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新视野大学英语Unit3
Unit3
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1.Choosingalife-longpartnercanbeoneofthemostchallengingcommunicationtasksformanypeople.
句中动词词组Choosingalife-longpartner做主语,life-long是复合形容词,其结构是n.+adj.,内在的语法关系是比较关系,意义相当于aslongasone’slife,类似的还有:
snow-white,grass-green,blood-red,ice-cold,silk-soft.(与Unit1SectionA中的time-conscious联系:
time-conscious之间是补充关系,相当于beconsciousof;类似的还有:
duty-free(=befreefromduty,water-proof(beproofagainstwater).
2.Stayingwiththatpartnerduringsicknessandhealth,inhardtimesandingoodtimes,takesmuchskillandpatiencebeyondtheinitiallovethatbringstwopeopletogether.
句中以动词词组Stayingwiththatpartnerduringsicknessandhealth,inhardtimesandingoodtimes做主语,其中duringsicknessandhealth和inhardtimesandingoodtimes做状语,两个状语对仗整齐,意思一致,强调不论什么情况下,都与自己的伴侣荣辱与共,生死相随.Beyond构成的介词词组修饰前面的skillandpatience.thatbringstwopeopletogether是修饰love的定语从句.
take:
v.needorrequire(oftenwithit)
e.g.Thejourneytakesaboutonehourandahalf.
Itwilltaketimeforhertorecoverfromtheillness.
Ittakesherthreehourstomendthelock.
beyond:
prep.surpassing,notwithintherangeofsth.
e.g.Thecityhaschangedbeyondallrecognition.
Thisstoryisbeyondbelief.
initial:
adj.oforatthebeginning;first
3.InthisunityouwillmeetGailandMarkwhofacetheaddedproblemsthattwodifferentracesbringtoamarriage.
该句中,who引导定语从句修饰前面的GailandMark,从句中,thattwodifferentracesbringtoamarriage是修饰problems的定语从句,problems是从句中bring的宾语.
4.Youwillobservehowbothculturesmisunderstandeachother’scustomswhenyoureadaboutRich’sfirstmeetingwithhisgirlfriend’sChinesefamily.
misunderstand:
v.formawrongopinionofsb./sth.
mis-:
pref.(+v./n.)bad;wrong;not
e.g.Shemisunderstoodmyquestion.
Don’tmisunderstandme;wearenotmakinganypromises.
e.g.+v.mishear/misdirect/miscount/mistake
+n.misfortune/mistake/mistrust/misuse
5.Finally,youwilllearnsometraditionalideasaboutmarriagepracticedbydifferentculturesaroundtheworld.
practice:
v.todoorperformhabituallyorcustomarily;makeahabitof
n.(oftenpl.)ahabitualorcustomaryactionoract
e.g.Facialtattooingisastandardpracticeamongcertainpeoples.纹脸是某些民族的基本习俗.
Ihavecoffeeafterdinner,asismyusualpractice.
SectionA
MarriageAcrosstheNations
Lead-inActivity
Questionsaboutthetitle:
1.Whatinformationcanyougetfromthetitle?
(Thecouplecomefromdifferentnationsandcultures.)
2.Canyougivesomeexamplesaboutthemarriageacrossthenations?
Example1ChinesesingerWeiweiandherSwedishhusbandMichaelJ.Smith
MichaelJ.Smith,bornintheUnitedStates,developedhiscareerinmusicasacomposerandpianistintheUS.LaterhesettledinSweden.MichaeltookaninterestinChinain1992,whentheSwedishGovernmentsenthimtoChinaasaculturalenvoy.HecametoknowChinesesingerWeiweiinanactivityinSwedishembassyin1994.Andthedevelopmentoftheaffectionsbetweenthemcompletelychangedhislife.HequithisjobandfollowedWeiweitoChina.TheymovedtoSwedenaftertheyhadthefirstchild.Michaeloncesaid,“Wedohavedifferencesinmanyaspects,butallcanbesolvedbecauseoflove.Webothfeelextremelygoodnow.”Butweknownow,aftermorethantenyearsofmarriage,theyhavegotdivorced.ItissaidthatWeiweifelttiredofthemarriageandtheyhavedifferentlanguages,whichmadetheircommunicationdifficult.
Example2JiangJingguoandhisRussianwifeJiangFangliang
JiangFangliang,whoseRussiannameisFain,wasanorphan.Attheageof17,shegottoknowJiangJingguoandfellinlovewithhim.Aftershehadtheirfirstson,shefollowedherhusbandtoChina,andshewasgivenherChinesenamebyherfather-in-law.ShestudiedhardtogetusedtotheChinesestylelifebylearningtospeakChineseandNingbodialect,bybehavingaccordingtotherequirementforastandardChinesewife.Andshegotwellalongwithherhusbandandtookgoodcareofherchildrenintheirmorethanfiftyyearsofmarriage.Unfortunately,inherlateyearsinTaiwan,shesufferedfromthedeathofherhusbandandthethreesons.
3.AccordingtowhatwehavelearnedfromUnit1,whatmaybethebiggestproblemforthemixedmarriage?
Andwhatarethesolutionstotheproblemfromtheabovetwoexamples?
ThebiggestproblemforamixedmarriageseemstobetheirracialandculturaldifferencesaccordingtoUnitI.However,wefindthesearenottheproblemforthiscoupleinthetext(L.5).Then,what’stheproblem?
Itisoftensaidthatlovemakespeopleblind.Thepeopleinlovemaynotrealizetheproblem,buttheirfamiliesdo.Learningtounderstandeachothercannotsolvetheproblematall.Givingupone’sownbelieves,valuesandcustomsandpickingupthenewonesarethemostdifficultthingbuthelpsavingthemarriage.
