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Unit4EverydayUseforYourGrandmama

EverydayUseforYourGrandmama教学目的及重点难点

ObjectivesofTeaching

Tocomprehendthewholestory

Toleanandmasterthevocabularyandexpressions

Tolearntoparaphrasethedifficultsentences

Tounderstandthestructureofthetext

Toappreciatethestyleandrhetoricofthepassage.

ImportantandDifficultpoints

Thecomprehensionofthewholestory

Theunderstandingofcertainexpressions

Theappreciationofthewritingtechnique

Colloquial,slangyorblackEnglish

CulturaldifferencebetweennationalitiesintheUS

terAnalysis

Dee:

Shehasheldlifealwaysinthepalmofonehand.

\"No\"isawordtheworldneverlearnedtosaytoher.

tionwasno

partofhernature.

Shewasdeterminedtosharedownanydisasterinherefforts.

icaldevices:

Parallelism:

chinonchest,eyesonground,feetinshuffle

Metaphor:

EverydayUseforyourgrandmama--byAliceWalker

EverydayUseforyourgrandmama

AliceWalker

IwillwaitforherintheyardthatMaggieandImadesoclean

ikethisismorecom

kean

ehardclayissweptcleanasa

floorandthefinesandaroundtheedgeslinedwithtiny,irregular

grooves,anyonecancomeandsitandlookupintotheelmtree

andwaitforthebreezesthatnever

comeinsidethehouse.

Maggiewillbenervousuntilafterhersistergoes:shewill

standhopelesslyincorners,homelyandashamedoftheburn

scarsdownherarmsandlegs,eyinghersisterwithamixture

nkshersisterhasheldlifealwaysinthe

palmofonehand,that\"no\"isawordtheworldneverlearnedto

saytoher.

You\'venodoubtseenthoseTVshowswherethechildwho

has\"madeit\"isconfronted,asasurprise,byherownmotherand

father,totteringinweaklyfrombackstage.(APleasantsurprise,

ofcourse:Whatwouldtheydoifparentandchildcameonthe

showonlytocurseoutandinsulteachother?)OnTVmother

andchildembraceandsmileintoeachother\'mes

themotherandfatherweep,thechildwrapstheminherarms

andleansacrossthetabletotellhowshewouldnothavemade

eentheseprograms.

SometimesIdreamadreaminwhichDeeandIaresuddenly

carkand

soft-seatedlimousineIamusheredintoabrightroomfilledwith

meetasmiling,gray,sportymanlike

JohnnyCarsonwhoshakesmyhandandtellsmewhatafinegirl

areonthestageandDeeisembracingmewith

sonmydressalargeorchid,even

thoughshehastoldmeoncethatshethinksorchidesaretacky

flowers.

InreallifeIamalarge,big-bonedwomanwithrough,man-

interIwearflannelnightgownstobed

llandcleanahogasm

workoutsideallday,breakingicetogetwaterforwashing;Ican

eatporklivercookedovertheopentireminutesafteritcomes

terIknockedabullcalfstraight

inthebrainbetweentheeyeswithasledgehammerandhadthe

ourseallthisdoes

waymydaughterwouldwant

metobe:ahundredpoundslighter,myskinlikeanuncooked

Car–sonhasmuchtodotokeepupwithmyquickandwitty

tongue.

r

knewaJohnsonwithaquicktongue?Whocanevenimaginem

elookingastrangewhitemanintheeye?ItseemstomeIhave

talkedtothemalwayswithonetootraisedinflight,withmyhead

,

tionwasnopartof

hernature.

\"HowdoIlook,Mama?\"Maggiesays,showingjustenough

ofherthinbodyenvelopedinpinkskirtandredblouseforme

toknowshe\'sthere,almosthiddenbythedoor.

\"Comeoutintotheyard,\"Isay.

Haveyoueverseenalameanimal,perhapsadogrunover

bysomecarelesspersonrichenoughtoownacar,sidleupto

someonewhoisignorantenoughtobekindofhim?Thatisthe

beenlikethis,chinonchest,eyes

onground,feetinshuffle,eversincethefirethatburnedthe

otherhousetothe

ground.

DeeislighterthanMaggie,withnicerhairandafullerfigure.

She\'sawomannow,gago

wasitthattheotherhouseburned?Ten,twelveyears?Som

etimesIcanstillheartheflamesandfeelMaggie\'sarmssticking

tome,herhairsmokingandherdressfallingoffherinlittleblack

sseemedstretchedopen,blazedopenby

rstandingoff

underthesweetgumtreesheusedtodiggumoutof;alookat

concentrationonherfaceasshewatchedthelastdingygray

don\'tyoudoadancearoundtheashes?I\'dwantedtoaskher.

Shehadhatedthehousethatmuch.

