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全新主题大学英语2U2S
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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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