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Zhang Guangyuan (13291018)Class 2June 18, 2015The last monarch of the Tudor Dynasty—Elizabeth IAbstractThe long reign of Elizabeth, who became known as the “Virgin Queen” for her reluctance to endanger her authority through marriage, coincided with the flowering of the English Renaissance, associated with such renowned authors as William Shakespeare. By her death in 1603, England had become a major world power in every respect, and Queen Elizabeth I passed into history as one of England’s greatest monarchs.Keywords: Elizabeth, Queen, Marriage, EnglandElizabeth I was the Queen of England and Ireland from November 17th 1558 until she died. Sometimes she was called The Virgin Queen. The childless Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor Dynasty.Elizabeth was the daughter of Henry VIII with his second wife, Anne Boleyn, who was executed a half and two years after Elizabeth's birth. Elizabeth’s parents got married by the Protestant religious, so the Catholic Church think that she is an illegitimate child. Anne Boleyn hoped that she would bear a strong and healthy son that Catherine of Aragon. But, on September 7th, 1533 in Greenwich Palace, Anne bore Elizabeth instead. Elizabeth was born was designated to the throne, her half-sister Mary (later Queen Mary I) become her servant.After her mother was executed, Elizabeth's life was never to be quite the same again. She was probably too young to be greatly affected by her mother's suddenextinction.And her lifestyle changed significantly. Later, she was deprivedthe title of princess. Elizabeth was a very clever child. From an early age, she was taught Latin, Greek, Spanish, French, as well as all the other requirements of a classical humanist education, and was also taught history philosophy and mathematics. Although Elizabeth still had her own household, her tutor found that poor young child's needs were neglected.AndElizabeth`s tutor felt obliged to write to the king asking him to ensure that Elizabeth was provided with all the clothes she needed, as the ones Elizabeth had were too small.When Elizabeth was four years old, Lady Bryan was replaced as tutor by a young woman called Katherine Champernowne. Katherine was a sweet, motherly, well-educated lady, who came to love her young charge dearly. She became an important person in Elizabeth's life because she taught Elizabeth a lot of things that were useful for her in the future. Katherine later married Elizabeth's cousin, John Ashley, which tied her even closer to the young lady. Blanche remained a close friend and confident of the Queen throughout her long life, and was given an elaborate tomb by Elizabeth when she died in the late 1580's. Blanche also taught Elizabeth some of her native Welsh language. Elizabeth was a gifted student and her talent was appreciated by those who had the privilege to teach her. Roger Ashram, a well-known scholar of the day responsible for tutoring other talented students, regarded Elizabeth as his brightest star. Besides reading and writing, Elizabeth also spent her time learning how to play musical instruments, which she finally could play proficient.Andshe also learnt needlework and art. Which made a footstone in her future government.Good time always short. It was discovered that Katherine had committed adultery, and just like Elizabeth's mother, she was taken to the Tower of London, condemned to death, and executed on Tower Green. This had been a very painful and confusing event for Elizabethwhen she was only eight years old. The capaciousness of its impact upon her cannot be measured, as we can imagined, but it is significant that RobertDudley, her childhood friend and confident when she later became Queen, said many years later that at the year when Elizabeth was eight years old, Elizabeth told him that she would never marry. In eight short years she had lost her mother and had had three stepmothers, two of whom were now dead. Also, no doubt, she had heard tales of the fate of her sister's mother, Catherine of Aragon, and it is not surprising that these combined events impressed in her a certain fear of what happened to women who married. So, that`s why Elizabeth never get married in her whole life.Henry's sixth wife, Katherine Parr, was a motherly lady who did her utmost to give the royal children a family home. She liked to have the children around her, and did much to reconcile Elizabeth and Mary to their father. But life was not always what we thought. During a stay at the royal court Elizabeth managed to offend her father profoundly, for which she was banished from the Palace. What exactly this offence was remains unknown, perhaps a remark or question about her mother or Katherine Howard, or perhaps a remark on religion or another of Henry's policies that a child would not think inappropriate. Henry's reaction was alarming, but with Katherine Parr's intervention, the episode blew over, and Elizabeth was allowed back to court. Under that circumstance, Henry was far from well. He had a great ulcer on his leg that troubled him immensely and his enormous weight hindered his mobility considerably. It was becoming clear to all around him that his days were numbered. He died on January 28th, 1547.When they were told of their father's death, Elizabeth was with her brother, Edward, at the royal Palace of Enfield. Both of Elizabeth and her brother knew their lives were about to change considerably. They both were now orphans. Elizabeth was thirteen years of age at that time, and Edward was King of England at the age of only nine.So as we can see, in the next eight years of Elizabeth's life saw a quick succession of stepmothers. There was Jane Seymour who died giving birth to the King's longed for son, Edward; Anne of Cleves who was divorced; Catherine Howard who wasbeheaded; and finally Catherine Parr. For generations, historians have debated whether the constant bride changing of her father was responsible for Elizabeth's apparent refusal to marry. It is certainly possible that the tragic fates of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard impressed upon her a certain fear of marriage, but there may have been other reasons for the Queen's single state, such as a fear of childbirth, which claimed the lives of a significant number of women in this period. Even if the Queen had no personal reservations about marriage, there were political problems with almost every contender for her hand. Religion was a major divisive issue, and there was also the problem of whether Elizabeth would have to relinquish any of her royal powers to a husband in an age when the political sphere was exclusively male.Elizabeth was the daughter of the late King Henry VIII, so she was in line to the throne and was one of the mosteligible bride at that time. During the reign of Edward VI, Thomas Seymour asked for Elizabeth's hand in marriage, but we all know that she refused. I don`t know why after this event, both Thomas and Elizabeth were suspected as a person