Yellow River Cantata:

Review the historical background in English (posted online)

Review the important word groups/rhetorical devices (distributed in class and online)

Lin Jia Pu Zi:

Review the movie synopsis (distributed in class and online)

Be able to answer the questions (posted online) for each part of the story.

Know the important word/word groups (distributed in class and online)

Important Words/Expressions in Part 4-6

close due to bancrupcy

flee

circulated around (news)

deal with (hard to deal with things)

women's private savings

make the decision

dip with

kowtow

force payment of debt

to like

trick/scheme

hesitate

frown

guarantee

savings

owner of shop (old style)

look for trouble

auction

panic

keep someone from the truth

rumor

uniform

stop someone

leak the news (by speaking)

only then

bank (old style)

lucky

pit one against the other

use mouth to motion

visit (formally)

chamber of commerce

intention of visit

promise to help

your daughter (respectful, old style)

your wife (respectful, old style)

not necessarily so

to benefit by association

force self to do something difficult

my daughter (humble, old style)

to marry over one's standing

humble household (humble, old style)

to force one's way in

to be taken aback by surprise

for the time being