Unit5Penny

intheDust1/66ErnestBuckler(1908-1984)2/66AbouttheAuthor-ErnestBuckler

(19July1908–4March1984)

wasaCanadiannovelistandshortstorywriterbestknownforhis1952novel,TheMountainandtheValley.3/66

BucklerwasborninthevillageofWestDalhousie,NovaScotia,whereheattendedaone-roomschoolhouse.HewasascholarshipstudentatDalhousieUniversity(B.A.,1929),andaphilosophystudentattheUniversityofToronto(M.A.,1930).Aftergraduation,hestayedinToronto,workingasanactuary,until1936,whenhereturnedtoruralNovaScotia,eventuallysettlingonafarminCentreleanearBridgetown.AbouttheAuthor4/66-In1967,hewasawardedtheCanadianCentennialMedalandin1974,hewasmadeanOfficeroftheOrderofCanada.-BucklershowedaremarkablesensitivitytothelandscapeandhumancharacterofhisnativeAnnapolisValley.Oneofhisprincipalstrengthswashislyricalandmetaphoricalprosestyle.AbouttheAuthor5/66Thestoryisaboutthelosingandfindingofalittlepenny.Peterwasahighlyimaginativeseven-year-oldboy.Onedayhegotanewpenny,brightasgold,fromhiskindbutuncommunicativefather,whocouldn’toffertheboyanythinguntilhehadshownsignthatthegiftwouldbewelcome.

TheAbstractoftheStory

6/66Intheboy’seyes,thefatherseemedhumorlessandsevereanddistant.Andtheboycouldn’taskthefathertodoanythingforhim.Thenwithsomefantasticimaginationinhismind,thelittleboytriedtoplayagamewiththelittlepennyfromhisfather.Unfortunately,helostitwhenhewasplayingthegame.

TheAbstractoftheStory

7/66Withthefather’shelp,thepennywasfoundinthedust,butthefatherdidnotgiveitbacktoPeter.Insteadheputitbackintohisownpocketandhadwellkeptiteversincethen.Afterthefather’sdeath,thepennywasfoundagaininthefather’suppervestpocketbytheson,whowasagrownupandwhonowunderstoodwhyhisfatherhaddonesothen.

TheAbstractoftheStory8/66StructurePart1:Paragraph1-5Part2:Paragraph6-7Part3:Paragraph8-38(losingandfindingofapenny)Part4:Paragraph39-409/66LanguagePointsKeywordsTranslation

OurGoal1.

Tounderstanddifficultsentencesinthestory.2.

Torememberthemeaningofthekeywords.3.

TrytotranslateashortparagraphintoChinese.Sentences10/66StructurePart1:Paragraph1-5

At“my”father’sfuneral,“I”recalledhowanxiousfatherwaswhentheycouldn’tfindme.11/66WordsandExpressionsreticent(P0L3)a.unwillingtotalk.緘默寡言

SYN:reserved,uncommunicativeafterthefashionof(Para1L3):

模仿;照著...樣子identifywith(Para1L4):視…為一體，把…和…聯(lián)絡起來haveoccasiontodo(Para2L3)havegoodreasontodo*havenooccasionto(do)沒有...理由[必要]

meetinghouse(Para3L1):

禮拜堂,教堂12/66WordsandExpressionschopping((Para3L5)n.采伐地brush(Para3L5)n.（砍落）樹枝indulgently(Para4L2)adv.放任地,溺愛地13/66paraphrase

Page49,Para2

ThatwasaslongagoasthedayIwasseven,butI’dhadoccasiontorememberitonlyyesterday.

ThathappenedalongtimeagowhenIwasseven,butIhadhadgoodreasontorememberitasifithappenedonlyyesterday.Paraphrase14/66paraphrase

Page49,Para3

Theflamesofthefirecouldn’tstophimatallfromhisracingtosearchforhisson.…theycouldn’tdoathingwithhim.

Paraphrase15/66paraphrase

Page49,Para4ParaphraseItwasalloverlosingapennyorsomething.Itwasallbecauseoflosingapennyorsomething.16/66paraphrase

Page49,Para5

Iwas.Buttherewasmoretoitthanthat.

Iwasacrazykidatthattime.Butthatcouldn’tfullyexplainwhyIbehavedthatway.

