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新视野大学英语第三版第二册课文语法讲解Unit4
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Collegesweethearts
1Ismileatmytwolovelydaughtersandtheyseemsomuchmorematurethan
we,theirparents,whenwewerecollegesweethearts.Linda,who's21,hada
boyfriendin
herfreshmanyear
she
thoughtshewould
marry,butthey're
not
togetheranymore.Melissa,who's19,hasn't
had
asteady
boyfriend
yet.My
daughterswonderwhentheywillmeet"TheOne",theirgreatlove.Theythink
theirfatherandIhad
aclassicfairy-tale
romance
headingformarriage
from
the
outset.Perhaps,they're
rightbutit
didn't
seemsoatthetime.Inaway,
love
just
happens
when
you
least
expect
it.
Who
would
have
thoughtthatButchandIwouldendupgettingmarriedtoeachother?
Hebecamemyboyfriendbecause
ofmyshallowagenda:
Iwanted
acute
boyfriend!
2Wemetthroughmycollegeroommateattheuniversitycafeteria.Thatfateful
night,Iwas
merelycurious,butforhim
Ithinkitwaslove
atfirstsight."You
havebeautifuleyes",hesaidashegazedatmyface.Hekeptstaringatmeall
nightlong.Ireallywasn'tthatinterestedfortworeasons.First,helookedlike
hewasareallywildboy,maybeevendangerous.
Second,
although
hewas
verycute,heseemedalittleweird.
3Ridingonhisbicycle,he'dridepastmydormasif"byaccident"andpretend
tobe
surprised
to
see
me.
I
liked
the
attention
but
was
cautious
about
his
wild,
dynamic
personality.
He
had
a
charming
way
with
words
which
wouldcharm
any
girl.
FearcameovermewhenI
startedtofallinlove.Hisexciting
"bad
boyimage"wasjusttoo
tempting
to
resist.
What
was
it
that
attracted
me?
Ialways
had
an
excellent
reputation.
My
concentration
wassolelyonmystudiesto
getsuperiorgrades.Butforwhat?
Collegeissupposed
tobeatimeofgreatlearningandalsosomefun.Ihadnearlyachievedagreat
education,andgraduationwasjustonesemesteraway.ButIhadn'thadany
fun;mylifewasstalewithnocomponentoffun!
Ineededaboyfriend.Notjust
any
boyfriend.He
had
to
be
cute.
My
goal
that
semester
became:
BeambitiousandgrabthecutestboyfriendIcanfind.
4Iworriedwhathe'dthinkofme.True,welivedinatimewhenadramaticshift
in
sexual
attitudes
was
taking
place,
but
I
was
a
traditional
girl
who
wasn'tready
for
the
new
ways
thatseemed
common
on
campus.
Butch
looked
superb!
I
was
not
immuneto
his
personality,
but
I
was
scared.
The
night
whenhe
announced
tothe
world
thatIwashisgirlfriend,Iwent
along
withhim.AndthenIsuddenlythought:
"Ohmygosh!
AmIhisgirlfriend?
How
did
that
happen?
"
Then
he
whispered
sweet
wordsinmy
ear
and
said,
"I'm
goingtomarryyouonedayandIwillbealawyer.Youwillsee."
5Iwas
laughing
inside
andsaid
tomyself,"I'dnever
marrythisguy.He'sa
rebel
without
a
good
future.
He's
my
boyfriend
because
I
hate
my
boringstudentlife.Ijustwanttohavefun."
6
Sure
enough,
the
following
month,
I
found
out
he
had
failed
all
his
courses.Consequently,
he
wasgoingtobeexpelled
fromtheuniversity.
To
mydisgust,heseemedresignedtohisfate.Iknewtherewashope,soIled
himtothecollegesecretaryforreconsideration.
7
"You
are
going
to
graduate
with
a
BA
in
political
science
fromUPennandproceedtotheCollegeofLaw,"Itoldhim,lodginganappeal
onhisbehalf,whichwasapproved.Butchwasgrantedreconsideration.And,
oncewebecamesteadies,hecoordinatedhisstudiesandsociallife,passing
allofhisclasses.Heeventuallystudiedlaw.
8DespiteButch'ssomewhatwildcharacter,athiscore,heisalwaysaperfect
gentleman
and
deserves
alot
of
credit
for
that.True,
he'd
sometimes
takethelibertyofdisplayinghislovebyplantingakissonmylips
rightinfrontofmyastonished
friendswhowatchedanddisapproved.
But
the
truth
is
wehad
apureandresponsiblerelationshipforsevenfullyears.Sitting
by
the
palm
trees,
hand
in
hand,
we
would
listen
to
romantic
songs,
watch
the
sunset,
and
weave
dreams
ofbeing
together
with
childrenofourown,forever.
9
Two
years
passed
in
a
blur.
One
day,
Butch
took
me
by
surprise
as
hekneltdown
andproposedmarriage
holdingadozen
redroses!
Filledwith
deepemotion,Iconfessedmyloveforhim,"Howroooomaaaantic!
!
"Thenmy
brainwokeupfromfantasy
land.Icried
out,
"Goodheavens.
No!
We're
too
young
to
tie
the
knot.
We
haven't
evengraduated
fromcollege
yet!
