【新视野大学英语读写教程第二册】Unit 4 A Test of True Love讲义

Unit 4 Dance with loveSection A4-2 Text A:College sweetheartsPre-reading①1.D 2.C 3.B 4.A②1. • Yes, because we can spend a few years at college trying to know about a person.• No, because students need to concentrate on study, not to waste time dating.2. • Yes. Because distance produces beauty, and we can focus more on study.• No. Long-distance relationship can easily cause a lot of problems such as insecurity, misunderstanding, etc.3. • Yes, girls now are more open-minded and should have the courage to choose their own date.• No, from the societal perspective, girls should be shy and more reserved, not like boys.4. Casual dating means no preparation is necessary before the meet-up, such as going to a coffee shop and a movie theater or having lunch and studying together. Formal dating usually requires some preparation and doing certain activities, such as dressing up nicely and going to a fancy restaurant or a formal dance.Reading comprehension①1. The author uses this sentence to tell her own love story. She didn't expect that she would end up marrying Butch. He became her boyfriend just because of her wish to find a cute boyfriend. She didn't really want to marry him at the beginning.2. Because when she met up with Butch the first time, he kept staring at her all night long. He flattered her and fell in love with her at first sight. He looked really wild or maybe even dangerous.3. Because Butch had a "bad boy image" which was very tempting to a lot of girls, and his wild, dynamic personality was a little frightening. She didn't know whether she could be getting along with him.4. Though she always had an excellent reputation in respect to her schoolwork, she thought that her college life was dull, with no fun. In her opinion, college was supposed to be a time of great learning, and also of some fun.5. Because she was becoming more interested in him and she wanted to find out if she was the "right" date in the eyes of Butch, thinking of herself as a traditional girl.6. It means that Butch didn't want to do anything to change his bad situation. The word fate here refers to the fact that Butch was going to be expelled from the university.7. Though Butch was wild and would sometimes display directly his lovein front of her friends, he was always a perfect gentleman at his core. And they had a pure and responsible relationship for seven years.8. The author and her husband's faithful journey of love that started with a casual attraction but bloomed into a mature love proves that romantic love can last long through the ups and downs in life.②1. • Reject it because I have to focus on study.• Be happy to accept it because I need dating experience.• Accept it because college life is not just for study.• Accept it since I usually feel bored and lonely.2. • It's an ideal place to find someone who has the same aspirations.• Through years of studying together, students get to know each other well.• College provides more choices than the workplace.• Campus dating is more romantic and exciting.3. • Try everything I can to secure it.• Interact and communicate with my date frankly.• Figure out what the problem is and then try to solve it.• Don't care since it's useless if my date is not interested in me anymore.4. Responsible, smart, honest, considerate, understanding, diligent, rich, good-looking, funny, having the same interest.5. • Appearance, because I like to see someone who is good-looking. • Character, because appearance will change as time goes by, while one'scharacter is essential to marriage.4-3 Text A:Language focusWords in use1.confess2.temptingmence4.coordinating5.granted6. deserved7.displayed8.consequently9.lodged 10.proceed Word building :Practice①1.contented press plicate 4.identification5.justification6.qualification7.illustration8.exhibit9.extension 10.interpretation 11.plantation 12.perception②1.qualifications 2.perception 3.plantations pressed 5. exhibit 6.contented 7.interpretation plicate 9. illustration 10.extension 11.identification 12.justification Banked clozemence2.tempting3.charm4.allowingponents6.display7.proceed8.arrange9.weird 10.localExpressions in use1.on her behalf2.took the liberty of3.immune to4.were filled with5.fall in love with6.Expelled from7.been pessimistic about8.go along with4-4 Structure analysis & writingStructured writing : PracticeFrequently, students experience a tough time and are faced with anactivity beyond their ability. However, my freshman year learning experience made me think otherwise. I had never thought I could do it, but I finally conquered my fear of public speaking.At the beginning of the semester, my English teacher gave the assignment of speaking for three minutes in front of the class. It was an individual project worth 10 percent of the course grade. Since I was very nervous to speak in public, I worried about it for two months. Having no choice, I wrote all of my ideas on note cards. I practiced my speech with my notes in front of a mirror and in front of my dog. Would I be able to give my speech in front of my class?When the day of my speech came, I was ready. As I walked to the front of the class, I looked at my classmates and smiled. Then I looked down at my note cards. At that moment, I realized that I had the wrong information. These were the notes for my biology test, not the information about my speech! I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Suddenly, I began to speak. To my surprise, the words flowed from my mouth. I just couldn't believe it!Everyone applauded my speech, and I felt like a winner. The three-minute speech that day made me realize that people can always overcome their odds if they are motivated.4-5 Translation①美洲和欧洲各国都会庆祝2月14日的情人节。

