【正文】 pays a lot of attention to her because he wants to marry her. 45. flashy: overornamented, unpleasantly big, bright, etc. and perhaps not of good quality Something that is flashy is so smart, bright and expensive that you find it unpleasant and perhaps vulgar a flashy sports car / cheap flashy clothes 46. repose: pose: to make (esp. oneself) calm, quiet, etc. Jean was nervous at first but soon posed herself. 47. kinky: (esp. of hair) having kinks kink: a backward turn or twist in hair, a rope, chain, pipe, etc. 48. wriggle: to twist from side to side 49. loud: attracting attention by being unpleasantly colourful 50. rope: (of 2 or more mountain climbers) to be fastened together with the same rope (I think the word here means the plaits or the pigtails are fastened together 51. gliding: to move noiselessly in a smooth, continuous manner, which seems easy and without effort glider: a plane without an engine 52. something of a(n)... : (infml) rather a(n), a fairly good You use the expression something of in the following ways. If you say that a person or thing has something of a particular quality, feeling, etc., you mean that they have it to some extent. If you say that a person is something of an actor, something of a poet, etc., you mean that the person can act, write poetry, etc. to some extent Dr. Mitra, a scholar and something of a philosopher If you say that a situation is something of a mystery / a surprise, etc., you mean that it is slightly mysterious, slightly surprising He is something of a book collector / a liar / a musician. I am something of a carpenter myself, you know. make sth. of oneself: be successful He is a clever boy I hope he39。Lesson 4 Everyday Use for Your Grandmama Objectives of Teaching prehend the whole story learn to paraphrase the difficult sentences understand the structure of the text appreciate the style and rhetoric of the passage. lean and master the vocabulary and expressions Important and difficult points prehension of the whole story understanding of certain expressions appreciation of the writing technique , slangy or black English difference between nationalities in the US Background information The author wrote quite a number of novels, among them were The Color Purple which won the Pulitzer Prize of Fiction （普利策小說(shuō)獎(jiǎng)） and The American Book Award（美國(guó)圖書(shū)獎(jiǎng)） . In 1985, the Color Purple was made into a movie which won great fame Detailed Study of the Text 1. wavy: having regular curves A wavy line has a series of regular curves along it. The wavy lines are meant to represent water. Here in the text the word describes the marks in wavy patterns on the clay ground left by the broom. *image 1* (此處加一細(xì)曲線(xiàn)圖 ) 2. groove: a long narrow path or track made in a surface, esp. to guide the movement of sth. A groove is a wide, deep line cut into a surface. The cupboard door slides open along the groove it fits into. 3. homely: simple, not grand, (of people, faces, etc.,) not goodlooking, ugly If someone is homely, they are not very attractive to look at。 tech) pig boar [o:]: male pig on a farm that is kept for breeding sow [au]: fully grown female pig 12. sledge hammer: large, heavy hammer for swinging with both hands, a large heavy hammer with a long handle, used for smashing concrete 13. barley: 大麥 14. pancake: a thin, flat circle of cooked batter (糊狀物 ) made of milk, flour and eggs. usu. rolled up or folded and eaten hot with a sweet or savory filling inside 15. sidle: walk as if ready to turn or go the other way If you sidle somewhere, you walk there uncertainly or cautiously, as if you do not want anyone to notice you A man sidled up to me and asked if I wanted a ticket for the match.. 16. shuffle: slow dragging walk If you shuffle, you walk without lifting your feet properly off the g