"Letter to My Wife", also known as "Letter to My Wife Farewell", is in form a letter from home, but in fact it is a lyrical prose with sincere feelings, profound reasoning and touching feelings.

High School Language and Literature Department: Compulsory Volume 2

A Letter to My Wife

[Text Introduction]

"A Letter to My Wife" is also known as "A Letter to My Wife Farewell". It is in form a letter from home, but in fact it is a lyrical prose with sincere feelings, profound reasoning and touching feelings. It expresses Lin Juemin's deep love and strong patriotism for his wife Chen Yiying. He connected the family, the country and the people; he integrated his love for his wife and children with his love for the entire country and people, truly achieving boundless love and caring for the world.

[Teaching Objectives]

1. Language construction and application: Master the key literal words and function words in the text.

2. Development and improvement of thinking: clarify the ideas of the article and learn how to write it by combining narrative, discussion and lyricism.

3. Aesthetic appreciation and creation: Be familiar with the basic formats and specifications of letter writing, and be able to use letters to communicate ideas and emotions with others.

4. Cultural inheritance and understanding: understanding and awakening the sense of responsibility and mission for the country.

[Teaching Focus]

Learn the glorious thoughts and noble sentiments of the revolutionary predecessors who sacrificed themselves to "seek eternal happiness for the world."

[Teaching Difficulties]

Understand the author's rise from love for his wife to love for the nation and the country, and how the two loves can be unified.

[Teaching Process]

The first lesson

1. Background knowledge

1. About the author

Lin Juemin (1887-May 1911), whose courtesy name is Dong, also known as Doufei, also known as Tianwaisheng, Han nationality, Min County, Fujian (today's Fuzhou City). Pioneer of Chinese democracy and revolutionary martyr. When he was young, he accepted the ideas of democratic revolution and advocated the theory of freedom and equality. While studying in Japan, he joined the Chinese Federation of China. He returned to China in the spring of 1911 and wrote his last work "A Letter to His Wife" on April 24. Later, he participated in the Guangzhou Uprising with his relatives Lin Yinmin, Lin Wensui, Huang Xing, Fang Shengdong and other revolutionaries. He was injured and exhausted during the battle and was captured. Later, he died calmly and was known as one of the "Seventy-two Martyrs of Huanghuagang" in history.

2. Writing background

On April 27, 1911, a group of young people with an average age of more than 20 years old set out on a journey to find their ideals. They were the seventy-two martyrs of the Huanghuagang Uprising. Later, eighty-six famous members of the Chinese Tongmenghui died. Among them, the remains of Yu Peilun, Fang Shengdong, Lin Juemin and other revolutionary patriots were recovered and buried in Honghuagang, Guangzhou. Later, Guangzhou's Honghuagang was also changed to Huanghuagang, and this uprising was called the Huanghuagang Uprising.

A farewell letter written to his wife Chen Yiying three days before the uprising - that is, on the evening of April 24th. At that time, he came to Hong Kong from Guangzhou to welcome the comrades who had returned from Japan to participate in the uprising, and lived in a small building by the river. At the end of the night, when everyone was quiet, he thought of the coming cruel and vigorous uprising with uncertainty about life and death, as well as his old father Long Zhong and his weak wife and child. His thoughts surged and he couldn't help himself. He wrote all night long and wrote farewells to his father and wife respectively. The books, namely "Letter to My Father" and "Letter to My Wife", were handed over to a friend after dawn, saying: "I am lucky enough to convey this to you when I die."

3. Style

Letters have a long history in China. Liu Xie said in " Literary Mind Diaolong·Secretary ": "Three generations of government were idle, and writing and writing were sparse. Spring and Autumn employment was numerous, and calligraphy was flourishing." This means that letters were produced as early as the Spring and Autumn Period, and after more than two thousand years, China has formed a unique cultural tradition of letters. Family affection, friendship, and love are conveyed and preserved through family letters, love letters, etc. Sima Qian's " Report to Ren Anshu", Ji Kang's " and Shan Juyuan's Book of Severance", Zhuge Liang's " Book of Commandments ", Zeng Guofan's "Zeng Guofan" "Family Letters", Lin Juemin's "Letter to His Wife", Lu Xun's " Letters from Two Places", Shen Congwen's "Congwen Family Letters", Fu Lei's "Family Letters from Fu Lei", etc. They have now become a kind of cultural classics, implanted in the emotional memory of the Chinese people.

