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1、Article with Chinese Guide and Exercises for Lecture 6 Grand Isle:A Visit to the Setting of The Awakening1 Posted on June 25,2005 by Linda McGovern 1 Grand Isle,a three-hour drive south of New Orleans,is on the outermost shore of Louisiana.The drive takes quite some time since the winding narrow roa
2、d is accessible by only two cars at a time.The slow pace gives you a chance to pass a rather scenic view of bayou life.Small towns,small homes,and bait shops line the side of the road,a land full of seafood restaurants and fishing gear to buy or rent.It made me wish I wasnt allergic to shellfish sin
3、ce the smells were everything I imagined Cajun food would be.2 While driving,my husband and I noticed the many signs for“flying fish”and it confirmed my feeling of being a long way from home in Boston.Both windows were down to cool the humid August air.The mild,warm ocean breeze had a rhythm all its
4、 own and came and went with each turn we took.My senses were beginning to awaken.3 I had wanted to visit Grand Isle,the setting for The Awakening by Kate Chopin,since I first read the book in my college freshman English class.It was then that I became fascinated by the novel,Kate Chopin,its setting,
5、and characters.After several re-readings I am still as passionate about the work as when I was first introduced.I heard its language and it spoke deeply to me.I felt Edna Pontelliers longings,desires and her struggle.Edna represents the human need to discover and realize ones true calling,ones indiv
6、iduality in a society that encourages conformity.The Awakening speaks to both women and men,and is about the search for self and the journey to find truth and ones place in relation to the world.4 Edna needed to be freed from her constraints to be able to find herself.It is rare,even today,to truly
7、venture above and beyond societys norms and conventions.It is so much easier and safer to remain inside than outside.The Awakening speaks to the inner soul that seeks to explore uncharted territories.5 When we finally reached our destination,I felt slightly disappointed because Grand Isle did not ma
8、tch my minds eye impression,as it was described in The Awakening.Grand Isle was devastated on October 1,1893 by a hurricane,which killed 2,000 people,forever destroying the island as Chopin knew it.In her day,the resort was an escape from the crime and disease of New Orleans.Driving down the main ro
9、ad I felt sure we could have been visiting any 1 The Awakening 故事开始于 19 世纪末的格兰德岛，女主人公爱德娜在反叛中，感到了自由和快乐。她一方面渴望罗伯特的爱，另外一方面继续放纵着自己。难忘旧情的罗伯特回到了新奥尔良，第一次向爱德娜坦言对她的爱，这让爱德娜重新点燃了对他的爱。但是最后她发现她的丈夫不能理解她，就连罗伯特也不能，她成了孩子的囚徒。她回到格兰德岛，这个让她最初觉醒的地方她选择了自杀，在大海温柔的拥抱中，她得到了解脱，永远地逃离了孤独。The Wakening begins at Grade Isle,a vacat
10、ion spot of wealthy Creoles from New Orleans.Edna is there with her two sons and her husband Leonce who comes and goes because of business.Edna has never felt like she fits in with their lifestyle.Edna has always done what is expected of a woman,including marrying a man she did not love.He regards h
11、er as a possession rather than an individual.While on vacation,Edna falls in love with Robert Lebrun.She often goes to the beach with him.She begins to realize for the first time,at age 28,that she Edna is so distressed that she returns to Grand Isle where she goes swimming in the cold sea.Purposely
12、 she swims out too far and drowns herself.gathering of beach cottages on the Atlantic coast.The no-vacancy signs stared down our intentions of staying a day or so.But we decided to try to find a spot to catch the view,stretch our legs a bit and relax after the long ride.6 I looked around and thought
13、 how different it all must have been in Chopins day.We found a deserted spot next to the water not far from an oil refinery.Sitting on a large,bare log I realized,Wow!This is the Gulf of Mexico.Finally,I was really here.7 I felt an immense amount of joy and anticipation swell up inside me knowing I
14、was on the same ground where Chopin and Edna had once been long ago.This had been the place that inspired the setting of the novel.The distracting,artificial,technological advancements surrounding us faded into the distance;they just didnt seem to matter as much.We moved closer to the edge,for a bet
15、ter view of Grand Isles waters.The day was at an end and the boats were headed home.Several picturesque shrimp boats with their wide winged nets slowly passed by.Each boat was led by dolphins riding the waves.Up and down they went disappearing silently into the water.8 As the sun began to drop from
16、the sky,the clouds were transformed into an array of vibrant colors:reds,yellows,oranges,and pinks.It was an amazing view of the reflection of lighted colors cast upon the water.The day had been warm and as the sun set,the air became cooler and the night breeze blew gently over us.I began to think a
17、bout how enticed Edna was by the oceans incessant call,its beauty and its echoes of memory.I thought of how romantic and sensuous the island must have been long ago when it was far less populated and there was no bridge to the island;one could only access it by boat.I visualized the sounds,the scent
18、s and the Creole culture.The Awakening is written in the rhythm of the summer breeze on Grand Isle,lazy,warm and timeless.The novel has always seemed surreal to me;a reverie,a hazy and cloudy dream that is as seductive as a warm summer rain.9 I have pictured Ednas transformation like the metamorphos
19、is of a butterfly that eventually becomes what it is meant to be naturally.She escapes her closed,cocoon-like existence and is able to finally realize herself.10 As I contemplated these thoughts,we noticed that there was some movement across the water on another tiny island or inlet quite a distance
20、 from us.Looking through some binoculars,we observed what appeared to be,several wild goats along the shore.There were also other creatures that looked like otters,which appeared to be playing.This added to the dream-like experience of the sunset,the waters reflection,the dolphins,and the boats.It w
21、as truly a magical and unique moment that we were lucky enough to witness.By opening my heart and mind to all that Grand Isle had to offer,this spectacle unfolded.I began to feel so small,but a part of something larger,under the vast wave of sky with the stars becoming clear and glistening brightly.
