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1、2022/9/22 Sherwood Anderson(1876-1941)2022/9/22 2022/9/22Life experience bBorn into a poor family in southern Ohio, the third of seven children in a family The family was forced to move shortly after Sherwood was born because his fathers small business had failed. They finally settled permanently in

2、 Clyde, Ohio in 1884. Due to the financial difficulties, Andersons father began drinking heavily.When he was 12 years old, he began to take on odd jobs. He finally left high school before graduating.2022/9/22He worked as a manual laborer until enrolling in the army for service in Cuba during the Spa

3、nish-American War. When he returned to the states, he completed his high school education.This led to a new job in Chicago as an copywriter and solicitor. During this time, he wrote and published numerous essays on a variety of topics, ranging from business to literature. In the following years, he

4、married, had three children, and became a successful businessman. 2022/9/22His Literary Career The literary output of Sherwood Anderson is abundant.He published eight novels, four collections of short stories, three books of poems and plays, more than 300 articles, reviews and essays, and three volu

5、mes of autobiography.Sherwood Anderson left behind a substantial amount of work, including short fiction, novels, plays, essays, and memoirs. He is best known for his work Winesburg, Ohio (1919), a collection of stories about characters in a fictional small town.2022/9/22American Civil War TheAmeric

6、an Civil War(18611865), in theUnited Statesoften referred to as simply theCivil Warand sometimes called the War Between the States, was acivil warfought over thesecessionof theConfederate States. Eleven southernslave statesdeclared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate St

7、ates of America (the Confederacy); the other 25 states supported the federal government (theUnion). After four years of warfare, mostly within the Southern states, the Confederacy surrendered and slavery was abolished everywhere in the nation. Issues that led to war were partially resolved in theRec

8、onstruction Erathat followed, though others remained unresolved.2022/9/22(n.)A_of water fell from the tap. The patient is on a_. Dont be such a _! Come and join in the fun. (v.)As water continues to _, the icicle grows. They_in fat, and they do nothing. _2022/9/22(adj.)He was born in the purple and

9、was brought up in the_palace. (n.)The piano soon developed into the contemporary nine- to ten-foot concert_. Itll cost you 50_. 2022/9/22(adj.)The magazine published_details of their affair. (vt.)They would not_how the problem could be solved. (n.)Sir Reginald was known to his_as Porky. 2022/9/22Mom

10、entary，Momentous兩個詞都來自名詞moment。Momentary :transitory or lasting only for a moment，其后常跟pain、interruption、expectation、happiness、emotion等詞，其同義詞是transient/ephemeral；反義詞是lasting.Momentous :of great consequence。其后常跟events、news、moments、date等詞，其同義詞是important、highly significant；反義語是trifling。2022/9/22They can

11、 only secure momentary happiness.It is a momentary reaction.Hong Kongs return to China is a momentous event in 1997.This news is momentous to you.Structure & Main ideaStructure:Part 1(Para.1-25)(Description of his father and the disappointment at him)Para.1-7Para.8-22Para.23-25 Disappointed at fathe

12、rs showing offInteresting stories told by his fatherMothers understanding and my dislike of the fathers irresponsibilityThis is a story about an interesting character told by his son who later became a well-known writer. With well-selected anecdotes (奇聞軼事) and using the tone of a little boy, the author gives a vivid character sketch(速寫,素描) of his father whom he used to despise but gradually learns to understand and appreciate when he grows up.Main idea:Analysis of Fathers Imagein the eyes of the son: a failure; a c