现代大学英语 Unit 3 message of the land

LessonThreeMessageofthelandPiraSudhamBook1Warm-up1Backgroundinformation2TextAppreciation3LanguageStudy4TeachingProceduresQuiz5PartOneWarm-upI.APoemII.FilmClipsIII.AChineseSongLesson3-MessageoftheLandTobecontinuedonthenextpage.我爱这土地艾青假如我是一只鸟，我也应该用嘶哑的喉咙歌唱：这被暴风雨所打击的土地，这永远汹涌着我们的悲愤的河流，这无止息地吹刮着的激怒的风，和那来自林间的无比温柔的黎明……——然后我死了，连羽毛也腐烂在土地里面。为什么我的眼里常含泪水？因为我对这土地爱得深沉……APoemIlovethislandWereIabird,Ishouldsingwithmyhuskythroatfor:thelandravagedbytheviolentstormtheriverperpetuallysurgingwithourgriefandragetheinfuriousgaleendlesslyblowingandthegentledawn,softlysiftingthroughthewoods----thenIwoulddiemyfeatherswouldrot,enrichingthesoilWhy,inmyeyes,dotearsalwayswellup?Becausemyloveforthelandissodeep...Lesson3-MessageoftheLandLandistheonlythingintheworldthatamountstoanything,forit'stheonlythinginthisworldthatlasts.It'stheonlythingworthworkingfor,worthfightingfor.—GoneWithTheWindFilmclipsLesson3-MessageoftheLandSupplythemissingwords:Ashley:Yes,thereis__________.Somethingyoulovebetterthan________,thoughyoumaynotknowit—__________.Scarlett:Yes.Istill__________this.Youneedn'tgo.Iwon'thaveyouall__________simply'causeIthrewmyselfatyour__________.Itwon'thappenagain.somethingmehaveTaraheadstarvedLesson3-MessageoftheLandFilmclipsQuestions:1.WhatdidAshleyputinScarlett’shandaftersheclaimedthere’snothingtokeepherthere?2.WhatdidthehandfulredearthofTarameantoScarlet?Lesson3-MessageoftheLandI.AuthorII.BangkokIII.ThaiBuddhismIV.MonksinThailandPartTwoBackgroundInformationPiraSudhamwasborninapoorfamilyin1942inruralEsarn.HespenthischildhoodinthericefieldsontheKoratPlateau,helpinghisparentsandtendingaherdofbuffaloesuntilhewenttoBangkokattheageoffourteentobeaservanttomonksinaBuddhisttemplewherehewasalsoadmittedtoaschool.TosupporthimselfthroughhighschoolandthefirstyearattheFacultyofArtsChulalongkornUniversity,hesoldsouvenirstotouristsuntilhewonaNewZealandgovernmentscholarshiptostudyEnglishliteratureatAucklandUniversityandlateratVictoriaUniversity,Wellington.Lesson3-MessageoftheLandI.AuthorAbouttheAuthorHiswritingsbegantoappearinliterarypublicationsinNewZealand,HongKongandtheUnitedStatesbeforehisfirstbook,TalesofThailandwaspublishedin1983,followedbyPeopleofEsarnin1987.HehaslivedforovertenyearsinAustraliaandtheUnitedKingdom,wherehewroteMonsoonCountry(1988),anditssequel,TheForceofKarma(2002).PiraSudhamistheThaiauthorwritinginEnglishwhowasnominatedforthe1990NobelPrizeforLiterature.HisnovelandshortstoriesprovideinsightsintoThailife,particularlythatofruralnortheastThailand.GoTalesofThailandOutoftherelocationofmillionsofpeopleinthepathofdamconstructionsandeucalyptusplantations,thesuppressionofwagesandthepriceofagriculturalproduce,theforcefuldrivetogainmorelandtogroweucalyptustrees,thecorruption,prostitution,childtrade,slavelabour,thehorroroftheThailand-BurmaDeathRailwayduringtheWorldWarII,theeconomiccrisisinJuly1997,thewartowinthepeopleinimpoverishedEsarnintheseventiesandthedailygrindintheMotherofGridlock–Bangkokcometalesofhopeandtalesofwoe,talesofacceptanceandtalesofthestruggleforsurvivalthatbecomeTalesofThailand.AbouttheAuthorAbouttheAuthorPeopleofEsarnPiraSudhamconveystheinnervoicesofhissubjectsregardlessofhowilliterate,timidandinsignificanttheyseemintheirdailylives.Theirsimplicityandsensitivitycomethroughhisdirectandclearprose,yetmovingandtouching.Hewriteswithunderstandingandcompassionforhispeople.ForeignwriterswritingabouttheThaipeoplelookatThailandfromtheoutside,butPiraSudhamwritesabouthispeopleandcountryasseenfromtheinside.Thisisoneofthethingsthatmakesthemsofascinating.AbouttheAuthorMonsoonCountryItdepictstheproblemsofsocialtransitioninpresentdayThailandandgivesinsightsintoThailifeintheruralnortheast.ItissetinThailand,EnglandandGermanytoconveytheculturaltensionbetweentheEastandtheWest,theclashesbetweenthenewpowersandtheoldvalues,coveringthespanof25yearsofthesocial-economicandpoliticalchangesoccurringinThailand.AbouttheAuthorTheForceofKarmaThissequeltoMonsoonCountrycoversthetumultuousyearsoftheeconomiccrisis,thepoliticalupheavalsandthemassacreofMay1992,rightuptothebeginningoftheyear2002.AbouttheAuthorOthers’Comments:---“PiraSudhamhasgivenavoicetothepoorofThailand.”---“PiraSudhamisundoubtedlyoneoftheforemostThaiwritersoftoday,aformidablevivisectortorevealthehiddenaspectsofThaisociety.”AbouttheAuthorPiraSudham'sOwnWords:IfIhadnotleftmyvillagethen,Iwouldhavebeensubject,likemostvillagers,tothemercyofnature:floods,drought,disease,ignoranceandscarcity.Withendurance,Iwouldhaveacceptedthemasmyownfate,assomethingIcannotgoagainstinthislife.“InmymindIcarrymemoriesofchildhood,oflifeinvillages,muchasapregnantwomancarryingachild.Everydaytheseimagesgrow,andIknowthatonedayIshallhavetogivebirthtothemthroughthemediumofwriting.Besides,Idon'twantpeopleinourvillages,sofarremovedfromotherpeoplesbecauseofdistanceandpoverty,tobeborn,sufferandtodieinvain.Lesson3-MessageoftheLandII.BangkokTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Bangkok,population8,538,610(1990),isthecapitalandlargestcityofThailand.Bangkokisoneofthefastest-growing,mosteconomicallydynamicandsociallyprogressivecitiesinSoutheast