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,Going Home,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,本资料仅供参考,不能作为科学依据。谢谢。本资料仅供参考,不能作为科学依据。本资料仅供参考,不能作为科学依据。谢谢。本资料仅供参考,不能作为科学依据。,Going Home,Pete Hamill,Culture Background,about the authorFlorida,New Jersey,New York,Georgia,T,ext appreciation,structure analysistopic discussion,Language understanding,sentence paraphraseword study,Sing the song,1/45,1,Going Home,about the author,attended,Catholic schools as a child.He left school at 16 to work in the Brooklyn Navy Yard(海军工厂)as a worker,and then went on to the United States Navy.While serving in the Navy,he completed his high school education.Then,using the educational benefits of the G.I.Bill of Rights(权利和自由法案),he attended Mexico City College in 1956-1957,studying painting and writing.,Pete Hamill(,彼得.哈米尔)was born in Brooklyn,N.Y.in 1935.He is the oldest of seven children of Irish immigrants from Belfast(贝尔法斯特/英国港市),Northern Ireland and,2/45,2,Going Home,about the author,For several years,he worked as a graphic designer(.美术设计员),while studying at Pratt Institute.Then in 1960,he went to work as a reporter for the New York Post.A long career in journalism followed.He has been a columnist for the New York Post,the Daily News,and New York Newsday,and has won many journalistic awards.As a journalist,he has covered wars in Vietnam(.越南),Nicaragua(尼加拉瓜),Lebanon(黎巴嫩)and Northern Ireland.He has also covered murders,crime,the police,along with,the great domestic disturbances of the 1960s.His work has also been published in all the major,magazines,including New York,the New York Times Magazine.,3/45,3,Going Home,about the author,Since the 1950s,he has had a continuing interest in Mexico,living there for extended periods,visiting every year.For six months in 1986,he served as editor of the Mexico City News.He has one additional distinction:he has been editor-in-chief of both the New York Post and the New York Daily News.,4/45,4,Going Home,about the author,At the same time,Hamill has pursued a career as a fiction writer,producing 8 novels and 2 collections of short stories.His 1997 novel,Snow in August,was on the New York Times bestseller list for four months,and has been published in more than a dozen foreign editions.His memoir(回想录),A Drinking Life,was on the same New York Times list for 13 weeks.He has published 2 collections of his journalism,a book about the relationship of tools to art,and a book about New York City,along with,Why Sinatra Matters,an extended essay on the music of,the late singer and the,social forces that made his work possible.,5/45,5,His works:,6/45,6,Going Home,about the author,Hamill is married to the Japanese journalist,Fukiko Aoki.He has two grown daughters,one a poet,the other a photographer for the Arizona(亚利桑那)Republic in Phoenix(菲尼克斯/美国城市).He and his wife divide their time between New York and Mexico.,7/45,7,Florida,the Sunshine StateAbbreviation:FL,Florida was named by the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Len in 1513.He called the region La Florida,roughly translated as Land of the Flowers.He probably chose this name because he was impressed by the many colorful flowers.Statehood for Florida came in 1845(27th state).Florida is one of the leading tourist states in the United States.Great stretches of sandy beaches and a warm,sunny climate make Florida a year-round vacationland.People enjoy swimming,fishing and water skiing in the inland and coastal waters.Major attractions include Disney World,Miami(迈阿密)Beach,the Everglades(大沼泽地)National Park.Tourists may also visit historic sites that date back to the Spanish explorers.,8/45,8,New Jersey,the Garden StateAbbreviation:NJ,One of the original 13 states,New Jersey was named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel.New Jersey is a state of industrial cities and towns,but also of glistening beaches and popular summer resorts.It is one of the great coastal playgrounds of the United States.Atlantic(大西洋)City is one of the most well-known resorts.New Jersey is located between New York City and Philadelphia(费城)making it a convenient location for tourists to the area.,9/45,9,New York,the Empire StateAbbreviation:NY,The Dutch were the first settlers in New York.After the English took over in the 1660s,the colony was renamed New York.It is one of the original 13 states to join the Union(it entered in 1788).The state includes everything from skyscrapers in Manhattan(曼哈顿)to rivers,mountains,and lakes in upstate New York.Niagara Falls(尼亚加拉瀑布)is one of the chief attractions.New York is the leading center of banking,finance and communication in the United States.Much of the states greatness lies in exciting New York City,the largest city in the United States and the fourth largest city in the world;its many theaters,museums,and musical organizations make it one of the cultural centers of the Western Hemisphere(西半球).,10/45,10,Georgia,the Peach State Empire State of the SouthAbbreviation:GA,Georgia,founded in 1732,is one of the original 13 states.It was named in honor of Englands King George II.Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi;the states large size and thriving industries have given it one of its nicknames,the Empire State of the South.During the Civil War,the fall of Atlanta(亚特兰大)was a crucial turning point in the defeat of the South.Today,Atlanta,which became Georgias capital in 1868,is a thriving city with major national corporations,and it is considered the economic and cultural center of the Southeast.The natural beauty and famous seaside resorts of Georgia are a major attraction for tourists.Many beautiful monuments and parks,including reminders of important Civil War battles and heroes,dot the Georgia countryside.,11/45,11,Text Appreciation,Structure of the text,Part 1(,para.1-),:,Part 2(,para.),:,Part 3(,para.),:,4,5-9,10-12,The introduction of the setting and the characters.,Where Vingo was going and what for,and how the young people got interested in what was going to happen.,Vingo was forgiven and welcomed home.,12/45,12,Text Appreciation,for group discussion in class,Plot of the story:,three stages,Setting of the story:,spring;a bus from New York to Florida,Theme of the story,:,forgiveness and a new start,13/45,13,Text Appreciation,for group discussion after class,1.What do you think Vingo had done that got him in prison?,He had committed a minor crime.,2.How do you think Mingo behaved in prison?,What do you think he wanted to do after his release?,He must have behaved well in prison.He wanted to begin a new life.,3.What kind of person do you think his wife was?Why didnt she write to Vingo?,She must have been a loving wife and mother.She didnt write to him because she wanted to give her husband a pleasant surprise.,14/45,14,Text Appreciation,for group discussion after class,4.Do you agree the yellow ribbon is a symbol?,What does it symbolize?What did it mean to Vingo?,It symbolizes“welcome home”.For Vingo it meant forgiveness and a new start.,5.What lesson do you think the young people can learn from Vingos story?,Life is not always rosy.,6.Do you think the ability to forgive and forget is important in human relationships?,15/45,15,Analyze the Main Characters in the Story,the young people:,Vingo:,Vingos wife:,active,talkative,happy,considerate,sad,worried,nervous,silent,wonderful,strong-willed,kind-hearted,capable,16/45,16,Analyze the Writing Skills,1.detailed and vivid description of the appearance of Vingo,2.keeping the reader in suspense until the very end,3.happy ending,17/45,17,Analyze the Writing Skills,the young people,quite a lot of present participles,to indicate liveliness and joyfulness.,-dreaming of golden beaches and sea tides,-waiting for the approach of the great oak tree,-screaming and shouting and crying,doing .,Vingo,past participles,to indicate his sadness,nervousness,and his control of feelings.,-dressed in a plain,ill-fitting suit,-frozen into complete silence,-He sat rooted in his seat,-Vingo sat there stunned,looking at the oak tree,18/45,18,Yellow ribbon as a symbol,19/45,19,Language Understanding,sentence paraphrase,1.They were dreaming of golden beaches and tides of the sea as the grey,cold spring of New York vanished behind them.,It was a grey,cold day in spring.As the bus left New York City,these young people were thinking about what they would enjoy in Florida-the golden beaches and tides of the sea.,20/45,20,Language Understanding,sentence paraphrase,2.He sat in front of the young people,his dusty face masking his age,dressed in a plain brown suit that did not fit him.,He sat in front of the young people.You could hardly tell how old he was because his face was covered with dust.,21/45,21,Language Understanding,sentence paraphrase,3.His fingers were stained from cigarettes and he chewed the inside of his lip a lot.,His fingers were yellow because he had smoked a lot,he bit the inside part of his lip which showed his nerversness.,4.,He sat in complete silence and seemed completely unaware of the existence of the others.,He sat there completely speechless as if he did not know there were other people around.,22/45,22,5.,I understang if you cant stay married to me.,If you want to divorce me,Ill understand-you have every reason to do so.,Vingo used a euphemism to avoid the more embarrassing and unpleasant term“divorce me”.,cf:,He died.,He passed away.,23/45,23,Language Understanding,sentence paraphrase,6.Get a new guy-,Shes a wonderful woman,really something,-and forget about me,:,She is a wonderful woman,a really good,remarkable woman.,(parenthesis),Something,:,a thing or a person of some value or importance,-He considers himself to be something,but actually he is nothing.,-He thinks he is something,since he was elected chairman of the committee.,24/45,24,Language Understanding,sentence paraphrase,7.When I was sure the parole was coming through,:,When I was certain that the conditional release from prison was to be approved by the authorities,25/45,25,Language Understanding,sentence paraphrase,8.She told the others,and soon all of them were caught up in the approach of Brunswick:,She told other boys and girls,and soon all the young people became excited and deeply interested in Vingos experience and in what was going to happen at Brunswick.,26/45,26,Language Understanding,sentence paraphrase,9.Now they were 20 miles from Brunswick,and the young people took the windows seats on the right side,waiting for the approach of the great oak tree:,Now they were only 20 miles away from the town,and the young people all sat by the window,waiting for the coming of the big oak tree.,27/45,27,Language Understanding,sentence paraphrase,10.Vingo stopped looking,tightening his face,as if fortifying himself against still another disappointment:,Vingo moved his eyes away from the window,and his face again became expressionless as if he was trying to find the courage to face another possible blow,another disappointment in his life.,the ex-cons mask,:the expression of a former prisoner trying to hide his true feelings,to fortify oneself(against sb./sth.):,to make oneself feel stronger or braver,28/45,28,Language Understanding,sentence paraphrase,11.Then suddenly all of the young people were up out of their seats,screaming and shouting and crying,doing small dances,shaking clenched fists in triumph and exaltation.All except Vingo.,Then all of a sudden,all the young people left their seats and began doing all sorts of things they could think of to express their happiness and excitement.Vingo alone remained still.,29/45,29,12.Vingo sat there stunned,looking at the oak tree through his mistry eyes.,Vingo sat still;he was utterly surprised,looking at the oak tree through tearful eyes.,30/45,30,Language Understanding,word study,Pull into,:(of a vehicle)arrive at(a station);move in towards,火车按时进站了。,The train pulled into the station on time.,汽车在火车站外停车场上停了下来。,The car pulled up on the parking lot outside the station.,31/45,31,Language Understanding,word study,to engage sb.in sth.:,to make sb.take part in sth.,eg.,She tried to engage her roommate in a philosophical discussion.,engagement,engaged,engaging,32/45,32,Language Understanding,word study,Wonder about,:feel curious about;be doubtful about,-,John says he didnt do it,but I am still wondering about that.,rooted,:fixed,-,The boy stood rooted to the spot.,-a rooted belief 不可动摇信念,33/45,33,Language Understanding,word study,Retreat into/to,:yield;move back to,-,The soldiers were ordered to retreat to safer positions.,-At last we forced the enemy to retreat into the mountains from the town.,34/45,34,Language Understanding,word study,come through,i.arrive as expected,你考试结果收到了没有?,Have your examination results come through yet?,ii.Survive,约翰病得很厉害,依然活着算是很幸运了。,John was so ill he was lucky to come through.,35/45,35,Language Understanding,word study,Be caught up in:,be completely absorbed in,-I was caught up in conversation with a friend when someone knocked at the door.,-He was caught up in the story he was reading that he forgot it was time for supper,.,36/45,36,Language Understanding,word study,Fortify against:,strengthen(sth.or oneself)so as to be able to deal with(sth.such as an attack),-,Have some hot ginger soup to fortify yourself against cold.,37/45,37,Language Understanding,word study,Make ones way to/through/across/along:,go forward with difficulty,-They made their way through the crowd.,-I made my way to the center of the town.,38/45,38,Language Understanding,word study,The preposition“in”is often used to show a state or condition.,Vingo nodded in.,He sat in complete,shaking clenched fists in,but then some boys began to glance at me in,Good God!I was in,Compare:,He thanked her and retreated his silence.,Vingo stopped looking,tightening his face the ex-cons mask.,sleep,silence,triumph and exaltation,curiosity,A daze,into,into,39/45,39,Language Understanding,word study,ex=fully,(exchange,exalt),He felt very humble in such _ company.,The two teams _ presents before the game.,ex=former,(ex-con,ex-wife,ex-president),ex=out of,(exceed,except,expose,exit),Your advice would be,valuable to him,who is at present at his wits end.,Too much,to X-rays can cause skin burns,cancer or other damage to the body.,exalted,exchanged,exceedingly,exposure,40/45,40,Language Understanding,word study,a./n.+-en,v.,(dark,fast,height,length,sharp,strength,threat,weak,worse,tight,broad,wide),1.,Shes lost her job so she had to her belt.,2.He his pencil with a knife.,3.Their opposition only her resolve.,4.your seat belts.,5.The terrorists to blow up the plane if their demands were not met.,tighten,sharpened,strengthened,Fasten,threatened,41/45,41,Going Home,Pete Hamill,The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cant read them.,42/45,42,Sing the song,Im coming home.Ive done my time,Now I got to know what is and isnt mine,If you received my letter telling you Id soon be free,Then youll know just what to do,If you still want me,If you still want me,Oh!tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree,Its been three long years,do you still want me,If I don
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