Unit OneUnit One

Who do you look like, your Who do you look like, your father or your mother?father or your mother?

Who do you go to for help when Who do you go to for help when you are in trouble, your father you are in trouble, your father or your mother? Why?or your mother? Why?

Were there any conflicts that causeWere there any conflicts that caused tension or a breach between you ad tension or a breach between you and your parent(s)? What was it? Dind your parent(s)? What was it? Did the breach develop into an emotiod the breach develop into an emotional estrangement? How did you solnal estrangement? How did you solve it?ve it?

What do you think is the father’s/ What do you think is the father’s/ mother’s role in a family? Whose mother’s role in a family? Whose role is more important?role is more important?

What defines parental love?What defines parental love?

There is no friendship, no love, like There is no friendship, no love, like that of the parent for the child.that of the parent for the child.

------Henry Ward Henry Ward BeecherBeecher

If you have never been hated by your If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent.child, you have never been a parent.

--------Bette DavisBette Davis

失去父爱是人类感情发展的一种缺陷和不失去父爱是人类感情发展的一种缺陷和不平衡。平衡。

-------- 格塞尔（幼儿心理学格塞尔（幼儿心理学家）家）

Parental love is the greatest love in Parental love is the greatest love in the world. Even people in the top the world. Even people in the top rank of the world are nothing in rank of the world are nothing in front of their children. Parental love front of their children. Parental love is unconditional and unlimited in the is unconditional and unlimited in the presence of children.presence of children.

American parents think attending American parents think attending an expensive but prestigious an expensive but prestigious college is useless. Chinese parents college is useless. Chinese parents would do anything to send their would do anything to send their children to good colleges even children to good colleges even though it is not worth the sacrifice.though it is not worth the sacrifice.

American parents support and American parents support and encourage their children at all encourage their children at all times while Chinese parents think times while Chinese parents think that criticism is the best love in the that criticism is the best love in the world.world.

American parents only look at their American parents only look at their children’s good side. Chinese children’s good side. Chinese parents seem to only look at their parents seem to only look at their children’s bad side.children’s bad side.

American parents allow their daughtAmerican parents allow their daughters or sons to go out with their boy- oers or sons to go out with their boy- or girlfriends as long as they come hor girlfriends as long as they come home at a certain curfew (me at a certain curfew ( 宵禁、戒严宵禁、戒严 ). ). Chinese parents usually don’t approChinese parents usually don’t approve of their children having relationshve of their children having relationship in middle or high school.ip in middle or high school.

How would you describe the How would you describe the relationship between the author relationship between the author and her father?and her father?

How did the author feel about her tHow did the author feel about her trip to Hawaiirip to Hawaii ？？

How do you understand the title How do you understand the title ““father’s father’s shadowshadow”?”?

The text The text “my father’s shadow” “my father’s shadow” is a is a reminiscent reminiscent narrative writing. The narrative writing. The author hadauthor had beautiful memories of beautiful memories of her ____her ____. She recalled that her . She recalled that her father took her to father took her to walk in the walk in the plantation townplantation town and when she was and when she was tired her father would tired her father would __________ and sing and sing for her. for her.

However, when the author grew up, However, when the author grew up, she she ____ drastically from ____ drastically from her father in her father in their their preferences and choicespreferences and choices. Her . Her father held up her mother, who was father held up her mother, who was _____ and social_____ and social, as a model of , as a model of _____ _____ behaviorbehavior, while the author preferred , while the author preferred books to parties. Her father pressed books to parties. Her father pressed her to her to __________ his friends’ children, while his friends’ children, while she insisted on she insisted on choosing her own choosing her own companionscompanions. .

Her father wanted her to Her father wanted her to ___ in the ___ in the local universitylocal university to study ___ and then to study ___ and then marry into a Chinese clan and marry into a Chinese clan and settle settle downdown there on the Hawaii Islands, while there on the Hawaii Islands, while the author the author escaped to the University escaped to the University of Californiaof California and married with a and married with a ______ and then moved to New York. Therefore, and then moved to New York. Therefore, all these all these conflictsconflicts gradually gradually led to the led to the tension and the ___tension and the ___ between her and between her and her father. her father.

They didn’t visit each other or talk on the They didn’t visit each other or talk on the phone. phone. Years of separation hardened into Years of separation hardened into a permanent ___a permanent ___. Later, the author’s baby . Later, the author’s baby was born, and herwas born, and her maternal love maternal love for the for the newborn babynewborn baby aroused in her a strong wish aroused in her a strong wish to go back to her parents on the islands. On to go back to her parents on the islands. On the journey back to Hawaii, the author had the journey back to Hawaii, the author had a a ___ feeling___ feeling about her upcoming meeting about her upcoming meeting with her father and she had with her father and she had an ___an ___ about her about her father’s reaction to their visit and the father’s reaction to their visit and the grandson. grandson.