IusedtothinkshehatedMaggie,twasbefore

weraisedthemoney,thechurchandme,tosendhertoAugusta

dtoreadtouswithoutpity,forcingwords,lies,

otherfolks\'habits,wholelivesuponustwo,sittingtrappedand

hedusinariverofmake-

believe,burneduswithalotofknowledgewedidn\'tnecessarily

dustoherwiththeseriouswaysheread,to

shoveusawayatjustthemoment,likedimwits,weseemed

abouttounderstand.

worgandydresstowearto

hergraduationfromhighschool;blackpumpstomatchagreen

suitshe\'dmadefromanoldsuit

determinedtostaredownany

lidswouldnotflickerforminutes

sixteenshehadastyleofherown\'andknewwhatstylewas.

econdgradethe

\'1927coloredasked

fewerquestionsthantheydonow.

mblesalonggood-

naturedlybutcan\'

goodlooksandmoney,lmarry

JohnThomas(whohasmossyteethinanearnestface)andthen

I\'llbefreetosithereandIguessjustsingchurchsongstomyself.

ouldcarryatune.I

wasalwaysbetterataman\'sjob.1古诗词名句集锦 usedtolovetomilktillIwas

hookedinthesidein\'esoothingandslowanddon\'t

botheryou,unlessyoutrytomilkthemthewrongway.

ree

rooms,justliketheonethatburned,excepttheroofistin:they

don\'renorealwindows,

justsomeholescutinthesides,liketheportholesinaship,but

notroundandnotsquare,withrawhideholdingtheshuttersup

useisinapasture,too,liketheotherone.

wrotemeoncethatnomatterwherewe\"choose\"tolive,she

willneverbringherfriends.

MaggieandIthoughtaboutthisandMaggieaskedme,Mama,

whendidDeeeverhaveanyfriends?\"

eboysinpinkshirtshangingabouton

sgirlswhoneverlaughed.

Impressedwithhertheyworshipedthewell-turnedphrase,the

cuteshape,thescaldinghu忽忆故人天际去 morthateruptedlikebubblesin

dtothem.

WhenshewascourtingJimmyTshedidn\'thavemuchtime

topaytous,

tomarryacheapcitygirlfromafamilyofignorantflashypeople.

Shehardlyhadtimetorecomposeherself.

WhenshecomesIwillmeet--buttheretheyare!

Maggieattemptstomakeadashforthehouse,inher

shufflingway,butIstayherwithmyhand.\"Comebackhere,\"I

stopsandtriestodigawellinthesandwithhertoe.

n

t

werealwaysneat-looking,asitGodhimselfhadshapedthem

eothersideofthecarcomesashort,

alloverhisheadafootlongandhang尸位素餐、蝇营狗苟什么意思 ing

aggiesuckinher

breath.\"Uhnnnh,\"enyouseethe

wrigglingendofasnakejustinfrontofyourtootontheroad.

\"Uhnnnh.\"

downtotheground,inthishotweather.A

reyel-lowsandoranges

ywholeface

gsgold,too,

etsdanglingand

makingnoiseswhenshemovesherarmuptoshakethefoldsof

ssislooseandflows,andas

shewalkscloser,aggiego\"Uhnnnh\"

hersister\'

isblackasnightandaroundtheedgesaretwolongpigtailsthat

ropeaboutlikesmalllizardsdisappearingbehindherears.

\"Wa-su-zo-Tean-o!\"shesays,comingoninthatglidingway

rtstockyfellowwiththehair

tohisnavelisallgrinningandhefollowsupwith\"Asalamalakim,

mymotherandsister!\"HemovestohugMaggiebutshefalls

back,ertrembling

thereandwhenIlookupIseetheperspirationfallingoffherchin.

\"Don\'tgetup,\"amstoutittakessomething

seemetryingtomoveasecondortwobefore

ns,showingwhiteheelsthroughhersandals,

stoopsdownquicklyandlinesuppictureafterpictureofme

sittingthereinfrontofthehousewithMaggiecoweringbehind

ertakesashotwithoutmakingsurethehouseis

owcomesnibblingaroundtheedgeofthe

e

putsthePolaroidinthebackseatofthecar,andcomesupand

kissesmeontheforehead.

MeanwhileAsalamalakimisgoingthroughmotionswith

Maggie\'\'shandisaslimpasafish,andprobably

ascold,despitethesweat,

lookslikeAsalamalakimwantstoshakehandsbutwantstodoit

ehedon\'tknowhowpeopleshakehands.

Anyhow,hesoongivesuponMaggie.

\"Well,\"Isay.\"Dee.\"

\"No,Mama,\"shesays.\"Not\'Dee\',WangeroLeewanika

Kemanjo!\"

\"Whathappenedto\'Dee\'?\"Iwantedtoknow.

\"She\'sdead,\"Wangerosaid.\"Icouldn\'tbearitanylonger,

beingnamedafterthepeoplewhooppressme.\"

\"Youknowaswellasmeyouwasnamedafteryouraunt

Dicle,\"edher

\"BigDee\"afterDeewasborn.

\"Butwhowasshenamedafter?\"askedWangero.

\"IguessafterGrandmaDee,\"Isaid.

\"Andwhowasshenamedafter?\"askedWangero.

\"Hermother,\"Isaid,andsawWangerowasgettingtired.

