母親(mǔqīn)的位置第一頁，共38頁。

AMother’sPlace

byDonnaGamacheUnit5SchoolOfForeignLanguagesOfHandanCollegeLIANGJIAN第二頁，共38頁。母親(mǔqīn)的位置唐娜·加瑪科邯鄲(hándān)學(xué)院外國語學(xué)院梁健第三頁，共38頁。

ABOUTTHEAUTHORAUTHOR:Gamache,Donna

E-mail:lucgam@

DonnaGamachewasborninMinnedosa,Manitoba,in1944andcurrentlylivesinMacGregor,Manitoba.ShereceivedaBachelorofArtsdegreefromtheUniversityofManitobafollowedbyoneyearofEducation.Shehastaughtlanguageartsandsocialstudiesfull-timeatthesecondarylevelandhasworkedasanelementaryandsecondarysubstituteteacher.Shespecializesinfiction,especiallyforchildren,butalsowritessomepoetryandoccasionalnon-fictionarticles.第四頁，共38頁。AWARDS

ManitobaWinner,CanadianAuthorsAssociationMillenniumAnthology,1999.

FirstPrize,Winners'Circlefictioncontest,CanadianAuthorsAssociation,1999.

SecondPrize,CanadianAuthorsAssociation(Manitoba)non-fictioncontest,1994.

DonnahasalsoreceivedhonourablementioninseveralCanadianAuthorsAssociation(Manitoba)shortstoryandpoetrycontestsandtwoTorontoSundayStarfictioncontests.第五頁，共38頁。SteveandDonnaGamacheTheAuthor’sLifePhoto第六頁，共38頁。BRIEFINTRODUCTIONThemainideaofthestoryisthatthinkingthatshewasredundantinthehouse,Dorothydecidedtoleavebuthersonanddaughter-in-lawconvincedherthatshewaswelcomeandneeded.第七頁，共38頁。FOREWORDDorothyfeelsthatsheisgettingoldanddoubtsherplaceinthefamily.Nowshewantstomoveoutandstartanewlife.Whydoesshewanttolivebyherself?Willshereallyleavehersonanddaughter-in-law?Readthefollowingstoryfortheanswers.

多蘿西覺得自己老了，開始疑心起自己在家里的位置。現(xiàn)在她想搬出去住，開始新生活。為什么她要一個(gè)(yīɡè)人生活？她真的想離開兒子和兒媳嗎？閱讀下面這篇文章，找找問題的答案。

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TrytodividetheparagraphWhatdoyouthink?第九頁，共38頁。PartⅠ(1-3)InthemorningPartⅡ(4-8)MemoryPartⅢ(9-16)CurrentlifePartⅣ(17-18)MakethedecisionPartⅤ(19-26)TalkingPartⅥ(27-37)SolvetheproblemTHEPARTS第十頁，共38頁。PartⅠInthemorning(1-3)Q1.Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowtherainwasmorethanwelcome,butwhydidDorothyhateit?Q2.HowdidDorothyfeelaboutherselfatthebeginningofthestory?Q3.WhydidTimsaidDorothyneedn’tbothertodrivethetractor?第十一頁，共38頁。PartⅡMemory(4-8)Q1.What’stheargumentbetweenDorothyandJenny?Q2.WhydidDorothyrecallherhusband?第十二頁，共38頁。PartⅢCurrentlife(9-16)Q1.What’sthechangenow?Q2.WhydidDorothythinkshewasredundant?第十三頁，共38頁。PartⅣMakethedecision(17-18)Q1.WhatsolutiondidDorothymake?Q2.Couldsheleavethememoriesbehind?why?第十四頁，共38頁。PartⅤTalking(19-26)Q.WhenDorothysuggestedtohersonthattheyshouldhaveatalk,whatdidTimdo?第十五頁，共38頁。PartⅥSolvetheproblem(27-37)Q1.WhatwasTim’ssolutiontotheproblem?Q2.Comparewiththefirstparagraphwiththelastparagraph,whydidDorothyhavethedifferentfeelingswiththesameweather?第十六頁，共38頁。

TheTrailer

第十七頁，共38頁。CLUES1.Arguments

DorothywithJennyaboutwheretoplantthegarden

WhetherDorothyshouldmoveout2.