who were in the king`s conspiracy. Elizabeth was questioned, but she was never charged. Seymour, however, was arrested because he was attempted to abduct the young king and eventually executed for double-dealing betrayal. Elizabeth was reported to said, when she heard the Lord Admiral's death, she said: "Today died a man of much wit, and very little judgment."After Edward VI died in 1553, Jane was proclaimed as the Queen by her father Henry Grey and her father-in-law John Dudley who rallied armies to support her. However, many more supported the rightful heir: Mary, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Nine days after Jane was proclaimed as the Queen, Mary went to London with her sister Elizabeth. Jane Grey and her husband Guilford were imprisoned in the Tower. The history began again. Mary married Prince Philip of Spain when she became the queen in a short time, which made the Catholic Queen unpopular. The persecuted Protestantsregard Elizabeth as their savior since Elizabeth was seen as an icon of "the new faith". Because of Elizabeth`s brave behavior, some rebellions anduprisings were made in her name, although she probably no little of them. But Elizabeth`s sister, Mary, sensed the danger from her younger sister, and imprisoned Elizabeth in the Tower.When Mary was nearly 40 years old,she was pregnant. But after a few months, there was no baby coming. Some modern historians think that she had a large ovarian cyst, and this is also what lead to her failing health and eventual death. Elizabeth was released from the Tower after a few months of imprisonment and was sent to Woodstock where she stayed for just a whole year. News of Mary's death on November 17, 1558 reached Elizabeth at Hatfield, when she was sitting under an oak treein the park. After hearing that she was the new Queen, legend has it that Elizabeth quoted the 118th Psalm's twenty-third line, "It is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes."Elizabeth became the governor on 17th November 1558. It was a moment in history of greatest victory for the poor daughter who had spent her life in the shadow under the court, cast aside and forgotten. These years Elizabeth was determined to enjoy her new found freedom and live life to the full. She loved many kinds of sports, especially horse riding, and in the early years of her reign spent many hours riding. She also loved hunting, hawking, bear baiting, and watching the male courtiers excel at jousts or other sporting contests. She loved music and dancing, and could even play the virginals and the lute herself with skill. She had no time for the Puritan theologians who deemed such things impious. She also loved watching plays and created the atmosphere responsible for the flourishing of the literary masterpieces of the period against the Puritan demands for the termination of all theatres.On January 15, 1559, Elizabeth I was crowned Queen by Owen Oglethorpe, bishop of Carlisle at Westminster Abbey, a little less than two months after the death of Mary I. The total cost of the celebrations, excluding the coronation banquet was £16,741, which according to one calculation would equal about £3.5 million today. Like herpredecessors, Elizabeth knew the importance of a good show, especially for a new monarch who needed to re-affirm her right to her crown.Three days earlier, Elizabeth resided at the Tower of London and on the 14th made the procession to Westminster. Along the way were various displays and pageants for Elizabeth's entertainment. On the night of the 14th, she spent the night at the Palace of Westminster, which was just a short walking distance from the Westminster Abbey. The next day, the 15th, Elizabeth walked in procession to the Abbey for the coronation on the date chosen by Dr. John Dee, who besides being a mathematician and Greek scholar, and he was also an astrologer. For the procession, Elizabeth walked on a blue carpet that ran from the palace to the abbey, which was torn up by souvenir seekers after the Queen walked past. The ceremony of the coronation was much as it had been for Elizabeth’s predecessors, but with a few significant alterations to the religious aspects of the service. The coronation mass now included readings in English and Latin for the Epistle and Gospel and she retreated to a curtained area in St. Edward’s Chapel during the Elevation of the Host. After the coronation, Elizabeth walked from the Abbey to Westminster Hall for the traditional coronation banquet, a custom that ended with the coronation of George IV in 1821.Now that Elizabeth was Queen, so many people asked for marriage like flood in, but Elizabeth committed herself to none of them. We could get the reason from the above what I have mentioned. In a genius of political wheeling and dealing, she managed to use her single state to benefit the country by using the bait of marriage to draw in enemies, or to frighten them by suggesting she would marry one of their enemies. Whatever Elizabeth's personal feelings towards marriage, on two occasions she did come close to nuptials marriage wedding. For many years, the most serious contender for her hand was Robert Dudley, created Earl of Leicester in 1564. He and Elizabeth had known each other for years and had been imprisoned in the Tower of London at the same time. He was the only serious personal love interest of the Queen's life. Politically, however, marrying him would have been a disaster. He was unpopular ashe was the son of the traitor Northumberland, and was loathed even more after his wife was found dead in mysterious circumstances. It was thought he had murdered her so he would be free to marry Elizabeth. The other serious contender for the Queen's hand was Francis, Duke of Alencon, heir to the French throne. But again, political considerations made the match ultimately impossible.As we all know, Elizabeth never married. One of the most obvious questions would be "why?” Some theorize that because of the way her father treated his wives, Elizabeth was disgusted by the idea of marriage. The more romantic feel it was because she couldn't marry the man that she really loved, Robert Dudley. When Elizabeth became Queen, Dudley was married, and then his wife Amy died under mysterious circumstances a few years later. Although Robert Dudley was cleared of any wrong-doing in the matter, Elizabeth could not marry him because of the scandal that would no doubt arise. Or perhaps she never married because of a combination of reasons. Regardless, Elizabeth never married, but managed to successfully play her suitors off of one another for about 25 years, gaining alliances and wealth from gifts on the possibility of marriage. The one serious contender for her hand was Francis, Duke of Alarcon of France, but negotiations eventually failed.The later years of Elizabeth's reign are sometimes referred to as a Golden Age. During this time, England and Elizabeth faced several major trials. First, Elizabeth had to deal with the growing threat of Mary Queen of Scots, who had a strong and