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新视野大学英语第三版第二册课文语法讲解Unit4
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Collegesweethearts
1Ismileatmytwolovelydaughtersandtheyseemsomuchmorematurethanwe,theirparents,whenwewerecollegesweethearts.Linda,who's21,hadaboyfriendinherfreshmanyearshethoughtshewouldmarry,butthey'renottogetheranymore.Melissa,who's19,hasn'thadasteadyboyfriendyet.Mydaughterswonderwhentheywillmeet"TheOne",theirgreatlove.TheythinktheirfatherandIhadaclassicfairy-taleromanceheadingformarriagefromtheoutset.Perhaps,they'rerightbutitdidn'tseemsoatthetime.Inaway,lovejusthappenswhenyouleastexpectit.WhowouldhavethoughtthatButchandIwouldendupgettingmarriedtoeachotherHebecamemyboyfriendbecauseofmyshallowagenda:
Iwantedacuteboyfriend!
2Wemetthroughmycollegeroommateattheuniversitycafeteria.Thatfateful
night,Iwasmerelycurious,butforhimIthinkitwasloveatfirstsight."Youhavebeautifuleyes",hesaidashegazedatmyface.Hekeptstaringatmeallnightlong.Ireallywasn'tthatinterestedfortworeasons.First,helookedlikehewasareallywildboy,maybeevendangerous.Second,althoughhewasverycute,heseemedalittleweird.
3Ridingonhisbicycle,he'dridepastmydormasif"byaccident"andpretend
tobesurprisedtoseeme.Ilikedtheattentionbutwascautiousabouthiswild,dynamicpersonality.Hehadacharmingwaywithwordswhichwouldcharmanygirl.FearcameovermewhenIstartedtofallinlove.Hisexciting"badboyimage"wasjusttootemptingtoresist.WhatwasitthatattractedmeIalwayshadanexcellentreputation.Myconcentrationwassolelyonmystudiestogetsuperiorgrades.ButforwhatCollegeissupposed
tobeatimeofgreatlearningandalsosomefun.Ihadnearlyachievedagreat
education,andgraduationwasjustonesemesteraway.ButIhadn'thadanyfun;mylifewasstalewithnocomponentoffun!
Ineededajustanyhadtobecute.Mygoalthatsemesterbecame:
BeambitiousandgrabthecutestboyfriendIcanfind.
4Iworriedwhathe'dthinkofme.True,welivedinatimewhenadramaticshift
insexualattitudeswastakingplace,butIwasatraditionalgirlwhowasn'treadyforthenewwaysthatseemedcommononcampus.Butchlookedsuperb!
Iwasnotimmunetohispersonality,butIwasscared.ThenightwhenheannouncedtotheworldthatIwashisgirlfriend,Iwentalong
withhim.AndthenIsuddenlythought:
"Ohmygosh!
AmIhisgirlfriendHowdidthathappen"Thenhewhisperedsweetwordsinmyearandsaid,"I'mgoingtomarryyouonedayandIwillbealawyer.Youwillsee."
5Iwaslaughinginsideandsaidtomyself,"I'dnevermarrythisguy.He'sarebelwithoutagoodfuture.He'smyboyfriendbecauseIhatemyboringstudentlife.Ijustwanttohavefun."
6Sureenough,thefollowingmonth,Ifoundouthehadfailedallhis
courses.Consequently,hewasgoingtobeexpelledfromtheuniversity.Tomydisgust,heseemedresignedtohisfate.Iknewtherewashope,soIledhimtothecollegesecretaryforreconsideration.
7"YouaregoingtograduatewithaBAinpoliticalscience
fromUPennandproceedtotheCollegeofLaw,"Itoldhim,lodginganappealonhisbehalf,whichwasapproved.Butchwasgrantedreconsideration.And,oncewebecamesteadies,hecoordinatedhisstudiesandsociallife,passing
allofhisclasses.Heeventuallystudiedlaw.
