Face to Face with Hurricance CamilleWord文档下载推荐.docx
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(Photoby:
ChaunceyHinman)
Biloxi-ThisshrimpboatwaswashedrightupintothishomeonEastBeachBlvd
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Gulfport-Threeoceanfreightersgroundedonthenorthsideoftheharborduringthestorm(Photoby:
PassChristian-U.S.Highway90suffereddamage,butatleasttwolaneswereopen(Photoby:
Gulfport-BargeonU.S.90wasrefloatedbymeansofadikelinedwithplastic(Photoby:
Gulfport-ThecourageandthespiritofthepeopleoftheMississippiGulfCoasthasgainedadmiration(Photoby:
OneofthemanyhomesalongtheMississippiGulfCoastthatwerelostduringHurricaneCamille(Photoby:
PassChristian-(Before&
After):
TheRichelieuApartmentsonU.S.90.(Photoby:
III.Aboutthewritingfeaturesofthetext
FacetoFacewithHurricaneCamilleisapieceofnarration.
Question:
whatshouldweknowaboutanarration?
Acompletenarrationconsistsofabeginning,amiddleandanend.
Anarrationisconcernedwithwhodo(es)/didwhatduringwhenwhere
Theeventsaregenerallypresentedinorderoftheiroccurrence/chronologicalorder.
ThepresenttextdescribestheheroicstruggleoftheKoshaksandtheirfriendsagainsttheforcesofadevastatinghurricane.Itfocusesmainlyonactionbutthewriteralsoclearlyandsympatheticallydelineatesthecharactersinthestory.TheheroortheprotagonistinthestoryisJohnKoshak,Jr.andtheantagonististhehurricane.
Thefirst6paragraphsareintroductoryparagraphs,givingthetime,placeandbackgroundoftheconflict---manversushurricanes.Theseparasalsointroducethecharactersinthestory.ThewriterbuildsupandsustainsthesuspenseinthestoryandgivesorderandlogicalmovementtothesequenceofhappeningsbydescribingindetailandvividlytheincidentsshowinghowtheKoshaksandtheirfriendsstruggledagainsteachonslaughtofthehurricane.Thewriterdescribestheseactionsintheorderoftheiroccurrence.Thisnaturaltimesequenceholdsthestorytogether.Thestoryreachesitsclimaxinparagraph27andfromthereonthestorymovesrapidlytoitsconclusion.InthelastparathewriterstateshisthemeorthepurposebehindhisstoryinthereflectionofGrandmotherKoshak,“Welostpracticallyallourpossessions,butthefamilycamethroughit.WhenIthinkofthat,Irealizewelostnothingimportant.”
Lexically,inordertoembodytheferocityofthehurricane,thewritermakeseffectiveuseofverbs,suchaslash,pummel,demolish,lap,swipe,skim,swath,snap,smash,slashing,etc.Syntactically,thewriterusesmanyellipticalandshortsimplesentencestoheightentensionandhelpcrateasenseofdangerandurgency.JohnKoshak'
surgentorders,suchas"
Backtothehouse!
"
"
Countthechildren!
Countnine!
Everybodyonthestairs!
Rhetorically,thewriteremploysseveralrhetoricaldevicesincludingsimile,metaphor,andpersonificationtoenhancevividnessofthelanguage.
Thewriterportraysthecharactersinaheroicandappreciativeway.Confrontedwiththeformidablehurricane,thecharactersshowfirmdeterminationandutmostcouragetofightagainstthenaturaldisaster.Theirhighsenseofresponsibilityandmutualencouragementsignifieshumanisticgreatness.Forexample,theadultsalwaysputchildreninthefirstplace.Aftertheysurvive,theirfaithinlifeandoptimismleadthemtostartalloverinrebuildingtheirhome.allofthemknownothingismoreimportantthanhumanlives,whichisthethemeorthepurposebehindthestory.
Detailedstudyofthetext:
1.title:
firstly,thetitleissuccinct,comingtothestraight,secondly,"
facetoface"
connotesasenseofurgencyanddanger,implyingtheCamilleisoffiercepowerandcharactersbravelyconfrontsthemonster.
PartI.(paras.1-6)introductoryparagraphs:
background----warningssoundedoutthroughoutthatSundayabouttheferocityofCamille,whileJohnwasreluctanttoabandonhishomeunlessthefamilywasclearlyendangered.
place:
Gulfport,Mississippi.