TextOrganization
Paragraphs
MainIdea
PartI
Paras.(1-2)
Duringthetwoyearstogether,GailandIhavelearnedtoknow,understandandrespecteachotherfromourracialandculturedifferences;wedecidedtogetmarried.
PartII
Paras.(3-4)
Wewereveryclearaboutthereasonforourmarriageandwantedtoavoidthemistakemadebymanycouples,includingGail’sparents.
PartIII
Paras.(5-9)
Onhearingthenewsofmarriage,themothercounselledGailtobereallysureshewasdoingtherightthing.
PartIV
Paras.(10-21)
Gail’sfathersuspectedmyintention,andsuggesteddelayingthetime.
VocabularyandStructure
PartI
ContentQuestions
1.WhatdidGailandIplantodo?
2.Whydidtheyimagineaquitewedding?
Didtheyplantoinvitemanyfriendsandrelatives?
3.Howdidthewriterlookonthetimethatheandhisgirlfriendhadhadtogether?
(Answer:
thesecondsentenceofpara.1)
4.Whatdidtheracialandculturaldifferenceteachus?
5.Frompara.2,whatcanweinferaboutthewriter?
1.GailandIimaginedaquietwedding.
imagine:
v.formamentalimage;thinkabouthaving,havingplantohave.
imagine+V-inge.g.imaginelivinginasmalltown
imaginesb./sth.V-ingsth.e.g.imaginetheteacherbeingunfairtohim
2.Duringourtwoyearstogetherwehadexperiencedtheusualupsanddownsofacouplelearningtoknow,understand,andrespecteachother.
Likeanyothercoupleswhowerelearningtoknow,understand,andrespecteachother,wehadhadbothhappyandunhappytimes.
句中动词词组learningtoknow,understand,andrespecteachother做后置定语修饰acouple,相当于一个定语从句.
upsanddowns:
alternategoodandbadluck
e.g.Theoldcouplehavegonethroughalllife’supsanddowns.
Lifeisfullofupsanddowns.
3.Butthroughitallwehadhonestlyconfrontedtheweaknessesandstrengthsofeachother’scharacters.
Butinexperiencingalltheupsanddownswehadhonestlyfacedandtriedtodealwiththeweaksidesandgoodsidesofeachother’scharacters.
through:
prep.fromthebeginningtotheendof(sth.)
e.g.Thechildrenaretooyoungtositthroughthewholeclass.
Iamhalfwaythroughreadinghissecondbook.
confront:
v.①confrontsb.withsb./sth.:
makesb.faceorconsidersb./sth.unpleasant,difficult,etc.
e.g.Whenconfrontedwithalltheevidence,sheconfessed.
②(ofadifficulty,etc)facesb.threateningly;oppose
e.g.theproblemconfrontingus摆在我们面前的问题
Confrontedbyanangrycrowd,thepolicehadtoretreat.
③facesth.defiantly
e.g.Asoldieroftenhastoconfrontdanger.士兵常常要身临险境.
weaknesses:
n.①[U]stateofbeingweake.g.weaknessofcharacter性格之懦弱
②[C]defectorfault,esp.inaperson’scharacter
e.g.Weallhaveourweaknesses.
strengths:
n.①[U]qualityofbeingstrong;degreeofintensityofthis
e.g.amanofgreatstrength
strengthofcharacter,mind,will性格,思想,意志的坚强
Forasmallwomanshehassurprisingstrength.她个子虽小但却力大惊人.
②[C,U]thatwhichmakessb./sth.strong;particularrespectinwhichapersonorthingisstronge.g.Toleranceisoneofhermanystrengths.
4.Ourracialandculturaldifferencesenhancedourrelationshipandtaughtusagreatdealabouttolerance,compromise,andbeingopenwitheachother.
tolerance:
n.[U]willingnessorabilitytotoleratesb./sth.
e.g.religious/racialtolerance/showsometolerance/mytoleranceofheat/averylimitedtolerancetocold
tolerate:
v.①allow(sth.thatonedislikesordisagreewith)withoutinterfering.
e.g.Ican’ttoleratesuchbehaviour/yourbehavinginthisway.
②endure(sb./sth.)withoutprotestinge.g.tolerateheat/noise/pain
tolerant:
adj.betolerantof/towardssb./sth.
compromise:
n.①[U]givingupofcertaindemandsbyeachsideinadispute,sothatanagreementmaybereachedwhichsatisfiesbothtosomeextent.
e.g.Mostwageclaimsaresettledbycompromise.
workoutacompromiseagreement制定出折衷协议
②[C]compromisebetween/onsth.settlementreachedinthisway
e.g.Canthetwosidesreachacompromise?
v.compromiseonsth:
settleadispute,etcbymakingacompromise.
e.g.HeaskedmorethanIwaswillingtopay,sowecompromisedonapriceinbetweenthetwo.
open:
adj.willingtotalk;honest;frank.
e.g.anopencharacter直爽的性格
Hewasquiteopenaboutthereasonsforleaving.
beingopenwitheachother在句中做动名词.
5.GailsometimeswonderedwhyIandotherblacksweresoinvolvedwiththeracialissue,andIwassurprisedthatsheseemedtoforgetthesubtlerformsandracialhatredinAmericansociety.
and连接两个并列的复合句,why和that引导的从句分别做wondered和surprised的宾语.
GailsometimesexpressedawishtoknowwhyIandotherblacksgavesomuchtime,energyandattention
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