Lesson 2 Two Kinds

Grieg(1843-1907)
Norwegian composer
Subsection 4(Paras.29-46) Para.33 If she had as---be famous now.
如果她的脾气和才气一样大的话，她早就出 名了。
Para.34 ---always tapping---invisible orchestra.
用手指随着一支无形乐团的无声音乐打着拍 子。
Beethoven(1770-1827)
The world famous German composer Losing his hearing when he was only 28 years old
Para.38
keep time: to play a piece of music using the right rhythm and speed
这首钢琴曲不长有点狂乱有着迷人的特点乐曲一开始是快节奏的接着是欢快跳跃的节拍然后又回到嬉戏的部分
Lesson 2 Two Kinds
Amy Tan
Amy Tan
Amy Tan
Chinese American writer Born in Oakland, California, in 1952 Master’s degree in linguistics from San Jose State university A consultant to programs for disabled children, later a free-lance writer.
Para.22 She seemed to be---playful parts.
entrance: v.be very interested in and pleased with something that make someone feel that you pay a lot of attention mesmerize:make someone feel that they must watch or listen to because they are so interested
Para.18 the raised hopes and failed expectations
过高的期望和达不到的期盼
Para.19 I had new thoughts---lots of won’ts.
I had new thoughs which were filled with a strong spirit of disobedience, rebellion.
Subsection 3(Paras.21-28)
Ed Sullivan show Ed Sullivan, a newspaper columnist, ran a popular variety series on CBS television from 1948 to 1971 This program included grand operas, rock music, ballets and comedies.
Para.15 She checked to see---the answer.
在她告诉我答案前，她对了对手中的杂志， 看看赫尔辛基是否能够这样发音。
Para.16
multiplying numbers in my head:心算乘法 a deck of cards: Hearts, Clubs, Spades, Diamonds stand on my head without using my hands 不用手扶的倒立
Reader’s Digest
A best-selling magazine with a large circulation published in a dozen of languages It contains articles, short stories and sections from books with a variety of topics
Para.6 Instead of getting---black fuzz.
crinkly: full of ripples fuzz: thin, soft hair 我的头发没有做出我要的大卷花，而是给我 弄成了一头乱蓬蓬的黑色小卷毛。
Peter Pan
A well-known figure in Disneyland A dramatic fantasy by J.M.Barrie He encounters Wendy, Michael, and John Popular with his short hair and a few straight-across bangs above his eyebrows
Christ child
Mary Joseph Nazareth to Bethlehem
Cinderella
Subsection 2
Ripley’s believe it or not Ripley: a famous American cartoonist His first drawing in Life magzine called Champs and Chumps later changed to Believe it or not He liked China and signed his name as Rip Li. 300 newspapers in 33 countries with readership of 80 million.
Para.25
reams of: a large amount of writing on paper sheet music: music that is printed on single sheets and not fastened together inside a cover 活页乐谱 bad-mouth: to find fault with, to criticize pick on sb:blame sb for sth, esp,unfairly
Her major works
Her first book The Joy Luck Club published in 1989
The Ketchen God’s Wife (1991)
The Hundred Secret Sense(1995)
The Bonesetter’s Daughter(2001)
The structure of the story
Part I (Paras.1-3) Part II (Paras4-76) Subsection 1 (Paras.4-11) Subsection 2 (Paras.12-20) Subsection 3 (Paras.21-28) Subsection 4 (Paras.29-46) Subsection 5 (Paras.47-60) Subsection 6 (Paras.61-76) Part III (Paras.77-93) Subsection 1 (Paras.77-89) Subsection 2 (Paras.90-93)
Good Housekeeping
Appeared on May 2, 1885 Offering tips for running a home, stories and articles In 1966 with readership 5.5 million Articles about home, food, fitness,beauty, healtI(Paras.4-76) Subsection 1(Paras.4-11)
Shirley Temple: An American actress, the most beloved chid film star. Film debut at the age of 3. Good at singing and tapdancing. Late 1940s she departed from Hollywood. 1960s began her career with the United Nations.
Para.22 She seemed to be---playful parts.
她似乎被这音乐吸引住了。这首钢琴曲不长， 有点狂乱，有着迷人的特点，乐曲一开始是 快节奏的，接着是欢快跳跃的节拍，然后又 回到嬉戏的部分。
Para.24 The girl had the sauciness---Temple.
Part I(Paras.1---3)
What are the reasons that Suyuan Woo placed all her hopes on this American-born child?
Para.1 with almost no money down
down:in cash or when bought eg:down payment 首付 几乎不用首付现款
Para.21
short out: 短路
Para.21 It was like a --- the TV set.
她和电视好像上演了一段舞蹈，二者不相拥 抱，动作僵硬。
Para.21
sound dial: a piece of equipment of an oldfashioned radio or TV set that you turn to adjust the volumn of the sound
The four pairs of mothers and daughters in The Joy Luck Club
Suyuan Woo and JingMei Anmei Hsu and Rose Lindo Jong and Waverley Yingying St. Clair and Lena
Para.9 I pictured this prodigy---for size.
I imagined myself as different types of prodigy, trying to find out which one suited me the best.
Para.9
ballerina:a woman who dances in ballets
Para.20 the cow jumping over the moon
“Hey, diddle, diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon. The little dog laughed, To see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.”
Para.38
time: 节奏，节拍 eg: 1)Waltzes are usually in three-four time. 2)He went through the motions in half-time. 3)She began moving her body in time to the music. 4)While his friends were singing, he beat time for them.
sauciness:rudeness in an amusing way The girl was Shiley Temple-like, slightly rude but in an amusing way.
And she also did this---carnation.
fluffy: soft and airy cascade: to fall like a waterfall 她做了一个花哨潇洒的屈膝礼，那白色蓬松 的裙子慢慢地垂落到地上，好似一大朵康乃 馨。