英語通識閱讀教程 文學(xué)篇 課件 Unit 2 Emotion and Ego

Unit2EmotionandEgoTextA

TheStoryofanHourTextB

TheChrysanthemumsBeforeReading

AbouttheAuthorandHerWorksExploretheWriter’sIdeas

UnderstandingtheTextReadingBetweentheLinesExploretheWriter’sTechniquesIncreaseYourLanguageProficiencyFurtherExplorationTextABeforeReadingWriter’sIdeasWriter’sTechniquesLanguageProficiency

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1.AbouttheAuthorBiographyLiteraryStylesandThemes2.AboutHerWorksNovelsShortStoriesBiographyKateChopin(1850-1904)Intwentiethcentury,feministliteraturewasintroducedbyafewindependentdaringwomen.AmongthemKateChopinholdsahighstature.ShewasanAmericannovelistandshortstorieswriter.Today,sheisconsideredapioneerofearlyfeministliterature.EarlyLifeEducationWidowhoodandDepressionLiteraryStylesandThemes1.AbouttheAuthorBiographyEarlyLifeKateChopinwasbornonFebruary8,1850inSt.Louis,MissouriandgiventhebirthnameKatherineO’Flaherty.HerfatherwasansuccessfulIrishbusinessmanandmotherbelongedtoanoldFrenchfamily.Katehadsiblings(兄弟姐妹)andhalf-siblings(fromherfather’sfirstmarriage),butshewasthefamily’sonlysurvivingchild;hersistersdiedininfancyandherhalf-brothersdiedasyoungadults.RaisedRomanCatholic,KateattendedSacredHeartAcademy(圣心學(xué)院),aninstitutionrunbynuns,fromagefivetohergraduationatageeighteen.Attheageof5,herschoolingwasinterruptedbythedeathofherfather,whowaskilledinarailwayaccidentwhenabridgecollapsed.1.AbouttheAuthorBiographyEducationKatereturnedhomefortwoyearsandgrewupinahouseholddominatedbywomen:hermother,grandmother,andgreat-grandmother.Aftertwoyears,Katewasallowedtoreturntoschool.YoungKatespentalotoftimeinreadingsuchmastersasJaneAusten,CharlesDickens,andtheBront?s.Katewastutoredbyhergreat-grandmother,VictoriaVerdonCharleville.Charlevillewasasignificantfigureinherownright:shewasabusinesswomanandthefirstwomaninSt.Louistolegallyseparatefromherhusband.ThiswomangreatexampleforyoungKateofawoman’sstrength,potentialforindependence,andtherealworkingsoflife’spassions.1.AbouttheAuthorBiographyWidowhoodandDepressionAtage20,KatemarriedOscarChopin,acottonmerchant.Thecouplehadsixchildren.Theirmarriagewas,byallaccounts,ahappyone.Herhusbanddied12yearsaftertheirmarriage,andleftherwithsignificantdebtsofover$42,000(approximately$1milliontoday).Shemovedinwithherkidsinhermother’shouse,whoalsodiedthefollowingyears.Losingtwooftheclosestrelationsinsuchabrieftime,leftChopininunbearableanguishanddepression.Herdoctorandalsofamilyfriendsuggestedwritingasaformoftherapy,aswellasapossiblesourceofincome.By1889,Chopinhadtakenthesuggestionandthusbeganherwritingcareer.(beganattheageof39)1.AbouttheAuthorBiography1.AbouttheAuthorAphotographofKateChopinat20,aboutthetimeofhermarriage.KateChopinwithfourofhersons,circa1877.PortraitofKateChopinpublishedin1893.LiteraryStylesandThemesLiteraryStylesChopinwroteinanaturalisticstyleandcitedtheinfluenceofFrenchwriterGuydeMaupassant(莫泊桑).Herstorieswerenotexactlyautobiographical,buttheyweredrawnfromhersharpobservationsofthepeople,places,andideasthatsurroundedher.Therewasarecurringthematicpatterninherstories.Herstoriesmostlyfocusedonmarriageandconventionsofthesociety.Thecharacterswereshownstuckbetweenchoices;todoasexpectedofthemfromsocietyorfollowthepathoftheirheart’sutmostdesire.Andusuallytheychoselatter,defyingthenormsoftheirsociety.1.AbouttheAuthorLiteraryStylesandThemesThemesInhertime,womenwereoftenportrayedastwo-dimensionalfigureswithfew(ifany)desiresoutsideofmarriageandmotherhood.Chopin'sdepictionsofwomenstrugglingforindependenceandself-realizationwereunusualandgroundbreaking.RacealsoplayedamajorthematicroleinChopin’sworks.GrowingupintheeraofenslavementandtheCivilWar,Chopinobservedtheroleofraceandtheconsequencesofthatinstitutionandracism.1.AbouttheAuthorWorks2.RepresentativeWorksNovelChopinwasverycasualandconfidentindiscussingsensitiveissuessuchas,women’sdesireofindependenceandtheirsexualurges.SheincorporatedallthesethemesinherfinalnovelTheAwakening（《覺醒》）