\"That\'saboutasfarbackasIcantraceit,\"Isaid.

Though,infact,Iprobablycouldhavecarrieditbackbeyond

theCivilWarthroughthebranches.

\"Well,\"saidAsalamalakim,\"thereyouare.\"

\"Uhnnnh,\"IheardMaggiesay.

\"ThereIwasnot,\"Isaid,before\'Dicie\'croppedupinour

family,sowhyshouldItrytotraceitthatfarback?\"

Hejuststoodtheregrinning,lookingdownonmelikesom

nceinawhileheand

Wangerosenteyesignalsovermyhead.

\"Howdoyoupronouncethisname?\"Iasked.

\"Youdon\'thavetocallmebyitifyoudon\'twantto,\"said

Wangero.

\"Whyshouldn\'tI?\"Iasked.\"Ifthat\'swhatyouwantustocall

you,we\'llcallyou.\"

\"Iknowitmightsoundawkwardatfirst,\"saidWangero.

\"I\'llgetusedtoit,\"Isaid.\"Reamitoutagain.\"

Well,alakim

tripped

overittwoorthreetimeshetoldmetojustcallhimHakim-a-

dtoaskhimwasheabarber,butIdidn\'treally

thinkhewas,soIdon\'task.

\"Youmustbelongtothosebeet-cattlepeoplesdownthe

road,\"id\"Asalamalakirn\"whentheymetyoutoo,

buttheydidn\'toobusyfeedingthecattle,

fixingthefences,puttingupsalt-lickshelters,throwingdownhay.

Whenthewhitefolkspoisonedsomeoftheherdthemenstayed

damileandahalf

justtoseethesight.

Hakim-a-barbersaid,\"Iacceptsomeoftheirdoctrines,but

farmingandraisingcattleisnotmystyle.\"(Theydidn\'ttellme,

andIdidn\'task,whetherWangero(Dee)hadreallygoneand

marriedhim.)

Wesatdowntoeatandrightawayhesaidhedidn\'teat

o,though,wenton

throughthechitlinsandcornbread,thegreensandevery-thing

hing

efactthatwestillusedthebenchesher

daddymadeforthetablewhenwecouldn\'taffordtobuychairs.

\"Oh,Mama!\"rnedtoHakim-a-barber.\"I

feeltherump

prints,\"shesaid,runningherhands

egaveasigh

andherhandclosedoverGrandmaDee\'sbutterdish.\"That\'sit!\"

shesaid.\"IknewtherewassomethingIwantedtoaskyouifI

couldhave.\"Shejumpedupfromthetableandwentoverinthe

cornerwherethechurnstood,

lookedatthechurnandlookedatit.

\"ThischurntopiswhatIneed,\"shesaid.\"Didn\'tUncleBuddy

whittleitoutofatreeyouallusedtohave?\"

\"Yes,\"Isaid.

\"Uhhuh,\"shesaidhappily.\"AndIwantthedasher,too.\"

\"UncleBuddywhittlethat,too?\"askedthebarber.

Dee(Wangero)lookedupatme.

\"AuntDee\'sfirsthusbandwhittledthedash,\"saidMaggieso

lowyoualmostcouldn\'thearher.\"HisnamewasHenry,butthey

calledhimStash.\"

\"Maggie\'sbrainislikeanelephants,\"Wanglerosaid,

laughing.\"Icanusethechurntopasacenterpieceforthealcove

table,‖shesaid,slidingaplateoverthechurn,\"andI\'llthinkof

somethingartistictodowiththedasher.\"

Whenshefinishedwrappingthedasherthehandlestuckout.

n\'tevenhavetolook

closetoseewherehandspushingthedasherupanddownto

,therewere

alotofsmallsinks拴的拼音 ;youcouldseewherethumbsandfingershad

eautifullightyellowwood,froma

treethatgrewintheyardwhereBigDeeandStashhadlived.

AfterdinnerDee(Wangero)wenttothetrunkatthefootof

hungbackinthe

eWangerowithtwoquilts.

TheyhadbeenpiecedbyGrandmaDeeandthenBigDeeandm

ehadhungthemonthequiltframesonthefrontporchand

erwas

ofthemwerescrapsof

sandpiecesofGrandpaJarrell\'teeny

fadedbluepiece,aboutthesizeofapennymatchbox,thatwas

fromGreatGrandpaEzra\'suniformthatheworeintheCivilWar.

\"Mama,\"Wangerosaidsweetasabird.\"CanIhavetheseold

quilts?\"

Iheardsomethingfallinthekitchen,andaminutelaterthe

kitchendoorslammed.

\"Whydon\'tyoutakeoneortwooftheothers?‖1asked.

\"TheseoldthingswasjustdonebymeandBigDeefromsome

topsyourgrandmapiecedbeforeshedied.\"

\"No,\"saidWangero.\"Idon\'estitched

aroundthebordersbymachine.\"

\"That\'llmakethemlastbetter,\"Isaid.

\"That\'snotthepoint,\"saidWanglero.\"Theseareallpiecesof

allthisstitchingbyhand.

