(中文译名赛珍珠)重点课件.ppt

1、Lesson Thirteen Christmas Day in the MorningPearl S BuckIntroduction to the background knowledgeThe structure of the textDetailed discussion of the textConclusion of the textAssignmentTeaching ProceduresAbout the authorPearl S.Buck(18921973)(中文译名：中文译名：赛珍珠赛珍珠),U.S.novelist;Nobel Prize winner for lite

2、rature in 1938.She had first been brought to fame by the novel The Good Earth(中文译名：中文译名：大地大地),which is about a Chinese family.A daughter of missionaries,Pearl Buck grew up in China,married an American and lived in China for about 40 years.About the authorBirthday:June 26,1892Parents:Absalom&Caroline

3、 Sydenstricker(Southern Presbyterian missionaries,stationed in China)Came to China:3 months oldPeriod of stay in China:40years Residential area:Zhenjiang,Jiangsu ProvinceAbout the authorPearls Works:nEast Wind,West WindnThe Good EarthnDragon SeednThe Big Wave nSatan Never SleepsAbout the authorPearl

4、s Special Contributions:nIn 1942,Pearl and Richard founded the East and West Association,dedicated to cultural exchange and understanding between Asia and the West.The structure of the textPart 1(paras.18):Rob woke suddenly in an early Christmas morning.Part 2(paras.9-41):Rob recalled the Christmas

5、morning when he was fifteen years old.Part 3(paras.42-46):Rob celebrated this Christmas with his wife after more than 50 years.Detailed Discussion of the TextStrange how the habits of his youth clung to him still!(Para.1)nIt was strange how up to that moment he had continued doing things the way he

6、had always done them from boyhood.Detailed Discussion of the TextHe slipped back in time,as he did so easily nowadays.(Para.9)nHe had recently got into the habit of recalling things in the past/of reminiscing/of letting his thoughts go back to the old days.Detailed Discussion of the TextHe had never

7、 thought of it before,taking for granted the tie of their blood.(Para.13)nHe had never thought of the fact that his father loved him because he took the relationship of father and son as a matter of course.He had never given this another thought.Detailed Discussion of the Text there would be no more

8、 loitering in the mornings and having to be called again.(Para.13)n he would never loiter in the morning and need no longer to be called again and again.Detailed Discussion of the Text stumbling blind with sleep,and pulled on his clothes.(Para.13)nWhen he got up,it was still very dark and he was sti

9、ll very sleepy.He could hardly open his eyes and could not see or think clearly,so he walked or moved unsteadily and blindly.Detailed Discussion of the TextThen Jesus had been born in a barn,bringing their Christmas gifts.(Para.18)nBible:And when they had come into the house,they saw the young child

10、 with Mary his mother,and fell down,and worshipped him;and when they had opened their treasures,they presented unto him gifts:gold and frankincense,and myrrhDetailed Discussion of the Text he got up and crept downstairs,careful of the creaky boards(Para.22)nHe had to be careful so that the boards wo

11、uld not make any noise and wake up his father,thus spoiling his plan.Conclusion of the textThe central idea of this story is expressed in the statement that love alone can waken love.It means that love is always mutual and always begins with giving.In view of the growing lack of human warmth partly due to the fierce competition in modern society,this idea appears all the more important.Of course it would be nave to think that love is the answer to all our problems today,and in a world divided by class,racial and national conflicts,universal love is still unrealistic.