Vocabulary Notes (Week Seventeen)

1. wrap (v.) 
    /ræp/
     If you wrap your fingers or arms around something, you hold it tightly
    She sat back in her chair and wrapped her arms around her knees.

2. brat (n.) [C]
    /bræt/
   a child who behaves badly or one you do not like
   My nephew is a little spoiled brat.

3. antagonist (n.) [C]
    /ænˈtæg·ə·nɪst/
    a person who opposes or disagrees with another

4. moor (n.) [C]
     /mʊr/  
    to attach a boat or ship to something on land or to the surface under the water to keep it in place
    We moored (the boat) further up the river.

5. fret (v.) 
    /fret/
    to worry or be unhappy about something 
    She fell into a fretful sleep.

Children's Literature (Week Seventeen)- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Wrap-up Lesson

1. To Kill the Mockingbird (Analysis in my blog) 
(1) This book is about growing up.
(2) "We have nothing to fear but fear itself."－From Franklin D. Roosevelt
(3) Important Quotation from Sparknotes website.

2. Danaë and golden shower (Analysis in my blog)

(1) This picture is from a famous artist, Klimt. He also has some great paintings such as The Kiss.

(2) Because Zeus like her, he changed himself to gold shower and got into Danae's tower.

     Therefore, she got pregnant.

3. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Analysis in my blog)

(1) L. Frank Baum made this story break away the traditional way to start the beginning. Before this, everyone prefers to use something ambiguous such as "Once upon a time....". But L. Frank Baum showed the specific place and time.

(2) Someone learned something. This thing need to compare what the person is in the beginning.

4. "Hansel and Gretel" (Analysis in my blog)

(1) On the beginning, the only they have is each other. (the crucial move) So, Gretel protected the only thing she has, Hansel, in the end of the story.

(2) Gretel learn something from experience such as brain, heart, and courage. She grew up (compared what she is in the beginning). 

(3) Resolution - rich and the death of the stepmother

5. The Secret Garden 

(1) It's about a little girl who has a disagreeable-looking face and she always put a sour expression on her face.

(2) Sickly, fretful, ugly 

6. The Adventure of Tom Sawyer 

(1) Mark Twain used lots of oral language (Southern American accent) in this novel such as "Spare the rod and spile the child."

(2) The Article from Ms. T. Sara Sun

7. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ear (Analysis in my blog)

(1) Theme : Fault, Denial, Greeting, and story-telling

(2) The only moral lesson is you need to say hi and greet to your friend in the morning.

8. Vocabularies and Phrases

(1) wrap-up 壓縮包 (懶人包類的)

(2) brats 死小孩

(3) pebble 小石頭

(4) antagonist 反角

(5) gay people-- 50年前還是使人愉悅的意思

(6) moor 荒原