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getaroundto...tofindtimefor...找时间做……
Peggy(女子名,Margaret的昵称)
Script:
After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.
ItwasPeggy’sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,“Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon’tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.”
The“other”womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.
MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.
“What’swrong?
”sheasked.
“Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,”Isaid.“Justthetwoofus.”
“Iwouldlikethatalot,”shesaid.
WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.“ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan’twaittohearaboutourevening,”Mothersaid.
LanguageandCultureNotes
1.Backgroundinformation
IntheUnitedStatesmanyoldpeoplelivebythemselveseitherbecausetheydonotwanttobeaburdentotheirchildrenorbecausetheyprefertomaintaintheirindividuallifestyles.Whentheycannottakecareofthemselves,theyareoftensenttospecialnursinghomesfortheaged.Theydon’tseetheirchildrenonaregularbasis.SoformanypeopleinAmerica,oldagecanbeasadandlonelytime.Thestoryexploresthelonelinessoftheoldpeopleandalsothelovebetweenasonanddaughter-in-lawandtheirmother.
2.dating
Americandatingcustomsaresomewhatdifferentfromthoseinourculture.YoungpeopleinAmericaseedatingasatimeforfun,oftenwithoutanyromanticinterestinmind.Onlyaftersometimewhentwopeopledecidetohaveasteadyrelationshipdotheythinkofeachotherasboyfriendandgirlfriend.
3.tokeeplovealive
tokeeplovestrong
4.beyondfamilyget-togethers
apartfromfamilyreunions
5.Herhairwascurled
Mostlikelyshehadbeentothehairdressertohaveherhaircurled,whichshowssheregardedthedatewithhersonasanimportantevent.
Exercise1
Listentotherecordingandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.
1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?
a.Neverdatinganotherwoman.
b.Askinghismothertolivewithhisfamily.
c.Seeingmoreofhismother.
d.Takinghiswifeandchildrentoadinnerandamovie.
2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker’smother?
a.Shehaslivedalonelylifeformanyyears.
b.Shehasgotthreechildren.
c.Shedoesnotgetonwellwithherdaughter-in-law.
d.Sheoftengoesoutwithherladyfriends.
3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?
a.Understandable.b.Caring.
c.Sympathetic.d.Friendly.
Exercise2
Listenagainandcompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.
1.WhatwasPeggy’sidea?
Whatdidshesaytoherhusband?
Shesuggestedthatherhusbandspendmoretimewithhismother.Shesaidtoherhusband,“Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon’tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.”
2.Howdoyouknowthatthemotherwasexcitedaboutthedatewithherson?
1)Whenthespeakerdroveintohismother’sdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoatonandshehadherhaircurled.
2)Shehadtoldherladyfriendsaboutthis.
Passage2
DatingwithMyMother(PartTwo)
fancya.notordinary;
fashionable高档的,豪华的
trailn.path走过的路程
bragv.totalktooproudlyaboutsth.orsb.夸耀
catchupon…tospendtimedoingwhathasbeenmissed补上(文中意为“事后得到关于……的消息”)
drop…offallow…togetoutofavehicle让……下车
fillsb.inonsth.tosupplysb.withdetailsaboutsth.为……提供有关……的消息
Wedidn’tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus.
“Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,”shesaid.
“Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,”Isaid.
Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother’slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.
“I’llgooutwithyouagain,”mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,“butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.”
Iagreed.
“Howwasyourdate?
”mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.
“Nice…nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,”Isaid.
MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.ItellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowtheywentthroughthedifficulttimes.Ican’tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.
Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage.
1.hereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows
Everythingwrittenonthemenuisjustablurtoherbecausehereyesightisfailingduetolong-sightednessofoldage.
2.takeinamovie
gotoseeamovie
3.Ican’tgetenoughofthesestories.
IlikethestoriessomuchthatIwanttohearmoreandmoreofthem.
4.Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.
Busywithhiscareerandthreechildren,thespeakermusthaveledastressfullife.Inotherwords,hehastokeepupaveryfastrhythmoflife.Butdatingregularlywithhismothertotalkaboutthepastandthepresentandtopickupstoriesofthefamily’shistoryhastaughtthespeakerthatthereareotherimportantthingsinlifebesideswork,andhehastofindtimeforthesethingstomakehislifemoremeaningful.
1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?
a.Learningaboutone’sfamilyhistoryismoreimportantthanwork.
b.Oneshouldspendtimecatchinguponmissinglinksinone’sfamilyhistory.
c.Spendingtimewithone’sagedmotherisarewardingexperience.
d.Lifewillbemoremeaningfulifyoucanbalanceworkandfamily.
2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
a.Thespeakerfindshisdateswithhismotherasrewardingashehadexpected.
b.Thespeakercareslittleabouthisfamilyhistory.
c.Thespeakerknowsnothingabouthisparents’past.
d.Thespeakerisproudofhiswifeandchildren.
3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?
a.Thespeaker’smarriageisincrisis.
b.Thespeakermustbeaworkaholic.
c.Thespeaker’smotherwon’thavetoworryaboutherfutureanymore.
d.Thespeaker’sfamilylifebecomeshappierafterhisregularoutingswithhismother.
Listentotherecordingonceagain.Thencompletetheanswerstothefollowingquestions.
1.Whatdidthespeakerdowhenhehadthefirstdatewithhismother?
Hetookhismotherouttodinnerinaneighborhoodplace.
2.Whatdidthespeakerthinkofthedatewithhismother?
Hethoughtitwasnicerthanheexpected.
3.Howoftendothespeakerandhismothermeeteverymonth?
Acoupleoftimes.
4.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofspendingtimewithhismother?
Hethinksthat1)spendingtimewithhismotherhastaughthimtheimportanceofslowingdown;
2)datingwithhismotherhashelpedhismarriage.
SpeakingTasks
PairWork
Reflectionsonthetexts
Youhavejustheardastoryaboutason’sdatewithhismother.Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartnerandthengiveanoralpresentationonyourpersonalreflectionsaboutthestory.Youmayorganizeyourpresentationbylinkingupyouranswerstothequestions.
GuidingQuestions
1.Howdoyoufeelafterhearingthestory?
2.WhatdoyouthinkofPeggyandherhusband?
3.DoyouadmirePeggyandherhusbandforwhattheyhavedone?
Whyorwhynot?
4.Doyouthinkaschildrenwehavethemoralresponsibilitytoreturnourparents’loveandcareforuswhenwegrowup?
Ifso,how?
5.Inwhatwaysdoyouthinkthedatehaschangedthelivesofboththemotherandtheson?
6.Whatdoyouthinkourparentsneedmost?
7.Whathaveyoulearnedfromthestorythatmayhelpyouimproveyourrelationshipwithyourparents?
PossibleAnswers(fortheteacher’sreference)
1.AfterhearingthestoryI’mdeeplyimpressed.MypraiseandadmirationgoesfirsttoPeggy,whoisanunderstandingandintelligentwoman.Sheknowshowherhusbandfeelstowardhismother,sosheurgeshimtodatewithhismother.Andshelovesherhusbandmoreforwhathehasdoneforhismother.Peggyrepresentsa
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