publishedattheendofnineteenthcentury.Thefemaleprotagonistinthebookwasshowntobeinvolvedinanadulterousaffairwhichwentagainsttheconventionalstorieswrittenatthattime.Thenovelgarneredscandalousstatusforitshighlycontroversialsubjectmatter.ItwasnotreceivedpositivelybecauseitwaswrittenaheadofitstimewhenfeminismwasnotpartofmainstreamAmericansociety.Works2.RepresentativeWorksShortStories“TheStoryofanHour”(1894)《一小時的故事》“Désirée’sBaby”(1895)《德西雷的嬰兒》“APairofSilkStockings”(1897)《一雙長絲襪》“TheStorm”(1898)《風(fēng)暴》Works2.RepresentativeWorksShortStories“Désirée’sBaby”《德西雷的嬰兒》Désiréeandherhusband,Armand,liveonaplantationatatimebeforetheAmericanCivilWar.Theyarehappilymarried—somuchsothatArmandhasstoppedmistreatingtheenslavedpeopleonhisplantation.ButwhenDésiréegivesbirthtoachildwhoisobviouslyofmixedracialancestry,Armandgrowsenraged:asChopinwrites,“theveryspiritofSatanseemedsuddenlytotakeholdofhiminhisdealingswiththeslaves,”andheforcesDésiréeandthechildintoexileandtoatragicend.OnlylaterdoesArmanddiscoverthatitishisancestry,andnotDésirée’s,thatismixed.Works2.RepresentativeWorksShortStories“APairofSilkStockings”《一雙長絲襪》Thestoryisaboutamarriedwomanwhocomesintopossessionoffifteendollarsandendsuptreatingherselftonewclothes,amealinarestaurant,andatheatreshow,whenshehadoriginallyplannedtospendthemoneyonnewclothesforherchildren.Ofcourse,toadegreethisiswhatweexpect:havingchildreninvolveslookingafterpeoplewhoaretooyoungtolookafterthemselves,andthisinvolvesadegreeofsacrifice.ButhavewomenlikeMrs.Sommersbeenmadetosacrificetoomuch?Writer’sIdeasWriter’sTechniquesLanguageProficiency

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BeforeReading1.UnderstandingtheTextSettingCharactersPointofViewPlotTheme2.ReadingBetweentheLinesTextualAnalysisKey

