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unit14theweddingstorywordsandepressions综合教程二

Unit14TheWeddingStory

WordsandExpressions

1.pushovern.sb.whoiseasytopersuadeorinfluence

.Theyaren’tthebestteamintheleague,butthey’renopushover,either.

Ithinkhewillagree—he’sapushover.

Collocation:

beapushoverfor

.Tonyisapushoverforblondes.

2.salutevt.greetoraddresswithanexpressionofrespect

.Themenjumpedtotheirfeetandsalutedtheofficer.

Wesalutetheflageverydayatschool.

Derivation:

saluten.

.Theofficerraisedhishandinsalute.

Synonym:

greet

3.compatiblea.likelytohaveagoodrelationshipbecauseofbeingsimilar

.Thecoupleseparatedbecausetheywerenotcompatible.

Theyareverycompatibleasacouple.

Collocation:

compatiblewith

Derivation:

compatibilityn.

Synonym:

harmonious,well-matched

Antonym:

incompatible

4.impressionablea.easytoinfluence

.Thekidsareatanimpressionableage.

Morewholesomeprogrammesarenecessaryforteenagersastheyareatanimpressionableage.

Derivation:

impressionn./vt.

Synonym:

vulnerable

5.setinifsomethingsetsin,especiallysomethingunpleasant,itbeginsandseemslikelytocontinueforalongtime

.Winterseemstobesettinginearlythisyear.

Furthereconomicdeclinesetinduringthe1930s.

6.inone’swayforminganobstacletoone’smovementoraction

.IfyouwanttostudyEnglish,wewon’tstandinyourway.

Arealfriendnevergetsinyourway,unlessyouhappentobeonthewaydown.

真正的朋友决不会挡住你的去路，除非你在走下坡路。

7.racistn.sb.whodoesnotlikeorrespectpeoplewhobelongtoracesthataredifferentfromtheirownandwhothinkstheirraceisbetterthanothers

.Hedeniedbeingaracist.

Heisaracistwhorefusestoemployblacks.

Derivation:

raciala.

racismn.

8.putsb.toshamemakesb.feelashamedofthemselvesbyoutdoingthem

.Hiscookingputsminetoshame.

Theyaresoefficientthattheyputustoshame.

9.decenta.reasonable,proper

.It’sincreasinglydifficulttofindadecentjobnowadays.

Don’tyouhaveadecentsuitfortonight’sparty

Derivation:

decentlyad.

Antonym:

improper,inappropriate

10.goforchoose（sth.）;favour（sth.）

.Childrengoforbrightlycoloredpictures.

Synonym:

prefer,select

Antonym:

refuse

11.prototypen.thefirstormosttypicalexampleofsth.

.TheprototypeofthisparticularcomputerwasdevelopedbyanAmericanengineerin1975.

Thecompanyshowedtheprototypeofthenewmodelattheexhibition.

Derivation:

prototypicala.

Collocation:

prototypeof/for

Synonym:

original

Antonym:

copy

12.umpteentha.usedwhendescribingthatsth.hashappenedmanytimes

.I’vetoldthisstoryfortheumpteenthtimes.

“Stopworrying,”shetoldherselffortheumpteenthtime.

13.whiskv.movequicklyinanefficientway

.Iwaswhiskedintohospitalwithfierceabdominalpains.

Thepolicewhiskedherawayinavan.

14.forGod’ssakeusedwhenyouareannoyedorimpatientwithsb.

.Whydidn’tyoutellmeforGod’ssake

ForGod’ssake,pleasehelpme!

14.outofhand

1）withoutthoughtorconsideration

.Theyrejectedmyplansoutofhand,whichdrovemecrazy.

2）outofcontrol;uncontrollable

.Withoutdisciplinethechildrenwouldgetcompletelyoutofhand.

Whenratesofinflationgetoutofhand,financialmarketsoftenbreakdown.

Collocation:

getoutofhand

15.bigdeal

1）thecause（oftheconfusionorexcitement）,normallyusedinthequestion“What’sthebigdeal”meaning“What’shappened”

.What’sthebigdealIt’sonlyabirthday,nottheendoftheworld.

2）anironicexpressionsuggestingthatsb.orsth.isreallynotverygood,importantorimpressive

.Justforgetit.It’snotabigdeal.

Synonym:

matteroflifeanddeath,majorconcern

16.tobeginwith

1）atfirst

.Ididn’tbreakit!

Itwaslikethattobeginwith.

Thenewtaxeswon’traisemuchmoneytobeginwith,butwillinafewyears’time.

2）usedtointroducethefirstofseveralthingsyouwanttosay

.Well,tobeginwith,heshouldn’tevenhavebeendrivingmycar.

Tobeginwith,heistoooldforthejob.

17.cheatontobeunfaithfultoyourhusband,wife,orsexualpartnerbysecretlyhavingsexwithsomeoneelse

.Itisnottruethatalltheguyscheatontheirwiveswhentheyareaway.

ThemagazineclaimsthatalmosthalfofBritain’swomencheatontheirpartners.

18.endupfinallybeinaparticularsituationthatyoudidnotintendtofindyourselfin

.Weendeduphavingtopostponeourdecision.

Anyonewhoswimsintherivercouldendupwithanastystomachupset.

HecouldendupasPresident.

Collocation:

endupdoingsth.

endupwithsth.

endupas

19.openupstopbeingshyandsaywhatyoureallythink

.Ittakesalongtimeforhimtoopenup.

Afterafewdrinkshebegantoopenupabit.

20.aspirev.haveastrongdesireorhopetodoorhavesth.

.Helivedonlytoaspireafterwhatwasgoodandgreat.

Sheaspirestonothinglessthanthechairmanshipofthecompany.

Thelittleboyaspiredtobeagreatwriter.

Collocation:

aspireafter/tosth.

Derivation：

aspirationn.

Synonym:

aim,beafter

21.hangoutspendtimeinaparticularplaceorwithparticularpeople

.Idon’treallyknowwhoshehangsoutwith.

Heknewalltheclubswhereheusuallyhungout.

Collocation:

hangoutwith

22.effeminatea.behavinglikeawoman

.Thesingerwasaslender,graceful,rathereffeminateyoungman.

TheyfoundEuropeanmalesslightlyeffeminate.

Hespokeinaneffeminatevoice.

他讲起话来一副娘娘腔。

Derivation:

effeminatelyad.

effeminacyn.

23.encountern.acasualorunexpectedmeeting

.Hebegantrainingtheyoungmusicianafterachanceencounterataconcert.

HisfirstencounterwithWilsonwasbackin1989.

Thereseemedtobehostileencountersbetweensupportersofrivalfootballteams.

Derivation:

encountervt.

Collocation:

encounterwith

encounterbetween

24.pathetica.makingonefeelsadnessorsympathy

.Mostmurderersarepatheticcreatureswhoregrettheircrimesimmediately.

Theacademicstandardsintheschoolwerepathetic.

Synonym:

pitiable,distressing

25.egon.theopinionthatonehasabouthimself

.RichardhasthebiggestegoofanyoneI’veevermet.

Itwasablowtomyego,andmeantIwouldhavetolookforanewjob.

Synonym:

self-worth,self-esteem,self-image

26.suppressvt.controlafeelingsoitdoesnotaffectone

.FortenyearsJackhadsuppressedhisloveforhisbrother’swife.

Eventhegraveoldgentlemancouldnotsuppressalaugh.

Synonym:

restrain,keepback,holdback,curb

Antonym:

express

Derivation:

suppressionn.

suppressiblea.

27.overdosen.toomuchofadrugtakenatonetime

.Quick,callanambulance,Ithinkhe’stakenanoverdose.

Hediedbytakinganoverdose.

Derivation:

overdosevt.

Collocation:

overdoseofsth.

I.Mainidea

Atthebeginningofthisone-actplay,thestorytellerintendstotellapleasant,rosyweddingstoryforchildrenatbedtime,sohe/shetellsafairytaleinwhicheverythingisperfectandidealized,butfarfromreallife.Intheprocesshe/sheisinterrupted,or“corrected”bythebrideandgroomfromtimetotime.Suchcorrectionsgraduallyunfoldbeforeustherealpictureoftheirrelationship.Atthecouple’spersistentrequest,thestorytellerthengivesasecondversionoftheirweddingstory,whichistruetolife,butverypathetic.Theabsurdityemergeswhenthestorytellergiveshis/herwish“Ibidyouagoodnightandsweetdreams.”Aconventionalandwell-intentionedfairytaleisthusrejectedbyreality,andthebedtimestoryforchildrenturnsouttobeagruesomepictureofaweddingthatisnotworthaspiringtoatall.

II.Structuralanalysis

1.Howistheconflictoftheplaymanifested

Inthisplay,theconflictismanifestedinthefrequentinterruptionsmadebytheyoungcouplewhenthestorytellertellshisfirstversionoftheweddingstory.

2.Whatcausedtheinterruptions

Theinterruptionsarecausedbytworeasons.Oneisthathisstoryiscontrarytothecouple’sreallifeexperiences.Theotherhastodowiththefrequentbickeringbetweenthemanandthewoman.

3.Dividetheplayintopartsbycompletingthetable.

Lines

Mainidea

1-11

Thesedirectionsforthestagingoftheplayprovidebasicinformationoncharacters,sceneandtime,allofwhichhavebeencoloredrosy.

12-17

Thestorytellerhasjustfinishedastory（theend）,butisrequestedtotellanotherone.

18-27

Thestorytellerintroducestheothertwocharacters,thebrideandthegroom,describestheirappearances,andaddssomedetailstotheirperfectness.

28-40

Ittellsthefirstclashbetweenwhatthestorytellerintendstosayandwhattheyoungcouplehaveactuallyexperienced,andthereasonwhythestorysounds

far-fetched.

41-55

Thefirstbickeringbetweentheyoungmanandtheyoungwomanconcernstheirromanceinthepast.

56-79

Ittellsboththeclash（betweenthestoryteller’saccountandtheyoungcouple’strueexperience）andthebickering（betweenthebrideandthegroom）.

80-104

Thestorytellerinsiststhateverydetailshouldproceedinaccordancewiththetypicalfairytale,whilethecoupleagainraisesobjectionabouttheirages.Besides,itseemsthatthebridestillsuspectsthattheyoungmanhasconcealedsomethingfromher.

105-121

Itshowstheincongruencebetweenwhatthestorytellersaysandthecouple’sownexperience,andtheclueofthecouple’slackofknowledgeandunderstandingabouteachother.

122-150

Theconflictreachesitsclimaxinthispart,andtheconflicts（betweenthestorytellerandthecouple,andbetweenthegroomandthebride）aremadeexplicit.

155-188

Atthepersistentrequestofthecouple,thes