Unit 1 The Dinner Party

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Unit 1

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BOOK 2

Main Tasks

I. Before Reading

II. Global Reading III. Detailed Reading

IV. After Reading

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Before Reading

About the Author

Mona Gardner, an

American woman writer. Most of her short stories were written for the

Saturday Evening Post magazine.

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Before Reading

Saturday Evening Post

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Mona Gardner and "The Dinner Party" "The Dinner Party"

by Mona Gardner,

an American woman writer,

is selected from

The Saturday Review of Literature, 1941.

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Before Reading

India

India, officially called Republic of India, is a country in southern Asia, located on the

subcontinent of India (印度次大陆). New Delhi

is the country’s capital and one of its largest

cities.

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Before Reading

National Flag

National Flag of India

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National Flag of India

The colors of the Indian flag were taken from the flag of the Indian National Congress. Dark orange represents courage and sacrifice. White represents truth and peace. Green represents faith, fertility, and chivalry (骑 士精神). The emblem in the center was added upon independence in 1947 (it once was British Colony). It is a Buddhist dharma chakra, or wheel of life, used in

India thousands of years ago.

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The Indian Gate

India

The Taj Mahal 泰姬陵 The Victoria Memorial

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Some Remarks about Women

Frailty, thy name is woman! ——William Shakespeare 女人，你的名字叫脆弱。

Of all people, servants and women are the most difficult to behave to. ——Confucius

唯小人与女子难养也。

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Before Reading

Background Information Women have long been referred to as “weaker sex” or “fairer sex,” considered naturally weaker than men, squeamish(拘谨的), unable to perform the work that requires muscles or pluck the courage to face up to any crisis. And even today, such a prejudice has not entirely been eliminated and the argument in the text shows how hard longstanding prejudices die.

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Warm-up Questions Warm-up Questions

crisis, men or women?

Before Reading

1.Who do you think are braver in a case of 2.If you are a man, are you ready to protect a woman in danger? Why?

If you are a woman, do you expect protection

from a man? Why?

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Cobra

Before Reading

Cobras, found in some parts of Africa and Asia, are poisonous snakes. Most cobras bite their victims and their bite may cause death within a few hours.

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King Cobra The king cobra, the largest of all poisonous snakes, may reach a length of 18 ft (5.5 m) and feeds chiefly on other snakes.

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Indian Cobra The Indian cobra is usually 4-5 ft (1.2–1.6 m) long.

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