8DespiteButch'ssomewhatwildcharacter,athiscore,heisalwaysaperfectgentlemananddeservesalotofcreditfor,he'dsometimestakethelibertyofdisplayinghislovebyplantingakissonmylipsrightinfrontofmyastonishedfriendswhowatchedanddisapproved.Butthetruthiswehadapureandresponsiblerelationshipforsevenfullyears.Sittingbythepalmtrees,handinhand,wewouldlistentoromanticsongs,watchthesunset,andweavedreamsofbeingtogetherwithchildrenofourown,forever.
9Twoyearspassedinablur.Oneday,Butchtookmebysurpriseas
hekneltdownandproposedmarriageholdingadozenredroses!
Filledwithdeepemotion,Iconfessedmyloveforhim,"Howroooomaaaantic!
!
"Thenmybrainwokeupfromfantasyland.Icriedout,"Goodheavens.No!
We'retooyoungtotietheknot.Wehaven'tevengraduatedfromcollegeyet!
"Ireallylovedhimbutwaspessimisticaboutourchancesforsuccess.
10Wemarriedfiveyearslater.
11Ourfaithfuljourneyofloveandlearningtookusdownrockyroadsofhardshipandonsmootheasy-goinghighways.Itisalong,romantic,sometimescrazy,lovestorythatsumsupa29-yearlonghoneymoontogether
asacouplewhoarestillmadlyinlovewitheachother.Ourlovecommencedwithacasualattractionbutbloomedintoamatureloveandrichlife.
LanguagePoints:
1Ismileatmytwolovelydaughtersandtheyseemsomuchmorematurethanwe,theirparents,whenwewerecollegesweethearts.(Para.1)
Meaningbeyondwords:
Marriedtohercollegesweetheart,theauthornowishappywithherfamilyandtwogrowndaughters.
Note:
Collegesweetheartsrefertosomeonewithwhomoneisinloveandbywhomone
islovedatcollege;sweetheartisequivalenttolover,darling,beloved,ordear.Forexample:
Welldone,sweetheart,weareallsoproudofyou.做得好,宝贝,我们以你为荣。
Myhusbandisthegreatestguyintheworld;hewasmycollegesweetheart.我丈夫是世界上最棒的,大学时他就是我的恋人。
HetriestolocatehisformersweetheartMelinafromwhomhehasheardnothingforaverylongtime.他在努力寻找他以前的恋人梅利娜,他已经很久没有她的消息了。
2Linda,who’s21,hadaboyfriendinherfreshmanyearshethoughtshewouldmarry,butthey’renottogetheranymore.Melissa,who’s19,hasn’thadasteadyboyfriendyet.Mydaughterswonderwhentheywillmeet“TheOne”,theirgreatlove.(Para.1)
Meaningbeyondwords:
Hertwodaughtersareattheageofjustdating,buttheyseem
tobeverymaturewonderingwhentheywillmeettheirtruelove.
3TheythinktheirfatherandIhadaclassicfairytaleromanceheadingformarriagefromtheoutset.(Para.1)
Meaningbeyondwords:
Herdaughtersconsidertheirparents’marriageatypicalconventionalromancebecausetheythinkitaimedatmarriagefromtheverybeginning.
Usagenote:
classic,classical
1classic用作形容词表示“经典的;精彩的;一流的”。
例如:
DeathontheNileisoneoftheclassicworksofAgathaChristie.《尼罗河上的惨案》是阿加莎·克里斯蒂的经典作品之一。
口语中也会用到classic这个词。
当你看到一场精彩的演出时,就可以说“That’sclassic!
