新视野大学英语读写教程第三版第二册课文语法讲解 Unit4.docx

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新视野大学英语读写教程第三版第二册课文语法讲解Unit4

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Collegesweethearts

1Ismileatmytwolovelydaughtersandtheyseemsomuchmorematurethanwe,theirparents,whenwewerecollegesweethearts.Linda,who's21,hadaboyfriendinherfreshmanyearshethoughtshewouldmarry,butthey'renottogetheranymore.Melissa,who's19,hasn'thadasteadyboyfriendyet.Mydaughterswonderwhentheywillmeet"TheOne",theirgreatlove.TheythinktheirfatherandIhadaclassicfairy-taleromanceheadingformarriagefromtheoutset.Perhaps,they'rerightbutitdidn'tseemsoatthetime.Inaway,lovejusthappenswhenyouleastexpectit.WhowouldhavethoughtthatButchandIwouldendupgettingmarriedtoeachother?

Hebecamemyboyfriendbecauseofmyshallowagenda:

Iwantedacuteboyfriend!

2Wemetthroughmycollegeroommateattheuniversitycafeteria.Thatfateful

night,Iwasmerelycurious,butforhimIthinkitwasloveatfirstsight."Youhavebeautifuleyes",hesaidashegazedatmyface.Hekeptstaringatmeallnightlong.Ireallywasn'tthatinterestedfortworeasons.First,helookedlikehewasareallywildboy,maybeevendangerous.Second,althoughhewasverycute,heseemedalittleweird.

3Ridingonhisbicycle,he'dridepastmydormasif"byaccident"andpretend

tobesurprisedtoseeme.Ilikedtheattentionbutwascautiousabouthiswild,dynamicpersonality.Hehadacharmingwaywithwordswhichwouldcharmanygirl.FearcameovermewhenIstartedtofallinlove.Hisexciting"badboyimage"wasjusttootemptingtoresist.Whatwasitthatattractedme?

Ialwayshadanexcellentreputation.Myconcentrationwassolelyonmystudiestogetsuperiorgrades.Butforwhat?

Collegeissupposed

tobeatimeofgreatlearningandalsosomefun.Ihadnearlyachievedagreat

education,andgraduationwasjustonesemesteraway.ButIhadn'thadanyfun;mylifewasstalewithnocomponentoffun!

Ineededaboyfriend.Notjustanyboyfriend.Hehadtobecute.Mygoalthatsemesterbecame:

BeambitiousandgrabthecutestboyfriendIcanfind.

4Iworriedwhathe'dthinkofme.True,welivedinatimewhenadramaticshift

insexualattitudeswastakingplace,butIwasatraditionalgirlwhowasn'treadyforthenewwaysthatseemedcommononcampus.Butchlookedsuperb!

Iwasnotimmunetohispersonality,butIwasscared.ThenightwhenheannouncedtotheworldthatIwashisgirlfriend,Iwentalong

withhim.AndthenIsuddenlythought:

"Ohmygosh!

AmIhisgirlfriend?

Howdidthathappen?

"Thenhewhisperedsweetwordsinmyearandsaid,"I'mgoingtomarryyouonedayandIwillbealawyer.Youwillsee."

5Iwaslaughinginsideandsaidtomyself,"I'dnevermarrythisguy.He'sarebelwithoutagoodfuture.He'smyboyfriendbecauseIhatemyboringstudentlife.Ijustwanttohavefun."

6Sureenough,thefollowingmonth,Ifoundouthehadfailedallhis

courses.Consequently,hewasgoingtobeexpelledfromtheuniversity.Tomydisgust,heseemedresignedtohisfate.Iknewtherewashope,soIledhimtothecollegesecretaryforreconsideration.

7"YouaregoingtograduatewithaBAinpoliticalscience

fromUPennandproceedtotheCollegeofLaw,"Itoldhim,lodginganappealonhisbehalf,whichwasapproved.Butchwasgrantedreconsideration.And,oncewebecamesteadies,hecoordinatedhisstudiesandsociallife,passing

allofhisclasses.Heeventuallystudiedlaw.

8DespiteButch'ssomewhatwildcharacter,athiscore,heisalwaysaperfectgentlemananddeservesalotofcreditforthat.True,he'dsometimestakethelibertyofdisplayinghislovebyplantingakissonmylipsrightinfrontofmyastonishedfriendswhowatchedanddisapproved.Butthetruthiswehadapureandresponsiblerelationshipforsevenfullyears.Sittingbythepalmtrees,handinhand,wewouldlistentoromanticsongs,watchthesunset,andweavedreamsofbeingtogetherwithchildrenofourown,forever.

9Twoyearspassedinablur.Oneday,Butchtookmebysurpriseas

hekneltdownandproposedmarriageholdingadozenredroses!

Filledwithdeepemotion,Iconfessedmyloveforhim,"Howroooomaaaantic!

!

"Thenmybrainwokeupfromfantasyland.Icriedout,"Goodheavens.No!

We'retooyoungtotietheknot.Wehaven'tevengraduatedfromcollegeyet!

