泛读Book 4 Unit 15 The Chrysanthemums课文英语解析.pptVIP

The author Plot ★Story opens with Elisa and Henry both hard at work on their farm in the valley. ★arrival of the tinker ★his interest in the flowers ★Elisa’s captivation with him ★Elisa’s preparation for dinner ★The tinker drives away with fifty cents and the cuttings . ★ Elisa sees the chrysanthemums and dirt discarded on the road: “Far ahead on the road Elisa saw a dark speck. She knew.” ★ Elisa realizes she is not so strong, and she breaks down in weak tears like an old woman. She sees herself growing old in the same isolated, stifling environment. She cries like an ol