22、As I looked across the water,I thought of Ednas relationship with the ocean and how she learns to befriend it rather than to fear it.There are so many ambiguities concerning the sea.So many of us are drawn to the sea,to be alone,as a source of power,contemplation or a connection with the natural wor
23、ld.The waters have creative and destructive potential.The sea invites us but can take us at any time.Ednas soul was freed at Grand Isle and her union with the sea was where she was most accepted,most liberated.This was her home,her final resting place.11 Kate Chopin,like Edna,remained true to her id
24、eals.Both went against the current of the day.Just as Grand Isle is the furthest edge of land so too did Chopin and Edna take their position in society.Grand Isle is a perfect setting of the novel and metaphor for the way Chopin lived her life.She took things to the limit,to the edge and questioned
25、the unquestionable.She was a woman before her time.As Ednas friend Mademoiselle Reisz states in The Awakening,“The artist must possess the courageous soul that dares and defies.”12 Chopin went the distance and has made a difference in the lives of those who have read her work.I know it has for me.Il
26、l come back to Grand Isle just as I have come back to Chopin,for Grand Isle and Chopin are synonymous,inseparable for me now.It will always be Chopins Grand Isle.She has inspired us to look inside ourselves,to awaken the dormant butterfly,and to set it free.第六单元第六单元 Grand Isle 导读导读 同学好，这是第六单元课文 Suns
27、et Grand Isle,LA,A visit to the Setting of The Awakening 的导读，希望这篇导读对大家理解这篇课文有所帮助。顺便说一下，题目里面的这个 LA，指的是美国西南部墨西哥湾沿岸的路易斯安娜州，而不是洛杉矶。这篇文章选自 literary travel，一个专门刊登一些和文学作品有关的游记的网站，然后顺便做些旅行社一样的业务。第五单元课文 One Small Step back to Where We Started 写的是人类迄今为止最远距离的旅行，登月之旅。作者借着纪念登月 40 周年探讨了人类所有旅行的意义。今天这篇则是游记，恐怕是本门课程中
28、最文艺的一篇文章了。那么这篇游记又体现了人类旅行的什么意义呢？http:/ Grand Isle and Chopin are synonymous,inseparable,这里时，感觉这是一篇为 Grand Isle 这个小岛做宣传的软文，而且是写得很优美的软文。既然这篇游记是探访美国作家 Kate Chopin 的小说 The Awakening 的背景地，那我们就一边讲 Kate Chopin和 The Awakening 这部小说，一边来理解课文。二，谁是 Kate Chopin？Kate Chopin 是 19 世纪末的美国女作家，作品主人公多为女性。Kate Chopin 所属的文
29、化圈有几个特点：首先，她是法国裔，这个法国裔还很复杂，简单地说，法国人移民到加拿大，后来又移民到美国，这些人就被叫做Creoles。而居住在美国南部路易斯安娜州（新奥尔良就在路易斯安娜）的那些由加拿大迁徙来的法国裔，就叫做 Cajun。两这个词在文中都出现了，所以我就在这里解释一下，免得大家困惑。Cajun food，尤其 Cajuns 烹饪的海鲜在美国是名菜，毕竟是法国美食演变过来的嘛，所以才有了文章开头作者受到食物味道诱惑的感觉，说 the smells were everything I imagined Cajun food would be。三，Kate Chopin 是女性作家，但
30、她是女性主义作家吗？大部分评论认为 Chopin 是美国女性主义文学的先驱。Kate Chopin 生活写作的时代是美国内战后一战前的这段时期。Chopin 的主题涉及了种族、女性等后来在 60 年代以来成为美国文化中心词汇的一些主题。这也是她在70 年代被重新发现被重读的原因之一。但也有一些文评家认为 Kate Chopin 写的是人性本能与社会规范之间的矛盾，这是自有人类社会以来就有的矛盾冲突。这些矛盾和冲突带来的挣扎和纠结是每个人都有可能经历的。只不过 Kate Chopin 的主人公碰巧是女性而已。因此 Chopin 的主题不仅限于女性主义这么狭隘，她所关注和体现的是人性的困惑与挣扎。
