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TheWaytoRainyMountain,N.ScottMomaday,Para.1,Alyricaldescriptionoftheauthorsancestralland,whichisimportantforhimtosearchhisidentity.Theland-embodimentofthetribalhistoryTheKiowawarriorsaredead;theculturehasalmostdisappeared;onlythelandremains.Visible,toremindyouofthepastandevokeyourimagination,ThehardestweatherinRM,Winter-blizzards暴风雪Spring-tornadicwinds龙卷风Summer-ananvilsedge砧缘一样热和硬Grass-brittle,brown,又脆又黄cracks裂开的声音,foliage,植物的叶子(总称);叶子及梗和枝Mosttreeslosetheirfoliageinwinter.大多数树木在冬天落叶。
green叶绿色foliageleaf营养叶foliageplant观叶植物,writhe,Totwistandturnthebodyasinagony.因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚Hewaswrithingonthegroundinagony.他痛苦地在地上打滚。
Knolln.Asmallroundedhillormound;ahillock.Blizzardn.Averyheavysnowstormwithhighwinds.大风雪Groven.Asmallwoodorstandoftreesthatlacksdenseundergrowth.小树林hickory山核桃:
一种山核桃属的北美洲落叶乔木,树皮光滑或粗糙,复叶,果实或坚果坚硬光滑,中间有可食用的种子,种子外包了一层可裂成四片的外皮Prairien.Anextensiveareaofflatorrolling,predominantlytreelessgrassland,especiallythelargetractorplainofcentralNorthAmerica.大草原Anviln.解砧骨,Witchhazeln.AnyofseveraldeciduousshrubsorsmalltreesofthegenusHamamelis,especiallyH.virginiana,ofeasternNorthAmerica,havingyellowflowersthatbloominlateautumnorwinter.金缕梅Willown.柳树,柳木制品,AtadistanceinJulyorAugust.infire.从远处望去,七、八月里的树叶热得冒烟,犹如在火中挣扎。
.popinguplikecorntostingtheflesh.像玉米花一样爆裂开,刺得人痛。
Allthingsintheplain.intheeye.平原上的一切都是疏离开来的,所见之物不会混杂在一起让人看不清楚。
Tolookuponthatlandscape.ofproportion.,清晨,太阳在你的背后冉冉升起,此时观看大地,你就会失去平时的比例感。
Yourimaginationcomestolife,andthisyouthink,isthewhereCreationwasbegun.,Thelandscapemakesyourimaginationvividandlifelike,andyoubelievethatthecreationofthewholeuniversewasbegunrighthere.Creation,nottheCreation:
thecreatingoftheuniverseasaKiowaimagines.,FunctionofPara.2,InthesecondparagraphtheauthorexplainshispurposeofhisvisittoRainyMountain:
tobeathisgrandmothersgrave.Thisparagraphservesasatransitionallinkbetweenthedescriptionofthelandinthefirstparagraphandthenarrationofhisgrandmothersandhispeoplesstoriesinthefollowingparagraphs.,indeathherfacewasthatofachild.,Lifeisbutacircle,onebeginsasachildandendslikeachild,andindeathonereturnstowhereonebegins,infirmadj1physicallyweak(espfromoldageorillness)体弱的,虚弱的,衰弱的(尤指因年迈或疾病):
walkwithinfirmsteps迈着虚弱的步子行走.2ofsth(fml文)withoutstrengthofsth欠缺某方面的力量:
infirmofpurpose,will,etc,ienotpurposeful,notresolute目的不明确、意志不坚强.,Mainideaofpara.3,ThisparagraphsumsupthehistoryoftheKiowasasaPlainsNativeculturethegoldentimeandthedeclineintheirhistory,headwatern.OftenheadwatersThewaterfromwhichariverrises;asource.河源:
一条河流的发源处;水源forkn.(道路、河流等的)分岔,岔路,支流,Preeminentadj.Superiortoornotableaboveallothers;outstanding.ButwarfarefortheKiowas.ratherthanofsurvival.Meaning:
WarfarewasimportantfortheKiowasmorebecauseoftheirmilitanttendencythanbecauseoftheirneedofsurvival.TheKiowasoftenfoughtjustbecausetheyweregoodwarriors,becausetheyfoughtoutofhabit,character,nature,notbecausetheyneededextralandsormaterialgainsforthesakeofsurvivingandthriving.,grim,adj.严酷的,无情的Hisexpressionwasgrimwhenhetoldthemtheyhadlosttheirjobs.当他告诉他们说他们已被解雇时,他的表情十分冷酷。
