新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册Unit4 College sweethearts课文语法讲解.docx

1、新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册Unit4 College sweethearts课文语法讲解 A xt4 Te2新视野三版 读写 B U College sweethearts 1 I smile at my two lovely daughters and they seem so much more mature than we, their parents, when we were college sweethearts. Linda, whos 21, had a boyfriend in her freshman year she thought she would marry

2、, but theyre not together anymore. Melissa, whos 19, hasnt had a steady boyfriend yet. My daughters wonder when they will meet The One, their great love. They think their father and I had a classic fairy-tale romance heading for marriage from the outset. Perhaps, theyre right but it didnt seem so at

3、 the time. In a way, love just happens when you least expect it. Who would have thought that Butch and I would end up getting married to each other? He became my boyfriend because of my shallow agenda: I wanted a cute boyfriend! 2 We met through my college roommate at the university cafeteria. That

4、fateful night, I was merely curious, but for him I think it was love at first sight. You have beautiful eyes, he said as he gazed at my face. He kept staring at me all night long. I really wasnt that interested for two reasons. First, he looked like he was a really wild boy, maybe even dangerous. Se

5、cond, although he was very cute, he seemed a little weird. 3 Riding on his bicycle, hed ride past my dorm as if y accident and pretend to be surprised to see me. I liked the attention but was cautious about his wild, dynamic personality. He had a charming way with words which would charm any girl. F

6、ear came over me when I started to fall in love. His exciting ad boy image was just too tempting to resist. What was it that attracted me? I always had an excellent reputation. My But grades. superior get to studies on my solely was concentration for what? College is supposed to be a time of great l

7、earning and also some fun. I had nearly achieved a great education, and graduation was just one semester away. But I hadnt had any fun; my life was stale with no component of fun! I needed a just any had to be cute. My goal thatbecame: Be semester ambitious and grab the cutest boyfriend I can find.

8、4 I worried what hed think of me. True, we lived in a time when a dramatic shift in sexual attitudes was taking place, but I was a traditional girl who wasnt ready for the new waysthatcampus. on Butch looked superb! I was seemed common not immune to his personality, but I was scared. The night when

9、went alonghis girlfriend, I was I world that the to announced he with him. And then I suddenly thought: Oh my gosh! Am I his girlfriend? How did that happen? Then he whispered sweet words in my ear and said, Im going to marry you one day and I will be a 慬祷牥?潙?楷汬猠敥尮 5 I was laughing inside and said t

10、o myself, Id never marry this guy. Hes a rebel without a good future. Hes my boyfriend 敢慣獵?慨整?祭?潢楲杮猠畴敤瑮氠晩?樠獵?慷瑮琠?慨敶映湵尮 6 Sure enough, the following month, I found out he had failed all his courses. Consequently, he was going to be expelled from the university. To my disgust, he seemed resigned to hi

11、s fate. I knew there was hope, so I led him to the college secretary for reconsideration. 7 You are going to graduate with a BA in political science from UPenn and proceed to the College of Law, I told him, lodging an appeal on his behalf, which was approved. Butch was granted reconsideration. And,

12、once we became steadies, he coordinated his studies and social life, passing all of his classes. He eventually studied law. 8 Despite Butchs somewhat wild character, at his core, he is always a perfect gentleman and deserves a lot of credit for , hed sometimes take the liberty of displaying his love

13、 by planting a kiss on my lips right in front of my astonished friends who watched and disapproved. But the truth is we had a pure and responsible relationship for seven full years. Sitting by the palm trees, hand in hand, we would listen to romantic songs, watch the sunset, and weave dreams of bein

14、g together with children of our own, forever. 9 Two years passed in a blur. One day, Butch took me by surprise as roses! red dozen a holding marriage proposed and down knelt he Filled with deep emotion, I confessed my love for him, How roooomaaaantic! Then my brain woke up from fantasy land. I cried

15、 out, Good heavens. No! Were too young to tie the knot. We havent even graduated from college yet! I really loved him but was pessimistic about our chances for success. 10 We married five years later. 11 Our faithful journey of love and learning took us down rocky roads of hardship and on smooth eas

16、y-going highways. It is a long, romantic, sometimes crazy, love story that sums up a 29-year long honeymoon together as a couple who are still madly in love withOur love commenced each other. with a casual attraction but bloomed into a mature love and rich life. :tsoinanguage PL1 I smile at my two l

17、ovely daughters and they seem so much more mature than we, their parents, when we were college sweethearts. (Para. 1) Meaning beyond words: Married to her college sweetheart, the author now is happy with her family and two grown daughters. College sweethearts refer to someone with whom one is in lov

