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3）InwhatwaysareGail'

sandherfather'

sviewsdifferent?

MarriageAcrosstheNations

GailandIimaginedaquietwedding.Duringourtwoyearstogetherwehadexperiencedtheusualupsanddownsofacouplelearningtoknow,understand,andrespecteachother.Butthroughitallwehadhonestlyconfrontedtheweaknessesandstrengthsofeachother'

scharacters.

Ourracialandculturaldifferencesenhancedourrelationshipandtaughtusagreatdealabouttolerance,compromise,andbeingopenwitheachother.GailsometimeswonderedwhyIandotherblacksweresoinvolvedwiththeracialissue,andIwassurprisedthatsheseemedtoforgetthesubtlerformsofracialhatredinAmericansociety.

GailandIhadno川usionsaboutwhatthefutureheldforusasamarried,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

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,yougetpunishe