现代大学英语精读4第二版Unit6TheTelephone

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3、llowedv.(voice~off),itbecomesgraduallyquieterandthenstopsCheck-onPreviewWarmingupfreesbfromasituationtakesthtoaplace有时候，在这漫长的等待中，加上酷热，苍蝇以及羊粪的气味，人们的脾气变得暴躁起来。年轻一点的女人因为担心她们的婴儿，开始为该轮到谁接水争吵起来。有时，争吵升级，女人们大打出手；她们扯着对方的头发、吐着口水、诅咒着、尖叫着、谩骂着，把我的耳朵刺得嗡嗡作响。我们这些和母亲一道去取水的被晒得黝黑的小男孩喜欢这样的打斗，因为女人们扭打着在沙地里打滚的时候，我们可以

4、看到她们的大腿和花内裤。偶尔，我们幸运地可以看到更多，因为有些女人在长裙下面根本什么都没穿。上帝呀，我曾经多么盼望这样的打斗。我现在还记得那种冲动、那种兴奋，连阳光都在滚滚的尘土上跳舞，当一条裙子被扯破了，年轻女人的一只白皙的乳房漏了出来，旋即又被遮了起来。在我的日历上，大旱的那一年将永远是我孩提时代最美妙的年份之一。TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoEnglishbyyourselfandthencomparewiththeoriginal.Check-onPreviewWarmingupUnderstandthethemeofthestory(

5、understandglobalizationfromanotherperspective,cf.“Globalization’sDualPower”)Appreciatethestyleperspectivetonestronglyflavoredexpressionsmetaphor,simile,exaggeration…ObjectivesWarmingupBackgroundSocialBackgroundAuthorBWTRTheTelephoneUnit6AnwarF.AccawiHisLifeBorninLebanoninafamilywhoseancestorsa

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