高英课文The Loons(潜鸟)英文PPT.pptVIP

坦纳瑞家人丁兴旺，他们的木屋慢慢地扩建，越来越大，到后来，那片林中空地上小披屋林立，到处乱七八糟地堆放着木板包装箱、晒翘了的木材、废弃的汽车轮胎、摇摇欲坠的鸡笼子、一卷一卷的带刺的铁丝和锈迹斑斑的洋铁罐 * Location Family background Condition of dwelling History Politics Time Location: brown,noisy ;scrub oak;greygreen willow;chokecherry bushes; We can infer that the Tonnerre lived in a severe natural environment where water was polluted not as clear as before and tall trees are replaced by the scrub oak ,greygreen willow and chokecherry. These trees could take roots and spread under such a severe condition, In fact ,the trees stand for Metis(加拿大的原住民的一个族群,是原住民与早期法裔加拿大人的混血儿) who are dogged(顽强的) enough to adjust their life to any severe environment. Condition of Dwelling Small square cabin made of poplar poles and chinked with mud Time Jules had only intended to stay the winter in the Wachakwa Valley,but the family was still there in the thirties,when I was a child. History Politics 1、Jules Tonnerre came back from Batoche（巴托什，加拿大地名）some fifty years before 2、 Riel was hung and Metis entered their long silence Riel Canadian insurrectionary (起义者) who was organized the metis settlers in a rebellion over their land rights(1869)Eventually ,he was captured and executed by Canadian authorities. Red River Rebellion（红河暴动） A new government ─Canadian Confederation（加拿大联盟） was formed in 1867.The Canadian government appointed an English-speaking governor, William McDougall.The Métis, led by Riel, prevented McDougall from entering the territory. The Métis created a provisional government, Riel being the leader of the government.He undertook to negotiate directly with the Canadian government. Meanwhile, Riels men arrested members of a pro-Canadian faction who had resisted the provisional government. They included an Thomas Scott. Riels government tried and convicted Scott, and executed him for threatening to murder Louis Riel. In 1870, the legislature passed the Manitoba Act（曼尼托巴法案）, allowing the Red River settlement to enter Confederation as the province of Manit