《大學綜合英語》課件-Unit 3 A Dill Pickle

Unit3ADillPickle

——KatherineMansfield

Group2Groupmembers：

目錄1Abouttheauthor2Thesymbolicmeaningofthetitle3Abouttheman4Aboutthewoman-Vera5Appreciationofparagraph2ABriefIntroductiontotheWriterKatherineMansfield'sLifetime:KatherineMansfieldMurry(14October1888–9January1923)wasaprominentmodernist

writerofshort

fictionwasbornandbroughtupincolonialNew

Zealandwroteunderthepennameof

KatherineMansfield.movedtoLondonin1903metandmarriedJohnMiddletonMurry,awell-knowncritic.ABriefIntroductiontotheWriterTheFinalYearsofKatherine:constantlyillseekingincreasinglyunorthodoxcuresforhertuberculosis.attemptingtofindafavorableclimateandcurein1922inFrance.dyingoftuberculosisin1923.TheAchievementsofthewriterHerFirstPublishedWork:

appearingintheHighSchoolReporterandtheWellingtonGirls’HighSchoolMagazinein1898and1899.HerGreatestSuccess:

BlissandOtherStories(1920)TheGardenPartyandOtherStories(1922).TheWritingStyleofthewriterbeinginfluencedbyfeminism:ThisisthemostoutstandingfeatureofKatherine2.materialandfamilyrelationshipsofherMiddleClasscharacters.

Mansfield‘screativeyearswereburdenedwithloneliness,illness,jealousy,alienation.TheWritingStyleofthewriter

notablefortheiruseofstreamofconsciousness.similartoRussianwriterAntonChekhovMansfielddepictedtrivialeventsandsubtlechangesinhumanbehaviors.ThewritingstyleofChekhov'sShortstoriesimplicitChekhovtendstodepictthestoriesinacalmandobjectiveway.conciseChekhov'sstoriesuselotsoflinedrawingsinsteadofcomplexdepictionsofbackgroundandsights.plainMostofhisstoriesarefromlife.

playfulandteasing,alsodarklysatirical.Aestheticism，symbolismandtheaestheticlingusticTheWritingStyleofthewriterTheCommentontheWorksoftheWritercapturingtheessenceofChekhov’sartinstoriesemphasizingatmosphereandactualliferatherthananexcitingplotTheSymbolicMeaningoftheTitleoftheText(1)ItsymbolsVera’sterriblelife.Dillpicklesmayhavedifferentflavors,suchassour,sweet,bitterorhot,likeone’wholelife.Generally,thetasteofthedillpickleissour,likeVera’slife.(2)Itsymbolstheman’suntruthfullovetoVera.Adillpickleisanappetizer.Totheman,Verajustcanmakehislifemoreinteresting.HewillnotmarryVeraandlivetogetherwithVeraforthewholelife.(3)ItsymbolsVera’sexperienceoftheman’slove.ToVera,adillpickleissobeautifulandwonderful.Butshehasneverseenadillpickle.Evenshedoesnotknowwhatadillpickleis.Similarly,shedoesnotknowwhattheman’sloveis.(4)ItsymbolstheVera’sphysicalandeconomicchanges.Whenthedillpickleisputforalongtime,itwillgetbad.Aftersixyears,Vera’sbodyandeconomyarenotaswellasbefore.(5)Itsymbolsfemininemiserablelives.Adillpicklecannotbeamaincourse.Itsuggeststhelowpositionofthewomen.Womenareattachedtomen.（6）Itsymbolizes

careandhelpamongpeople.Adillpickleisnotexpensive,butmanypeopleloveit.Everyonecanenjoyandshareit.Itsuggeststhatpeoplearegladtosharesomethingwonderfulwitheachother.(7)ItsymbolsVera’ssadfeelings

withherimaginationbroken.Whenshemettheman,shewasveryhappy.Buttheman’swordsmadeherdisappointed.Thedistressinherheartisjustlikethatcolddillpickle.AboutthemanTheflowermessageofdaffodilsisnarcissiticandself-absorbing.Ithintsthemanwasselfengrossedandlivedinhisownworld.（Paragraph1）WhenVeratalkedwithhimabouttheweather,heinterruptedher.Itreflectshisselfishness,hypocrisyandindifference.Theactionoftappingonthetableshowshisarrogance.（Paragraph8-9）

