13.I Thought About This Girl Jerome Weidman
13. I Thought About This Girl Jerome Weidman
Contents Information Related to the Text ■Text Analysis ■Comment on the Story ■Exercises Questions for Consideration
Contents ◼ Information Related to the Text ◼ Text Analysis ◼ Comment on the Story ◼ Exercises ◼ Questions for Consideration
Information Related to the Text Jews:Also called Hebrews and Israelites.Ancient Jews established a nation in Western Asia.They were the first group to practice monotheism,the worship of only one god.Both Christianity and Islam follow Judaism in monotheism.After the Romans destroyed Jerusalem,the Jews were scattered all over the world,but they considered themselves as a nation,or rather as a people
Information Related to the Text ◼ Jews:Also called Hebrews and Israelites. Ancient Jews established a nation in Western Asia. They were the first group to practice monotheism, the worship of only one god. Both Christianity and Islam follow Judaism in monotheism. After the Romans destroyed Jerusalem, the Jews were scattered all over the world, but they considered themselves as a nation, or rather as a people
In their adopted lands,the Jews suffered great persecution in spite of their significant contribution to civilization.Anti-Jewish pressure culminated in the loss of 6 million Jewish people (40%of their total population)during World War IⅡ，most of whom were the victims of the concentration and death camps of Nazi Germany. In 1948,the state of Israel was established
In their adopted lands, the Jews suffered great persecution in spite of their significant contribution to civilization. Anti-Jewish pressure culminated in the loss of 6 million Jewish people (40% of their total population) during World War II, most of whom were the victims of the concentration and death camps of Nazi Germany. In 1948, the state of Israel was established
Mass Migrations:In eastern Europe waves of persecution of Jews swept through Russia and Romania between 1880 and 1922.The policy of the czarist government was to remove Jews from their jobs and force them to give up their own religion.The Jews could not bear the harsh conditions and began the largest mass migration in Jewish history.Between 1881 and 1919 more than 2 million Jews left Russia and Romania for the United States.This marked the beginning of the shift of the center of the Jewish population from the Old World to the New
◼ Mass Migrations: In eastern Europe waves of persecution of Jews swept through Russia and Romania between 1880 and 1922. The policy of the czarist government was to remove Jews from their jobs and force them to give up their own religion. The Jews could not bear the harsh conditions and began the largest mass migration in Jewish history. Between 1881 and 1919 more than 2 million Jews left Russia and Romania for the United States. This marked the beginning of the shift of the center of the Jewish population from the Old World to the New
Text A cheerful Polish girl,working in a small bakery in the U.S.A.during World War II, suddenly became gloomy.What had happened to cause her change of mood?Why did she wish to quit?What was the awful reason she finally gave to the bakery owner's family?
Text A cheerful Polish girl, working in a small bakery in the U. S. A. during World War II, suddenly became gloomy. What had happened to cause her change of mood? Why did she wish to quit? What was the awful reason she finally gave to the bakery owner’s family?
1. I thought about this girl quite a lot.We all did---my mother,my father,my brothers,all of us.It seemed silly to let ourselves be upset by a girl who worked for us,but we couldn't help it. She worried us.All we knew was that for a long time she was happy with us,and then suddenly she wasn't
1. I thought about this girl quite a lot. We all did --- my mother, my father, my brothers, all of us. It seemed silly to let ourselves be upset by a girl who worked for us, but we couldn’t help it. She worried us. All we knew was that for a long time she was happy with us, and then suddenly she wasn’t
2. She said nothing.of course,right up to the end.She was too considerate and friendly and kind to say anything. but we could tell.We could tell by the way she stood behind the counter in our little bakery,by the way she served a customer.She used to laugh all the time and keep the whole store bright with her energy and her smile and her pleasant voice.People spoke about it.It was such a pleasure to be served by her,they said. 3."The smartest thing I ever did,"my father would say with a smile as he watched her."Hiring that girl was the smartest thing I ever did
2. She said nothing, of course, right up to the end. She was too considerate and friendly and kind to say anything, but we could tell. We could tell by the way she stood behind the counter in our little bakery, by the way she served a customer. She used to laugh all the time and keep the whole store bright with her energy and her smile and her pleasant voice. People spoke about it. It was such a pleasure to be served by her, they said. 3. “The smartest thing I ever did, “ my father would say with a smile as he watched her. “Hiring that girl was the smartest thing I ever did
4.It wasn't that way very long,though.Not that we had any fault to find.She still came in early.She still worked hard.She still was polite and friendly and quick,but it wasn't the same.She didn't laugh any more.She stood very quietly when it wasn't busy and looked out of the window. She was worried about something. 5.At first we thought it would pass away,but it didn't.It got worse and worse.We did the obvious thing,of course. We asked her what was wrong. 6."Nothing,"she said at once,smiling quickly."Noting is wrong.” 7.We asked her many times,but we still got the same answer,and knew it wasn't true
4. It wasn’t that way very long, though. Not that we had any fault to find. She still came in early. She still worked hard. She still was polite and friendly and quick, but it wasn’t the same. She didn’t laugh any more. She stood very quietly when it wasn’t busy and looked out of the window. She was worried about something. 5. At first we thought it would pass away, but it didn’t. It got worse and worse. We did the obvious thing, of course. We asked her what was wrong. 6. “Nothing ,” she said at once, smiling quickly. “Noting is wrong.” 7. We asked her many times, but we still got the same answer, and knew it wasn’t true
0 8.It annoyed my mother. 9."Why should we be bothered like this?"she asked sharply."We've treated her like a daughter.Why should she be unhappy?Anyway,we didn't need her to start with." 10.And,of course,we didn't.We had always managed pretty well in the store.We were seldom overworked, because it is only a small bakeshop,though business is brisk and profitable.It happened very simply.A woman,a very good customer of ours,came in one day and told us about her---a poor girl from Poland,whose parents were still on the other side and who had no one here to take care of her except an old aunt,herself far from wealthy
8. It annoyed my mother. 9. “Why should we be bothered like this?” she asked sharply. “We’ve treated her like a daughter. Why should she be unhappy? Anyway, we didn’t need her to start with.” 10. And, of course, we didn’t. We had always managed pretty well in the store. We were seldom overworked, because it is only a small bakeshop, though business is brisk and profitable. It happened very simply. A woman, a very good customer of ours, came in one day and told us about her --- a poor girl from Poland, whose parents were still on the other side and who had no one here to take care of her except an old aunt, herself far from wealthy