SentencesSetting(背景)“TheStoryofanHour”《一小時的故事》Time:Thestoryissetinthelate19thcentury.1.UnderstandingtheTextAclippingoftheVoguestorypastedonasheetofpaper(andpreservednowintheMissouriHistoryMuseum)Setting(背景)RoleofWomeninthe19thCenturyInthe19thcentury,womenwereexpectedtoupholdahousewifestandard.Womenwereexpectedtodothecooking,cleaning,andtakingcareofthechildren.Theirrolewaswaydifferentfrommeninthe19thcentury.Womenwerenotallowedtobeoutspoken,andtheywerenotgiventhesameopportunitiesasmen.Womenwereexpectedtosupportacertainstandardsocietypaintedforthemtohave.Thepictureshowngivesyouavisualofhowwomenwereexpectedtobeinthe19thcentury.Youseethewomanislookinguptowhatlookslikeherhusband,aswellasherchildlookinguptoher.Sheissupposedtobesettinganexampleforherchild.Thewomanportraysmisery,sheshowsnofacialexpression.1.UnderstandingtheTextSetting(背景)“TheStoryofanHour”《一小時的故事》Place:IntheMallardresidence,thehomeofBrentlyandLouiseMallard.1.UnderstandingtheTextCharacters(角色)LouiseMallardBrentlyMallard:husbandofLouiseJosephine:sisterofLouiseRichards:friendofBrentlyMallard1.UnderstandingtheTextPointofview(視角)Whatisthepointofviewin"TheStoryofanHour"andhowdoesitaffectthestory?1.UnderstandingtheTextThepointofviewof“TheStoryofanHour”isthird-personlimitedomniscient(選擇性全知視角與人物有限視角相融合).Thenarratorisnotaparticipantinthestoryandonlyknowsthethoughtsandfeelingsofonecharacter:Mrs.Mallard.Thispointofviewallowsthereadertofullyunderstandherresponsetothenewsofherhusband'sdeath,aswellastheironyofthedoctors'inaccuratefinalrulingonherdeath.Plot(情節(jié))1.UnderstandingtheTextWhathappenedinthestory?Givea2-3sentencesummary.Inthestory,awomanlearnsofherhusband’sdeathinatrainaccident.Feelingsadshelocksherselfinherroom.Whilegrievingshecomestotherealizationthatherhusband’sdeathmakesherfreetoliveherlifeonherownterms.Whilecelebratinghernew-foundfreedom,sheseesherhusbandwalkthroughthefrontdoortotheirhome.Upondiscoveringthatherhusbanddidnotdieinthetrainaccident,thewomandropsdead.Plot(情節(jié))1.UnderstandingtheTextPlot(情節(jié))1.UnderstandingtheTextPlot(情節(jié))1.UnderstandingtheTextPlot(情節(jié))1.UnderstandingtheTextPlot(情節(jié))1.UnderstandingtheTextInstructions:Whataresomepossiblethemesof“StoryofanHour”?Pleaseidentifythethemesyouuncoveredafterreading.Trytouseexamplesanddetailsfromthetext,explainwhyyourstatementsreflectsanimportantthemeofthestory.ThemeReasoning(Provideevidencefromstory.)Theme1.UnderstandingtheTextTheme1.IdentityWhentheprotagonistisintroduced,sheiscalled“Mrs.Mallard.”Herhusbandisfirstcalled“BrentlyMallard.”(Paras1-2)Whatistheintendedeffectofthesestylisticchoices?Theintendedeffectistoshowsolemnrespectforagrievingwoman.Theintendedeffectistoemphasizethevaluetheprotagonistplacesonherstatusasawife.Theintendedeffectistohighlightthenarrator’sdespise(輕視)

