2009年3月19日 星期四

文導筆記:To the Ladies

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To the Ladies
by Lady Mary Chudleigh

Wife and servant are the same,
But only differ in the name :
For when that fatal knot is tied,
Which nothing, nothing can divide :
When she the word obey has said,
And man by law supreme has made,
Then all that's kind is laid aside,
And nothing left but state and pride :
Fierce as an eastern prince he grows,
And all his innate rigour shows :
Then but to look, to laugh, or speak,
Will the nuptial contract break.
Like mutes, she signs alone must make,
And never any freedom take :
But still be govern'd by a nod,
And fear her husband as a God :
Him still must serve, him still obey,
And nothing act, and nothing say,
But what her haughty lord thinks fit,
Who with the power, has all the wit.
Then shun, oh ! shun that wretched state,
And all the fawning flatterers hate :
Value yourselves, and men despise :
You must be proud, if you'll be wise.


Notes:
The word obey
The traditional marriage service called for the wife to "love, honour, and obey" her husband; the husband promised to "love, honour, and  cherish" his wife.

Questions

Who are the intended audience of this poem?
Unmarried women

According to this poem, when does a man start to treat a woman as a servant?
When she the word obey has said,
And man by law supreme has made,
Then all that's kind is laid aside,
And nothing left but state and pride


How is the tone of the poem "To the Ladies"?
Her tone is desperate, regretful, despair.
She uses words like fatal,nothing, and never throughout the poem.


List the terms used to describe men in the poem.
An eastern prince, God, a haughty lord

Vocabulary
Vocabulary in "To the Ladies"

The Poet
Lady Mary Chudleigh (1656-1710)

Lady Mary Chudleigh (1656-1710) was a devout Anglican who educated herself and, ahead of her time, challenged traditional gender roles. “To the Ladies” appeared in Poems on Several Occasions (1703); it echoes the feminist argument she set forth in The Female Advocate; or, A Plea for the Just Liberty of the Tender Sex and Particularly of Married Women.


Reference

To the Ladies By Mary, Lady Chudleigh
Edited by Jack Lynch

Selected Bibliography:
Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Project
Mary, Lady Chudleigh from Wikipedia
Lady Mary Chudleigh
What is the theme of Mary, Lady Chudleigh's poem "To the Ladies"?
Close Reading "To the Ladies" by Mary, Lady Chudleigh

2009年3月6日 星期五

VOA:Special English 中樂透

MP3下載MP3 - Download Audio audio
因為special English速度非常友善,所以請先抓mp3下來聽
準備紙跟筆.不管多少,將你聽到的都寫下,
多聽幾次更好.

原文連結Money: He Hit the Jackpot
如前文VOA:Special English 的 Wordmaster介紹,

個人認為這些廣播稿是幫助使用英英字典的絕佳練習.

從文中找個簡潔的例子來demo.
My friend was not a deadbeat. He was not the kind of person who never paid the money he owed.
這表示
deadbeat= a person who never paid the money he owed
一個從不還錢的人
這系列的文章都是用paraphrase的方式寫成的
也就是不斷的"換句話說"
這是拿來訓練習慣英英字典解釋的良好練習.

最近的景氣讓人不得不正視金錢的重要性
讓我們來學些跟金錢有關的term吧.

Money: He Hit the Jackpot
是的,全台灣人沒有分歧的相同的願望:樂透中頭獎

hand over fist
informal
if you gain or lose something hand over fist, you gain or lose it very quickly:
Five years ago, the company was losing money hand over fist.

born with a silver spoon in one's mouth= to have a rich family

be hard up for something= to lack something; own few and far from enough

deadbeat = the kind of person who never paid the money he owed.

pinch pennies = very careful with the money spent

burning a hole in one's pocket = to spend money very quickly


附檔為
使用Collins Cobuild Dictionary對本文單字的補充
Vocabulary for Money: He Hit the Jackpot

Vocabulary file
(PS.經測試後,改用Google Doc,來顯示IPA 音標)

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