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Book2Unit3
Unit3
SectionA
MarriageAcrosstheNations
Objectives
1.Talkaboutchallengingcommunicationtasksofchoosingalife-longpartner.
2.Talkaboutadvantagesandproblemsofacross-culturalmarriage.
3.Writeaboutthetraditionalmarriageinyourhometown.
4.Tellfactsfromopinionsinreading.
5.Writeapersonalletter.
BackgroundInformation
.Marriage:
TheAmericanWay
Itallbeginswithengagement.Traditionally,ayoungmanasksthefatherofhissweetheartforpermissiontomarryher.Ifthefatheragrees,themanlaterproposestoher.
Oftenhetriestosurpriseherby"poppingthequestion"inaromanticway.Sometimesthecouplejustdecidestogetherthatthetimeisrighttogetmarried.Themanusuallygiveshisfiancéeadiamondringasasymboloftheirengagement.Theymaybeengagedforweeks,monthsorevenyears.
Oftenhetriestosurpriseherby"poppingthequestion"inaromanticway.Sometimesthecouplejustdecidestogetherthatthetimeisrighttogetmarried.Themanusuallygiveshisfiancéeadiamondringasasymboloftheirengagement.Theymaybeengagedforweeks,monthsorevenyears.
Asthebigdayapproaches,bridalshowersandbachelor'spartiesprovidemanyusefulgifts.Todaymanycouplesalsoreceivecounselingduringengagement.Thispreparesthemforthechallengesofmarriedlife.
《Meetingtheparents》
Warming-up20minutes
I.MeaningGuess
Guesstherealmeaningsofhusband,wifeandfamily.
Forexample
WIFE
w-washing
i-ironing
f-food
e-entertaining
HUSBAND
H—housing有房子
U—understanding有心灵相通
S—sharing有分享的喜悦
B—buying有钱买想要的东西
A—and还有
N—never绝对不
D—demanding要求太高的
WIFE
W—witch美女
I—intelligent聪明伶俐的
F—faithful忠实的
E—everyday每一天
FAMILY
F—father
A—and
M—mother
I—I
L—love
Y—you
II.Discussion
Watchthemovieclipsanddiscusswhattheproblemsacross-culturecouplemayfaceandgivesomesuggestions.
Theobstaclescomefromfamily,friends,personalvalues,expectations,….Someoftheproblemstheserelationshipsfaceinclude:
•languagebarrier
•differencesinvalues
•religiousconflicts
•economicadjustments
•fearofabandonmentbyfamily,friends,spouse
•politicalissues
•legalcomplications
Toovercomethesebarriers,interculturalcouplesneedto:
•Learnaboutoneanother'scultures;
•Communicatewellinatleastonelanguage;
•Beopenandhonestwiththeirfamilies;
•Acceptthatculturalrootsgodeepandthatpeopledon'tchangeeasilyorquickly;
•Focusonthepositives.
…
Textunderstanding（10minutes）
I.Understanding
GailandIdecidedtogetmarried.ButGail’sfatherandmother…
Fillintheblankswiththeinformationgiveninthetext.
Whydidwedecidetogetmarried?
GailandIhadexperienced_ups_and_downs_intwoyears,nowwecometo_know_,__understand_and__respect_eachother.Weconfronted_weakness_and_strengthsofeachother’scharacter.Wehavelearnttobe_tolerant_,_compromising_and_open_.Thesourceofourstrengthwasourmutual__trustand_respect_.
Whatdidhermotherthink?
WhenGail’smotherheardthenews,insteadofcongratulations,shecounseledGailtoreconsiderourmarriage.Thoughsheregardedmeascharmingand_intelligent,shewasafraidthatGailmaybemarryingmefor_wrongreasons.
Whatwasherfather’sresponse?
WhenGail’sfatherheardthenews,heapproachedourdecisionwithafather-know-bestattitude.HedoubtedthatIwasmarryinginorderto_remainintheUSA,forIhadproblemswiththeCitizenshipDepartment.So,theyallsuggestedthatGailbesurethatshewasdoingthewrongthingandshemaychangehermind.
II.StructureAnalysis
A.TheWaytoDevelopThisPassage:
Narrationscombinedwithquotations
Howdotheparentsreacttotheirdaughter’sweddingplanstoaguyfromdifferentculturesandracialbackground?
Thewriternarratesthisstorywithquotations.
Canyouidentifythequotationsfromthenarration?
Paragraphs
WaysofDevelopment
1~5
Narration_
6~9
Quotation
10
Narration
11~13
Quotation
14
15~21
Narration
Quotation
B.TheWaytoDevelopParagraphs:
DenialofSomeOpinions+SomeOtherOpinions
Oneofthecommonwaystopresentopinionsisfirsttorejectorcorrectsomeopinionsandthenonthebasisofthat,wehavetheopinionsthatareintendedtobeconveyed.
MakeananalysisofParagraph7andfindouthowthemotherpresentsheropinioninthisway.
Themotherpresentsothers’opinion:
Yes,myfriendstalk.Someevenexpressshockatwhatyou’redoing.
Themother’soriginalopinion:
TostartwithImustadmitthatatfirstIharboredreservationsaboutamixedmarriage,prejudicesyoumighteven
callthem.
Thenthemotherrejectsthatopinion,too:
Buttheyliveinadifferentworld.Soyousee,Mark’scolorisnottheproblem.
Themothercorrectsheroriginalopinion:
ButwhenImetMarkIfoundhimacharmingandintelligentyoungguy.Anymotherwouldbeproudtohavehimforason-in-law.So,colorhasnothingtodowithit.
Themotherpresentsheropinion:
MybiggestworryisthatyoumaybemarryingMarkforthesamewrongreasonsthatImarriedyourfather.
Newwordsandexpressions
compromise
n.[C,U]anagreementthatisachievedaftereveryoneinvolvedacceptslessthanwhattheywantedatfirst妥协；折中
Shefoundthatcompromisewasalwaysthebestwaywhenshequarreledwithhermother.
她发现，与母亲争吵时让步总是最好的解决方法。
v.reachanagreementbymakingacompromise妥协；折中
compromiseonsth.
IwanttogoGreece,andmywifewantedtogotoSpain,sowecompromisedonItaly
我想去希腊，可我妻子想去西班牙，因此我们折中了一下，去意大利。
involved
a.takingpartinanactivityorevent;connectedwithsth.参与的；有关的
be/become/getinvolvedinsth/doingdth.
与……有关联；陷入……困境
Hebecameinvolvedinaheatedargument.
他卷入了一场激烈的争论中。
subtle
a.noteasytonoticeorunderstand微妙的，细微的
asubtledifferenceinmeaning.
语意上的差别很细微。
hatred
n.[U]astrongfeelingofdislikeforsb.orsth.痛恨，憎恨
hatredforofsth/sb
feelhatredfortheenemy
对敌人怀着仇恨
illusion
n.[C]afalseidea,belieforimpression幻觉；错觉
Ihavenoillusionsaboutmyability.
我知道自己能力有限。
married
a.havingahusbandorwife已婚的
Pleasestatewhetheryouaresingleormarried.
请说明你是单身还是已婚。
mutual
a.1.feltordoneinthesamewaybytwoormorepeopletowardeachother相互的
mutualaffection//aid
互相的爱、互相帮助
2.sharedbytwoormorepeople共同的；共有的
mutualinterests
共同的利益
compatible
a.1.（ofpeople）abletohaveagoodrelationshipbecauseofsimilaropinionsorinterests合得来的；情投意合的
compatiblewithsb./sth.
Thecoupleseparatedbecausetheywerenotcompatible.
这对夫妻因合不来而分手了。
2.（ofequipment）abletobeusedtogether兼容的；配套的
Thecomputerprogramisn'tcompatiblewiththisoperatingsystem.
计算机程序与这套操作系统不兼容。
Incompatible:
a.notcompatible合不来的；不兼容的
overlook
vt.1.notnoticesth.没注意到；忽略
Heoverlookedaspellingmistakeonthefirstpage.
他没有注意到第一页上的一处拼写错误。
2.haveaviewofaplacefromabove俯视；眺望
Thebeachhousehadabalconythatoverlookedthesea.
从那幢海边别墅的阳台能眺望大海。
expectation
n.[C,U]thebeliefthatsth.willhappen期待；预料
outofexpectation/against/contraryto（all）expectation
出人意料的，意想不到的
divorce
n.[C,U]thelegalendingofamarriage离婚
askforadivorce
提出离婚
Shegotadivorceafteryearsofunhappiness.
过了多年不愉快的生活后她终于获准离婚了。
v.endamarriagelawfully离婚
sbgetdivorced
Hedivorcedhiswife.
他和他妻子离了婚。
bud
vi.producebuds发芽，萌芽
Theunusuallycoldwinterhascausedmanyplantstobudlatethisyear.
异常寒冷的冬天使今年许多植物都推迟了发芽。
n.[C]apartofaplantthatwillopentoformaleaforflower芽；花蕾
beinbud
在发芽中；在萌芽中
"RoughwindsdoshakethedarlingbudsofMay."
"狂风会吹落五月的娇花嫩瓣。
"（莎士比亚，屠岸译）
budding
a.justbeginning刚开始的
Thesetwocompaniesjusthaveabuddingrelationship.
两公司之间的刚开始建立联系。
resistance
n.1.[sing.,U]refusaltoacceptsth.抵制；反对
resistancetosth/sb
There'salotofresistancetotheideaofaunitedEurope.
对欧洲统一的想法存在许多反对意见。
2.[sing.,U]theuseofforcetoactagainstsb.orsth.抵抗；对抗
Agooddiethelpsthebodytobuildupresistancetodisease.
良好的日常饮食可增强身体的抗病能力。
resist:
v.抵抗；对抗；使用武力以阻止某事物发生或获得成功
grand
a.1.（usedincompounds）表示“（亲戚关系）隔一代的”
2.splendidinappearanceorstyle;impressive壮丽的；宏伟的
grandoccasion
壮观的场面
congratulation
n.（~s）anexpressionusedwhenonewantstocongratulatesb.祝贺；道喜
Igavehimmycongratulationsonhissuccess.
我祝贺他的成功。
counsel
vt.givesb.advice劝告；忠告
counselsbtodosth
Hecounseledthemtogiveuptheplan.
他劝他们放弃这个计划。
date
vt.havearomanticrelationshipwithsb.与...约会
datesb.
与某人月湖iii
Ithoughtwewerejustfriends,butwhenIstarteddatingothermen,hesuddenlygotreallyjealous.
我以为我们仅仅是普通朋友，但当我开始和其他人约会时，他突然变得妒忌起来。
subsequent
a.happeningaftersth.else后来的；随后的
Thefirstandallsubsequentvisitswerekeptsecret.
第一次及其随后的所有访问全都保密。
subsequently:
ad.afteraneventinthepast后来；接着
harbor
（BrEharbour）
vt.keepsth.inone'smindforalongtime心怀；怀有
harborsuspicion
心怀疑虑
n.[C]aplaceofshelterforships港，港口
reservation
n.1.[C,U]afeelingofdoubtaboutwhethersth.isgoodorright存疑；保留
Isupportthismeasurewithoutreservation.
我全力支持这项措施。
2.[C]anorderofaroom,seat,etc.inadvance预订
Wemadeareservationfordinnerattherestaurant.
我们在这家饭店预定了晚餐。
reserve:
v.预订；保留
reservetickets/rooms/table
预订票、房间、桌子
Theseseatsarereservedforspecialguests.
这些座位是留给贵宾的。
prejudice
n.[C]anopinionordislikeofsb.orsth.thatisnotbasedonreason偏见；成见
prejudiceagainst
Shehasaprejudiceagainstmodernmusic.
她对现代音乐怀有偏见。
charm
vt.a
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