Lesson 4-Professions for Women 现代大学英语精读5教材.ppt

Professions for Women;Professions for Women;Professions for Women (Para.1);4. my profession is literature…that are peculiar to women. 1) why does the author say that in the profession of literature there are fewer experiences for women than in any other professions, with the exception of the stage, that are peculiar to women? The answer is given in the next sentence: the road was cut many years ago by many famous women writers as well as many more unknown and forgotten women writers who have been before her, who have made the path smooth, regulating her steps. ; The implied meaning is that other professions, such as science, medicine, law, are newer for women, and therefore the road is harder for them, with more experiences peculiar to them. The profession of drama is an exception. Like literature, drama also involves more women than other professions. 2) the stage: with “the” the word means the theater, drama, or acting as a profession. Like literature, the stage involves more women than other professions. 5. the road was cut:路已经开辟出来;10. Writing was a reputable and harmless occupation. 1) Why does the author say so? The answer is given in the next few sentences. 2) reputable: in a good repute; having a good reputation; well-thought-of; respectable 11. The family peace was not broken by the scratching of a pen. 1) Here the “family peace” has two meanings—first: calm, quiet, tranquility; second: harmony, lack of worry and quarrels. 2) Scratching of a pen: the sound made by an old-fashioned ink pen when it moves on paper;12. No demand was made upon the family purse. Paraphrase: there was no need for a writer to spend much of the family money in order to write. Purse: stand for money, financial conditions, e.g. the family purse家庭财政metonymy转喻(in which the name of one thing is used in place of that of another associated with or suggested by it) e.g. He succeeded by the sweat of his brow. (sweat of one’s brow stands for one’s o