【英语】2021-2021同步外研英语选修六新突破讲义：Module+5+英美文化欣赏和答案.docx

2021-2021 同步外研英语选修六新突破讲义： Module+5+ 英美文化观赏和答案【导读】 《织工马南》主要描述了一个名叫塞拉斯 马南的纺织工一生的坎坷经受的故事；阅读下面有关新年舞会的节选 ， 对比中外文化中庆祝新年方式的异同；The New Year s Eve danceOn December 31st it was snowing and very cold. All day there were ladies and gentlemen arriving at the Red Hous.eGodfrey Cass was waiting at the door for the only guest he cared about ， NancyLammeter. Finally she arrived，sitting behind her father on his horse，looking morebeautiful than ever. Her lovely face blushed as she saw Godfrey come forward to lift her down from the horse . “Why is he waiting for me ？” she thought. “ I thought I made it clear to him that I ll never marry him . People say he leads a bad life，and I can t marry a man like that. ”But the Squire appeared just then， to welcome his guests， and in the excitement nobody noticed Nancy s pink face as Godfrey s strong arms lifted her down. She hurried into the house with the other ladies to change her clothe. sThe house was full of servants running here and there. Mrs. Kimble ，who alwayshelped the Squire arrange these partie，s was giving orders in a loud voice. Cooks werepreparing food in the kitchens，and there was already a wonderful smell of baking in the air.Upstairs，the ladies were excitedly putting on their best dresses，while talking toeach other all the time. Nancy met her aun，t Mrs . Osgood，who introduced her to somevisitors of hers . The Misses Gunn were two young ladies who were not beautiful ， but dressed veryfashionably.Just then Nancy s older sister Priscilla arrived. She was a large，cheerful girl ，with a round face and a nose pink with cold. As they were changing their clothes， Priscilla said to Mrs. Osgood，“ Look at our dresses，aunt. Of course Nancy looks beautiful in hers，but this colour makes me look yellow. Nancy says we must wear the same- 1 - / 32021-2021 同步外研英语选修六新突破讲义： Module+5+ 英美文化观赏和答案dresses，because we re sisters，although I m five years older. I m ugly， I know I am. But I don t mind！” she turned to Mrs. Osgood s two visitors. “In my opinionthe pretty girls are usefu—l I m sure you agree— to catch the men. I don t think men areworth worrying about. Any woman with a good father and a good home had better staysingle. That s what I m going to do，anyway. We ugly girls don t need husband！s ”新年舞会虽然 12 月 31 日的天气很冷，而且下着雪，可一成天都有人从四周八方到红屋来；戈弗雷 凯斯在门口等待着他唯独关怀的客人 —— 南茜拉默特；最终她来了，坐在马背上，在她爸爸背后，比平常更美丽动人；当戈弗雷过来扶她下马的时候， 南茜美丽的脸一下子红了；“他等我干什么？”她想， “我想我已经清晰地告知过他我不会嫁给他；人们说他生活糜烂，我可不会嫁给这样的人；”这时乡绅出来迎接他的客人，人们都很兴奋，也就没人留意到戈弗雷用强壮的手臂扶她下来时她的红脸；南茜和其他女子一块儿跑进屋里去换衣服；屋里佣人们在跑这儿跑那儿地服务，金布尔太太在大声下达着命令，她常常帮乡绅支配这些聚会；厨子们在厨房忙着预备饭菜，空气里飘着烤面包的香味；楼上，女士们一边不停地谈天一边换上最美丽的衣服；南茜遇到了姨妈奥斯古德太太，姨妈把自己的客人介绍给她，其中有两位年轻女士，甘氏姐妹，她们不太美丽但穿得很时髦；这时南茜的姐姐普丽西拉来了，她是个快乐的圆脸大个子女孩，鼻子冻得红红的；换衣服时，普丽西拉对奥斯古德太太说： “看我们的衣服，姨妈，南茜穿起来当然美丽，可我穿起来太老了！南茜说我们是姐妹，要穿一样的衣服，尽管我比她大 5 岁！我知道我丑，可是我不在乎；”她又转向姨妈的两个伴侣， “我想你们也同意女孩子美丽就简单抓住男人的心，我可不在乎男人；有个好爸爸、好家庭的女人最好单身；我就准备这样；我们丑姑娘不需要丈夫；”[ 学问积存 ]1．blush v． 脸红2．come forward 走上前来- 2 - / 32021-2021 同步外研英语选修六新突破讲义： Module+5+ 英美文化观赏和答案3．fashionably adv. 时髦地[ 文化链接 ]《织工马南》中布满了交错融合的人类情感 ，强调了生命中爱的重要性 ，同时揭露了为拜金主义和功利主义所倾倒的腐化、堕落的上层社会；- 3 - / 3。