大学英语精读第三册第二单元讲义
Unit 2 Book 3
I. Words and Expressions
1. hold on: continue in spite of difficulties
*Despite all the hardships, he held on to his pursuit of further study abroad.
在经济衰退时期我们要把业务坚持下去。(=We should hold on to our business during the recession.)
2. defy: vt.
(1) to make impossible or unsuccessful
*This problem defied solution. 此问题无法解决。
那个恐怖的场景难以描述。(=That horrible scene defied any description.)
(2) to refuse to obey
(=They defied their parents and got married.)
这些无视法律的罪犯终于得到了惩罚。(=These criminals who had defied the law were eventually punished.)
Collocations:
defy the authority反抗权威defy the government蔑视政府defy severe cold不畏严寒defy enumeration不胜枚举defy laws human and divine无法无天
CF. oppose, defy & resist这些动词均含有“反抗”、“抵抗”之意。
oppose 普通用词，可表不同程度的抵抗。
defy 指公开地、勇敢地反对或抵抗，有时含公然挑衅之意。
resist 指积极地反抗一种攻击、暴力或诱惑。
(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.
(1) Our troopers are _______ the enemies’ attacks. (=resisting)
(2) This new plan has been stubbornly ______ since it was put forward. (=opposed)
(3) The little boy couldn’t ______ the temptation and ate up all the cake. (=resist)
(4) He _____ the court order by leaving the country. (=defied)
3. overwhelming: adj. overpowering in effect or strength
*The girl screamed with overwhelming joy at the sight of her birthday present, a pink dress.
巨大的压力终于让他精神崩溃了。(=He eventually got a nervous breakdown under the overwhelming pressure.)
4. given: prep. taking sth. into account
考虑到公司上半年业绩不佳，我们决定暂缓这次投资。(=Given the company’s poor achievement in the first half of the year, we decided that the investment be left aside.)
Given that she is interested in children, I am sure teaching is the right career for her.
5. indulge: vi.. [often used with in] to allow oneself to have or do sth. that one enjoys, esp. sth. that is considered rather bad or harmful
*Forget about dieting today and just indulge in the food.
我们应该给孩子们提供更多引导，以免他们沉迷于电脑游戏。(=We should give the children more guidance, in case they indulge in PC games.)
CF. spoil & indulge这两个动词均含“纵容”、“迁就”之意。
spoil 纵容，易造成性情的扭曲。例如：*Don’t spoil the child by giving him whatever he asks for. 不要对孩子有求必应，这样会惯坏他。
indulge 指迁就或放任某人应该节制的欲望要求或感情。例如：*She always indulges in idle daydreams. 她总是沉溺于徒劳的白日梦中。
6. interact: vi. (of people) to act together or co-operatively, esp. so as to communicate with each other
*Parties are a chance for people to interact with each other.
好的课堂氛围应该是学生和教师能有足够的互动。(=Teachers should interact with students frequently to ensure a good class atmosphere.)
7. await: vt. to wait for
我们仍在等候指示。(=We are still awaiting instructions.)
(=A warm welcome awaits all our customers.)
8. groom: vt. to take care of the appearance of (oneself) by dressing neatly, keeping the hair tidy, etc.
小女孩正在镜子前仔细地打扮自己。(=The little girl is grooming herself carefully in front of the mirror.)
*A flight attendant should always be perfectly groomed. 空中服务员应该总是浑身上下干净利落.
9. build on : to base on
*Our company’s future development is built on recent success. 我们公司未来的发展是以近来的成功为基础的。
好的婚姻应该建立在相互理解的基础上。(= A good marriage should be built on mutual understanding.)
10. blossom: vi. to produce flowers
*The cherry trees blossomed early this year
(=She has blossomed out into a beautiful young woman.)
11. affection: n. fondness; gentle lasting love, like that of a parent for a child
*The old priest was held in great affection.
(=The principal had a fatherly affection for the youngsters.)
老人很疼爱他的孙女。(=The old man felt great affection for his granddaughter.)
CF. affection, love & attachment这些名词均含“爱”、“热爱”之意。
affection 指对人的爱慕或深厚、温柔的感情，强调感情的深沉。
love比affection的语气更强。表示一种难以控制的激情。
attachment 通常用于书面文字中，既可指对某人某物的喜欢，又可指出自理智对某人或某物的热爱，尤指长时间的爱。
(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above.