legitimate (especially in the eyes of Catholics) claim to the throne of England. When Mary fled her country in the 1560s, she was taken into house arrest in England, where she had expected the protection of her cousin Elizabeth. Elizabeth however knew Mary was a threat. Eventually, a plot serious enough arose in Mary's name, and Elizabeth sign her death warrant. Mary was executed in 1587, on February 8th, at Fortheringhay.Also, the greatest military threat to Elizabeth's reign came a year later, when the Armada from Spain sailed toward the tiny island nation. England prevailed and wason its way towards becoming the supreme naval power that it was in the 1600 and 1700s. This was also near the time that Robert Dudley died. Elizabeth kept the last letter he sent her in her desk, with "His Last Letter" written on it. In the final years of her reign Elizabeth faced the challenges of increasing Puritan influence and the rebellion of Robert Devereux, the Earl of Essex.The arts flourished during Elizabeth's reign. Country houses such as Longleaf and Hardwick Hall were built, miniature painting reached its high point, theatres thrived - the Queen attended the first performance of Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Composers such as William Byrd and Thomas Tallis worked in Elizabeth's court and at the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace. The image of Elizabeth's reign is one of triumph and success. The Queen herself was often called 'Gloriana', 'Good Queen Bess' and 'The Virgin Queen'.Elizabeth died on March 24, 1603 at Richmond Palace and was succeeded by James I (James VI of Scotland), the son of Mary, Queen of Scots. The Tudor dynasty ended and passed to the Stuarts.According to Henry VIII’s will, the next heirs after Henry VIII’s own children were those remaining daughters of Frances Brandon, daughter of Henry VIII’s sister Mary Tudor and her husband Charles Brandon. Frances’ first daughter was Jane Grey, who was executed in the reign of Mary I after briefly holding the throne for 9 days after the death of Edward VI. Jane had two sisters, Catherine and Mary Grey and early in Elizabeth’s reign it appeared that Catherine would be, at least legally, the next in line to the throne. However, Catherine married Edward Seymour (son of the Edward Seymour, the Lord Protector from Edward VI's reign) in secret without the Queen’s permission and her marriage was declared invalid in 1561, making her children illegitimate. Catherine herself died in 1568, so was not a question in the succession in 1603, but she had two sons: Edward and Thomas, who were still alive at the time.After the children of Catherine Grey would have been the heirs of Mary Grey, but although she married, she is not known to have produced any heirs and she herself died in 1578, long before Elizabeth.After the heirs of Frances Brandon would come the heirs of Frances’ younger sister, Eleanor Brandon. Eleanor married Henry Clifford, the Earl of Cumberland and had a daughter, Margaret. Margaret died a few years before Elizabeth I, but she had a son, William, who was alive and therefore another potential legal heir of Elizabeth I’s throne, and one without the questions of legitimacy that surrounded Catherine Grey’s sons.The children of Margaret Tudor, wife of James IV of Scotland were not mentioned as part of the succession since they were born in a foreign country. But, since they were the heirs of an older daughter of Henry VII, going by the usual hereditary rules they would have a stronger claim to the English throne than the desce ndants of Henry VII’s younger daughter Mary. In the first few decades of Elizabeth’s reign, the primary claimant to Elizabeth’s crown through this line was Mary Queen of Scots. Since she was Catholic, she was a rallying point for those who wished to see someone from the old faith on the English throne.After the death of James IV, Margaret Tudor married Archibald Douglas, and they had a daughter named Margaret, who married Matthew Stuart, the Earl of Lennox. Margaret Douglas had two sons, Henry Lord Darnley and Charles, who later inherited his father’s title. In 1565, the two lines of descent from Margaret Tudor were united when Mary Queen of Scots was married to Henry Lord Darnley. Two years later Mary bore a son James, the future James VI of Scotland. Mar garet Douglas’ second son, Charles married Elizabeth Cavendish and had one child, a daughter, Arabella Stuart.By the time Elizabeth was in the final days of her life, it seemed a foregone conclusion that the crown would go to James VI of Scotland. Secretbehind-the-scenes dealings with members of Elizabeth’s government paved the way for his succession. However, it is still not known for sure whether or not Elizabeth actually named James as her heir on her deathbed It is possible that Elizabeth never formally named James her heir in writing because she remembered the events surrounding her sister’s death and how the people abandoned Mary in favor of Elizabeth in Mary’s final weeks. It is generally said that when asked who she wanted to succeed her, Elizabeth made a hand sign indicating James, since she was no longer able to speak. Regardless of whether or not she actually indicated James, it was the King of Scotland who succeeded Elizabeth, peacefully, although there were several others with claims to the En glish throne as we’ve gone through above. In 1603, the kingdoms of Scotland and England were finally united under one crown.Work cited：百度百科，伊丽莎白一世简历Wikipedia，Elizabeth I of England。

♪I sent you 20 letters from Paris last year♪♪Well, you've been gone six months♪♪And I got the fear♪♪After all the songs that we've sung together♪♪After all the sweet and all the stormy...♪♪If I knew where you were♪♪Well, I would surely inform you that...♪♪But every night don't you sleep on your right?♪♪Don't you...♪我们到哪了?Hey, Ash, where are we?刚穿过田纳西州边界Well, we just crossed the Tennessee border.-我们要在哪一个... -是的?-Which would put us... -Yeah?我们要在哪一个...Which would put us...对...right...这here.转盘!Turn!这是干什么? 你要谋杀我们吗?What the hell was that? Are you trying to kill us?不要责备我! 是你的方向盘Hey, don't blame me. It's your steering wheel.他妈的把我的手猛拉开了!The damn thing jerked right out of my hand.我不是很明白I can't understand it.我昨天调整了I had this thing in for a tune-up yesterday他们说什么都会检查的and they said they'd go over everything.你最好送回去因为这该死的坏了You'd better take it back 'cause the damn thing don't work. 唯一有用的就是喇叭了The only thing that does work is this lousy horn.去死吧! 我不是给你们鸣喇叭Aw, go to hell! I'm not honking at you.Jesus Christ.斯考迪哪个地方是什么样子?Hey, Scotty, what's this place like anyway?租那地方的人说那是一个过去的房♥子Well, the guy that's renting it says it's an old place... 有一点破旧但是就在大山上a little rundown, but it's right up in the mountains. 最好的是我们这么便宜弄到了And the best part is we get it so cheap.我们为什么这么便宜弄到了?Yeah, why are we getting it so cheap?我不知道也许是真的很难看吧Well, I don't know. Might be in real bad shape.你是说没有人看过那房♥子?You mean nobody's seen this place yet?没有Well, not yet.-不是没有糟糕的 -不-Well, it might not be that bad. -No.-实际上是很棒的 -是的-Actually, it might be kinda nice. -Yeah.