Comprehensive English I UNIT 12 Christmas Day in the Morning School of Foreign Languages
Comprehensive English I School of Foreign Languages UNIT 12 Christmas Day in the Morning
Contents Background Information Critical reading Words Expressions Grammar Sentence Patterns Figures of Speech Translation
Contents Background Information Critical reading Words & Expressions Grammar & Sentence Patterns Figures of Speech & Translation
Part 1 Backgound Information Pearl Buck 0 Christmas Exploration on the topic
Part 1 Backgound Information Pearl Buck Christmas Exploration on the topic
About the Author-Pearl Buck Pearl S.Buck(1892-1973) A friend of Chinese people A Literature Nobel Prize Laureate (1938)
About the Author—Pearl Buck Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973) • A friend of Chinese people • A Literature Nobel Prize Laureate (1938)
I should not be truly myself if I did not,in my own wholly unofficial way,speak also of the people of China,whose life has for so many years been my life also,whose life,indeed,must always be a part of my life.The minds of my own country and of China,my foster country,are alike in many ways,but above all,alike in our common love of freedom
I should not be truly myself if I did not, in my own wholly unofficial way, speak also of the people of China, whose life has for so many years been my life also, whose life, indeed, must always be a part of my life. The minds of my own country and of China, my foster country, are alike in many ways, but above all, alike in our common love of freedom
About the Author-Pearl Buck Birthday:June 26,1892 Parents:Absalom Caroline Sydenstricker Came to China:3 months old Period of stay in China:40 years Residential area:Zhenjiang,Jiangsu Province Marriage:1st Marriage:unhappy but last 18 years 2nd husband:I Richard Walsh,a publisher
About the Author—Pearl Buck Birthday: June 26, 1892 Parents: Absalom & Caroline Sydenstricker Came to China: 3 months old Period of stay in China: 40 years Residential area: Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province Marriage: 1st Marriage: unhappy but last 18 years 2nd husband: Richard Walsh, a publisher
Her Publications East wind.West Wind The Good Earth Dragon Seed TH The Big Wave GOOD EARTH PEARL S.BUCK Satan Never Sleeps
Her Publications East wind, West Wind The Good Earth Dragon Seed The Big Wave Satan Never Sleeps
Background Author Her Achievements Pulitzer Prize and Howells Medal for The Good Earth Nobel Prize in Literature 1938 for The Good Earth ◆“-for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces" WH E
Background Her Achievements W B T R ◆ Pulitzer Prize and Howells Medal for The Good Earth ◆ Nobel Prize in Literature 1938 for The Good Earth ◆“-for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces" Author
Pearl's Special Contributions 必 In 1942,Pearl and Richard founded the East and West Association,dedicated to cultural exchange and understanding between Asia and the West. In 1949,outraged that existing adoption services considered Asian and mixed-race children unadoptable, Pearl established Welcome House,the first international inter-racial adoption agency;in the nearly five decades of its work,Welcome House has assisted in the placement of over five thousand children. In 1964,to provide support for Amerasian children who were not eligible for adoption,Pearl also established the Pearl S.Buck Foundation,which provides sponsorship funding for thousands of children in half-a-dozen Asian countries
Pearl’s Special Contributions ❖ In 1942, Pearl and Richard founded the East and West Association, dedicated to cultural exchange and understanding between Asia and the West. ❖ In 1949, outraged that existing adoption services considered Asian and mixed-race children unadoptable, Pearl established Welcome House, the first international, inter-racial adoption agency; in the nearly five decades of its work, Welcome House has assisted in the placement of over five thousand children. ❖ In 1964, to provide support for Amerasian children who were not eligible for adoption, Pearl also established the Pearl S. Buck Foundation, which provides sponsorship funding for thousands of children in half-a-dozen Asian countries
Christmas Christmas Day-December,the 25th-which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ,the founder of the Christian religion,is the biggest and the best- loved holiday throughout the Christian world.It is a time of warmth and gaiety,love and laughter, hospitality and good will.Today,it's a time for people from far distance to gather with their families
Christmas Day—December, the 25th—which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the founder of the Christian religion, is the biggest and the bestloved holiday throughout the Christian world. It is a time of warmth and gaiety, love and laughter, hospitality and good will. Today, it’s a time for people from far distance to gather with their families. Christmas