Mother-Tongue资料.ppt

Mother Tongue broken or perfect?Amy Tan1.Something about the authorvAmy Tan（谭恩美）恩美）(born February 19,1952)is an American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships.Her most well-known work is The Joy Luck Club,which has been translated into 35 languages.In 1993,the book was adapted into a commercially successful film.2.AwardsFinalist National Book AwardFinalist Los Angeles Times Fiction PrizeAmerican Library Associations Best Book for Young AdultsNew York Times Notable BookFinalist for the Orange PrizeNominated for the Orange PrizeAudie Award:Best Non-fiction,AbridgedParents Choice Award,Best Television Program for ChildrenAcademy of Achievement,Golden PlateAward3.Writing StyleTan is the author to explore to relationships between the mother and the daughter.Most of her fiction,the conflict between parents and children can be visible everywhere.Tan portrays the discrimination from the American to the Ethnic Chinese women.Most of her writing materials came from her own experience,her family,comparing the culture of China and USA.4.The Joy Luck Club(喜福会喜福会)Her most well-known work is The Joy Luck Club,which has been translated into 35 languages.Its about the generation gap between mothers and daughters in four Chinese American immigrant families and the tragic experience during the Anti-Janpanese War.5.Some bits of the book-You dont know the power you have on me,one word for me,and one look,and I,for years I have cried myself,becausenothing I do,can never,ever,please you!-Now,now you make me happy.你不知道你对我的影响有多大，对我的每一个字，每一个眼神，可是我，很多年我一直在为自己哭，因为我做的任何事都不能让你满意！现在，现在我为你感到骄傲。6.“.In America,I would have a daughter just like me.Over there,nobody will look down on her,because I will make her speak perfect American English,and over there,she will be too full to swallow any sorrow,she will know my meaning because I will give her this swan,(.在美国，我会生一个像我一样的女儿.在那里，没有人看不起她，因为我会教她说纯正的美国英语；在那里，她不会咽下任何苦水，我把这只天鹅给她，她会明白我的意思。天鹅象征着比希望更多的东西。但是当她到了美国，移民官员赶走了她的天鹅，她只抓住了一支羽毛。从那以后的很长时间，女人只有一支天鹅羽毛，并告诉她的女儿，这支羽毛也许不值钱，但是它是从很远的地方带来的，它寄托着我的美好的希望.)7.a creature which means more than it hoped for.And when she arrived in the new country,the immigration officers drove the swan away from her,leaving the womanreachedher arms only one swan feather only for memory.From a long time from now,the woman only have one swan feather to tell her daughter,the feather may look worthless,but it comes from a far and carry all my good intentions.”8.Analysis of the text In her essay Mother Tongue,Amy Tan wrote some anecdotes of her mother and the influence of her mothers limited English on her early development,expressing her understanding of mother tongue.The evidence suggests that there are three messages conveyed in this9.essay,which is that mother tongue helped her understand her mother step by step,find her culture root and then achieve a balance between American culture and Chinese culture,and shape her thinking system.10.put the following into Chinese11.1.Recently,I was made keenly aware of the different Englishes I do use.最近，我对我使用的不同英语变体突然特别敏感。2.it has become our language of intimacy,a different sort of English that relates to family talk,the language I grew up with.它已经成了我们之间私下常用的语言，一种与家人之间交谈有关的不同的英语，也是伴随我成长的语言。12.3.Du Yusong having business like fruit stand.Like off the street kind.杜月笙摆一个水果摊，好像街边的那种。4.But I do think that the language spoken in the family,especially in immigrant families which are more insular,plays a large role in shaping the language of the child.但是我的确认为，在家庭里所说的语言在孩子语言的形成过程中起了很大的作用，尤其是在那些比较与世隔绝的移民家庭中13.5.you should know that my mothers expressive command of English belies how much she actually understands.你要知道我母亲对英语的生动使用使人以为她懂得不多。14.words and expressions15.1.evokev.call forth(emotions,feelings,and responses)唤起，引起.the scene evoking memories of those old movies.唤起对那些老电影的记忆的场景eg.A sense of period was evoked by complementing pictures with appropriate furniture.给照片配上一些合适的家具，唤起了一种年代感。16.2.intersectionn.1.a point where lines intersect交叉点交叉点eg.The policeman regulated traffic at the intersection.警察在交叉路口指挥交通2.the act of intersecting(as joining by causing your path to intersect your targets path)交叉，相交eg.Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway.桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。17.3.switchn.control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit开关开关eg.The policeman kicked the switch on,and light flooded the room.警察突然打开开关，房警察突然打开开关，房间间里泛起一片灯光里泛起一片灯光 the act of changing one thing or position for another转换转换eg.We had to make a switch in our arrangements.我我们们不得不不得不对对我我们们的安排作些的安排作些变动变动18.vt.change over,change around,or switch over转换转换,转变eg.We switch over?Id like to sit in the sun,too.咱咱们换换们换换位置好位置好吗吗？我也想晒晒太阳？我也想晒晒太阳vi.make a shift in or exchange of交交换换，对调对调eg.If you switch the words over,the sentence sounds better如如果你把果你把这几个几个词调换一下位置，一下位置，这句子听起来句子听起来就好多了就好多了19.4.intimacyn.close or warm friendship亲亲密，密，亲亲昵的行昵的行为为eg.His claims to an intimacy with the President are somewhat exaggerated.他声称自己与他声称自己与总统总统关系密切，关系密切，这这有点言有点言过过其其实实20.5.belie v.be in contradiction with与与不符不符eg.His acts belie his words.他的言行不一致他的言行不一致 represent falsely歪曲真相，掩歪曲真相，掩饰饰；证证明明为虚假虚假eg.The gentle lower slopes belie the true nature of the mountain.低低缓缓的山坡掩盖了的山坡掩盖了这这座山的真座山的真实实特点特点21.6.strong suit an asset of special worth or utility强强项项，长处长处eg.This was his strong suit,and he was rightly confident that he would carry it off.这这正是他的所正是他的所长长，他当然相信自己，他当然相信自己应应付得了付得了suitn.a set of clothes made of the same fabric business suit公公务装装22.a set of clothing worn for particular activitya diving suit潜水服潜水服a suit of armour一套盔甲一套盔甲any of the four sets that form a pack of cards扑克牌中所有同花色的牌扑克牌中所有同花色的牌The suits are called hearts,clubs,diamonds and spades.扑克牌的四种花色为红桃，梅花，方块和黑桃。23.LAWSUIT to bring a suit against sb起诉，控告某人a divorce suit 离婚诉讼V to be convenient or useful for sbe.g.If we meet at 2,would that suit you?to make you look attractive,esp.of clothes,colors,etc.Blue suit you well,you should wear it more often.to be right or good for sb/sth,usu.used in negative sentences.This hot weather doesnt suit me.24.suit your/sbs book to be convenient or useful for you/sbsuit sb down to the groundto be very convenient or acceptable for sbsuit yourselfto do exactly what you would like to tell sb to do what they want,even though it annoys you,usu.used in orders.suit sth to sth/sbto make sth appropriate for sth/sbHe can suit his conversation to whoever hes with.25.THANK YOUTHANK YOU!Thats all.26.