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新视野大学英语读写教程第二册课文unit3

SectionA

Pre-readingActivities

FirstListening

Pleaselistentoashortpassagecarefullyandpreparetoanswersomequestions.

SecondListening

Listentothetapeagain.Thenanswerthefollowingquestionswithyourownexperiences.

1）ForwhattworeasonsdidGailandMarklivetogether?

2）HowdidGail'sfatherandmotherreacttothenewsabouttheweddingplans?

3）InwhatwaysareGail'sandherfather'sviewsdifferent?

MarriageAcrosstheNations

GailandIimaginedaquietwedding.Duringourtwoyearstogetherwehadexperiencedtheusualupsanddownsofacouplelearningtoknow,understand,andrespecteachother.Butthroughitallwehadhonestlyconfrontedtheweaknessesandstrengthsofeachother'scharacters.

Ourracialandculturaldifferencesenhancedourrelationshipandtaughtusagreatdealabouttolerance,compromise,andbeingopenwitheachother.GailsometimeswonderedwhyIandotherblacksweresoinvolvedwiththeracialissue,andIwassurprisedthatsheseemedtoforgetthesubtlerformsofracialhatredinAmericansociety.

GailandIhadnoillusionsaboutwhatthefutureheldforusasamarried,mixedcoupleinAmerica.Thecontinualsourceofourstrengthwasourmutualtrustandrespect.

Wewantedtoavoidthemistakemadebymanycouplesofmarryingforthewrongreasons,andonlyfindingoutten,twenty,orthirtyyearslaterthattheywereincompatible,thattheyhardlytookthetimetoknoweachother,thattheyoverlookedseriouspersonalityconflictsintheexpectationthatmarriagewasanautomaticwaytomakeeverythingworkoutright.ThatpointwasemphasizedbythefactthatGail'sparents,afterthirty-fiveyearsofmarriage,weregoingthroughabitterandpainfuldivorce,whichhaddestroyedGailandforatimehadanegativeeffectonourbuddingrelationship.

WhenGailspreadthenewsofourweddingplanstoherfamilyshemetwithsomeresistance.Hermother,Deborah,allalonghadbeensupportiveofourrelationship,andevenjokedaboutwhenweweregoingtogetmarriedsoshecouldhavegrandchildren.Insteadofcongratulationsuponhearingournews,DeborahcounseledGailtobereallysureshewasdoingtherightthing.

"Soitwasallrightformetodatehim,butit'swrongformetomarryhim.Ishiscolortheproblem,Mom?

"Gailsubsequentlytoldmeshehadaskedhermother.

"TostartwithImustadmitthatatfirstIharboredreservationsaboutamixedmarriage,prejudicesyoumightevencallthem.ButwhenImetMarkIfoundhimacharmingandintelligentyoungguy.Anymotherwouldbeproudtohavehimforason-in-law.So,colorhasnothingtodowithit.Yes,myfriendstalk.Someevenexpressshockatwhatyou'redoing.Buttheyliveinadifferentworld.Soyousee,Mark'scolorisnottheproblem.MybiggestworryisthatyoumaybemarryingMarkforthesamewrongreasonsthatImarriedyourfather.WhenwemetIsawhimasmybeloved,intelligent,charming,andcaring.Itwasallsonew,allsoexciting,andweboththought,onthesurfaceatleast,thatourswasanidealmarriagewitheveryindicationthatitwouldlastforever.IrealizedonlylaterthatIdidn'tknowmybeloved,yourfather,verywellwhenwemarried."

"ButMarkandIhavebeentogethermorethantwoyears,"Gailrailed."We'vebeenthroughsomuchtogether.We'veseeneachotheratourworstmanytimes.I'msurethattimewillonlyconfirmwhatwefeeldeeplyabouteachother."

"Youmayberight.ButIstillthinkthatwaitingwon'thurt.You'reonlytwenty-five."

Gail'sfather,David,whomIhadnotyetmetpersonally,approachedourdecisionwithafather-knows-bestattitude.HebasicallyaskedthesamequestionsasGail'smother:

"Whythehaste?

WhoisthisMark?

What'shiscitizenshipstatus?

"AndwhenhelearnedofmyproblemswiththeCitizenshipdepartment,heimmediatelysuspectedthatIwasmarryinghisdaughterinordertoremainintheUnitedStates.

"ButDad,that'sharsh,"Gailsaid.

"Thenwhytherush?

Buytime,buytime,"heremarkedrepeatedly.

"Markhashadproblemswithcitizenshipbeforeandhasalwaystakencareofthemhimself,"Gaildefended."Infact,hemadeitveryclearwhenwewerediscussingmarriagethatifIhadanydoubtsaboutanything,Ishouldnothesitatetocancelourplans."

Herfatherproceededtoquotestatisticsshowingthatmixedcoupleshadhigherdivorceratesthancouplesofthesameraceandgaveexamplesofmixedcoupleshehadcounseledwhowerehavingmaritaldifficulties.

"Haveyouthoughtaboutthehardshipsyourchildrenwouldgothrough?

"heasked.

"Dad,areyouaracist?

"

"No,ofcoursenot.Butyouhavetoberealistic."

"Maybeourchildrenwillhavesomeproblems,butwhosechildrendon't?

Butonethingthey'llalwayshave:

ourloveanddevotion."

"That'sidealistic.Peoplecanbeverycrueltowardchildrenfrommixedmarriages."

