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Lesson 4 Everyday UseFor Your Grandmamma  By Alice Walker About the author Walker, Alice (1944- ), American author and poet, most of whose writing portrays the lives of poor, oppressed African American women in the early 1900s. Born in Georgia, she was educated at Spelman and Sarah Lawrence colleges. Walkers experiences during her senior year at Sarah Lawrence, including undergoing an abortion and making a trip to Africa, provided many of the books themes, such as love, suicide, civil rights, and Africa. Walker received many additional honors and awards. She was also active in the movements for civil and womens rights. Walkers other works The author wrote quite a number of novels, among them were The Color Purple which won the Pulitzer Prize of Fiction （普利策小说奖） and The American Book Award（美国图书奖）. In 1985, The Color Purple was made into a movie which won great fame. Text analysis Words and expressions Paraphrase some key sentences in the text Translation Figure of speech Words and expressions wavy: characteristic of waves, resembling waves. Here the word describes the marks in wavy patterns on the clay ground left by the broom. an extended living room: an enlarged living room by a new addition to the original space. Extended means prolonged, continued; enlarged in influence, meaning, scope, etc. e.g. extended care: nursing care provided for a limited time after a hospital stay extended family: a group of relatives by blood, marriage or adoption, often including a nuclear family, living together, esp. three generations are involved. groove: a long narrow path or track made in a surface, esp. to guide the movement of sth.(here the explanation is not proper) A groove is a wide, deep line cut into a surface. The cupboard door slides open along the groove it fits into. homely: simple, not grand, (of people, faces, etc.,) not good-looking, ugly If someone is homely, they are not very attractive to look at; used in Am.E. awe: Awe is the feeling of respec