”来表达赞美。
classic用作形容词也表示“典型的;标准的”。
例如:
Londonistheclassicexampleofthescatteredcity.伦敦是标准分散型的城市。
ThisstatementwasaclassicillustrationofBritishpoliteness.这项陈述是对英国礼貌的一个典型说明。
classic也可用作名词,表示“文学名著;经典作品;杰作”。
例如:
WehaveallthestandardclassicsofHayaoMiyazakiathome.我们家有宫崎骏的所有的
经典作品。
2classical不能用作名词,只能用作形容词,表示“古典的;经典的”。
例如:
Ispendalotoftimereadingandlisteningtoclassicalmusic.我花了很多时间阅读和聆听古典音乐。
ClassicalmusicismusicwrittenbycomposerssuchasMozartandBeethoven.像莫扎特和贝多芬所创作的音乐称为古典音乐。
莫扎特和贝多芬所创作的音乐属于古典音乐(classicalmusic),但这些古典音乐经久不衰,有永久的意义和价值,所以这些音乐也可称为经典的音乐(classicmusic)。
反之,在前面有一例中说可口可乐瓶子的设计是精彩的,一流的,所以是经典(classic)之作,但很明显
可口可乐瓶子的设计不是古典的(classical)设计。
所以,经典的(classic)作品不一定就是古典的(classical)作品。
Note:
Classicfairy-taleromanceisusedtodescribearomanceblessedwithunusualhappiness.Colloquially,afairytalecanalsorefertoanystoryextremelyunlikelytobetrue.
4Perhaps,they’rerightbutitdidn’tseemsoatthetime.(Para.1)
Meaning:
Mydaughters’perceptionmayberight,yetourromancebackthenwasactuallynotlikewhattheyhaveassumed.
5Inaway,lovejusthappenswhenyouleastexpectit.WhowouldhavethoughtthatButchandIwouldendupgettingmarriedtoeachotherHebecamemyboyfriendbecauseofmyshallowagenda:
Iwantedacuteboyfriend!
(Para.1)Meaning:
Lovecomesyourwaywhenyoudon’treallyexpectit.Noonethoughtthat
ButchandIwouldfinallygetmarried.HebecamemyboyfriendsimplybecauseIwouldliketofulfillmyshallowwish:
tohaveanattractiveboyfriendincollege.
Meaningbeyondwords:
Hereisthesuspenseofthestory–theauthorgivesabroad
hintthatshewilltellushowsheandherhusbandgotmarriedatlast.
6Wemetthroughmycollegeroommateattheuniversitycafeteria.Thatfatefulnight,Iwasmerelycurious,butforhimIthinkitwasloveatfirstsight.(Para.2)
Meaning:
Attheschooldininghallthatimportantnight,wewereintroducedtoeachotherthroughmyroommate.ImetButchjustoutofcuriosity,butheseemedtofallinlovewith
meassoonashesawme.
7“Youhavebeautifuleyes,”hesaidashegazedatmyface.(Para.2)
Meaningbeyondwords:
TheauthorwasobviouslyattractivetoButchsincehetriedtopleaseherbypraisinghereyes.
8Hekeptstaringatmeallnightlong.(Para.2)
Note:
Bothgazeatandstareatmean“lookingatsomethingfixedlyforalongtime
becauseofbeingattracted,surprised,orthinking,etc.”.Stareatusuallyhastheadditionalmeaningof“witheyeswidelyopen”.Also,itusuallyimplies“withgreatattention”;gaze
atusuallyimplies“inadreamyandunawarestateofmind”.
9Ireallywasn’tthatinterestedfortworeasons.First,helookedlikehewasareallywildboy,maybeevendangerous.Second,althoughhewasverycute,heseemedalittleweird.(Para.2)
Meaningbeyondwords:
Shewasn’tinterestedinhimbecauseshegottheimpression
thathewaswildandstrange,whichillustratesthatshedidn’tknowmuchabouthimatthebeginning.Therefore,it’snottruethattheirromancewasheadingformarriagefromthestart.
10Ridingonhisbicycle,he’dridepastmydormasif“byaccident”andpretendto
besurprisedtoseeme.I