(现代大学英语精读5)where do you go from here 3.ppt

Where do we come from here? Part Ⅵ Part Ⅶ Part Ⅵ The restructuring the whole of American Society What is the problem of the capitalistic economy? What are the triple evils of the United States? Why does King mention the Biblical story of Nicodemus? Why does the U.S. have to be born again according to Dr. King? Why “divine” dissatisfaction? Nicodemus The story Dr. King gives comes from John Chapter 3 of the New Testament. The first few lines run like this: There was a man of Pharisees（古代犹太法利赛教派的教徒(该派标榜墨守传统礼仪,《圣经》中称他们为言行不一的伪善者) ）named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi (犹太学者，法师), we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.” Rhetorical devices in Para 25 Find out all the rhetorical devices employed in this paragraph. Parallel structure: 11 “let us be dissatisfied until…” and 2 “let us be dissatisfied” Antithesis: outer city of wealth and comfort vs. inner city of poverty and despair; Dark yesterdays vs. bright tomorrows; On the basis of the content of their character vs. on the basis of the color of their skin Metaphors and Similes: the tattering rams of the forces of justice; the junk heaps of history; justice will roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream Biblical allusion: when the lion and lamb shall lie down together every man will sit under his own vine and fig tree and none shall be afraid Anaphora: the rhetorical device of repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences 首语重复：同一单词和短语重复出现在连续数句、数段或数行诗的开头；如： “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills” (Winston S. Churchill) “我们要在海滩上战斗，我们要在陆地上战斗，我