Lesson-9-The-Way-to-Rainy-Mountain

Lesson9:TheWaytoRainyMountainN.ScottMomaday1.Keywords,phrases&idiomaticexpressions1).Knoll:asmallnaturalhill小山，圆丘2).anvil:aheavyblockofironorsteelonwhichhotmetalsareshapedbyhammering.铁砧3).writhe:tomoveinatwistingorcontortedmotion,esp.whenstruggling翻腾4).infirm:lackingphysicalstrength/vitality虚弱的，脆弱的5).Headwaters:上游(河源)6)fork:交汇的地方，岔道7).Pilgrimagen.ajourneytoasacredplace朝圣之旅v.朝拜8).engender:tocause/tobringabout使产生，使引起9).consummate:makeperfect;bringtoperfection是完成，是圆满10).beadwork:小珠穿制(或缀有小珠)的装饰品11).warlord:军阀12).hie:急忙,疾走,催促:13).cleavage：adivisionorsplit劈开，分裂14).deity:thestateofbeingagod;agodorgoddess神，神性15).caldron:alargekettleorboiler大锅,大汽锅16).towean:tocausetogiveupaformerhabit;towithdrawbydegreesasbysubstitutingsomeotherinterest使断绝，使放弃17).score:tomakecutsorlinesinoron刻线，划线，得分18).impale:topiercethroughorfixwithasharpobject刺穿19).skillet：asmallfryingpan小煎锅20).ample：large宽广的，广阔的，（体积长度等）面积大；充足的，富裕的21).wake:awatchorvigilheldoverthebodyofadeadpersonduringthenightbeforeburial守夜，守灵22).perch:toalightorreston栖息，就位23).purl:toflowwithagentlemovementandamurmuringsound潺潺地流24).preeminently：muchmoreimportant卓越地(显著地,极度)asingleknollrisesoutoftheplain.一座孤零零的小山拔地而起amatterofdisposition:出于本性,由于习惯losethesenseofproportion失去(正常的)比例感positivelyclassified明确地归类beyondallcomparison:无可比拟,无以伦比alotofcomingandgoing：人来人往borethemselvesupright腰板挺得很直madeofleanandleather精瘦2.Aone-sentencesummaryofthetextThisexcerptofessayononehandtoldreadersastoryhappenedtoMomaday’sgrandmothertorevealthepictorialdescriptionofthelandscape,andontheotherhanddiscussedthehistoryofKiowas’forefatherandtheirtraditionallegacytoexpresstheauthor’sstronghomesicknessandpride,inordertoremindpeoplethatoneshouldalwaysrememberhisbloodandrootsothathecanlivewithloyaltyandwithoutthefeelingofbeingatsea.3.OutlineoftheparagraphsPartOne(Para1):Anoutlineoftheauthor’sancestralland.PartTwo(Para2,3)::IntroductionofRainyMountain,onwhichhisgrandmother’sgravelieandsummaryofthehistoryofKiowas..PartThree(Para4-10):ExplorationfothethreestagesoftheKiowas’culture—emergence,evolutionanddecline;ReasonstogoingbacktoRainyMoutainandbriefdescriptionsfotheauthor’sgrandma．Hisgrandmotherservesasafocusoralinkbywhichtheauthormoveshisnarrativefromonestagetoanother．PartFive(para11,12):Memorysofhislifetogetherwithhisgrandma.PartSix(para13-15):TheauthorfeelingchangedonancestralcultureandcomplimenttheactiveinfluenceoftheculturalheritageofRainyMountain.4.PartsofthetextyoufinddifficulttounderstandTheauthor’sfeelingattheendofthearticle.5.OnemeaningfulquestionyouespeciallywanttoraiseaboutthetextWhatisthelinkbetweentheauthour’sancestralcultureandhisnarratorlife?