Weather

grayday,grayandgloomyTherainstillfellinasilentgraysheet第十八頁，共38頁。Trytofindoutthedescriptionoftheweather?Andwhatdoyoufindthemeaninginside?第十九頁，共38頁。Dorothy’sfeelingsarechangingwiththeweather.第二十頁，共38頁。Importantsentences＆Languagenotes1.Andusuallysheactedyoungerthanheryears,ifanything.〔如果有什么(shénme)不同的話,從她平日里的舉止行動(dòng)看不出她的實(shí)際年齡。〕

Ifanythingmeansifthereisanydifference..

e.g.I'dsayhewasmorelikehismother,ifanything.第二十一頁，共38頁。第二十四頁，共38頁。Therainstillfellinasilentgraysheet為什么她要一個(gè)(yīɡè)人生活？她真的想離開兒子和兒媳嗎？閱讀下面這篇文章，找找問題的答案。撇去浮物(fúwù)PartⅣMakethedecision(17-18)第三十一頁，共38頁。PartⅥSolvetheproblem(27-37)DroughtmeanslackofrainTothat/thiseffectmeanswiththat/thismeaningorinformation.她照舊開車(kāichē)到田里給蒂姆送飯。Timhadquithisagriculturecourseattheuniversityandcomehometoworkthefarm,toilinglikeaTrojantopayoffthedebtshisfatherleft.〔如果有什么(shénme)不同的話,從她平日里的舉止行動(dòng)看不出她的實(shí)際年齡。TheAuthor’sLifePhotoItcouldn‘thavebeeneasyforJenny,Dorothyknewthat,tomoveintoyourmother-in-law’shouseandletherrunyourlife.TheRelationship詹妮婚前在鎮(zhèn)上的土豆加工廠工作，婚后還繼續(xù)在那里上班。2.She'dknownitlastnight,ofcourse,aftertheblowupwithJenny,Tim'swife.

〔當(dāng)然，昨晚與蒂姆的妻子(qīzǐ)詹妮吵架之后，她就已經(jīng)知道是為什么了。〕

Blowupwithsb.meansseverereprimand(嚴(yán)厲的訓(xùn)斥)ofsb.

e.g.Shegotblownupbyherbossforbeinglate.第二十二頁，共38頁。3....andDorothystumpedofftobedat8.30p.m.,feelingoldandlonely,andmissingSteveasshehadn'tmissedhimforalongtime.

于是多羅西晚上八點(diǎn)半就氣沖沖地上床了，她感到心力交瘁，孤立無助，從來沒有(méiyǒu)這么想念過史蒂夫。

Stumpmeanswalkstifflyornoisily.

e.g.Thebossstumpedoutinfury〔狂怒〕.第二十三頁，共38頁。4.TimandJenny'sbabywasdueintwomonths.

〔蒂姆和詹妮的孩子還有兩個(gè)(liǎnɡɡè)月就要出世了。〕

Dueheremeansthebabywouldbedeliveredasexpected.

e.g.Thetrainisdueinfiveminutes.

第二十四頁，共38頁。5.Notthatanythinghadbeensaidtothateffect.

〔并非已經(jīng)說了什么(shénme)話，表達(dá)了那個(gè)意思。〕

Tothat/thiseffectmeanswiththat/thismeaningorinformation.

e.g.Hetoldmetogetout,orwordstothateffect.

第二十五頁，共38頁。6.Andthereweresuitesavailable,ifshecouldstandlivinginanapartmentwithoutayardorgarden.〔要是她能忍受住在沒有院子(yuànzi)和花園的公寓，空著的套間是有的。〕Tostanddoingsth.meanstoenduredoingsth.e.g.Thatpatientcan'tstandthenoiseoutside.

第二十六頁，共38頁。7.She'dhavehersayfirst!〔她要先把話說出來(chūlái)！〕Tohaveone'ssaymeanstoexpressoneview.e.g.Don'tinterrupther-letherhavehersay.第二十七頁，共38頁。UnderstandingvocabularyDroughtmeanslackofrainDownpourmeansheavyfallofrainRelinquishmeansgiveup讓渡(rànɡdù)RedundantmeansnotneededReconvertmeanschangeagainBendingmeansstooping屈服第二十八頁，共38頁。Dorothy’sLifeP2Herhairwasn'tcompletelygray,andshewasonlyinhermid-fifties,middle-agedreally,sheknew.Andusuallysheactedyoungerthanheryears,ifanything.Shecouldstilldoalltheworkshe'deverdone－keepthehousegoing,plantandweedthegarden,drivethetruckwhenneeded－thoughmaybeshewasn'tasspeedyatsometasks,assheoncewas.AndTim,herson,didsuggestacoupleofyearsago,thatsheneedn'tbothertodrivethetractoranymore.Butthatwasbecauseitwasn'treallynecessary,anyway,itwasn'tbecauseshewasgettingold.Sowhy,allofasudden,didshefeelold?

