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LessonEight
PsychologicallySpeaking
Ⅰ.warming-upquestion
1)Doyouliketheconventionalwayoflife,loveandmarriage?
2)What’syourviewabout“experimentalmarriage”andco-habitationbeforemarriage?
Doyouthinkyoungpeopleshouldtryexperimentalmarriage?
Willitcausemanyproblemsandhurts?
Howtosolvetheseproblems?
3)Doyoubelievelife-longloveandmarriage?
4)Whatisgenerationgap?
Doyouhavethisproblem?
II.Aboutthebackground
1.SigmundFreud(1856-1939)
Austrianpsychiatrist(精神病医师)andfounderofpsychoanalysis,themostinfluentialpsychologicaltheoristofthe20th-century.Freud‘stheories,includingtheconceptoftheOedipuscomplex(恋母情结),havehadanenormousinfluenceonart,literature,andsocialthinking.Freud'sfundamentalideawasthatallhumansareendowedwithanunconsciousinwhichpotentsexualandaggressivedrives,anddefensesagainstthem,struggleforsupremacy.
2.IntroductiontotheText
SituationalComedy:
Inthiscomedyplay,therearetwoconflicts.Thechiefconflictwasbetweenthemotherwhowantedtosticktothetraditionalwayoflifeandthedaughterwhoyearnedforchangeandfreedom,especially,asisoftenthecase,inloveandmarriage.Ofcourse,thisconflictisnotnew,aswecanfindinourfamouslovestoryinthewesterncultureRomeoandJuliet.Whatisunusualwasthewaytheconflictwasresolved.Itwasresolvedinamelo-dramaticwaybyapsychologist.AminorconflictisthefightoverMrs.KentbetweenMr.Kent,herhusband,andthepsychologist,whopretendedtobeherlong-lostfirsthusbandcomingbacktoclaimher.Itwasinterestingthattheresolutionofthefirstconflictoccurredatthesametimewhenthesecondconflictwasresolved.
Majorconflict:
theconflictbetweenthemother,Mrs.Kentandthedaughter,Eve.
Minorconflict:
thefightoverMrs.KentbetweenMr.KentandProfessorWaring,thepsychologist.
Feature:
1)Itdoesnothaveaparticularsignificantsocialormoralmessage
2)Itcan’tberegardedasagreatworkofart,
3)Themainmeritisitsamusingstory.
Asummaryofthetext
EveKentandherboyfrienddecidedonanexperimentalmarriage.Shetoldhermothertheywereleavingthatverynight.Evealsosaidthatshedidn’tthinkherparents’marriagewashappyandthatshewasn’tsureifherfatherstilllovedhermother.WhatEvesaidupsetMrs.Kent.Justthen,amancalled.HewasapsychologistandabrotherofMrs.Kent’sfirsthusbandwhohadbeenkilledinWorldWarI.Mrs.Kentaskedhimwhatsheshoulddotopreventherdaughter’sexperimentalmarriageandtofindoutifherhusbandstilllovedher.ProfessorWaringsuggestedplayingatrick.WhenEvecamewithherfather,theprofessorintroducedhimselfasMrs.Kent’sformerhusbandwhohadn’tbeenkilledandhadcometotakehiswideaway.
Thestructureofthetext
Structure
PartI(para1-para12)ThestorybetweenMrs.KentandThelma.
PartII(para13-para31)ThestorybetweenMrs.Kentandherdaughter,Eve
PartIII(para32-para52)ThestorybetweenMrs.KentandPro.Waring,thepsychologist.
PartIV(para53-para57)Thepsychologicalexperiment.
Ⅲ.Languagepoints:
1.Mrs.Kentisseatedinalargearmchairbesideatable,sewing.(Setting)
Noticethesettingoftheplay.ThefactthatMrs.Kentwasseensewingwhenthecurtainroseshowedthatthestorytookplacequitealongtimeago,atatimewhenmiddle-classwomenwouldtakesewingasanaturalandrespectablepastime.
seatvt.tositdown.
e.g.Pleasebeseated.=Pleasesitdown.
2.Ideclare,youmakemenervous,fussingandwastingtimelikethat.(para1)
Todaypeoplewouldcallhousemaidsbabysittersorhomemanagers,andthewaytheyaretreatedwouldalsobesignificantlydifferent.
declarev.
1tosaysth.officiallyorpublicly;2tostatesth.firmlyandclearly
e.g.ThegovernmentdeclaredastateofemergencyduringtheSARSperiod.(SevereAcuteRespiratorySyndrome)
Hedeclaredthathewasinlovewithher.
Ideclare:
Imustsay;ImusttellyouwhatIthinkandfeelaboutit
fuss:
togivetoomuchattentiontosmall,unimportantmatters
Translate:
她总是过分讲究穿着.
Sheisalwaysfussingwithherclothes.
Therewasaterriblefussaboutwhoshouldsitwhere.
fussaboutIfyoukeeponfussingabout,we’resuretobelate.
fussoversb.:
payexcessiveattentiontosb.过于注意某人
eg.He’salwaysfussingoverhisgrandchildren.过于操心
3.Whatisit?
Iknowyouwantsomething,oryouwouldn’tfoolaroundso.Outwithit.(para1)
foolmakeafoolofsb.
(tosayordosth.deliberatelytomakepeoplethinkthatsb.isstupid.)
e.g.Can’tyouseeshe’smakingafoolofyou?
Imadeacompletefoolofmyselfinfrontofeveryone.
Youcouldhavefooledme.
(Spoken-English,usedtosaythatyoudon’tbelievewhatsb.elsesays)
e.g.“I’mtryingashardasIcan!