31、很显然这篇游记的作者赞同后一种观点。文章第 3 段段尾这句话 The Awakening speaks to both women and men,and is about the search for self and the journey to find truth and ones place in relation to the world.认识自我、认识世界（find truth 这个词我不建议翻译成追求真理，追求真理貌似很高大上的东西，其实在这里 find truth 就是认识这个世界是怎样的而已，是很接地气的东西）以及定位自己和这个世界的关系，这些主题，谁说仅限于女性呢？女性也
32、好，男性也好，在这个世界的一段旅程中都要思考这些问题，不是吗？四，那么在 The Awakening 这部小说中，人性自由与社会规范这个自从有了人类社会以来就存在的冲突是怎样解决的？小说主人公 Edna 寻找自我之路（文章第 4 段）：Edna needed to be freed from her constraints to be able to find herself.It is rare,even today,to truly venture above and beyond societys norms and conventions.It is so much easier an
33、d safer to remain inside than outside.The Awakening speaks to the inner soul that seeks to explore uncharted territories.这段是说 Edna 为了找到自己，必须把自己从社会规范的束缚中解脱出来。本文作者承认，即使在今天为了忠于自己的内心，打破社会习俗和规范都是很难的事情。遵守规范比打破规范要容易得多。而 The Awakening 这部小说探索了内心深处对探索禁地的向往。小说中大海的意象象征“自由”，大陆象征“束缚”（第 8 段）：I began to think about
34、 how enticed Edna was by the oceans incessant call,its beauty and its echoes of memory.作者站在 Chopin 还有小说主人公 Edna 曾经站过的海边，想象这片海多么的诱人啊，美丽而充满美好的回忆，日夜不停地呼唤，大海是自由的象征，一个不受社会规范限制、按照人的本性生活、听从内心呼唤而生活的地方。最后 Edna 就真的逃离了如蝉茧般束缚自己的社会规范，去寻找自我。第 9 般：She escapes her closed,cocoon-like existence and is able to finally
35、 realize herself.大海致命的诱惑（第 10 段）：The waters have creative and destructive potential.The sea invites us but can take us at any time.Ednas soul was freed at Grand Isle and her union with the sea was where she was most accepted,most liberated.This was her home,her final resting place.海水既可以让你生，亦可以让你死。大海
36、很美好很诱人，但也可以随时取走你的生命。Edna 最终脱离了 Grand Isle 的束缚，投身于大海，只有大海可以接纳她，在海水的怀抱中她才能得到解放。大海是她的家，她可以安息的地方。大海在这里象征一个人可以按照自己的本性、听从内心的呼唤而生活的地方。忤逆社会规范的代价是巨大的。Edna 之死（第 11 段）读到这里，你应该知道发生了什么吧？是的，Kate Chopin 的主人公 Edna 挑战了社会规范，象征俗世的陆地已经不能容她，虽然这里地处新奥尔良最南端，再南就是浩瀚的墨西哥湾，这是个极限之地，已经是天涯海角，可就是在这里，她也没办法释放自己，做真正的自己，只有大海能接纳她，大海温暖柔
37、情、壮阔而浪漫，那么她也就只有投身于大海的怀抱了。能够按照内心本性生活的地方，在 Edna 的时代只能通过死亡才能通达。Just as Grand Isle is the furthest edge of land so too did Chopin and Edna take their position in society.是的，就像 Grand Isle 是天涯海角，Chopin 和她的主人公也处在社会的边缘。She took things to the limit,to the edge and questioned the unquestionable.她把事情推向极致，质疑了不可
38、质疑的，挑战了不可挑战的极限。好了，故事就讲到这里吧，感兴趣的同学就找原小说来看吧，是个中篇，不算长。这么讲起来，这个故事好像很俗套，然而杰出作品和平庸作品的差距就在于在人物的转念和纠结中，照见了多少最底层的人性和最底层的社会逻辑。五，那么作者旅行到 Grand Isle 来找什么呢？我们还得先从 Kate Chopin 说起，作者来到 Grand Isle 是来寻找她的。Kate Chopin 崇拜莫泊桑，认为莫泊桑写的不是小说，是生活。怎样的生活呢？是逃离传统和权威，“走进自我的内心深处，并从那里向外瞭望的所感和所见”。（Here was a man who had escaped fro