讨厌的,糟糕的Ivehadagrimday.我过了不愉快的一天。
unrelentingadj.持续不断的,不松懈的,不屈不挠的Hewasunrelentinginhispursuitoflegalmandate.他坚决要求得到合法的托管权。
ill-provisioned:
withoutadequatesuplies,esp.food.pillage:
theactofplundering掠夺,抢劫corraln.(家畜用的)畜栏,畜槛(pen)broodv.tokeepthinkingaboutsomethingthatyouareworriedorupsetabout:
-Dontsitathomebroodingallday./broodover/about/on/-Theresnopointbroodingoverit-shesgone./,Mygrandmotherwassparedtenyears,butshemusthaveknowafflictionofdefeat(para.3),Luckily,mygrandmadidnotsufferthehumiliationofbeingputintoaclosureforholdinganimals,forshewasborneightortenyearsaftertheevent.Fromherearlychildhood,shemusthaveheardwhathadhappenedfromherparentsandgrandparents.Thereforeshemusthaveknownthegreatpainanddistressbroughtbydefeat,andshemusthaveseenhowtheyhadkeptthinkingabouttheirdefeatinagloomyandhopelessway.,mainideaofpara.4,ThisparagraphisabouthowtheKiowasmigratedfromwesternMontanaandhowthemigrationtransformedtheKiowas.LikePara.3,thispartusestheauthorsgrandmothersstoryasfocalpoint,butquicklymovesontothestoryoftheKiowaspeople.Theuseofwordslike“shebelongedtothelastculture”and“herforebears”smoothesthetransition.,Itwasalongjourneytowardthedawn,anditledtoagoldenage.(para.4),Theymovedtowardtheeast,wherethesunrises,andalsotowardthebeginningofanewculture,whichledtothegreatestmomentintheirhistory.Dawn:
daybreak,beginningofaneweraintheirhistory,andtheirancientnomadicspiritwassuddenlyfreeoftheground,Asanomadicpeople,theyhadnopermanenthomeandwereconstantlyonthemove.WhentheylivedinthemountainsinMontana,theyhadnohorsesandthereforetheyhadtowalkonfootallthetime.Inasensetheyweretiedtotheground.Nowtheywereabletorideonhorseback.Thisgavethemafreedomofmovement,thuscompletelyliberatingtheirancientnomadicspirit.nomadica.游牧的;游牧生活的,theobjectandsymbolofworship他们的崇拜物和象征物。
SunDance(seeNote12)fromonepointofview:
inasense,inaway,Fromonepointofview.fromasunlessworld.,Inasense,theirmigrationconfirmedtheancientmyththattheyenteredtheworldfromahollowlog,fortheydidemergefromthesunlessworldofthemountains.,roleofpara.5,Inthisparagraph,theauthorreturnstohisgrandmotheragain.SincesheistheimmediatereasonforhimtocometoRainyMountain,sheisthelinkbetweentheauthorandhisancestors.,Iwantedtoseeinreality.mypilgrimage.,1)inrealityvs.inthemindseye2)pilgrimagen.朝圣(之旅程),进香,mainideaofPara.6,TheKiowasfeltasenseofconfinementinYellowstone,Montana,1)thetopoftheworld:
thebestoftheworld世界上最好的地方2)Butbeautifulasitis,onemighthavethesenseofconfinementthere.虽然黄石地区很美,但人们可能有受束缚、被禁锢的感觉。
3)Theskyinalldirectionsiscloseathand.deepcleavageofshade.放眼望去,四周天际线近在咫尺,伸手可及。
这天际线是一道树的高墙和一条条幽深的裂缝。