"Ireallylovedhimbutwaspessimisticaboutourchancesforsuccess.

10Wemarriedfiveyearslater.

11Ourfaithfuljourneyofloveandlearningtookusdownrockyroadsofhardshipandonsmootheasy-goinghighways.Itisalong,romantic,sometimescrazy,lovestorythatsumsupa29-yearlonghoneymoontogether

asacouplewhoarestillmadlyinlovewitheachother.Ourlovecommencedwithacasualattractionbutbloomedintoamatureloveandrichlife.

LanguagePoints:

1Ismileatmytwolovelydaughtersandtheyseemsomuchmorematurethanwe,theirparents,whenwewerecollegesweethearts.（Para.1）

Meaningbeyondwords:

Marriedtohercollegesweetheart,theauthornowishappywithherfamilyandtwogrowndaughters.

Note:

Collegesweetheartsrefertosomeonewithwhomoneisinloveandbywhomone

islovedatcollege;sweetheartisequivalenttolover,darling,beloved,ordear.Forexample:

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,hadaboyfriendinherfreshmanyearshethoughtshewouldmarry,butthey’renottogetheranymore.Melissa,who’s19,hasn’thadasteadyboyfriendyet.Mydaughterswonderwhentheywillmeet“TheOne”,theirgreatlove.（Para.1）

Meaningbeyondwords:

Hertwodaughtersareattheageofjustdating,buttheyseem

tobeverymaturewonderingwhentheywillmeettheirtruelove.

3TheythinktheirfatherandIhadaclassicfairytaleromanceheadingformarriagefromtheoutset.（Para.1）

Meaningbeyondwords:

Herdaughtersconsidertheirparents’marriageatypicalconventionalromancebecausetheythinkitaimedatmarriagefromtheverybeginning.

Usagenote:

classic,classical

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’sclassic!

”来表达赞美。

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个典型说明。

classic也可用作名词，表示“文学名著；经典作品；杰作”。

例如：

WehaveallthestandardclassicsofHayaoMiyazakiathome.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：

Ispendalotoftimereadingandlisteningtoclassicalmusic.我花了很多时间阅读和聆听古典音乐。

ClassicalmusicismusicwrittenbycomposerssuchasMozartandBeethoven.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（classicmusic）。

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-taleromanceisusedtodescribearomanceblessedwithunusualhappiness.Colloquially,afairytalecanalsorefertoanystoryextremelyunlikelytobetrue.

4Perhaps,they’rerightbutitdidn’tseemsoatthetime.（Para.1）

Meaning:

Mydaughters’perceptionmayberight,yetourromancebackthenwasactuallynotlikewhattheyhaveassumed.

5Inaway,lovejusthappenswhenyouleastexpectit.WhowouldhavethoughtthatButchandIwouldendupgettingmarriedtoeachother?

Hebecamemyboyfriendbecauseofmyshallowagenda:

Iwantedacuteboyfriend!

（Para.1）Meaning:

Lovecomesyourwaywhenyoudon’treallyexpectit.Noonethoughtthat

ButchandIwouldfinallygetmarried.HebecamemyboyfriendsimplybecauseIwouldliketofulfillmyshallowwish:

tohaveanattractiveboyfriendincollege.

Meaningbeyondwords:

Hereisthesuspenseofthestory–theauthorgivesabroad

hintthatshewilltellushowsheandherhusbandgotmarriedatlast.

6Wemetthroughmycollegeroommateattheuniversitycafeteria.Thatfatefulnight,Iwasmerelycurious,butforhimIthinkitwasloveatfirstsight.（Para.2）

Meaning:

Attheschooldininghallthatimportantnight,wewereintroducedtoeachotherthroughmyroommate.ImetButchjustoutofcuriosity,butheseemedtofallinlovewith

meassoonashesawme.

7“Youhavebeautifuleyes,”hesaidashegazedatmyface.（Para.2）

Meaningbeyondwords:

TheauthorwasobviouslyattractivetoButchsincehetriedtopleaseherbypraisinghereyes.

8Hekeptstaringatmeallnightlong.（Para.2）

Note:

Bothgazeatandstareatmean“lookingatsomethingfixedlyforalongtime

becauseofbeingattracted,surprised,orthinking,etc.”.Stareatusuallyhastheadditionalmeaningof“witheyeswidelyopen”.Also,itusuallyimplies“withgreatattention”;gaze

atusuallyimplies“inadreamyandunawarestateofmind”.

9Ireallywasn’tthatinterestedfortworeasons.First,helookedlikehewasareallywildboy,maybeevendangerous.Second,althoughhewasverycute,heseemedalittleweird.（Para.2）

Meaningbeyondwords:

Shewasn’tinterestedinhimbecauseshegottheimpression

thathewaswildandstrange,whichillustratesthatshedidn’tknowmuchabouthimatthebeginning.Therefore,it’snottruethattheirromancewasheadingformarriagefromthestart.

10Ridingonhisbicycle,he’dridepastmydormasif“byaccide