This is a very touching life story. The This is a very touching life story. The text tells of how the author’s text tells of how the author’s newborn baby newborn baby bridges the gapbridges the gap between her father and herself. between her father and herself. Such a story once again proves that Such a story once again proves that the family bondthe family bond is always so strong is always so strong that it can that it can remove years of remove years of estrangementestrangement between family between family members.members.

The whole text consists of 15 paragrapThe whole text consists of 15 paragraphs, some of which are descriptions (1hs, some of which are descriptions (1 、、66 、、 77 、、 88 、、 99 、、 1010 、、 1111 、、 1414 、、 15), so15), some flashbacks (2-4me flashbacks (2-4 、、 5), and some the 5), and some the author’s comments (6author’s comments (6 、、 77 、、 88 、、 1212 、、13). 13).

The whole text is made up of 5 parts. The whole text is made up of 5 parts. Part One: an introduction 1Part One: an introduction 1 Part Two: the first flashback 2-4Part Two: the first flashback 2-4 Part Three: the second flashback --- Part Three: the second flashback ---

a transition 5-6a transition 5-6 Part Four: the family reunion 7-13Part Four: the family reunion 7-13 Part Five: the conclusion 14-15 Part Five: the conclusion 14-15

HomeworkHomework ：： 1. 1. Write your vocabularWrite your vocabulary notes neatly in an exercise book. You y notes neatly in an exercise book. You are required to list the word’s part of are required to list the word’s part of speech, pronunciation, word family, aspeech, pronunciation, word family, and no less than 3 of its key meanings and no less than 3 of its key meanings and usages, with at least one example fond usages, with at least one example for every specific meaning of each word. r every specific meaning of each word.

2. Scan text one and understand the 2. Scan text one and understand the main contents, the stylistic features, main contents, the stylistic features, and the writer’s purpose of writing. and the writer’s purpose of writing.

Part One (Paragraph 1)Part One (Paragraph 1) How old is the author’s baby?How old is the author’s baby? How many times has Timmy visited his How many times has Timmy visited his

grandparents?grandparents? How do you think a visit to parents’ home How do you think a visit to parents’ home

should be like?should be like? How did the author feel about their How did the author feel about their

journey back to Hawaii?journey back to Hawaii? What did the author think of her father?What did the author think of her father? How would you describe the relationship How would you describe the relationship

between the author and her father? between the author and her father?

What should have been a mission of joy What should have been a mission of joy filled me with apprehension.filled me with apprehension.

------apprehensionapprehension: anxiety; fearful or : anxiety; fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future;uneasy anticipation of the future;

---feel/ have apprehension for/ about (the ---feel/ have apprehension for/ about (the hostages’ safety)hostages’ safety)

---/have apprehension of (being bitten by ---/have apprehension of (being bitten by snakes)snakes)

---feel/ be ---feel/ be apprehensiveapprehensive for/ about (the for/ about (the heart transplant operation)heart transplant operation)

---should have done sth.: ---should have done sth.: 用于表达“过用于表达“过去应该做的事情而未做到”的情况。去应该做的事情而未做到”的情况。

---e.g.You should have thought of the p---e.g.You should have thought of the possible traffic jam.ossible traffic jam.

---What should have been a mission of ---What should have been a mission of joy ----- joy ----- 主语从句主语从句

---e.g. What is viewed as a precious op---e.g. What is viewed as a precious opportunity exerts great pressure on him.portunity exerts great pressure on him.

中译中译 ------ 这本来应该是一个令人愉快的任务，这本来应该是一个令人愉快的任务，可我却忧心忡忡。可我却忧心忡忡。

英译英译 ---People usually feel genuinely ov---People usually feel genuinely overjoyed about a visit to parents’ home.erjoyed about a visit to parents’ home. However, I am filled with uncertainty However, I am filled with uncertainty and anxiety about the upcoming reuniand anxiety about the upcoming reunion.on.

------ 区分：区分： foreboding, presentiment, miforeboding, presentiment, misgivingsgiving

*She is a girl of weak apprehension.*She is a girl of weak apprehension. *The thief, after his apprehension, esc*The thief, after his apprehension, esc

aped.aped.

Loving but Loving but sternstern in in the manner the manner typictypical ofal of Chinese fathers, he had made p Chinese fathers, he had made particular demands on me, and thougarticular demands on me, and though we were very much alike, we’d grh we were very much alike, we’d grown very far apart.own very far apart.

------sternstern: : 指“运用权威使人服从，极为指“运用权威使人服从，极为严厉不留情面，不为哀求眼泪所动”；还严厉不留情面，不为哀求眼泪所动”；还指“冷峻的外表和气质”。指“冷峻的外表和气质”。

---The coach is stern/ strict when training the chil---The coach is stern/ strict when training the children players.dren players.

