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1、1,Text BRich Meeting His Future Mother-in-law,Unit 3, Book 2,2,The Joy Luck Club(1989),a best-selling novel written by Amy Tan （譚恩美）the stories of four Chinese-immigrant women and their American-born daughters,3,The J

2、oy Luck Club,presenting the development of the mother-daughter relationship from conflict to understanding and final union. reflecting the conflict and reconciliation of Chinese and American culture in details In 1993,

3、 the novel was adapted into a feature film directed by Wayne Wang(王穎) . Passage B is extracted from the novel, telling the story between Lindo and her daughter, Waverly.,4,What are the cultural differences reflected in

4、 this text?,“Rich was not only not Chinese, he was also my junior…And unfortunately, he looked much younger …”“So many spots on his face…”a bottle of French wine“…not one but two frosted glasses full, … a half-inch

5、 ‘just for taste’.”“…the worst happened when Rich criticized my mother’s cooking…”,5,Para. 3,I knew she would do this, because cooking was how my mother expressed her love, her pride, her power, her proof that she knew

6、 more than any one else. translate:我知道媽媽會親自下廚的,因為燒飯做菜是表達(dá)她的愛、她的自豪和她在家中地位的方式，也可用以證明她比其他任何人都懂得多。,6,Para. 4,My instructions are in my fingers.paraphrase:(Unlike Auntie Suyuan who can only cook while looking at direction

7、s,) I am so skilled that I can prepare and cook without much thinking as if my fingers did it by themselves.translate:我對烹飪了如指掌。,7,Para 5,I had seen her expression when she opened the door, her forced smile as she surv

8、eyed him from head to toe, checking her judgment of him against that already given to her by Auntie Suyuan.forced smile: smile produced unwillingly (thus unnatural) or with difficulty勉強地笑了笑from head to toe: over the

9、 whole of one’s body 從頭到腳 from head to foot / from head to tail/from top to toeThe children were covered in mud from head to toe.,8,check against: measure or value something by comparing it with something else跟……核對請

10、對照原文修改譯文。Please check the translation against the original and make corrections.Our policies have to be checked against one clear test: will they improve people’s living standard?評判我們的政策有一個明確的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)：這些政策能否提高人民的生活水平？,9,Pa

11、ra. 5,I had seen her expression when she opened the door, her forced smile as she surveyed him from head to toe, checking her judgment of him against that already given to her by Auntie Suyuan.translate:我注意到了她開門時的臉部表情

12、, 她勉強的笑了笑，從頭到腳地打量著里奇，以驗證(她對他的評價是否和）素媛阿姨對里奇的評價（一致）。,10,Para. 6,Rich was not only not Chinese, he was also my junior, a few years younger than I was.junior: younger thanShe is my junior by three years.She is three year

13、s my junior.?? senior: older thanjunior 大三 / senior 大四junior Bush 小布什 / senior Bush 老布什,,11,Para. 6,And unfortunately, he looked much younger with his curly red hair, smooth pale skin, and the splash of orange frec

14、kles across his nose. translate: 更糟的是, 由于他那頭紅色的鬈發(fā)、光潔白晰的皮膚以及鼻子兩邊一片桔黃色的雀斑, 他看上去比我年輕了很多。,12,Para. 6,He was a bit on the short side, compactly built.paraphrase: He was a little too short and had a small, but well-sha

15、ped body.translate: 他稍微矮了一點，但長得很結(jié)實。,13,Para. 6,He was a bit on the short side, compactly built.on the short/fat/thin, etc. side: slightly short/fat/thin, etc.The weather is on the cold side.The shoes are on the l

16、arge side.built: 過去分詞做狀語，此處表示有某種體型的身材苗條的女子a slenderly built lady, a slightly built lady他體格魁梧，身材像一棵橡樹。 He is a huge man, built like an oak tree.,14,Para. 9,I felt compelled to defend on his behalf, a bit too heatedl

17、y as I raised my voice above the noise of the kitchen.paraphrase: I felt I was forced to speak in support of him and say something good for him, a bit too excitedly or even angrily as I began to speak in a voice loude

18、r than the noise in the kitchen.translate: 我感到我得為他辯解。我提高嗓門壓倒廚房里的噪聲，我自己也感到我太激動了點。,15,Para. 15,…, and he didn’t even have a clue about what he had done.not have a clue: (infml.)1) know nothing about 對……一無所知，毫無頭緒The

19、 doctors do not have a clue about what the new drug can do.2) to be stupid or lacking in skill 笨拙，不熟練The new clerk hasn’t a clue – it has been taken his all afternoon just to type three letters.,16,Para. 17,before we

