Dictation of Unit 7&8
Words:
1,Surrounded; 2,Very rough,stormy; 3,Upset,disturb; 4,Right of holding
5,Understand fully; 6,Striking,out of the ordinary; 7,A place to live in;
8.move in haste; 9,Move suddenly; 10,In a very high spirits; 11.objection
12 Flow in small drops or in a thin stream; 13Showing disbelief,unbelievingly
14,干涉,妨碍 ; 15,眯眼看 ; 16.充满活力的 ; 17,平均 ; 18,现象 ;
19,南极 ; 20,朦胧,模糊,
Phrases:
1,I can not drive a car,__ __ fly a plane.
2,__ __ they lost their games ; they had been out of training for a long time.
3,I am __ __ think that there will be strong opposition to our reform plan.
4,The doctor insisted the man should go to the hospital __ __ __.
5,We can not tolerate the behaviour that is __ __ social order.
6,It hurt them very much to see the wounded sheep writhing __ __.
7,In spite of their failure,their enthusiasm was rising instead of __ __.
8.A __ __ of rage and contempt rose in them when they met their opponents.
9,__ __ his ability,we all think he has great potential.
10,Pollution will have a direct __ __ the rise and drop in temperature all
over the world.
Lead in of Unit 9
Lottery ticket:
It is the numbered ticket sold at face value so that when the winning number
is announced,the one with the corresponding ticket claims a reward.
Do you or the people you know buy the lottery ticket?
What do you think the aim might be?
If somebody you know win the lottery,for example,get a prize of 5,000,000,
what might you think and what might you do and say?
What kind of relationship might be between the person you know and you?
brothers and sisters,cousins,daughter and son,father and mother,wife and
husband,friends(intimate,common),acquaintances,workmate,
classmate,etc.
We’ll learn a passage which describes what happened to a very poor
fisherman who came into possession of a very large pearl of great value.
It describes the psychology of various kinds of people just before the poor
fisherman goes to the town to sell the Pearl of the World,which he has
found in the sea,The writer,through his excellent use of language,sets the
scene for the fisherman’s arrival in town and the reader is likely to anticipate
with interest the meeting between him and the pearl buyers,
skimming
The author gives us a description of different types of people,
Who are mentioned in the passage?
What are they described as?
Ordinary working-class women ; priests; shopkeepers;
doctors; beggars; pearl buyers;
Ordinary working-class women are eager to let others share what they know.
priests try to raise money for one reason or another.
shopkeepers whose only concern is to sell their wares for a good profit.
doctors who cure the sick often for their own gain.
beggars live on alms.
The author,John Steinbeck provides our readers with a highly memorable account of
how people at different strata of society react to one person’s good fortune—Kino’s
having found the,Pearl of the World” by using a variety of non-literal language as
well as parallelism.
1) the effective use of similes and metaphors(P154)
Both the metaphor and simile are figures of speech,They are stylistic devices in
writing which allow one thing to be described in terms of another,They can thus not
only make writing more vivid,they may help the writer to achieve clarity of meaning
as well,They can make the abstract concrete; the elusive comprehensible,and the
Detailed studies of Unit 9
unfamiliar familiar,
A simile makes a brief,explicit and direct comparison between two unlike
things,usually brought together by the words like or as.
A metaphor is an implied,indirect comparison between two things again
seemingly quite different; but the wording identifies the two items with each
other,The effect is often to enable the reader to see things in a new light.
2) The telling use of parallelism
By using parallel constructions,the writer achieves emphasis and economy
of words.
.L1.
A town is thing like a colonial animal
a colonial animal,an animal in a colony,which refers to a group of animals
living close together,
This sentence is a simile in which a town is described as a colonial animal.
A town has a nervous system and a head and shoulders and feet.
-----a metaphor.
Detailed studies
L2.
separate v.
e.g,The land was separated into small fields,
England is separated from France by the Channel.
adj.
e.g,cut it into three separate parts.
Keep these ones separate from those.
He kept these agents in separate offices,
L3.
A town has a whole emotion.
-----a metaphor,A town is compared to a living being with feelings of all kinds,love,
joy,hate,fear,grief,etc.
L4.
How news travels through a town is a mystery not easily to be solved.
e.g,How the splendid Maya Culture disappeared all of a sudden from the earth
remains a mystery hard to be solved.
L5.
News seems to move faster than small boys can scramble and dart to tell it,faster
than women can call it over the fences.
scramble,move,possibly climb,quickly and often with some difficulty.攀缘
Detailed studies
dart,move forward suddenly and quickly.飞奔,急速而突然向前奔
Explanation,Small boys are usually unable to keep quiet about anything
they know,and tend to run around talking about it; women are likewise
supposedly good at spreading news through gossiping; but the news that
Kino had a large and valuable pearl travelled faster than either.
L6
Kino’s brush house
Kino’s house made of small branches implies that he was very poor.
L7.
the nerves of the town were pulsing and vibrating with the news—Kino had
found the Pearl of the World.
Meaning,The whole town was excited because of the news that Kino had
found the biggest pearl in the world.
pulsing and vibrating,beating steadily (as the heart does) and moving
rapidly,here refers to,active”,“alert”.
L8
panting,breathing quickly 气喘吁吁,上气不接下气
strangle out,stammer out 结结巴巴地说出
Detailed studies
L9-10
The news swept on past the brush houses,and it washed in a foaming wave into the
town of stone and plaster.
See the Note 6 on P152
Meaning,The news spread from one brush house to another and continued to travel
fast into the town.
L15
… a woman whose illness was age,though neither she nor the doctor would admit it.
Meaning,the woman was old,not ill,though neither the doctor nor the woman would
admit this,because the doctor was interested in his fees and the woman did not want
to face up to the fact that she was no longer young.
L16.
and when it was made plain who Kino was,the doctor grew stern and judicious at the
same time.
stern and judicious,serious and thoughtful
Meaning,When the doctor realized that Kino was the man who had asked for his
help,he became both serious(about the treatment) and wise/clever(about how he
could gain).
e.g,When it was made plain that it was a big rat that had caused the breakdown of
the transmission system,we all feel relieved,Soon the system was brought to its
normal operation.
Detailed studies
L18.
and the doctor’s eyes rolled up a little in their fat hammocks and he thought of Paris.
Fat hammocks, bed of canvas which is hung from 2 posts of poles,Here it
describes the doctor’s thick eyelids.
Meaning,for a moment the doctor’s eyes were focused on nothing as his thoughts
turned to Paris.
… his aged patient… see Note 10 on P152
L23.
… there is no alms-giver in the world like a poor man who is suddenly lucky.
Meaning,A poor man who is suddenly lucky will give more alms than anyone else.
L32.
a semblance of competition.
Meaning,an outward appearance of competition that aimed to fool the fisherman.
the single owner put his agents in different offices to make it appear that there was a
number of buyers,This was done to suggest to the fishermen that if they kept trying,
they might get a better price for their pearls.
L33.
… their finger-tips burned a little
Meaning,each of them felt a little uneasy,hoping to start a pearl-buying business of
his own.手指痒痒
Detailed studies
L36
all manner of,every kind of,all sorts of,many different types of
e.g,All manner of measures have been taken to improve the emergency
treatment service in that hospital.
Some publishing houses adhere to the principle of publishing all manner of
books of academic value even if they may incur losses in doing so.
L37
the essence of pearl mixed with essence of men and a curious dark residure
was precipitated.
residue,that which remains after a part is taken or used,残余物,剩余物
the essence of pearl,the great value of the pearl
the essence of men,man’s wick desire to possess wealth
L42
the news stirred up something infinitely black and evil in the town,the black
distillate was like the scorpion,or like hunger in the smell of food,or like
loneliness when live is withheld,
Meaning,The news caused a profound,negative force” to be at work in the
town,This could be compared to a scorpion,which causes pain,or the
hunger created by the smell of food,or feeling of loneliness which comes
when love is refused.
Detailed studies
L44.
The poison sacs of the town began to manufacture venom,and the town
swelled and puffed with the pressure of it.
Meaning,What acted as the,venom-producing bag” of the town,I.e,the
increasing self-interest in the town people,began to create poison which
afflicted the whole town with a negative force.