When writing a letter, pay special attention to the format of the letter.Since letters are practical texts, they have their usual and fixed format:

(1) Title (recipient) (2) Greetings (3) Text (4) Congratulations (5) Signature (writer) and date

4. Evaluation

"Letter to My Wife" is even known as "China's most beautiful love letter in the 20th century". The only thing that is touching is that it is sincere and every word weeps. There is an indescribable true feeling everywhere. It is lingering and pathos, full of passion, and full of awe-inspiring righteousness. The passion of sacrificing one's life for the country and the deep love for his beloved wife blend and reflect each other. It can make people shed tears, but it is also soul-stirring and inspiring. Although a hundred years have passed, the charm of the article is still the same. The author's true love for his beloved wife and the demeanor of a revolutionary who "thinks about the world" and sacrifices his life for righteousness are still touching, and will be remembered for generations to come.

2. Fan Du Zhengyin

Put (gē) pen to say (chèn) the heart is happy, you must not be able to restrain (jīn) the sorrow of losing me

make it Xiao (xiào) me A grief (tòng)

3. First reading of the text, divided into levels

Part 1 (1): Explain the reason and mood of writing to his wife: "I will never say goodbye to you", "I endure the sadness to speak for you".

The second part (2-4): explains the emotion of "I love you most, and the thought of loving you makes me brave enough to die."

Part 3 (5-6): Retelling the farewell sorrow of "I can't leave you".

4. Read the text in series

Pay attention to the following knowledge points:

(1) Tongjiazi

Satisfactory, several people can do it, pass "enough"

My spirit is still leaning on you, pass "beside"

Xinwei March, six nights and four drums, read, pass "twenty" , twenty

(2) Flexible use of parts of speech

1. Adjectives are used as verbs

old me, old , and the old of people. Respect

young, my young, and the young of people. Love

scarves are short, love is long, there are still thousands of things that have not been exhausted. It is a blessing to write all

that I have done my best. Understand everything, understand thoroughly;

2. Use nouns as verbs

I have never expressed my wishes to you in my life. Pursue

3. Use adjectives as nouns

I am old, and I am harmonious with people's old. Old people

I am young, and I am young, and people are young. Children

I should be lucky to do my best. Fortunately

4. Verbs used as adverbials

I ran away from home and returned, and you cried and complained to me. I cried softly

I live under the nine springs and heard your crying in the distance. I should cry in harmony. Verbs used as adverbials, use the sound of crying.

(3) The word has multiple meanings

1. and

and the wife's book. Verb, give, give

I sincerely wish to stay with you until death. Preposition, and, with, with

I join hands with (you). Conjunction, table of parallelism, and, with

and make me die first. I would rather you die before me. Conjunction means selection, rather than

2. actually

I can't finish the book and want to put it down. Verb, finish, end (to make...finish)

He Jingri is here silently, and the big class of girls are also Adverb, whole, whole, end

3. body

should be happy to sacrifice the welfare of my body and yours. Noun, oneself, oneself

and because you are pregnant, I am even more afraid of sorrow. Preposition, wait until

5. more than

is crying, and also read it with the people of the world. Adverb, besides, think about it from now on

and now, with tears left. Verb, leave the rest, leave

to go home more than ten days ago. Numeral, an indeterminate zero number after an integer

The remaining sadness in my heart at that time, which cannot be described in an inch. Pronoun, my

I will die without any regrets. Adjective, leftover, the remaining

6. should be happy to sacrifice the welfare of my body and yours. Can wish verb, should.

The sadness I felt at that time was beyond description.