(1) Father looked at his little daughter in the white wedding dress with great ________ and a little sadness. (= affection)
(2) I never realize my _______ to the comforts of home until I have to leave it. (=attachment)
(3) The young couple _______ each other so much that they can’t stand a moment apart. (=love) 12. flesh: n. the body as opposed to the mind or soul
*The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 心有余而力不足。
(= Life is not the pursuit of flesh pleasures.)
Collocations:
flesh-eating食肉的flesh and blood血肉之躯in the flesh活生生的，本人make one’s flesh creep 心惊肉跳
13. constraint: n. sth. that limits one’s freedom of action
*All constraint vanished between the two girls soon, and they began to talk freely.
(=We should not ignore the moral constraints in our pursuit of success.)
14. restraint: n. the act of restraining or the condition of being restrained
*The police officer showed great restraint whatever the young man said to him.
(=I dream of living a free life, away from the restraints of urban existence.)
随着孩子们渐渐长大，他们开始反抗父母的管束。(=As they grow older, kids begin to rebel against the restraints imposed by their parents.)
15. haste: n. quickness of movement, hurry
*Why all the haste? 为什么这么匆忙?
(=Marry in haste, repent at leisure.)
欲速则不达。(=More haste, less speed.)
CF. haste, speed & hurry这些名词均含“迅速”、“急速”之意。
haste 中性词，用作褒义指动作迅速，事情做得又快又好；作贬义用时，指做事急躁，行为鲁莽，得不到预期的结果。
speed 多用于褒义，指行动敏捷，效果好。
hurry 指急速从事某项活动或匆忙对付一件事情，含明显慌乱的意思。(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.
(1) Don't let anyone ______ you into making a decision you'll regret later. (= hurry)
(2) In his ______ to leave, he forgot his briefcase. (=haste)
(3) Postal workers labored overtime to ______ delivery of the Christmas mail. (=speed)
(4) If you don't ______, you'll miss the plane. (=hurry)
16. compatible: adj. able to exist, live, or be used together or with (another thing)
*Compatible family relations make a child more tolerant.
(=Certain kinds of drug are not compatible and should never be taken together.)
这台打印机与大多数计算机兼容.(=This printer is compatible with most computers.)
17. sensibility: n.
(1) ability to receive and appreciate delicate impressions
*This painting shows his sensibility to color.
*His works show that as an architect, he is able to combine his specialties with the sensibility of an artist.
(2) capacity for being easily offended or shocked
*This article offended most readers' sensibilities. 这篇文章挫伤了大多数读者的感情。
(= She is a girl of subtle and refined sensibilities.)
18. blame sth. on sth./sb.: to consider sth./sb. responsible for sth. bad
*The police blamed the accident on the taxi driver.
他们把这次失败归咎于他顽固的态度。(=They blame the failure on his stubborn attitude.) 19. originate: vi. to have as an established starting point
*The style of architecture originated from the ancient Greeks. 这种建筑风格起源于古希腊。(=Most people’s psychological problems originate in their early relationship with their parents.) CF: arise, originate & result这些动词均有“起源”、“源自”之意。
arise多与from连用，强调指从无到有的产生，表一种因果关系。
originate 强调产生变化的起源。
result 强调变化的最终结果。
(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.
(1) Our efforts _______ in success. (=resulted)
(2) This is a mistake that _______ from a basic misunderstanding. (= arises)
(3) The concept of “zero” _______ in India. (=originated)
(4) There are some problems ______ out of the lack of communication. (=arising)
20. distort: vt. to give a false or dishonest account of
*The announcement was so distorted that I couldn't understand what was said.
当他发现他的动机被歪曲时他很愤怒。= He felt angry when he realized that his motives had been distorted.
(=The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with it.) 人的理解如同一面假镜子，无规律地接收光线，将自己的本质和事物的本质混合起来，从而歪曲和玷污了事物的本质。21. (L.73) passion: n. a powerful emotion, such as love, joy, hatred, or anger
*He's been known to fly into a passion without warning. 大家都知道他动不动就发火。
没有什么感情比嫉妒在人类心中更根深蒂固了。(=There is not a passion so strongly rooted in the human heart as envy.)
