Module 1 Pride and Prejudice Period One Introduction 课件.ppt

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1、Module1PrideandPrejudicePeriodOneIntroduction&VocabularyandReading课件话题美文欣赏“Family”isofcourseanelastic(有弹性的)word.ButwhenBritishpeoplesaythattheirsocietyisbasedonfamilylife,theyarethinkingof“family”initsnarrow,peculiarlyEuropeansenseofmother,fatherandchildrenlivingtogetheraloneintheirownhouse

2、asaneconomicandsocialunit.Thus,everyBritishmarriageindicatesthebeginningofanewandindependentfamily－hence(因此)thetremendousimportanceofmarriageinBritishlife.Forboththemanandthewoman,marriagemeansleavingone'sparentsandstartingone'sownlife.Theman'sfirstdutywillthenbetohiswife,andthewife'stoherh

3、usband.Hewillbeentirelyresponsibleforherfinancialsupport,andshefortherunningofthenewhome.Theirchildrenwillbetheircommonresponsibilityandtheirsalone.Neitherthewife'sparentsnorthehusband's,northeirbrothersorsisters,auntsoruncles,haveanyrighttointerferewith(妨碍，干涉)them－theyaretheirownmasters.Re

4、adersofJaneAustin's“PrideandPrejudice”willknowthatinformertimesmarriageamongwealthyfamilieswerearrangedbythegirl'sparents,thatis,itwastheparents'dutytofindasuitablehusbandfortheirdaughter,preferablyarichone,andbyskillfulencouragement－leadhimtoasktheirpermissiontomarryher.Untilthattime,thegi

5、rlwasprotectedandmaintainedintheparents'homeandthefinancialreliefofgettingridofhercouldbeseenintheirgivingthenewlymarriedpairasumofmoneycalledadowry(嫁妆).Itisverydifferenttoday.Mostgirlsoftodaygetajobwhentheyleaveschoolandbecomefinanciallyindependentbeforetheirmarriage.Thishashadtworesults.A

6、girlchoosesherownhusband,andshegetsnodowry.Questions：1．Whatdoestheauthormeanby“familyisofcourseanelasticword”？A．Differentfamilieshavedifferentwaysoflife.B．Differentdefinitionscouldbegiventotheword“family”．C．Differentnationshavedifferentfamilies.D．Differenttimesproducedifferentfamilies.2．For

7、anEnglishfamily,thehusband'sdutyis________．A．supportingthefamilywhilethewife'sisfinancialB．defendingthefamilywhilethewife'sisrunningthehomeC．financialwhilethewife'sisrunningthehomeD．independentwhilethewife'sisdependent3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEconcernin