Exercise 1:
1 The author of "Childhood" is (Gorky) of 20th century Russian literature.
2 Gorky had (four) teachers in his life. In chronological order, they were the cook (Smullet), the lawyer (Lanin), the publicist (Kaluzhinay) and the literary scholar (Korolenko)
3 "Childhood" is the first in a trilogy of (autobiographical novels based on his own experiences)
4 In 1879, when his maternal grandfather went bankrupt, Gorky took to the "earth "
5 Alyosha listened to his grandmother's stories, as well as (optimistic and simple) little Tsykan, the honest old worker (Grigori), the dedication to science and intellectuals, "good things", all gave Alyosha (strength and support), so that in the darkness of the environment, he still maintains the Alyosha's grandmother was a light to Alyosha's lonely heart, and she often told him folktales of compassion for the poor and the weak, and of glorification of the --. She was (kind), (good), (wise), (capable) and (loved life).
7 Grandfather often beat Grandfather and the children severely, such as Alexei, who was beaten unconscious by him for dyeing a piece of cloth, ruthlessly exploited the workers, secretly gave (usury), and encouraged the helpers to (steal). He was (stingy), (greedy), (tyrannical), (brutal).
Exercise 2:
1 When I was a child, I was very ill and at first I was looked after by - ------. Then my grandmother came from ----------- to look after me.
2A couple of -------- bearded men lived upstairs in "my" house; and old man Carmichael, a peddler of -, lived in the basement.
3The reason my grandmother called "me" a "brat" was ---------------.
4When my father died, there were people standing outside the door in chattering voices, including rednecks in - (color) clothes and -------.
5After the father died, the mother gave birth to a ----- brother, who died soon afterward. The ----- put his brother in the middle of the wooden box, and the ----- snatched the box from his grandmother's hand.
6 "Saradov" in "Childhood" refers to -----------.
7----- makes mother then become another person, even ---- changed, "I" think she is getting stranger and stranger.
After the couple's death, "I", ------ and ------ took a boat and left ----.
8 As a youth, it was a treasure for Grandmother to show off, but now Grandmother would curse it. Both "treasure" and "it" refer to -------------.
9 The most damning thing on Grandma's face was the ------ and ---------.
Grandma is my -----, my ------, and I know her best!
10 On the boat, Grandma told great stories on the boat, and the sailors invited us -----------.
11 In Grandmother's eyes, Nezhny was a ---------- place. The church seemed to be in ------.
12Grandfather was an ----------- old man. He wore a ----- beard, a ------ beard, a crooked nose, and --------- eyes.
13 "I" have ------ uncles who are -----------------, an aunt ------, two cousins who are both named ------, and a cousin named -----.
14 In my grandfather's eyes, my ---------- and my father look exactly alike.
15-------------'s black hair was very neatly combed, and he was dry and thin like his lordship; --------'s hair was light-colored and in folded curls.
16 "I" disliked the laird the most because ------------------.
17 "I" know from ------------. The two uncles strongly urged the lord to separate the family. The arrival of --------, which is the uncles' desire to split the family even more urgent.
18 "I" and my mother just arrived a few days, in the kitchen dining to eat a quarrel broke out. --------- suddenly wheeled round and gave --------- a slap on the arm!
Answers:
1, father, nizni. 2, Persia 3, because "I" talk too much!
4, black, police. 5, little brother, grandmother, mother 6, city name.
7, little brother's death, clothes, grandmother, mother, Astrakhan.
8, hair. 9, big soft nose, red nose head up, friend forever, person who knows best
10, eating dinner. 11, like the gods live, flying in the air.
12, dry and thin, dry and thin, black, golden, green
13, two, uncle Mihailo, uncle Yakov, Natalia, Sasha, Katerina.
14, zygomatic 15, Uncle Mikhail, Uncle Yakov
16, smelled the hostility in him. I'm a little afraid of him, and a little curious.