CF. emotion, feeling, passion & sentiment这些名词的共同含义是“感情”或“情感”。emotion普通用词，词义中性。泛指因外界刺激而引起思想情感从细微变化到最强烈的发作。例如：*She spoke unsteadily in a voice that betrayed her emotion. 她断断续续的讲话暴露了她的感情。
feeling普通用词，含义广。多指具体的、内心的感受，或表露出来的强烈情感。例如：*Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings. 诗是强烈感情的自然流露。
passion指极强烈的感情，尤指愤怒、爱好等。也常指两性间的爱情。例如：*His passion for her made him blind to everything else. 他强烈地爱着她, 对其他一切都已熟视无睹。sentiment一般指由一种思想激起的感情，含较大的理智因素。例如：*He delivered a speech full of lofty sentiments. 他的演讲充分表达了一种高尚的情操。
22. acquire: vt. to gain by one’s own abil ity, efforts or behavior
*After years of study in college, he acquired proficiency in math.
抽象派艺术要慢慢才会欣赏。(= Abstract art is an acquired taste.)
CF: acquire, obtain, gain & get这些动词均含“获得”、“取得”、“得到”之意。
acquire 强调通过不断的、持续的努力而获得某物，也指日积月累地渐渐地获得。书面语用词。
obtain 较正式用词，着重指通过付出巨大努力而得到所需或盼望已久的东西。
gain 强调指经过努力或有意识行动而取得某种成就，获得某种利益或好处。
get 普通用词，使用广泛，可指以任何方式得到某物，也不一定要经过努力。(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.
(1) He always manages to ______ what he wants. (=obtain/get)
(2) Recently he _______ a small fortune in real estate. (=gained)
(3) It takes a long time to _______ a good knowledge of English.(=acquire)
(4) I _____ noting but trouble for my efforts. (=got)
23. harden: v. (cause sth.) to become hard, strong, unyielding, etc
*The varnish takes a few minutes to harden. 清漆几分钟就能变硬。
(=Attitudes to the strike have hardened on both sides.)
战士们顽强地面对前线的生活。(= The soldiers were hardened to life on the frontier.)
24. (L.82) sufficient: adj. being as much as is needed
*Most people have sufficient income for a comfortable retirement.
晚宴准备了足够一百号人吃的食物。(=The party offered sufficient food for a hundred guests.) CF: adequate, enough & sufficient这些形容词均含“足够的”、“充足的”之意。
adequate 指数量上足够，质量上适当。
enough 最普通用词，口语、书面语都可用，较强调分量或数量的足够，多指希望的满足。sufficient 正式用词，强调数目、数量或程度达到某一特定要求或需要。(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above.
(1) Seven hours sleep is _____ for an adult. (= sufficient)
(2) I hope you left ____ room for my luggage in the back of the car.( =enough)
(3) Is 20 pounds ______ for your expenses? (= sufficient)
(4) The skater's technique was only _______. (=adequate)
25. let sb. loose (on sth.): to allow sb. to deal with sth. in their own way
*Sometimes parents should let their children loose on their relationships.
父亲退休后就把家里的生意放手交给了他的儿子。(=Father let his son loose on the family business after his retirement.)
26. forge: vt. to create by means of much hard work
*We should forge close links with our competitors as well.
他们长期的互惠合作是双方共同促就的。(=Their long-term reciprocal relationship is forged by the both sides.)
27. bond: n. a uniting force or tie, a link
*The bonds of affection brought the whole family together in the misfortune.
这项贸易协定有助于加强两国之间的联系。(=The trade agreement helped to strengthen the bonds between the two countries.)