Words:
1,Surrounded; 2,Very rough,stormy; 3,Upset,disturb; 4,Right of holding
5,Understand fully; 6,Striking,out of the ordinary; 7,A place to live in;
8.move in haste; 9,Move suddenly; 10,In a very high spirits; 11.objection
12 Flow in small drops or in a thin stream; 13Showing disbelief,unbelievingly
14,干涉,妨碍 ; 15,眯眼看 ; 16.充满活力的 ; 17,平均 ; 18,现象 ;
19,南极 ; 20,朦胧,模糊,
Phrases:
1,I can not drive a car,__ __ fly a plane.
2,__ __ they lost their games ; they had been out of training for a long time.
3,I am __ __ think that there will be strong opposition to our reform plan.
4,The doctor insisted the man should go to the hospital __ __ __.
5,We can not tolerate the behaviour that is __ __ social order.
6,It hurt them very much to see the wounded sheep writhing __ __.
7,In spite of their failure,their enthusiasm was rising instead of __ __.
8.A __ __ of rage and contempt rose in them when they met their opponents.
9,__ __ his ability,we all think he has great potential.
10,Pollution will have a direct __ __ the rise and drop in temperature all
over the world.
Lead in of Unit 9
Lottery ticket:
It is the numbered ticket sold at face value so that when the winning number
is announced,the one with the corresponding ticket claims a reward.
Do you or the people you know buy the lottery ticket?
What do you think the aim might be?
If somebody you know win the lottery,for example,get a prize of 5,000,000,
what might you think and what might you do and say?
What kind of relationship might be between the person you know and you?
brothers and sisters,cousins,daughter and son,father and mother,wife and
husband,friends(intimate,common),acquaintances,workmate,
classmate,etc.
We’ll learn a passage which describes what happened to a very poor
fisherman who came into possession of a very large pearl of great value.
It describes the psychology of various kinds of people just before the poor
fisherman goes to the town to sell the Pearl of the World,which he has
found in the sea,The writer,through his excellent use of language,sets the
scene for the fisherman’s arrival in town and the reader is likely to anticipate
with interest the meeting between him and the pearl buyers,
skimming
The author gives us a description of different types of people,
Who are mentioned in the passage?
What are they described as?
Ordinary working-class women ; priests; shopkeepers;
doctors; beggars; pearl buyers;
Ordinary working-class women are eager to let others share what they know.
priests try to raise money for one reason or another.
shopkeepers whose only concern is to sell their wares for a good profit.
doctors who cure the sick often for their own gain.
beggars live on alms.
The author,John Steinbeck provides our readers with a highly memorable account of
how people at different strata of society react to one person’s good fortune—Kino’s
having found the,Pearl of the World” by using a variety of non-literal language as
well as parallelism.
1) the effective use of similes and metaphors(P154)
Both the metaphor and simile are figures of speech,They are stylistic devices in
writing which allow one thing to be described in terms of another,They can thus not
only make writing more vivid,they may help the writer to achieve clarity of meaning
as well,They can make the abstract concrete; the elusive comprehensible,and the
Detailed studies of Unit 9
unfamiliar familiar,
A simile makes a brief,explicit and direct comparison between two unlike
things,usually brought together by the words like or as.
A metaphor is an implied,indirect comparison between two things again
seemingly quite different; but the wording identifies the two items with each
other,The effect is often to enable the reader to see things in a new light.
2) The telling use of parallelism
By using parallel constructions,the writer achieves emphasis and economy
of words.
.L1.
A town is thing like a colonial animal
a colonial animal,an animal in a colony,which refers to a group of animals
living close together,
This sentence is a simile in which a town is described as a colonial animal.
A town has a nervous system and a head and shoulders and feet.
-----a metaphor.
Detailed studies
L2.
separate v.
e.g,The land was separated into small fields,
England is separated from France by the Channel.
adj.
e.g,cut it into three separate parts.
Keep these ones separate from those.
He kept these agents in separate offices,
L3.
A town has a whole emotion.
-----a metaphor,A town is compared to a living being with feelings of all kinds,love,
joy,hate,fear,grief,etc.
L4.