17, Grandmother, mother took me suddenly 18, Uncle Mikhail, his brother
Exercise 3:
1, What kind of image is the character Alyosha in "Childhood"? What inspiration or infection can it give you?
2, "Childhood" portrays many distinctive characters, such as the brave and upright ___, kind and optimistic ___, selfish and brutal ___, greedy and vicious ___ and happy "little Tzigane" and persistent "good thing". ".
3. The image of ____ portrayed in "Childhood" is an artistic typical of universal significance for millions of Russian laborers who are moving towards revolution and ____.
4. One of the most basic themes of "Childhood" is ______. ____ is the author's first theme in creating this work.
5. Write briefly about an episode that you are familiar with and tell us about your experience and feelings about this episode.
6. Childhood is the first part of a trilogy of autobiographical novels written by ____ based on his own experiences, and the other two parts are 》 and 》.
7, "Childhood" is about _______ (the author's breast name) three years old to ten years old in this period of childhood life. It vividly reproduces the living conditions of the lower class people of _______ in the 1970s and 1980s of the 19th century.
8, childhood portrays a multitude of characters, grandfather is a _____ man, often beating grandmother and children, ruthless exploitation of the workers under him. Grandmother ______ is very tolerant to anyone, with a saint-like broad-mindedness. In the work, the optimistic and pure ____, the upright old workers _____, and the intellectuals ______ who devote themselves to science all give strength and support to the main character.
Reference Answer
1, Alyosha is the representative of a new generation of Russians, he grew up with a good heart, right and wrong, able to love and hate. He studied diligently, hard-working, grim life so that he exercise to grow into a strong-willed, ideal as; he defied the hardships and dangers, even at the end of the road, but also to face the spiritual qualities of the smile y inspired me, so that I learned to laugh at life, laugh at the difficulties. 2, Alyosha, grandmother, grandfather, uncles 3, Alyosha, the new life 4, Alyosha's growth to whip the Russian national small people 5, open questions, can briefly write a plot, write the experience and feelings related to the plot, and make sense. Example: Plot: Alyosha was encouraged by his cousin to throw a white tablecloth into the dye pot and was beaten unconscious by his grandfather. Experience and perception: Grandfather's cruelty and selfishness show us the dirty, nasty and bad character of the small class of people in the capitalist society.6. Slightly 7. Alyosha Russia 8. mean, greedy, tyrannical, brutal; kind and kind-hearted, smart and capable, love of life; little Tzigane, Grigori, good things
Exercise 4:
1. Gorky's autobiographical novels include which ones?
2. Who encouraged Gorky to write about his childhood experiences?
3. What does Gorky recount in Childhood?
4. What are some of the good and outstanding characters in Childhood that had a good influence on Alyosha's development?
5. Why did Alyosha spend his childhood at his grandfather's house?
6. What kind of person was "Little Tzigane" in his grandfather's house? What kind of life did he lead? What did he die of?
7. What did Alyosha's two uncles always quarrel about?
8. What kind of person did Grandfather Residence think he was?
9．Grandfather's dyeing house caught fire, who did Grandfather speculate set the fire? Who died after putting out the fire?
10. What did Grandfather teach me? What did he tell me?
11. What did my grandmother tell me?
12. What happened to Goligheri, who worked quietly?
13. What kind of person did my grandfather's tenant, Good Thing, seem to me?
14．What kind of person was Grandfather's other tenant, Uncle Peter?
15. What are some examples of what the author sees as "the leaden ugliness of savage Russian life"?
16. Give an example of one of the countless outstanding people of the motherland whom "I" knew in my childhood.
Answers
1. "Childhood", "On Earth", "My University" 2. Lenin
3. describes his own childhood, reflecting some typical features of social life at that time, and in particular, draws a vivid picture of the customs and feelings of the Russian commoner class.
4. It made Gorky develop the character of not bending the knee to the ugly phenomenon and exercise into a strong and kind person.