”Youcouldhavefooledme.说的跟真的似的.
fool’sparadise
(astateofhappinessthatisbasedonsth.thatisfalseorcan’tlast)虚幻的幸福
foolaround:
towastetimeinsteadofdoingsth.youshouldbedoing
Translate:
他整天闲逛
Hefoolsaroundeveryday.=Hefoolsabouteveryday.
Outwithit:
tellmeaboutit.("Outwithit"isusedwhenitseemsverydifficulttosaysth.)
4.There'sadanceupatCrosby'sbarntonight,andBillFox,youknowhim,ma'am,heworksinPaxley'sgaragehe'saskedmetogo.(para2)
ItturnedoutthatThelmajustwantedtoaskforthepermissiontogotothedancewithherboyfriend
upatCrosby'sbarn:
"Up"hereindicatesdirection,usu.wemeannorthof,herewecanunderstanditas"upnorth".
“Garage”herereferstoaplacewheremotorvehicles(机动车辆)arerepaired.
5.We-ll,Idon'tknow.(para3)
Well,I'mnotsurewhetherIshouldletyougoornot.
"Idon'tknow"isoftenusedwhenyoudisagreeslightlyorfeelslightlyannoyedoruncertain.
Mrs.KentobviouslytreatedThelmaasachildwhodidnotknowwhatwasrightandwhatwaswrong,andthereforeconsideredherselfresponsibleforherhousemaid'sproperupbringing.Peopletodaywouldfindthiskindofattitudecondescendingandtotallyunacceptable.
6.Why,he'sthatdelicate-like.(para4)
InspokenEnglish,theadverb"that"canreplace"so"inthepattern"so...that...",e.g.
Iwasthattired(that)Icouldnotliftmylegs.
Delicate:
easilydamagedorbroken;smallandhavingabeautifulshapeorappearance;finelymade;needingcarefulorsensitivehandling
Translate:
delicatechinateacups
Theeyeisoneofthemostdelicateorgansofthebody.
Babieshaveverydelicateskin.
herdelicatehands
Womenaretreatedlikedelicateflowersneedingspecialtreatment.
thedelicatemechanismsofaclock
adelicatesituation
delicate-likecouldbeunderstoodasheisverysensitivetowhatisproper
7.HegavemeasetofbookscalledGreekMyth-mythic-mythiologgio,that'sit!
(para8)
(Note2,p203)
Itshouldbe"mythology",butthemaidcouldnotrememberexactlywhatitwas,andjustcameoutwithsth.closetoit.ItsuggeststhatThelma,themaid,wasuneducated.
8.Thatmakeshimperfectlyrespectable,Thelma,doesit?
(para9)
Noticethatinthistag-question,"does"isusedratherthan"doesn't".Thisissobecausetheexpectedanswerisyes.
Thewholesentencemeans"Oh,Isee.Sothatmakeshimperfectlyrespectable."
respectable:
Respectable(worthyofrespectoresteem)citizensobeythelaws.
Heearnsquitearespectable(considerableinamount,number,orsize)income.
respectful:
Hebehavedinarespectful(showingrespect)way.
respecting:
withrespectto;asto/for
Respectingyourproblem,we’llcometoadecisionlater.
respective:
Thethreemenweregivenworkaccordingtotheirrespective(belongingorrelatingseparatelytoeachofthepeopleorthingsalreadymentioned)abilities.
ThefirstandsecondprizeswenttoJohnandJamesrespectively.(inthesameorderasthepeopleorthingsalreadymentioned)
9.Iwouldn'tgooutwithhim,unlesshewas-notwhenI'mworkingforyou.(para10)
Iwouldn'tgooutwithhimunlesshewasadecentguy.Iwouldn'tdothatsolongasI'mworkingforyoubecauseIdon'twanttobringshametosucharespectablefamily.
Theideathatthebehaviorofaservantistheconcernofthemasterisveryconventional,almostmedieval.Nowonderthedaughterfeltstifledinthisfamily.
⏹behavev.
behavewell/badly,etc.(towardssb.):
actorconductoneselfinthespecifiedway.
Eg:
Shebehaves(towardsme)morelikeafriendthanamother.
Hehasbehavedshamefullytowardshiswife.
behave(oneself):
showgoodmanners;conductoneselfwell.
Eg:
Children,pleasebehaveyourself!
放规矩点儿
behaviorn.
10.I'vebeentothemostwonderfullecturegivenbyMadameTergehova.She'ssimplytoo,toodivine!
(para13)
divine:
Itisconsideredold-fashionedwhenitisusedtomean"wonderful".Nowadaysitusuallymeans"connectedorcomingfromGod"asin"divineplan","divineinspiration",etc.
Youngpeoplearemorereadytoembracenewideas.Thisistheirstrongpointaswellastheirweaknessbecauseitmeansthattheycanalsomoreeasilyfallvictimtoridiculousnewfads.
11.Oh,Mother,you'venoideahowprimitiveweare-howsimple,howbourgeois!
(para15)
Noticethedifferentimplicationsoftheword"bourgeois"indifferentcultures.AsaMarxistconcept,itmeans"belongingtoortypicaloftheclassinacapitalistsocietythatownsthemeansofproduction".Buthereitsimplymeans"toointerestedinpropertyandsocialstatus"or"toovain,vulgar,andhypocritical".
(pretty)bourgeoisie:
小资阶级
12.Puritans(清教徒)andQuakers(教友会成员或贵格会会员)
Puritans:
org:
membersofthepartyofEnglishProtestants(基督教新教徒)inthe16thand17thcenturieswhowantedsimplerformsofchurchceremony.清教徒
Usu.derog:
personswhoareextremelystri
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