高英Graduation.ppt

1、Graduation Part Maya AngelouExpectation to graduationReviewPrinciples commandMr. Donleavys speechGeneralized idea With great intensity than ever before, the narrator of the story is confronted with the fact that she is a black. A surprising twist to the graduation ceremony helps her see what that fa

2、ct means to her.hush-hush adj. very secret and confidential a hush-hush affair 密事frill n. a) ornamental border on a garment or curtain, gathered or pleated at one edge 飾邊，褶邊 b) additional item that is not essential for something but makes it more deractive 不必要的裝飾，（華而不實(shí)的）附加物The rope caught a frill on

3、 his clothes when she is skipping.meticulous adj. giving or showing great precision and care; very attentive to detail 仔細(xì)的，精確的，極注意細(xì)節(jié)的decasyllabic adj. ten letters on phonetic symbols written or printed to approximate a spoken syllable 十音節(jié)的 rape n. the crime of forcing another person to submit to sex

4、 acts 掠奪，強(qiáng)奸 ; 常與of連用表示破壞，粗暴的干涉行為Why did the author say the graduation was finshed for her before her name was called?Thinking Paraphrase We were maids and.,and anything higher that we aspired to was farcical and presumptuous. We are considered to live a cheap and humble life cause we are black, and

5、it is ridiculous for us to want a higher and better life like a white man.presumptuous adj. going byond what is right or proper; excessively forward 專(zhuān)橫的，放肆的tomahawk n. a light ax formly used as a tool or weapon by certain native American people 印第安戰(zhàn)斧bury/lay aside the tomahawk 停戰(zhàn)講和，忘記舊仇teepee n. a p

6、ortable dwelling of certain native American people 美國(guó)印第安人的圓錐形帳篷 abomination n. abhorrence; disgust or a cause of abhorrence or disgust 厭惡，憎惡，可憎的行為hold sth. in abominationcount on ； to rely on or to be confident of; anticipate 依靠，指望be bound to; to a certainly 一定要，一定perfunctory adj. done routinely and

7、 with little interest or care or acting with indifference 敷衍的，草率的，循例的 palpable adj. a) can be felt or touched 可觸知的，摸得出的 b) clear to the mind 明顯的，明白的pertain v. belong as a part or accessory; have reference; be appropriate 屬于，關(guān)于，適合于Thinking What kind of ugliness Mr. Donleavy had left?ParaphraseAn unin

8、vited guest who couldnt leave.The palpable ungliness and obvious villainy left by Donleavy and the white man who accompaied Donleavy deeply and profoundly.impertinence n. the quality or condition of being inpertinent 不恰當(dāng)nudge a) v. touch or push slightly with the elbow in order to draw sbs attention privately 以肘輕碰或輕推，暗中使人注意 b) n. push give in this way 此種輕碰或輕推shuffling and rustling 嘈雜聲 The hall is full of shuffling and rustling during the break.valedictory adj. of, re