综英3 Unit10

Review
• Interpretation: 1. I don’t think it is a good method to educate students by food-feeding them. 2. We ought to live up to the principles we have laid down. 3. Topics of essays should be pertinent to the experiences and interests of the students.
The passage can be divided into three parts. Part One: (Paragraphs 1-6): this is the introductory part of the whole text, beginning the right story. Part Two: (Paragraphs 7-20): his father came home, and beyond his expectation, the poem was denounced as “lousy”. Part Three: (Para. 21-24): in the last part, the author makes a comparison between the father’s love and the mother’s love.
• 10. do justice to: to treat in a fair or proper way; to get the best results from • e.g.: The photograph does not do justice to the rich colors of the garden. • The subject is so complex that I cannot do justice to it in a brief survey. (Translate) • 这个主题太复杂，我无法只通过简略的研究就 对它做出公正的评价。 • 11. paraphrase: “The suspense was exquisite.” (para.6)
Highlights
• It is a story about the author’s past experience: as a son of “a Hollywood tycoon”, he wrote his first poem when he was eight or nine years old. His mother gave an affirmative response to the poem while his father rejected the same poem. • The story is narrated from the author’s point of view, in the tone of recollections of the past. • With great vividness and truthfulness, the author tries to prove that a combination of his mother’s love and his father’s love contributes to his growth. • It is implied that what we should do is to navigate our own craft and follow our true course, just as Budd does.
Before Reading
• How did your parents give you education when you were small? • Are their methods different? Describe their methods. • Whose love do you think is more important to your growth?
About the Author
1. Budd Schulberg is an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and contributor to major national magazines. 2. Born in 1914 and died in 2009. 3. One of his works “ On the Waterfront” won Academy Award for Best Screenplay.
Text Study (Paragraph 1-6)
• 1. 2. 3. Questions: When did the writer write his first poem? What did his mother respond to his first poem? Why did the writer could hardly wait for his father’s arrival?
• 8. the best part of: most, nearly • e.g.: We waited for the best part/the better part of an hour. • She lived there for the greater part of her life. • 9. elaborate: full of detail; carefully worked out and with a large number of parts • e.g.: She made elaborate preparations for the party only to find no one came.
Unit 10
The Wonderful Lousy Poems
Teaching Schedule
1.1 Pre-reading questions 1.2 Words and Expressions 1.3 About the Author 1.4. Text Study 2.1 Text Study 3.1 Sum-up of the text 3.2 Exercises
• 2. tycoon: wealthy and powerful businessman of industrialist • e.g.: an oil tycoon; a newspaper tycoon • 3. prime mover: person or thing that has great influence in the development of sth. important • e.g.: He was the prime mover in the revolt against the government. • 4. “You didn't really write this beautiful, beautiful poem!” ＝>How could you write such a beautiful poem! I couldn't imagine that you could write a poem beautiful as this!
• 14. sentence: to state that sb. is to have a certain punishment • e.g.: He has been sentenced to three years in prison. • A crippling disease sentenced him to a lifetime in a wheelchair. • 15. blank: adj. empty of expressionless; n. an empty space • When I tried to remember his name, my mind went completely blank. • When I tried to remember his name, my mind was a complete blank. • 16. glare: to look/stare in a angry way • e.g.: They didn’t fight, but stood there glaring at each other.
LANGUAGE POINTS (Paragraph 1-6)
• 1. oxymoron in the title “wonderful lousy poem” • oxymoron means that words expressing contradictory and inconsistent ideas are joined together to produce a peculiar rhetoric effect, esp. for emphasis. • e.g. “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” (from Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare) • “New York has the poorest millionaires, the littlest great men, the haughtiest beggars, the plainest beauties, the lowest skyscrapers, the dolefulest pleasures of any town I ever saw.” (by O. Henry)
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LANGUAGE POINTS (Paragraph 7-20)
• 12. call sth. down on sb.: to invoke (curses, oaths, etc.) on sb. • e.g.: The priest called down God’s anger on the people. • 13. oath • a. (words used in making) a solemn promise or solemn declaration (usu. appealing to God as a witness) • E.g.: There is a standard form of oath used in law courts. • b. casual and improper use of the name of God to express anger, surprise, etc. • E.g.: He hurled a few oaths at his wife and walked out, slamming the door.
• 5. nothing short of: nothing less than; almost the same as • e.g.: A hundred dollars for a room – that is nothing short of robbery! • The closure of the factory is nothing short of a disaster for the people of the area. • 6. have no idea: don’t know; be incompetent • e.g.: He had no idea how to manage people. • He hasn’t the slightest idea how to manage people. • 7. can hardly/not wait to: be very eager to • e.g.: I cannot wait to tell them the good news.