ofthehusband.Theintendedeffectistocontrasthowmenandwomenaretreated.WhichparagraphrevealsMrs.Mallard’sname?Whatishername?Whatdoesthissuggest?Para17.Louise.Mrs.Mallarddidnothaveherownidentityuntilherhusbanddied.1.UnderstandingtheTextTheme1.Women’sIdentityinthe1800’sThetimeperiodinwhichthestorytakesplaceaffectsMrs.Mallard’sfreedombecausewomendidnothavemuchfreedominthe1800’s.Marriedwomenhadtostayhomeandcarefortheirhusbandsandchildren.Withoutherhusband,Mrs.Mallardcould“l(fā)iveforherself”ratherthanforhim.Similarly,withoutherhusband,“Therewouldbenopowerfulwillbendinghersinthatblindpersistencewithwhichmenandwomenbelievetheyhavearighttoimposeaprivatewilluponafellowcreature.”Finally,withoutherhusbandshecould,“…[run]riotalongthosedaysaheadofher.Springdays,andsummerdays,andallsortsofdayswouldbeherown.”Mrs.MallarddidnothavesuchfreedomsinhermarriagetoMr.Mallard.1.UnderstandingtheTextTheme2.FreedomandIndependenceThoughLouiseisatfirstupsetbythenewsofBrently’sdeath,overthecourseofthehourinwhichshebelieveshimtobedead,shecomestorealizeshehasbeengivenintheformofthefreedomshewillhaveasanunmarried(andwell-off)woman.Shedelightsthatwithoutahusbandshewillbeabletospendherdaysasshepleases.WhileLouise’sdelightinherfreedomistiedtoherstatusasawomanin19thcenturyAmericansociety,itisimportanttonotethatthestorydoesn’tlimititsideaoftheimportanceofindependenceonlytowomen.AsLouisethinks,“Therewouldbenopowerfulwillbendinghersinthatblindpersistencewithwhichmenandwomenbelievetheyhavearighttoimposeaprivatewilluponafellow-creature.”InLouise’sconception,itisbothwomenandmenwholackfreedom;itisbothwomenandmenwho,inalltheirinteractionswitheachother,stealfreedomfromeachother.1.UnderstandingtheTextTheme3.LoveandMarriageYoumightreasonablyguess,ifyouweretoldthatawomanbecameexcitedsoonafterherhusband’ssuddendeath,thatthemarriagewasnotaverygoodone.However,thestorymakesitclearthecouple’smarriagewasperfectlylovingor,atleastnormal.ThebasicgoodnessoftheirmarriageiscrucialbecauseitmeansthatLouise’sjoyathernewfoundfreedomisn’tacritiqueofhermarriagetoBrently,butratheracritiqueoftheentireinstitutionofmarriage.Inher“momentofillumination(啟迪，闡明),”shedescribesmarriageascenteredaround“thatblindpersistencewithwhichmenandwomenbelievetheyhavearighttoimposeaprivatewilluponafellow-creature.”Louisebelievesloveandmarriagerestrictfreedomandthat,assuch,theyareinstitutions(制度，習(xí)俗)inwhichthebenefitdoesnotequalthecost.1.UnderstandingtheText2.ReadingBetweentheLinesTextualAnalysisTextOrganizationParagraphMrs.Mallard'sBehaviorParas1-2Findoutthenews.Paras3-7Grievefortheloss.Paras8-19Ashiftinthinkingandjoyforfreedom.Innerconflicts.(Paras8-15)Embracingfreedom.(Paras16-19)Paras20-23Diedofheartattack(shock).2.ReadingBetweentheLinesTextualAnalysisReadingactivityPleasereadParas1-2,andanswerthefollowingquestions:1.WhatnewsdidJosephinebreaktohersisterMrs.Mallard?WhywasJosephinecarefulinthewayshedidthis?Mrs.Mallard’shusband,Brently,wasonthelistofkilledcitizensafteratragicrailroadaccident.JosephinehadtobecarefulbecauseMrs.Mallardhadaheartcondition,andthisterriblenewsmightthreatenhersafety.2.WhatcanyouinferaboutMr.Mallardandhisplaceinsocietyfromthefactthathisnameappearedatthetopofthe“killed”list?BecauseMr.Mallard’snameappearedatthetopofthe“killed”list,youcaninferthathemusthavehadanimportantroleinsociety,belongedtotheupperclassofsociety,etc.2.ReadingBetweentheLinesTextualAnalysisReadingactivityPleasereadParas3-7,andanswerthefollowingquestions:3.WhatisMrs.Mallard’sinitialreactiontothenews?Usedirectevidencefromthetexttosupportyouranswer."Sheweptatonce,withsudden,wildabandonment,inhersister'sarms.Whenthestormofgriefhadspentitselfshewentawaytoherroomalone.Shewouldhavenoonefollowher."Thiswastypicalasshecriedandwantedtobeleftalonetogrieve.(Para4)Whatisthemainemotionexpressedintheseparagraphs?Sadnessand

