Unit6 A French Fourth.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Text1 – the transcontinental railroad Text II Memorable quotes the transcontinental railroad (Paragraph 1) － The First Transcontinental Railroad is the popular name of the U.S. railroad line (known at the time as the Pacific Railroad) completed in 1869 between Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska (via Ogden, Utah and Sacramento, California) and Alameda, California. By linking the existing railway network of the Eastern United States, the road thus connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts by rail for the first time. Opened for traffic on May 10, 1869, it established a mechanized transcontinental transportation network that revolutionized the population and economy of the American West. Text3 – contract marriage Text II Memorable quotes contract marriage (Paragraph 3) － By writing marriage contracts, couples attempt to make a legal, civil agreement tailored to their individual situations. deep core (Paragraph 4) － the essence of a culture that has transcended from generation to generation Text4 – deep core Text II Memorable quotes Who, I wonder, is going to cook them their rice? (Paragraph 7) － By asking this question, See may be hoping to convey to her own children and the readers the importance of maintaining one’s cultural heritage. Text7 – Who Text II Memorable quotes About the text － This text is taken from Time, April 23, 2001. In the text, the author talks about the hard days of her great-grandparents before she looks at the problem of intermarriage and maintaining of native culture. Text7 – Who Text II Memorable quotes About the author － Lisa See is the author of On Gold Mountain. An exhibition based on her family and the history of Chinese in America was run at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. in the summer of 2001. Text7 – Who Text II Memorable quotes a cove