她的頭發(fā)并未全白，只有五十多歲，實(shí)際還是中年--這一點(diǎn)，她自己也清楚。她平日的行為舉止，遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)看不出實(shí)際年齡--無論從哪方面都看不出。她象過去一樣能干--忙家務(wù),在花園里種花、除草，開著拖拉機(jī)幫助干農(nóng)活--盡管有些事情她做起來不如以前那樣利索。她的兒子蒂姆兩三年前就建議她不必(bùbì)再開拖拉機(jī)了。不過那是因?yàn)榇_實(shí)沒有必要，而不是因?yàn)樗狭恕Ｄ撬秊槭裁磿?huì)突然覺得自己老了呢？

第二十九頁，共38頁。Dorothy’sLifeSteve－Dorothy‘shusband－h(huán)addiedtenyearsago,whenTimwasjusttwenty.Timhadquithisagriculturecourseattheuniversityandcomehometoworkthefarm,toilinglikeaTrojantopayoffthedebtshisfatherleft.Dorothyworkedalongsidehim,inthebeginning,untilheprovedhimself;thengraduallysherelinquishedmoreoftheworktohimandconcentratedonhergardenandflowers,andthehousework.

史蒂夫——多蘿西的丈夫——十年前去世(qùshì)了，那時(shí)蒂姆年僅二十歲。蒂姆中斷了大學(xué)的農(nóng)學(xué)課程，回到農(nóng)場干活。他象特洛伊人一樣辛苦地工作，歸還父親欠下的債務(wù)。最初多蘿西和他一塊干，一直干到他能完全上手；于是，她就逐漸把更多的農(nóng)活交給蒂姆做，自己專心伺弄花園，種些花草，操持家務(wù)。

第三十頁，共38頁。Dorothy’sLifeThingsdidn’tchangemuchwhenTimmarriedJennytwoyearsago.Dorothywondered,inthebeginning,howthearrangementwouldworkout,forshestayedinthehouseandJennyjustmovedin.Itcouldn‘thavebeeneasyforJenny,Dorothyknewthat,tomoveintoyourmother-in-law’shouseandletherrunyourlife.

兩年前蒂姆結(jié)婚了，但情況并沒有多大改變。剛開始，多蘿西還在想如何安排才算妥善，因?yàn)樗粼诩依铮材萦职醽碜　６嗵}西知道：對詹妮來說，住到婆婆(pópó)家，還讓婆婆(pópó)來掌管自己的生活，不是一件容易的事情。第三十一頁，共38頁。Dorothy’sLifeButtherehadn'tbeenmuchchange,really.Everybodyadapted.Jennyworkedatthepotatoplantintown,andkeptherjob.Dorothysurrenderedsomeofthehouseworktoher,andoccasionalmeals,butshestilldidmostoftheday-to-dayhouseholdrunning.Jennyeitherworkeddays,orslept,dependingonhershiftsattheplant.Mostoftensheworkednightsandsleptuntilfourorso.

但是他們婚后，一切真的并沒有多大的改變。每個(gè)人都適應(yīng)了。詹妮婚前在鎮(zhèn)上的土豆加工廠工作，婚后還繼續(xù)在那里上班。多蘿西主動(dòng)把一局部家務(wù)活讓詹妮做，偶爾還讓她做幾頓飯，但是家里大局部的日常(rìcháng)家務(wù)仍由她自己操持。詹妮白天有時(shí)上班，有時(shí)睡覺，得看她在廠里上什么班。大多數(shù)時(shí)候她上夜班，白天她一直睡到下午四點(diǎn)左右第三十二頁，共38頁。Dorothy’sLifeThewashingwasstillDorothy'sresponsibility,andthegardenworkandtheflowerbeds.ShestilldrovedinnerouttothefieldsforTim,andsometimesshedrovethetruck,duringharvestorspringwork.Shewasn'treadytoretireyet!

洗洗刷刷仍是多蘿西的事，還有整理園子和花壇的活。她照舊開車(kāichē)到田里給蒂姆送飯。秋收或春耕時(shí)她有時(shí)候還開卡車。她還沒準(zhǔn)備退休呢！第三十三頁，共38頁。Thechanges"ButitlookslikeI'llhaveto,"shemurmured,turningawayfromthewindowtodress."Lastnightwasjustthetipoftheiceberg.Therestwillshowupsoon."Thingswerechangingnow.Tim