A Debt to Dickens狄更斯的恩情

ADebttoDickens？？Mainidea•ThistexttellsusaboutthemostindelibleexperiencesthewriterwentthroughwhenshelivedanisolatedlifeasachildintheremoteChinesecountryside.•ThetextdescribesandrelateshowshediscoveredandreadanddigestedDickens’novels.•IthighlightsthewaysthewriterbenefitedimmenselyfromDickens.Content•Briefintroductionofauthor&Dickens•Structuralanalysis•ParagraphanalysisPearlS.Buck（June26,1892——March6,1973）ChinesenameSaiZhenzhu(赛珍珠）In1892bornintheUnitedStates3monthsoldwastakentoChinaIn1579hisfatherpassedawayIn1934movedpermanentlytotheUSFrom1920to1933OnthecampusofNanjingUniversityIn1938wontheNobelPrizeinliteratureforTheGoodEarthIntroductionofauthorHerWorksAbridgeforPassingCome,MyBelovedEastWind:WestWindFightingAngeltheHiddenFlowerImperialWomanTheGodEarthAllManAreBrothersDickenstheforemostEnglishnovelist;thegreatestcriticalrealistwriteroftheVictorianera;oneoftheEnglishlanguage’sgreatestwriter.•Firstsuccess:ThePickwickPapers,1836•Next:OliverTwist,1837NicholasNickleby,1838-39BarnabyRudge,1841BackStructuralanalysisSection1(Para1):Itstatesthewritingpurpose:toexpressafeelingofwarmgratitudetoCharlesDickens.Section2(Para2~3):Itgivesanaccountofherspecialchildhood,herfeelingoflonelinessandalienation.Section3(Para4~7):ItdescribeshowshediscoveredDickensandbenefitedfromreadinghisnovels.DetailedReading•ParagraphAnalysis•Para.11)Howdoyouinterpretthedebtwhichthewriterhasowedsinceshewassevenyearsold?2)Intheeyesofthewriter,whatisthebestwaytopayherdebttoCharlesDickens?Paraphrase①Itisnoburden,exceptasthefeelingofwarmgratitudemayacheinoneuntilitisexpressed.•Mydebtisnotaburdenatall,butImayfeelanxiousandworriedifIdonotexpressmygreatthanks.②IknownobetterwaytomeetmyobligationthantowritedownwhatCharlesDickensdidinChinaforanAmericanchild.•Iknowthebestwaytofulfillmydutyistowritedown…LanguagepointsAche:1)feelpainThenoiseofthetrafficmademyheadache.2)haveastrongdesiretodosomethingachetodosomethingSheisachingtowonthefirstplaceinthewritingcompetition.Inestimable:tooprecioustobeestimatedHisadvicehasbeenofinestimablevaluetous.LanguagepointsRender:1)giveorsupplyTheestaterenderedsomerevenueforthefamily.2)causetobecomeTheshotrenderedherimmobile.3)givebackThesagesofancienttimestaughtustorendergoodforevil.Obligation:moralorlegaldutytodosomethingYoucanlookatthebookswithoutanyobligationtobuy.Obligatory:compulsoryBack•Para.2-31)Whatisthemessagethatisstressedinthesecondparagraph?2)WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?Paraphrase①Intheneardistancewoundthatdeep,treacherous,glodenriver,theYangtse,andsomeofthemostterrifyingandsinister,aswellasthemostdelightfulandexcitingmomentsofthatchild’slife,werespentbesidetheriver.(分析一下句子成分）•Notfaraway,theYangtse,brightyellowincolor,wounditswayalong,deep,dangerousandunpredictable.Besidethisriver,thechildspentherchildhood,withsomeofthemostterrifyinganddangerous,aswellasthemostdelightfulandexcitingmoments.Paraphrase②Oncewhenshewasverysmall,beforesheknewbetter,sheturnedaswormswill,andflungbackawordshehadlearnedamongtheboatfolkwhentheyquarrelled.•Foralongtime,shehadbeenbearingtheirteasinglaughter,andthistimeshestrokebackwithabadwordshelearnedfromtheboatfolkthoughshewasverysmallbecauseshecouldn’tbearanymore.③Howeverkindlythepeopleabouthermightbe,andtheyweremuchmoreoftenkindthannot,sheknewthatshewasforeigntothem.•Nomatterhowfriendlyandkindthepeoplearoundhermightbe,andtheywereverykindindeed,shefeltshewasalientothem.(moreoften…thannot:mostofthetime;usually)Languagepoints•Perch:tocometosit;rest;settle•Perchdown/on/upon/over•Thebirdsliketoflyandperchonrooftops,butnonehaveflownaway.•Treacherous:•1)dangerous,esp.whensomethingseemstobesafe•Therearetreacherouscurrentsinthebay.•2)tendingtobetray•Histreacherousactionsbroughtruinsonhimself.Back•Para.4-71)Whydidthenarratorsayshewasanimpossiblevoraciousreader?2)InwhatwayswasthenarratorgreatlybenefitedorenlightenedbyDickens?Paraphrase•Butbeingdesperatesheputathree-corneredbamboostoolontopofasmalltableandclimbedupandstaredatthebindingsandinfadedblacktitlessheread“OliverTwist,”byCharlesDickens.•Butshewantedverymuchtogetthesebooks,sosheputathree-corneredbamboostoolontoppfasmalltableandclimbedup.Shestaredatthecoversand,amongtheblacktitleswhichhadlostcolourovertheyears,shediscoveredOliverTwist,writtenbyCharlesDickens.Paraphrase•Shetook“OliverTwist”outofhisplace----itwasfatandthick,for“HardTimes”wasboundwithit----andingreatperildescended,andstoppinginthepantryforapocketfullofpeanuts,shemadeofftoasecretcorneroftheverandaintowhichonlyasmall,agilechildcouldsqueeze,andopenedthecloselyprintedpagesofanoldedition,anddiscoveredherplaymates.•ShetookoutOliverTwist,verythickwithHardTimesboundwithit,andcamedowncarefully.Aftershegotapocketofpeanutsatthepantry,shehurriedtoasecretcornerofthecorridor,whichwashardlybigenoughtoholdaverysmallchild.Theresheopenedtheoldaversionofthenovelandfoundherplaymates.Paraphrase•ThisprogramIcarriedonconsistently,overandover,forabouttenyears,andafterthatIstillkeptaDickensbookonhand,sotospeak,todipintoandfeelmyselfathomeagain.•Ikeptreadingthenovelsoneafteranother,againandag