Imagine!\"Sheheldthequiltssecurelyinherarms,strokingthem.

\"Someofthepieces,likethoselavenderones,comefrom

oldclotheshermotherhandeddowntoher,‖Isaid,movingup

(Wangero)

movedbackjustenoughsothatIcouldn\'treachthequilts.

Theyalreadybelongedtoher.\"Imagine!\"shebreathedagain,

clutchingthemcloselytoherbosom.

\"Thetruthis,\"Isaid,\"Ipromisedtogivethemquiltsto

Maggie,forwhenshemarriesJohnThomas.\"

Shegaspedlikeabeehadstungher.

\"Maggiecan\'tappreciatethesequilts!\"shesaid.\"She\'d

probablybebackwardenoughtoputthemtoeverydayuse.\"

\"Ireckonshewould,\"Isaid.\"GodknowsIbeensavage‘em

forlongenoughwithnobodyusing\'hewill!‖Ididn\'t

wanttobringuphowIhadofferedDee(Wangero)aquiltwhen

ehadtoldmetheywereold-

fashioned,outofstyle.

\"Butthey\'repriceless!\"shewassayingnow,furiously,forshe

hasatemper.\"Maggiewouldputthemonthebedandinfive

yearsthey\'anthat!\"\"Shecanalwaysmake

somemore,‖Isaid.\"Maggieknowshowtoquilt.\"

Dee(Wangero)lookedatmewithhatred.\"Youjustwillnot

ntisthesequilts,thesequilts!\"

\"Well,\"Isaid,,stumped.\"Whatwouldyoudowiththem?\"

\"Hangthem,\"atwastheonlythingyoucould

dowithquilts.

almosthear

thesoundherfeetmadeastheyscrapedovereachother.

\"Shecanhavethem,Mama,‖shesaidlikesomebodyused

toneverwinninganything,orhavinganythingreservedforher.

\"Ican\'memberGrandmaDeewithoutthequilts.\"

filledherbottomlipwith

checkerberrysnuffanditgaveherfaceakindofdopey,hangdog

randmaDeeandBigDeewhotaughtherhowto

odtherewithherscarredhandshiddenin

kedathersisterwithsomethinglike

fearbutshewasn\'sMaggie\'

wasthewaysheknewGodtowork.

WhenIlookedatherlikethatsomethinghitmeinthetop

kewhen

I\'minchurchandthespiritofGodtouchesmeandIgethappy

methingIneverhaddonebefore:hugged

Maggietome,thendraggedheronintotheroom,snatchedthe

quiltsoutofMissWangero\'shandsanddumpedtheminto

Maggie\'justsatthereonmybedwithhermouth

open.

\"Takeoneortwooftheothers,\"IsaidtoDee.

ButsheturnedwithoutawordandwentouttoHakim-a-

barber.

\"Youjustdon\'tunderstand,\"shesaid,asMaggieandIcame

outtothecar.

\"Whatdon\'tIunderstand?\"Iwantedtoknow.

\"Yourheritage,\"nsheturnedtoMaggie,

kissedher,andsaid,\"Yououghttotrytomakesome-thingof

yourself,too,\'mthe

wayyouandMamastillliveyou\'dneverknowit.\"

Sheputonsomesunglassesthathideverythingabovethe

tipofhernoseandherchin.

Maggiesmiled;almile,not

ewatchedthecardustsettleIaskedMaggieto

nthetwoofussattherejust

enjoying,untilitwastimetogointhehouseandgotobed.

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NOTES

1)AliceWalker:born1944inEatonton,Georgia,Americaand

ksincludeThe

ThirdLifeofGrangeCopeland(1970),Meridian(1976),The

ColorPurple(1982),etc.

2)\"madeit\":tobecomeasuccess,tosucceed,eitherin

specificendeavororingeneral

3)JohnnyCarson:amanwhorunsalatenighttalkshow

4)hooked:injuredbythehornofthecowbeingmilked

5)JimmyT:\'T\'istheinitialofthesurnameoftheboyDee

wascourting.

6)\"Wa-su-zo-Tean-o!\":phoneticrenderingofanAfrican

dialectsalutation

7)\"Asalamalakim\":phoneticrenderingofaMuslimgreeting

8)Polaroid:acamerathatproducesinstantpictures

9)theCivilWar:thewarbetweentheNorthandtheSouthin

theU.S.(1861-1865)

10)branches:branchesordivisionsofafamilydescending

fromacommonancestor

11)Reamitoutagain:\"Ream\"isperhapsanAfricandialect

wordmeaning:\"unfold,display\".Hencethephrasemaymean

\"repeat\"or\"sayitonceagain\"

12)porkwasunclean:Muslimsareforbiddenbytheirreligion

toeatporkbecauseitisconsideredtobeunclean.