II. Useful Expressions
难以名状defy definition
大胆的想法adventurous thoughts
异性the opposite gender
长期计划a long-term plan
或多或少more or less
安定的生活a settled life
互相让步give and take
在……基础上on the foundation of 意见一致a meeting of minds
传统派the traditional school
培养爱情nurture love
短暂的爱short-lived love
质朴的外表the unpretentious looks 一个久远的年代a bygone era
随大流jump on the bandwagon
心灵的契合mental compatibilities 把……归咎于blame …on
弄清楚figure out
扭曲的情感distorted emotions
确定重点set priorities
履行承诺honor one’s commitments 终身不渝的关系life-long bonds
2-A. 你的爱有多深
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，我们会经历难以名状的情感。这种情感只能体会，无法用语言描述。莫大的喜悦伴随着丝丝的伤感一同降临，这就是爱。
3在紧张忙碌的生活中，我们竟能找到时间，沉湎于感情之中，这的确令人感佩。然而，此时我想知道：我们是否懂得爱到底有多么深刻。记得上学的时候，我迷恋的对象真是数不清：我的数学老师、邻居的儿子、好朋友的弟弟，还有另外一些因为眼睛的颜色、胡子的形状或走路的姿势而让我倾慕的人。年少时的爱慕，不会带来伤害，如肥皂泡一样转瞬即逝。那些稚气、大胆的想法和行为，现在想来大可一笑了之。但是，在那时，对我来说，没有比恋爱更重要的事了。接着就进入了真正“谈”情“说”爱的阶段。
4我在女子学校学习，和男孩子交往的机会寥寥无几，因此，我热切地期待着我们学校和男子学校举办的交谊会。交谊会上，一群精心打扮的年轻男子毫无顾忌地盯着我们。这三个小时中的点点滴滴，成了我们在以后四个星期中足够的谈资，我们在议论时，心情澎湃。
5即使是在那个时候，我也没有真正交男朋友的需要。
6在我的成长岁月中，不知何故，我相信爱情该来的时候自然会来。事实果真如此。当我有了稳定的工作，有了长期的计划和比较安定的生活（我现在还不到25岁呢！）时，爱情降临了。我也比较成熟了，能够步入不贪图许多回报而需要大量付出的感情关系。
7我的爱情是在友谊这块地基上建起的高楼大厦。爱情经过旷日持久的培养才开花。我和我的恋人相互理解、同甘共苦、相互关心，投入了丰富的感情，才使爱情发展到今天。爱情意味着情投意合。你也许会说，我属于浪漫的传统派。但是，依我看，爱情需要培养。我们必须把爱情同强烈而短暂的激情或身体的愉悦区别开来。
8我们的父辈，接受了理想爱情的灌输。那是一个约束、压抑、崇敬、仰慕和十足浪漫的年代。长裙、娴静质朴的外表、卷曲的长发、恬静的气质、羞怯的目光——这一切常使人想起一个消逝久远的年代。那个年代，男女之间的距离无论如何都有助于维持爱情以及恋爱关系的神圣性。
9年轻的一代人，由于观念开放，随着男女之间交往界线的消退，他们便急于赶浪头，匆忙恋爱，以至于难以区分身体的互相吸引与心灵的相投。我们从媒体中接触到的人和事，使我们的感情历程大大加速，要想慢慢地体会自己的感受，确实需要付出努力。
10学校里的青少年在全然没有感情的关系中所背负的感情包袱，令我深感难过。也许有些人会把他们目前的感情状况归结为同龄人之间所施加的压力。但是，可曾有任何人停下来想一想同龄人之间的压力来自何处？我们是否尝试着弄清楚是谁造成了这样的转变？可曾有人费神去研究青少年的心理呢？
11从这一代人处理个人生活的方式上，我们很容易看出他们的思想倾向。跟从前相比，现在有更多的情感在欲望的压力下扭曲。他们更注重外表的美丽而忽视内在的魅力。两性交往随便了，亲密无间却少了；激情多了，感情却少了；个人获得的多了，相互间分享的少了；寻机获利的现象多了，无私的奉献少了。简而言之，“自我”多了，爱的分享少了。
12在这个竞争激烈的年代，我们已经变得麻木不仁，将恋爱的实质抛于脑后。作为恋爱中的人，不只是意味着把红色的玫瑰花和五毛钱一张的卡片送给恋人，我们要做的事情还很多。我们将自己的时间、陪伴、支持和友谊作为礼物送给自己的恋人了吗？我们是否确定了生活中最重要的事情，而后真诚地做好每一件事？我们是否先在情感上成熟起来，再尽情地追求爱情？我们是否给自己、给他人足够的时间和空间以巩固恋情的发展？我们是否为了追求有意义的、永恒的友谊而不遗余力？我们是否履行了自己的承诺？我们是否将自己的精力和感情倾注于终生不渝的关系而不是浪费在朝秦暮楚的关系中？
13人的生命只有一次，我们必须去体验能使我们更为坚强的每件事。真正的爱情一生只有一次。我们任由轻佻的行为令自己身心疲惫，当真正的爱情到来时，我们却没有能力伸开双臂迎接它的降临。
2-B. 牵手
