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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

1Ismileatmytwolovelydaughtersandtheyseemsomuchmorematurethan

we,theirparents,whenwewerecolegesweethearts.Linda,who's21,hada

boyfriendinherfreshmanyearshethoughtshewouldmarry,butthey'renot

togetheranymore.Melissa,who's19,hasn'thadasteadyboyfriendyet.My

daughterswonderwhentheywilmeet"TheOne",theirgreatlove.Theythink

theirfatherandIhadaclassicfairy-taleromanceheadingformarriagefrom

theoutset.Perhaps,they'rerightbutitdidn'tseemsoatthetime.Inaway,

lovejusthappenswhenyouleastexpectit.Whowouldhavethought

thatButchandIwouldendupgettingmarriedtoeachother?

Hebecamemy

boyfriendbecauseofmyshalowagenda:

Iwantedacuteboyfriend!

2Wemetthroughmycolegeroommateattheuniversitycafeteria.Thatfateful

night,Iwasmerelycurious,butforhimIthinkitwasloveatfirstsight."You

havebeautifuleyes",hesaidashegazedatmyface.Hekeptstaringatmeal

nightlong.Irealywasn'tthatinterestedfortworeasons.First,helookedlike

hewasarealywildboy,maybeevendangerous.Second,althoughhewas

verycute,heseemedalittleweird.

3Ridingonhisbicycle,he'dridepastmydormasif"byaccident"andpretend

tobesurprisedtoseeme.Ilikedtheattentionbutwascautiousabouthis

wild,dynamicpersonality.Hehadacharmingwaywithwordswhich

wouldcharmanygirl.FearcameovermewhenIstartedtofalinlove.His

exciting"badboyimage"wasjusttootemptingtoresist.Whatwasitthat

attractedme?

Ialwayshadanexcelentreputation.Myconcentrationwas

solelyonmystudiestogetsuperiorgrades.Butforwhat?

Colegeissupposed

tobeatimeofgreatlearningandalsosomefun.Ihadnearlyachievedagreat

education,andgraduationwasjustonesemesteraway.ButIhadn'thadany

fun;mylifewasstalewithnocomponentoffun!

Ineededaboyfriend.Notjust

anyboyfriend.Hehadtobecute.Mygoalthatsemesterbecame:

BeambitiousandgrabthecutestboyfriendIcanfind.

4Iworriedwhathe'dthinkofme.True,welivedinatimewhenadramaticshift

insexualattitudeswastakingplace,butIwasatraditionalgirlwhowasn't

readyforthenewwaysthatseemedcommononcampus.Butch

lookedsuperb!

Iwasnotimmunetohispersonality,butIwasscared.The

nightwhenheannouncedtotheworldthatIwashisgirlfriend,Iwentalong

withhim.AndthenIsuddenlythought:

"Ohmygosh!

AmIhisgirlfriend?

How

didthathappen?

"Thenhewhisperedsweetwordsinmyearandsaid,"I'm

goingtomarryyouonedayandIwilbealawyer.Youwilsee."

5Iwaslaughinginsideandsaidtomyself,"I'dnevermarrythisguy.He'sa

rebelwithoutagoodfuture.He'smyboyfriendbecauseIhatemyboring

studentlife.Ijustwanttohavefun."

*6Sureenough,thefolowingmonth,Ifoundouthehadfailedalhis

courses.Consequently,hewasgoingtobeexpeledfromtheuniversity.To

mydisgust,heseemedresignedtohisfate.Iknewtherewashope,soIled

himtothecolegesecretaryforreconsideration.

*7"YouaregoingtograduatewithaBAinpoliticalscience

fromUPennandproceedtotheColegeofLaw,"Itoldhim,lodginganappeal

onhisbehalf,whichwasapproved.Butchwasgrantedreconsideration.And,

oncewebecamesteadies,hecoordinatedhisstudiesandsociallife,passing

alofhisclasses.Heeventualystudiedlaw.

8DespiteButch'ssomewhatwildcharacter,athiscore,heisalwaysaperfect

gentlemananddeservesalotofcreditforthat.True,he'dsometimestake

thelibertyofdisplayinghislovebyplantingakissonmylipsrightinfrontofmy

astonishedfriendswhowatchedanddisapproved.Butthetruthiswehada

pureandresponsiblerelationshipforsevenfulyears.Sittingbythepalmtrees,

handinhand,wewouldlistentoromanticsongs,watchthesunset,

andweavedreamsofbeingtogetherwithchildrenofourown,forever.

9Twoyearspassedinablur.Oneday,Butchtookmebysurpriseas

hekneltdownandproposedmarriageholdingadozenredroses!

Filedwith

deepemotion,Iconfessedmyloveforhim,"Howroooomaaaantic!

!

"Thenmy

brainwokeupfromfantasyland.Icriedout,"Goodheavens.No!

We'retoo

youngtotietheknot.Wehaven'tevengraduatedfromcolegeyet!

"Irealy

lovedhimbutwaspessimisticaboutourchancesforsuccess.