5. Alyosha was three years old when he was sick with cholera in Astrakhan, and his father, Maxim, who was nursing him, died of the disease. Alyosha had to return to his grandfather's house with his mother.
6. Little Tzigane, the adopted son of his grandmother, was the main laborer in the family and took beatings for Alyosha. He was crushed to death for carrying a stone cross for his uncle Mikhail. He was a happy, positive and understanding child who looked out for his grandmother in every way.7. They wanted to divide up his grandfather's property, his mother's dowry.
8．Grandmother, in Alyosha's eyes, was tall and kind, capable and even an angel.
9. It was uncle Mikhail, and aunt Natalya died in childbirth.
10. taught me to read and told me stories of the Russo-French War.
11. My grandmother told me stories about God and read poems aloud.
12．Leaving the streets and becoming a beggar.13．One of the countless outstanding people of my country.
14．Mugging a church.15．The stepfather O beat his mother.
16．Grandfather's tenant, "Good Thing".
Exercise 5:
1. The main character experienced a lot of pain while growing up, please choose three of your most unforgettable things to briefly describe.
)One day, out of curiosity and at the instigation of his cousin, he threw a white tablecloth into a dye bath and dyed it blue, resulting in being beaten unconscious by his maternal grandfather and suffering a serious illness.
2)Alyosha does not feel warmth at home, and is discriminated against and made difficult at school. Because of his stepfather's abuse and rumors, Alyosha could not hold his head up at school.
3) When Alyosha was three years old, he lost his father and his mother, Varvara, placed him in foster care with his maternal grandfather, Kashlin. A young age can not enjoy the father's love and mother's love, can only live in the grandfather's home, suffered a thousand tortures
2. The protagonist also feel the warmth of the human world, from the text of the "I" out of the six such things to be briefly described.
1) In this filthy environment, there is also another kind of people, another kind of life. There are optimistic, simple people from Tshogane, and the honest old laborer Gregory.
2) On holiday evenings, Yakov plays his guitar to stirring tunes. Grandmother danced folk dances as if she had regained her youth
3) Grandmother knew many beautiful folk tales and often told them to Alyosha
4) Later, Grandfather moved to Kanat Street and recruited two tenants. One was a progressive intellectual nicknamed "Good Thing", who was the first good person Alyosha ever met, and he left an indelible impression on him. The other is Peter, who disguises himself as a coachman after robbing a church, and whose cruelty and slavery are repugnant to Alyosha.
5) After his grandfather goes bankrupt, Alyosha goes to pick up rags with his classmates, and he also feels friendship and sympathy at school.
6) When Alyosha was beaten, Grandmother would always save him.
3. Which character in this novel makes the deepest impression on you? Why?
The one who impressed me most was Alyosha's grandmother, because she was kind, clever, capable, loved life, tolerated everything, and had a big heart like a saint. She is like a bright light, illuminating the sensitive and lonely heart of Alyosha. In this cold world, only the grandmother sheltered and cared for Alyosha, giving him unlimited warmth and love
Characters:
Father Pishkov (handicraftsmen, honest, honest)
Mother Varvara (kind-hearted woman of the lower class)
Stepfather Yevgeny Maksimov (a violent man). Maximov (short-tempered, often beats his wife)
Grandfather Kashirin (fierce, brutal, good for Alyosha)
Grandmother Akulina? Ivanovna (hard-working, kind)
Protagonist Alyosha (kind, strong, brave, pure, confident)
Great-uncle Mikhail (selfish)
Brother-in-law Yakov (selfish)
Aunt Natalia (gentle, timid)
Cousin Yakob's Sasha (submissive, numb)
Cousin Mikhail's Sasha (silent, melancholic)
Companion Tzigane (an outcast, cheerful, very friendly with the main character, but later died)
Old tinkerer Grigori (upright)
Nanny Evgenia (fastidious and kind)
Tenant "Good Things " (knowledgeable)