Heattachedimportancetosensoryenjoymentandlikedtoshowhimselfoff.(P22)Talkingaboutthejourneyshowsthemanwasselfishnessandfickle.(P30)Thecreamshowedhewasmean.(P66)AboutthemanItshowedhisheartlessnessandinsularity.(Paragraph52)HebelittledVeratobuildhimselfup.hewaswiseacreandselfishness.(Paragraph64)Theman‘sactionofdrawingglovesindicatedhisfrivolityandchildishness.(Paragraph56)Itshowedhishypocrisy.(Paragraph49)Abouttheman.Wemayguessthatthemandidn'tgetahighereducationalqualification,evenasecondaryeducationduetohisignoranceofnaturalknowledge.(Paragraph12-13)

Wemayinferthathehadlowtasteandboringhobbies.(Paragraph15)ThemanwasBritish.(Paragraph25)AboutthemanAboutthewoman--VeraNationality:theUnitedKingdomeg:“DoyourememberthatfirstafternoonwespenttogetheratKewGarden?”(para.13)Ethnic

background:SheisBritish.eg:“DoyourememberthatfirstafternoonwespenttogetheratKewGarden?”(para.13)AboutthewomanAge:middle-agedeg:“Andthen,aftersixyears,shesawhimagain.”(para.1)“Youweresaying--theolderonegrows--”“Thecolder,”shelaughed.(paras.11-12)AboutthewomanProfession:Maybeherjobislowpaidandbusy.Becauseshewasunabletotravelandshesaidshehasnotimeformusic.(paras.26-31,39)Interestinlife:Shewantstotravel.Sheiseagertogetfreelife.(paras.26-31,42)AboutthewomanAppearance:Sheisbeautiful,hasbeautifulvoice,lookwell,woretheveil,andherclotheshadhighfurcollar.eg:“Youlooksowell.I’veneverseenyoulooksowellbefore.”“Sheraisedherveilandunbuttonedherhighfurcollar.”(paras.5,6)AboutthewomanEducation:well-educated(Sheusedtoknowalotofflowers)(paras.13,34-38)Family:Herfamilyhascomedownintheworld.Fromleisureclasstomiddleclass,butnowinaverydifficultsituation.(paras.34-39)Hobby:likeplayingpiano,lovemusic(paras.34-38)AboutthewomanPersonality:1.Shewasgladtoseeherformerlover.Itcanshowthatshewasaffectionate.eg:“Shesmiled,hefrowned.”(para.2)2.Fromthetext,wecanfindthatVeraispoor,butshedoesn’taskthemanforhelp.SoIthinkshehasastrongself-respect.3.Sheisimaginative.(paras.41,43)Aboutthewoman4.Sheissensitive.Sherefusedthemanbecauseshethinktheman’sbehaviorwaschildishandheneverconsideredothers.(paras.13,14)Whenthemansharedhistravelexperiencewiththewoman,shelistenedcarefullyandimaginethatshehavebeentothere(paras.41,43)5.Sheisconsiderate.Shestarttochangehermindaboutwhathappenedinthatafternoon.Sheisveryconsiderothers’feelings.(paras.13-16)

Aboutthewoman6.Atthebeginning,Verahadthethoughtofrenewingtheirrelationship,butfinallyshechosetoleave.Fromthis,wecanfeelherloveforlife.Habits:Shecan’tstandcoldweather.(para.7)

eg:

"Really?"

She

raised

her

veil

and

unbuttoned

her

high

fur

collar.

"I

don't

feel

very

well.

I

can't

bear

this

weather,

you

know."

"Ah,

no.

You

hate

the

cold.

.

.

.

"

"Loathe

it."

She

shuddered.

"And

the

worst

of

it

is

that

the

older

one

grows

.

.

.(paras.6-8)Appreciationofparagraph2Thisarticleisveryattractive.Today,I’dliketoappreciatethesecondparagraphfromthreeaspects.Hereisthesecondparagraph：

Hemusthavefeltthatshockofrecognitioninherforhelookedupandmethereyes.Incredible!Hedidn'tknowher!Shesmiled;hefrowned.Shecametowardshim.Heclosedhiseyesaninstant,butopeningthemhisfacelitupasthoughhehadstruckamatchinadarkroom.Helaiddowntheorangeandpushedbackhischair,andshetookherlittlewarmhandoutofhermuffandgaveittohim.

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