"I
reallylovedhimbutwaspessimisticaboutourchancesforsuccess.
10Wemarriedfiveyearslater.
11
Our
faithful
journey
of
love
andlearning
took
us
down
rocky
roads
ofhardship
and
on
smooth
easy-going
highways.
It
is
a
long,
romantic,sometimescrazy,lovestorythatsumsupa29-
yearlonghoneymoontogether
as
a
couple
whoare
still
madly
in
love
with
each
other.
Our
lovecommencedwithacasualattractionbutbloomedintoamatureloveand
richlife.
LanguagePoints:
1Ismileatmytwolovelydaughtersandtheyseemsomuchmorematurethanwe,theirparents,whenwewerecollegesweethearts.(Para.1)
Meaningbeyondwords:
Marriedtohercollegesweetheart,theauthornowishappywith
herfamilyandtwogrowndaughters.
Note:
Collegesweetheartsrefertosomeonewithwhomoneisinloveandbywhomone
islovedatcollege;sweetheartisequivalenttolover,darling,beloved,ordear.For
example:
Welldone,sweetheart,weareallsoproudofyou.做得好,宝贝,我们以你为荣。
Myhusbandisthegreatestguyintheworld;hewasmycollegesweetheart.我丈夫是世
界上最棒的,大学时他就是我的恋人。
HetriestolocatehisformersweetheartMelinafromwhomhehasheardnothingforaverylongtime.他在努力寻找他以前的恋人梅利娜,他已经很久没有她的消息了。
2Linda,who’s21,hadaboyfriendinherfreshmanyearshethoughtshe
wouldmarry,butthey’renottogetheranymore.Melissa,who’s19,hasn’thadasteadyboyfriendyet.Mydaughterswonderwhentheywillmeet“TheOne”,theirgreatlove.(Para.1)
Meaningbeyondwords:
Hertwodaughtersareattheageofjustdating,buttheyseemtobeverymaturewonderingwhentheywillmeettheirtruelove.
3TheythinktheirfatherandIhadaclassicfairytaleromanceheadingformarriage
fromtheoutset.(Para.1)
Meaningbeyondwords:
Herdaughtersconsidertheirparents
conventionalromancebecausetheythinkitaimedatmarriage
Usagenote:
classic,classical
’marriageatypicalfromtheverybeginning.
1classic用作形容词表示“经典的;精彩的;一流的”。
例如:
DeathontheNileisoneoftheclassicworksofAgathaChristie.《尼罗河上的惨案》是阿加莎·克里斯蒂的经典作品之一。
口语中也会用到classic这个词。
当你看到一场精彩的演出时,就可以说“That达赞美。
’sclassic!
”来表
classic用作形容词也表示“典型的;标准的”。
例如:
Londonistheclassicexampleofthescatteredcity.伦敦是标准分散型的城市。
ThisstatementwasaclassicillustrationofBritishpoliteness.这项陈述是对英国礼貌的一
典型说明。
classic也可用作名词,表示“文学名著;经典作品;杰作”。
例如:
个
Wehave
allthestandard
classics
ofHayao
Miyazaki
athome.
我们家有宫崎骏的所有的
经典作品。
2classical不能用作名词,只能用作形容词,表示“古典的;经典的”。
例如:
Ispendalotoftimereadingandlisteningtoclassical
music.
我花了很多时间阅读和聆听古
典音乐。
Classicalmusicismusicwritten
bycomposerssuch
asMozartandBeethoven.
像莫扎特
和贝多芬所创作的音乐称为古典音乐
。
莫扎特和贝多芬所创作的音乐属于古典音乐(classicalmusic),
但这些古典音乐经久不衰,有
永久的意义和价值,所以这些音乐也可称为经典的音乐
(classic
music)。
反之,在前面有一
例中说可口可乐瓶子的设计是精彩的
,一流的,所以是经典(classic)之作,但很明显
可口可乐瓶子的设计不是古典的
(classical)设计。
所以,经典的(classic)作品不一定就
是古典的(classical)作品。
Note:
Classicfairy-taleromance
isusedtodescribe
aromanceblessed
withunusual
happiness.Colloquially,afairytalecanalsorefertoanystoryextremely
unlikely
tobe
true.
4Perhaps,they’rerightbutitdidn’tseemsoatthetime.(Para.1)
Meaning:
Mydaughters’perceptionmayberight,yetourromancebackthenwasactuallynotlikewhattheyhaveassumed.
5Inaway,lovejusthappenswhenyouleastexpectit.WhowouldhavethoughtthatButchandIwouldendupgettingmarriedtoeachother?
Hebecamemyboyfriendbecauseofmyshallowagenda:
Iwantedacuteboyfriend!
(Para.1)
Meaning:
Lovecomesyourwaywhenyoudon’treallyexpect
it.Noonethoughtthat
Butch
andIwouldfinallygetmarried.Hebecame
myboyfriend
simplybecause
Iwould
liketo
fulfillmyshallowwish:
tohaveanattractive
boyfriend
incollege.
Meaningbeyondwords:
Here
isthesuspenseofthestory
–theauthorgives
abroad
hintthatshewilltellushowshe
andherhusband
gotmarried
atlast.
6Wemetthroughmycollegeroommateattheuniversitycafeteria.Thatfatefulnight,Iwasmerelycuri
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