Book3 Unit4 Why I Want A Wife.pptVIP

Why I Want a Wife Judy Syfers All work and no play makes a housewife. Lead-in Questions Do you want a wife?What kind of wife do you want to have? Why a wife/a mother is so important to us? What is a wife? A wife is someone more special than words.Shes love mixed with friendship, and marriagebonded with hope, thanks, and joy. A wife is beauty and lasting togetherness, and there is no one more precious in the world. A wife is one who inspires some of the mostspecial moments two people have ever shared. A wife is a treasured perspective on the past,a reassuring part of the present, and a millionwishes for all the days that lie ahead. A wife is a reminder of the blessings that come from closeness. Sharing everything. Disclosing dreams. Learning about life together. Shes a hand within your hand. Shes so often the only one who understands. A wife is understanding and trust enfolded with love. She is a helper and a guide, and she is a feeling, deep inside, that makes you realize, each and every day of your life ... that there is no one who could ever be loved?in the way a husband... loves his wife. ?????? -Poem by?C. Martin Chinese women’s yesterday: “Three Obeys”三从： to obey her father before marriage 未嫁从父 to obey her husband after marriage 既嫁从夫 to obey her son after the death of her husband 夫死从子 “Four Virtues” 四德 妇德 morality 妇言 proper speech 妇容 modest manner 妇功 diligent needlework “Seven excuses for being divorced” 七出之条 not filial to parents-in-law not be able to get pregnant not faithful and loyal to husband not healthy jealous long-tongued theft within home 不顺父母 无子 淫僻 恶疾 嫉妒 多口舌 窃盗 About the author Judy Syfers, born in 1937 in San Francisco, is a feminist, political and environmental activist, and a freelance writer. Her classic satirical essay “ Why I Want a Wife” was first published in Ms. Magazine in 1971 and was widely circulated in the women’s mo