grief.Metaphor隱喻，暗喻“Whenthestormofgriefhadspentitselfshewentawaytoherroomalone.”(Para3)“Griefisastorm”inotherwords.Thisisreflectiveofhercrying(stormfortears),butalsoimportantthatitcameonallatonceandquicklypassed,perhapslikeanafternoonstorm:nottooserious,butnoticeable.Thisisthefirstimplicationthatsheisn'ttooupsetaboutherhusband'spassing.2.ReadingBetweentheLinesTextualAnalysisIdentifywhatkindoffigurativelanguageisusedintheexample.Personification擬人“Shecouldseeintheopensquarebeforeherhousethetopsoftreesthatwereallaquiverwiththenewspringlife.”(Para5)Thetreesaretremblingasiftheywerehuman,tremblingwithexcitementasnewlifegrowsfromthem.Similarly,Mrs.Mallardisfeelinganewlifegrowinginher:alifeshecanfinallycallherown.2.ReadingBetweentheLinesTextualAnalysisIdentifywhatkindoffigurativelanguageisusedintheexample.2.ReadingBetweentheLinesTextualAnalysisReadingactivityPleasereadParas8-15,andanswerthefollowingquestions:4.HowdoesMrs.Mallardfeelaboutherhusband?WhydoesMrs.Mallardfeelthewayshedoes?Usedirectevidencefromthetexttosupportyouranswer.Mrs.Mallardhadlovedherhusband“sometimes.”O(jiān)ftenshehadnot.Becauseshedoesnotlikethepowerthatherhusbandhasoverher(orthatanyhusbandhasoverawife).Shedoesnotlikethe“powerfulwillbendinghers”becauseshedoesnotagreewith“thatblindpersistencewithwhichmenandwomenbelievetheyhavearighttoimposeaprivatewilluponafellowcreature.”(Paras14-15)2.ReadingBetweentheLinesTextualAnalysisConflictsReasonsforSadnessReasonsforHappinessSheissadbecause________________________________________________Sheishappybecause________________________________________________Accordingtothetext,whichparagraphtellsthereasonsMrs.Mallardfeelsbothhappinessandsadnessaboutherhusband’sdeath?Whatarethereasons?herhusbandwaskindandlovedher:“Sheknewthatshewouldweepagainwhenshesawthekind,tenderhandsfoldedindeath;thefacethathaveneverlookedsavewithloveuponher.”shewelcomesthefreedomherhusband’sdeathbringsher:“Butshesawbeyondthatbittermomentalongprocessionofyearstocomethatwouldbelongtoherabsolutely.”Para132.ReadingBetweentheLinesTextualAnalysisReadingactivityPleasereadParas16-19,andanswerthefollowingquestions:5.Whatword(s)didMrs.Mallardstartwhisperingtoherselfwhenshewasaloneintheroom?Whatrealizationwasshecomingto?Shekeptrepeatingtheword"free"andsaying,"Free!Bodyandsoulfree!"Shestartedtorealize,thatwhileshewassadthatBrentlywasdead,herwholelifehasfinallyopenedup.Shethinksaboutthefutureshecanhavenowthatsheisn'tdependentonahusbandanymore.Itmakesherfeelexcitedandempowered.2.ReadingBetweentheLinesTextualAnalysis6.Howdoesthemoodofthisstorychangefrombeginning,middle,toend?ThestorybeginsonadepressingandtragicnotewiththedeathofBrently.Soon,thestoryfadesinto(逐漸淡出)calmness,relief,andhope.Mrs.Mallard,althoughashamedofherjoy,feelsoptimistic.Thestoryendsinahorrifyingandshockingway.ReadingactivityBasedonthewholestory,answerthefollowingquestion:Para3Shedidnothearthestoryasmanywomenhaveheardthesame,withaparalyzed

inabilitytoacceptitssignificance.Sheweptatonce,withsudden,wildabandonment,inhersister'sarms.KeySentences

Vocabularyparalyzedadj.麻痹的；失去勇氣inabilityn.無力；無能weepv.哭泣，流淚abandonmentn.拋棄；放縱

Sentence:Translation:她不像許多別的女人那樣，只是帶著麻木接受的神情聽著這個故事，而是立刻瘋狂而絕望地?fù)涞乖诮憬愕膽牙餃I如泉涌。2.ReadingBetweentheLinesPara4Therestood,facingtheopenwindow,acomfortable,roomyarmchair.Intothisshesank,presseddownbyaphysicalexhaustionthathauntedherbodyandseemedtoreachintohersoul.KeySentences

Vocabularyroomyadj.寬敞的；寬大的pressdown按下，向下施加壓力exhaustionn.筋疲力盡；枯竭h(yuǎn)auntv.纏?。皇箵?dān)憂reachinto伸手進(jìn)入；涉及到

Sentence:Therestoodaarmchair.Intothis(thechair)shesank.=Shesankintothis.Translation:窗戶是開著的，對面放著一把舒服的大扶手椅，她筋疲力盡地沉了進(jìn)去。這種疲憊不僅折磨著她的身體，似乎也浸入了她的靈魂。2.ReadingBetweentheLinesPara14Therewouldbenopowerfulwillbendinghersinthatblindpersistencewithwhichmenandwomenbelievetheyhavearighttoimposeaprivatewilluponafellow-creature.Akindintentionoracruelintentionmadetheactseemnolessacrimeasshelookeduponitinthatbriefmomentofillumination.KeySentences

Vocabularybendv.使彎曲，弄彎；屈從persistencen.堅持不懈，執(zhí)意imposev.強(qiáng)制實行；把…強(qiáng)加于fellow-creaturen.同胞，同類noless不亞于，同樣lookupon看作，視為illuminationn.照明；啟迪

