《现代大学英语 精读6（第二版）》教学课件Unit 8-(2003版).pptVIP

* Text Analysis I was still grieving Dad, and it was strange to watch Mom find so much joy in this ebony-beaked wiseass. (Para. 40) The protagonist appears not to have understood that it was precisely because her father’s death had created such an absence in her mother’s life that she found it necessary to fill that void with a creature she could love. You can’t take anything personally, Mom warned. (Para.42) Don’t be upset or offended by what the bird says. (The bird is only mimicking. So don’t be angry with it.) the man of the house (Para. 43) the bread winner; the protagonist’s father this silly bird * Text Analysis Carnie belted out the first verse of Patsy Cline’s “Walking After Midnight,” then fell silent for the evening. It was one of Patsy Cline’s greatest hits. The words of the first verse of the song run as follows: I go out walking after midnight Out in the moonlight Just like we used to do I’m always walking after midnight Searching for you Virginia Patterson Hensley (1932–1963), known professionally as Patsy Cline, was an American country music singer. She was one of the most influential, successful and acclaimed vocalists of that genre of the twentieth century. [被誉为上世纪50-60年代第一天后] * Text Analysis His tricks seemed cheap, and I hated the easy way he’d endeared himself to Mom. (Para. 44) His behavior seemed false, and I hated how easily the bird had won my mother’s heart. I hardly knew Ike’s father; he was what I’d call a five-night stand. (Para. 58) Here the protagonist means that her relationship with the child’s father lasted only slightly longer than a “one night stand.” Because he fathered her child, he sends her a little child-support money each month. This comes from an informal expression that means “to be involved in a casual sexual relationship lasting only one night.” * Text Analysis Louis’s mom is a born-again Christian with two poodles and a coke habit, the kind of person I avoid at open houses at school. (Para. 61) born-again Christian: