现代大学英语精读4-lesson-7-spring-sowing(3)

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1、LessonSevenSpringSowingLiamO’FlahertyAbouttheauthorLiamO'FlahertyisoneofthemostsignificantandimportantmodernAnglo-Irishauthors.Hisnovelshavenotbeenmetwithmuchcriticalanalysisoverthelastfortyyearsbecausehestoppedpublishingworkin1956.BothhisnovelsandhisshortstoriesdefineAnglo-Irish

2、literatureinthathisthemesstemfromhisexperiencesgrowingupinapoverty-strickensocietyontheislandofAran;hisnaturalistic,mystical,romantic,andrealisticstyleswerealsodefinedbyhisexperiencesinhisnativeIreland.LiamO’FlahertyLiamO’FlahertywasborninIrelandin1896.HewroteinEnglishandIrish.His

3、mainworksincludethenovels:ThyNeighbour’sWifeTheBlackSoulTheInformerTheAssassinShametheDevilFamineLiamO’FlahertyPre-classworkDoyouknowhowspringsowingisdoneagainstthebackgroundofatraditionalagriculturalcountryinIreland?2.Doyouknowhowspringsowingisdoneinourcountry?Aboutthestory:“Spri

4、ngSowing”istakenfromtheauthor’sfirstcollectionofshortstorieswhichbearsthesametitlepublishedin1924.Thestorydescribesthefirstdayofthefirstspringplantingofanewly-weddedcoupleagainstthebackgroundofatraditionalagriculturalcountry.DetailedDiscussionoftheTextPara1rakeoutsth:removeashesfr

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7、k:referstotherepeatedsuccess/failureduringatimeofgoodorbadluckasitwere:seemingly;inaway;sotospeak(usedtocommentonthespeaker’sownchoiceofwords,whichmaygiveonlyanapproximatemeaning)eg:Sheseemedveryrelaxed---inhernaturalsettingasitwere.Para2Hisfreckledfaceandhislittlefairmoustachefre

8、ckled:coveredwithsmalllight-brown