Sentence:Therewouldbenowillwithwhich….Aintentionmadetheactnoless(=sameas)acrime.Translation:那時，她不必再盲目地屈從于任何專橫的意志。人們總是相信他們有權(quán)把個人的意志強(qiáng)加于他人。無論其動機(jī)是善良的還是殘酷的，她突然感到這種做法絕不亞于犯罪。2.ReadingBetweentheLinesPara15Whatcouldlove,theunsolvedmystery,countforinthefaceofthispossessionofself-assertionwhichshesuddenlyrecognizedasthestrongestimpulseofherbeing!KeySentences

Vocabularycountfor有重要性，有影響力inthefaceof面對possession擁有，持有self-assertionn.自信；自我主見；獨立意志impulsen.沖動；推動力

Sentence:Whatcouldlovecountfor(=matter)inthefaceofthispossession(which…)!Translation:有了獨立的意志――她突然意識到這是她身上最強(qiáng)烈的一種沖動，愛情這未有答案的神秘事物又算得了什么呢！2.ReadingBetweentheLinesWriter’sIdeasWriter’sTechniquesLanguageProficiency

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BeforeReading1.FigureofSpeechMetaphorPersonificationSimileAlliteration2.Symbolism3.IronyFigureofSpeech（修辭）Simile明喻“ShecarriedherselfunwillinglylikeagoddessofVictory.”(Para20)Alliteration頭韻“songwhichsomeonewassinging”(Para5)“thesounds,thescents”(Para9)Metaphor隱喻“Whenthestormofgriefhadspentitselfshewentawaytoherroomalone.”(Para3)Personification擬人“Shecouldseeintheopensquarebeforeherhousethetopsoftreesthatwereallaquiverwiththenewspringlife.”(Para4)Symbolism（象征）The“spring”seasonsymbolizes:A.Mrs.MallardnolongerfeelingtrappedinhermarriageB.Mrs.Mallard’snewlifeC.anewbeginningD.alloftheaboveWhatdoesthe“openwindow”symbolizeinthisstory?(Para4,18)Theopenwindowrepresentsopenness,choice,opportunitiesandfreedom;everythingthatLouisehasgained;thenatureoutsidethewindowrepresentsnewlifebeingborn,justasLouisefeelsshehasafreshstart.Symbolism:theuseofsymbolsinaliterarywork.Symbol:representssomethingbeyondliteralmeaning.Irony（諷刺）WhatcauseMrs.Mallard'sdeathaccordingtothedoctor?Whyisitironic?Shediedof"heartdisease-ofjoythatkills."Inreality,herdreamoflivingforherselfandthehopeforabrightfuturewasstolenfromherwhensherealizedherhusbandwasstillalive.Itshockedher,whichcausedherfragilehearttocollapse.Itisironicbecauseitwasnotjoythatkilledher,butdisappointment.Irony:referstosomecontrastordiscrepancybetweenappearanceandreality.Writer’sIdeasWriter’sTechniquesLanguageProficiency

