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HalfaDay课文讲解

HalfaDay

NaguibMahfous

AbouttheHalfaDay

●FirstpublishedinArabicin1989aspartofashortstorycollectionentitledTheFalseDawn.

●IncludedinanEnglish-languagecollectionentitledTheTimeandthePlacein1991.

●Belongstohislaterphaseandcharacterizedbyashiftfromsocialrealismtoamoremodern,experimentalmodeofwriting.

●Anallegoricaltaleimplicatesacommentaryonthehumancondition;anentirelifespanisexperiencedasonly''halfaday''intheschooloflifeandalsoalludestothecycleoflife,wherebythenarratorpassesthroughchildhood,middleageandoldageinthecourseofoneday.

●Usesastrategycommonlyusedinfictionwriting–theprotagonistreturnsafterbeingabsentforashorttimetofindeverythingchangedbeyondrecognition.ThebestexampleisRipVanWinkle,ashortstorybyAmericanwriter,WashingtonIrving.

●Thistechniqueisoftenusedtoemphasizerapidchangesinsociety.

ThreeParts

●Para.1-7:

theboy’sreluctancetogotoschool

Hismisgivingsaboutschool

●Para.8-16:

theBoy’slifeatschool:

Richandcolorful,Requiring

disciplineandhardwork

●Para.17-20:

attheendofschoolday:

Everythinghaschanged!

helpless

Structure

●Plot故事情节:

alittleboy’sfirsttimetogotoschool

●Setting背景:

onthewaytoschool

atschool

onthewayhome

●Protagonist/Narrator主人公/讲述人:

“I”–theboyinthestory

●Themeofthestory主题:

rapidchangesinsociety

DetailedAnalysis—para1

S1---Iwalkedalongsidemyfather,clutchinghisrighthand.

1.What’sthefunctionofthe–ingformclutchinghisrighthand?

2.Whoclutchedhisrighthand?

3.Canyoufindsomeother–ingforminthispassage

whosefunctionisthesameasclutchinghisright

hand?

S2---Allmyclotheswerenew:

theblackshoes,thegreenschooluniform,andtheredcap.

S3---Theydidnotmakemehappy,however,asthiswasthedayIwastobethrownintoschoolforthefirsttime.

1.WhatdoesTheyreferto?

2.WhatisthefunctionoftheclauseIwastobethrownintoschoolforthefirsttime?

3.Canyouidentifythesentencetype?

Simplesentence,Compoundsentence

Complexsentenceor

Compound-complexsentence

4.What’sthepartofspeechofhowever?

DetailedAnalysis—para2

S1---Mymotherstoodatthewindowwatchingourprogress,andIturnedtowardsherfromtimetotime,hopingshewouldhelp.

1.Canyouidentifythesentencetype?

2.Canyoufindthelogicalsubjectofthepresent

participlephraseswatchingourprogressand

hopingshewouldhelp?

3.Whatdoyougetfromthephrasehopingshe

wouldhelp?

4.Whatdoeswatchingourprogressmean?

DetailedAnalysis—para2

S2---Wewalkedalongastreetlinedwithgardensandfieldsplantedwithcrops,pears,anddatepalms.

1.What’sthefunctionoflinedwithgardensand

plantedwithcrops?

2.Canyouputintheomittedpartsoflinedwith

gardensandplantedwithcrops?

3.Canyoufindsomemoreinthispassage?

DetailedAnalysis—para2

S2---Wewalkedalongastreetlinedwithgardens,andfieldsplantedwithcrops:

pears,anddatepalms.

DetailedAnalysis—para2

S2---Wewalkedalongastreetlinedwithgardens,andfieldsplantedwithcrops:

pears,anddatepalms.

3.Fromabove,canyousummarizethesimilarities

ofallthesesentences?

DetailedAnalysis—para3

S1---"Whyschool?

"Iaskedmyfather."WhathaveIdone?

”

1.What’sthefeelingoftheboy?

2.What’stheellipticalsentence?