Paraphrase17/66StructurePart2:Paragraph6-7Ageneraldescriptionof“my”impressionoffather.18/66reeloff(P6L6)一口氣說出short(P6L7)adv.突然distant(P6L8)冷淡，疏遠inarticulate(P7L2)a.不善言辭atsea(P7L2)迷惑,茫然takemywordforit(P7L3)相信我(話)19/66sure-footed(P7L4)a.腳踏實地，穩(wěn)當forsake(P7L4)v.(forsook,forsaken)舍棄，放棄intrudeon(P7L5)打攪，侵擾trespass(P7L6)v.非法進入，侵犯fragility(P7L8)n.脆弱sprout(P7L9)v.發(fā)芽binder(P7,lastline)n.繩索20/66Paraphrase

Page49,Para6ParaphraseTounderstandmystrangebehaviorthatday,youwouldhavetounderstandaboutmyfather,butitisdifficultformetotellyouwhatamanheis.Youwouldhavetounderstandaboutmyfather,andthatisthehardthingtotell.

21/66StructurePart3:Paras8-38(Losingandfindingofapenny)

Para8-11Fathergave“me”anewpenny.

Para12-14“I”lostthepennyinthestreet.

Para15-25FatherdiscoveredIlostthepenny

Para26-30“We”searchedthestreetandfatherfoundthepennyinthe

dust.Para31-38“I”toldfatherthetruthwhy“I”hadlostthepenny.22/66cylinder(P12L2)n.圓筒bauble(P12L3)n.兒童玩具；華而不實裝飾品lag(P12L5)v.走得極慢drowse(P13L3)v.打盹兒,打瞌睡flour-fine(P13L3)a.向面粉一樣精細puff(P13L4)v.一陣陣地吹/噴hollow(P13L5)a.空洞tantalize(P14L4)v.逗弄，逗引oncetoooften(P14L5)次數(shù)太多Para12-14“I”lostthepennyinthestreet.23/66shred(P18L3)v.撕碎pitofthestomach(P18L7)胸口,心窩tossout(P22L2)拋棄，丟棄chock-full(P22L5)塞滿了Iknowjustabout.(Para.24)Paraphrase:Ican’ttellexactlywhereIlostthepenny.Icanonlyroughlytellwhereitis.Para15-25:FatherdiscoveredIlostthepenny.24/66Paraphrase

Page52,Para24

ParaphraseIknowjustabout.Ican’ttellexactlywhereIlostthepenny.Icanonlyroughlytellwhereitis.25/66stiff(P26L1)拘謹，不自然alderbark(P29L1)榿木樹皮notched(P29L3)有凹口snarl(P29L4)n.纏結，亂結tangle(P29L5)v.纏結frantically(P30L2)發(fā)瘋似Para26-30:Wesearchedthestreetandfatherfoundthepennyinthedust.26/66makeout(P35L2)假裝Para31-38:ItoldfatherthetruthwhyIhadlostthepenny.27/66-Ihadtotellhimthetruththen.Becauseonlythetruth,nomatterhowridiculousitwas,wouldhavetheunmistakablesoundtruthhas,toscatterthatawfulideaoutofhishead.

這時，我不得不告訴他真相。因為只有真相才如真理般不容置疑，才能消除他心中不安，不論那聽起來多么荒謬。Translation28/66StructurePart4:Paragraph39-40“I”foundapennyinfather’ssuitandfinallyunderstoodfather’sloveforme.29/66PlotandSummaryThispartwillbefurtherdiscussedinwritingtechniques.BoyMotherSisterCharactersFather30/66PlotandSummaryThemeoftheStory

Sometimesinlifemeaninglessandinsignificantobjectscouldworthmorethanatreasureforaperson.“PennyintheDust”usessymbolismtoexpresstheimportanceofcommunicationinarelationship.31/66ThemeoftheStoryApenny,somethingthatsomeonewouldconsiderunworthy,couldsymbolizeastrongrelationshipbetweenafatherandasonwhocouldnotfreelyexpresstheirloveforeachotherduetothefeartheycarriedinsidethem.

"IfFatherhadn'tbeenthere,Imighthavetoldherthewholestory."

32/66ThemeoftheStoryOntheotherhand,thepennysymbolizesanimaginabletreasure,whichwouldeasehisfather'sworkinmanyways."ItwastheonlytimeIhadeverseentearsinhiseyes."

33/66-Thegifthadanemotionalvalueattachedtoit,becauseofthehiddenloveofPete'sfather.ItseemsforPetethatallhisfather'strustwasputintothatonesinglepenny,theshinyonethathehadjustreceive.ThemeoftheStory

34/66-EventhoughPetethoughtthathisfatherwouldn'tunderstandhimandhisfantasiesasayoungchild,andviceversa,eventuallytheygottoapointwheretheirloveroseupfromthebottomoftheirheartslikeaspringrisingupfromthedeepcentreoftheearth."Itwastheonlytimeinmysevenyearsthathehadeverputhisarmaroundme."

