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Text D Saying Yes（第1页）
TextDSayingYes
Dianag
“Areyouese?”
“Yes。”
“Ameri?”
“Yes。”
“Reallyese?”
“No。。。notquite。”
“ReallyAmeri?”
&ually，yousee。。。”
ButIwouldrathersay
Yes
her-nor，
Notmaybe，
Butboth，andnotonly
ThehomesI’vehad，
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I’drathersayit
Twice，
Yes
Discussthefollowiions。
1）atMoraandDianag?Howdrouheirwriting?
2）Whatisthethemeof“Immigrants”?Whatisthethemeof“Sayihetwopoemshaveanythinginon?
3）Whataresomeimagesin“Immigrants”?Whatisthesighem?
4）Isthereanydilemmaorhoperefles?Whatarethey?
5）Whidoyoulikebetter?Explainyourchoice。
Notes
1。AmyTan（1952-）:Sheisaese-AmeriorksexploreculturedmhterrelatioorkisTheJoyLuckClub，whichhasbeentrao35languages。In1993，thebooktedintoaerciallysuccessfulfilm。
2。LifeSavers:ItisanAmerid-shapedmintsandartificiallyfruit-flavoredharddy。
3。Chess:Chessisagameplayedbytwopeopleonachessboard，withsixteenpieces（ofsixdifferenttypes—onekiworooks，twoknights，twobishops，apawns）foreachplayer。Eaovesinadistinctway。Thegoalofthegameistocheckmate，i。e。tothreate’skingwithiure。Gamesdonotnecessarilyendwithcheckmate—playersniftheybelievetheywilllose。Inaddition，thereareseveralwaysthatagameadraw。
4。AliceWalker（1944-）:SheisanAfriAmeriauthor，poet，andactivist。Shehaswrittenbothfidessaysabe-knowicallyaovelTheColorPurple（1982）forwhithePulitzerPrizeforFi。
5。“Loar”and“WalkArouain”:TatternsofquiltsinAmeri。
6。Hakim-a-barber:Dee（Wangero）’sboyfrieodiherMamashouse。
7。PatMora（1942-）:PatMoraisaMexi-AmeriwriterandculturalpreservationistwhoseekstodotthelivesofMexiAmeridU。S。LatinasandLatinhvaryinggenressuchas’sbooks，poetry，andnonfi。
8。Dianag（1934-）:Sheisaese-AmeriovelistaknowheFrontiersofLove，onovelsbyanAsian-Amerian。SheissideredtobethefirsteseAmeriies）topublishaheStates。
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