也许是一个真正的陷进It's probably a real pit.我想我们就在那下车Hey, I think this is where we get off.我们要经过这桥吗?This is the bridge we're gonna cross?上帝这整个掉下去会让我们散架的!Jesus Christ, the whole thing's falling apart on us.不要让这声音吓着你Don't let the noise fool you, girls.这桥很牢固的This thing is solid as a rock.这也许是开这门的It's supposed to be one of these on here.来吧Come on.到我们这来Join us.到我们这来死尸在地窖里Dead bodies in the cellar.-死尸在地窖里 -你能别说吗?-Dead bodies in the cellar. -Will you stop it? 我非常喜欢在这里的所有夜晚I would like very much to make a toast here 为我们在这里干杯for all this evening.听起来不错That sounds all right.一次说过做我的希腊朋友Uh, as a Greek friend of mine once said...他说过 "我..."he said, "I..."好了...No, okay okay okay.干杯..."Nis nis...为...tu tu tu...塔里姆干杯tu-tar-im."-什么意思? -集♥会♥结束! 是的-Which means? -"Party down!" Yeah!是什么?What is this?不管是什么还在下面Whatever it is, it's still down there.我不喜欢地窖我们关闭它I don't like cellars. Let's just close it up.大概是一些动物It's probably just some animal.动物? 动物!An animal? An animal.这是我听到的最愚蠢的事!That is the stupidest thing I ever heard of. 我的天啊!Jesus Christ.下面有什么Well, there's something down there.也许是些动物Well, maybe it is just some animal.是的你大概说的对Yeah, you're probably right.大概是些动物It's probably just some animal.谢丽尔你为什么不下去看个究竟?Here, Cheryl. Why don't you go down and check to make sure? 斯考迪我不下去Scotty, I'm not going down there.好你这胆小鬼我去Okay okay, you cowards. I'll go.小心Be careful.很快回来Back in a minute.斯考迪发现什么吗?Hey... hey, Scotty, you find anything?斯考迪Scotty?斯考迪!Scotty?斯考迪?Scott!他是开玩笑He's just kidding around.-是吗? -斯考迪!-Isn't he? -Scotty!斯考迪!Scott!琳达给我手电Linda, get me a flashlight.这是唯一带来的一把That's the only one we brought up.那给我马灯Then get the lantern.斯考迪?Scotty?来我带你去看看Hey, come here. I want to show you something.看看这些东西Look at all this stuff.我敢保证这枪还能用I bet this still shoots.也许可以Probably does.天啊Oh! God.我的天啊Oh God.看这Look at this.看这Look at this.这就像你的老女朋友This kind of looks like your old girlfriend.来我们带上楼去Come on, let's take this stuff upstairs.我拿录音机你拿其他的好I'll grab the recorder and you get everything else. 这家伙是个真正卑鄙的人This guy was a real turd, you know?大家都讨厌他Everybody hated him.喜欢你这种Like you kind of, right?是的就喜欢我我要划破你的脸Yeah, just like me. I'm gonna break your face.他也加入了这西方人的东西Also, he was into this Western stuff.他做了这所有的小模型...He makes all these little models...好嘘Okay, shh.听这个Listen to this.这是我在楼下知道的录音带This is the tape I found downstairs.自从我和我的同事It has been a number of years挖掘这废墟以来...since I began excavating the ruins of Ca'n Dar已经有很多年了with a group of my colleagues.现在我和我的妻子搬到了这山脉的Now my wife and I have retreated to a small cabin 孤独的小屋里in the solitude of these mountains.在这我继续研究这无数的安静的...Here I continued my research undisturbed现代社会的娱乐by the myriad distractions of modern civilization 从很远的小树林研究回来and far from the groves of Academe.我相信我在这里做的发现I believe I have made a significant find是很有意义的in the Ca'n Darian ruins:一卷关于远古闪族人的a volume of ancient Sumerian burial practices葬礼惯例和葬礼的咒语and funerary incantations.这题名是《Naturon Demonto》It is entitled "Naturan Demanto."粗略的翻译是《死亡之书》Roughly translated... "Book of the Dead."这书是限制在人类的肉体...The book is bound in human flesh浸入了人类的血液and inked in human blood.这是为了应付魔鬼魔鬼的复苏It deals with demons, demon resurrection这股力量在人类的and those forces which roam the forest领土和森林里游荡and dark bowers of man's domain.前几页...The first few pages警告这些持久的人可以躺着呈睡眠状态warn that these enduring creatures永远不会真正的死去may lie dormant but are never truly dead.他们通过这书上的咒语出现They may be recalled to active life可以重新唤起他妈的生活through the incantations presented in this book.通过朗读这些咒语又可以It is through recitation of these passages给魔鬼生命... 并占有生活that the demons are given license to possess the living.你干什么? 这正是精彩部分Hey, what'd you do that for? It was just getting good.我不想再听了就这样I just don't wanna hear it anymore, that's all.斯考迪别这样Scott, come on. Leave her alone, man.我想听后面的部分Hey, come on. I just wanna hear the rest of it.没什么大不了的No big deal.关掉Shut it off.关掉!Shut it off!关掉!Shut it off!我的天!Oh my God!谢丽尔Cheryl.-你去哪? -我不相信这个-Where are you going? -I can't believe this.斯考迪你知道不要放了Scott, you knew not to play that.你知道这会让她不安的I mean, come on, you knew it was upsetting her.你不知道你有时说的还更严重You just don't know when you're taking something too far. 那样说这些你也在玩Hey, don't give me that. You were playing it too.你应该关掉You could have shut it off.这没什么的她白♥痴♥I mean, big deal. She's nuts.这是个玩笑I mean, it's just a joke.来Come on.天啊她这样好像是三岁小孩一样Jesus Christ, she acts like she's three years old or something.听着我们为什么不呆会儿听听暴风雨?Listen, why don't we stay up for a while and listen to the storm? 好的All right, yeah.我得先去看看谢丽尔确定她没事But let me check on Cheryl first to make sure she's okay.好的Okay.偷瞎子的东西?Oh, stealing from the blind, huh?给你的It's for you.你太好了Ash, how sweet of you.-可以帮我戴起来吗? -当然-Would you put it on? -Oh sure.我本来想在我们来这之前给你的I was gonna give it to you before we came up here,但是我很害羞but things got so hectic.这是真正的我们单独在一起的机会This is really the first chance we've had to be alone.去看看Take a look.太美了Oh, Ash, it's beautiful.我很喜欢I really love it.我永远不会取下来I'll never take it off.跟我们来Join us.有人吗?Is anybody out there?我知道这有人I know someone's out there.我听到你了我听到你在地窖里I heard you. I heard you in the cellar.跟我们来Join us.救命Help!阿什利!Ashley!救命!Help!钥匙Oh, the keys.救命Help!-你发生什么事? -你怎么啦?-What the hell happened to you? -What's the matter with you? 是树林里有什么弄成你这样吗Did something in the woods do this to you?不是树林自己No, it was the woods themselves.它们活了! 阿什利They're alive, Ashley.那些树! 它们活了!The trees, they're alive.阿什利我为什么不带她去躺会儿Ash, why don't I take her in the back room so she can lie down? 我不躺!I'm not lying down!我要离开这I wanna get out of here.我要马上离开这里I wanna leave this place right now.-马上阿什利! -等等-Right now, Ashley. -Wait a minute.我相信今晚是不能离开了I sure as hell am not leaving anyplace tonight.-谢丽尔 -谢丽尔-Cheryl. -Cheryl.外面没有什么树是不会攻击人的Look, there's nothing out there. Trees do not attack people.阿什利你能送我回城镇Ashley, will you drive me into town or not?什么现在?What, right now?可以我送你去Yeah. Look, sure sure, I'll take you into town,但是听你说的but just listen to what you're saying.我不介意听起来是什么样子I don't care how it sounds.我要马上离开这地方I wanna get out of this place right now.好你今晚可以呆在城镇里Okay, you can stay somewhere in town tonight.快别这样Come on, come on, come on.我知道会不能启动的它不让我们离开I know it's not gonna start. It's not gonna let us leave. 你为什么停车?Why are you stopping?在这等会Wait here a minute.你看到什么了吗?Do you see something?你去哪?Where are you going?阿什利?Ashley?阿什利?Ashley?-它不让我们离开 -什么?-It's not gonna let us go. -What?它不让我们离开! 我告诉过你!It's not gonna let us go. I told you!我告诉过你! 它不让我们离开I told you, it's not gonna let us go.你为什么不听我说?Why won't you listen to me?不要不要No! No!不要不要No! No!我知道我的妻子已经成为I know now that my wife has become host达里安魔鬼的主人to a Ca'n Darian demon.我害怕用这本书唯一征服I fear that the only way to stop这些着魔的人方法...those possessed by the spirits of the book这是通过对肉体的分割is through the act of bodily dismemberment.我现在要离开避免这些恐怖I would leave now to avoid this horror,但是对我自己...but for myself I...我已经看到黑影在树林里游荡...I have seen the dark shadows moving in the woods我毫不怀疑的我已经从这本书中复兴...and I have no doubt that whatever I have resurrected through this book 很明显这是在叫我is sure to come calling for me.好让我想想... 是7Okay, let me think. Um... it's a seven.-什么花色? -方块!-What suit? -Um, diamonds.不! 等等... 