you think of the message? 7）Is there the so-called generation gap between the old couple and their children? Why or why not? 8）Do you find similar happening here in China today? Give examples. VIII． Assignment 1. Go over the parts we learned in class. 2. Finish the exercises after the text
