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上外综合教程4Unit13电子教案

UNIT13MARRIAGE

SectionOnePre-readingActivities2

I.Audiovisualsupplement2

II.Culturalbackground2

SectionTwoGlobalReading4

I.Generalanalysisofthetext4

III.Rhetoricalfeaturesofthetext4

SectionThreeDetailedReading5

I.Questions6

II.WordsandExpressions7

III.Sentences11

SectionFourConsolidationActivities12

I.Vocabulary12

II.Grammar14

III.Translation15

IV.Exercisesforintegratedskills17

V.Oralactivities18

VI.Writing18

SectionFiveFurtherEnhancement20

I.TextII20

II.Memorablequotes22

SectionOnePre-readingActivities

.Audiovisualsupplement

FromAmericanBeauty

Watchthemovieclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.

Script

Lester:

That’smywife,Carolyn.Seethewaythehandleonthosepruningshearsmatcheshergardeningclogs?

That’snotanaccident.

Jim:

Hush,Bitsy!

Hush,what’swrongwithyou?

Lester:

That’sournext-doorneighbor,Jim.Andthat’shislover,Jim.

Jim:

Youspoiledher.Bitsy,nobark.Comeinsidenow.Me?

Comeon.Yes.Inside.

Carolyn:

Goodmorning!

Jim!

Jim:

Goodmorning,Carolyn.

Carolyne:

Iloveyourtie,thatcolor!

Jim:

Ijustloveyourroses.Howdoyougetthemtoflourishlikethis?

Carolyn:

Well,I’lltellyou.Eggshellsandmiracle-Gro.I’veneverheardaboutthat.

Lester:

Man,Igetexhaustedjustwatchingher.Shewasn’talwayslikethis.Sheusedtobehappy.Weusedtobehappy.MydaughterJane.Onlychild.Janie’saprettytypicalteenager:

angry,insecure,confused.IwishIcouldtellherthat’sallgoingtopass,butIdon’twanttolietoher.

Carolyn:

Jane,honey,areyoutryingtolookunattractive?

Jane:

Yes.

Carolyn:

Congratulations!

You’vesucceededadmirably.Lester,couldyoumakemealittlelater,please,becauseI’mnotquitelateenough.

Jane:

Nicegoing,dad.

Lester:

BothmywifeandmydaughterthinkI’mthisgiganticloser.Andtheyareright.I’velostsomething.I’mnotsurewhatitis,butIknowIdidn’talwaysfeelthissedated.Butyouknowwhat…

Questions:

1.WhatdoyoufeelfromLester’swords?

Answer:

Heisdepressedandsedated.

2.Whatdoyouthinkoftheirmarriage?

Answer:

Verycoldandpassionless.

.Culturalbackground

1.DivorceinAmerica

ThedivorcerateinAmericaisreportedtobemorethan50%,whichmeansoneintwocoupleswillbreakup.Whyisitsohigh?

Whatistherealreasonforthemtodivorce?

FreedomisoneofthemostimportantbeliefsforAmericansandnothingcanreplaceit.Soiftheythinktheloveandfamilycan’tofferthemhappinessandsafety,theywouldchoosetodivorce.Theywouldn’tthinkmoreaboutthefamilyorthechildrenbecausetheytakethemselvesasthecenter.What’sworse,asthedivorcerateinAmericarises,badeffectsdoareindeedbroughtonchildrenwhoareusedtogrowingupwithbothparents.

2.TheThreeMostCommonMarriageDifficulties&HowtoStopThem

①Money

Moneyisasensitiveareaandyourhouseholdfinancesneedtobeproperlystructured.Youandyourspouseshoulddefineyourcorevalues.Trytocometoanunderstandingaboutwhatyoubothcarethemostaboutspendingmoneyon.

②Thein-laws

Itisnotuncommonforsomemothers-orfathers-inlawtooversteptheirboundariesandinterferewiththeirchild’smarriage.Ifyourin-lawsarecausingdifficultiesinyourmarriage,youandyourspousewillthenneedtosetboundarieswithyourparents.

③Thewaytheyspendtheirtimetogether

Ofcourse,youandyourspousehaveindividualneedsandinterests.However,youandyourspouseshouldfocusonthetimeyouspendtogether,insteadoftheactivityitself.

SectionTwoGlobalReading

.Generalanalysisofthetext

Marriageisasocialunionorlegalcontractbetweenindividualsthatcreateskinship.Peoplegetmarriedforsuchreasonsaslegal,social,emotionalandeconomical;forpublicdeclarationoflove;orforthelawfulfoundationofafamily.Marriagepracticesarediversifiedindifferentcultures.Theyaredependentonmanythings,suchasconventions,habits,legalsystem,etc.Howmuchdocontemporarypeoplevaluetheirmarriage?

Whatarethepossiblecausesoftheirdifficultiesinregardtomarriage?

Howcanmarriagebemorerationallyunderstood?

Thistextattemptstoconvincethereadersthatmarriageisthoughttobefullofdifficultiesbyallpeople,conventionalandunconventional,pastandpresent,anditsuggeststhattakingaproperattitudetowardsthesedifficultiesmaymakesomedifference.

.Structuralanalysisofthetext

Thetextfallsintothreeparts:

PartI（Paragraph1）:

Theauthor,afterquotingRussellonthesubject,putsforwardhisownargumentthatdifficultiesinregardtomarriagehavebeenanoldissueforcenturies.

PartII（Paragraphs2–7）:

Theauthoranalyzestherootsofsuchdifficultiesbylistingquotationsfromfamousliteraryworksandfamouspeople.