红桃No no no, wait. Um, hearts.我的天红桃7 你说对了Oh my God! Seven of hearts, you're right.嘿! 阿什利! 我猜对了Hey, Ash, I guessed the card right.是的真让人惊奇琳达Yeah, truly amazing, Linda.我不知道但是我想I don't know, I don't know, but I think这是特别的感觉或是什么吧it's really some sort of extra sense or something.-你知道就像E.S.P猜猜这张 -试试这张-You know, like ESP? -Okay, try this.-好的是7 -我不敢相信!-Okay, um, it's a seven. -I don't believe it!黑桃... 黑桃QOf spades... queen of spades.红桃4Four of hearts,黑桃8eight of spades...黑桃2two of spades,方块J 梅花Jjack of diamonds, jack of clubs!你们为什么打扰我们休息?Why have you disturbed our sleep,把我们从远古的睡眠中吵醒?awakened us from our ancient slumber?你们要死! 就像在你们之前的其他人一样You will die like the others before you.我们会一个接一个的带走你们One by one we will take you.她怎么啦?What happened to her?你看到她的眼睛了吗?Did you see her eyes?阿什利我很怕她怎么啦?Ash, I'm scared. What's wrong with her?谢丽尔! 住手!Cheryl, stop it!跟我们走跟...Join us. Join...阿什利我想我们应该离开这里Ash, I think we ought to get out of here.是的Yeah.到天亮还有几个小时We still have a few more hours before morning.我想我不能等这么久I don't think I can wait that long.你必须这样我们都必须这样You have to. We all have to.到早上我们上车过桥And then in the morning we'll get in the car and we'll take the bridge. 还有...她为什么不停的发出可怕的声音?Why does she keep making those horrible noises? 我不知道!I don't know!她的眼睛怎么回事?What about her eyes?她的眼睛怎么回事?What about her eyes?天啊她的眼睛是怎么回事?For God's sake, what happened to her eyes?一切都会没事的Everything's gonna be all right.斯考迪我... 我想外面有什么东西Scotty, I... I think there's something out there.去睡觉好吗?Go to bed and get some sleep, okay?谢丽尔?Shelly?不No!别烧死她拖她出来!Don't burn her! Get her out!不!No no no.谢谢Thank you.我不知道我应该做什么I don't know what I would have done如果我在热煤中还有残骸...if I had remained on those hot coals,燃烧了我漂亮的肉体burning my pretty flesh.你有漂亮的皮肤You have pretty skin.把它给我!Give it to us!你必须跟我们走Join us. Join us.跟我们来!Join us.Hit her.劈她!Hit her!劈她!Hit it!不要! 不!No no no!你爱她! 不!No no! You love her.不你爱她!No, you love her. Don't do it!斯考迪?Scott?干什么?Yeah?我们该怎么办?What is... what are we gonna do?我们埋了她We're gonna bury her.我们不能埋谢丽尔You can't bury Shelly.她是我们的朋友She's a... she's a friend of ours.她死了Ash, she's dead.谢丽尔死了Shelly's dead.我们现在埋了她We gotta bury her now.琳达还在睡觉Linda's still sleeping.-我想她其中一条腿... -我要离开这-I think once her leg's... -I'm getting out of here.斯考迪我们不能带琳达像她这样的腿去任何地方Scott, we can't take Linda anywhere with her leg like that.我们不知道除了那桥还是否有其他的路We don't even know if there is any other way back besides the bridge. 也许要走路或许在悬崖周围Well, maybe there's a hiking trail or an old road还有有其他的旧公路or some other way around the cliff.我是说除了桥还有其他的路I mean, there's gotta be another way besides the bridge.听我说Listen to me.琳达的腿不能走路Linda cannot walk with her leg like that.她连站都站不起来She can't even stand up.那我们留她在这... 这样我们可以送其他人回去Well, then we'll leave her here until we can send somebody back. 什么你疯了?What are you, crazy?-斯考迪 -看... 我要离开!-Scott... -Look, I'm gettin' out.我不在乎她发生什么事I don't care what happens to her.她是你的女朋友你照顾她She's your girlfriend. You take care of her.我要离开这马上I'm getting the hell out of here right now.很快你们就都会像我一样Soon all of you will be like me我们会把你们锁在地窖里!and then we will lock you up in the cellar.阿什利!Ash!-天 -救救我-Oh my God. -Help me.好了好了Yes, yes.阿什利Ash.斯考迪你会没事的Scotty, you're gonna be okay.你会没事的你会没事的You're gonna be just fine, you'll see.阿什利它不让我们离开Ash, it's not gonna let us leave.谢丽尔谢丽尔说的对Cheryl... Cheryl was right.-我们都要死在这 -不我们不会死的-We're all gonna die here. -No, we're not gonna die. 我们都会死! 全部!We're all gonna die, all of us!不我们不会死的No, we're not gonna die.我们不会死的! 我们离开这里We're not gonna die! We're gonna get outta here. 现在听我说斯考迪Now listen to me, Scotty.除了桥有其他的路吗?Is there a way around the bridge?斯考迪Scotty!听我说! 上帝!Listen to me, please. For God's sake!斯考迪!Scott!-来 -阿什利...-Come on. -Ash...阿什利我不想死Ash, I don't wanna die.你不会离开我的是吗阿什利?You're not gonna leave me, are you, Ash?-是吗? -我不想死-Are you? -"I don't wanna die.你不会丢下我在这的是吗?You're not gonna leave me here, are you?是吗? 阿什利?Are you, Ash?"斯考迪来听我说! 我的老天!Scotty, now come on! Listen to me, for God's sake. 除了桥还有其他的路吗?Is there a way around the bridge?有有小路There's a way... the trail.但是这树阿什利But the trees, Ash,它们知道they know.你不明白吗阿什利? 它们活了!Don't you see, Ash? They're alive.闭嘴! 闭嘴! 琳达!Shut up. Shut up, Linda!闭嘴!Shut up!杀了她! 杀了她!Kill her. Kill her.你能的话就杀了她Kill her if you can, lover boy.上帝原谅我琳达God forgive me, Linda.阿什利救救我!Oh, Ash... help me, please.阿什利Ash.救救我Help me, please, Ash.阿什利不要再让他们把我带走Oh, Ash, please don't let them take me away again. -别 -不我不会的-Please. -No, I won't.-别 -我不会我发誓-Please. -I won't, I promise.阿什利阿什利救我Ashley. Ashley, help me.让我出去Let me out of here.阿什利? 阿什利救我Ashley? Ash, help me.让我离开这我现在没事了Let me out of here. I'm... I'm all right now.我现在没事了阿什利I'm all right now, Ashley.我没事了I'm all right.不要锁着链条让我出去Unlock this chain and let me out.谢丽尔?Cheryl?谢丽尔?Cheryl?我现在没事了阿什利!I'm all right now, Ashley.不要锁着链条让我出去!Come unlock the chain and let me out. 我现在没事了I'm all right now.你的妹妹谢丽尔!It's your sister Cheryl.你这杂种!Oh, you bastards.你为什么要这样折磨我?Why are you torturing me like this?为什么?Why?!闭嘴Shut up.♪我们会抓到你的♪♪We're gonna get you♪♪我们会抓到你的♪♪We're gonna get you♪♪你在偷看♪♪Not another peep♪♪该睡觉了♪♪Time to go to sleep♪♪我们...♪♪We're... ♪这样是没有用的没有用的!Useless! Useless!即使我们是对他In time we'll come for him然后我们就会来对你!and then we'll come for you!给给Here. Here.现在大约一个小时后太阳就出来的Now the sun will be up in an hour or so 我们就能一起离开这里and we can all get out of here together... 你我... 琳达谢丽尔you, me, Linda, Shelly.不不不是谢丽尔Oh no, not Shelly.她...She...我们都能一起回家We'll all be going home together.你不想回家吗?Wouldn't you like to be going home?我打赌你喜欢的是吗?Bet you'd like that, wouldn't you?斯考迪?Scott?跟我们来!Join us.跟我们来!Join us!琳达Oh, Linda.不!No! Ahh!过来Come to me.走开走开Come on, get off.天啊Oh God.门!The door.后门The back door.子弹我在哪看到弹盒了? Shells... where did I see that box of shells? ♪我们会抓住你♪♪We're gonna get you♪♪我们会抓住你♪♪We're gonna get you.♪闭嘴琳达!Shut up, Linda!-我们都会死 -闭嘴-We're all gonna die. -Shut up.-都会死! -闭嘴!-All of us. -Shut up!阿什利你真好Ash, how sweet of you.原谅我琳达God forgive me, Linda.因为是肉体的分割...through the act of bodily dismemberment. -劈她! -我真的很喜欢-Hit her. -I really love it.-劈她! -我永远不会取下来-Hit her. -I'll never take it off.劈她!Hit it!天啊Oh God...那里There.为什么为什么?Come on, come on.你为什么要这样折磨我?Why are you torturing me like this?琳达Linda.跟我们来!Join us!跟我们来!Join us!必须死...Must die.不!No.天啊Ahh! Oh God!跟我们来Join us.跟我们来Join us.跟我们来Join us.。

《孔雀东南飞》英语剧本,搞笑版的孔雀东南飞故事。

篇一：孔雀东南飞搞笑剧本剧本《孔雀东南飞》剧本旁白：东汉末建安年间，庐江太守衙门里的小官吏焦仲卿的妻子刘兰芝被焦仲卿的母亲赶回娘家，她回娘家后发誓不再嫁人。

她的娘家逼迫她改嫁，她便投水死了。

焦仲卿听到兰芝投水而死这件事，也在自家庭院的树上吊死了。

当时的人哀悼他们.写下这首记述这件事。

；【孔雀鸟向东南方向飞去，飞上五里便徘徊一阵】刘兰芝: 大家好!我就是传说中美貌与智慧并重、温柔与体贴的化身----刘兰芝我十三能织布,十四学裁衣,十五弹箜篌,十六诵诗书…… 焦母: (拄拐上场,吼道)你死哪去了!还不赶紧去做饭! 兰芝: (低眉顺眼并给婆婆行礼)婆婆……我这就去给您做饭?今天咱们吃面条,行么? 焦母: (面朝天,生气状)面条……面条,太滑! 兰芝: (委曲求全)那……那……咱们吃包子? 焦母: (顿了顿拐)包子！！！包子,太腻! 兰芝: (声音哽咽)那……吃饼成不? 焦母: (白了兰芝一眼)不行!不行!烙饼太硬! 兰芝: (泪水溢满眼眶,强忍不流)那婆婆,你想吃什么,我去给您做。

焦母: (怒斥)算了吧！你这个笨婆娘！我们焦家怎么娶了你？连饭都做不好！下去吧！算了，快下去……真烦死人了！（兰芝黯然转身，坐在椅子上哭，焦母下场，兰芝转身坐在椅子上哭，仲卿上）仲卿：（远行刚回家，看见兰芝在哭，急忙放下行李作揖到她面前安慰道）娘子，你这是怎么了？（急切）兰芝: 相公几日不见，你又消瘦了！仲卿：娘子更堪憔悴，母亲又说你来吧！娘子受苦了！兰芝: (兰芝低头沉默接着说)只怕……只怕……母亲是不会留我了! 仲卿：娘子莫担心,我不会让你离开我的!待我再向母亲求情!(焦下) (仲卿一边走一边犹豫,经过一番思考,他终于来到母亲的房门,焦母正襟危坐于前焦上前去一鞠躬) 仲卿：母亲啊!你看兰芝她温柔体贴,对您恭敬孝顺,你为什么总是不满意呢? 焦母: 乖儿子,听话?那种女人不要也罢!娘再给你找一个好媳妇。