3.Whatistherhetoricalquestion?

Summary—para1-3

Whatdoyougetfromtheseparagraphs?

●Theboy’sfeeling

Helpless—newclothesdidnotmakemehappy

Thrownintoschool

Fromtimetotime

Hopingshewouldhelp

Whyschool?

WhathaveIdone?

DetailedAnalysis—para4

S3---It'saplacethatmakesusefulmenoutofboys.

1.make…（out）ofsb/sth:

causesb/sthtobeorbecomesth使某人[某事物]处於某状况或变成某事物:

使其成为争论之点.

Eg.We'llmakeafootballerofhimyet.

我们还是要把他造就成优秀的足球运动员

Don'tmakeahabitofit/Don'tmakeitahabit.不要养成那样的习惯.

2.Whatisthefunctionofthatmakesusefulmenoutofboys?

Canyoufindsomemoreinthispassage?

3.Canyouidentifythesentencetype?

DetailedAnalysis—para5

S2---Ididnotbelievetherewasreallyanygoodtobehadintearingmeawayfrommyhomeandthrowingmeintothehuge,high-walledbuilding.

1.Itisnogood/usedoingsth.OrThereisnogood

tobehadindoingsth.:

Itisnotusefultodo

做…没有什么用处

eg.It’snogoodcryingoverspiltmilk.覆水难收

It’snousetalkingtohim

2.tearoneself/sb.awayfrom...:

leavesb/sthreluctantly勉强使离开，忍痛舍去

Eg.Dotearyourselfawayfromthetelevisionandcomeoutforawalk.你别舍不得离开电视了,出去散散步吧.

Theyoungartistcouldn'ttearhimselfaway

fromdaVinci'sMonaLisa.

Hecouldn’ttearhimselfawayfromthebook.

3.Canyouidentifythesentencetype?

DetailedAnalysis—para6

S1---Whenwearrivedatthegatewecouldseethecourtyard,vastandfullofboysandgirls.

1.What’sthefunctionoftheadjectivephrasevastandfullofboysandgirls?

2.Canyouputintheomittedpartsofthisphrase?

3.Canyouidentifythesentencetype?

DetailedAnalysis—para7

S1---Ihesitatedandclungtohishand,buthegentlypushedmefromhim.

1.Canyouidentifythesentencetype?

2.What’sthebase/originalformofclung?

Fling:

扔,抛,掷

Sting:

蜇（伤）,刺（伤）（某人）

String:

装弦,用线或细绳将…穿起来

Swing:

摆动,摇摆

S2---“Beaman,”hesaid.

1.Whatdoesmanmeanhere?

S3---Youwillfindmewaitingforyouwhenit'stimetoleave."

1.What’sthefunctionofwaitingforyou?

2.Canyoutellthedifferencebetweenobjectcomplementandpresentparticipleasadverbial?

Canyoutellthedifferencebetweenobjectcomplementanddirectobject?

3.Canyouidentifythesentencetype?

4.CompletetheEx6onpage14.

DetailedAnalysis—para8

Itookafewsteps.Thenthefacesoftheboysand

girlscameintoview.Ididnotknowasingleone

ofthem,andnoneofthemknewme.IfeltI

wasastrangerwhohadlosthisway.Butthen

someboysbegantoglanceatmeincuriosity,

andoneofthemcameoverandasked,"Who

broughtyou?

"

DetailedAnalysis—para11

S1---Ididnotknowwhattosay.

1.questionword+todosth

S2---Thegatewasnowclosed.

1.What’sthefunctionofclosed?

Isitapastparticipleasadjectiveorapastparticipletoformapassivevoice?

DetailedAnalysis—para11

S3---Someofthechildrenburstintotears.

burstinto:

sendoutorproducesthsuddenlyandviolently突然而猛烈地发出或产生出某事物

eg.Theaircraftcrashedandburstintoflames.飞机坠毁起火.

burstintotears,song,angryspeech

突然哭﹑唱﹑吵起来

treesburstingintoleaf/bloom/blossom/flower长出新叶[开花]的树木

burstout

●speaksuddenlyandwithfeeling;exclaim

突然激动地说;叫嚷:

Eg.`Ihateyou!

