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The Sad Young Men

The Sad Young Men. Rod W. Horton Herbert W. Edwards. Unit 5: Teaching Aims. the comprehension of the text and the language points the paraphrase of complicated sentences the enlargement of the vocabulary the appreciation of the styles of composition and devices of figuration. Para.7.

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The Sad Young Men

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  1. The Sad Young Men Rod W. Horton Herbert W. Edwards

  2. Unit 5: Teaching Aims • the comprehension of the text and the language points • the paraphrase of complicated sentences • the enlargement of the vocabulary • the appreciation of the styles of composition and devices of figuration

  3. Para.7 • 1. how does the author organize this paragraph? • 2.paraphrase • dubious reputation • flout the morality • 3.paraphrase • their minds and pens inflamed against war

  4. Bohemianism and eccentricity: the odd and unconventional lives dubious: feeling skeptical, questionable

  5. harbor: give shelter to Babbittry: metonymy: a smugly conventional person interested in business and social success and doesn’t care about cultural values(philistine) 市侩气

  6. Rhetorical devices? Greenwich Village, pen, Babbittry metonymy parallel structure

  7. Para.8 Who were the imitators? Who officially recognized the movement? Paraphrase: The young people added their own little matchsticks to the conflagration of “flaming youth” “fast” set less affluent imitators Play with the toys of vulgar rebellion

  8. Para.8 fast: living in a wild way 放荡的 country club class: rich people who join country clubs

  9. pulpit: the place where a preacher stands to talk to people in a church 讲道坛 metonymy obliquely: indirectly

  10. Belleau Wood: a small forest in France, east of Paris, scene of a battle in WWI 1918 贝洛森林 Chateau Thierry: town in France, scene of intensive fighting in WWI 蒂耶里堡

  11. new gaiety: new Bohemian and eccentric way of life the Model T: one of the early Ford cars the Dutch Colonial home: spacious houses

  12. Para.9 • paraphrase • Less avid for material gain • Less susceptible to standardization • their behavior had contributed to that standardization • Flaming diatribes • Translate: • cultural boobery

  13. Paraphrase: • The burden of the volume • Journalism was a mere adjunct to moneymaking • Translation: • rallying point • keep up with the Joneses

  14. Para.9 Avid: greedy: 渴求的;贪婪的 avid for adventure 渴求冒险

  15. Rotary luncheon 扶轮国际午餐会 Bohemian way of life became as conventional as a Rotary luncheon (ironical simile) diatribe: bitter criticism Boobery: Babbittry, smug, self-satisfied conformist in cultural matters 市俗气息

  16. Grandiose: grand, important, adjunct: helper 助手 glint and ring of dollar metonymy

  17. Para.10 • Paraphrase • common denominator • They directed sad and bitter blasts at their native land • almost to a man • What does it refer to? “an older, more sophisticated society”

  18. Para.10 • expatriate: • leave one’s native land 移居国外 • common denominator: • (公分母)a commonly shared trait • Who-----who-----who---

  19. Para.11 • Paraphrase: • uprooted • sterile • Writing feature of the last sentence?

  20. iconoclastic: • opposing to the religious use of images • 反对崇拜偶像 • experimental • trying new things in making love, drugs and drinks

  21. write off: drop from consideration 一笔抹杀 flay: bitterly attack You cannot flay the same ox twice.

  22. Assignment • The Loons

  23. Thank You !

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