---his stern frown frightened the children. ---his stern frown frightened the children. 冷峻的冷峻的蹙眉蹙眉

---sternness; sternly;---sternness; sternly; ---The teacher is strict with his students.---The teacher is strict with his students. ---speak in a severe voice(---speak in a severe voice( 以严峻的口吻说话以严峻的口吻说话 ); a sev); a sev

ere testere test 严峻的考验严峻的考验 (); severe criticism((); severe criticism( 严厉的批评严厉的批评 );); ---a serious look(---a serious look( 表情严肃、态度认真表情严肃、态度认真 ); serous mus); serous mus

ic(ic( 严肃音乐严肃音乐 ); a serious discussion of the issues(); a serious discussion of the issues( 认认真地讨论问题真地讨论问题 ); serious injuries(); serious injuries( 重伤重伤 ););

------typicaltypical: exhibiting the qualities, traits, or : exhibiting the qualities, traits, or characteristics that identify a kind, class, grocharacteristics that identify a kind, class, group, or category.up, or category.

---A typical American family consists of a fat---A typical American family consists of a father, a mother, two kids, and a dog.her, a mother, two kids, and a dog.

---This painting ---This painting is typical of is typical of Vincent van GoVincent van Gogh’s early work. gh’s early work. 这幅画是凡高早期这幅画是凡高早期代表性的代表性的作品作品

------It is typical of him to take It is typical of him to take hard jobs. hard jobs. （某（某人）做 … 是他（或她）的特征人）做 … 是他（或她）的特征

------ 同同 representative of; Characteristic of;representative of; Characteristic of;

------make demands onmake demands on: : 对……提出要求对……提出要求 中译中译 ------ 像很多典型的中国父亲一样，父亲也是慈像很多典型的中国父亲一样，父亲也是慈

爱中带着几分严厉，对我的要求特别苛刻。尽管爱中带着几分严厉，对我的要求特别苛刻。尽管我们父女俩相似之处颇多，但我们却变得越来越我们父女俩相似之处颇多，但我们却变得越来越疏远。疏远。

英译英译 ---Like a typical Chinese father, he was ---Like a typical Chinese father, he was affectionate, but very strict with me. He presaffectionate, but very strict with me. He pressed me to do this or that against my own will.sed me to do this or that against my own will. Though we have much in common, these pa Though we have much in common, these particular demands resulted in a gap between rticular demands resulted in a gap between us physically and emotionally. us physically and emotionally.

分析分析 ---The author and her father are simi---The author and her father are similar in that they are both “bullheaded”, lar in that they are both “bullheaded”, but they differ drastically in their preferebut they differ drastically in their preferences and choices. It is this “bullheadednnces and choices. It is this “bullheadedness” that intensifies their disagreement ess” that intensifies their disagreement and sets them apart.and sets them apart.

分析分析 ---The last sentence is a clear indicat---The last sentence is a clear indication that the following paragraphs will be ion that the following paragraphs will be an account of some particular events aboan account of some particular events about the breach between her and her father.ut the breach between her and her father.

---The last sentence is ---The last sentence is a a transitional sentencetransitional sentence, which , which suggests that the real reasons for suggests that the real reasons for the breach between the author and the breach between the author and her daughter will be accounted for her daughter will be accounted for in the following paragraphs.in the following paragraphs.

New York City,New York City, the largest city in the the largest city in the United StatesUnited States, lies in southwestern Ne, lies in southwestern New York State. It is w York State. It is a major port, the hoa major port, the home of the United Nations, and the cenme of the United Nations, and the center of global finance, communications,ter of global finance, communications, and business. and business. It comprises 5 boroughIt comprises 5 boroughs --- Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, s --- Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island.Queens, and Staten Island. （曼哈顿、（曼哈顿、布鲁克林、布朗克斯、昆斯、里士满）布鲁克林、布朗克斯、昆斯、里士满）

HawaiiHawaii: the only island state and : the only island state and the southernmost state in the the southernmost state in the United States. The state is United States. The state is composed of 8 main islands and 124 composed of 8 main islands and 124 islets, reefs and shoals. Honolulu, islets, reefs and shoals. Honolulu, the capital and largest city of the capital and largest city of Hawaii, Hawaii is believed to be the Hawaii, Hawaii is believed to be the paradise in our dream. Nowhere can paradise in our dream. Nowhere can we find a better health resort.we find a better health resort.

***Paragraph One, as an introductio***Paragraph One, as an introduction, supplies the basic background infn, supplies the basic background information for the whole story: the autormation for the whole story: the author’s relationship with his father; hhor’s relationship with his father; her feeling about her return to Hawaii.er feeling about her return to Hawaii.