丈夫保罗的手舒服有力：暖暖的，从来不会发凉潮湿，轻轻的一握总是令我感到安心踏实。在他生命最后的那些日子里，每次他摸到我的手，都会把我的一只手放在他的两手之间握着。2也就是在那段时间里，我坐在他的床边，竭力记住他双手的样子。他的手比我的手要长一倍，宽一半；手指上下一般粗，方方长长的，毛细血管一直延伸到指尖。方正的指甲使得指尖也呈正方形，指甲一圈白色的边清晰可见。他总是悉心地让双手洁净无暇。它们既不粗糙，也不柔软多肉。那是双持粉笔和红墨水钢笔的大学教授的手。
3不知道他的学生是否觉得他的字难以辨认。我们分开的那年我渐渐熟悉了他的字体。我俩订婚后曾分隔两地，因为他要到距离宾夕法尼亚州（我们的家）800英里的布拉德利大学攻读硕士学位。
4不知我是否记得告诉过他我觉得他那双大手很美。不知我是否告诉过他，结婚前他定期到我家做客吃饭时，他使用银制餐具和咖啡杯的斯文样子，令我母亲十分欣赏，银具和杯盏在他手里几乎都没了踪影。也不知我是否告诉过他，在看电影时，在教堂悲伤时，在那张最后四年病魔困得他脱不了身的病榻上，他紧紧的一握令我至真至切地感受到了他的爱。
5他对孩子们的关爱之情也源于他的那双手。大女儿的第一个澡就是他给洗的，这让他倍感骄傲。7磅14盎司的女儿舒舒服服地躺在他那双大手里，长长的手指灵巧细致地给大女儿和后来的5个孩子洗浴。
6在我们早期艰难的日子里，那双手给三个正在长大的儿子理发，给三个浴后的女儿擦干头发。
7多少次要去宾夕法尼亚探望孩子的祖父母，在旅行大巴车顶上他那双手把一个个旅行箱往货架上放，他汗流浃背，但毫无怨言。在他早年曾就读过的大学里，他教授市场营销专业的学生，用这双手在空中比划出一个个营销模式。
8在他病得最令人胆颤心惊的时候，那双手紧紧地攥着我的手。在他经受7个月的化疗及其副作用的痛苦折磨期间，他向我伸出双手。在他生命的最后几个星期里，他向我伸出双手。孩子们来探视他，看出他们75岁的父亲命不久矣而提前祷告哀悼时，他还是向我伸出双手。9在那最为黑暗的时刻，他攥着我的手，在我耳边小声说道：不知道······会是怎样死去。不知道会不会疼痛。我当时唯一能告诉他的就是我深信他此生将有个圆满的结局：他会被簇拥着抬起，在上帝的荣光中感到无比欢愉。
10最后，他再也没有力气握住我的手了。清晨，我给保罗喂早餐，他再也不能下咽了。我在紧张焦虑中修剪、打磨他的指甲，把指甲白色的边缘弄干净。我把他的手放到他的胸前（他的手放在那儿一动不动已经好几天了），它们没有动静，没有认可，没有反应。一个小时的时间里，护士用听诊器做了检查，剩下我唯一能做的事就是合上他那双明亮的绿色眼睛，在我们卧室恬静的一隅里最后一次把我的手放在他的手上。
11几个月后的一个周日，我打开保罗衣橱最上面的一个抽屉，取他折叠整齐的干净的手帕（我现在喜欢用那些手帕）时，我触摸到了一个开了封的指甲砂锉袋。
12 7个半月里，对丈夫逝去的悲伤如同冰凌雪块封存在心中，不曾融化。可在二月的最后一个周日，目睹面前的指甲锉具，我无法克制自己了。我闭上眼睛，怎么也回忆不起保罗的双手握着我的手时的感觉，泪水夺眶而出。
13那之后没过多少日子，斯蒂芬来看我，他是我们的最小的儿子，长得也最像他的父亲。临走的时候，斯蒂芬吻了吻我，和我道别；然后，把我的手一把攥在他那双又大又宽的手中。好一阵子，我说不出话来，仿佛他父亲那双长长的、雅致的手再次握住了我的手，令我依然感到安心平静。
Proverbs and Quotations
1. Beauty lies in lover's eyes.情人眼里出西施。
2. Follow love and it will flee, flee love and it will follow thee. 追求爱情，它会逃离你；逃避爱情，它会跟着你。
3. Friendship is like earthenware: once broken, it can be mended; love is like a mirror: once broken, that ends it. —Josh Billings, American humorist 友谊就像陶器，破了可以修补；爱情好比镜子，一旦打破就难重圆。——美国幽默作家乔西·比林斯
4. First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity.—George Bernard Shaw, British dramatist 初恋就是一点点笨拙外加许许多多好奇。——英国剧作家乔治·肖伯纳
5. There is no paradise on earth equal to the union of love and innocence.—Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French thinker 人间最大的幸福莫如既有爱情又清白无瑕。——法国思想家让·雅克·卢梭
6. Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.—Albert Einstein, American scientist 并非地球引力使人坠入爱河。——美国科学家阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦
Unit 2
Checking your vocabulary
A.