The Joy Luck Club told by Jing-mei Woo1. Why was Jing-mei taking part in the Joy Luck Club?Because her mother had died and she was asked by her father to be “the fourth corner” at the game2. How many Joy Luck Clubs have there been?There have been two Joy Luck Clubs.3. Why did Jing-mei’s mother form the Joy Luck Club in Kweilin?She formed the club in Kweilin to give herself and some friends a diversion from the horrors of war.4. Why did the women in the club call it Joy Luck?Because the women hoped to be lucky, and that hope was their only joy5. What surprising information did Jing-mei finally learn from her mother’s story about leaving Kweilin?She finally realized that her mother had left her two daughters behind.6. How do the people at the San Francisco Joy Luck Club eat?They eat as though they had been starving.7. Why did “the aunties” give Jing-mei $1200 in an envelope?They collected the money so that Jing-mei could go to China and meet her half-sisters.8. What do “the aunties” want Jing-mei to tell her sisters in China?They want her to tell her half-sisters about her mother.9. What surprising thing does Jing-mei tell her “aunties” about her own mother? Jing-mei tells her “aunties” that she really doesn’t know anything about her mother.10. What does Jing-mei promise “the aunties” at the end of the story?She promises that she will tell her sisters everything about her mother.Scar told by An-Mei Hsu1. What did An-mei’s mother do to become a ghost?An-mei’s mother became a ghost by showin g disrespect for her family.2. What did it mean in An-mei’s family to become a ghost?That everyone was forbidden to talk about the person3. Why did An-mei’s grandmother say bad things about her own grandchildren? She said bad things so that ghosts would think the children were not worth stealing.4. What happened to the greedy girl in An-mei’s grandmother’s story?She grew fatter and fatter and finally poisoned herself after refusing to say whose child she carried.5. In An-mei’s grandmother’s story, wha t happened to the little girl who refused to listen to her elders?She refused her aunt’s request and a little ball fell from her ear and all her brains poured out.6. Why was An-mei told never to say her mother’s name?Because to say her mother’s name was to spit on her father’s grave7. In Scar, what is the definition of shou?Shou is having no respect for ancestors or family.8. What is An-mei’s “know-nothing face”?It is the face she puts on when she doesn’t want to reveal her true emotions.9. What does An-mei remember about her mother from when An-mei was four? She remembers that her mother returned to the family and was chased away the same night after An-mei was burned by the hot soup.10. After An-mei was burned, what did her grandmother tell her that made her get better fast?Her grandmother told her that her mother had left and would forget An-mei ifAn-mei didn’t get better fast.11. What does An-mei’s mother do to show her love and respect for her own mother?She returns to her family and cuts off a piece of her own flesh, puts it in a soup, and serves it to her dying mother.12. In the story, what does An-mei learn from her own mother?She learns that one’s love and respect for one’s mother is deep within one’s bones.The Red Candle told by Lindo Jong1. How did Lindo Jong become engaged to her future husband, Tyan-yu?A match was arranged through a matchmaker when Lindo was two and Tyan-yu was only one.2. How did Lindo first become a member of the Huang household?When she was twelve, her family moved away and sent her to live with the Huang family.3. What gift did Lindo’s mother give to Lindo as the family moved away?She gave Lindo her chang, a necklace made out of a tablet of red jade.4. How specifically did Tyan-yu make Lindo cry the first night she lived in his house?By complaining that the soup was not hot enough, spilling the bowl as if it were an accident, waiting until she sat down before demanding more rice, and asking why she had such an unpleasant face when looking at him5. What d id Lindo’s mother-in-law instruct the servants to teach Lindo?She instructed them to teach her to perform a variety of household duties so that she would be a good, obedient wife.6. What promise did Lindo make to herself on her wedding day?She promised herself that she would always remember her parents’ wishes but would never forget herself.7. Why was Lindo unafraid while she was led down a path on her wedding day? Because she could see what was inside herself8. What was the red candle’s significance a nd what was supposed to happen to it? The red candle symbolized Lindo’s marriage to Tyan-yu, and it was supposed to be lit at both ends and kept burning all night long.9. What lie did the matchmaker’s servant tell?She said that the red candle had burned at both ends all night long.10. What mark on Tyan-yu did Lindo use to “prove” her marriage was rotting? She used a small black mole on his back.11. How did Lindo escape from the marriage to Tyan-yu?She convinced them that the pregnant servant girl was really of imperial blood and was Tyan-yu’s spiritual wife.2412. Specifically what is the significance in the story of the Festival of PureBrightness?It is the day on which Lindo carried out her plan and a day she still celebrates by taking off all her bracelets and remembering the day when she finally knew a genuine thought and could follow where it went.The Moon Lady told by Ying-ying St. Clair1. What does Ying-yin say her earliest recollection is?Her earliest recollection is telling the Moon Lady her secret wish.2. Why does the amah tell Ying-ying that she must keep her wishes secret? Because if she tells her secret wishes, it will no longer be a wish but will becomea selfish desire3. How did Ying-ying wind up in the water?She fell off the back of the boat.4. What is the ultimate fate of the Moon Lady?To live on the moon while her husband lives on the sun; to forever seek her own selfish wishes5. What was the effect on Ying-ying of listening to the Moon Lady’s story?The story made Ying-ying cry and shake with despair.6. What does the Moon Lady represent for Ying-ying?The Moon Lady represented an illusion, a wish granted that could not be trusted.7. What wish did Ying-ying ask for from the Moon Lady?She asked to be found.8. How does Ying-y ing’s story reflect her life and that of her daughter?She says that she and her daughter are both lost.SECTION 2 - THE TWENTY-SIX MALIGNANT GATESRules of the Game told by Waverly Jong1. What was “the art of invisible strength” that Waverly’s mother ta ught her?It was a strategy for winning arguments and gaining respect from others.2. How did Waverly’s mother demonstrate the art of invisible strength to Waverly?She gave Waverly a gift of salted plums precisely because she kept quiet and didn’t request them.3. How did Waverly learn to play expert chess?In the beginning she taught herself and then she played with Lau Po.4. What would Waverly’s mother say when she attended Waverly’s chess exhibition games outdoors?Waverly’s mother would say, “Is luck.”5. Why did Waverly run away?Because her