10Wemarriedfiveyearslater.

11Ourfaithfuljourneyofloveandlearningtookusdownrockyroadsof

hardshipandonsmootheasy-goinghighways.Itisalong,romantic,

sometimescrazy,lovestorythatsumsupa29-yearlonghoneymoontogether

*asacouplewhoarestilmadlyinlovewitheachother.Our

lovecommencedwithacasualattractionbutbloomedintoamatureloveand

richlife.

LanguagePoints:

1Ismileatmytwolovelydaughtersandtheyseemsomuchmorematurethanwe,

theirparents,whenwewerecollegesweethearts.（Para.1）

Meaningbeyondwords:

Marriedtohercolegesweetheart,theauthornowishappywith

herfamilyandtwogrowndaughters.

Note:

Collegesweetheartsrefertosomeonewithwhomoneisinloveandbywhomone

islovedatcolege;sweetheartisequivalenttolover,darling,beloved,ordear.For

example:

*Weldone,sweetheart,weareallsoproudofyou.做得好，宝贝，我们以你为荣。

*Myhusbandisthegreatestguyintheworld;hewasmycolegesweetheart.我丈夫是世

界上最棒的，大学时他就是我的恋人。

HetriestolocatehisformersweetheartMelinafromwhomhehasheardnothingforavery

*longtime.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,hadaboyfriendinherfreshmanyearshethoughtshewould

marry,butthey’renottogetheranymore.Melissa,who’s19,hasn’thadasteady

boyfriendyet.Mydaughterswonderwhentheywillmeet“TheOne”,theirgreat

love.（Para.1）

Meaningbeyondwords:

Hertwodaughtersareattheageofjustdating,buttheyseem

tobeverymaturewonderingwhentheywillmeettheirtruelove.

3TheythinktheirfatherandIhadaclassicfairytaleromanceheadingformarriage

fromtheoutset.（Para.1）

Meaningbeyondwords:

Herdaughtersconsidertheirparents’marriageatypical

conventionalromancebecausetheythinkitaimedatmarriagefromtheverybeginning.

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。

*ThisstatementwasaclassicilustrationofBritishpoliteness.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：

*WehavealthestandardclassicsofHayaoMiyazakiathome.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-taleromanceisusedtodescribearomanceblessedwithunusual

happiness.Colloquially,afairytalecanalsorefertoanystoryextremelyunlikelytobe

true.

4Perhaps,they’rerightbutitdidn’tseemsoatthetime.（Para.1）

Meaning:

Mydaughters’perceptionmayberight,yetourromancebackthenwasactually

notlikewhattheyhaveassumed.

5Inaway,lovejusthappenswhenyouleastexpectit.Whowouldhavethought

thatButchandIwouldendupgettingmarriedtoeachother?

Hebecamemy

boyfriendbecauseofmyshallowagenda:

Iwantedacuteboyfriend!

（Para.1）

Meaning:

Lovecomesyourwaywhenyoudon’trealyexpectit.Noonethoughtthat

ButchandIwouldfinallygetmarried.HebecamemyboyfriendsimplybecauseIwould

liketofulfilmyshallowwish:

tohaveanattractiveboyfriendincolege.

Meaningbeyondwords:

Hereisthesuspenseofthestory–theauthorgivesabroad

hintthatshewiltellushowsheandherhusbandgotmarriedatlast.

6Wemetthroughmycollegeroommateattheuniversitycafeteria.Thatfateful

night,Iwasmerelycurious,butforhimIthinkitwasloveatfirstsight.（Para.2）

Meaning:

Attheschooldininghalthatimportantnight,wewereintroducedtoeachother

throughmyroommate.ImetButchjustoutofcuriosity,butheseemedtofalinlovewith

meassoonashesawme.

7“Youhavebeautifuleyes,”hesaidashegazedatmyface.（Para.2）

Meaningbeyondwords:

TheauthorwasobviouslyattractivetoButchsincehetriedto

pleaseherbypraisinghereyes.

8Hekeptstaringatmeallnightlong.（Para.2）

Note:

Bothgazeatandstareatmean“lookingatsomethingfixedlyforalongtime

becauseofbeingattracted,surprised,orthinking,etc.”.Stareatusuallyhastheadditional

meaningof“witheyeswidelyopen”.Also,itusuallyimplies“withgreatattention”;gaze

atusuallyimplies“inadreamyandunawarestateofmind”.

9Ireallywasn’tthatinterestedfortworeasons.First,helookedlikehewasareally

wildboy,maybeevendangerous.Second,althoughhewasverycute,heseemeda

littleweird.（Para.2）

Meaningbeyondwords:

Shewasn’tinterestedinhimbecauseshegottheimpression

thathewaswildandstrange,whichilustratesthatshedidn’tknowmuchabouthimatthe

beginning.Therefore,it’snottruethattheirromancewasheadingformarriagefromthe

start.

10Ridingonhisbicycle,he’dridepastmydormasif“byaccident”andpretendto

besurprisedtoseeme.Ilikedtheattentionbutwascautiousabouthis