Time:
Itbeginswithsteadyrainthatafternoon.
Para.1
1.JohnKoshak,Jr.:
Jristheabbreviationofjunior.ThistermisgenerallyusedinU.S.andisputafterthenameofasontoindicatehehasthesamefirstnameashisfather.ifthenamecontinuesintothethirdgeneration,Romannumeralsareused.Thishappensmainlyamongbig,rich,upperclassfamilies.
2.Radioandtelevisionwarnings....GulfofMexico:
TheNationalWeatherServiceoftheUniteStatesbroadcastwarningsofpotentialhurricanes.
GulfofMexico:
MosthurricanesinthisareaareformedintheCaribbeanSeaandtheymoveovertheGulfofMexicotostriketheGulfStatesoftheU.S.-----Florida,Mississippi,Louisiana,etc.
Sound:
giveanaudiblesignaltowaroforindicate
aLabourback-benchersoundedawarning.一名普通议员发出了警告。
Officialsarrivedtosoundoutpublicopinionatmeetingsinfactories.soundoutmeansinquireintosomeone'
sopinionorfeelings
Bad:
serious,severe
Itwasabadcrash,butfortunatelytherewerenofatalities.
这是一次严重的撞车事故,但幸好无人死亡。
Theyarrivedatabadtime.他们来得不是时候。
【口】遗憾的;
后悔的[(+about/at)][+(that)]Ifeelbadaboutlosingyourdictionary.我很抱歉把你的字典丢失了。
Lash/whip:
strikewithwhip/stick;
beatforcefullyagainst
Thewaveslashedagainsttherocks.波涛猛烈冲击岩石。
抨击;
斥责[(+at/into)]Theeditoriallashedoutatofficialcorruption.那篇社论猛烈抨击官场的腐败。
Pummel:
tobeatorhitwithrepeatedblows.ItimpliestheKoshakswillhavetoputupwithmanyonslaughtsofthefiercestorm.
3.Itwascertain...theKoshakslived.
Gulfport:
seaportinS.Miss.ontheGulfofMexico
Para.2:
LasVegas:
theseatofClarkCountyinSouthNevada.Itsnightclubsandcasinosareworldfamous.
Para.3:
ItpartlystatesthereasonswhyKoshakwasreluctanttoabandonhishome.
1.whosebusiness...inhishome:
Hisbusinessoffice,workshopwereallinhishouse.
2.allofMagnaProducts...onthefirstfloor:
MagnaProducts:
nameofthecompanyownedandrunbyJohnKoshakJr.
engineeringdrawings:
diagramsandsketchesformachines
3.We'
reelevated23feet:
InBritishEnglish,onewouldsay"
We'
re23feetabovesealevel."
Para.4:
1.TheelderKoshak,...agreed.
gruff:
Brusqueorsterninmannerorappearance,rough
2.wecan...rideitout:
herethewritercomparesthehouseinahurricanetoashipfightingastormatsea.Wecanmakethenecessarypreparationsandsurvivethehurricanewithoutmuchdamage.
battendownthehatches(舱口):
fastencanvasoverthehatchesofaship,especiallyinpreparingforastorm(暴风雨时)封舱,船上做好应付暴风雨的准备
rideitout:
tostayafloatduringastormwithouttoomuchdamage.
Para.5:
thecarefulpreparationsforthecominghurricane
1.Themenmethodically...hurricane:
themeninthehousemadeallthenecessarypreparationstofightthehurricaneandtheywentabouttheirworkinasystematicandorderlymanner.
2.John'
sfathermoved...totherefrigerator:
wireseverallightbulbs:
connectedseverallightbulbsbywiretothegenerator.Whenthegeneratorproducedelectricitythesebulbswouldlightup.
wire:
wiredhercongratulations.wiremeanstosendbytelegraph.
Para.6:
moremembersjoinedin.
1.grayclouds...ontherisingwind.
scudin:
driveninlandbythewind
scud:
Torunorskimalongswiftlyandeasily飞奔,疾行,掠过:
轻快地和不费力地跑或滑过:
darkcloudsscuddingby.黑黑的乌云滚滚而来
2.Aneighbour...Koshaks.
sitout:
tostayuntiltheendof,sitthrough.停留直到…的结束
whosehusbandwasinVietnam:
Thiswas1969.ThehusbandofthisneighborwasintheAmericanarmyfightinginVietnam.
3.Anotherneighbor...ofhis
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