My family will be very poor in the future. Adverb, will, will.

I live under the Nine Springs and hear your cry from afar. I should cry in harmony. Adverb, will, will.

7. Death

Who would have known that my soldier would die before you (pronounced zú, finally, adverb)

Danri Feast Soldiers (pronounced zú, soldier, noun)

Lu Su Wen Liu Biao Death (pronounced zú, death, verb)

Fifty thousand soldiers are difficult to unite. (pronounced cù, which means "suddenly", hastily, adverb)

8. and

can't finish the book but want to put it down. Conjunction indicates compliance.

means that I can bear to leave you and die. Conjunction indicates. Conjunction table turns, but

Who would have known that my soldier died before you? Conjunction table modifies

so that I will not die, but I do not want to see each other, only to make the eyes of the two places become pierced and bone fossils. Conjunction table turns, but; Conjunction table turns, but, but

You are lucky to meet me, why are you unfortunate enough to be born in today's China. Conjunction table modifies

9. with

I will say goodbye to you forever with this book. Preposition, use

My meaning is to cover your weakness. Preposition, by

your body, my heart is crying, and also by the people of the world. Preposition,

I hope that I will tell you in the future. Preposition,

I will take advantage of it and do this to you. Preposition, put

and because you are pregnant. Preposition, because

cover cannot be described with an inch. Preposition, use

I am sincerely willing to stay with you until death. Conjunction, express modification

View from today's situation. Preposition, from

You don't have to be sad for your partner. Preposition, because

I have never spoken to you with my ambition in my life. Preposition, use

10. its

You don't have to be sad. Modal adverbs express the euphemistic mood, yes, I hope you will caress me well. Mood adverbs express the expected mood, should, must be

or another man, teach him to follow his father's ambition. Pronoun, he

you can't abandon me, you can find me in the dream at that time. Modal adverbs, express the measuring mood, probably, maybe.

I can't bear to be alone. Pronoun, myself.

The thing in your belly, I suspect that it is a daughter. Pronoun, on behalf of the thing in your belly.

I usually don't believe in ghosts, but now I hope it is real. Pronoun, on behalf of ghosts.

I also hope that what they say is true. Pronoun, those

11. are

, so I endure the sorrow for you. Preposition, yes, and

also think of the people of the world. Verb, as

I should be happy to sacrifice my own welfare and yours, and seek eternal happiness for the people of the world. Preposition, for

Although it does not mean that my words are yes. Judgment word, it is

or a man, teach him to take his father's ambition as his ambition. Verb, as

I love you, so I am afraid that it will not be completed for you. Preposition, for

When I cry, I also pronounce it with the people of the world. Verb, as.

12.

Therefore, enduring sorrow is the pronoun of your words. This is the pronoun of

and I am thinking about it now. Is it possible for me to do this?

Or maybe you can do it. Pronouns, so

you can simulate it. Pronouns, my mood

I am old, and people are old. Structural particles,

I ran away from home and returned. Cancel the independence of the sentence between the subject and the predicate. Pronoun, he

13.xiang

Although he does not say that what I say is right, he has no words to answer. Pronoun, I

I live under the nine springs and hear your cry from afar, so I should cry in harmony with you. Pronoun, you

14. to

I love you most. Adverb, most, extremely

I love you most. Adverb, extremely

15. covers

My meaning covers your weakness. Adverb, expresses inferential judgment, probably

16. then

or if he is a man, he is also taught to follow his father's ambition. Conjunctions express speculation and contain assumptions, which are equivalent to "just" and "then"

Then after I die, there will still be two meanings. Conjunction means to take over, equivalent to "then"

17. that is,

that is, the thought of loving you makes me brave enough to die. Adverb, just, that is.

will not die, but will not meet each other. Conjunctions, even, even though.

(4) Different meanings in ancient and modern times

1. Old, old, old, and old. Ancient meaning: a two-syllable compound word, and extended to; modern meaning: a conjunction that expresses juxtaposition.