elkn.麇鹿badgern.獾TheKiowasreckonedtheirstaturebythedistance.inthewilderness.Ashunters,itwasveryimportantfortheKiowastobeabletoseefar.SoifaKiowacouldseeveryfar,hewouldberespectedbythefellowKiowas.Inotherwords,theirstaturewasmeasuredbythedistancetheycouldsee.Yetbecauseofthedenseforests,theycouldnotseeveryfar,andtheycouldhardlystandstraight.Thustheauthorsaystheybentandblindinthewilderness.,mainideaofpara.7,ThisparagraphisadepictionofthelandscapewhichtheycameuponwhentheygotoutofthehighlandsinMontana.Thenewlandscapeisopen,limitlessandsunlit,allowingthemanewvisionintounknowndistance.,InJulytheinlandslopeoftheRockiesisluxuriantwiththeflaxand.larkspur.,七月,落基山脉面向平原的内坡上长满了亚麻、荞麦、景天和翠雀等各类植物。
theskyisimmensebeyondallcomparison,天空宽阔无比。
beyondallcomparison:
无可比拟,无以伦比,Sweetclovertakesholdofthehills.sealthesoil.,草木犀长满了山丘,它低垂的枝叶盖到地上,密密地封住土壤。
WhentheKiowascametothelandoftheCrows,.afterthesolstices.,Kiowas人来到Crow人的土地上,他们在黎明时,隔着Bighorn河可以看到山的背阴处,明媚的阳光照在层层的庄稼地上。
theoldestdeity:
thesunafterthesolstices:
thesunplaysthedominantrole.solsticen.至;至日;至点,profusion,n.极丰富,大量浪费,挥霍慷慨大方aprofusionoffruitsonthemarket市场上大量的各种水果flowersbloominginprofusion盛开的花朵Heisliberaltoprofusion.他挥霍无度。
wean,使断奶使脱离,使疏远(from);使断绝(from)Hewassentawaytoschooltoweanhimfrombadcompanions.送他上学,以便与坏的伙伴断绝来往。
Metaphorically,theKiowaspausedontheirway,notinahurrytogoontowardthesoutheastbecausetheywantedtogivetheirbodiessometimetogetaccustomedtothechangeofweatherandotherphysicalconditions.,mainideaofpara.8,InthisparagraphtheauthordescribesDevilsTowerandtellstheKiowaslegendaboutit.,AtthetopofaridgeIcaughtsightofDevilsTower.theworldwasbegun.,在一座山脊顶上,我看到魔鬼塔高高插入灰蒙蒙的天空,似乎在时间诞生之时,地核开裂,宇宙的运动从此开始。
engenderv.,tomakeafeelingorsituationexist:
Theissueengenderedcontroversy.problemsengenderedbytherestructuringofthecompany,Twocenturiesago,becausetheycouldnotdootherwise,theKiowasmadealegendatthebaseoftherock.(para.8),TheycouldnotexplainhowDevilsTowerwasformedinscientificterms,theonlythingtheycoulddowastomakeupastorybyimaginationatthebaseoftherock.,Fromthatmoment,andsolongasthelegendlivesinthenightsky.,Inthelegend,thesevensistersareimmortalized.Withthislegend,theKiowasestablishedakinshipwithstars.Sun-Tai-meBigDipper(大熊座内的北斗七星)-Devilstower,Whatevertheywereinthemountains,theycouldbenomore.,TheywereamountainpeopleinMontana,andnowtheyhadcompletelybeentransformedintoaplainspeople.,mainideaofpara.9,Inthisparagraph,theauthortellsaboutthelastdaysoftheSunDanceculturebyusinghisgrandmotheraswitness.,havecomealongwany,tohavedevelopedorchangedalot.Psychiatryhascomealongwaysincethe1920s.,therestorationofherpeopleinthepresenceofTai-me,Tai-mewasthemostpowerfulmedicinetheKiowaspossessed.,consummate,vt.使结束,使完美Weconsummatedanagreementafterayearofnegotiation.经过一年的谈判,我们达成了协议。
Beforethedancecouldbegintodispersethetribe.(para.9),Theu.sgovernmentperceivedthesundanceasidolatry(偶像邪神崇拜)andthereforeabolisheditbyforce.Forthekiowaspeople,thesundancewastheirholiestreligiousceremony.Forbiddentopracticetheirownreligion,theywerecutofffromthelife-sustainingpowerofthesun.,Forbiddenwithoutcausetheessentialactfromthemedicinetree.,Withoutcausetheywereforbiddentoperformthemostimportantpartoftheirreligion.The
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