Text D Saying Yes(第1页)
TextDSayingYes
Dianag
“Areyouese?”
“Yes。”
“Ameri?”
“Yes。”
“Reallyese?”
“No。。。notquite。”
“ReallyAmeri?”
&ually,yousee。。。”
ButIwouldrathersay
Yes
her-nor,
Notmaybe,
Butboth,andnotonly
ThehomesI’vehad,
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I’drathersayit
Twice,
Yes
Discussthefollowiions。
1)atMoraandDianag?Howdrouheirwriting?
2)Whatisthethemeof“Immigrants”?Whatisthethemeof“Sayihetwopoemshaveanythinginon?
3)Whataresomeimagesin“Immigrants”?Whatisthesighem?
4)Isthereanydilemmaorhoperefles?Whatarethey?
5)Whidoyoulikebetter?Explainyourchoice。
Notes
1。AmyTan(1952-):Sheisaese-AmeriorksexploreculturedmhterrelatioorkisTheJoyLuckClub,whichhasbeentrao35languages。In1993,thebooktedintoaerciallysuccessfulfilm。
2。LifeSavers:ItisanAmerid-shapedmintsandartificiallyfruit-flavoredharddy。
3。Chess:Chessisagameplayedbytwopeopleonachessboard,withsixteenpieces(ofsixdifferenttypes—onekiworooks,twoknights,twobishops,apawns)foreachplayer。Eaovesinadistinctway。Thegoalofthegameistocheckmate,i。e。tothreate’skingwithiure。Gamesdonotnecessarilyendwithcheckmate—playersniftheybelievetheywilllose。Inaddition,thereareseveralwaysthatagameadraw。
4。AliceWalker(1944-):SheisanAfriAmeriauthor,poet,andactivist。Shehaswrittenbothfidessaysabe-knowicallyaovelTheColorPurple(1982)forwhithePulitzerPrizeforFi。
5。“Loar”and“WalkArouain”:TatternsofquiltsinAmeri。
6。Hakim-a-barber:Dee(Wangero)’sboyfrieodiherMamashouse。
7。PatMora(1942-):PatMoraisaMexi-AmeriwriterandculturalpreservationistwhoseekstodotthelivesofMexiAmeridU。S。LatinasandLatinhvaryinggenressuchas’sbooks,poetry,andnonfi。
8。Dianag(1934-):Sheisaese-AmeriovelistaknowheFrontiersofLove,onovelsbyanAsian-Amerian。SheissideredtobethefirsteseAmeriies)topublishaheStates。
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