Paras.2-3 The author presents a perfect picture of idealized American values in Paragraph 2,and probes its nature in Paragraph 3
Paras.2-3 The author presents a perfect picture of idealized American values in Paragraph 2, and probes its nature in Paragraph 3
Language points 1.old folks live at home and young folks don't talk back:.old folks live with their family members,instead of in senior citizen homes or convalescence homes and children would not answer their parents in a rude manner. 2.Talk back:respond rudely to their parents 3.continuity:The connections between the past and the present, the present and the future.The word suggests that some conventions and customs are held and cherished consistently 4.free from care:with nothing to worry about
1. . old folks live at home and young folks don't talk back:. old folks live with their family members, instead of in senior citizen homes or convalescence homes and children would not answer their parents in a rude manner. 2. Talk back: respond rudely to their parents 3. . continuity: The connections between the past and the present, the present and the future. The word suggests that some conventions and customs are held and cherished consistently. 4. free from care: with nothing to worry about Language points
5.Conjured up:to make sth.appear (as if)by magic;made up 1)to conjure up a miracle 2)He conjured the right disk up from somewhere and put it into the computer. 3)The island of Gotland conjures up images of yellow-flowered fields and churches. 6.But like most of the fantasies conjured up by the advertising world,it doesn't really exist: -The healthy and happy vision mentioned above doesn't really exist.It is just one of the many beautiful dreams made up by the advertising world
5. Conjured up: to make sth. appear (as if) by magic; made up 1) to conjure up a miracle 2) He conjured the right disk up from somewhere and put it into the computer. 3) The island of Gotland conjures up images of yellow-flowered fields and churches. 6. But like most of the fantasies conjured up by the advertising world, it doesn't really exist: -The healthy and happy vision mentioned above doesn't really exist. It is just one of the many beautiful dreams made up by the advertising world
7.Winslow Homer:American naturalist painter who is often considered one of the greatest American19th century artists. 8.Rockwell:American painter 9.nostalgia:a feeling that a time in the past was good,or the activity of remembering a good time in the past and wishing that things had not changed Adj.Nostalgic
7. Winslow Homer: American naturalist painter who is often considered one of the greatest American19th century artists. 8. Rockwell: American painter 9. nostalgia: a feeling that a time in the past was good, or the activity of remembering a good time in the past and wishing that things had not changed Adj. Nostalgic
10.And the nostalgia for this America is so strong that for those who have no genuine memory of it, we have created one:For those who have not experienced the good old days of the past,we have created an idealized picture of America. 11.face-lift:a medical treatment which tightens loose skin to make the face look younger 12.be drawn to:attracted to
10. And the nostalgia for this America is so strong that for those who have no genuine memory of it, we have created one: For those who have not experienced the good old days of the past, we have created an idealized picture of America. 11. face-lift: a medical treatment which tightens loose skin to make the face look younger 12. be drawn to: attracted to