Comprehension check Do you find it strange when the woman said "My husband moved into our house"? Is it considered a shame for a man to marry into his wife's home? Answer:It may sound strange to Chinese because a wife usually moves to her husband's house after their wedding
Comprehension check ❖ Do you find it strange when the woman said ”My husband moved into our house”? Is it considered a shame for a man to marry into his wife’s home? ❖Answer: It may sound strange to Chinese because a wife usually moves to her husband’s house after their wedding
Comprehension check What kind of people do you think the farmer and his wife are?What fine qualities do you find in them? Answer:a traditional rural couple Fine qualities:hardworking,living a simple and thrifty life,honest,self-reliant,kind, generous,love of nature,loyal to family
Comprehension check ❖What kind of people do you think the farmer and his wife are? What fine qualities do you find in them? ❖Answer: a traditional rural couple ❖Fine qualities: hardworking, living a simple and thrifty life, honest, self-reliant, kind, generous, love of nature, loyal to family
Comprehension check Do you agree with the woman that it's fate that sent her children away from them?Is it fate? What is it if not fate? Answer:The trend of urbanization is somewhat like a fate.The young cannot resist the attraction of city life and usually leave the rural areas wanting to make a fortune in the city
Comprehension check ❖Do you agree with the woman that it’s fate that sent her children away from them? Is it fate? What is it if not fate? ❖Answer: The trend of urbanization is somewhat like a fate. The young cannot resist the attraction of city life and usually leave the rural areas wanting to make a fortune in the city
Comprehension check Why does the woman say the question whether she is happy or unhappy has never occurred to her?Does she complain about poverty,hard work,disease,hardship and scarcity?What kind of philosophy does that reveal? What about her husband? Answer:Because the woman lives a simple and natural life,and she knows poverty,hard work, disease,hardship and scarcity have always been part of life.She doesn't complain about that.She may not be pleased by external gains and not saddened by personal losses.Her philosophy and her husband's are much like Taoism of China
Comprehension check ❖ Why does the woman say the question whether she is happy or unhappy has never occurred to her? Does she complain about poverty, hard work, disease, hardship and scarcity? What kind of philosophy does that reveal? What about her husband? ❖Answer: Because the woman lives a simple and natural life, and she knows poverty, hard work, disease, hardship and scarcity have always been part of life. She doesn’t complain about that. She may not be pleased by external gains and not saddened by personal losses. Her philosophy and her husband’s are much like Taoism of China
Comprehension check Suppose you were one of the four children of the farmers,would you like to return to the land and live there for the rest of your life?Why and why not? Answer:open
Comprehension check ❖Suppose you were one of the four children of the farmers, would you like to return to the land and live there for the rest of your life? Why and why not? ❖Answer: open