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Unit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesTEXT ATEXT ORGANIZATION1.Part One Paras 1-5 It is high time to honor the heroes who helped liberate slaves by forging theUnderground Railroad in the early civil-rights struggles in America.Part Two Paras 6-23 By citing examples the author praises the exploits of civil-rights heroes whohelped slaves travel the Underground Railroad to freedom.2.Story 1 (Paras 6-10): After winning his own freedom from slavery, John Parker helped otherslaves to escape north to Canada to get freedom.Story 2 (Paras 11-15): Supported by a strong religious conviction, the white man Levi Coffin helped black slaves to escape at huge risk to himself.Story 3 (Paras 16-23): By traveling the Underground Railroad, Josiah Henson reached his destination and became free at last.VOCABULARYI.1.1) decades 2) historic3) imposed 4) religious5) slender 6) web7) bade 8) site9) on the side 10) authorized11) terminal 12) make the best of2.1) went through 2) stood up for3) laid down 4) take on5) let (us) down 6) draw on7) fall into 8) pass for3.1) The Europeans are fully confident that the Americans will not be able to justify their measures to protect the struggling American steel industry.2) Clinton is, in the eyes of Joe Klein , staff writer of the New Yorker and author of The Natural, the most talented politician of his generation and the most compelling.3) There’s not much you can do if people are really intent on destroying themselves with drug.4) A different experience of the world could forge a completely different approach to life.5) It is our conviction that cloning of human beings is bound to cause many ethical and social problems in the long run.4.1). As for, do not compel, capture of , have forged2) At huge risk, the mission, shelter3) who abolished, In the eyes of, racialII. Words with Multiple Meaning1.I’ll tell you in a minute how I have attained the genuine sense of belonging in America, butfirst let me hear about your French trip.2.Most McDonald’s look almost the same on the outside, but actually there are about 16different basic designs.3.Loaning money from the banks is but one of the methods we can use to get through afinancial crisis.4.This second-hand car has been nothing but trouble: it’s always breaking down.5.In your resume you’ve mentioned everything but one vital point.6.Our technicians have discovered a simple but effective solution to the problem.7.I am sorry, but I think you shouldn’t have lingered on over coffee and missed the last bus.8.The bankruptcy of the company was not caused by evil, but by simple ignorance.III. USAGE1. lonely2. friendly3. weekly, monthly4. lovely5. cowardly6. kindly/ saintly7. lively 8. motherlyCOMPREHENSIVE EXERCISESI.CLOZE1.1) forged 2) stand up3) compelled 4) convictions5) mission 6) abolish7) intent on 8) risk9) In the eyes of 10) threats2.1) assistance 2) involved3) estimated 4) coincidence5) emerged 6) referred7) numerous 8) stationed9) concern 10) captureII.TRANSLATION1.Though greatly affected by the consequences of the global financial crisis, we are stillconfident that we can face up to the challenge and overcome the crisis.2.Under threat of constant sand storms, we were compelled to leave our cherished village andmove to the new settlement.3.According to a recent online survey, a lot of consumers say they may be motivated toconsider buying products shown in TV commercials.4.Having spotted a truck driver dumping contaminated waste alongside the river, the old manreported to the police at once.5.Some scientists hold to the firm conviction that people will come to like geneticallymodified crops someday since they can increase yields and help combat hunger and disease in the developing world.2.Shortly after he achieved freedom he became a member of an organization that assisted fugitive slaves. He secretly returned to the United States from Canada several times to help others to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom. Once some slave catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson when they were on the run. He disguised them and successfully avoided capture. In addition, later he built a small settlement in Dresden in Canada for escaped slaves, setting up a chapel and a school where they could learn useful ways of making a living. He held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished, all the slaves would be liberated, and the day was bound to come when racial discrimination no longer existed.TEXT BCOMPREHENSION CHECK1. b c d b b aTRANSLATION1.这一和平的不服从行为在蒙哥马利引发了抗议，最终使少数民族权利在法律上发生了变化，开创了美国民权运动的新时代。
Unit TwoLoveEnhance Your Language AwarenessWords in Action▆ Working with Words and Expressions1.In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete thefollowing sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.▆ Answers:1)curled2)minimum3)clip4)yielded5)Given6)preserve7)fascinated8)affection9)interact10)haste11)grief12)defies13)presence14)acquire15)manipulate16)restraints2.In the box below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do youunderstand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary.1)let, loose on2)fit into3)hold on4)state of affairs5)in the course of6)in vain7)build, on8)In short9)reached for10)g ive and take▆Increasing Your Word Power1.The prefix over- can be added to nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, meaning“above”, “outside”, “across”, or “too much”. Study the words given in the box andchoose the proper word to fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences. Change the form where necessary.▆ Answers:1)overcoat2)overhead3)overjoyed4)overslept5)overweight6)overdue7)overtime8)overworking2. Many words in English can be used both as nouns and as verbs. Listed in the followingtable are some of these words that you have learned in Unit One and Unit Two. Study them carefully and then complete each of the following sentences with one of them as you see fit. Change the form where necessary.1)crush2)attributes3)fancy4)bubbled5)grasp6)drizzling7)labeling8)yield3.Listed in the box below are some idiomatic expressions formed with the word “hand”.Study them carefully and try to make out their meanings. You may consult a dictionary if necessary. Then translate the given sentences into English, using one of them.▆ Answers:1)We are short of hands.2)I still have some money in hand.3)Give me a hand with this box, please.4)I often keep a dictionary at hand.5)The football fans were out of hand.6)Hand out the pencils to everyone in the class.7)This ring was handed down to me by my grandmother.8)Time’s up. Please hand in your test papers.9)Please hand on the magazine to your roommates.10)I’m afraid I can’t help you. I’m a green hand.Grammar in Context1.Now complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets intoEnglish. Make sure that the sentences are in the inverted order.▆ Answers for reference:1)Sitting on the stairs was / On the stairs was sitting2)Over the wall came / flew3)Round the corner was4)Then finally came5)Under the table was lying6)At / On the top of (On top of) the hill stood2. Now correct the mistakes in the following sentences, if any. Write NONE under thecorrect sentence(s).▆ Answers for reference:1)The beaver chews down trees to get food and material to build its home with.2)Do your parents think Tom is a nice boy to go out with? (Cross out him)3)The goals for which he has fought all his life seem unimportant to him now.4)NONE.5)The essay starts by asking a question, to which the author then gives a positive answer. ClozeComplete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.▆ Answers:1)haste2)state of a ffairs3)d istinguished4)m eeting of minds5)b lossom6)i nner c harm7)i ntimacy8)e motion9)a cquiring10)i deals11)a dmiration12)l asting13)affection14)f orge15)honor16)o verwhelmingTranslation1.Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given inbrackets.▆ Answers for reference:1)In either friendship or love / In both friendship and love, you should never expect to take /receive the maximum while you give the minimum.2)I built all my hopes on his promise(s), only to find that he was not a man of sincerity atall.3)We took Mother to all the best hospitals we could find, but all our efforts were in vain;she failed to survive the disease.4)Valentine’s Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14, a perfect day to expresslove to the object of your / one’s affection.5)In the information era, communications with far-away friends via e-mail can be almost /virtually simultaneous.6)Love needs to be nurtured, and the “eternal / everlasting love” that we all dream to haveis not forged until we learn to appreciate and tolerate the other.2.Translate the following paragraph into English, using the words and expressions in thebox below.▆ Answers for reference:After dinner, we all sat around the hearth. Aunt Susan was still in the grief of losing Uncle Robert. In her soft voice she told us about their past years. Uncle Robert joined the army shortly after they were engaged. Given the critical situation at the time when lots of army men didn’t return alive, you can imagine how much horrified Aunt Susan was every day, and how much overjoyed she was to see Uncle Robert back safe and sound from the European battlefield. Then they got married and brought up five children. For all those years, their affection for each other grew stronger in the course of overcoming difficulties and hardships in life. I was fascinated byAunt Susan’s story, which was totally different from my ideal of love. They practiced, in their daily life, giving and sharing instead of pursuing passion and romance, or making complaints. Amazingly, such love lasted through their whole life.Theme-Related WritingDo either one of the following two tasks after class.1. Based on Text A, write a passage about the different ways different generations handle male-female relationships. The following hints may be of some help.1) “our” parents’ generation (details mainly found in Para. 8);2) “my” generation (details mainly found in Paras. 3–7);3) the younger generation (details mainly found in Paras. 9–11).2. Study the following data on love and marriage based on a survey with girl students. Write a passage on the topic “What do girl students look for in love and life?”▆ Sample Essay One:Male-female relations are indispensable to adults all through their lives. But different generations handle them differently. Our parents’ generation lived in an era of constraints, restraints, respect, admiration, and plenty of romance. They kept a distance from people of the opposite gender in order to preserve the holiness of love and relationships.My generation, on the other hand, began with countless crushes for the opposite sex just because of their superficial charm. Harmless as they were, the love was as brief as soap bubbles. As we grew up, we came to the stage of developing real relationships, believing that love demanded a lot of give and not so much of take.By comparison, the younger generation is more open-minded and less restricted in handling the matter of love and relationships. They jump on the bandwagon of love with so much haste that it is difficult for them to distinguish between physical attraction and mental compatibilities.In short, the younger generation focuses more on physical beauty, closeness and passion, and they tend to seek what they want from the relationships. The other two generations give priority to inner charm, intimacy, emotion and sharing in dealing with relationships. (196 words)▆Sample Essay Two:What Do Girl Students Look for in Love and Life?In order to know about girl students’ opinion about love and life, a survey with girl students was conducted in 2005 in two universities — Chongqing University of Technology and Business and East China Normal University. The survey sought answers to two questions: What do you look fo r first in a boyfriend? What’s the most important thing for a happy life?About one third of the students chose personality as the top factor in choosing a boyfriend, followed by 27 percent focusing on abilities. Next came common interests and goals, favoured by 17 percent, with only 14 percent of students claiming appearance to be uppermost in their minds. Fewer still, 11 percent, rated economic status as the first consideration.As to their views about a happy life, nearly seventy percent of the girls attached the greatest importance to marriage and family. “Career” was given top priority by just under 20 percent, while even fewer, around 9 percent, believed that money was the key to a happy life.Based on the survey, we may conclude that nowadays, girl students generally hold a rational attitude towards love and life. Admittedly, the improved material conditions of life explain why girls take economic status and money rather lightly. But contrary to the popular view that girls are more concerned about self-development in the workplace and social status, they still regard marriage and family life as central to a happy life. (235 words)。
Electronic Teaching PortfolioBook ThreeUnit Two: LovePart I Get StartedSection A Discussion▇Sit in groups of threes or fours and discuss the following questions.1) Do you think love and marriage are important matters in our life? Why or why not?2) Dating and courtship is a common scene at college now. What do you think of it?3) What do you think are the most important factors that contribute to a stable love relationship? Give your reasons.▇ Answers for reference:1)Yes. It is human nature to feel attraction and affection between different sexes. A life without love is oftenregarded as imperfect. Those who are in love would long to stay together, and families resulting from love usually lay the foundation for a stable society.2)I t’s OK to start dating at college, because college students are already grown-ups in the legal sense. Noone has the right to interfere in such private matters. However, students’ top priority at college is to study and acquire knowledge and skills for their future careers. Dating and courtship will interfere with their studies. Therefore, some students tend to hold themselves back even if there are opportunities to start a romantic relationship.3)Many factors may contribute to a stable love relationship. Wealth, social status, appearances, familybackground, etc. may be considered as the external factors, which may help promote a love relationship.Wisdom, knowledge, character, personalities, etc. are the internal factors. Love based on external factors alone may not last long. Love based on the internal factors will survive whatever challenges or crises it may encounter. When two persons are in love, they should respect each other and be honest and faithful to each other. In essence, trust and understanding are the key factors that contribute to a successful love relationship.Section B Quotes▇Study the following quotes about love. Which quote(s) do you like best? Why?⊙The course of true love never did run smooth.—— William Shakespeare Interpretation:Shakespeare believes that a true relationship is not easy to establish. People have different personalities, concepts of value, preferences of life style, etc. When two persons of the opposite sex develop a love relationship, they have to try their best to understand each other and reconcile with each other.William ShakespeareAbout William Shakespeare:William Shakespeare (1564-616): an English writer of plays and poems, who is generally regarded as the greatest of all English writers. His many famous plays include the tragedies Romeo and Juliet (《罗密欧与朱丽叶》), Hamlet (《哈姆雷特》), Julius Caesar (《裘力斯·凯撒》), Macbeth (《麦克白》), Othello (《奥瑟罗》), and King Lear (《李尔王》); the comedies A Midsummer Night’s Dream (《仲夏夜之梦》), Twelfth Night (《第十二夜》), and As You Like It（皆大欢喜》).