'sheburstout.

‘我讨厌你!

’她叫嚷道.

●（withthe-ingform与-ing连用）suddenlybegin（doingsth）突然开始（做某事）:

Eg.burstoutcrying/laughing/singing

突然哭起来[笑起来/唱起来].

*Allowdoingsthallowsbtodosth

DetailedAnalysis—para11

S5---Aladycamealong,followedbyagroupofmen.

1.What’sthefunctionoffollowedbyagroupofmen?

S6---Themenbegansortingusintoranks.

1.sort:

~sth（out）（intosth）;~sth（out）fromsth

arrangethingsingroups;separatethingsofonetype,class,etcfromthingsofothertypes,etc将事物分类;整理:

Eg.Hewassortinghisforeignstampsintopiles.他正在整理外国邮票,都分成一摞一摞的.

Wemustsortoutthegoodapplesfromthebad.咱们得把好苹果拣出来,同坏的分开.

2.Canyoulistsomeverbswhichshouldbefollowedbydoingsthorbytodosthorboth?

agree

appear

attempt

tend

choose

decide

deserve

expect

offer

hope

intend

learn

manage

refuse

promise

plan

prepare

pretend

want

need

begin

continue

like

try

forget

Thefollowingverbstakeagerund.

admitadvise*allow*appreciateavoidconsiderdelay

denydiscussdislikeenjoyescapeexcusefinishforbid*

imagineincludekeep（on）mindmisspermit*

postponepracticequitrecommendresent

resistriskstandstopsuggest

DetailedAnalysis—para11

S7---Wewereformedintoanintricatepatterninthegreatcourtyardsurroundedbyhighbuildings;fromeachfloorwewereoverlookedbyalongbalconyroofedinwood.

1.Canyouidentifythesentencetype?

Why?

2.What’sthefunctionofthepastparticiplephrases

surroundedbyhighbuildingsandroofedin

wood?

DetailedAnalysis—para13

S1---Well,itseemedthatmymisgivingshadhadnobasis.

1.What’sthefunctionoftheclausethatmy

misgivingshadhadnobasis?

2.Whytheauthorusethetwodifferenttenses?

3.Whatdoestheauthorconveytothereader?

S2---FromthefirstmomentsImademanyfriendsandfellinlovewithmanygirls.

1.Whatdoestheauthorconveytothereader?

S3---Ihadneverimaginedschoolwouldhavethisrichvarietyofexperiences.

1.Howcanyouexplainthetwodifferenttenses?

2.Whataretheexperiences?

DetailedAnalysis—para14

S2---Inthemusicroomwesangourfirstsongs.

1.What’sthebase/originalformofsang?

Bgin,drink,ring,swim,spring

*shrink收缩;萎缩shrank,shrunk/shrunken（定语）

*sink下沉sank,sunk/sunken（定语）

*spin旋转spun/span（古语）,spun

S4---WesawaglobeoftheEarth,whichrevolved

andshowedthevariouscontinentsand

countries.

1.What’sthefunctionoftheclausewhichrevolved

andshowedthevariouscontinentsand

countries?

S5---Westartedlearningnumbers,andweweretoldthestoryoftheCreatoroftheuniverse.

1.WhatdoestheCreatormeans?

2.Canyouidentifythesentencetype?

Why?

DetailedAnalysis—para14

S6---Weatedeliciousfood,tookalittlenap,andwokeuptogoonwithfriendshipandlove,playingandlearning.

1.Canyouidentifythesentencetype?

Why?

2.What’sthefunctionofthephraseplayingandlearning?

3.What’sthefunctionoftheinfinitivephrasetogoonwithfriendshipandlove?

4.What’sthedifferencebetweentheresultinfinitiveandpurposeinfinitive?

DetailedAnalysis—pa