RichMetting His Future Mother-in-law.ppt

1、Text BRich Meeting His Future Mother-in-lawUnit 3, Book 21The Joy Luck Club(1989)n a best-selling novel written by Amy Tan （谭恩美 ）n the stories of four Chinese-immigrant women and their American-born daughters2The Joy Luck Clubn presenting the development of the mother-daughter relationship from conf

2、lict to understanding and final union. n reflecting the conflict and reconciliation of Chinese and American culture in details n In 1993, the novel was adapted into a feature film directed by Wayne Wang(王颖 ) . nPassage B is extracted from the novel, telling the story between Lindo and her daughter,

3、Waverly. 3What are the cultural differences reflected in this text?n “Rich was not only not Chinese, he was also my juniorAnd unfortunately, he looked much younger ”n “So many spots on his face”n a bottle of French winen “not one but two frosted glasses full, a half-inch just for taste.”n “the worst

4、 happened when Rich criticized my mothers cooking”4Para. 3n I knew she would do this, because cooking was how my mother expressed her love, her pride, her power, her proof that she knew more than any one else. n translate:n 我知道妈妈会亲自下厨的 ,因为烧饭做菜是表达她的爱、她的自豪和她在家中地位的方式，也可用以证明她比其他任何人都懂得多。5Para. 4n My inst

5、ructions are in my fingers.n paraphrase:n (Unlike Auntie Suyuan who can only cook while looking at directions,) I am so skilled that I can prepare and cook without much thinking as if my fingers did it by themselves.n translate:n 我对烹饪 了如指掌 。6Para 5n I had seen her expression when she opened the door

6、, her forced smile as she surveyed him from head to toe, checking her judgment of him against that already given to her by Auntie Suyuan.n forced smile: smile produced unwillingly (thus unnatural) or with difficultyn 勉强地笑了笑n from head to toe: over the whole of ones body n 从头到脚 from head to foot / fr

7、om head to tail/from top to toen The children were covered in mud from head to toe.7n check against: measure or value something by comparing it with something else跟 核对n 请对照原文修改译文。n Please check the translation against the original and make corrections.n Our policies have to be checked against one cl

8、ear test: will they improve peoples living standard?n 评判我们的政策有一个明确的标准：这些政策能否提高人民的生活水平？8Para. 5n I had seen her expression when she opened the door, her forced smile as she surveyed him from head to toe, checking her judgment of him against that already given to her by Auntie Suyuan.n translate:n 我注意

9、到了她开门时的脸部表情 , 她勉强的笑了笑，从头到脚地打量着里奇，以验证 (她对他的评价是否和）素媛阿姨对里奇的评价（一致）。9Para. 6n Rich was not only not Chinese, he was also my junior, a few years younger than I was.n junior: younger thann She is my junior by three years.n She is three years my junior.n senior: older thann junior 大三 / senior 大四n junior Bush 小布什 / senior Bush 老布什10