unit_3 The Rite of Spring.ppt

UnitThreeTheRiteofSpring UnitThreeTheRiteofSpring MainContents BackgroundinformationTheauthorTextanalysisDetailedstudyWordStudyGrammarpointsOralwork Backgroundinformation gardening Gardeningisgenerallyregardedasahobby apastime Manylittlebooksaswellasessaystellpeoplehowtogrowtomatoes beans cucumbers kju k mb r etc intheirprivategardens But likemanyotherhumanactivities gardeningoftenhassymbolicmeaningfordifferentpeople Forinstance inourculture itisoftencomparedtotherearingofchildren soteachersareoftencalled gardeners AComparisonBetween TheRiteofSpring AndMandela sGarden NelsonMandela afamousSouthAfricanleaderwhostruggledagainstapartheid p ta t 种族隔离 inSouthAfrica Gardeningisassociatedwithhisrevolutionaryworkandstruggle offeringhimsimplebutenduringsatisfactionwhenhewasinprison Thesenseofbeingtheownerofthesmallpatchofearthgiveshimasmalltasteoffreedom Andlikegardeners revolutionaryleadersalsohavetotakeresponsibilityforwhattheycultivate tryingtodrivebackenemiesandsavingwhatcanbesaved ArthurMiller awriter giftedindescribingthebeautyofhumanactivitiesandexperiences ArthurMillertellsus 1 howheacquiresuniquepleasurefromgardening 2 thatheenjoysthesatisfactionofbeingabletoimprove 3 thejoyofseeingthehealthygrowthofplants4 howgardeningremindspeopleofthedelicateandeasilyruinedEarth etc DifferencesandSimilarities Similarities Gardeninggivesthemsatisfaction andmadethemstrongphysicallyandmentally Theylearnedalotfromgardening However thereerealsosomedifferencesbetweenthetwoessays NelsonMandela Gardeningoffershimtasteoffreedom andithasbecomeametaphoroffreedom What smore gardeninggiveshiminspirationonhowtobeagoodrevolutionaryleaderandhowtonourishimportanthumanrelationship ArthurMiller Whengardening hemustannuallyturnhismindtowardallthework andthefruitsofgardeningcansomehowreflectmovementsinone sownspirits Hefoundthatgardeningisamoraloccupation itneedspatienceandresponsibility Sogardeningisallaboutcharacterbuilding Alloftheseshowedtheauthor slovetothenature Theauthor ArthurMiller 1915 2005 ArthurMillerwasborninamiddle classJewishfamily 中产阶级犹太家族 inNewYorkcity Hisfatherwasaclothingmanufacturer butinthegreatdepression 大萧条时期 hissuccessfulindustrywasruinedandhedidn thavethemoneyforArthurMillerincollege Millerhadtoworkinawarehousetoearnthemoneyforcollege ArthurMiller 1915 2005 In1938 hereceivedabachelor sdegree In1940MillermarriedaCatholicgirl MarySlattery hiscollegesweetheart withwhomhehadtwochildren In1956 Miller themanmarriedMarilynMonroe In1962 ArthurmillermarriedanAustralianPhotographer OnFebruary10 2005 Millerdiedofheartfailureathomewhenhewas89 ArthurMillerandMarilynMonroe MarilynMonroe 玛丽莲梦露 wasoneofthe20thcentury smostfamousfilmactressinAmerica AndshemetwithArthurMillerin1951 Theymarriedin1956 ItwasMiller ssecondmarriage anditwasMonroe sthirdmarriage Unfortunately theirmarriagehadonlymaintainforfiveyears andtheydivorcedin1961 ArthurMillerwoncountlessprizesinhiswholelife including1949Pulitzerprize 普利策戏剧奖 twoNewYorktheatrecriticsawards 纽约戏剧评论奖 OlivierAwardforbestdrama In1953 thecoldwarreacheditsclimax millerwrotehismostfamousdrama TheCrucible translatedas 炼狱 HispurposeonwritingthisplayisinresponsetoMcCarthysenatorforso calledcommunistpartysympathizersrepression Achievements ArthurMillerhasalmostdevotedhimselfinwriting hisrepresentativeworksare 我的儿子们 Allmysons 1947 推销员之死 Deathofasalesman 1949 炼狱 TheCrucible 1953 桥头眺望 AViewfromtheBridge 1955 维系事件 IncidentatVichy 1964 代价 Theprice 1968 美国大钟 TheAmericanClock 1980 etc Eveninthe80yearsold heisalsotheauthoroftheMonroealludetowork thecompletepicture Achievements DeathofaSalesman DeathofaSalesman wasadramaaboutasalesman whowasaddictedtocapitalism 资本主义 Whenhewasold hisbossfiredhimandhefeltdisillusioned Togetahugeinsurance hedroveoutatnightanddiedinatrafficaccident In1978ArthurmillerandhiswifecametovisitChina ItwasCaoYu 曹禺 whoreceivedthem In1983 DeathofaSalesman begantobeperformedinchina andtheperformancewasverysuccessful ThisdramawasthefirstforeigndramaperformedinChinaafterthe CulturalRevolution 文化大革命 Italmostbecameoneofthemostimportantevents whichhelpstosoftentheossified 僵化的 relationshipbetweenChinaandAmericainthehistory TextAnalysis Part1 Paras 1 2 Part2 Paras 3 10 Part3 Paras 11 12 Gardeningasawayofcelebratingthecomingofspring Reasonsforkeepingagarden Gardeningenablespeopletostayhopefulforthefuture Majorpointsinthetext Part1 Paras 1 2 GardeningasawayofcelebratingofthecomingofspringThewriterpointsoutwhyhestartsagarden notforloveofvegetablesbutasawayofembracingspring whichisaseasonofrevival Majorpointsinthetext Part2 Paras 3 10 Reasonsforkeepingagarden1 Ingardening onehastomakechoicesandlearnbytrialanderror Paras3 4 2 Gardeningremindsusofthedelicacyandbountifulnessofourplanet Para5 Majorpointsinthetext 3 Atruegardenershouldhaveasenseofresponsibility Paras6 8 A Gardeningrequirescareandlove Para6 B Gardeningrequirespatienceandpersistence Para7 C Gardeninginvolveslearningfromone sownmistakes Para8 Majorpointsinthetext 4 Gardeninghelpscharacterbuilding Paras9 10 A Thegrowthofplanetsissimilarto。