Week 4: Charlotte's Web
1. 中西寓言差異比較:
中國- 中國的寓言故事是啟蒙類型,是具有教訓規範意味的，指引兒童未來的人生路。
西方- 西方的寓言故事是屬於有趣型,以好玩有趣為主。
2. Development of a Story
" Why did you do all this for me?" he asked. "I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you."
" You have been my friend," replied Charlotte. "That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway? We're born, we live a little while, we die. A spider's life can't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that."
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3. Quotations
(1) "The pig couldn't help being born small, could it? If I had been small at birth, would you have killed me?"(Fern Arable, p3)
(2) "Salutations!"(Charlotte, p35)
(3) "Well, I don't like to spread bad news, but they're fattening you up because they're going to kill you, that's why." (Templeton, p49)
(4)"Fern spends entirely too much time in the Zuckermans' barn. It doesn't seem normal." (Mrs. Arable, p107)
(5)"I don't understand it. But for that matter I don't understand how a spider learned to spin a web in the first place. When the words appeared, everybody said they were a miracle. But nobody pointed out that the web itself is a miracle." (Dr. Dorian, p109)
(6)\"I have decided to take the pig to the County Fair on September sixth. Make the crate large and paint it green with gold letters!" (Mr. Zuckerman, p96)
(7)"We're staying quietly-ietly-ietly at home. Only Wilbur-ilbur-ilbur is going to the Fair." (The goose, p122)
(8)"I am going to give that pig a buttermilk bath." (Mrs. Zuckerman, p120)
(9)"Sure I'm a spring pig. What did you think I was, a spring chicken?" (Uncle, p134)
(10)"Please, please, please, Templeton, climb up and get the egg sac." (Wilbur, p167)
4. English Names
(1) "Will you just pick out a nice sensible name for me-- something not too long , not too fancy, and not too dumb?"
(2) ",,, I think it is only fair to tell you that I was devoted to your mother. I owe my very life to her. She was brilliant, beautiful, and loyal to the end. I shall always treasure her memory. To you, her daughters, I pledge my friendships, forever and ever."
(3) 虽然玫瑰不叫玫瑰，亦无损其芳香 (Romeo and Juliet--Shakespeare),但人如其名，适当的英文名很重要。
(4)最好的狀況就是直接中翻英,比如說林志玲就叫Lin Chi-ling，章子怡就叫Zhang Ziyi。王家衛導演就叫Wong Kar-Wai。
5. 課堂上提及
(1) protagonist 主角 antagonist 反角
通常西方兒童文學中的主角不是單親就是孤苦無依？？
(2) 由多個故事中看到的驚嘆句,取代較不禮貌的 Oh my god!
eg. "Heaven only knows!" and " Good gracious!"
6. Vocabulary
(1) spread bad news
(v.) spread out
(n.) smoke spread
(2) pledge (v./n.) 保证；许诺
(3) fat--fatten (v.) fatten you up
(4) miracle--miraculous (adj.)
(5) splash (v.) cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force
eg. splash water
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