Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father

1. Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father Warm-up Part One Discovery of A Father ENTER

2. Warm-up Part One I.Questions II.Father’s Day III.Quotations for Fathers

3. Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father Warm-up Questions 1.What impression does your father give you all these years ? 2. Are you proud of your father from your kid’s eyes? 3. Do you perceive your father a great man? Why? 11.What impression does your father give you all these years ? 22. Are you proud of your father from your kid’s eyes? 33. Do you perceive your father a great man? Why?

4. Father’s Day is a day honoring fathers and celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. It is celebrated on the third Sunday of June in 52 of the world's countries and on other days elsewhere. It complements Mother’s Day, the celebration honoring mothers.

5. Father’s Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving, special dinners to fathers, and family-oriented activities. The first observance of Father's Day is believed to have been held on June 19, 1910 through the efforts of Sonora Dodd. Ms. Dodd is from Spokane, Washington.

6. Small boys become big men through the influence of big men who care about small boys. --Anonymous It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father. --Pope John XXIII Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers - and fathering is a very important stage in their development." --David M. Gottesman "One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters." -- George Herbert Dad, you're someone to look up to no matter how tall I've grown.  --Author Unknown

7. 4 years: My Daddy can do anything! 7 years: My Dad knows a lot…a whole lot.8 years: My father does not know quite everything.12 years: Oh well, naturally Father does not know that either.14 years: Oh, Father? He is hopelessly old-fashioned.21 years: Oh, that man-he is out of date!25 years: He knows a little bit about it, but not much.30 years: I must find out what Dad thinks about it.35 years: Before we decide, we will get Dad's idea first.50 years: What would Dad have thought about that?60 years: My Dad knew literally everything!65 years: I wish I could talk it over with Dad once more. --Anonymous

8. Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father Text Appreciation ENTER

9. Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father Text Appreciation Contents • Text Analysis • 1.General Analysis • 2.Theme • 3.Structure • 4.Analysis of Father’s Image • 5.The Use of Symbols • II.Writing Devices • Syntactic Anaphora • Syntactic Epiphora

10. General Analysis Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father • Text Analysis Have you got the key elements in the story? Plot of the story Setting of the story Protagonists of the story Writing techniquesof the story Themeof the story For reference

11. General Analysis Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father • Text Analysis Plot : the discovery of a father Setting : on a rainy night Protagonists : “I” and “ father” Writing techniques: go to Writing devices Theme of the story: go to the next page The end of General Analysis.

12. Main idea • The author gives a vivid character sketch of his father whom he used to despise but gradually learns to understand and appreciate when he grows up.

13. Theme of the story Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father • Text Analysis The theme is summed up at the very end. This is a story about an interesting character told by his son who later became a well-known writer. With well-selected anecdotes and using the tone of a little boy, the author gives a vivid character sketch of his father whom he used to despise but gradually learns to understand and appreciate when he grows up. The end of Theme.

14. Structure of the text Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father • Text Analysis Description of father’s image before the discovery. Part 1 (paras. ) about: Part 2 (paras. ) about: 1–25 How the boy “discovered” a father. 26–41 The end of Structure.

15. Analysis of Father’s Image Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father • Text Analysis in the eyes of others in the eyes of the son Scan the text and list out the related information. a failure a clown a loafer a windbag popular with others mother’s pride instead of complaint generous kind-hearted a natural actor a born-story-teller discovery of a father The end of Analysis of Father’s Image.

16. Part One • The son gave a vivid character sketch of his father and he despised his father as a failure, a clown, a loafer, and a windbag.

17. Questions : • Do you agree that fathers often want their children to be what they themselves cannot be? • What kind of a father did the author wish to have as a child? • Did his father meet his requirements? How? Give examples.

18. Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father Para. 1 .You hear it said that fathers want their sons to be what they feel they cannot themselves be, but I tell you it also works the other way. anticipatory “it” as object of “hear” objective clause of “hear” To be continued on the next page.

19. Paraphrase: • It’s said that fathers want their sons to live up • to their expectations, but I tell you it usually • works the opposite. • “Work” to produce a particular effect or result • “起作用，有效”之义： • e.g. The method didn’t work well in practice.

20. Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father Paragraph 2 It seemed to me that he was always showing off. past continuous tense with adverbs of frequency denoting a habitual action, especially an annoying one To be continued on the next page.

21. Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father Grammar “be + doing” structure Continuous tense is sometimes used together with adverbs like always, constantly, forever to express the speaker’s strong approval or disapproval. To be continued on the next page.

22. Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father • Grammar • He was always telling stories about himself. • Jim is constantly forgetting to clean the test tubes after experiments. • My old jeep is forever breaking down as I have to rush somewhere. • That old man is always helping others. To be continued on the next page.

23. “…was always showing off.” (para 2) • Show off: • (infml. Often derogatory) try to impress others with one’s abilities, wealth, intelligence, etc. • e.g. He is always picking up very heavy things just to show off his strength.

24. 4.Let’s say someone in our town had got up a show. (para 2) • “Let’s say” • “let’s suppose” “for instance” “say” etc. 都有“比如说” 之义。 • “get up” • here means “arrange, organize” 组织谋事 • e.g. She’s getting a party up for Sue’s birthday. • 她在为苏的生日组织晚会。 • Paraphrase: • Let’s suppose someone in our town had arranged a public performance.

25. (Paragraph 4) • 5. …and having as good a time as they were. (para 4) • as good a time as…: • Note the position of the indefinite article. …having as good a time as they were.

26. Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father Grammar as + adj. + a /an + as structure In the above structure, the indefinite article is put between the adjective and the noun. Examples: as intelligent a student as Mary as interesting a novel as Oliver Twist To be continued on the next page.

27. More examples: • 1). The other day I heard as interesting a story as • what you just told me. • 2). They were having as different a time as we were. • 3).He is as intelligent a student as Tom. • 4).Scarlet Letter is as interesting a novel as Oliver Twist.

28. “good” • I had a good long cry. • to have a good drink • to have a good mind to do sth.

29. Paraphrase Sentences • There’d be men I didn’t think would want to be fooling around with him.(para.6 line1 ) • Paraphrase:In my opinion, there would be some people who didn’t like to get together with him. • It seemed to me a miracle that they’d want to be associate with such kind of person who talks a lot but says nothing important and meaningful.

30. 7. it’s a wonder to me they’d want to be seen with such a windbag. (para 6) • It’s a wonder that…: it’s surprising or puzzling that … • e.g. It’s a wonder that he continues to gamble when he always loses. • Paraphrase: • I did not know why father, who seemed to be a good-for-nothing, was so popular with people in the town. • Similar expressions: no/little/small wonder that… • e.g. no wonder you were late.难怪你来晚了。 • What a wonder ( it is) that he didn’t miss the train • 真是奇迹，他竟然赶上了火车。

31. Paraphrase Sentences • It was because life in our town was at times pretty dull and he livened it up. (para.6) “It”refers to the fact that they’d want to be seen with such a windbag. “at times” means “sometimes” e.g. At times I wonder if it’s worth all the effort.

32. Paraphrase: • The life in our town is quite boring but he could make it more interesting to everyone, so people would like to be with him.

33. . Grassy(p7) The suffix “-y” here means “full of ” or “covered with”. (P7) • e.g. during the rainy season; a windy day; a dusty room; • a hilly area; his hairy chest; a bony fish; a leafy vegetable; fatty foods; a fleshy hand; a wordy speech.

34. 8.To hear him tell it he’d been in about every battle. (para 11) • Note: This infinitive phrase placed at the beginning of a sentence is used as an adverbial, modifying but independent of the whole sentence. It should not be viewed as adverbial of purpose or result, but adverbial of condition=if Paraphrase: If you had heard him tell the story you would think that he had been in about every battle.

35. More examples: • To see him spend money the way he did, he would be a millionaire. • To watch these people waste good food, you’d never believe that it is happening in a country where millions of people are still hungry.