20、could be so diplomaticparaphrase: before we could say something skillfully to please my mother translate: 但是我們還沒能來得及說一些圓滑得體的話,17,New Words,18,cube,cube(切成方塊) dice 切（成丁狀）chop 剁（成碎末狀）(chop the onions)mince 剁碎

21、（成末狀） (minced meat)slice 切（成片狀）shred 切（成條絲狀）peel 削皮,19,ingredient,n. 1. any of the foods that are combined to make a particular dish (混合物的) 組成部分;(烹調(diào)的) 原料What are the ingredients of the cake? Mix all the ingredient

22、s in a bowl. n. 2. any of the qualities of which sth. is made （形成某事物的）因素Trust is a vital ingredient in a successful marriage. Friendship is an essential ingredient in the making of a healthful, rewarding life.,20,anti

23、cipate/expect/look forward to,anticipate: 表示對未來的期望或預(yù)料，可能有充分的理由，也可能完全沒有根據(jù)，既可用于愉快的事情，也可用于不幸的事情 anticipate that/sth/ doing expect: 指相當(dāng)有信心或有把握地盼望，也可表示指望或預(yù)料某一具體事件的發(fā)生。懷有必然、確定之心的期望expect that/sb/sth to do sth/to do sth lo

24、ok forward to 通常是指喜滋滋的盼望或期待某一愉快事情的來臨look forward to sth/doing,21,compel,-peldrivedispel 卸除expel 驅(qū)除impel 推進propel 推進repel 擊退,22,clue,clue / hint / implication / cueclue: 指有助于發(fā)現(xiàn)真相的事，與to連用hint：“暗示”，指

25、間接或隱蔽的啟示implication：“暗含”之義，指在文章或者話語中沒有直截了當(dāng)表明之義cue：關(guān)于如何行動或做什么的暗示,23,proclaim,proclaim sth/that/sb sthHe proclaimed his intention of attending the business meeting, despite their being against it. He proclaimed hims

26、elf a believer in that theory. He proclaimed that he would attend the meeting.,24,win over,She has won over a lot of classmates since she’s been the monitor. After hours of heated debate, we eventually won the other si

27、de over to our point of view.,25,,說服，把……爭取過來勉強的笑有點矮(由于寒冷、害怕或激動而在皮膚上引起的暫時的)雞皮疙瘩 水痘磨砂杯子，毛玻璃杯對……一無所知，毫無頭緒 梅干菜（咸菜）燉肉 合得來,win ….over…a forced smileon the short sidegoose bumpsthe chicken poxfrosted glassnot hav

28、e a clue aboutsteamed pork and preserved vegetable dish hit it off,26,Relationship Terms,27,The Basics,sibling = brother or sisterspouse = husband or wifechild = son or daughterparent = father or mothergrandc

29、hild = grandson or granddaughtergrandparent = grandfather or grandmother,兄弟，姐妹,配偶，夫妻,孩子，兒女,雙親，父母,孫子，孫女,祖父母,28,Aunt, Uncle, Niece, Nephew,auntuncleniecenephew,姑媽，伯母，舅媽，阿姨,伯父，叔父，姨丈,侄女，甥女,侄子，外甥,29,Honorary Aunts and

30、 Uncles,阿姨，叔叔,In some sections of the country, it is common for children to call their parents’ friends “Aunt” and “Uncle”.,30,Godparents,godparentsgodsongoddaughtergodchildren,名義父母，教父或教母,教子,教女，名義上的女兒,教子，名義上的孩子,31,

31、Terms Involving “Great”,great-grandchildrengreat-grandparentsgreat-auntgreat-unclegreat-niecegreat-nephew,曾孫，曾外孫,曾祖父母，曾外祖父母,侄孫女，甥孫女,侄孫，甥孫,嬸祖母，伯祖母，舅姥姥, 姑奶奶,叔祖父，伯祖父，舅老爺，姑老爺,32,Terms Involving “in-law”,father-in-l

32、awmother-in-lawson-in-lawdaughter-in-lawbrother-in-lawsister-in-law,岳父，家翁,婆母，岳母,夫或妻的丈夫;大伯，小叔； 姐夫，妹夫； 連襟,夫或妻的姊妹; 嫂; 弟媳; 姑子或姨子,女婿,兒媳婦,33,Terms Involving “Cousin”,first cousinssecond cousinspatrilateral cousin

33、smatrilateral cousins,第一代堂兄妹，第一代表兄妹,第二代堂兄妹，第二代表兄妹,堂親關(guān)系的;父系的，父親一方的堂兄妹,姑表(或姨表)關(guān)系的；母系的，母親一方的，表兄妹,34,Terms Involving “Half” and “Step”,stepfatherstepmotherstepsonstepdaughterstepbrotherstepsister,繼父,繼母,(繼母與其前夫或繼父