现代大学英语精读第二版book3unit8

InMyDayRussellBaker•Whatisthemeaningofthetitle?Whotendtousetheexpressionveryoften?Whydotheyoftensaythis?Nevertrustanyoneoverthirty!WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesTheImageoftheMother4YearsofAge—MyMommycandoanything!8YearsofAge—MyMomknowsalot!Awholelot!Lesson13-InMyDayTobecontinuedonthenextpage.12YearsofAge—MyMotherdoesn’treallyknowquiteeverything.14YearsofAge—Naturally,Motherdoesn’tknowthat,either.Lesson13-InMyDayTobecontinuedonthenextpage.16YearsofAge—Mother?She’shopelesslyold-fashioned.18YearsofAge—Thatoldwoman?She’swayoutofdate!25YearsofAge—Well,shemightknowalittlebitaboutit.35YearsofAge—Beforewedecide,let’sgetMom’sopinion.Lesson13-InMyDay45YearsofAge—WonderwhatMomwouldhavethoughtaboutit?65YearsofAge—WishIcouldtalkitoverwithMom!BecomingoldLesson13-InMyDayQuotations•Oldageneedssolittlebutneedsthatlittlesomuch.(MargaretWillour)•Itisnothowoldyouare,buthowyouareold.(MarieDressler)•Ifwrinklesmustbewrittenuponourbrows,letthemnotbewrittenupontheheart.Thespiritshouldnevergrowold.(JamesA.Garfield)•IdowishIcouldtellyoumyagebutit'simpossible.Itkeepschangingallthetime.(GreerGarson)BecomingoldTypically,thebeginningsofchangeinthefivesensesareasfollows:•Hearing—themid40’s•Vision—themid50’s•Touch—themid50’s•Taste—thelate50’s•Smell—themid70’sLesson13-InMyDayBackgroundBookAuthorInMyDayUnit8•AcolumnistforTheNewYorkTimes,whereheapplieshisuniquebrandofhumortosocialcommentary.•ThepresenttextistakenfromRussellBaker’sautobiography,GrowingUp,whichwonhimthesecondPulitzerPrizein1983.•Withamovingmixofhumorandsadness,Bakerinsightfullyrecountsthestrugglesthefamilyenduredindepression-eraafterhisfatherpassedaway(whenBakerwasonly5).BackgroundAuthorRussellBakerRussellBaker’smemoirGrowingupThisbooktraceshisyouthinthemountainsofruralVirginia.WhenBakerwasonlyfive,hisfatherdied.Hismother,strong-willedandmatriarchal,neverlookedback.Theseweredepressionyears,andMrs.BakermovedherfamilytoBaltimore.Baker'smotherwasdeterminedherchildrenwouldsucceed,andherunfailingfaithinthetalentsofheryoungsonwasnotmisplaced.HedideverythingfromdeliveringpaperstohustlingsubscriptionsfortheSaturdayEveningPost.Asisoftenthecase,earlyhardshipsmaketheman.Lesson13–InMyDay•Thebook’sgreatestachievementisBaker’sportrayalofhismother,adrivenwomanhauntedbypovertyanddreamsofherson’ssuccess.“Iwouldmakesomethingofmyself,”hewrote,“andifIlackedthegrittodoit,wellthenshewouldmakememakesomethingofmyself.”•TheLosAngelesTimesBookReviewcalledGrowingUp,“awondrousbook,funny,sad,andstrong...asfunnyandtouchingasMarkTwain’s.”BackgroundBookDetailedAnalysisStructureThemeInMyDayUnit8TextAnalysisunabletounderstandhisownchildren…disconnectionbetweenparents&children…generationgap;causesandsolutionsunabletounderstandhismother…mother’sproblems…TextAnalysisThemeWhatisthetextabout?Whatissuesarereflected?TextAnalysisThemeTextAnalysisStructure•Descriptionofhowhismother’smindbegantowanderaftershehadherlastbadfallandwasconfinedtobedPartI(paras.1-9)•Russell’srecollectionofhismother’spersonalityPartII(paras.10-15)•Thedoctor’sdiagnosisandRussell’sunderstandingofhismother’sillnessPartIII(paras.16-38)•Russell’sconfessionofknowingtoolittleabouthismotherandherfeelingsPartIV(paras.39-45)•Russell’sconsiderationofthedisconnectionbetweenchildrenandparentsPartV(paras.46-end)DETAILEDANALYSISPartI(paras.1-9)TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisThroughallthisshelayinbedbutmovedacrosstime,travelingamongthedeaddecadeswithaspeedandeasebeyondthegiftofphysicalscience.(1)…travelingamongthedecadesthathadgonequickly,,soquicklyandeasilythatnophysicalsciencewouldbeabletodoit(notevenjetplaneorspaceshipwouldhavethesamespeed.)thepresentparticiplephraseasadverbialofattendingcircumstancesMoreexamplesability,talentLesson13-InMyDay1.Heenteredcollegeattheageofeighteen,graduatingfouryearslaterasheadofhisclass.2.Teamsofsweeperswithtwigbroomsmovealonginunison,sweepingthewateraway.backto1Lesson13-InMyDayShegazedatthisimprobablyovergrownfigureoutofaninconceivablefutureandpromptlydismissedit.(4)ShelookedsteadilyatmeandcouldnotrecognizemebecauseIwasmuchtoobigforthesoninhermind.ShecouldnotconceiveofthefuturewhenherlittleRussellwouldbethattallandbig.Thereforesheimmediatelyputthatthoughtoutofhermind.goto3togrowbeyondnormalsizeimpossibletocomprehendorgraspfullytorefusetoacceptthatsomethingmightbetrueLesson13-InMyDay4.dismissv.a.toforcesb.toleavetheirjobb.torefusetoacceptthatsth.mightbetrueorimportantc.toofficiallytellpeopletheycanleaveaplaced.toputoutofcourtwithoutfurtherhearingSelectthepropermeaningof“dismiss”ineachsentence.Hewasdismissedfromhisjobformisconduct.Shegazedat…andpromptlydismissedit.(4)Thecourtdismissedhisappeal.Theclassisdismissed.abdcLesson13-InMyDayThatdayshewasayoungcountrywifeinthebackyardwithaviewofhazyblueVirginiamountainsbehindtheappleorchard,andIwasastrangeroldenoughtobeherfather.Thatdayshewasayoungcountrywifeinthebackyardbehindtheappleorchard,fromwhichshecouldseethehazyblueVirginiaMountains.Shecouldnotassociatethisstrangeroldenoughtobeherfatherwithhersonwhowasonlytwofeetfromtheflooratthattime.Itshowedinthatangrychallengingthrustofthech