13)Chitlins:alsochitlingsorchitterlings,thesmallintestines

ofpigs,usedforfood,

acommondishinAfro-Americanhouseholds

14)rumpprints:depressionsinthebenchesmadeby

constantsitting

15)sink:depressionsinthewoodofthehandleleftbythe

thumbsandfingers

Backgroundinformation

Theauthorwrotequiteanumberofnovels,amongthem

wereTheColorPurpl兰亭序字帖清晰版 ewhichwonthePulitzerPrizeofFiction（普

利策小说奖）andTheAmericanBookAward（美国图书奖）.In

1985,theColorPurplewasmadeintoamoviewhichwongreat

fame.

EverydayUseforyourgrandmama课文讲解/DetailedStudy

EverydayUseforYourGrandmama

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--------------DetailedStudyoftheText

:havingregularcurves

Awavylinehasaseriesofregularcurvesalongit.

Thewavylinesaremeanttorepresentwater.

Hereinthetexttheworddescribesthemarksinwavy

patternsontheclaygroundleftbythebroom.

*image-1*(此处加一细曲线图)

:alongnarrowpathortrackmadeinasurface,esp.

toguidethemovementofsth.

Agrooveisawide,deeplinecutintoasurface.

Thecupboarddoorslidesopenalongthegrooveitfitsinto.

:simple,notgrand,(ofpeople,faces,etc.,)not

good-looking,uglyIfsomeoneishomely,theyarenotvery

attractivetolookat;uasedinAm.E.

:Aweisthefeelingofrespectandamazementthat

ful,frighteningor

completelyunknown.,wonder

Thechildstaredathiminsilentawe.

nt:tofaceboldlyorthreateningly,encounter

Ifaproblem,task,ordifficultyconfrontsyou,oryouare

confrontedwithit,ucannotavoidandmustdeal

with

Iwasconfrontedwiththetaskofdesigningandbuildingthe

newsystem.

:tomoveinanunsteadywayfromsidetosideasif

abouttofall,towalkwithweakunsteadysteps

Theoldladytottereddownthestairs.

ine:Alimousineisalargeandverycomfortablecar,

haglassscreenbetweenthefrontandbackseats.

Limousinesareusuallydrivenbyachauffeur[ou]

cf:

sedan/saloonisacarwithseatsforfourormorepeople,a

fixedroof,andaboot(thespaceatthebackofthecar,covered

byalid,inwhichyoucarrythingssuchluggage,shoppingor

tools)thatisseparatefromtheseatingpartofthecarconvertible:

acarwithasoftroofthatcanbefoldeddownorremoved

sportscar:rwithroomforonly2people

fortravelingwithhighpowerandspeed

coupe[?ku:pei]acarwithafixedroof,aslopingback,two

doorsandseatsforfourpeople

stationwagon(AmE)/estatecar(Br.E)acarwhichhasalong

bodywithadooratthebackendandspacebehindtheback

seats

/grey:usedtodescribethecolourofpeople‘shair

whenitchangesfromitsoriginalcolour,getoldand

beforeitbecomeswhite

:(Am.E,slang)shabby

ls:areasinglepieceofclothingthatcombines

aroverallsoveryourclothesin

ordertoprotectthemfromdirt,paint,ouareworking

Thebreastpocketofhisoverallswasfilledwithtools.(工装

裤)

:

,eforeating

igthathasbeencastrated

person

swine:(old&tech)pig

boar[o:]:malepigonafarmthatiskeptforbreeding

sow[au]:fullygrownfemalepig

hammer:large,heavyhammerforswingingwith

bothhands,alargeheavyhammerwithalonghandle,usedfor

smashingconcrete

:大麦

e:athin,flatcircleofcookedbatter(糊状物)made

ofmilk,uporfoldedandeatenhot

withasweetorsavoryfillinginside

:walkasifreadytoturnorgotheotherway

Ifyousidlesomewhere,youwalkthereuncertainlyor

cautiously,asifyoudonotwantanyonetonoticeyou

AmansidleduptomeandaskedifIwantedaticketfor

thematch..

e:slowdraggingwalk

Ifyoushuffle,youwalkwithoutliftingyourfeetproperlyoff

theground

Heslippedonhisshoesandshuffledoutoftheroom.

Ifyoushuffle,youmoveyourfeetaboutwhilestandingor

moveyourbottomaboutwhilesitting,oftenbecauseyoufeel

uncomfortableorembarrassed.

Iwasshufflinginmyseat.

cf:

totter(n.6),sidle(n.15),shuffle

:toburnwithabrightflame

Awoodfirewasblazing,buttherewasnootherlightinthe

room.

densharpshootingupofaflame,averybright

fire

Thefireburnedslowlyatfirst,butsoonburstintoablaze.

umtree:alargeNorthAmericantreeofthewitch

hazel(榛子)family,withalternatemaplelikeleaves,spiny(多刺

的)fruitballs,andflagrantjuice

美洲金缕梅,落叶灌木或小乔木.原产于北美和亚洲.其分叉小枝从

前用为魔杖,这寻找地下水,故俗称魔杖.

:dirtyandfaded

Abuildingorplacethatisdingyisratherdarkanddepressing

anddoesnotseemtohavebeenwelllookedafter,.

Thisisthedingieststreetofthetown.

Clothes,curtains,edingyaredirtyorfaded.