mother was embarrassing her and showing off6. How did Waverly’s mother treat her when she returned home after running away?Her mother treated her as though she didn’t exist.7. What was Waverly’s mother’s view of “rules”?She believed that people from foreign countries must learn the American “rules.”8. At the end of the story, who is Waverly’s imaginary chess opponent?Her mother is her imaginary chess opponent.The Voice from the Wall told by Lena St. Clair1. What is the final thing the dead beggar says when he returns?He says that the worst is on the other side.2. How did the American immigration authorities categorize Lena’s mother? They categorized her as a “displaced person.”3. Why does Lena want to k now “the worst possible thing that can happen” to her?She felt that if she knew the worst possible thing, then she could avoid it.4. Why did Lena start telling lies?She started telling lies to prevent bad things from happening in the future.5. What was Lena’s great hope when the family moved out of Oakland?That she might be able to leave all the old fears behind6. What did Lena hear through the wall of the new apartment?She heard the mother and daughter next door arguing violently.7. Why did the girl from next door leave her own apartment?She left because her mother kicked her out of her apartment.8. How did the girl from next door get out of Lena’s bedroom?She climbed out onto the fire escape and back into her own apartment.9. What happened later that night after the girl and her mother had argued? The girl and her mother cried and laughed and shouted with love.10. What hope did Lena have after watching the girl next door with her mother? That things could be better than they appeared.Half and Half told by Rose Hsu Jordan1. What did Rose’s mother used to carry to church services at the First Chinese Baptist Church?A small leatherette Bible2. What makes Rose sure that her mother knows the Bible is still under a table leg in her kitchen?Because her mother is not the greatest housekeeper and yet the Bible is still clean white after twenty years3. How did the decision making start and then change in Rose’s marriage?In the beginning, her husband made all of the decisions but then he lost a malpractice lawsuit and wanted her to make all of the decisions for them.4. What did Rose find out “faith” was?Rose found that “faith” was an illusion that somehow one is in control.5. What was the name of Rose’s mother’s little Chinese book and what was i n it? The Twenty-six Malignant Gates showed how children are predisposed to certain dangers on certain days based on their Chinese birthdates.6. What did Rose and her mother do early on the morning after Rose’s brother drowned?They went back to the beach to try to find him.7. Why did Rose’s mother throw her blue sapphire ring into the water?She thought that it would divert the Coiling Dragon so that he would release her son from the water.8. Why did Rose’s mother throw an inner tube attached to a fishi ng pole into the water?She believed that it would locate her lost son.9. When her mother gave up finding Bing, what emotion did Rose feel?She felt blinding anger.10. When Rose took the Bible out from under the table leg, what did she find written in it?She found her brother’s name written in it in erasable pencil under “Deaths.”Two Kinds told by Jing-mei Woo1. What made Jing-mei’s mother think that Jing-mei could be a prodigy?She thought anyone could be anything they wanted to be in America.2. What did Jing-mei’s mother lose in China?She lost her mother and father, her family home, her first husband, and her twin baby daughters.3. How did Jing-mei first envision herself as a prodigy?She envisioned herself as a dainty ballerina, the Christ child, or Cinderella.4. What would perfection have meant for Jing-mei while she was waiting to become a prodigy?That her parents would adore her, she would be beyond reproach, and she would never feel the need to sulk for anything5. Why did Jing-mei’s mother read so many magazines?To find stories of remarkable children6. What happened to all of Jing-mei’s mother’s early efforts to find out what kind of prodigy Jing-mei should be?They failed totally.7. What was wrong with Jing-mei’s piano teacher and how di d his defect affect her playing?He was deaf and therefore could not tell whether Jing-mei was playing well or not.8. What piece did Jing-mei select for the talent show in the church hall?The piece was called “Pleading Child.”9. Who was the only person in the church hall who thought Jing-mei’s performance was good?The only person was her deaf piano teacher.10. What did Jing-mei realize after she had played both “Pleading Child” and “Perfectly Contented” a few times?She realized that the two pieces were two halves of the same song. AMERICAN TRANSLATIONRice Husband told by Lena St. Clair1. What does the saying, “If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold,” mean?That one thing is always the result of another2. What does Lena’s mother see?Lena’s mo ther sees the bad things that will affect her family.3. What are the three things that Lena’s mother predicted that came true?A miscarriage, a bank failure, and Lena’s father’s death4. What does Lena think her mother will see during her visit with her and Harold? Whatever is wrong5. What physical aspect of Lena’s house does her mother connect with a feeling? She says the slant of the floor makes her feel as if she is “running down.”6. What food does Harold not realize that Lena doesn’t eat?Ice cream7. Why does Harold hate it when Lena cries?He thinks it’s manipulative.8. Why does the marble end table collapse?It collapses because it is not sturdy.9, When Lena says, “I knew it would happen,” what questions does her mother ask?“Then why you don’t stop it?”Four Directions told by Waverly Jong1. What did Waverly want to tell her mother at lunch?She wanted to tell her mother that she was getting married again.2. What did Waverly’s mother do when she found that Waverly had eloped with her first husband?She threw her shoe at them.3. Why did Waverly first stop playing chess as a child?She first stopped because she felt her mother was trying to take all the credit for her winning.4. What special thing could Waverly’s mother do to change Waverly’s v iew of a person?She could make Waverly see each of the person’s traits in a new, negative way.5. What mistake did Rich make about the wine at the dinner with Waverly’s family?He drank two full glasses while everybody else had a half-inch “just for taste.”6. Why was Waverly so anxious that her mother was the queen while she, Waverly, was the pawn?Because then Waverly could only run away while her mother could move in all directions7. In what way was Waverly confused about where her mother came from? She thought her mother was born in Taiwan, but her mother was really born in Taiyuan.8. What trip is Waverly contemplating at the end of the story and with whom would she travel?She is contemplating a trip to China made by herself, her mother, and Rich. Without Wood told by Rose Hsu