ThemeoftheStory35/66WritingTechniquesflashbacksymbolismcharacterTogethertheyformthewritingstyleofthestory.36/66WritingTechniquesFlashBackSymbolismCharacterThisstoryprovidesanexcellentexampleofflashback.Identifywhereflashbackoccursinthisstory.Whatisthepurposeofit?Describethefatherinthisstoryinasmuchdetailasyoucan.Whatcanwetellabouthimbyhisactions?Whyischaracterawritingtechniqueinthisstory?Whatissymbolicinthisstory?Explainitssymbolism.37/66Whyischaracterawritingtechniqueinthisstory?38/66Father

MotherSisterSon

Charactershumorless,severe&distantchildishandfoolishInarticulate,reticent,kindbutuncommunicative??????Highly-imaginativeandpreferringtobealone39/66Whyisthestorysotouching?language

setting

firstpersondepictionWritingTechniques40/66WritingTechniquesInformalLanguage-ain’t:haven’t-playin’:playing-buryin’:burying-diggin’up:diggingup-needn’ta:needn’thave-wouldn’ta:wouldn’thave-so’s:sothat41/66WritingTechniquesInformalLanguage-ain’t:amnot,isnot…-v.+in’:v.+ing-wanna:wantto-gonna:goingto-tryna:tryto,tryingto-gotta:have/hasgotto-‘cause:because-kinda:kindof42/66WritingTechniquesInformalLanguage-examples:1.Immabethere=I’mgoingtobethere.2.Iain’tgonbegone=I’mnotgoingtobegone.3.Yougottadowhatchagottado.=You’vegottodowhatyou’vegottodo.4.Iwastrynatellyou=Iwastryingtotellyou.5.Cuzsheain’tyou.=Becauseshe’snotyou.43/66QuestionforDiscussion:

-Whydidthefatherputthepennybackintohispocketinsteadofgivingitbacktotheboy?44/66PennyintheDust1.WhyisthestoryentitledAPennyintheDust

?45/66APennyintheDustInachatwiththeson’ssisterInachildhoodstoryYesterday

Father’sloveforhisson?Son’sloveforhisfather?ClueSymbol46/66APennyintheDust2.What’stheoriginalrelationshipbetweenfatherandson

?3.Doyouthinktheauthorandhisfatherlackedunderstanding?Anyevidence?47/66APennyintheDust4.Wherecanyoufindfather’shiddenloveforhisson?5.Whenandhowdidthefatherexpresshisdeeploveforhisson?48/66APennyintheDust6.Wherecanyoufindtheson’shiddenloveforhisfather?Howdidheexpressittohisfather?7.Whydidthefatherputthepennybackintohisownpocket?49/66APennyintheDust8.Whydidthesonleavethepennyinhisfather’svestpocket?9.What’stheimplicationofthisshortstory?50/66Questions1.Whatgameistheboyplaying?2.Whydoesthefatherkeepthepennyinsteadofgivingitbacktohisson?3.Howdothefatherandhissonclearuptheirmisunderstandingofeachother?4.Whatdoyouthinkoftheendingofthestory?Canyoudescribethechangeofboy’semotions?5.Whatdoestheauthorwanttorevealinsuchasimplestory?6.DoyoulikeErnestBuckler'srhetoricalstrategiesandchallengingprosestyle?51/66Movieswithsimilartheme52/66World’sGreatestDadBigFishMovieswithsimilarthemeFindingNemo53/66151413121110987654321$1Million$500,000$250,000$125,000$64,000$32,000$16,000$8,000$4,000$2,000$1,000$500$300$200$100Welcometo

WhoWantstobeaMillionaire50:5054/66151413121110987654321$1Million$500,000$250,000$125,000$64,000$32,000$16,000$8,000$4,000$2,000$1,000$500$300$200$10055/66A:Tolookforhisoxen.C:Toburnbrush.B:Tosavehisfriend.D:Tolookforhisson.50:50151413121110987654321$1Million$500,000$250,000$125,000$64,000$32,000$16,000$8,000$4,000$2,000$1,000$500$300$200$100Whydidthefatherracethroughtheflames?56/66151413121110987654321$1Million$500,000$250,000$125,000$64,000$32,000$16,000$8,000$4,000$2,000$1,000$500$300$200$10057/66A:Hewasafraid.C:Hewasataloss.B:Hewassad.D:Hewasangry.50:50151413121110987654321$1Million$500,000$250,000$125,000$64,000$32,000$16,000$8,000$4,000$2,000$1,000$500$300$200$100Afterlosingthepennyinthedust,theboylayinbedbecause____.58/66151413121110987654