:tocollecttogether

raiseanarmy/raiseenoughmoneyforaholiday

Hiswiferaisedthemoneybysellingherjewellery.

We‘retryingtoraisefundstoestablishascholarship.

eath:(soastogo)under(sth..)

Theletterwaspushedunderneaththedoor.

Didyoufindverymuchgrowingunderneaththesnow?

(Hereitsuggestsarepressiveandimposingqualityinher

voice.)

-believe:astateofpretendingorthethingswhich

arepretended

Shelivesinamake-believeworld/aworldofmake-believe.

Don‘tbeafraidofmonster-thestory‘sonlymake-believe.

Thelittlegirlmadebelieveshewasaprincess.

:topush,ghorcarelessway

Therewasalotofpushingandshovingtogetonthebus.

Helpmetoshovethisfurnitureaside.

.,youpushthemwithaquick,rather,

gedherouttothedoorandshoved

herintothestreet.

:(infml)anignorantandstupidperson

dim:faint,notbright

wit:intelligence,wisdom

atone‘swit‘send:attheendofone‘stether

y:(die)veryfinetransparentmuslin(麦

斯林纱,平纹细布)withastifffinish(最后一层涂饰),veryfinerather

en‘sdresses

(蝉翼纱,玻璃纱)

:lowshoethatgripsthefootchieflyatthetoeand

theheel

ownanydisasterinherefforts:faceupanddefeat

anydisasterwithherefforts

staredown:twopeoplelookingateachotherpersistently

untiloneshiftshiseye

r:tomovebackwardsandforwardsunsteadily

shadowsflickeredonthewall

flickeringeyelids

e:tostopand/ormakemistakesinspeakingor

readingaloud

tocatchthefootonthegroundwhilemovingalongand

starttofall

Shestumbleat/overthelongword

Hestumbledandstoppedreading.

cf:

stammer:tospeakorsaywithpausesandrepeatedsounds,

eitherhabituallyorbecauseofexcitement,fear,etc.

stammerer

stutter:tospeakorsaywithdifficultyinproducingsounds,

allyholdingbackthefirstconsonant.

stutterer

-naturedly:naturallykind,readytohelp,toforgive,

nottobeangry

Apersonoranimalthatisgood-naturedisnaturallyfriendly

anddoesnoteasilygetangry.

agood-naturedpoliceman

:

moss:anyofseveraltypesofasmallflatgreenoryellow

flowerlessplantthatgrowsinathickfurrymassonwetsoil,or

onawetsurface

:tocatchwithorasifwithahook

tohookafish/arichhusband

hooknose

Here:toattackwiththehornofthecow

:tomakelessangry,excitedoranxious,comfort

orcalm,tomakelesspainful

soothingwords

sootheone‘sfeelings

e:asmallthinpieceofbuildingmaterial(suchas

wood)oftenwithoneendthickerthantheotherforlayingin

overlappingrowsasacoveringfortherooforsidesofbuilding

cf:tile;aflatorcurvedpieceoffiredclay,stone,orconcrete

fs,floors,orwallsandoftenforornamentalwork

le:alsoport,arwindowor

openinginashipforlightorair

r:tshuts

ecover(woodenpanelorironplate,hinged,or

separateanddetachable)forawindowordoor,tokeepoutlight

orburglars.

cf:Venetianblinds

Theshopfrontisfittedwithrollingshutters.

thatopenstoadmitlightthroughthelensofacam

era

e:landwheregrassisgrownandwherecattlefeed

onit

e:stealthy,ive,he/shebehavesasifhe

/orhidden

TheysuddenlylookedfurtivewhenIgotintotheroom.

Iwatchedhimfurtivelypencilanoteandslipitbetweenthe

pages.

Awomanwithfurtivelooksidleduptomeandasked

furtivelywhetherIhad/wantedreceipts.

out:towaitorstaynearaplacewithoutpurpose

oractivity

y:alsowashingday,thedaywhenclothesare

washed

sedwithher:impressedbyhermanner,

-turned:(ofaphrase)carefullyformedandpleasantly

expressed

awell-turnedphrase:恰当的词语

:delightfullyprettyandoftensmall

youmeanthatyoufindthem

attractive,ofteninasexualway

:toburnwithhotliquid

Hescaldedhistongueon/withthehotcoffee

scalding:boilingorashotasboiling

court:Ifamancourtsawoman,hepaysalotofattention

toherbecausehewantstomarryher.

:over-ornamented,unpleasantlybig,bright,etc.

andperhapsnotofgoodqualitySomethingthatisflashyisso

smart,brightandexpensivethatyoufinditunpleasantand

perhapsvulgar

aflashysportscar/cheapflashyclothes

ose:

compose:tomake(f)calm,quiet,etc.

Jeanwasnervousatfirstbutsooncomposedherself.

