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UnitTwo

TrueLove

SectionA

Pre-readingQuestions

1.What’sthemostmovinglovestoryyou’veeverheard?

Howdiditend?

2.What’syouropinionontruelove?

Willitlastforever?

3.Inyouropinion,whatmakesorbreaksacouple?

Loveisaneternalthemeofmankind.PerhapsweallknowStephenHawkingasageniusphysicist,whoisfamousforhisbook—ABriefHistoryofTime.ButthistextwillletyouseeanothersideofHawking’s,andhislovestorywithawomancalledJanewilde.

Wilde’sLoveforHawking

1WhenJaneWildemarriedayoungresearchstudentnamedStephenHawkingin1965,shealreadyknewhewasseriouslyill.Aschoolfriendbrokethenewsacoupleofyearsbefore,sayingthatStephenwassufferingfrom“someterrible,paralyzing,incurabledisease.”Thisisprobablyafairillustrationofwhatwasknownthenaboutmotorneuronedisease,longbeforetheworldwidesuccessofABriefHistoryofTimeandStephen’sbattleagainsttheillnesscombinedtoraiseitspublicprofile.

2ThereislittledoubtthatJaneWilde’sappearanceonthescenewasamajorturning-pointinStephenHawking’slife.Thetwoofthembegantoseealotmoreofoneanotherandastrongrelationshipdeveloped.ItwasfindingJanethatfacilitatedhimtobreakoutofhisdepressionandregeneratesomebeliefinhislifeandwork.ForHawking,hisengagementtoJanewasprobablythemostimportantthingthateverhappenedtohim.Itchangedhislife,gavehimsomethingtolookforwardtoandmadehimdeterminedtosurvive.WithoutthehelpthatJanegavehim,hewouldalmostcertainlynothavebeencapableofcarryingonorhadthewilltodoso.

3TheymarriedinJulyof1965.HawkinghimselfhassaidthatwhatreallymadeadifferencewasthathegotengagedtoawomannamedJaneWilde.Thisgavehimsomethingtolivefor.

4Inthememoirs,MusictoMovetheStars,writtenbyJaneHawking,whatisstrikingaboutheraccountoftheircourtshipisherreadinesstomarrysomeonewithsuchagrimdiagnosis,whosephysicalconditionwasdeterioratingbeforehereyes.Inafrankway,Stephen’sfathertoldherthathisson’slifewouldbeshort,aswould‘hisabilitytofulfillamaritalrelationship’,andadvisedhertohavechildrenquickly.Hismothertriedtowarnheraboutthehorrifyingsymptomstoexpect,butJanedeclinedtheofferofinformation.

5“IrepliedthatIwouldprefernottoknowthedetailsoftheprognosis,”shewrites,“becauseIlovedStephensomuchthatnothingcoulddetermefromwantingtomarryhim.Iwouldcookandwashandshopandmakeahomeforhim,dismissingallmyownpreviousambitionswhichwerenowinsignificantbycomparisonwiththechallengebeforeme.”ItishardtoavoidtheconclusionthatJane,whohadnotyetgraduatedfromcollege,didnotknowwhatshewastakingon.AlthoughStephendefiedthecomingupdeathsentencepasseduponhim,andisstillalivetoday,thedetailsofhisphysicaldeclinearerelentless.

6Jane’sdeterminationtocareforhim,andtocreateanenvironmentinwhichhecouldcontinuehisgroundbreakingworkonblackholes,takesupmanymorepagesthanheraccountoftheireventualseparation.IfStephen’sstruggletokeephismindclearisheroic,soisherdeterminationtobalancehisescalatingneedsandthoseoftheirthreechildren.Janeemergesasdecentandhonest,evenifherprosesometimesresemblesthesummariesoffamilynewsthatfalloutofcardsatChristmas.

7Hersisthestoryofamarriagebasedonapairingofmaleegoandfemalesubmissiveness,theworldlyexpressionsofwhichshefindsdisturbing.InCambridge,andatconferencesallovertheworld,physicistsgatherinexcitedgroups,whiletheirwivesarerelegatedtothestatusofsecond-classcitizens.ThisisanearlycauseofdissentintheHawkinghousehold,makingJanefeelshehasbecome“littlemorethanadrudge,effectivelyreducedtothatrolewhichinCambridgeacademiccirclesepitomizedawoman’splace”.

8Inspiteofthis,shemanagestobringuptheirchildrenandevencompleteherownPh.D.Cruelly,herhusband’sfameandhisdiseaseseemtoprogressintandem,hisbodyevermorewastedashiscelebrityincreases.Janeisgraduallytransformedfromhiswifeintohisnurse,herfunctionsbecoming“maternalratherthanmarital.”Thatthisdevelopmentmightbefataltothemarriageisobvious,althoughJanehopesinvainforanewkindofrelationship,basedonintellectualcompanionship.AstonishinglyforawomanwithherconventionalbackgroundandChristianbeliefs,sherespondsbyfindingafriendandlover,amusicianwhoisacceptedintothehousehold.ThisunusualarrangementisdisruptednotbyJane’sdecisiontoleaveStephenforherlover,whichsheinsistswasneverherintention,butherhusband’seventualabandonmentofherforoneofhisnurses.