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BeforeReading1.WordsandExpressions2.VocabularyExercisesWordsandExpressionsafflict/??fl?kt/v.折磨；使痛苦veiled/ve?ld/[CET4]adj.蒙面的；掩飾的；隱藏的conceal/k?n?si?l/[CET4]v.隱藏；遮住intelligence/?n?tel?d??ns/[CET4]n.消息assure/????r/[CET4]v.使確信，向…保證；確保，使確定hasten/?he?s(?)n/[CET4]v.促進(jìn)；急忙進(jìn)行 forestall/f??r?st??l/v.預(yù)先阻止exhaustion/?ɡ?z??st??n/[CET4]n.筋疲力盡；耗盡，枯竭aquiver/??kw?v?r/adj.顫抖的ware/wer/[CET4]n.（尤指在市場或街上出售的）商品，貨物WordsandExpressionspatchesof一塊塊；零星分布bespeak/b??spi?k/v.展示；展現(xiàn)repression/r??pre?(?)n/[CET6]n.鎮(zhèn)壓，壓制；抑制，壓抑elusive/??lu?s?v/adj.難以描述的creepoutof悄悄離開：悄悄地離開某個地方，尤指為了避免被注意或發(fā)現(xiàn)tumultuously/tj??m?lt???sli/adv.喧鬧地vacant/?ve?k?nt/[CET4]adj.空著的；空缺的；茫然的keen/ki?n/[CET4]adj.渴望的；著迷的；熱情的，熱心的monstrous/?mɑ?nstr?s/[CET4]adj.可怕的；丑惡的save/se?v/[CET4]prep.除了WordsandExpressionsprocession/pr??se?(?)n/[CET4]n.行列，隊伍；一連串的人（或物）persistence/p?r?s?st?ns/[CET4]n.繼續(xù)存在，維持；堅持不懈，執(zhí)意impose/?m?po?z/[CET4]v.強(qiáng)制推行；把（觀點、信仰等）強(qiáng)加于implore/?m?pl??r/v.懇求；哀求elixir/??l?ks?r/n.長生不老藥shudder/???d?r/n./v.戰(zhàn)栗atlength最后，終于importunity/?mp?r?tj?n?ti/n.強(qiáng)求unwittingly/?n?w?t??li/adv.無意地descend/d??send/[CET4]v.下來，下降；降臨，來臨WordsandExpressionscomposedly/k?m?po?zdli/adv.鎮(zhèn)定地；沉著地piercing/?p?rs??/[CET4]adj.（感情）深切的；尖銳刺耳的VocabularyExercises1.Everyoneshouldfightagainst________andinjustice.2.Whenhesucceededingettingtheopportunitytostudyabroad,manystudentscouldn’t______theirenvyofhim.3.Thepositionofchairmanhasbeen______forsometime.4.YouthinkIdiditdeliberately,butI_____youthatIdidnot.5.Suddenlyrememberingherkeyswerestillattheoffice,she_______togoback.Listedintheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthetext.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.repressionpersistencehastenedconcealkeenatlengthrepression

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concealassurehastenedvacantVocabularyExercises6.Thereis_____competitionforplacesatthecollege.7.Shedidn'twantto______hervaluesonherfamily.8.Bothhaveadvantagesanddisadvantagesthatwillbediscussed________inthisdocument.9.Skillcomesonlywithpractice,patience,and________.10.Alllivingthingsare_______ofcells.Listedintheboxbelowaresomeofthewordsyouhavelearnedinthetext.Completethefollowingsentenceswiththem.Changetheformwherenecessary.composedpersistenceatlengthimposekeenpersistencehastenedconcealkeenatlengthrepression

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Evaluate&Connect1.WhatdoyouthinkofthemarriagelifeofMrs.Mallard?ThestoryrevealsthatMrs.Mallardfeelstrappedinthemarriage.Heridentityasafemaleissomewhatneglectedinthemarriage.Inthebeginning,Mrs.Mallardisknownonlybyhermarriedname.It’sonlyafterlearningaboutherhusband’sdeaththatshebecomes“Louise.”Shehastosubmitherselftoherhusband’s“blindpersistence.”Wecanseethatsheisnotself-assertiveandalwaysexperiencessubtleoppressionfromherhusbandinthemarriage.Hermarriagehasnotallowedherto“l(fā)iveforherself.”Thatiswhyherhusband’sdeathilluminatesherlong-represseddesireforfreedomandself-assertionwithinhermarriage.Howwouldyoutreatyourlover?Whenyouhaveaconflict,doyoutrytoconvincetheotherpersontoagreewithyouordowhatyouwant?Why?Evaluate&Connect2.Howshouldamarriedwomanpreserveherindividualityandindependence?Advocateclearcommunication.Womencanhaveopen,honestconversationswiththeirpartnersabouttheirneedforindependence.It’simportanttoemphasizethatthisneedisnotsynonymouswithindifferenceorlackofcommitment,butratherthemaintenanceofpersonalidentities.Cultivateindividualgoals.It’sessentialtohavepersonalgoalsthatexpandbeyondthecouple’srealmtomaintainwomen’sindependence.Thesemightincludeprofessionalaspirations,fitnessgoals,orintellectualpursuits.Suchindividualobjectivespromoteself-sufficiencywhilealsoassertingthepointthatbeingpartofapairdoesn’tdeteronefrombeingaself-determiningindividual.Fosterfinancialindependence.Theimportanceoffinancialindependenceshouldbestressed.Itinfluencesnotjustthebalancewithinarelationship,butalsoinstillsasenseofself-reliance,therebyshapingbothpersonalandjointdecisions.TextBBeforeReading

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