现代大学英语精读6 第四课nettles.pptVIP

Nettles;Author: Alice Munro;Writing style;Nettles;Why is the story entitled “Nettles”?Do nettles have any symbolic meaning here?;The subject of “Nettles” is about the problems of a middle-aged woman, the passions, confusions and dilemmas that any woman in a modern society might be confronted with, regardless of race, colour or nationality. friendship and love marriage and divorce;Theme;Character Relations;about the Nettles;animals;How does the author begin the narration? Do you find this beginning interesting or peculiar? Why or why not?;ketchup;Why does the author devote so much space to the narration of childhood memories? Is the narration vivid and interesting? Give your comments. From Para3 to Para 15 the writer gives a vivid description of her childhood, especially the memories of time she spent with mike. The puppy love(少男少女短暂的爱情,早年初恋) she had for mike is deeply rooted in her memory. ;there was a tin mug hanging on the pump......para3;went to whatever school which is close at hand:near in space or time;Each of the trees on the place had an attitude and presence – the elm looked serene and oak threatening, the maples friendly, the hawthorn old and crabby. para7;In the eyes of the little girl, every tree existed like a person that had a distinct character. In the previous sentence the narrator says that the farm was small enough for her to have explored every part of it. She was familiar with everything on the farm including the trees. The use of personification of the trees reveals the close and harmonious relationship between nature and the narrator.;Plants;...and plowing through mats of flat-leafed water lilies, trapping our legs in their distinct character.para8;They played a game of war with each boys and girls. ;para12-15;;Section 1: Para 16--38;; ;Para 22--24;What’s wrong with the woman and her husband?;About their divorce;And other miseries-those connected with children-that I could not .(para.24);She did not ask me--- was it delicacy or disapproval