A-MORTAL-FLOWER

WEAREGROUP3!HI!JIADACAIYAOZHANXIAODENGBINWANGTODAYWEARETALKINGABOUTTEXTBAMORTALFLOWERABOUTTHEANTHOR1HanSuyinwasborninBeijingin1917.HerfatherwasaChineserailwayengineerandhermotheraDutchlady.Sheisaphysicianandtheauthorofmanyworks,includingAMortalFlower,whichtellsoftheexperiencesoftheauthorandherfamily,bothinandoutofChina.Thisexcerptdescribestheauthor'sexperienceoflookingforherfirstjobintheearly1930s.ABOUTTHEREASON1TheauthorwrotealettertotheRockefellerFoundation,applyingforajob.Thereasonwhytheauthorappliedforthejob（P1—6）ABOUTTHEREASON1Thereasonwhytheauthorappliedforthejob（P1—6）Inherparents’opinion,shehadtohavepullifshe’dliketogetin.Fortheauthor,couldlearnaboutmedicinewhentypinginahospital.Besides,shewouldearnmoneytoprepareforherenteringmedicalschool.Itreallymakesensetoher.Inaddition,herfamilywasinpoorfinancialconditions,soshehadtoworkasaunmarriedgirl.ABOUTTHEINTERVIEW2Withinaweekareplycame.Theauthorwastogoforaninterview.Stophoppingandpickingpimples.Lengthentheskirt.Shecouldlooklikesixteen.Besides，shealsobuysomefacepackforherinterview.Theauthor‘spreparationfortheinterview（P7—10）looklikesixteenABOUTTHEINTERVIEW2Theinterviewwasnotveryeasy.TheauthormetaforeignbossnamedMr.Harnedwhosefacemadeherquiverwithfright.Themandictatedtoher,givingheraspeedtestinshorthand.Theprocessfortheinterview（P10—25）ABOUTTHEINTERVIEW2Shecouldn’tunderstandanydiction.Butshetypedswiftlyandakindpregnantsecretaryhelpedheralot.Theprocessfortheinterview（P10—25）ABOUTTHERESULT2Thepregnantsecretaryputagoodwordforher，asaresultthebossbecamebenign，offeringapositionoftypistfortheauthor.Inotherwords，theydecidedtotakeonher.Theauthorwassoexcitedthatshesaid“hadjob”threetimes.Theauthorgotthejobatlast（P26—35）ABOUTTHEQUESTION2Canyouanswerthequestionsbelow？1.Whydidtheauthorwanttogetthejob？A.TosupportherselfinhereducationB.TosupportherfamilyC.TosupportherselfinhereducationandherfamilyD.TogatherexperienceABOUTTHEQUESTION2Canyouanswerthequestionsbelow？2.Whatkindofsituationcanyouinfertheauthor‘sparentswerein？A.TheywerepoorB.TheywererichC.OpposedtohergettingmarriedD.DispleasedwithherambitionABOUTTHECONCLUSION3Well,inthetextwesawa14-year-oldinterviewertryingsohardtoachieveherdream.Besideshercourage,shehadanotherabilitywhichmadehersucceed:ShecouldwritegoodEnglish.SUMMARYThistextisabiographywhichdescribestheauthor’sexperienceofthefirstinterviewattheageoffourteen.Toomanygraduateswerenotabletohaveagoodjob,sincethesocialconditionwasnotsosatisfying.Theauthorwastryingtobeatypistinabighospital.Theinterviewwasnotveryeasy.Theauthormetaforeignbosswhosefacemadeherquiverwithfright.Althoughshecouldn’tunderstandanydictation,akindsecretaryhelpedheralot.Thepregnantsecretaryputinagoodwordforher;asaresultthebossbecamebenign,offeringapositionoftypistfortheauthor.Theauthorwassosurprisedthatshesaid“hadajob”threetimes.Well,inthistextwesawa14-year-oldinterviewertryingsohardtoachieveherdream.Besideshercourage,shehadanotherabilitywhichmadehersucceed:ShecouldwritegoodEnglish.Eightyyearslater,inordertohaveagoodjob,yourEnglishskillalsoshouldbeatahighlevel.SUMMARY4ThankyouforwatchingGroup3