9Heranswer,thatshestilllovedherhusband,maybeenoughforsomereaders.Whatissuggestive,however,isheroverwhelmingneedtobelieveinsomething—eitherGod,whoseexistenceisdeniedbyStephen,orthatformofauthorityrepresentedbyhergeniushusband.Justbeforetheirmarriagebreaksdown,sherevealstoajournalistthatherrolenolongerconsistsofpromotinghissuccessbutof“tellinghimthathewasnotGod.”

10JaneHawkingisaChristian.Shemadethestatementin1986,“WithoutmyfaithinGod,Iwouldn’thavebeenabletoliveinthissituation;”namely,thedeterioratinghealthofherhusband.“IwouldnothavebeenabletomarryStepheninthefirstplacebecauseIwouldn’thavehadtheoptimismtocarrymethroughandIwouldn’thavebeenabletocarryonwithit.”

11WhenJanereflectsonherlifesincetheseparationanddivorce,shesoundsalittledirectionlessinspiteofherownhappysecondmarriage.ShelovedStephenandstillloveshim.Sheisalwayswillingtodevoteallherenergiestohim.Shehasstrivedtosupporthisacademiccareerbysacrificingacademicinterestsofherown.Maybethisdepressingendingturnedouttobewhatshedoesn’tdeserve.Butwhenitcomestolove,itisverycomplicatedanditisveryhardtodistinguishrightfromwrong.

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NewWords

paralyze★vt.1makesomeonelosetheabilitytomovetheirbodyorapartofit使瘫痪2renderpowerless;cripple使无力；使丧失活动能力

illustrationn.1[C/U]explanatoryexample例证，实例2[C]pictureinabooketc.书中的图画

combinevi.jointogether结合；联合n.[C]groupofcompaniesororganizationsthatworktogether,esp.inbusiness（尤指业务上的）联合企业

profilen.[C]1publicimageofapersonororganization,andattentionthattheygetfromthepublicorjournalists（人或组织的）形象，姿态2shortarticleorprogrammeinwhichsomeone’slifeandcharacteraredescribed简介，概况

turning-pointn.[C]pointatwhichadecisivechangeoccurs转折点；转机

facilitatevt.ease（aprocessetc.）使（过程等）容易；使便利

depressionn.1[U]beingdepressed;lowspirits消沉；忧郁；沮丧2[C/U]longperiodofslump长期萧条；不景气

generatevt.produce;bringintoexistence使发生；产生；引起

regeneratevt.generateagain重新产生

determinedda.showingdetermination;resolute已下定决心的；决意的

capablea.1havingtheability,fitness,etc.for具有…能力的，适合于…的2competent,able,gifted能胜任的，有能力的，有才能的

memoir▲/[C]（pl.）accountofsomeone’sexperienceswrittenbythatperson见闻录；回忆录

striking/a.impressive;attractingattention印象深刻的；突出的；引人注目的

courtship/n.[C]timewhentwopeoplehavearomanticrelationshipbeforetheygetmarried求爱期；追求期

readiness/n.[U]1willingnessoreagerness愿意；乐意2stateofbeingreadyorprepared准备就绪

grim★/a.1unpleasantanddepressing令人不快的；令人沮丧的2ofsternorforbiddingappearance（面容）严厉的；冷峻的

diagnosis★//n.[C]identificationofadiseasefromitssymptoms诊断

deteriorate★//vi.becomeworse恶化；变坏

frank//a.outspoken直率的；坦白的；直言不讳的

fulfil//vt.1carryout（atask,prophecy,promise,etc.）完成（任务）；使（预言）应验；履行（诺言）等2satisfy（conditions,adesire,prayer,etc.）满足（条件、愿望、祈求等）

marital▲//a.ofmarriageormarriagerelations婚姻的；婚姻关系的

horrifying▲//a.shockingordisgusting使恐惧的，使惊骇的

symptom//n.[C]1physicalormentalsignofdisease症状；症候2signoftheexistenceofsomething征候；征兆

decline//vt.politelyrefuse（aninvitation,challenge,etc.）谢绝，婉辞（邀请、挑战等）vi.1becomeworse恶化2decrease减少n.[C/U]continuousdecreaseinvalue,quantity,importance,orquality,etc.ofsomething（数量、价值、质量等的）减少，下降，衰落，衰退

prognosis//n.[C]forecast,esp.ofthecourseofadisease（尤指对疾病过程的）预测

deter▲/dvt.discourageorprevent,esp.throughfear（尤其指通过吓唬）使不敢；制止

previous//a.comingbeforeintimeororder（在时间，次序上）前的，先的

ambition//n.1[C]determinationtosucceed抱负，志向2[U]strongdesireforsomething雄心；野心

insignificant/a.notlargeorimportantenoughtobeworthconsidering不重要的；无意义的；无足轻重的

comparison//n.[C/U]processofcomparingtwoormorepeopleorthings比较；对照

defy//vt.resistopenly公然反抗

relentless▲//a.（somethingbad）neverstoppingorimproving,oppressivelyconstant（不好的事情）不间断的，无休止的

determinationn.[U]refusaltoletanythingpreventyoufromdoingwhatyouhavedecidedtodo坚定；决心

groundbreakinga.makingnewdiscoveries创新的

eventuala.happeningorexistingattheendofaprocessorperiodoftime最终发生的；结果的

separationn.1[C]decisionbyahusbandandwifenottolivetogether（夫妻）分居2[U]separatingorbeingseparated分离；分开

heroica.likeahero;verybrave英雄的；神勇的，英勇的

escalate▲//vi.increaseordevelop（usu.rapidly）bystages（通常为迅速地）逐步增加；逐步