The-Woods-Were-Tossing-with-Jewels

TheWoodsWereTossingwithJewelsMarieSt.John1.BackgroundInformation•Abouttheauthor,MarieSt.John:AChildhoodintheFloridaWildernesswrittenforherson,Tom,andeditedandillustratedbyherdaughter,CharlotteSt.JohnEvansLifeontheAmericanFrontier•Thewestwardmovementbeganduringthecolonialerainthe1600sandcontinuedintothe1900s.•FormedthepresentU.S.territoryexpandingwesttothePacificOcean,southtotheGulfofMexico,andnorthtoAlaska.•Settlersonthefrontierfacedmanychallenges.LifeontheAmericanFrontier•FrontierhousesLogcabinSodhouseAFramehouseFrontierfood,clothingandmedicine•Food:game,fish,wildberriesandfruits,jerkedbeef,foodsmadewithflour:griddlecakes,bread,gravy---eatwellifthecropwassuccessful,starveifitwasn’t.•Clothing:Homemade,Long-wearing,Functional—DenimjeansMedicine•Axlegrease•Plugtobacco•WhiskeyFrontierweapons•Longriffle•RevolverFrontierAmusement•Visitingneighbors•Work-and-playparty(raisingalogcabin)•Tools:lariat,plow,pickaxeFloridaPalmetto,FloridaOutline(organizationanddevelopment)•Part1(para.1-19)•1)Thepurposeoftakingaclaimonanoffshoreisland(para.1)2)Familybackground(para.2-4)•3)Unforgettabletrip(para.5-19)•4)Watson---aninfamousoutlaw(para.14-16)•Part2:Lifeonasmallisland,GopherKey(para.20-29)•Part3:Father’scouragebeattheoutlaw,Watson(para.30-36)•Part4:Conclusion:Thekeytothosewonderfultimes.(para.37)DiscourseAnalysis•1.Aboutthetitle•Whatothertitlescanyouthinkof?•Whydoyouthinktheauthorchosethistitle?•TranslatethetitleintoChinesePara.1:PurposeofFather’sdecision•1.Whatdoyouknowaboutthefatherfromthefirstparagraph?•Hegrewupinaruralenvironmentandhischildhoodexperiencehelpedhimformhissimpleandnaturallifestyle.Palmetto---theoriginofthenameofthecityEverglades---coveringmuchofthesouthernFl,anationalparkestablishedin1947RanchlandsPara.2-4:Father’sadventurouslife•1.carriagehouse-asmallbuildingforhousingcoachesandcarriagesandothervehiclesSheriffPantherSirenSirensong=sirencall•theenticingappealofsomethingalluringbutpotentiallydangerous•e.g.•Deepinhislife-processesLifeitselfsangthesirensongofitsownmajesty,evera-whisperandurgent,counselinghimthathecouldachievemorethanothermen,winoutwheretheyfailed,ridetosuccesswheretheyperished.•ObviouslyIraqioilisasirensongtoBushandhisfollowers.CoveredwaganOaksGuavas番石榴Porch：astructureattachedtotheexteriorofabuildingoftenformingacoveredentrancee.g.Theylikedtositontheporchtotalkaboutbusinessmatters.Foldingcotapiece:adv.=each•Ifpeoplehaveaparticularthingapiece,theyhavethatnumbereach.(num.+n.+apiece)•e.g.•Theteachergavetheboysapicturebookapiece.•Theseapplesaresoldattencentsapiece.Dutchoven•Spoolofthreadplow---plowshareBayhorse•Bayisacolorofthehaircoatsofhorses,characterizedbyabodycolorofdarkred(knownasbloodbay)todeepbrown,withblackpoints(mane,tail,lowerlegs,andsometimesthemuzzleandtipoftheears).Bayisafavoritecoloramongranchersandhorseenthusiasts.Unsettled•Differentmeaningindifferentcontext:•TheunsettledwildsofFlorida(uninhabited)•Theunsettledtimes(disturbed,notsteady)•Theunsettledweather(variable,changeable)•Anunsettledissue(notresolved)•Anunsettledbill(notpaid)•Anunsettledlifestyle(notfixedorestablished)Foxsquirrel&squailasanaddedtreat•treatn.:somethingfineanddelicious,especiallyafood•idioms:•mytreat我請客•treatsomeonelikedirt把某人看得一文不值•Dutchtreat:AA制（Anoutingordateonwhicheachpersonpayshisorherownway.To“goDutch”istogoonsuchadate.）•cabbagepalmetto:acabbagepalmwithfan-shapedleavesthatisnativetocoastalsoutheasternUnitedStates•Cutouttheheartofthecabbagepalmetto.Stripofftheouterhardtoughfrondstoreachtheactualwhiteheart.Thisisthemosttenderpartandshouldbecutinto1/2-inchstripsorcubes.Cookslowlyinverylittlewaterfor20-30minutes,addingtwotablespoonsofsugarandsalttotaste.Stirfrequentlytopreventsticking.Outhouse:anoutdoortoilet•Redbirds,tanagers,…,leavingachildwiththeimpressionthatthewoodsweretossingwithjewels:•Theauthorcomparesthebirdstojewelsbecauseoftheirbrightlycoloredplumage,andsincethebirdsflewbackandforthacrossthetrail,theauthorfeltasalittlegirlthatthewoodsweretossingwithjewels.Aswereadon,wewillfindotherjewels.acquaint:•1)Tocausetocometoknowpersonally:•2)Tomakefamiliar:•3)Toinform:•e.g.•Letmeacquaintyouwithmyfamily.请让你认识一下我的家人•Iacquaintedmyselfwiththecontrols.我熟悉了一下规定•Pleaseacquaintuswithyourplans.请告诉我们你的计划Warning:•Acquaintvt.1)使了解•ThisbookacquaintsthestudentswiththeancientculturesofEurope.•2）通知•Acquainthimwithyourplans.•“Acquainted”haslostitspassivesense,isnowusuallyusedasanadjective.•e.g.:“我是去年认识他的。”•不能译作:Iacquaintedhimlastyear.或Iwasacquaintedwithhimlastyear.第一句是语态错误,第二句混淆了“状态”和“动作”,只能译成:Igot[became]acquaintedwithhimlastyear.或Imadehisacquaintancelastyearbayou:aswampyarmorslow-movingoutletofalake(termusedmainlyinMississippiandLouisiana)•BuffalobayouinHuston•Notwithouttrepidation•Thedoublenegative“notwithout”conveysaweakeraffirmativethanwouldbeconveyedbythepositivepreposition“with”byitself,thatispapawasalittlenervouswhenmakingarrangementswithWatson.Aboutdoublenegatives•Doublenegativeshavetwolinguisticfunctions:tointensifythetoneortosoftenthetone.•e.g.•Youcan’tmakesomethingoutofnothing.•What’sdonecannotbeundone.（已经做了的事后悔也