PartIII（Paragraphs8–9）:

Theauthorassignsthecausesofunhappymarriagestotheexcessiveconsciousnessofdifficultiesinhumanbeings,andencouragespeopletofacethedifficultiesinmarriagebravely.

.Rhetoricalfeaturesofthetext

Inthistexttheauthoroftenmakescommentsonthepeoplehequotesorwhatissaidbythosepeoplesoastoexpresshisownopinions.ListedbelowarethecommentsmadebytheauthorinParagraphs5–7:

…thereputedsayingofthehenpeckedSocrates,....（Paragraph5）

Burtonisfarfromencouraging!

（Paragraph5）

Pepysscribbledinhisdiary...（Paragraph5）

ThepiousJeremyTaylorwasaskeenlyawarethatmarriageisnotallbliss.（Paragraph6）

ThesentimentalandoptimisticSteele…（Paragraph6）

Dr.Johnson,…devotedhusbandthoughhewas…（Paragraph7）

SectionThreeDetailedReading

MARRIAGE

RobertLynd

1“Conventionalpeople,”saysMr.BertrandRussell,“liketopretendthatdifficultiesinregardtomarriageareanewthing.”Icouldnothelpwondering,asIreadthissentence,whereonecanmeettheseconventionalpeoplewhothink,orpretendtothink,asconventionalpeopledo.Ihaveknownhundredsofconventionalpeople,andIcannotrememberoneofthemwhothoughtthethingsconventionalpeopleseemtothink.Theywereall,forexample,convincedthatmarriagewasastatebesetwithdifficulties,andthatthesedifficultieswereasold,ifnotasthehills,atleastasthedayonwhichAdamlostaribandgainedawife.Ayoungergenerationofconventionalpeoplehasgrownupinrecentyears,anditmaybethattheyhavearosierconceptionofmarriagethantheirancestors;buttheconventionalpeopleoftheVictorianerawereundernoillusionsonthesubject.TheircynicalattitudetomarriagemaybegatheredfromtheenthusiasticreceptiontheygavetoPunch’sadvicetothoseabouttomarry－“Don’t.”

2Idoubt,indeed,whetherthehorrorsofmarriagewereeverdepictedmorecruellythanduringtheconventionalnineteenthcentury.Thecomicpapersandmusic-hallsmadethemiseriesastandingdish.“Youcanalwaystellwhetheraman’smarriedorsinglefromthewayhe’sdressed,”saidthecomedian.“Lookatthesingleman:

nobuttonsonhisshirt.Lookatthemarriedman:

noshirt.”Thehumourwascrude;butitwenthometothehonestVictorianheart.Ifmarriageweretobejudgedbythesongsconventionalpeopleusedtosingaboutitinthemusic-halls,itwouldseemahellmainlypopulatedbytwinsandleech-likemothers-in-law.TherareexperiencesofDarbyandJoanwere,itistrue,occasionallyhymned,reducingstrongmensmellingstronglyofalcoholtoreverentsilence;but,onthewhole,theaudiencefeltmorenormalwhenacomediancameoutwithananti-maritalrefrainsuchas:

OwhydidIleavemylittlebackroom

InBloomsbury,

WhereIcouldliveonapoundaweek

Inluxury

（Iforgetthenextline）.

ButsinceIhavemarriedMaria,

I’vejumpedoutofthefrying-pan

Intothebloomingfire.

3Nodifficulties?

Why,theverynigger-minstrelsofmyboyhoodusedtoopentheirperformancewithachoruswhichbegan:

Married!

Married!

Opitythosewho’remarried.

Thosewhogoandtakeawifemustbeverygreen.

4Itispossiblethatthecomediansexaggerated,andthatVictorianwiveswerenotallviragoswithpokers,whobeattheirtipsyhusbandsforstayingouttoolate.ButatleasttheyandtheiraudiencesrefrainedfrompaintingmarriageasaninevitableParadise.EventheclergywouldgonofartherthantosaythatmarriagesweremadeinHeaven.Thattheydidnotbelievethatmarriagenecessarilyendedthereisshownbythefactthatoneofthemwrotea“best-seller”bearingthetitleHowtoBeHappyThoughMarried.

5Idoubt,indeed,whethercommonopinioninanyagehaseverlookedonmarriageasanuntroubledParadise.Iconsultedadictionaryofquotationsonthesubjectanddiscoveredthatfewoftheopinionsquotedwererose-coloured.Theseopinions,itmaybeobjected,aretheopinionsofunconventionalpeople,butitisalsotruethattheyareopinionstreasuredandkeptalivebyconventionalpeople.WehavethereputedsayingofthehenpeckedSocrates,forexample,whenaskedwhetheritwasbettertomarryornot:

“Whicheveryoudo,youwillrepent.”WehaveMontaignewriting:

“Ithappensasoneseesincages.Thebirdsoutsidedespairofevergettingin;thoseinsideareequallydesirousofgettingout.”Baconisnomoreprenuptialwithhiscausticquotation:

“Hewasreputedoneofthewisementhatmadeanswertothequestionwhenamanshouldmarry:

‘Ayoungmannotyet;aneldermannotatall.’”Burtonisfarfromencouraging!

“Onewasnevermarried,andthat’shishell;anotheris,andthat’shisplague.”Pepysscribbledinhisdiary:

“Strangetosaywhatdelightwemarriedpeoplehavetoseethesepoorfolkdecoyedintoourcondition.”

6ThepiousJeremyTaylorwasaskeenlyaw