⊙To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.—— Bertrand Russell Interpretation:Here Russell emphasizes the importance of an active attitude towards love. We should not be afraid to fall in love just because it is not easy to find true love or just because of any possible setbacks. A life without love is as dull as a dying man because he lacks the energy and passion to enjoy life.Bertrand RussellAbout Bertrand Russell:Bertrand Russell (1872-970): a British philosopher and mathematician who developed new ideas connecting mathematics and logic. He is also known for being a pacifist (和平主义者). He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950.⊙Where does the family start? It starts with a young man falling in love with a girl — no superior alternative has yet been found.—— Sir Winston Churchill Interpretation:The quotation emphasizes that true love is the only basis upon which a happy family is built. Only when the man and the woman love each other dearly and devotedly can they endure trials and tribulations in their common effort to build up a happy family.Sir Winston ChurchillAbout Sir Winston Churchill:Sir Winston Churchill (1874-965): a British statesman, soldier, and author who was Prime Minister during most of World War II and again from 1951 to 1955. He is remembered and admired by most British people as a great leader who made poss ible Britain’s victory in the war. He is also famous for the many speeches he made during the war. In 1953 Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his writing and oratory (演讲术).⊙It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.—— Mother Teresa Interpretation:The quotation tells us the significant role that love plays in everything we do in life. Whatever we do, we should put adequate love into it so that others can feel our love and be affected by our love. What we can offer to others may be insignificant, but as long as there is love in it, the benefit will be significant. Here, love isunderstood in a broad sense.Mother TeresaAbout Mother Teresa:Mother Teresa (1910-997): an Albanian (阿尔巴尼亚) Roman Catholic nun (修女) who lived in India, where she worked to help the poor and the sick in the city of Calcutta (加尔各答). She won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979, and people think of her as a typical example of someone who is kind, unselfish, and morally good. Section C Watching and Discussion▇He's Just Not That Into You is a 2009 romantic comedy film about how nine people in Baltimore deal with their romantic problems. Watch the following video clip extracted from this film and then complete the tasks that follow:1.Pay attention to what the woman says in the video clip and fill in the missing words.I. See, you can’t keep being nice to me and I can’t keep pretending like this is something that it’s not.We’ve been together over seven years. You know me. You know who I am. You either wanna marry me or you don’t.II. …for every woman that has been told by some man that he doesn’t believe in marriage and then six months later, he’s married to some twenty-four-year-old that he met at the gym.III. It’s coming from the place that I have been hiding from you for about five years. About five years because I haven’t wanted to seem demanding, and I haven’t wanted to see m clingy or psycho orwhatever. So I have never asked you.2.What can you infer from the conversation between the man and the woman in the video clip?▇Answers for reference:(Open.)Script：BETH：Now. I want you to stop doing anything nice.NEIL: This feels like a trick.BETH: No. No. I just, I just need you to stop being nice to me —unless you’re gonna marry me after.(Neil laughs.)BETH: Is that funny? Do you think that’s funny?NEIL: No. I guess it is not funny.BETH:See, you can’t keep being nice to me and I can’t keep pretending like this is something that it’s not.We’ve been together for over seven years. You know me. You know who I am. You either wanna marry me or you don’t.NEIL: Or there is the possibility that I mean it whe n I say I don’t believe in marriage.BETH: Bullshit! Bullshit! Come on! Bullshit for every woman that has been told by some man that he doesn’t believe in marriage and then six months later, he’s married to some twenty-four-year-old that he met at the gym. It’s just —it’s Bullshit.(Beth tries to hold back her tears. Neil looks stunned and goes to her.)NEIL: Where is this coming from?BETH: It’s coming f rom the place that I have been hiding from you for about five years. About five years because I haven’t wanted to seem demanding, and I haven’t wanted to seem clingy or psycho orwhatever. So I have never asked you. But I — but I — I have to. I mean, are you — are you ever going to marry me?Part II Listen and RespondSection A Word Bank(无)Section B Task One: Focusing on the Main IdeasChoose the best answer to each of the following questions according to the information contained in the listening passage.1) Where did the woman see the three old men?A) In front of her store.B) In her front yard.C) In her dream.D) In her doorway.2) Who were the three old men respectively?A) Success, Hope and Wealth.B) Faith, Hope, and Love.C) Wealth, Faith and Success.D) Love, Success and Wealth.3) Whom did the family invite in?A) Wealth.B) Love.C) Success.D) All of the above.4) How many of the old men would like to go into the house?A) One.B) Two.C) Three.D) Four.5) What is the main idea of the passage?A) Where there is love, there is wealth and success.B) One cannot live without wealth, love and success.C) Love is as important as wealth and success.D) Wealth and success are what people pursue most eagerly.▇ Answers for Reference:1) B 2) D 3) B 4) C 5) ASection C Task Two: Zooming in on the Details▇Listen to the recording again and fill in each of the blanks according to what you have heard.1) The woman thought that the three old men must be ____________, so she invited them to come in and havesomething __________.2) The old men said that they did not go into a house ________________.3) The husband wished to invite ________________, but the woman did not agree and wished to have_____________ , while their daughter suggested: “____________________________________?”4) The woman came out and asked: “Which one o f you is________? Please come in and be our________.”5) The other two old men also got up and followed, which_________ the woman.6) One old man told the woman: “If you had invited _________ or _________, the other two of us would__________.”▆ Answers:1) The woman thought that the three old men must be hungry, so she invited them to come in and havesomething to eat.2) The old men said that they did not go into a house together.3) The husband wished to invite Wealth, but the woman did not agree and wished to have Success, while theirdaughter suggested: “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love?”4) The woman came out and asked: “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.”5) The other two old men also got up and followed, which surprised the woman.6) One old man told the woman: “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would havestayed out.”Script:An InvitationA woman saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat.”“We do not go into a house together,” they replied.“Why is that?” she wanted to know.One of the old men explained: “His name is Wealth, this is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go i n and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”Then the woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband said, “Let’s invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth.” His wife disagreed, “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Then the daughter made a suggestion: “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let’s take our daughter’s advice,” said the father.So the woman went out and asked, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.” Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”The old men replied together: “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever HE goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success.”Part III Read and ExploreText ASection A Discovering the Main Ideas1. Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text A.1) Is “love” easy to define? Why or why not?2) How does the author describe “puppy loves”?3) What does it take for love to develop into maturity?4) What helped prese rve the holiness of love in the author’s parents’ generation?5) What negative roles do the media play in forming the younger generation’s view of love?6) What do young people today tend to value in relationships? What does the author think they should value? ▆ Answers for Reference:1) No. It is because love is a feeling that can only be felt but cannot be clearly described.2) “Puppy loves” are brief, silly, adventurous but harmless.3) Love takes time to blossom and it takes a lot of understanding, caring, sharing and affection to developinto maturity.4) It was the distance between men and women that helped preserve the holiness of love in the author’sparents’ generation.5) The media have exposed the younger generation to things that have fast paced their sensibilities so muchthat taking things slow requires effort.6) They tend to value physical beauty, closeness, passion and acquiring. The author thinks that they shouldvalue inner charm, intimacy, emotion and sharing.2.Text A can be divided into four parts with the paragraph number(s) of each part provided as follows. Write down the main idea of each part.Paragraph(s) Main IdeaPart One 1-2 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Part Two 3-7 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Part Three 8-12 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Part Four 13-14 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________▆ Answers for Reference:Paragraph(s) Main IdeaPart One 1-2 Love is hard to define because it can only be felt but not described.Part Two 3-7 The author discusses love of different depths from her own experiences.Part Three 8-12 The two generations handle love and relationships differently. The younger generation tends to be more hasty and selfish in building relationships.Part Four 13-14 The author advises young people to learn the essence of love and find ways to develop relationships into lifelong bonds.Section B In-Depth StudyLove is an overwhelming joy that is beyond description. It is human nature to yearn for and indulge in love, but true love takes a lot of understanding, much sharing and caring, and plenty of affection. What is true love? How deep is your love? The author shares her views with the younger generation on these questions.How Deep Is Your Love?Mansi Bhatia1Love to some is like a cloudTo some as strong as steelFor some a way of livingFor some a way to feelAnd some say love is holding onAnd some say let it goAnd some say love is everythingSome say they don’t know2 At some stage or the other in our lives we experience the gnawing pangs of an emotion which defies definition. It’s a feeling that can only be felt and not described. An overwhelming joy that comes together with its share of sadness. Love.3 Given the busy nature of our live s, it’s to be appreciated that we even find the time to indulge in matters of the heart.But at the same time I wonder if we even understand its true depth. I remember having countless crushes while in school. My math teacher, our neighbour’s son, my best friend’s brother and lots of others whom I fancied for the colour of their eyes, the shape of their moustaches or just the way they walked. Harmless puppy loves that are as brief as soap bubbles. I can laugh about all those silly and adventurous thoughts and acts now but at that time nothing could be more serious an affair for me. Then came the stage of real relationships.4 Being in an all girls’ school I hardly had the opportunity to interact with members of the opposite gender. Socials between our scho ol and the boys’ college, therefore, would be awaited anxiously. Those three hours of unhesitant attention by a group of well-groomed young gentlemen provided us with enough content to talk and feel exhilarated about for the next four weeks.5 And even then there was no real need of having a boyfriend.6 I somehow grew up believing that love would happen when it had to. And sure enough it did. It came at an age when I had a career, a long-term plan and a more or less settled life (and now I am not yet 25!). I was mature enough to enter a relationship which demands a lot of give and not so much of take.7 Love was a magnificent building I built on the foundation of friendship. It took time to blossom. It took a lot of understanding, loads of sharing and caring, and plenty of affection to become what it is today. And it meant a meeting of minds. You might say that I belong to the traditional school of romance. But in my opinion, love needs to be nurtured. And it has to be distinguished from the intense but short-lived love or the pleasures of the flesh.8 Our parents’ generation was fed lavishly with ideals. It was an era of constraints, restraints, respect, admiration, and plenty of romance. The long skirts, the quiet and unpretentious looks, the curled long hair, the calmness, the shy glance—these are all so frequently remindful of a bygone era. An age when the distance between the sexes somehow managed to help preserve the holiness of love and relationships.9 The younger generation, with its openness and fading lines of proximity, has jumped on the bandwagon of love with so much haste that it is difficult for them to distinguish between physical attraction and mental compatibilities. What we have been exposed to via the media have fast paced our sensibilities so much that taking things slow requires effort on our parts.10 I am amazed when I hear stories of school kids bragging about the number of physical relationships they have had. I am horrified to learn that girls barely eighteen have already been in and out of seven to eight “hook ups”.11 I am sorry to learn about the kind of emotional baggage these kids are carrying in what are purely unemotional relationships. Some might blame the current state of affairs on peer pressure. But has anyone ever stopped to figure out where this peer pressure originates? Do any of us try and understand who is responsible for this shift? Does anyone bother to study the state of mind of the teenagers?12 The mindset of this generation is all too evident in the way it handles its personal life.There are more relationships being distorted under the pressures of lust than ever before. There is more focus on physical beauty than on inner charm. There is more of closeness and less of intimacy. There is more of passion and less of emotion. There is more of acquiring and less of sharing. There is more of opportunism and less of selflessness.In short, there is more of ME and less of US.13 We have hardened ourselves so much in this competitive age that we have forgotten the essence of relationships. There’s much more to being someone’s lover than gifting them red roses and fifty-cent cards. What about gifting our object of affection, our time, our company, our support, our friendship? What about setting priorities in our lives and focusing on each with sincerity? What about trying to be self-sufficient emotionally before letting ourselves loose? What about giving ourselves, and others, time and space to forge relationships? What about working towards meaningful and lasting friendships? What about honouring our commitments? What about channeling our energies and emotions towards building lifelong bonds ratherthan wasting them on seasonal relationships?14 We have but one life and we must experience everything that can make us stronger. True love happens once in a lifetime. And we should not have become so tired by our frivolous acts that when it comes we aren’t able to receive it with open arms.▇课文参考译文你的爱有多深曼茜·巴蒂亚1 有人认为爱如浮云有人认为爱坚强如铁有人认为爱是一种生活方式有人认为爱是一种感觉有人说爱要执着有人说爱不要约束有人说爱是生命的全部有人说不知道爱为何物2 在我们生命中的某个阶段，我们会经历某种难以名状的情感所带来的阵阵折磨。
Unit 2Part I Pre-Reading TaskScript for the recording:The song you are going to listen to is called Abraham, Martin & John, sung by Dion.Abraham, Martin & JohnDionHas anybody here,Seen my old friend Abraham,Can you tell me,where he's gone,He freed a lotta people,But it seems the good die young,I just loohed around,And he's gone,Has anybody here,Seen my old friend John,Can you tell me, where he's gone,He freed a lotta people,But it seems the good die young,I just loohed around,And he' s gone,Has anybody here,Seen my old friend Martin,Appendix I- 95 -Can you tell me, where he's gone,He freed a lotta people,But it seems the good die young,I just looked around,And he's gone,Didn't you love the things they stood for,Didn't they try to find some good for you and me,And we'll he free,Someday soon it's gonna be one day,Has anybody here,Seen my old friend Bothy,Can you tell me,where he's gone,I thought I saw him walhin'up over the hill, WithAhrah am,Martin and John.The unit we are going to study is all about civil-rights heroes. The song you have just heard is about four of them. Can you guess who they are? All are American. All are dead, all, as the song says, "gone". How about Abraham? Dion says he freed a lot of people. That's one clue. Another comes when she quotes the proverb: "the good die young." So it seems Abraham died young. My guess is Dion has in mind Abraham Lincoln, the American president who freed the slaves and was assassi-nated. How about John, another leader who helped people to free themselves? He too died young. Can you guess who it might be? President John F. Kennedy seems most likely. He too supported civil rights. He too died young, assassinated like Lincoln.Now who could Martin be? Another civil-rights leader who died young, once again assassi-nated. A great speaker comes to mind. Who do you think? Martin Luther King, surely. And finally, Bobby. Bobby who? Probably Dion is thinking of Bobby Kennedy, John Kennedy's brother, another supporter of civil rights. He was running for president when, like his brother before him, he too was gunned down.- 96 -Appendix IPart II Text AText Organization1.2. Story 1 (Paras 6-10): After winning his own freedom from slavery, John Parker helped otherslaves to escape north to Canada to get freedom.Story 2 (Paras 11-15): Supported by a strong religious conviction, the white man Levi Coffinhelped black slaves to escape at huge risk to himself.Story 3 (Paras 16-23): By traveling the Underground Railroad, Josiah Henson reached his desti-nation and became free at last.VocabularyI. 1. 1) decades2) historic3) imposed4) racial5) slender6) closing in on7) settlement8) site9) mission10) authorized11) terminal12) make the best of13) exploits14) religious15) on the side2. 1) pass for2) stood up for3) laid down4) take onAppendix I- 97 -5) let (us) down6) draw on7) come up8) given up3. 1) The Europeans are fully confident that the Americans will not be able to justify their mea-sures to protect the struggling American steel industry.2)Clinton is, in the eyes of Joe Klein, staff writer of the New Yorker and author of TheNatural, the most talented politician of his generation and the most compelling.3)There's not much you can do if people are really intent on destroying themselves withdrugs.4)A different experience of the world could forge a completely different approach to life.5)It is our conviction that cloning of human beings is bound to cause many ethical and socialproblems in the long run.4. 1) As for the protection of these endangered species, many countries do not compel fisher-men to report accidental capture of small cetaceans (H §%}$}) in their nets, so signifi-cant catches may go unnoticed for years. To deal with this problem, animal protectionists have forged an international alliance. On the other hand they have urged the United Nations to lay down more specific laws to save these animals.2)It was reported that food supplies would soon run out and most of the victims of theearthquake would starve to death. At huge risk, a group of volunteers from the Red Cross took on the mission to transport food, clothes and medicine to the most seriously hit areas.3)A rally was going to be held in honor of the 16th US President Abraham Lincoln whoabolished slavery in 1863 and liberated the slaves in the South. In the eyes of many African-Americans, Lincoln was America's greatest president thanks to his outstanding exploits.II. Words with Multiple Meanings1.I'll tell you about my research project in a minute, but first let's hear about your French trip.2.Most McDonald's look almost the same on the outside, but actually there are about 16 differ-ent basic designs.3.Loaning money from the banks is but one of the methods we can use to get through a financialcrisis.4.This second-hand car has been nothing but trouble; it's always breaking down.5.In your resume you've mentioned everything but one vital point.6.Our technicians have discovered a simple but effective solution to the problem.7.I am sorry, but I think you shouldn't have delayed your homework.8.The bankruptcy of the company was not caused by evil, but by simple ignorance.- 9$ -Appendix IIII. Usage1. lonely2.friendly3. weekly, monthly4.lovely5. cowardly6.kindly / saintly7. lively8.motherlyStructure1. 1) A letter posted today will probably reach him the day after tomorrow.2)Thus encouraged, we made a still bolder plan for the next year.3)Our government has banned imports of cosmetics containing animal products from 18 coun-tries, mostly in Europe, for fear that they could cause mad cow disease.4)Having graduated from St. Mary's College, Joyce applied to the University of California at LosAngeles.2. 1) Often it is in overcoming hardships that we come to appreciate the value of life.2)Some scientists believe that people will come to like genetically modified crops someday sincethey can increase yields and farmers' incomes, reduce prices and help combat hunger and disease in the developing countries.3)With repeated hackers' attacks on our system, we have come to realize the necessity of hiringa computer-security expert.4)Having conducted some surveys in Chinese kindergartens, Howard Gardner came to under-stand that the Chinese preferred "teaching by holding the hand".Comprehensive ExercisesI. Cloze(A)1. Underground2. forged3. stand up4. transport5. compelled6. convictions7. liberating8. mission9. abolish10. intent on11. risk(B)1. who2. theAppendix I- 99 -3.along4. in5.that6. through7.not8. as9.referred10. escape11.where12. If13.in14. even15.until16. instead17.asPart III TextBComprehension Check1. a2. d3. c4. d5. b6. bTranslation(#J& Appendix III)Language Practice1. remarkable2. commitment3. flourish4. resulted from- 100 -Appendix I5. grave6. In the midst of7. enforce8. recovery9. guarantee10. remedy11. discriminate12. with each passing day13. unlike14. subjected to15. at best16. plays up17. come a long way18. do well19. against all the odds20. In this contextPart IV Theme-Related Language Learning TasksModel paperThe Civil-Rights Movement in the U.S.Black Africans were first brought as slaves to what was to become the United States in the seventeenth century. Slavery was strongest in the South, where large plantations grew cotton, to-bacco, and other crops. Towards the end of the eighteenth century, a growing demand for cotton led to an increase in the demand for slaves in the region. Slavery was less profitable in the North, however, and much of the opposition to slavery came from the northern states. The tension between the North and the South over the issue of slavery led to the Civil War in 1861.With the victory of the North, slavery was abolished. Discrimination, however, did not end. Black Americans were treated as second class citizens, especially in the South. Dissatisfaction with unfair treatment eventually led to the civil rights protests of the 1950s and 1960s that brought about government action aimed at reducing discrimination.As a result, African Americans have come a long way in the last fifty years, but they still find themselves at a disadvantage in comparison with Americans of European descent. Only 17 per cent of the black population are able to finish higher education, in contrast to 28 per cent of whites. Incomes for the average white family were just over $44,000 in 1999. For an average black family, however, the figure was in the region of $25,000. Not one of the chief executive officers of the top 500 companies is black.Anyway, the civil-rights movement in the U.S. still has a long way to go.(254 words)。
Listen and RespondListen to a short passage entitled “An Invitation”.Task One Focusing on the Main IdeasChoose the best answer to each of the following questions according to the information contained in the listening passage.1) Where did the woman see the three old men?A) In front of her store. B) In her front yard.C) In her dream. D) In her doorway.2) Who were the three old men respectively?A) Success, Hope and Wealth. B) Faith, Hope, and Love.C) Wealth, Faith and Success. D) Love, Success and Wealth.3) Whom did the family invite in?A) Wealth. B) Love. C) Success. D) All of the above.4) How many of the old men would like to go into the house?A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four.5) What is the main idea of the passage?A) Where there is love, there is wealth and success.B) One cannot live without wealth, love and success.C) Love is as important as wealth and success.D) Wealth and success are what people pursue most eagerly.Task Two Zooming In on the DetailsListen to the passage again and fill in each of the blanks according to what you have heard.hungry , so she invited 1. The women thought that the three old men must be them to come in and have something to eat together .2. The old men said that they did not go into a house 3. The husband wished to invite Wealth , but the woman did not agree and Success , while their daughter suggested: “ Wouldn’t it be wished to have S uccessbetter to invite Love ?”Love ? Please come in 4. The woman came out and asked: “Which one of you is guest .”and be our g uestsurprised the 5. The other two old men also got up and followed, which woman.Wealth or Success , the 6. One old man told the woman: “If you had invited other two of us would have stayed out .”.”Read and ExploreTask One Discovering the Main Ideas1 Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text A.1) Is “love” easy to define? Why or why not?No. It is because love is a feeling that can only be felt but cannot be clearly described.2) How does the author describe “puppy loves”?“Puppy loves” are brief, silly, adventurous but harmless.3) What does it take for love to develop into maturity?Love takes time to blossom and it takes a lot of understanding, caring, sharing and affection to develop into maturity.4) What helped preserve the holiness of love in the author’s parents’ generation?It was the distance between men and women that helped preserve the holiness of love in the author’s parents’ generation.e younger generation’s 5) What negative roles do the media play in forming thview of love?The media have exposed the younger generation to things that have fast paced their sensibilities so much that taking things slow requires effort.6) What do young people today tend to value in relationships? What does the author think they should value?They tend to value physical beauty, closeness, passion and acquiring. The author thinks that they should value inner charm, intimacy, emotion and sharing.2 Text A can be divided into four parts with the paragraph number(s) of each part provided as follows. Write down the main idea of each part.Part Paragraph(s) Main IdeaOne 1–2 Love is hard to define because it can only be felt but not described.Two 3–7 The author discusses love of different depths from her own experiences.Three 8–12 The two generations handle love and relationships differently. The younger generation tends to be more hasty and selfish in building relationships.Four 13–14 The author advises young people to learn the essence of love and find ways to develop relationships into lifelong bonds.Task Two Reading Between the LinesRead the following sentences carefully and discuss in pairs what the author intends to say by the italicised parts.preciated that we even find 1. Given the busy nature of our lives, it’s to be ap p reciatedthe time to indulge in matters of the heart. (Para. 3)Love is still indispensable to us, even though we are so busy pursuing material things for our everyday life. For this we should feel grateful.2. The long skirts, the quiet and unpretentious looks, the curled long hair, the calmness, the shy glance —these are all so frequently remindful of a bygone era. (Para. 8)These often remind us of those days when people of our parents’ generation were courting. It was an era of constraints, restraints, respect, admiration, and plenty of romance. But such an era is gone for ever, for young people today tend to behave differently.(Para.12)3. There is more of acquiring and less of sharing. The younger generation is more selfish: they care too much about what they can get instead of what they can share.4. There’s much more to being someone’s lover than gifting them red roses and fifty-cent cards. (Para. 13)People in a relationship need to do much more than just sending gifts to their lovers. More importantly, they should devote themselves, heart and soul, to each other.5. And we should not have become so tired by our frivolous acts that when it . (Para. 14)comes we aren’t able to receive it with open armsAfter repeatedly experiencing hasty, casual and insensible relationships, we have become emotionally tired and confused, so when true love comes, we are unable to respond to it with due enthusiasm, passion and devotion. Checking Your VocabularyWord Detective1 Put down the right word from Text B in the space provided according to the given definition. The first letter of each word is already given.Example:i cy: extremely cold; covered with ice1) e ngaged: having agreed to marry2) g rief: great sorrow or feelings of suffering3) m anipulate: work with skilful use of the hands4) a gonizing: causing great pain or anxiety5) m aximum: the largest number, amount, etc.6) f ascinate: attract and hold the interest or attention of7) c omplaint: a statement of dissatisfaction, unhappiness, pain, etc.8) g race: a fine and attractive quality in movement or form, esp. when this seems effortless and natural2 Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from Text B. Both the explanation and the number of the paragraph in which the targetword or phrase appears are given in brackets. Be sure to use theproper form.Example: To gain more profit, they reduced the costs of the building to the minimum .(the smallest amount: Para. 7)moist .1) “Lip Ice”, a relief for dry lips, is applied to keep lips (slightly wet: Para. 1)2) Only three people could fit into the lift; it’s really too small.(have sufficient space in: Para. 5)3) In the course of their investigation, they discovered various forms of political corruption (腐败).(during: Para. 6)overjoyed to hear that she had got the job.4) Helen was o verjoyed(extremely pleased: Para. 9)clip pictures of tourist spots from the magazine Travel Weekly.5) I often c lip(cut: Para. 10)6) Doctors tried i n in vain to save him; he passed away at dawn.(without a successful result: Para. 12)yield some of their farmland to the local 7) During the war, they were forced to farmers.(give up one’s control of: Para. 12)resemble each other in appearance but their personalities are 8) The twins r esemblequite different.(look like or be similar to sb. or sth.: Para. 13)Checking Your Comprehension1 Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text B.1) What happened to the writer’s husband?He was dying in bed of a serious disease.2) What did her husband’s hands look like?They were long and large. His fingers were long and square, laced with fine veins all the way to the tips. His nails squared off the ends of his fingers, with clearly defined white edges. He had always taken great care to keep them neat. They were not tough hands; nor soft, either.3) What could she feel when her husband clasped her hands during the last four years when he was confined to the hospital bed?She could feel pure and honest expressions of his love.4) How did he treat his children when they were young?He took very good care of them.5) In what special moments did her husband hold her hands in the hospital?Her husband held her hands in the most frightening moments of his illnesses and in the deepest, darkest moment of his life.6) What did she discover in her husband’s dresser months after he died?She discovered an opened pack of emery boards.7) How did she react to the discovery?At the sight of the emery boards, she could not control her grief any longer and broke into tears.8) Who was Stephen?He was her youngest son, who resembled her husband very much.9) How did she feel when Stephen clasped her hand?She felt the clasp was as reassuring as his father’s.2 Read the following sentences carefully and discuss in pairs whatthe author intends to say by the italicised parts.he 1) And whenever those hands sought mine in the final days of his life, pressed them both together around one of my hands. (Para. 1)Holding one of my hands tightly, he expressed his pure love for me as well as his wish to be together with me forever.I tried to memorize his 2) It was during that time, as I sat by his bed, that hands. (Para. 2)I tried to bear in mind what his hands were like because I knew he would soon leave us forever.3) Those hands clasped mine in the most frightening moments of his illnesses. (Para. 8)When death was drawing near, he clasped my hands to seek comfort and support from me and to express his pure and deep love for me.4) Months later, I opened the top drawer of Paul’s dresser one Sunday and —I liked to use them reached in for one of his clean, pressed handkerchiefs now. (Para. 11)Since my husband had been using them before he died, I like to use them now so that I could find myself mentally closer to him.5) It was as though his father’s long, graceful hands clasped mine once again. Still reassuring me. (Para. 13)(Para. 13)Even though he had died, my husband’s way of expressing love through his handclasp had been passed down to our son, which was a lasting comfort to me.Optional Classroom ActivitiesRhetorical devices such as simile (明喻) and metaphor (隐喻) are usedin both Text A and Text B. Listed below are some examples. Discuss with your partner how and why the writers use such rhetorical devices. The explanation of the first one is provided.1) Harmless puppy loves that are as brief as soap bubbles. (Para. 3, Text A) Simile: “Soap bubbles” is used to emphasize the brief period of time that puppy loves last.2) Love was a magnificent building I built on the foundation of friendship. It took time to blossom. (Para. 7, Text A)Metaphor: “Magnificent building” is used to imply that love should be developed in the same way as we build or construct a building and that, like a building, love should be based on something. “To blossom” is also a metaphor, which implies that love can be as beautiful as a flower but it takes time to have it develop or grow.3) Our parents’ generation was fed lavishly with ideals. (Para. 8, Text A) Metaphor: Here “(be) fed (with)” is used metaphorically, meaning that, people of her parents’ generation were taught to pursue love and relationships strictly according to the “ideals” of the time, these ideals nourishing their mental needs much as food does the body.4) I am sorry to learn about the kind of emotional baggage school kids are carrying in what are purely unemotional relationships. (Para. 10, Text A) Metaphor: “Baggage” is used to indicate the heavy burden that school children have to shoul der when they pursue “purely unemotional relationships.”5) What about giving ourselves, and others, time and space to forge relationships? (Para. 12, Text A)Metaphor: “To forge” implies that relationships are like iron and require plenty of tempering before they become as solid and strong as steel.6) For seven-and-a-half months, my grief for my husband had been frozen within me like an icy presence that would not yield. (Para. 12, Text B) Simile: “Frozen” and “icy presence” are used to imply that during the seven-and-a-half months after her husband died, the author had managed to bury the grief for her husband deep down in her heart as if it had turned into something like ice.7) Then, this last Sunday of February, I was undone by the simple presence of emery boards. (Para. 12, Text B)Metaphor: “Was undone” emphasizes the sudden release or outbreak of her grief, as if a knot came loose or untied unexpectedly.Enhance Your Language AwarenessWords in ActionWorking with Words and Expressions1 In the boxes below are some of the words you have learned in thisunit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.Text A acquire affection curl defy given haste interact preserve restraintText B clip fascinate grief manipulate minimum presence yieldcurled .1) I don’t like my straight hair so I’m going to have it 2) This price is her minimum ; she refuses to lower it any further.clip recipes out of newspapers and magazines but never use them 3) I often c lipwhen I cook.4) She yielded to temptation and had another chocolate even though she was going on a diet.5) Given the fact that she loves children, I am sure teaching is the right career for her.6) They try to preserve their interesting old customs against the impacts of the modern world.fascinated to see how the old woman wove (编织) cloth with such 7) Philip was f ascinatedsimple tools.affection for his aunt who 8) Among all his relatives, he has an especially deep cares for him most.interact 9) Teaching is not a one-way activity; teachers and students should with each other in class.haste , which caused a lot of 10) After his wife died, he remarried with much gossip (闲话) among his acquaintances.颓丧) 11) Without your love and support, he would have been weighed down (with grief after his daughter died of a car crash.defies description; I 12) I have never seen a house like that — its untidiness d efiesthink she ought to learn how to keep a house.13) These days more and more pregnant (怀孕的) women want the presence of their husbands at the birth of their children.acquire a 14) It is quite possible for a student to master English grammar and large vocabulary without the help of a teacher.15) She watched him manipulate all the handles and gears [(汽车上的)排挡] in his automobile until she thought she could run it herself.restraints on the 16) Lack of money and lack of machinery are the two major growth of this factory; that’s why it remains the same as it was ten years ago.2 In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary.e on Text A state of affairs build … on give and take hold on in short let … loos Text B fit into in the course of in vain reach forloose on the garden; he’ll pull up all the flowers.1) Don’t let the little boy l oosefit into our new kitchen.2) The refrigerator I bought last week is too large to hold 3) When the flood broke out, the little girl clung to a tree and managed to on .4) Her parents are divorced and her brother is in prison — it is a sad state of affairs , indeed.5) It is said that in no country other than Britain can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.6) The moment my father came in I could see from his worried face that his in vain once again.effort to find a job had been build his hopes on the economic strength 7) Do you think it wise for a person to of his country? Or should he base them on his own efforts?8) He’s disorganized; he’s inefficient; he’s never been there when you want him. In short , he is hopeless.reached for the phone and 9) Seeing his neighbour’s house on fire, he quickly dialled 110.10) You can’t always ins ist on your own way — there has to be some give and take .Increasing Your Word Power1 The prefix over- can be added to nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, meaning “above”, “outside”, “across”, or “too much”. Studythe words given in the box and choose the proper word to fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences. Change the form where necessary.overcoat n. overconfident a. overcrowded a. overdo v.overdue a. overflow v. overhead a. / ad. overjoyed overjoyed a. overland a. / ad. o verload overload v. over-rich a. oversleep v.overtime n. / ad. overweight overweight a. overwork n. / v.1) It’s cold outside. Put on your overcoat .2) He liked to look at planes flying overhead .3) We were o verjoyed overjoyed to learn that they were safe.4) I overslept this morning and was late for work.5) My luggage was overweight by five kilos. I had to pay extra.6) These bills are overdue . They should have been paid earlier.7) They’re working o vertime overtime to finish the task ahead of schedule.8) You’ve been o verworking overworking and you look e xhausted; why don’t you take a exhausted; why don’t you take a week off?2 Many words in English can be used both as nouns and as verbs. Listed in the following table are some of these words that you havelearned in Unit One and Unit Two. Study them carefully and thencomplete each of the following sentences with one of them as yousee fit. Change the form where necessary.crush n. a strong but short-lived feeling of love that a young person has for someone older(对年长者产生的)短暂的迷恋；热恋v. 压碎，压坏press with great force so as to break, damage, etc. fancyn.a liking, especially one formed without the help of reason; imagination, esp. in a free and undirected form(尤指一时兴起的) 喜爱；迷恋；胡思乱想v.喜欢，想要；(男女间)爱上have a liking for; wish for; be sexually attracted to bubble n.泡；气泡；泡沫a hollow ball of air or gas in a liquid (or sometimes in a solid) v. form, produce, or rise as bubbles 起泡，冒泡；沸腾yieldn.生)产量that which is produced or the amount that is produced(v.produce, bear, or provide, esp. as a result of work or effort; give up control (of); surrender 生产；产生(效果等)；放弃；投降，屈服labeln.a piece of paper or other material on or beside an object and describing its nature, name, owner, destination, etc. 标签；标记v. fix or tie a label on 贴标签于attribute n.特性，属性a quality forming part of the nature of a person or thing v. 把(某事)归因于believe (sth.) to be the result or work of drizzle n. 毛毛雨，细雨(a) fine misty rain 毛毛雨，细雨v.rain in very small drops or very lightly 下毛毛雨grasp n. 用手或臂)紧握；紧抱a firm hold with the hands or arms(v. 抓牢，抓紧take or keep a firm hold of, esp. with the hands 1) Don’t crush the box, there are eggs inside!2) She attributes her success to hard work and a bit of luck.fancy ?3) Did I really hear someone come in, or was it only a bubbled , filling the room with fragrance (香味).4) The coffeepot b ubbledgrasp and led her through the gate.5) Mike took her arm in a firm drizzling , but now it’s pouring down.6) When I left home it was just 7) He was busy labeling all the bottles of wine he’d made the year before.8) The trees gave a high yield of fruit this year. The farmer’s hard work is rewarding.3 Listed in the box below are some idiomatic expressions formedo make out theirwith the word “hand”. Study them carefully and try tmeanings. You may consult a dictionary if necessary. Then translate the given sentences into English, using one of them.a green hand at hand give sb. a hand in hand out of hand short of hands hand down hand in hand on hand out1) 我们人手不足。
Listen and RespondTask One Focusing on the Main IdeasChoose the best answer to complete each of the following statements according to the information contained in the listening passage.1) Online learning is good in that ________.A) it is easy to conduct B) it is convenient and flexibleC) it provides more degrees D) it teaches more skills2) Before you start online learning, you should know the following EXCEPT ________.A) what skills you needB) where to find a course or programC) when the course starts and who will teach youD) what type of course delivery format will work best for you3) You are ready to start online learning once you feel confident about your ________.A) course delivery methods B) reading comprehensionC) writing techniques D) technical skills4) You can search for course providers on the Internet by ________.A) using search engines B) typing your questionsC) entering the right password D) making Internet phone calls5) The passage is mainly about ________.A) the benefits of online learningB) the importance of online learningC) the ways of conducting online learningD) the reasons why online learning is convenientTask Two Zooming In on the DetailsListen to the recording again and fill in the blanks according to what you have heard.1) Online learning is a new way to earn your degree or master new skills .2) You must have the basic computer skills. At the very minimum , you should be able to send and receive email comfortably, search the Internet, and type reasonably fast and accurately .3) Perhaps the best way to find the right online course format is to consider your education needs and learning style .4) Type into the search engines the key words and you can easily get what you want. Before you know it, your fingers will be flying and your online learning adventure will have begun.Read and ExploreTask One Discovering the Main Ideas1 Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text A.1) What disaster did the author encounter earlier in his career?He encountered a student who challenged the curriculum which required a pharmacy student to study literature.2) What are the differences between the certificate that reads Qualified Pill-Grinding Technician and the one that reads Bachelor of Science? The former means that the graduate has completed the training of professional skills in pharmacy while the latter, besides professional training, also involves education in the ideas mankind has generated within its history.3) How did the author communicate the significance of studying the literal arts in college to the pharmacy student?He explained to the student that the time of a person’s life could be divided into three parts: one is for sleep, the second is for work which involves professional skills, and the third part is for life after work in which education in liberal arts —philosophy, arts, music, literature, history, etc. — plays a vital part.4) What is the business of college education according to the author? The business of college education is not merely to train students, but to civilize them with the best human thoughts in history. In other words the author draws a clear distinction between training and education. The former provides one with skills for a job or career while the latter enables one to become a civilized person by coming into contact with the best minds in history.5) How can a person become civilized according to the text?A person has to enter the past and familiarize himself/herself with both the technical and spiritual resources created by mankind, so that he/she could become civilized and play his/her role in civilization.6) What does the author think of the mission undertaken by the faculties of a university? How can they accomplish this mission?The faculties of liberal arts colleges as well as of specialized schools are entrusted with the mission to put students in close contact with the best human minds in history. They should turn themselves into some sort of storehouse of human experience and try their best to communicate that experience to their students, so that their students will become civilized humans instead of savages who only know how to operate machines or push buttons.2 Text A can be divided into three parts with the paragraph number(s) of each part provided as follows. Write down the main idea of each part. Part Paragraph(s) Main IdeaOne 1–7 In response to the challenge posed by a particular student who merely intends to pursue skills at college and takes no interest in literature, the author draws a distinction between professional training and college education. The former can only provide students with professional skills while the latter enables students to become civilized humans. Hence the importance of liberal arts education at college.Two 8–10 College education must enable students to come into contact with the best minds in history, so that they can become civilized and useful human beings instead of new species of savages who only know how to operate machines or push buttons. Three 11 College education must target at enabling students to become both specialists and civilized humans. All college teachers must make themselves some sort of storehouse of human experience and try their best to communicate that experience to their students.Task Two Reading Between the LinesRead the following sentences carefully and discuss in pairs what the author intends to say by the italicised parts.1) Will there be a book in the house? Will there be a painting a reasonably sensitive man can look at without shuddering? (Para. 5)Do you have a cultivated mind to know what books your family should read? And do you know what kind of paintings you should put up on the wall that would not offend a cultured eye?2) “I hope you make a lot of it,” I told him, “because you’re going to be badly stuck for something to do when you’re not signing checks.” (Para. 7)I hope you will make a lot of money, but I’m sure you’ll be at a loss what to do when you are not signing checks. In other words, you can have a lot of money, but you may not live a meaningful and fulfilling life.3) You are on the way to being new species of mechanized savage, the Pushbutton Neanderthal. (Para. 8)Not getting in touch with what the best human minds have thought, you are going to be uncivilized humans or a new type of savages who can only operate machines by pushing buttons.4) Our colleges inevitably graduate a number of such life forms, but it cannot be said that they went to college; rather, the college went through them — without making contact. (Para. 8)A number of our college graduates have indeed turned out to be “new species of mechanized savage”. This only means that they have not received a college education though they have spent some time there, for they have failed to make contact with the best human minds in history.5) If you are too much in a hurry, or too arrogantly proud of your own limitations, to accept as a gift to your humanity some pieces of the minds of Sophocles, of Aristotle, of Chaucer — and right down the scale and down the ages to Yeats, Einstein, . White, and Ogden Nash —then you may be protected by the laws governing manslaughter, and you may be a voting entity, but you are neither a developed human being nor a useful citizen of a democracy. (Para. 10)Even if you are too busy or feel complacent and, therefore, refuse to come into contact with the best human minds within history, you can still be protected by law and enjoy the right to democratic voting. But you can never be considered as an educated, civilized person; nor can you be accepted by society as a useful citizen in a democratic nation.Checking Your VocabularyWord Detective1 Put down the right word from Text B in the space provided according to the given definition. The first letter of each word is already given. Example:g lobal: of or concerning the whole world1) c ombine: join together; unite2) i mplement: carry out or put into practice3) i llusion: a false idea, esp. about oneself4) i ndispensable: too important or too useful to be without5) i ntelligence: (good) ability to learn, reason, and understand6) e mphasis: special force or attention given to sth. to show that it is particularly important7) r econcile: find agreement between (two ideas, situations, etc., that seem to be in opposition)8) n egotiate: talk with another person or group in order to try to come to an agreement or settle an argument2 Fill in each blank with a word or phrase from Text B. Both the explanation and the number of the paragraph in which the target word or phrase appears are given in brackets. Be sure to use the proper form.Example: The whole region is crying out for rain — it has been dry for three months.(be in great need of; demand urgently: Para. 2)1) There was a big surprise in store for Paul when he got to his office: he got promoted!(about to happen: Para. 1)2) He wants to buy a DVD player, and has been saving money to this end for these two months.(to help achieve this aim or purpose: Para. 2)3) His grandma died last month. And in accordance with her will (遗嘱), she was buried in France.(in a way that fulfils or agrees with: Para. 2)4) The details of this programme are dealt with in depth elsewhere in this book.(done with great thoroughness: Para. 5)5) Before this road was built, the only access to the village was by boat. (means or right of using, reaching, or obtaining: Para. 8)6) Don’t worry about your son’s shyness; it’s just a phase he’s going through.(a stage of development: Para. 10)Checking Your Comprehension1 Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text B.1) On what should the role of education be based in the 21st century? The role of education in the 21st century should be based on the hope for a world that is a better place to live in.2) What are some of the problems in the 21st century that humankind should overcome in order to make the world a better place to live in?We have to overcome the tensions between the global and the local, between tradition and modernity, between long-term and short-term considerations, between the need for competition and the concern for equality of opportunity and between the spiritual and the material so as to make the world a better place to live in.3) In what way can we learn to live together?We can learn to live together by understanding others and their history, traditions and spiritual values, implementing common projects and managing the inevitable conflicts in an intelligent and peaceful way.4) Is the idea of being a multi-subject specialist feasible? Why or why not?No. Because there are so many different types of knowledge; any attempt to know everything would be an illusion.5) What’s the fundamental function of general education?General education provides the passport to lifelong education. It enables people to learn other languages and become familiar with other subjects. It also arouses people’s interest in learning and thus lays the foundation for lifelong education.6) Besides learning to do a job in industrial economies, what other competence do people need to acquire?People also need to acquire the competence to cope with various situations and cooperate with others in teams.7) How can pupils and students acquire the competence to work in teams? To develop team skills, students should be provided with opportunities to involve themselves in work experience while they are still in education.8) What is the aim of “learning to be”? How can the aim be achieved? The aim of “learning to be” is the compl ete fulfillment of man. All people should receive an education that would equip them to develop an independent, critical way of thinking and exercising judgment.9) As far as education is concerned, what society should we build in the 21st century?We should build a learning society based on the acquisition, renewal and use of knowledge.2 Read the following sentences carefully and discuss in pairs what the author intends to say in the following sentences.1) This is precisely the case where education policies are concerned. (Para. 2)The solution to any serious problem involves much consideration, cooperation and negotiation. It is exactly the same with educational policies, which can only be worked out through lots of discussions and negotiations.2) Since knowledge is of multiple nature, any attempt to know everything becomes more and more pointless. (Para. 5)There are so many different kinds of knowledge that it is increasingly meaningless and impossible to train students into specialists in all fields.3) The future of industrial economies hinges on their ability to turn advances in knowledge into innovations that will generate new businesses and new jobs. (Para. 6)The future of industrial economies depends critically on their ability to turn the development in knowledge into creative ideas, new methods or inventions. With creativity, new businesses and new jobs will be created.4) None of the talents which are hidden like buried treasure in every person must be left untapped. (Para. 7)The education one receives, which begins at birth and continues all through one’s life, should help develop and put into full play one’s potentials and talents.Enhance Your Language AwarenessWords in ActionWorking with Words and Expressions1 In the boxes below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.Text A peculiar preside rear specialize sufficeText B associate combine emphasis illusion implement indispensable negotiate phase reconcile1) I often associate summer with holidays. How I wish I could be on vacation next summer!2) In college his major was biology, but now he specializes in the sale of computers.3) Prejudice combined with ignorance destroys the hopes of many AIDS sufferers.4) I think we should put as much emphasis on preventing diseases as we do on curing them.5) The budget of the company scarcely suffices to pay the employees, let alone buy any new equipment.6) The new heating system is in the trial phase of its operation; it’s due to be put into full operation next winter.7) Having presided over the company for 30 years, he has witnessed all its ups and downs.8) He has his own peculiar style of solving problems which you’ll soon get used to.9) Now that both Julie and her husband have lost their jobs, how will they rear their sons and daughters?10) The government says it will not negotiate with the terrorists; on the contrary it will fight back.11) This guidebook is indispensable for travelers in this remote area of the country; they can’t go without it.12) He finally realized that his idea of learning to read and write in English well in three months was just an illusion .13) The committee’s suggestions sound reasonable, y et whether they can be implemented remains a problem.14) Workers usually demand high wages while the boss always seeks high profits —it’s almost impossible to reconcile these two aims.2 In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary.Text A average out have no business (doing) in essence see to it that stay out ofText B bring ab out call for cry out for get … out of in accordance with in store lend itself to to this end try out1) This is just our family matter. You’d better stay out of it.2) We should try out all the tools before we can decide which best serves our purpose.3) What does the future hold in store for kids who quit school at an early age?4) Some novels quite readily lend themselves to adaptation (改编) as plays; others do not.5) Instead of comforting her, what you said, in essence made her feel even worse.6) He did not act in accordance with the orders that were given him; that’s why he was fired.7) The authorities are crying out for a thorough investigation into the coal-mine that blasted (爆炸) yesterday.8) See to it that everyone in your class knows that the party has been put off until next week.9) This is the storehouse of our company and customers have no business entering it.10) He’s the kind of person who often wonders what he can get out of others instead of what he can give to others.11) He wanted science students to take an interest in the arts, and to this end he offered literature classes at home on Sunday afternoons.12) Absent-mindedness is not at all allowed while you’re working. It’s the sort of work that calls for a high level of concentration.13) Science, especially computer science, has brought about changes in many aspects of our lives, such as the way we work, study and communicate.14) The expenses for the summer camp averaged out to 194 dollars per day, much more expensive than we had planned.Increasing Your Word Power1 Study the following pairs of words which are similar in meaning. Reflect on the differences in usage between the words in each pair and fill in each blank with an appropriate one. Change the form where necessary. enroll, participate1) How many countries will be participating in the Olympic Games?2) Barbara wanted her daughter to enroll in the ballet class while she herself registered for the drawing class.certify, prove3) The task proved to be more difficult than we’d thought.4) She felt quite relieved after reading the report of her physical checkup, which certified that she was in good health.expose, reveal5) The doctor did not reveal to him the truth that he had lung cancer.6) Silver will darken if it is exposed to sunlight for a period of time.assume, think7) We must assume him to be innocent until he is proved guilty.8) Do you think I would do something so stupid at my age?preside, host9) Which country is going to host the next World Cup?10) Mr. Finch retired after presiding over the company for 30 years.shudder, shake11) He shook the carpet to get rid of the dust.12) She shuddered at the thought that she could have been killed.negotiate, reconcile13) British Airways is negotiating a new contract with our company.14) Management and labor are attempting to reconcile their differences.diversity, distinction15) There is a need for greater diversity and flexibility in the training program.16) There’s a clear distinction between the dialects spoken in the two regions.illusion, imagination17) I can never make up stories — I have absolutely no imagination .18) I had been under the illusion that he loved me until I was told yesterday that he had just got married.scheme, plan19) The training scheme for the unemployed young people is aimed at helping them to find work.20) We don’t have any plan for the weekend, so we can join you for lunch on Saturday.2 The prefixes radio(-) and tele- are used to form new words, as is shown in the following table.radio(-)1) connected with radio waves or broadcasting 无线电波的；无线电广播的.radio-controlled a. 无线电控制的radio frequency n. 无线电频率radio communication n. 无线电通信radiocast = radiobroadcast n./vt.(用)无线电广播2) concerning radioactivity 与放射线有关的.radio-protective a. 防辐射的radioactive a. 放射性的radiodiagnosis n. 放射诊断，X线诊断radioelement n. 放射性元素radiography n. 射线照相(术)tele-1) at or over a long distance 远(距离).telescope n. 望远镜telecommunications n. 电信，长途通信teleshopping n. 电话购货法teleconference n. 远程会议；电信会议telecontrol 遥控2) by or for television 由(为)电视.teleplay n. 电视剧teletext n. 图文电视telecast vt. 电视广播3) done using a telephone 通过电话的.telesales = telemarketing n. 电话销售telephone tapping n. 电话窃听teleprinter n. 电传打印机Now fill in the blanks in the following sentences using the words in the above table. Change the forms where necessary.1) On clear nights, we observe stars by using telescopes .2) The event will be telecast simultaneously to nearly 100 countries.3) Telemarketing is becoming less popular now because more people prefer on-line shopping.4) There is no safe way of disposing of nuclear waste, which can stay radioactive for 100,000 years.5) Some old people like to adjust the radio frequency to stations that play their favourite songs of yesteryear.6) He was nominated (提名) for an Academy Award for an animated film and won an Emmy (艾美奖) for a teleplay .7) To discuss the issue we held a teleconference in which 10 people from different locations shared their ideas using video connections.Grammar in Context1 Examine the following sentences, paying special attention to the two different sentence patterns introduced respectively by so … that and such … that.1) The periods and fields should complement each other and be interrelated in such a way that all people can get the most … (Para. 10, Text B, Unit 7)2) We have hardened ourselves so much in this competitive age that we have forgotten the essence of relationships. (Para. 13, Text A, Unit 2)Now recast the following sentences using so … that or such … that.1) The boy is so shy that he flushes (脸红) whenever he speaks to a girl. He is such a shy boy that he flushes whenever he speaks to girls.2) The report was so well-written that I couldn’t believe it was written by her. It was such a well-written report that I couldn’t believe it was written by her.3) He hasn’t seen his son for so long a time that he has almost forgotten what he looks like. He hasn’t seen his son for such a long time that he has almost forgotten what he looks like.4) There were such a lot of people in the stadium that I believed half of the town were there. There were so many people in the stadium that I believed half of the town were there.5) Mother rejected my request in such a firm way that I knew I should not bring up the matter again. Mother rejected my request so firmly that I knew I should not bring up the matter again.2 The italicised subordinators (从属连词) in the following sentences are incorrectly used. Study the sentences carefully and put the correct ones in the brackets.1) In the UK, up to one third of pipe water leaks away when it reaches its destination (目的地). ( before )2) Bob was just home from holiday as soon as a friend called to tell him about his father’s death. ( when )3) Sometimes we put off writing letters of thanks because we think letters can wait after other matters are dealt with. ( until )4) We shall set off on our journey as planned if only there’s a sudden change in the weather. ( unless )5) Much although I like chocolate, I have never eaten a single bar of it since I began to put on weight. ( as )ClozeComplete the following passage with words and phrases chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.Mankind hopes for a better world to live in. T o t his e nd (1), man has to confront the inevitable conflicts that the future holds i n s tore (2). Since education plays an i ndispensable (3) role in managing those conflicts, the following four pillars of education are proposed. Learning to live together c alls f or (4) an understanding of others and awareness of the d iversity (5), similarities and interdependence of all people so that people can i mplement (6) joint projects. I n a ccordance w ith (7) the global changes brought about by scientific progress, the e mphasis (8) in learning to know should be put on c ombining (9) a broad general education and the opportunity to study a small number of subjects i n d epth (10). Associated with the issue of occupational training, learning to do aimsto e quip (11) people to cope with various situations and work in teams. The fourth pillar is learning to be, which focuses on the complete development of one’s potential when going after a(n) i ndependent (12) critical way of thinking and judgment. Given the convenient a ccess (13) to knowledge in the information era, everyone longs for a way to g et the most o ut o f (14) their own specific educational environment. These four interrelated pillars can help us make the best out of education and attain our future ideals.Translation1 Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets.1) 积极乐观的生活态度是极其必要的，因为它可为一个人将来学习和工作的成功奠定基础。
新世纪大学英语教材综合教程第3本unit2笔记及答案Unit 2 LoveI. Key Words and Useful Expressions (Text A)1 hold on (L. 5)1) survive in a difficult or dangerous situation; hang on 历经危难而不死；坚持住他们设法坚持住直到有救援到来。
They managed to hold on until help arrived.我觉得自己坚持不了多长时间了。
I don’t think I can hold on much longer.2) (infml.)(usu. in imperative) wait and stop (通常用于祈使语句)等一下；停住停一停，让我喘口气。
Hold on a minute while I get my breath back..2. defy (L. 10) v.1) disobey or refuse to respect (sb., an authority, etc.) 违抗，反抗，藐视，蔑视（某人﹑权威等）他们违抗父母的意愿而结婚了。
They defied their parents and got married.任何蔑视法律的人都会受到惩罚Anyone who defies the law will be published.2) be so difficult as to make (sth.) impossible 因为太困难而使…不可能这门用什么方法也打不开。
The door defied all attempts to open it.此问题无法解决。
The problem defied solution.3. given (L.13)1) prep. taking (sth.) into account, considering 考虑到（某事物）鉴于政府在解决失业问题上成绩不佳，他们在选举中获胜机会似乎不大。
新世纪大学英语综合教程3课后题答案——Unit2目录Workingwith Words and Expressions (1)Increasing Your Word Power (3)Grammar in Context (6)Cloze (7)Translation (8)Theme-Related Writing (10)Workingwith Words and Expressions1. In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this plete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.Answers:curledminimumclipyieldedGivenpreservefascinatedaffectioninteracthastegriefdefiespresenceacquiremanipulaterestraints2. In the box below are some of the expressions you have learned in thisunit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in theproper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Changethe form where necessary.Answers:let, loose onfit intohold onstate ofaffairsin the courseofin vainbuild, onIn shortreached forgive and takeIncreasing Your Word Power1. The prefix over- can be added to nouns, verbs,adjectives and adverbs, meaning “above”, “outside”, “across”, or “too much”. Study the wordsgiven in the box and choose the proper word to fill in each of the blanks inthe following sentences. Change the form where necessary.Answers:overcoatoverheadoverjoyedoversleptoverweightoverdueovertimeoverworking2. Many words in English can be usedboth as nouns and as verbs. Listed in the following table are some of thesewords that you have learned in Unit One and Unit Two. Study them carefully andthen complete each of the following sentences with one of them as you see fit.Change the form where necessary.Answers:crushattributesfancybubbledgraspdrizzlinglabelingyield3. Listed in the box below are some idiomatic expressions formed with theword “hand”. Study themcarefully and try to make out their meanings. You may consult a dictionary ifnecessary. Then translate the given sentences into English, using one of them.▆Answers:We are short of hands.I still havesome money in hand.Give me a handwith this box, please.I often keep adictionary at hand.The footballfans were out of hand.Hand outthe pencils to everyone in the class.This ring was handed downto me by my grandmother. Time’s up. Please handinyou r test papers.Please hand on the magazineto your roommates.I’m afraid I can’t help you. I’m a green hand.Grammar in Context1. Now complete thefollowing sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets into English.Make sure that the sentences are in the inverted order.▆Answers for reference:1) Sitting on thestairs was / On the stairs was sitting2) Over the wallcame / flew3) Round thecorner was4) Then finallycame5) Under the tablewas lying6) At / On the topof (On top of) the hill stood2. Now correct the mistakes in the followingsentences, if any. Write NONE under the correct sentence(s).▆Answers for reference:1) The beaver chews down treesto get food and material to build its home with.2) Do your parentsthink Tom is a nice boy to go out with? (Cross out him)3) The goals for which he has fought all his lifeseem unimportant to him now.4) NONE.5) The essaystarts by asking a question, to which the author then gives a positive answer.ClozeComplete the following passage withwords chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.▆Answers:1) haste2) state of affairs3) distinguished4) meeting of minds5) blossom6) inner charm7) intimacy8) emotion9) acquiring10) ideals11) admiration12) lasting13) affection14) forge15) honor16) overwhelmingTranslation1. Translate thefollowing sentences into English, using the words and expressions given inbrackets.▆Answers for reference:1) In either friendship or love /In both friendship and love, you should never expect to take / receive the maximum while you give the minimum.I built all my hopes onhis promise(s), only to find that he was not a man of sincerity at all.We took Mother to all the best hospitals we could find, but all ourefforts were in vain; she failed to survive thedisease.Valentine’s Day is an annualholiday celebrated on February 14, a perfect day to express love to the objectof your / one’s affection.In the information era, communications withfar-away friends via e-mailcan be almost / virtually simultaneous.Love needs to be nurtured, and the “eternal /everlasting love” that we all dream to have is not forged until we learn to appreciate and tolerate the other.2. Translate thefollowing paragraph into English, using the words and expressions in the boxbelow.▆Answers for reference:After dinner, we all sataround the hearth. Aunt Susan was still in the grief of losing Uncle Robert. In her soft voice she told usabout their past years. Uncle Robert joined the army shortly after they were engaged. Given the critical situation at the time when lots of armymen didn’t return alive, you can imagine how much horrified Aunt Susan was every day, and how much overjoyed she was to see UncleRobert back safe and sound from the European battlefield. Then they gotmarriedand brought up five children. For all those years, their affection for each other grew stronger in the course of overcoming difficulties and hardships inlife. I was fascinated byAunt Susan’s story, which was totally different from my ideal of love. They practiced, in their daily life, givingand sharing instead of pursuing passionand romance, or making complaints.Amazingly, such love lasted through their whole life.Theme-Related Writing▆Sample EssayOne:Male-femalerelations are indispensable to adults all through their lives. But different generationshandle them differently. Our parents’ generation lived in an era ofconstraints, restraints, respect, admiration, and plenty of romance. They kepta distance from people of the opposite gender in order to preserve the holinessof love and relationships. Mygeneration, on the other hand, began with countless crushes for the oppositesex just because of their superficial charm. Harmless as they were, the lovewas as brief as soapbubbles. As we grew up, we came to the stage of developingreal relationships, believing that love demanded a lot of give and not so muchof take.Bycomparison, the younger generation is more open-minded and less restricted inhandling the matter of love and relationships. They jump on the bandwagon oflove with so much haste that it is difficult for them to distinguish betweenphysical attraction and mental compatibilities.In short,the younger generation focuses more on physical beauty, closeness and passion,and they tend to seek what they want from the relationships. The other twogenerations give priority to inner charm, intimacy, emotion and sharing indealing with relationships. (196 words)▆Sample Essay Two:What Do Girl Students Look for in Loveand Life?In order toknow about girl students’ opinion about love and life, a survey with girlstudents was conducted in 2005 in two universities — Chongqing University ofTechnology and Business and East China Normal University. The survey soughtanswersto two questions: What do you look for first in a boyfriend? What’s the mostimportant thing for a happy life? About onethird of the students chose personality as the top factor in choosing aboyfriend, followed by 27 percent focusing on abilities. Next came commoninterests and goals, favoured by 17 percent, with only 14 percent of studentsclaiming appearance to be uppermost in their minds. Fewer still, 11 percent,rated economic status as the first consideration.As to theirviews about a happy life, nearly seventy percent of the girls attached thegreatest importance to marriage and family. “Career” was given top priority byjust under 20 percent, while even fewer, around 9 percent, believed that money wasthe key to a happy life.Based on thesurvey, we may conclude that nowadays, girl students generally hold a rational attitudetowards love and life. Admittedly, the improved material conditions of lifeexplain why girls take economic status and money rather lightly. But contraryto the popular view that girls are moreconcerned about self-development in theworkplace and social status, they still regard marriage and family life ascentral to a happy life. (235 words)。
Answer Keys Book ThreeUnit 2Content Questions1.Because she thought her great-great-grandfather was a heroic civil rights fighterand never gave up struggle for freedom.2.Because this is a place where many escaped slaves taking the UndergroundRailroad were finally saved by Henson.3.The Underground Railroad was a secret web of escaped routes and safe housesthrough which slaves in large numbers, with the help of lots of courageous people, fled to the North and obtained freedom.4.The author wanted to help the Americans remember those heroes.5.He saved enough money by working in iron molding on the side to buy hisfreedom.6.Because he helped the slaves escape.7.Because he was driven by religious conviction.8.Coffin received frequent death threats and warnings that his store and home wouldbe burned.9.They had travel hundreds of miles through unknown country with no road signand few maps, usually under cover of night.10.Because slavery had been abolished there in 1833, and Canadian authoritiesencouraged the runaways to settle their virgin land.11.Because he heard alarming news: the new master was planning to sell him forplantation work in the Deep South. The Slave would be separated forever from his family.12.In Cincinnati the members of the Underground Railroad provided for their welfare,and set them thirty miles on their way by wagon. In Buffalo, N.Y. a friendly captain gave Henson a dollar and arranged for a boat, which carried them to Canada.Language Sense Enhancement1. (1) mission (2) courageous (3) forged (4) escape routes (5) liberate(6) authorized (7) honor (8) scheduled (9) exploits (10) intent on Language Focus1.(1) decades (2) historic (3) imposed (4) religious (5) slender (6) web (7) bade(8) site (9) on the side (10) authorized (11) terminal (12) make the best of 2. (1) went through (2) stood up for (3) laid down (4) take on (5) lets (us) down (6) draw on (7) fall into (8) pass for3. (1) are fully confident that the Americans will not be able to justify their measuresto protect the struggling American steel industry.(2) in the eyes of Joe Klein, staff writer of the New Yorker and author of TheNatural, the most talented politician of this generation and the most compelling.(3) people are really intent on destroying themselves with drugs.(4) could forge a completely different approach to life.(5) is our conviction that cloning of human beings is bound to cause many ethicaland social problems in the long run.4. (1) As for / do not compel /capture of/have forged (2) At huge risk / the mission/ shelter (3) who abolished/In the eyes of/ racialWords with Multiple Meanings1.(1) I’ll tell you in a minute how I have attained the genuine sense of belonging inAmerica, but first let me hear about your French trip.2.Most McDonalds look almost the same on the outside, but actually there are about16 different basic designs.3.Loaning money from the banks is but one of the methods we can use to setthrough a financial crisis.4.This second-hand car has been nothing but trouble; it’s always breaking down.5.In your resume, you’ve mentioned everything but one vital point.6.Our technicians have discovered a simple but effective solution to the problem.7.I am sorry, but I think you should n’t have lingered on over coffee and missed thelast bus.8.The bankruptcy of the company was not caused by evil, but by simple ignorance. Usage1.(1) lonely (2) friendly (3) weekly monthly (4) lovely (5) cowardly (6)kindly/saintly (7) lively (8) motherlyComprehension Exercises1. (1) forged/stand up/compelled/convictions/mission/abolish/intent on/risk/In theeyes of/threats(2) assistance/involved/estimated/coincidence/emerged/referred/numerous/stationed/concern/ capture2. (1) 1. Though greatly affected by the consequences of the global financial crisis, weare still confident that we can face up to the challenge and overcome thecrisis.2. Under threat of constant sand storms, we were compelled to leave ourcherished village and move to the new settlement.3. According to a recent online survey, a lot of consumers say they may bemotivated to consider buying products shown in TV commercials.4. Having spotted a truck driver dumping contaminated waste alongside theriver, the old man reported to the police at once.5. Some scientists hold to the firm conviction that people will come to likegenetically modified crops someday since they can increase yields and helpcombat hunger and disease in the developing world.(2) Shortly after he achieved freedom Henson became intent on assistingfugitive slaves. He secretly returned to the United States from Canada severaltimes to help others to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom. On one occasion some slave catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson when they were on the run. He disguised them and successfully avoided capture. Later, he built a small settlement in Dresden, Canada for escaped slaves, setting up a chapel and a school. He held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished, and the day was bound to come when racial discrimination no longer existed.Text BComprehension Check1. b2.c3. d4. b5. b6. aTranslation1.这一和平的不服从行为在蒙哥马利引发了抗议，最终是少数民族权力在法律上发生了变化，开启了美国民权运动的时代。
Electronic Teaching PortfolioBook ThreeUnit Two: LovePart I Get StartedSection A Discussion▇Sit in groups of threes or fours and discuss the following questions.1) Do you think love and marriage are important matters in our life? Why or why not?2) Dating and courtship is a common scene at college now. What do you think of it?3) What do you think are the most important factors that contribute to a stable love relationship? Give your reasons.▇ Answers for reference:1)Yes. It is human nature to feel attraction and affection between different sexes. A life without love is oftenregarded as imperfect. Those who are in love would long to stay together, and families resulting from love usually lay the foundation for a stable society.2)I t’s OK to start dating at college, because college students are already grown-ups in the legal sense. Noone has the right to interfere in such private matters. However, students’ top priority at college is to study and acquire knowledge and skills for their future careers. Dating and courtship will interfere with their studies. Therefore, some students tend to hold themselves back even if there are opportunities to start a romantic relationship.3)Many factors may contribute to a stable love relationship. Wealth, social status, appearances, familybackground, etc. may be considered as the external factors, which may help promote a love relationship.Wisdom, knowledge, character, personalities, etc. are the internal factors. Love based on external factors alone may not last long. Love based on the internal factors will survive whatever challenges or crises it may encounter. When two persons are in love, they should respect each other and be honest and faithful to each other. In essence, trust and understanding are the key factors that contribute to a successful love relationship.Section B Quotes▇Study the following quotes about love. Which quote(s) do you like best? Why?⊙The course of true love never did run smooth.—— William Shakespeare Interpretation:Shakespeare believes that a true relationship is not easy to establish. People have different personalities, concepts of value, preferences of life style, etc. When two persons of the opposite sex develop a love relationship, they have to try their best to understand each other and reconcile with each other.William ShakespeareAbout William Shakespeare:William Shakespeare (1564-616): an English writer of plays and poems, who is generally regarded as the greatest of all English writers. His many famous plays include the tragedies Romeo and Juliet (《罗密欧与朱丽叶》), Hamlet (《哈姆雷特》), Julius Caesar (《裘力斯·凯撒》), Macbeth (《麦克白》), Othello (《奥瑟罗》), and King Lear (《李尔王》); the comedies A Midsummer Night’s Dream (《仲夏夜之梦》), Twelfth Night (《第十二夜》), and As You Like It（皆大欢喜》).⊙To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.—— Bertrand Russell Interpretation:Here Russell emphasizes the importance of an active attitude towards love. We should not be afraid to fall in love just because it is not easy to find true love or just because of any possible setbacks. A life without love is as dull as a dying man because he lacks the energy and passion to enjoy life.Bertrand RussellAbout Bertrand Russell:Bertrand Russell (1872-970): a British philosopher and mathematician who developed new ideas connecting mathematics and logic. He is also known for being a pacifist (和平主义者). He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950.⊙Where does the family start? It starts with a young man falling in love with a girl — no superior alternative has yet been found.—— Sir Winston Churchill Interpretation:The quotation emphasizes that true love is the only basis upon which a happy family is built. Only when the man and the woman love each other dearly and devotedly can they endure trials and tribulations in their common effort to build up a happy family.Sir Winston ChurchillAbout Sir Winston Churchill:Sir Winston Churchill (1874-965): a British statesman, soldier, and author who was Prime Minister during most of World War II and again from 1951 to 1955. He is remembered and admired by most British people as a great leader who made possible Britain’s victory in the war. He is also famous for the many speeches he made during the war. In 1953 Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his writing and oratory (演讲术).⊙It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.—— Mother Teresa Interpretation:The quotation tells us the significant role that love plays in everything we do in life. Whatever we do, we should put adequate love into it so that others can feel our love and be affected by our love. What we can offer to others may be insignificant, but as long as there is love in it, the benefit will be significant. Here, love isunderstood in a broad sense.Mother TeresaAbout Mother Teresa:Mother Teresa (1910-997): an Albanian (阿尔巴尼亚) Roman Catholic nun (修女) who lived in India, where she worked to help the poor and the sick in the city of Calcutta (加尔各答). She won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1979, and people think of her as a typical example of someone who is kind, unselfish, and morally good. Section C Watching and Discussion▇He's Just Not That Into You is a 2009 romantic comedy film about how nine people in Baltimore deal with their romantic problems. Watch the following video clip extracted from this film and then complete the tasks that follow:1.Pay attention to what the woman says in the video clip and fill in the missing words.I. See, you can’t keep being nice to me and I can’t keep pretending like this is something that it’s not.We’ve been t ogether over seven years. You know me. You know who I am. You either wanna marry me or you don’t.II. …for every woman that has been told by some man that he doesn’t believe in marriage and then six months later, he’s married to some twenty-four-year-old that he met at the gym.III. It’s coming from the place that I have been hiding from you for about five years. About five years because I haven’t wanted to seem demanding, and I haven’t wanted to seem clingy or psycho orwhatever. So I have never asked you.2.What can you infer from the conversation between the man and the woman in the video clip?▇Answers for reference:(Open.)Script：BETH：Now. I want you to stop doing anything nice.NEIL: This feels like a trick.BETH: No. No. I just, I just need you to stop being nice to me —unless you’re gonna marry me after.(Neil laughs.)BETH: Is that funny? Do you think that’s funny?NEIL: No. I guess it is not funny.BETH:See, you can’t keep being nice to me and I can’t keep pretending like this is something that it’s not.We’ve been together for over seven years. You know me. You know who I am. You either wanna marry me or you don’t.NEIL: Or there is the possibility that I mean it when I say I don’t believe in marriage.BETH: Bullshit! Bullshit! Come on! Bullshit for every woman that has been told by some man that he doesn’t believe in marriage and then six months later, he’s married to some twenty-four-year-old that he met at the gym. It’s just —it’s Bullshit.(Beth tries to hold back her tears. Neil looks stunned and goes to her.)NEIL: Where is this coming from?BETH: It’s coming f rom the place that I have been hiding from you for about five years. About five years because I haven’t wanted to seem demanding, and I haven’t wanted to seem clingy or psycho orwhatever. So I have never asked you. But I — but I — I have to. I mean, are you — are you ever going to marry me?Part II Listen and RespondSection A Word Bank(无)Section B Task One: Focusing on the Main IdeasChoose the best answer to each of the following questions according to the information contained in the listening passage.1) Where did the woman see the three old men?A) In front of her store.B) In her front yard.C) In her dream.D) In her doorway.2) Who were the three old men respectively?A) Success, Hope and Wealth.B) Faith, Hope, and Love.C) Wealth, Faith and Success.D) Love, Success and Wealth.3) Whom did the family invite in?A) Wealth.B) Love.C) Success.D) All of the above.4) How many of the old men would like to go into the house?A) One.B) Two.C) Three.D) Four.5) What is the main idea of the passage?A) Where there is love, there is wealth and success.B) One cannot live without wealth, love and success.C) Love is as important as wealth and success.D) Wealth and success are what people pursue most eagerly.▇ Answers for Reference:1) B 2) D 3) B 4) C 5) ASection C Task Two: Zooming in on the Details▇Listen to the recording again and fill in each of the blanks according to what you have heard.1) The woman thought that the three old men must be ____________, so she invited them to come in and havesomething __________.2) The old men said that they did not go into a house ________________.3) The husband wished to invite ________________, but the woman did not agree and wished to have_____________ , while their daughter suggested: “____________________________________?”4) The woman came out and asked: “Which one of you is________? Please come in and be our________.”5) The other two old men also got up and followed, which_________ the woman.6) One old man t old the woman: “If you had invited _________ or _________, the other two of us would__________.”▆ Answers:1) The woman thought that the three old men must be hungry, so she invited them to come in and havesomething to eat.2) The old men said that they did not go into a house together.3) The husband wished to invite Wealth, but the woman did not agree and wished to have Success, while theirdaughter suggested: “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love?”4) The woman came out and asked: “Which one of yo u is Love? Please come in and be our guest.”5) The other two old men also got up and followed, which surprised the woman.6) One old man told the woman: “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would havestayed out.”Script:An InvitationA woman saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She said, “I don’t think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat.”“We do not go into a house together,” they replied.“Why is that?” she wanted to know.On e of the old men explained: “His name is Wealth, this is Success, and I am Love.” Then he added, “Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home.”Then the woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband said, “Let’s invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth.” His wife disagreed, “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?” Then the daughter made a suggestion: “Wouldn’t it be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love.” “Let’s take our daughter’s advice,” said the father.So the woman went out and asked, “Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest.” Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked W ealth and Success: “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”The old men replied together: “If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would have stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever HE goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success.”Part III Read and ExploreText ASection A Discovering the Main Ideas1. Answer the following questions with the information contained in Text A.1) Is “love” easy to define? Why or why not?2) How does the au thor describe “puppy loves”?3) What does it take for love to develop into maturity?4) What helped preserve the holiness of love in the author’s parents’ generation?5) What negative roles do the media play in forming the younger generation’s view of lov e?6) What do young people today tend to value in relationships? What does the author think they should value? ▆ Answers for Reference:1) No. It is because love is a feeling that can only be felt but cannot be clearly described.2) “Puppy loves” are brief, silly, adventurous but harmless.3) Love takes time to blossom and it takes a lot of understanding, caring, sharing and affection to developinto maturity.4) It was the distance between men and women that helped preserve the holiness of love in the author’sparents’ generation.5) The media have exposed the younger generation to things that have fast paced their sensibilities so muchthat taking things slow requires effort.6) They tend to value physical beauty, closeness, passion and acquiring. The author thinks that they shouldvalue inner charm, intimacy, emotion and sharing.2.Text A can be divided into four parts with the paragraph number(s) of each part provided as follows. Write down the main idea of each part.Paragraph(s) Main IdeaPart One 1-2 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Part Two 3-7 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Part Three 8-12 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Part Four 13-14 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________▆ Answers for Reference:Paragraph(s) Main IdeaPart One 1-2 Love is hard to define because it can only be felt but not described.Part Two 3-7 The author discusses love of different depths from her own experiences.Part Three 8-12 The two generations handle love and relationships differently. The younger generation tends to be more hasty and selfish in building relationships.Part Four 13-14 The author advises young people to learn the essence of love and find ways to develop relationships into lifelong bonds.Section B In-Depth StudyLove is an overwhelming joy that is beyond description. It is human nature to yearn for and indulge in love, but true love takes a lot of understanding, much sharing and caring, and plenty of affection. What is true love? How deep is your love? The author shares her views with the younger generation on these questions.How Deep Is Your Love?Mansi Bhatia1Love to some is like a cloudTo some as strong as steelFor some a way of livingFor some a way to feelAnd some say love is holding onAnd some say let it goAnd some say love is everythingSome say they don’t know2 At some stage or the other in our lives we experience the gnawing pangs of an emotion which defies definition. It’s a feeling that can only be felt and not described. An overwhelming joy that comes together with its share of sadness. Love.3 Given the busy nature of our lives, it’s to be appreciated that we even find the time to ind ulge in matters of the heart.But at the same time I wonder if we even understand its true depth. I remember having countless crushes while in school. My math teacher, our neighbour’s son, my best friend’s brother and lots of others whom I fancied for the colour of their eyes, the shape of their moustaches or just the way they walked. Harmless puppy loves that are as brief as soap bubbles. I can laugh about all those silly and adventurous thoughts and acts now but at that time nothing could be more serious an affair for me. Then came the stage of real relationships.4 Being in an all girls’ school I hardly had the opportunity to interact with members of the opposite gender. Socials between our school and the boys’ college, therefore, would be awaited anxio usly. Those three hours of unhesitant attention by a group of well-groomed young gentlemen provided us with enough content to talk and feel exhilarated about for the next four weeks.5 And even then there was no real need of having a boyfriend.6 I somehow grew up believing that love would happen when it had to. And sure enough it did. It came at an age when I had a career, a long-term plan and a more or less settled life (and now I am not yet 25!). I was mature enough to enter a relationship which demands a lot of give and not so much of take.7 Love was a magnificent building I built on the foundation of friendship. It took time to blossom. It took a lot of understanding, loads of sharing and caring, and plenty of affection to become what it is today. And it meant a meeting of minds. You might say that I belong to the traditional school of romance. But in my opinion, love needs to be nurtured. And it has to be distinguished from the intense but short-lived love or the pleasures of the flesh.8 Our p arents’ generation was fed lavishly with ideals. It was an era of constraints, restraints, respect, admiration, and plenty of romance. The long skirts, the quiet and unpretentious looks, the curled long hair, the calmness, the shy glance—these are all so frequently remindful of a bygone era. An age when the distance between the sexes somehow managed to help preserve the holiness of love and relationships.9 The younger generation, with its openness and fading lines of proximity, has jumped on the bandwagon of love with so much haste that it is difficult for them to distinguish between physical attraction and mental compatibilities. What we have been exposed to via the media have fast paced our sensibilities so much that taking things slow requires effort on our parts.10 I am amazed when I hear stories of school kids bragging about the number of physical relationships they have had. I am horrified to learn that girls barely eighteen have already been in and out of seven to eight “hook ups”.11 I am sorry to learn about the kind of emotional baggage these kids are carrying in what are purely unemotional relationships. Some might blame the current state of affairs on peer pressure. But has anyone ever stopped to figure out where this peer pressure originates? Do any of us try and understand who is responsible for this shift? Does anyone bother to study the state of mind of the teenagers?12 The mindset of this generation is all too evident in the way it handles its personal life.There are more relationships being distorted under the pressures of lust than ever before. There is more focus on physical beauty than on inner charm. There is more of closeness and less of intimacy. There is more of passion and less of emotion. There is more of acquiring and less of sharing. There is more of opportunism and less of selflessness.In short, there is more of ME and less of US.13 We have hardened ourselves so much in this competitive age that we have forgotten the essence of relationships. There’s much more to being someone’s lover than gifting them red roses and fifty-cent cards. What about gifting our object of affection, our time, our company, our support, our friendship? What about setting priorities in our lives and focusing on each with sincerity? What about trying to be self-sufficient emotionally before letting ourselves loose? What about giving ourselves, and others, time and space to forge relationships? What about working towards meaningful and lasting friendships? What about honouring our commitments? What about channeling our energies and emotions towards building lifelong bonds ratherthan wasting them on seasonal relationships?14 We have but one life and we must experience everything that can make us stronger. True love happens once in a lifetime. And we should not have become so tired by our frivolous acts that when it comes we aren’t able to receive it with open arms.▇课文参考译文你的爱有多深曼茜·巴蒂亚1 有人认为爱如浮云有人认为爱坚强如铁有人认为爱是一种生活方式有人认为爱是一种感觉有人说爱要执着有人说爱不要约束有人说爱是生命的全部有人说不知道爱为何物2 在我们生命中的某个阶段，我们会经历某种难以名状的情感所带来的阵阵折磨。
新世纪大学英语综合教程3课后答案Unit2Unit TwoLoveEnhance Your Language AwarenessWords in Action▆ Working with Words and Expressions1.In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary.▆ Answers:1)curled2)minimum3)clip4)yielded5)Given6)preserve7)fascinated8)affection9)interact10)haste11)grief12)defies13)presence14)acquire15)manipulate16)restraints2.In the box below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary.2▆ Answers:1)let, loose on2)fit into3)hold on4)state of affairs5)in the course of6)in vain7)build, on8)In short9)reached for10)give and take▆Increasing Y our Word Power1.The prefix over- can be added to nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, meaning “above”, “outside”, “across”, or “too much”. Study the words given in the box and choose the proper word to fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences. Change the form where necessary.▆ Answers:1)overcoat2)overhead3)overjoyed4)overslept5)overweight6)overdue7)overtime8)overworking2.Many words in English can be used both as nouns and as verbs. Listed in the following table are some of3these words that you have learned in Unit One and Unit Two. Study them carefully and then complete each of the following sentences with one of them as you see fit. Change the form where necessary.▆ Answers:1)crush2)attributes3)fancy4)bubbled5)grasp6)drizzling7)labeling8)yield3.Listed in the box below are some idiomatic expressions formed with the word “hand”. Study them carefully and try to make out their meanings. You may consult a dictionary if necessary. Then translate the given sentences into English, using one of them.▆ Answers:1)We are short of hands.2)I still have some money in hand.3)Give me a hand with this box, please.4)I often keep a dictionary at hand.5)The football fans were out of hand.6)Hand out the pencils to everyone in the class.7)This ring was handed down to me by my grandmother.48)Time’s up. Please hand in your test papers.9)Please hand on the magazine to your roommates.10)I’m afraid I can’t help you. I’m a green hand.Grammar in Context1.Now complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets into English. Make sure that the sentences are in the inverted order.▆ Answers for reference:1)Sitting on the stairs was / On the stairs was sitting2)Over the wall came / flew3)Round the corner was4)Then finally came5)Under the table was lying6)At / On the top of (On top of) the hill stood2.Now correct the mistakes in the following sentences, if any. Write NONE under the correct sentence(s).▆ Answers for reference:1)The beaver chews down trees to get food and material to build its home with.2)Do your parents think Tom is a nice boy to go out with? (Cross out him)3)The goals for which he has fought all his life seem unimportant to him now.4)NONE.5)The essay starts by asking a question, to which the author then gives a positive answer. Cloze5Complete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given.▆ Answers:1)h aste2)s tate of a ffairs3)d istinguished4)m eeting of minds5)b lossom6)i nner c harm7)i ntimacy8)e motion9)a cquiring10)i deals11)a dmiration12)l asting13)a ffection14)f orge15)h onor16)o verwhelmingTranslation1.Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets.▆ Answers for reference:61)In either friendship or love / In both friendshipand love, you should never expect to take / receive the maximum while you give the minimum.2)I built all my hopes on his promise(s), only to findthat he was not a man of sincerity at all.3)We took Mother to all the best hospitals we couldfind, but all our efforts were in vain; she failed to survive the disease.4)Valentine’s Day is an annual holiday celebratedon February 14, a perfect day to express love to the object of your / one’s affection.5)In the information era, communications withfar-away friends via e-mail can be almost / virtually simultaneous.6)Love needs to be nurtured, and the “eternal /everlasting love” that we all dream to have is not forged until we learn to appreciate and tolerate the other.2.Translate the following paragraph into English, using the words and expressions in the box below.▆ Answers for reference:After dinner, we all sat around the hearth. Aunt Susan was still in the grief of losing Uncle Robert. In her soft voice she told us about their past years. Uncle Robert joined the army shortly after they were7engaged. Given the critical situation at the time when lots of army men didn’t return alive, you can imagine how much horrified Aunt Susan was every day, and how much overjoyed she was to see Uncle Robert back safe and sound from the European battlefield. Then they got married and brought up five children. For all those years, their affection for each other grew stronger in the course of overcoming difficulties and hardships in life. I was fascinated by Aunt Susan’s story, which was totally different from my ideal of love. They practiced, in their daily life, giving and sharing instead of pursuing passion and romance, or making complaints. Amazingly, such love lasted through their whole life.Theme-Related WritingDo either one of the following two tasks after class.1.Based on Text A, write a passage about the different ways different generations handle male-female relationships. The following hints may be of some help.1) “our” parents’ generation (details mainly foundin Para. 8);2) “my” generation (details mainly found in Paras. 3–7);3) the younger generation (details mainly found in8Paras. 9–11).2.Study the following data on love and marriage based on a survey with girl students. Write a passage on the topic “What do girl student s look for in love and life?”▆ Sample Essay One:Male-female relations are indispensable to adults all through their lives. But different generations handle them differently. Our parents’ generation lived in an era of constraints, restraints, respect, admiration, and plenty of romance. They kept a distance from people of the opposite gender in order to preserve the holiness of love and relationships.My generation, on the other hand, began with countless crushes for the opposite sex just because of their superficial charm. Harmless as they were, the love was as brief as soap bubbles. As we grew up, we came to the stage of developing real relationships, believing that love demanded a lot of give and not so much of take.By comparison, the younger generation is more open-minded and less restricted in handling the matter of love and relationships. They jump on the bandwagon of love with so much haste that it is difficult for them to distinguish between physical attraction and mental compatibilities.9In short, the younger generation focuses more on physical beauty, closeness and passion, and they tend to seek what they want from the relationships. The other two generations give priority to inner charm, intimacy, emotion and sharing in dealing with relationships. (196 words)▆ Sample Essay Two:What Do Girl Students Look for in Love andLife?In order to know about girl students’ opinion about love and life, a survey with girl students was conducted in 2005 in two universities —Chongqing University of Technology and Business and East China Normal University. The survey sought answers to two questions: What do you look for first in a boyfriend? What’s the most important thing for a happy life?About one third of the students chose personality as the top factor in choosing a boyfriend, followed by 27 percent focusing on abilities. Next came common interests and goals, favoured by 17 percent, with only 14 percent of students claiming appearance to be uppermost in their minds. Fewer still, 11 percent, rated economic status as the first consideration.As to their views about a happy life, nearly seventy percent of the girls attached the greatest importance to marriage and family. “Career” was given top priority by just under 20 percent, while even10fewer, around 9 percent, believed that money was the key to a happy life.Based on the survey, we may conclude that nowadays, girl students generally hold a rational attitude towards love and life. Admittedly, the improved material conditions of life explain why girls take economic status and money rather lightly. But contrary to the popular view that girls are more concerned about self-development in the workplace and social status, they still regard marriage and family life as central to a happy life. (235 words)11。