2. This is the reason why I dare to die without caring about you. Ancient meaning:... Today's meaning: a conjunction expressing the result, therefore.

3. My family will be very poor in the future. Ancient meaning: the days to come. Today's meaning: the day after tomorrow, tomorrow's tomorrow.

4. You cried and sued me. Ancient meaning: request. Today's meaning: accuse, tell, etc.

5. You can simulate it. Ancient meaning: imagination, speculation. Today's meaning: imitation.

6. Love someone like me. Ancient meaning: rich in emotion, affectionate and kind. Today's meaning: emotional focus (mostly refers to love).

(5) Special Sentence Patterns

1. Judgment Sentences

When I wrote this book, I was still one person in the world

A room next to the hall is the place where you and I live

2. Inverted Sentences

Those who love me as much as I do, how can I bear it? (postposition of attributive)

There are countless people in the world who do not deserve to die and who do not want to leave. (postposition of attributive)

I love you to the end (postposition of adverbial)

It is as satisfying as it is, and how many people can do it (subject-predicate inversion sentence)

3. Fixed structure

It is better for you to die first than for me to die first. Express choice, rather than...

It is more painful than death, what can be done Express doubts, what should I do...

Second lesson

1. Thinking and discussion

1. How many things did the author recall in the letter? Summarize what each event is about.

made it clear: Three things were recalled. (1) Recalling the discussion between husband and wife about "who will die first", it shows that he originally did not want to die first and "leave the suffering" to his wife. (2) Recalling Yue’s true feelings shows that he really cannot forget his wife. (3) Recalling that he failed to tell his wife about the uprising before leaving home. These three things all contain deep love for your wife.

2. Why does the author say that "in today's China, there is no place in the country and there is no time to die"? What kind of social reality did this reflect at the time?

made it clear: Because "natural disasters can lead to death, thieves can die, partition days can lead to death, and traitorous officials can die by corrupting officials and abusing the people." It reflects the social reality that the society at that time was dark and the people were in dire straits.

3. What advice did the author give to his wife and children in the letter? What wishes did you write about yourself?

Instructions for the funeral: I hope that the children will follow their father's aspirations.

Three wishes: the first wish is to "cry and make peace" under the nine springs; the second wish is that there are real ghosts; the third wish is that the telepathic telepathic link is enlightened.

4. The whole text contains both "love" and "righteousness". What kind of "love" is this "love"? What is "righteousness"? How do the two come together?

makes it clear: "Qing" refers to the deep affection for one's wife and children; "Yi" refers to the great righteousness of dedicating oneself to national independence.

The deeper his love for his wife and children, the deeper his love for the country and nation. It is for his relatives and for every Congolese that the author would rather die than surrender, closely integrating his personal destiny with the survival of the nation.

2. Extended reading

Someone created the song "Jue (Lin Juemin from afar)" based on "A Letter to My Wife". The singer is Qi Yu. This song is interpreted based on the role of Chen Yiying, Lin Juemin's wife. Savor the lyrics and experience the emotions reflected in them, or you can taste it yourself and write a "reply letter" to Lin Juemin from Chen Yiying's perspective.

Jue (Remotely Sent to Lin Juemin)

 Jue

 When I saw your letter

 I actually believed

 A moment is eternity

 No matter how hard it is to let go and let go

Sometimes I have to give up

sleep

When I look back at my dream

I have to believe

A moment is eternity

No matter how difficult it is to pursue and abandon

Sometimes I have to Abandon

Love does not begin

But it can only stop at the beginning

Treat the lingering love for a while as being loved for a lifetime

Your having to let go and abandonment

are all the perseverance to keep the true love Hold on

I stay behind for countless nights

And the ups and downs of Lingchi

Who gave you the right to choose

Let you leave like this

Who made me pay endlessly

All turned into a name on paper

Now

When I was lonely it was so real

I still have to believe

A moment can last forever

No matter how bitter the sweetness and truth are

Sometimes I have to deal with it

3. After-school homework

After class, I read "Letter to My Father" independently, collect and read more excellent family letters.