39、m tradition and authority,who had entered into himself and looked out upon life through his own being and with his own eyes;and who,in a direct and simple way,told us what he saw.-Kate Chopin）。所以 Chopin 也跟着这样做了，因此她的小说里也满满都是生活，所以每个人都有可能在她的人物里照见自己的内心，很多时候照见了，自己都会吓一跳，因为这部分的自我可能读者自己都没有认识到，而 Chopin 认识到了，
40、并且一下子就写出来了，写到了人的内心深处，这就是文学的魅力。这就是本文作者为什么受到 Chopin 小说那么大的触动，以至于专门从波士顿跑到新奥尔良，然后再从新奥尔良开三个小时弯弯曲曲的羊肠小路（the winding narrow road is accessible by only two cars at a time）跑到位于天涯海角的 Grand Isle这么个小岛来的原因。她说是来找 Chopin，来找 Chopin 小说的主人公 Edna，其实也就是找寻她自己，至少是自己的一部分，想挣脱外界给她设置的种种束缚的那部分自己。所以我们可以说，本文的作者是不远千里来感受一下作为一个女性摆
41、脱社会束缚 went against the current of the day、忠于自己内心那是一种怎样的感觉，之后也是要衡量一下，这样做的代价有多大。读到这里你是不是想读一读 The Awakening 了呢？是不是也想到 Grand Isle 去体会一下天涯海角的感觉了呢？六，最后一点题外话。Chopin 出身富裕，成年后出嫁，按照世俗的观点，也嫁得不错。然而丈夫生意的失败以及后面的离世，使她不仅经济上拮据，精神上也抑郁了。她的医生建议她写作，一方面缓解抑郁，另一方面也可以赚点钱。所以我们今天读到的作品就是这么来的。七，小结：1.这篇文章是作者拜访美国作家 Kate Chopin 小说
42、 The Awakening 的场景地 Grand Isle 的一篇游记 2.Kate Chopin 是法国后裔，在美国南方生活的法国后裔称作 Creole，因而生活在路易斯安娜州的 Chopin的作品有浓郁的 Creole 文化特色。3.Kate Chopin 是女性作家，多写女性人物，但她的作品更多探讨个体自我和社会规范之间的冲突。4.在小说 The Awakening 中，这种冲突是以女主人公投入象征自由的大海结束生命而告终的。5.作者受到小说的触动，来到故事的发生地，来到小说作者和主人公生活的环境，来体会她们的心境与困境，并寻找自己。I.Task 1 Useful Expression
43、s While reading the passage,try to find out the useful expressions that are equivalent to the Chinese expressions given in the exercise.1.蜿蜒狭窄的公路一次只能容两辆车通过。_ 2.敢于挑战社会规范和习俗 _ 3.探索未知的领域 _ 4.无尽的喜悦和期待油然而生 _ 5.天色将晚，渔船归港。_ 6.云朵变幻出一大片鲜亮的颜色。_ 7.晚风轻柔地吹在身上。_ 8.她逃离了如蝉茧般束缚自己的社会规范，去寻找自我。_ 9.我们如此幸运能够见到这般神奇而又独特的时刻
44、 _ 10.海水既可以让你生，亦可以让你死。_ 11.就像 Grand Isle 是天涯海角，Chopin 和 Edna 也处在社会的边缘。_ 12.她把事情推向极致，挑战了不可挑战的极限。_ II.Task 2 Comprehension Questions In this exercise,you are to ask five questions and then answer them in your own words(i.e.,paraphrase)based on the original ideas from the text.Try to ask more questions
45、 of what,why,and how,which may help cultivate your critical thinking skills.Here are our sample questions.1.Why does the writer feel her senses were awakening while driving from New Orleans to Grand Isle?_ 2.What does it spoke deeply to me in the 3rd paragraph mean?_ 3.Why has Edna in Kate Chopins s
46、tory have to struggle and even die?_ 4.What does the author want to escape from according to Paragraph 7?_ 5.What is the author trying to find by visiting the small island at the southern edge of the country?_ III.Task 3 Writing You are to write a four-paragraph essay on the topic“My Hometown”,which includes an introduction,two body paragraphs and a conclusion._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Sample answers to the three tasks have been provided for you in the Video of Article Analysis.)