1. engaged
2. grief
3. manipulate
4. agonizing
5. maximum
6. fascinate
7. silverware
8. grace
B.
1. moist.
2. fit into
3. In the course of
4. glory
5. overjoyed
6. clip
7. in vain
8. yield
Working with words and expressions
A.
1. curled
2. minimum
3. clip
4. yielded
5. Given
6. awaiting
7. fascinated
8. affection
9. interact 10. haste 11. harden 12. grief 13. defies 14. glance 15. presence 16. lasting 17. via 18. acquire 19. manipulate 20. restraints
B.
1. let … loose on
2. fit into
3. hold on
4. state of affairs
5. in the course of
6. in vain
7. build … on
8. In short
9. grow used to 10. blame … on 11. reached for 12. give and take
Increasing your word power
A.
1. overcoat
2. overhead
3. overjoyed
4. overslept
5. overweight
6. overdue
7. overtime
8. overworking
B.
1. crush
2. attributes
3. fancy
4. bubbled
5. grasp
6. drizzling
7. labeling
8. yield
C.
We are short of hands.
I still have some money in hand.
Give me a hand with this box, please.
I often keep a dictionary at hand.
The football fans were out of hand.
Hand out the pencils to everyone in the class.
This ring was handed down to me by my grandmother.
Time’s up. Please hand in your test papers.
Please hand on the magazine to your roommates.
10. I’m afraid I can’t help you. I’m a green hand.
Grammar review
A.
1. Sitting on the stairs was / On the stairs was sitting
2. Over the wall came / flew
3. Round the corner was
4. Then finally came
5. Under the table was lying
6. At / On the top of (On top of) the hill stood
B.
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.
Cloze
(1) haste (2) state of affairs (3) distinguished (4) meeting of minds (5) blossom (6) inner charm (7) intimacy (8) emotion (9) acquiring (10) ideals (11) admiration (12) lasting (13) affection (14) forge (15) honor (16) overwhelming
Translation
A.
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 at all.
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 celebra ted on February 14, a perfect day to express love 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 takes time, for it is not forged until y ou have grown used to the other’s company and learned to appreciate the other.
B.
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 overjoyed Aunt Susan was to see Uncle Robert come 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 giving and sharing in their daily life instead of pursuing passion and romance. Amazingly, such love lasted through their whole life.
Theme-related writing
1. 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 it was, the love was as brief as soap bubbles. As we grew up, we
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第一单元 课程开始之际，就如何使学习英语的任务更容易提出一些建议似乎正当其实。 学习英语的几种策略 学习英语决非易事。它需要刻苦和长期努力。 虽然不经过持续的刻苦努力便不能期望精通英语，然而还是有各种有用的学习策略可以用来使这一任务变得容易一些。以下便是其中的几种： 1．不要以完全相同的方式对待所有的生词。你可曾因为简直无法记住所学的所有生词而抱怨自己的记忆力太差其实，责任并不在你的记忆力。如果你一下子把太多的生词塞进头脑，必定有一些生词会被挤出来。你需要做的是根据生词日常使用的频率以不同的方式对待它们。积极词汇需要经常练习，有用的词汇必须牢记，而在日常情况下不常出现的词只需见到时认识即可。你会发现把注意力集中于积极有用的词上是扩大词汇量最有效的途径。 2．密切注意地道的表达方式。你可曾纳闷过，为什么我们说“我对英语感兴趣”是“I’m interested in English”，而说“我精于法语”则是“I’m good at French”你可曾问过自己，为什么以英语为母语的人说“获悉消息或密秘”是“learn the news or secret”,而“获悉某人的成功或到来”却是“learn of someone’s success or arrival”这些都是惯用法的例子。在学习英语时，你不仅必须注意词义，还必须注意以英语为母语的人在日常生活中如何使用它。 3．每天听英语。经常听英语不仅会提高你的听力，而且有助你培养说的技能。除了专为课程准备的语言磁带外，你还可以听英语广播，看英语电视和英语电影。第一次听录好音的英语对话或语段，你也许不能听懂很多。先试着听懂大意，然后在反复地听。你会发现每次重复都会听懂更多的东西。
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