潜水鸟背景知识.pptxVIP

组员：邓文静 201316010207和丽红 201316010212吕美琪 201316010221罗 倩 201316010223马 丽 201316010224沙莲芝 201316010226王 丽 201316010231郑雅琪 201316010239The LoonsThe loon, the size of a large duck or small goose, resembles these birds in shape when swimming. Like ducks and geese but unlike coots (which are Rallidae) and grebes ,the loons toes are connected by webbing. Loons are excellent swimmers, using their feet to propel themselves above and under water while their wings provide assistance. They are now facing the extinction.Margaret LaurenceWriter , poetBorn in Neepawa, Manitoba in Canada in 1926. Married an engineer and moving to AfricaThe governor General’s AwardMaster pieces: This Side of Jordan(1960) The Stone Angel (1964) A Jest of God (1966) The First Dwellers (1969) The Diviners(1974)Died on January 5, 1987 and her ashes were interred at the Riverside Cemetery in Neepawa, Manitoba Setting1.The Natural Setting2.The Social SettingNatural settingParagraph 1 (开场描写) The poor condition of their living is a hint of the miserable ending of Piquette.Paragraph 17 (别墅景色)The author spent a lot of words describing and embellishing the place, because it is the place where the climax of the story happened and the loons, the main clue of the novel, lived.Paragraph 39 (钻石湖景致)Actually, the description of the plaintive crying of loons and the surrounding environment is the exact reflection of the destiny of Piquette.Paragraph 73 (结尾重返钻石湖)The scenery description of ending is full of the felling of loneliness and sadness, which is just the mood of the author. And it also reflects the changing of social enviroment.Social settingAboriginal People in CanadaAboriginal People in Canada comprise the First Nations, Inuit and Metis. The terms First People and First Nation are both used to refer to indigenous people of Canada. First Nation has come into general use for the indigenous people of North America in Canada, and their descendants.加拿大土著居民由第一民族，因纽特人和梅蒂族组成。第一民族指的是加拿大的北美土著居民以及其后裔。 The MetisThe