1、Part Three,Text Appreciation,ENTER,主講人：,Text Appreciation,Text Analysis 1. Theme 2. Text Structure 3. General Analysis 4. Further Questions on Appreciation Writing Device Onomatopoeia III. Sentence Paraphrase,Contents,I. Text Analysis,The simple life, honest nature and good wishes of the newly-marri

2、ed couple are presented through the descriptions of their spring planting in minute detail. It reveals the traditional virtues of a typical farmer: hard work, simple living, discipline, and above all, strong sense of responsibility for the happiness of his wife and family.,The end of Theme.,Part 1 (

3、Paras. 18): Part 2 (Paras. 923): Part 3 (Paras. 2426):,The young couples preparations for the first day of their first spring sowing,A detailed description of the spring sowing.,The young couples yearnings for the future,I. Text Analysis,The end of Text Structure.,Text Analysis,For the young couple,

4、 the first day of their first spring sowing was an extremely important day, because it not only would determine the crop they would harvest in autumn, but also would show what kind of wife and husband they would prove to each other and what kind of family they were going to have.,Question: What kind

5、 of a harvest were the newly-weds going to have in the first day of their first spring sowing?,The end of General Analysis.,1. What values and moral principles are being idealized here? Is it still the same today? Do you agree that the traditional work ethic is out of date? Are such qualities as har

6、d work, diligence, thrift, responsibility, discipline, simple and honest living, rugged individualism and self-reliance, etc. still valued? 2. What changes have taken place in social ethics since our grandfathers time? Is there anything that remains unchanged?,Text Analysis,To be continued on the ne

7、xt page.,3. Lets pretend that you are Martin Delaney or Mary living in the 21st century. What kind of a person would you like to have as your wife or husband? What qualities would you like to find in your spouse?,Text Analysis,The end of Text Analysis.,Writing Device,The use of words that by their s

8、ound suggest their meaning.,Some onomatopoetic words are “hiss”, “buzz”, “whirr”, “sizzle”, “crack”. However, onomatopoeia in the hands of a poet or a writer becomes a much more subtle device than simply the use of such words.,More examples,To be continued on the next page.,Definition,Writing Device

9、,To be continued on the next page.,Outside, cocks were crowing and a white streak was rising from the ground. (Para. 1) he turned up the first sod with a crunching sound as the grass roots were dragged out of the earth. (Para. 13) She was just munching her bread and butter. (Para. 17) The rasping no

10、ise carried a long way in the silence. (Para. 19) Cows were lowing at a distance. (Para. 26),More examples,Writing Device,A notable example appears in The Princess by Tennyson: The moan of doves in immemorial elms, And murmuring of innumerable bees. I have ever heardthe ripple of the river, the soug

11、hing of the trees swayed by the wind, the murmurs of the crowds, the faint ring of incomprehensible words cried from afar, the whisper of a voice speaking from beyond the threshold of an eternal darkness.,The end of Writing Device.,Sentence Paraphrase 1,go to 2,. While Mary raked out the live coals

12、that had lain hidden in the ashes (Para. 1),to clear fireplace by shaking and pulling a toll inside it,had been buried under the ashes,burning coals,Sentence Paraphrase 2,go to 3,. it was hateful leaving a warm bed at such an early hour. (Para. 2),“It + link verb + adj./noun + present participle” is

13、 a common way of commenting on what you are doing or experiencing. Instead of present participles, you can use the infinitive.,More Examples,To be continued on the next page.,Its been nice talking to you. Its difficult trying to persuade a person like Ricky. Its important to know your own limitation

14、s. It is necessary to upgrade anti-virus software regularly.,Sentence Paraphrase 2,back to 2, sleepy and yet on fire with excitement, for it was the first day of their first spring sowing as man and wife. (Para. 3),burning with emotion; full of ardor,Although still not fully awake, the young couple

15、was already greatly excited, because that day was the first day of their first spring planting after they got married.,Sentence Paraphrase 3,go to 4,But somehow the imminence of an event that had been long expected, loved, feared and prepared for made them dejected. (Para. 3),the fact that sth. (usu

16、. unpleasant) is now about to take place,The couple had been looking forward to and preparing for this spring planting for a long time, but now that the day had finally arrived, strangely, they felt somehow a bit sad.,irritated; in low spirits; disheartened,Sentence Paraphrase 4,go to 5,Mary, with h

17、er shrewd womans mind, thought of as many things as there are in life as a woman think in the first joy and anxiety of her mating. (Para. 3),Mary, like all sharp and smart women, thought of many things in life when she got married.,Sentence Paraphrase 5,go to 6,Martin fell over a basker in the half-

18、darkness of the barn, he swore and said that a man would be better off dead than (Para. 3),In the barn, it was still very dark as it was very early in the morning. So Martin tripped over a basket. He cursed and said that it would be better off to die than to have to get up at such an early hour and

19、begin the days toilprobably for the rest of his life.,Sentence Paraphrase 6,go to 7,And somehow, as they embraced, all their irritation and sleepiness left them. And they stood there embracing until at last Martin pushed her from him with pretended roughness and said: “Come, come, girl, it will be s

20、unset before we begin at this rate.” (Para. 4),However, all of the unhappiness and drowsiness melted away with their hug. They remained in each others arms until finally Martin pushed her away, with pretended roughness, to show that he was now the bread-winner of the family and had serious work to d

21、o and therefore must stop this sentimental nonsense, otherwise they would not be able to get anything done in the whole day.,progressing at this speed,Sentence Paraphrase 7,go to 8, as they walked silently through the little hamlet, there was not a soul about. (Para. 5),Sentence Paraphrase 8,When th