"Dad,we'llworryaboutthatwhenthetimecomes.Ifwehadtoresolvealldoubtbeforeweacted,verylittlewouldevergetdone."

"Remember,it'snevertoolatetochangeyourmind."

新视野大学英语读写教程第二册课文unit4

SectionA

Pre-readingActivities

FirstListening

Pleaselistentoashortpassagecarefullyandpreparetoanswersomequestions.

SecondListening

Listentothetapeagain.Thenanswerthefollowingquestionswithyourownexperiences.

1）HowmanyforeignhighschoolstudentstraveltostudyinAmericaeachyear?

2）WhataretheirreasonsforstudyinginAmerica?

3）WhataretheproblemstheforeignstudentsmustcopewithwhentheystudyinAmerica?

StudyingAbroad

Flight830.Departure10:

45p.m.

Atfirstglance,thisisjustanotherroutineflighttoLosAngeles,California.Yetfor38youngpassengersbetweenfifteenandeighteenyearsofage,itisthestartofanewexperience:

theywillspend10monthsoftheirlivesstudyingabroad,farfromtheirfamilies.

EveryyeartheUnitedStatesishosttoanaverageof78,000foreignhighschoollevelstudents,ofwhich3,000areBrazilian.Allofthemgoforthesamereasons—tobecomefluentinEnglish,completehighschool,andunderstandeverythingtheycanabouttheAmericanwayoflife.Attheendofeachsemester,aslongasthestudentspassfinalexams,Americanauthoritiesgrantacertificate,whichisrecognizedinBrazil.

Forthemajority,thedecisiontostudyabroadistakenonlyafteraperiodofatleastsixmonthsofcarefulplanning."Forme,"saysseventeen-year-oldGloriaMarcato,"it'smoreimportanttolearntospeakEnglishandtolivethroughthisexperiencethanitistoreceiveacertificatefromtheAmericangovernment."Othersdreamofcontinuingontocollege."Iwanttobeaconductor,andI'vealreadychosenthebestAmericanmusicschool,"specifiesSandroRodrigodeBarros.

Things,astheysay,arenotalwayssoeasy.EvenyoungstudentswhoplanonstayingintheUnitedStatesjustlongenoughtofinishtwosemestersofhighschoolhavedifficultyfindingahostfamily.Veryfewarriveinthecountrywithallthedetailsworkedout.GloriaMarcatoisoneoftheluckyones.Beforeleaving,shehadreceivedtwolettersandsomephotosofhernew"parents.""Ithinkitalldepends,"saysGloria,"onhowyouanswerthesurveysentbytheoverseasstudycompanyhereinBrazil.Forexample,Ididn'teconomizeonwords.Ievenwroteaboutmyfourdogs,andsaidIwenttochurcheverySunday."Shehitthetarget.Americansarequitereligious（themajoritybeingChristian）andhaveaspecialplaceintheirheartsforpets.Americanfamilies,whichhostforeignstudents,arenotpaid,thoughtheyareallowedasmallincometaxdeduction.

Eachteenagerisexpectedtocoverhisorherownexpensesforarticlesforpersonaluse,entertainment,long-distancetelephonecallsandclothing.Towardsthis,theyshouldbudgetbetween$200to$300amonth.Intheeventofillness,eachstudenthasamedicalassistancecard.HealthinsurancedoesnotcoverAIDS,abortionandsuicide,nordentalandeyesightbills.

Basically,moststudentsleaveknowingtheywillhavetodowithouttheiraccustomedparentalprotectionandlearntotakecareofthemselves.However,noonepackshisorherbagsalone.Parentsalwaysgivesuggestions,oreventakeonthetaskthemselves.Theyoungstersfrequentlyshowtheirlackofpracticeatsuchthings.Theytakealongunnecessaryitems.OnestudentfromtheBrazilianSouthsucceededinstuffingtwoenormoussuitcasestotheircapacity,andhadtocopewithhercabinluggageaswell.Asaresult,shecouldn'tpullthemaroundbyherself.

Formany,thedepartureattheairportistheworsttime.Eventhoughfriendsandfamilysupporttheideaofgoing,itisdifficulttosaygood-byeatthismoment."It'snoteasytoleavebehindthepeopleyoulove,especiallyaboyfriend.IcriedatthedepartureandIcriedontheplanetoo,"saysPatriciaCaglian.

AnothermomentoftensiondescendswhilestudentsawaitthedomesticflightthatwilltakethemtotheirtemporaryhomeinAmerica.Fromthenonit'severyoneforhimself.Noonereallyknowshowshe/hewilladapttosuchnewcustoms.ThoughmostforeignstudentsremaininCalifornia,somearesenttoTexas,Arizona,Idaho,OklahomaorVirginia.

Afterafewdays,thegeneralcomplaintisaboutthefood."EventhoughIadaptedeasily,Ireallymissriceandbeans.Thefoodheredoesn'tlooktoonourishing,"pinesFernandoAndrade.Anotherbigproblemencounteredbymostyoungstersishowsicktheyfeelaboutbeingawayfromhome.

Oneimportantregulationoftheforeignstudyprogramhastodowiththetime,establishedbythehost"parents",bywhichtheteenagersmustarrivehomeonweekendnights."They'rereallytough,"saysJulianaMartini,whojustfinishedherfirstsemester."Youhavetobeinby10:

30p.m.,andifyoudonotobey,yougetp