36. 9. “I was an orderly at headquarters and Sim Grant said to me, ‘Irve’, he said, ‘I am going to take you along with me.’ ”(para 12) • (what does this show from the conversation?) • orderly: • n. a soldier who does unskilled jobs for a commander. • adj. arranged or organized in a sensible or neat way • eg. He has an orderly mind. an orderly household • Note: the affectionate names “Sim” and “Irve” are used to show the relationship between the orderly and the general is really very good.

37. 10. read of (p14) • learn of by reading • e.g. I read of the accident in that newspaper. • 我已从书报中读到过关于这几年你取得的成就的报道。 • I have read of the achievements you have made these years.

38. Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father 11. lick: (p18) v. 1) to pass the tongue over or under • The cat was licking its paws. 2) (Here in the text) infml to defeat an opponent, often in sports) • I think we’ve finally got the problem licked. 我认为我们最终算是解决了那个问题 To be continued on the next page.

39. Review • 你想要的话，不能赊帐，得付现金。(credit) You can’t get it on credit. You have to pay cash. 我们把我们所有的毕业生都看作我们学校的荣耀 。 We regard all our former students as a credit to our university. 人们过去把发现新大陆的功劳归之于哥伦布。 People used to give credit to Columbus for the discovery of the new world.

40. 给顾客赊帐太多 喝了几口啤酒 活跃气氛 打败敌人 To give too much credit To take a couple of shots of the beer To liven up the atmosphere To lick the enemy Review

41. Part Two • The son discovered his father the opposite in a swimming accident andhad come to realize he had become a storywriter because of his father’s influence, because he had his father’s genes of literary creation.

42. Questions: • What happened one day changed the author’s opinions of his father completely? • Why was it such an important turning point? • Why did his father do this? • Why did he say that from that on he did not want another father any longer? • Why did his mother call the author and his father “boys” when they came back home that day? • What kind of father did he finally discover?

43. Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father Para. 23 1).Sometimes he’d stay away for weeks, mother working to keep us fed, and then home he’d come bringing, let’s say, a ham. parenthesis compound connecting the two clauses an absolute structure of present participle present participle used as an adverbial To be continued on the next page.

44. Text analysis and Appreciation 2).I didn’t know what was up and had the queer feeling that I was with a stranger. (para 30) What’s up? Infml ( of sth bad or unwelcome) What’s happening? What’s the matter? eg: What’s up? Why are they crying? 当我看见冒烟时，就知道一定出事了。 I knew something was up when I saw the smoke. Paraphrase: I didn’t know what was the matter and got the strange feeling that I was walking with a stranger.

45. Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father be up Put the sentences into Chinese. Cf. • What’s up? • You’re up early today. • The game is up. • When is your leave up? • The river is up. • He is up a few pounds. be up to

46. Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father be up to 1) to be occupied or busy with • What’s he up to? 2) to be equal to • He’s not up to this job. • I don’t feel up to going to work today. 3) to be as far as • He is up to his neck in debts. 4) to be required as necessary • It’s up to us to give them all the help we can.

47. “up” means differently in many cases used as predicative. • 1) What’s up? Why are you all standing here? • 2) It’s up to you. • 3) You’re up early today. • 4) The game is up. • 5) I’m afraid I’m not up to it. • 6) I don’t know what he is up to • 7) What have you boys been up to? • (The mother was treating her husband as a naughty boy.)

48. Paraphrase: • I was not good at swimming, but he put my hand on his shoulder and swam hard towards the darkness. • What’s the symbolic meaning? (Father and son , striking out into the darkness together, with the boy’s hand on the father’s shoulder. They are swimming together in the pond.) • In a symbolic sense, they are also getting ready to fight against heavy odds in life together.

49. 3). I did not swim very well, but he put my hand on his shoulder and struck out into the darkness. (para. 34) • strike out (for/towards) • to start walking or swimming in a particular direction, esp • in a determined way • e.g.1) He decided to follow her, striking out in the same • direction. • 2) He stuck out strongly for the shore.

50. Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father be ashamed (of) • He should be ashamed of what he has done. • She felt ashamed that she had done little to help them. • He was ashamed to ask for help. Cf. shameful conduct 可耻的行为 a shameless exploiter 无耻的剥削者