:()havingkinks

kink:abackwardturnortwistinhair,arope,chain,pipe,etc.

e:totwistfromsidetoside

:attractingattentionbybeingunpleasantlycolourful

:(of2ormoremountainclimbers)tobefastened

togetherwiththesamerope

(Ithinkthewordheremeanstheplaitsorthepigtailsare

fastenedtogether

g:tomovenoiselesslyinasmooth,continuousm

anner,whichseemseasyandwithouteffort

glider:aplanewithoutanengine

ingofa(n)...:(infml)rathera(n),afairlygood

Youusetheexpressionsomethingofinthefollowingways.

Ifyousaythatapersonorthinghassomethingofaparticular

quality,feeling,etc.,youmeanthattheyhaveittosomeextent.

Ifyousaythatapersonissomethingofanactor,something

ofapoet,etc.,youmeanthatthepersoncanact,writepoetry,

extent

,ascholarandsomethingofaphilosopher

Ifyousaythatasituationissomethingofamystery/a

surprise,etc.,youmeanthatitisslightlymysterious,slightly

surprising

Heissomethingofabookcollector/aliar/amusician.

Iamsomethingofacarpentermyself,youknow.

elf:besuccessful

Heisacleverboy---Ihopehe\'elf.

:(infml)y,eshould

not

Theycaughthimpeekingthroughtheholeatwhatwas

goingonintheroompeep:yandsecretly

It‘srudetopeepatotherpeople‘swork.

Hetookapeepatthebackofthebooktofindoutthe

answerstothequestions.

Peek&Peeparenotclearlydistinguishablewhendenoting

toseewhatisconcealed,orhidden.

peer:tolookverycarefullyorhard,tabletosee

well

Shepeeredthroughthemist,tryingtofindtherightpath.

Hepeeredatmeoverthetopofhisglasses.

:tobendtheheadandshouldersforwardsand

down

:tobendlowanddrawbackasfromfear,pain,

shame,coldetc.

ughmotionswithMaggie‘shand:

Here―motions‖refertotryingtoshakehandswithMaggie.

Ifyougothroughthemotions,

expectedofyouwithoutbeingverysincereorseriousaboutit.

ngthemovementsassociated

withaparticularaction.

Thedoctorwassurethatthemanwasn‘till,buthewent

throughthemotionsofexamininghim.

Icangothroughthemotionsofputtingimaginaryfoodinto

mymouth.

:lackingstrengthorstiffness

walkingwithonefootdraggingunevenly

withanunevenstep,onefootorlegmovingless

wellthantheother

ouare:Itoldyouso.

‘swhatIexpected.I

knewyoucouldn‘ttraceitfurtherback.

ThereIwasnot:Youarenotright.

cropup:arise,happenorappear,unexpectedly

SomedifficultieshavecroppedupatworksoI‘llbelate

cominghometonight.

Literallythesentenceinthetextcouldpossiblyunderstood

asfollows:

Iwasnottherebeforethename―Dicie‖appearedinour

But―ThereIwasnot‖isobviouslyaquick,shortcutanswer

to―thereyouare‖.

car:in1909HenryFordmass-produced15

millionModelTcarsandthusmadeautomobilespopularinthe

1928theModelTwasdiscontinuedandreplacedbya

newdesign-theModelA-tomeettheneedsforgrowing

competitionincarmanufacturing.

Herehethinkssheisquaint,attractivebecauseitisstrange

andsomethingratheroldfashioned

:,spitit

heway:notblockingspacefortheforwardm

ovementof

(Heretheremustbeonemisunderstandingeitherbymeor

bytheeditorwhoexplainsthatas:

Weovercamethedifficultyandmanagedtopronounceitat

last)

Iwillmovethechairoutofyourway.

Heranthroughthecrowd,pushingpeopleoutofhisway.

Hersociallifegotinthewayofherstudies.

Wegotthenameoutoftheway:wefinishedtalkingabout

it,wesettheproblemaside.

WhenwegottopicAoutoftheway,wediscusstopicB.

:Ifyoutripoversomething,youknockyourfoot

againstsomethingwhenyouarewalkingandloseyourbalance

sothatyoufallornearlyfall.

Heputeachfootdowncarefullytoavoidtrippingup.

Here:tomakeamistakeasinastatementorbehaviour

Thislawyeralwaystriestotripwitnessupbyasking

confusingquestions.

-lickshelters:shelterswhereblocksofrocksaltwere

keptforcattletolick

:Thestyleofaparticularpersonorgroupisallthe

generalattitudes,likes,dislikes,andwaysofbehavingthatare

characteristicofthem.

Purpleisnotmystyle.

Raisingcattleisnotmystyle:Iamnotinterestedinraising

cattle.

dmarried:colloq.

d:宽叶羽衣甘蓝

roughthechitlinsetc.

chitlins:alsochitlings,chitterlings:theintestinesofhogsesp.

when-preparedasfood

:greenvegetables

luestreak:speakveryfastandverymuch

bluestreak:vesveryfast,aconstantstreamof

works

streak:thinlineorband,differentfromwhatsurroundsit

:thepartofananimalatthebackjustabovethe

eatthispartofacowitiscalledarumpsteak(后

腿部的牛排)

(humour)ofahumanbeingthepartofthebodyonesitson,

bottom

dclosedoverthebutterdish:Abutterdishisa

smallrectangularcontainerwhichyoucansimplyputyourhand

closeover

ldhave:hereifmeanswhether

:acontainerinwhichmilkismovedaboutviolently

untilitbecomesbutter,emetalcontainerinwhich

milkisstoredorcarriedfromthefarm(搅乳器,盛奶罐)

r:(notfoundinLongmanorCollins)curdle---to

formintocurds,causetothicken

e:tocut(wood)toasmallersizebytakingoffsm

allthingpieces

:adevisehavingbladesforagitatingaliquidor

semisolid

piece:Thecenterpieceofasetofthingsthatis

ushowasthebestexampleofthe

set

Thecenterpieceofthemodernnavyisthenuclear

submarine.

:analcoveisasmallareainaroomwhichis

formedbyonepartofawallbeingbuiltfurtherbackthanthe

allyenclosedextensionofaroom,often

occupiedbyabedorbyseats,凹室()

ththedasher:ic

I‘icwiththedasher

Idon‘tknowwhattodowiththosebooks,whattousethem

for,wheretoputthemSomeonewhoisartisticisabletocreate

orappreciategoodpainting,ingthatisartistic

n,arrangement,pattern,etc.

thatisartisticisbeautifulorattractive

:adepression(partofasurfacelowerthantheother

parts)inthelandsurface

(Theraincollectedinseveraldepressionsontheground.)

:tosearchthroughandstealeverythingvaluableout

ofaplace

Thethievesrifledhispocketsofalltheircontents.

Theburglarrifledthesafe.

Thebadboyrifledtheappletree.

Hereinthetext,theword―rifle‖meanstolookthoroughto

seewhattotake,andindicatesthatDeewastryingtofindsth.

shedidnotdeserve.

ck:beunwillingtoactormove

Thebridgelookedsounsafethatweallhungbackinfear.

:tomakebyjoiningpiecestogether

:tosew,stitchinlayerswithpaddinginbetween

arandWalkAroundtheMountainpattern

:smallpiece,bit

ascrapofpaper

Scrapofbreadwerethrowntothebirds.

Therewasnotascrapoffoodleft,we‘veeatenitall.

:teenyweeny:alsoteensyweensy(

children)verysmall

:themostimportantorworthiestpartofanything

ess:ofgreatvalue

cf:invaluable,priceless,expensive,costly,dear,precious,

sumptuous,luxuriousvalueless:worthless,useless

:particularstateorconditionofthemindwith

regardtoanger,anangry,impatientorbadstateofmindJohnis

inatempertoday.

:tofaplant,()remaining

attachedtotherootafterthetrunkiscut

nanswerablequestionto,puzzle,perplex

Ifsomethingstumpsyou,youcannotthinkofanysolution

oranswerforit

Thequestionhasstumpedphilosopherssincethebeginning

oftime.

It‘sunusualforJeremytobestumpedforananswer.

You‘vegomestumpedthere.

:tobaccomadeintopoweredforbreathingintothe

nose,formertimes

:[?doupi]showingdullnessofthemindorfeelings

causedorasifcausedbyalcoholoradrug,sleepyandunableto

thinkclearly,stupid

g:(ofanexpressionontheface)ashamed,guilty,

cowed

n:anindividual’slot,fate,orfortune,destiny,

one’sshareofgoodandevilUtterdisasterwasmyportion.

Whatwouldbemyportiononthedaytheenemyinvaded?

ge:propertythatdescendstoanheir,sth.

transmittedbyoracquiredfromEverydayUseforyour

grandmama词汇(Vocabulary)

词汇(Vocabulary)

wavy(adj.):like，characteristicof，orsuggestiveofwaves

波状的；有起伏的

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groove(n.):along，narrowfurroworhollowcutinasurface

withatool纹(道)；纹槽

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elm(adj.):designatingafamily(Ulmaceae)oftreesgrowing

largelyintheN．TemperateZone[植]榆科的

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totter(v.):beunsteadyonone\'sfeet；stagger蹒跚而行

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----------------limousine(n.):anylargeluxurioussedan，esp.

onedrivenbyachauffeur(配有司机的)高级轿车

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sporty(adj.):characteristicofasportorsportingman运动

员似的

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tacky(adj.):untidy；neglected；unrefined；vulgar劣等的；

破旧的；粗俗的

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flannel(n.):asoft，lightweight，looselywovenwoolencloth

withaslightlynappedsurface法兰绒

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barley(n.):acerealgrass(Hordeumvulgareandrelated

s口技林嗣环原文 pecies)withdense，beardedspikesofflowers，eachmadeup

ofthreesingle—seededspikelets大麦

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lame(adj.):crippled；disabled；aninjuredleg

orfootthatmakesonelimp瘸的；残废的

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sidle(v．):movesideways，orstealthym

anner(羞怯或偷偷地)侧身行走

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shuffle(n.):aslowdraggingwalk拖着脚走

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papery(adj.):thin，light，etc．1ikepaper(在厚薄、质地等方

面)像纸的