新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册Unit4-College-sweethearts课文语法讲解新视野三版读写B2U4T e x t AC o ll e g e s w ee t h ea r t s1 I smile at my two lovely daughters and they seem so much more mature than we, their parents, when we were college sweethearts. Linda, who's 21, had a boyfriend in her freshman year she thought she would marry, but they're not together anymore. Melissa, who's 19, hasn't had a steady boyfriend yet. My daughters wonder when they will meet "The One", their great love. They think their father and I had a classic fairy-tale romance heading for marriage from the outset. Perhaps, they're right but it didn't seem so at the time. In a way, love just happens when you least expect it. Who would have thought that Butch and I would end up getting married to each other? He became my boyfriend because of my shallow agenda: I wanted a cute boyfriend!2 We met through my college roommate at the university cafeteria. That fatefulnight, I was merely curious, but for him I think it was love at first sight. "You have beautiful eyes", he said as he gazed at my face. He kept staring at me all night long. I really wasn't that interested for two reasons. First, he looked like he was a really wild boy, maybe even dangerous. Second, although he was very cute,he seemed a little weird.3 Riding on his bicycle, he'd ride past my dorm as if "by accident"and pretendto be surprised to see me. I liked the attention but was cautious about his wild, dynamic personality. He had a charming way with words which would charm any girl. Fear came over me when I started to fall in love. His exciting "bad boy image" was just too tempting to resist. What was it that attracted me? I always had an excellent reputation. My concentration was solely on my studies to get superior grades. Butfor what? College is supposedto be a time of great learning and also some fun. I had nearly achieved a greateducation, and graduation was just one semester away. But I hadn't had any fun; my life was stale with no component of fun!I needed a just any had to be cute. My goal that semester became: Be ambitious and grab the cutest boyfriend I can find.4 I worried what he'd think of me. True, we lived in a time when a dramatic shiftin sexual attitudes was taking place, but I was a traditional girl who wasn't ready for the new waysthatseemed common on campus. Butch looked superb! I was not immune to his personality, but I was scared. The night when he announced to the world that I was his girlfriend, I went along with him. And then I suddenly thought: "Oh my gosh! Am I his girlfriend? How did that happen?" Then he whispered sweet words in my ear and said, "I'm going to marry you one day and I will be a lawyer. You will see."5 I was laughing inside and said to myself, "I'd never marry this guy. He's a rebel without a good future. He's my boyfriend because I hate my boring student life. I just want to have fun."6 Sure enough, the following month, I found out he had failed all hiscourses. Consequently, he was going to be expelled from the university. To my disgust, he seemed resigned to his fate. I knew there was hope, so I led him to the college secretary for reconsideration.7 "You are going to graduate with a BA in politicalsciencefrom UPenn and proceed to the College of Law," I told him, lodging an appeal on his behalf, which was approved. Butch was granted reconsideration. And, once we became steadies, he coordinated his studies and social life, passingall of his classes. He eventually studied law.8 Despite Butch's somewhat wild character, at his core, he is alwaysa perfect gentleman and deserves a lot of credit for , he'd sometimes take the liberty of displaying his love by planting a kiss on my lips right in front of my astonished friends who watched and disapproved. But the truth is we had a pure and responsible relationship for seven full years. Sitting by the palm trees, hand in hand, we would listen to romantic songs, watch the sunset, and weave dreams of being together with children of our own, forever.9 Two years passed in a blur. One day, Butch took me by surprise ashe knelt down and proposed marriage holding a dozen red roses!Filled with deep emotion, I confessed my love for him, "How roooomaaaantic!!" Then my brain woke up from fantasy land. I cried out, "Good heavens. No! We're too young to tie the knot. We haven't even graduated from college yet!" I really loved him but was pessimistic about our chances for success.10 We married five years later.11 Our faithful journey of love and learning took us down rocky roads of hardship and on smooth easy-going highways. It is a long, romantic, sometimes crazy, love story that sums up a 29-year long honeymoon togetheras a couple who are still madly in love with each other. Our love commenced with a casual attraction but bloomed into a mature love and rich life.L a ngu a g e P o i n t s:1I s m il e a t m y t w o l o v e l y d a ugh t e r s a nd t h e y s ee m s o m u c h m o r e m a t u r e t h a n w e, t h e i r p a r e n t s,w h e n w e w e r e c o ll e g e s w ee t h ea r t s.(Pa r a.1) Mea n i ng b e y ond w o r d s:Married to her college sweetheart,the author now is happy with her family and two grown daughters.N o t e:College sweethearts refer to someone with whom one is in love and by whom oneis loved at college;sweetheart is equivalent to lover,darling,beloved,or dear.For example:Well done,sweetheart,we are all so proud of you.做得好，宝贝，我们以你为荣。

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ups and downs you underwent during this process; 3.The present situation of your English learning Part III. Conclusion 1. The importance of English learning; 2. Your goal and plans for English learning in college
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College sweethearts大学情侣1 I smile at my two lovely daughters and they seem so much more mature than we, their parents, when we were college sweethearts. Linda, who's 21, had a boyfriend in her freshman year she thought she would marry, but they're not together anymore. Melissa, who's 19, hasn't had a steady boyfriend yet. My daughters wonder when they will meet "The One", their great love. They think their father and I had a classic fairy-tale romance heading for marriage from the outset. Perhaps, they're right but it didn't seem so at the time. In a way, love just happens when you least expect it. Who would have thought that Butch and I would end up getting married to each other? He became my boyfriend because of my shallow agenda: I wanted a cute boyfriend!我微笑着看着我那两个可爱的女儿，她们似乎比她们的父母还是大学情侣那会儿更为成熟。