新视野大学英语读写教程第三版第二册课文语法讲解Unit4.docx

1、新视野大学英语读写教程第三版第二册课文语法讲解Unit4新视野三版 读写 B2 U4 Text ACollege sweethearts1 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, but theyre not togeth

2、er 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 the time. In a way, lo

3、ve 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 fatefulnight, I was mere

4、ly 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. Second, although he was ver

5、y cute, he seemed a little weird.3 Riding on his bicycle, hed ride past my dorm as if by accident and pretendto 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. Fear came over me when I st

6、arted to fall in love. His exciting bad boy image was just too tempting to resist. What was it that attracted me? I always had an excellent reputation. My concentration was solely on my studies to get superior grades. But for what? College is supposedto be a time of great learning and also some fun.

7、 I had nearly achieved a greateducation, 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 boyfriend.Not just any boyfriend.He had to be cute. My goal that semester became: Be 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 shiftin sexual attitudes was taking place, but I was a traditional girl who wasnt ready for the new ways that seemed common on campus. Butch looked superb! I was not immune to his personality, but I was scared. The night when

9、 he announced to the world that I was his girlfriend, I went alongwith 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 lawyer. You will see.5 I was laughing inside

10、and said to myself, Id never marry this guy. Hes a rebel without a good future. Hes my boyfriend because I hate my boring student life. I just want to have fun.6 Sure enough, the following month, I found out he had failed all hiscourses. Consequently, he was going to be expelled from the university.

11、 To my disgust, he seemed resigned to his 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 sciencefrom UPenn and proceed to the College of Law, I told him, lodging an appeal on his behalf, which was approved. Bu

12、tch was granted reconsideration. And, once we became steadies, he coordinated his studies and social life, passingall 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 that.True, hed some

13、times take the liberty of displaying his love 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 song

14、s, watch the sunset, and weave dreams of being together with children of our own, forever.9 Two years passed in a blur. One day, Butch took me by surprise ashe knelt down and proposed marriage holding a dozen red roses! Filled with deep emotion, I confessed my love for him, How roooomaaaantic! Then

15、my brain woke up from fantasy land. I cried 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

16、rocky roads of hardship and on smooth easy-going highways. It is a long, romantic, sometimes crazy, love story that sums up a 29-year long honeymoon togetheras a couple who are still madly in love with each other. Our love commenced with a casual attraction but bloomed into a mature love and rich li

17、fe.Language Points:1 I smile at my two lovely 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.Note: College sweethea

18、rts refer to someone with whom one is in love and by whom oneis loved at college; sweetheart is equivalent to lover,darling, beloved, or dear. For example: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

19、 界上最棒的，大学时他就是我的恋人。He tries to locate his former sweetheart Melina from whom he has heard nothing for a very long time. 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。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 stead

20、y boyfriend yet. My daughters wonder when 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 seemto be very mature wondering when they will meet their true love.3 They think their father and I had a classic fairy tale r

21、omance heading for marriage from the 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, classical1 classic 用作形容词表示“经典的；精彩的；一流的”。例如：Death on the Nile i

22、s one of the classic works of Agatha Christie. 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“Thats classic!”来 表达赞美。classic 用作形容词也表示“典型的；标准的”。例如：London is the classic example of the scattered city. 伦敦是标准分散型的城市。This statement was a classic illustration of British politeness. 这项陈述是对英国礼貌

23、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：We have all the standard classics of Hayao Miyazaki at home. 我们家有宫崎骏的所有的经典作品。2 classical 不能用作名词，只能用作形容词，表示“古典的；经典的”。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 M

24、ozart and Beethoven. 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(classical music), 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（classic music）。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）作品不必然 就是古典的（classical）作品。Note: Classic fairy-tale romance is used to d

25、escribe a romance blessed with unusual happiness. Colloquially, 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 wha

26、t they have assumed.5 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! (Para. 1) Meaning: Love comes your way when you dont really

27、expect it. No one thought thatButch and I would finally 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 broadhint that she will tell us ho

28、w she and her husband got married at last.6 We met through my college roommate at the university cafeteria. That fateful night, I was merely curious, but for him I think it was love at first sight. (Para. 2)Meaning: At the school dining hall that important night, we were introduced to each other thr

29、ough my roommate. I met Butch just out of curiosity, but he seemed to fall in love withme 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 tried to please her by praising her eyes.8

30、He kept staring at me all night long. (Para. 2)Note: Both gaze at and stare at mean “looking at something fixedly for a long timebecause of being attracted, surprised, or thinking, etc.”. Stare at usually has the additional meaning of “with eyes widely open”. Also, it usually implies “with great att

31、ention”; gazeat usually implies “in a dreamy and unaware 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 impressionthat 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 Riding on his bicycle, hed ride past my dorm as if “by acciden