22、ey walked silently through the small village, they saw not a single person around them because they were earlier than everybody else.,Here it means a person.,go to 9,And they both looked back at the little cluster of cabins that was the center of their world, with throbbing hearts. For the joy of sp

23、ring had now taken complete hold of them. (Para. 5),Sentence Paraphrase 9,Both of them looked back towards their small village, which was the most important place for them because they and their forefathers before them were born and raised here. Their hearts were quivering with excitement at that mo

24、ment, for the coming of spring had already filled their hearts with pleasure.,the center of their life,to gain complete control over sb.,go to 10,Sentence Paraphrase 10,go to 11,And there was a big red heap of fresh seaweed lying in a corner by the fence to be spread under the seeds as they were lai

25、d. (Para. 6),In a corner beside the fence, there was a big pile of fresh seaweed. Before the seeds were dropped on the ridge, the seaweed should be spread first.,lay seeds: to put the seeds into the soil,When she was a little distance down the ridge, Martin advanced with his spade to the head, eager

26、 to commence. (Para. 9),When she was a little away from him, Martin started to move ahead, putting his spade to the front. Now he was eager to start working.,Sentence Paraphrase 11,go to 12,Suppose anybody saw us like this in the field of our spring sowing, what would they take us for but a pair of

27、useless, soft, empty-headed people that would be sure to die of hunger. (Para. 10),If people should see us like this (with your arm round my waist), what would they think of us? They were sure to take us for a pair of good-for-nothings, people who are unable to endure hardships and foolish and, ther

28、efore, were sure to die of hunger.,Sentence Paraphrase 12,to regard as,weak or delicate,stupid; silly and ignorant,go to 13,His eyes had a wild, eager light in them as if some primeval impulse were burning within his brain and driving out every other desire but that of asserting his manhood and of s

29、ubjugating the earth. (Para. 12),His eyes shone and his only desire now was to prove what a strong man he was and how he could conquer the land.,Sentence Paraphrase 13,except,to eliminate,to state strongly or behave,primitive,to conquer the earth,go to 14, but she drew back at the same time and gaze

30、d distantly at the ground. (Para. 13),to withdrew; to retreat,to look at the ground as if she were far removed from the present situation; to be absorbed in thought,She stayed from Martin and deeply absorbed in her thought.,Sentence Paraphrase 14,go to 15, he turned up the first sod with a crunching

31、 sound. (Para. 13), he dug up the first piece of earth with grass and roots with his spade, making a crunching sound.,to dug up,crackling sound,Sentence Paraphrase 15,go to 16, to drive out the sudden terror that had seized her at that moment when she saw the fierce, hard look in her husbands eyes t

32、hat were unconscious of her presence. (Para. 13), she began to work hard) in order to get rid of the terror that suddenly seized her when she saw that her husband had suddenly changed from the loving husband she knew into a fierce-looking farmer who did not seem to be aware that his bride was with h

33、im.,Sentence Paraphrase 16,go to 17,She became suddenly afraid of that pitiless, cruel earth, the peasants slave master, that would keep her chained to hard work and poverty all her life until she would sink again into his bosom. (Para. 13),she would be bound to,merciless,to die and be buried in the

34、 earth,She became afraid of the earth because it was going to force her to work like a slave and force her to struggle against poverty all her life until she died and was buried in it.,Sentence Paraphrase 17,go to 18,(old use) to prepare land for raising crops as by plowing and fertilizing; to culti

35、vate,from now on,Sentence Paraphrase 18,Her short-lived love was gone. Henceforth she was only her husbands helper to till the earth. (Para. 13),The love they had for each other did not last long. Their romance was now replaced by their necessity to face the hard work. From then on, she was merely h

36、er husbands helper and had to work side by side with him.,go to 19,And Martin, absolutely without thought, worked furiously (Para. 13),Martin on the other hand had no time to waste on idle thoughts. He just concentrated on his work and worked with great energy.,Sentence Paraphrase 19,go to 20,There

37、was a sharpness in the still thin air that made the men jump on their spade halts ferociously and beat the sods as if they were living enemies. (Para. 14),The chilly and biting air of early spring made the peasants work fiercely with their spades, beating the sods as if they were enemies.,furiously;

38、 fiercely,Sentence Paraphrase 20,go to 21,Birds hopped silently before the spades, with their heads cocked sideways, watching for worms. Made brave by hunger, they often dashed under the spades to secure their food. (Para. 14),Birds hopped here and there around the working peasants, turning their he

39、ads to one side in order to look for worms. The desire for food was so strong that they even dared to dash under the spades to get their food.,to acquire,Sentence Paraphrase 21,go to 22,“Yes, isnt it lovely,” said Mary, looking at the black ridges wistfully. (Para. 17),Mary was sad that this was goi

40、ng to be her life from now on, toiling and sweating over the land until the day she died. But on the other hand what they had done that day also made her proud and hopeful.,Sentence Paraphrase 22,go to 23,They hurried trip to the village and the trouble of getting the tea ready had robbed her of her

41、 appetite. (Para. 17),to deprive sb. of sth. belonging to that person by an unjust procedure,Sentence Paraphrase 23,go to 24,It overpowered that other feeling of dread that had been with her during the morning. (Para. 17),Sentence Paraphrase 24,The feeling of joy drove away the feeling of terror tha

42、t she had had in the morning.,go to 25,Martin ate heartily, reveling in his great thirst and his great hunger, with every pore of his body open to the pure air. (Para. 18),The heavy work made Martin thirsty and hungry and made him enjoy his lunch and tea more.,to take much pleasure in,Sentence Paraphrase 25,with a good appetite,go to 26,That was the signal for a general rising all along the little valley. (Para. 19),The noise was the signal for all peasants to stand up and start working again.,Sentence Paraphrase 26,go to 27,The strong s