18、eNote: and by whom one sweetheart is loverdarlingbeloved, toat college; , equivalent is loved dear. For example: or Well done, sweetheart, we are all so proud of you. 做得好，宝贝，我们以你为荣。 My husband is the greatest guy in the world; he was my college sweetheart. 我丈夫是世 界上最棒，大学时他就是我恋人。 He tries to locate hi

19、s former sweetheart Melina from whom he has heard nothing for a very long time. 他在努力寻找他以前恋人梅利娜，他已经很久没有她消息了。 2 Linda, whos 21, had a boyfriend in her freshman year she thought she would marry, but theyre not together anymore. Melissa, whos 19, hasnt had a steady boyfriend yet. My daughters wonder whe

20、n they will meet “The One”, their great love.(Para. 1) Meaning beyond words: Her two daughters are at the age of just dating, but they seem to be very mature wondering when they will meet their true love. 3 They think their father and I had a classic fairy tale romance heading for marriage from the

21、outset. (Para. 1) Meaning beyond words: Her daughters consider their parents marriage a typical conventional romance because they think it aimed at marriage from the very beginning. Usage note: classic, classical ：”。例如一流“经典；精彩；classic1 用作形容词表示尼罗河上惨 Christie. Agatha of works classic the of one is Nil

22、e the on Death案是阿 加莎克里斯蒂经典作品之一。 口语中也会用到 classic 这个词。当你看到一场精彩演出时，就可以说“Thats classic!”来 表达赞美。 classic 用作形容词也表示“典型；标准”。例如： London is the classic example of the scattered city. 伦敦是标准分散型城市。 This statement was a classic illustration of British politeness. 这项陈述是对英国礼貌一 个典型说明。 classic 也可用作名词，表示“文学名着；经典作品；杰作”

23、。例如： 我们家有宫崎骏所有 WehaveallthestandardclassicsofHayaoMiyazakiathome. 。经典作品2 classical 不能用作名词，只能用作形容词，表示“古典；经典”。例如： I spend a lot of time reading and listening to classical music. 我花了很多时间阅读和聆听 古典音乐。 Classical music is music written by composers such as Mozart and Beethoven. 像莫扎特 和贝多芬所创作音乐称为古典音乐。 莫扎特和贝多芬

24、所创作音乐属于古典音乐(classical music), 但这些古典音乐经久不衰， 有永久意义和价值，所以这些音乐也可称为经典音乐（classic music）。反之，在前面 有一例中说可口可乐瓶子设计是精彩，一流，所以是经典（classic）之作，但很明显 可口可乐瓶子设计不是古典 （classical）设计。所以，经典（classic）作品不一定 就是古典（classical）作品。 Note: Classic fairy-tale romance is used to describe a romance blessed with unusual happiness. Colloqui

25、ally, a fairy tale can also refer to any story extremely unlikely to be true. 4 Perhaps, theyre right but it didnt seem so at the time. (Para. 1) Meaning: My daughters perception may be right, yet our romance back then was actually not like what they have assumed. 5 In a way, love just happens when

26、you least expect it. Who would have thought that Butch and I would end up getting married to each other? He became my boyfriend because of my shallow agenda: I wanted a cute boyfriend! (Para. 1) Meaning: Love comes your way when you dont really expect it. No one thought that Butch and I would finall

27、y get married. He became my boyfriend simply because I would like to fulfill my shallow wish: to have an attractive boyfriend in college. Meaning beyond words: Here is the suspense of the story the author gives a broad hint that she will tell us how she and her husband got married at last. 6 We met

28、through my college roommate at the university cafeteria. That ta evol saw ti kniht I mih rof tbu ,souiruc ylerem saw I ,tghinl ufetaffirst sight. (Para. 2) Meaning: At the school dining hall that important night, we were introduced to each other through my roommate. I met Butch just out of curiosity

29、, but he seemed to fall in love with me as soon as he saw me. 7 “You have beautiful eyes,” he said as he gazed at my face. (Para. 2) Meaning beyond words: The author was obviously attractive to Butch since he eyes. her praising by her to please tried 2)a. (Parght long.aing at me ll ni8 He kept starg

30、aze at stare at mean “looking at something and fixedly for a longNote: Both time Stare at usually etc.”. has surprised,because of being attracted, or thinking,the additional meaning of “with eyes widely open”. Also, it usually implies gaze attention”;“with greatat usually implies “in a dreamy and un

31、aware state of mind”. 9 I really wasnt that interested for two reasons. First, he looked like he was a really wild boy, maybe even dangerous. Second, although he was very cute, he seemed a little weird. (Para. 2) Meaning beyond words: She wasnt interested in him because she got the impression that he was wild and strange, which illustrates that she didnt know much about him at the beginning. Therefore, its not true that their romance was heading for marriage from the start. 10 Ridi