Jordan1. When Rose was little, what did she believe her about her mother and mirrors? She believed a mirror could see only her face but that her mother could see her inside out even when Rose was not in the room.2. Why did Ro se’s mother say that Rose was “without wood”?She explained that Rose was confused all of the time because she listened to too many people.3. Why did Rose stay in bed for three days?She stayed in bed for three days because her husband had left her and she was unable to make the simplest decisions.4. Where did Rose tell Ted she was going to live?She said she was going to continue to live in the house they had shared while they were married.5. When Rose says that Ted is hulihudu, what does she mean?She means that he is confused.6. What does Rose’s mother plant in Rose’s garden?Rose’s mother plants weeds in her garden.Best Quality by Jing-mei Woo1. What is Jing-mei’s “life’s importance” gift from her mother?It is a jade pendant on a gold chain.2. Why did Jing-mei’s mother not want to keep the crab that had lost a leg? Because a missing leg on a crab is a bad sign on a Chinese New Year3. Why did Jing-mei leave the room while the crabs were being steamed?She left the room because she could not bear to remain while the crabs died. 4. How do Jing-mei and her mother disagree in regard to Waverly Jong?Jing-mei admires her while her mother says that Waverly is like a crab, always walking sideways, moving crooked.5. How did Waverly insult Jing-mei professionally?She said that her firm had decided that Jing-mei’s freelance work was unacceptable.6. Who got the crab with the missing leg?Jing-mei’s mother did.QUEEN MOTHER OF THE WESTERN SKIESMagpies told by An-mei Hsu1. In what way does An-mei say that all people born girls are alike?They are all like stairs, one step after another, going up and down, but all going same way.2. What did it mean to An-mei to be raised “the Chinese way”?It meant being taught to desire nothing, to swallow other people’s m isery, and to eat one’s own bitterness.3. How did An-mei’s mother dishonor her widowhood?She became the third concubine to a rich man.4. What did the turtle in the pond do to An-mei’s tears?The turtle ate An-mei’s mother’s tears.5. What happened to th e eggs that poured out of the turtle’s beak?They became birds.6. What emotion is usually associated with the magpies?The emotion is joy.7. What did the turtle tell An-mei’s mother as he drifted back into the pond?He told An-mei’s mother that it is use less to cry.8. How did An-mei learn not to listen to something meaningless calling to her? She learned this by learning to ignore the loud sound of the clock on her bedroom wall.9. Why did An-mei’s mother send An-mei out of their bedroom at night? Because Wu Tsing had arrived and wanted to be with her10. Why did An-mei’s mother become Wu Tsing’s concubine?He raped her, thus giving her no choice but to stay with him as his concubine. 11. How did An-mei’s mother die?She poisoned herself.12. What promise did Wu Tsing make to An-mei’s mother after she died?That he would raise her son and daughter as his honored children13. What does An-mei say that her daughter’s psychiatrist is?Just another bird drinking from Rose’s misery14. How did the tired Chinese peasants get rid of the birds that were drinking their tears and eating their seeds?They clapped their hands, banged sticks on pots and pans, and shouted at the birds to die.Waiting Between the Trees told by Ying-ying St. Clair1. How has Lena St. Clair unknowingly insulted her mother by giving her the guest bedroom in her home?Because the guest bedroom in Chinese custom should be the biggest and best bedroom and Lena’s guest bedroom is tiny2. What did Lena do when she was born?She sprang from her mother like a slippery fish.3. When Ying-ying was a young girl in Wushi, she was lihai. What does that mean? It means that she was wild and stubborn.4. When did Ying-ying begin to know things before they happened?She began to know these things the night her aunt got married when Ying-ying was sixteen.5. What sign happened to convince Ying-ying that she would marry the man who was a guest at her house?A large wind blew in from the north and the flower on the table nearby split from its stem and fell at her feet6. Why did Ying-ying’s husband leave her?He left her to live with an opera singer.7. What is the difference between what Lena sees in her mother and what her mother really is?Lena sees a small old lady but Ying-ying really is a tiger lady.8. Why, according to Ying-ying, is the tiger gold and black?Because the gold side leaps with its fierce heart while the black side stands still with cunning and patience9. Why does Ying-ying abort her first child?She aborts the child because she hates her hus band, the child’s father.10. What did Ying-ying do for ten years at the country home of her cousin’s family?She waited between the trees.11. What did Ying-ying give up when she married St. Clair?She gave up her spirit.12. At the end of the story, what does Ying-ying want to do for her daughter?She wants to give her daughter her own spirit.Double Face told by Lindo Jong1. Why does Waverly Jong want to go to China?She wants to go to China for her second honeymoon.2. Why does Waverly especially want to be Chinese?Because it is so fashionable3. Why could Lindo’s children not have American circumstances and Chinese character?Because the two things do not mix4. Who first taught Lindo about America?An American-raised Chinese girl in Peking5. What kind of job did Lindo get in the cookie factory?She got a job forming Chinese fortune cookies out of hot dough.6. What was the fortune inside the cookie that Lindo gave to Tin?The fortune was, “A house is not home when a spouse is not at home.”7. Why does Waverly like the fact that she and her mother have crooked noses? She likes their crooked noses because she thinks they make her and her mother look devious or two-faced.8. At the end of the story, what is Lindo wondering about?She is wondering what she has lost in coming to America and what she has gotten back in return.A Pair of Tickets told by Jing-mei Woo1. Why does Jing-mei feel different as her train leaves the Hong Kong border and enters Shenzhen, China?Because she is becoming Chinese2. Where is Jing-mei meeting her two half-sisters?She is meeting them in Shanghai.3. How did the half-sisters learn that their mother was dead?They learned that their mother was dead when Auntie Lindo wrote a letter to them as Jing-mei asked her to do.4. How did Jing-mei learn the details of what happened to her half-sisters?She learned the details from her father.5. Why did Jing-mei’s mother actually leave the babies?She left the babies because she thought she was going to die and didn’t want them to die with her.6. Who found the babies?The babies were found by an old peasant woman.7. What are the two different Chinese meanings of Suyuan, Jing-mei’s mother’s name?“Long Cherished Wish” and “Long-Held Grudge.”8. What are the meanings of Jing-mei’s name?“Just pure essence” and “younger sister。