How news travels through a town is a mystery not easily to be solved.
e.g,How the splendid Maya Culture disappeared all of a sudden from the earth
remains a mystery hard to be solved.
L5.
News seems to move faster than small boys can scramble and dart to tell it,faster
than women can call it over the fences.
scramble,move,possibly climb,quickly and often with some difficulty.攀缘
Detailed studies
dart,move forward suddenly and quickly.飞奔,急速而突然向前奔
Explanation,Small boys are usually unable to keep quiet about anything
they know,and tend to run around talking about it; women are likewise
supposedly good at spreading news through gossiping; but the news that
Kino had a large and valuable pearl travelled faster than either.
L6
Kino’s brush house
Kino’s house made of small branches implies that he was very poor.
L7.
the nerves of the town were pulsing and vibrating with the news—Kino had
found the Pearl of the World.
Meaning,The whole town was excited because of the news that Kino had
found the biggest pearl in the world.
pulsing and vibrating,beating steadily (as the heart does) and moving
rapidly,here refers to,active”,“alert”.
L8
panting,breathing quickly 气喘吁吁,上气不接下气
strangle out,stammer out 结结巴巴地说出
Detailed studies
L9-10
The news swept on past the brush houses,and it washed in a foaming wave into the
town of stone and plaster.
See the Note 6 on P152
Meaning,The news spread from one brush house to another and continued to travel
fast into the town.
L15
… a woman whose illness was age,though neither she nor the doctor would admit it.
Meaning,the woman was old,not ill,though neither the doctor nor the woman would
admit this,because the doctor was interested in his fees and the woman did not want
to face up to the fact that she was no longer young.
L16.
and when it was made plain who Kino was,the doctor grew stern and judicious at the
same time.
stern and judicious,serious and thoughtful
Meaning,When the doctor realized that Kino was the man who had asked for his
help,he became both serious(about the treatment) and wise/clever(about how he
could gain).
e.g,When it was made plain that it was a big rat that had caused the breakdown of
the transmission system,we all feel relieved,Soon the system was brought to its
normal operation.
Detailed studies
L18.
and the doctor’s eyes rolled up a little in their fat hammocks and he thought of Paris.
Fat hammocks, bed of canvas which is hung from 2 posts of poles,Here it
describes the doctor’s thick eyelids.
Meaning,for a moment the doctor’s eyes were focused on nothing as his thoughts
turned to Paris.
… his aged patient… see Note 10 on P152
L23.
… there is no alms-giver in the world like a poor man who is suddenly lucky.
Meaning,A poor man who is suddenly lucky will give more alms than anyone else.
L32.
a semblance of competition.
Meaning,an outward appearance of competition that aimed to fool the fisherman.
the single owner put his agents in different offices to make it appear that there was a
number of buyers,This was done to suggest to the fishermen that if they kept trying,
they might get a better price for their pearls.
L33.
… their finger-tips burned a little
Meaning,each of them felt a little uneasy,hoping to start a pearl-buying business of
his own.手指痒痒
Detailed studies
L36
all manner of,every kind of,all sorts of,many different types of
e.g,All manner of measures have been taken to improve the emergency
treatment service in that hospital.
Some publishing houses adhere to the principle of publishing all manner of
books of academic value even if they may incur losses in doing so.
L37
the essence of pearl mixed with essence of men and a curious dark residure
was precipitated.
residue,that which remains after a part is taken or used,残余物,剩余物
the essence of pearl,the great value of the pearl
the essence of men,man’s wick desire to possess wealth
L42
the news stirred up something infinitely black and evil in the town,the black
distillate was like the scorpion,or like hunger in the smell of food,or like
loneliness when live is withheld,
Meaning,The news caused a profound,negative force” to be at work in the
town,This could be compared to a scorpion,which causes pain,or the
hunger created by the smell of food,or feeling of loneliness which comes
when love is refused.
Detailed studies
L44.
The poison sacs of the town began to manufacture venom,and the town
swelled and puffed with the pressure of it.
Meaning,What acted as the,venom-producing bag” of the town,I.e,the
increasing self-interest in the town people,began to create poison which
afflicted the whole town with a negative force.
