Unit 3 Section A

Marriage Across the Nations

New Horizon College English

泰山学院大学外语教学部 王菲菲

Warming-up

Text Understanding

Expressions & Words

Exercises

Assignment

Ojective

Meaning Guess

Discussion

WARMING---UP

I. I. Guess the Real Meaning of

Husband , Wife and Family

For example

w-washing

i- …

f- …

e- …

ReferenceWIFEW —— washing I —— ironing

F —— food E —— entertaining

HUSBANDH —— housing 有房子U —— understanding 有心灵相通S —— sharing 有分享的喜悦B —— buying 有钱买想要的东西A —— and 还有N —— never 绝对不D —— demanding 要求太高的

FAMILY

F —— father A —— and M —— mother

I —— I L —— love Y —— you

WIFE

W —— witch 美女 I —— intelligent 聪明伶俐的 F —— faithful 忠实的 E —— everyday 每一天

II. Discussion

What benefits and differences may a couple from different cultures have in your opinion? (e.g.: in terms of language, food, family pressure, social pressure , etc. )

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food language misunderstandings parental pressure social pressure, etc. (Related media: Outlook English Ta

lk Show 《希望英语大家说》 2001年第 5 期 跨国婚姻 ）

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You may conduct your discussion under the guide of these items:

TEXT UNDERSTANDING

Fill in the Blanks

Summary

I. Summary of the Text

Gail and I decided to get married out of ________

____________________,

but our wedding plans met with some _________.

mutual trust and respect

resistance

love,

Gail and I had experienced _____and ______

in two years, now we come to ______, ______________

and ________ each other.

We confronted ___________ and ________ of each other’s character. We have learnt to be __________, ______________ and ________ . The source of our strength was our mutual _____ and _______.

ups downsknow

understand

respect

weakness strengths

tolerant compromising open

trust respect

II. Fill in the Blanks

Why did we decide to get married?

When Gail’s mother heard the news, instead of ______________she _________ Gail to reconsider our marriage. Though she regarded me as

________ and _________, she was afraid that Gail may be marrying me for ______ reasons.

counseledcongratulations

charmingintelligent

wrong

What did her mother think?

When Gail’s father heard the news, he approached our decision with _______ _________attitude. He doubted that I

was marrying in order to ________ in

the USA , for I had problems with the

Citizenship department. So, they all ________ that Gail be sure that _______ ____________________and she may

________________ .

knows-best

remain

suggested

doing the wrong thing

change her mind

What was her father’s response?

a father-

she was

Text Analysis--Structure

(Paras. 1-4)(Paras. 1-4)

The mixed marriage of Gail and Mark

(Paras. 5-9)(Paras. 5-9) The reaction of Gail’s mother to the marriage

(Paras. 10-21)(Paras. 10-21) The response of Gail’s father to the marriage

Through narration in the first person, the author tells the reader: To avoid the mistake made by many unhappy mixed marriages, we lived together for two years, which enhanced our love for each other so much that we decided to get married.

One of the common ways to present arguments is first to reject some ideas and then present some other ideas. Gail’s mother used this method to ask her daughter to make sure that Mark was her right lifelong partner.

The device “dialogue” is employed here to help depict vividly the contrasts of attitudes between Gail and her father:

Gail’s father tried to persuade Gail to change her mind, but Gail thought they would rather marry now and worry later.

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Expressions & Words

Please read the new words after the tape

• character• tolerance • compromise

• subtle • hatred • illusion• married • mutual • compatible

• incompatible

• overlook • expectation • divorce • bud • resistance • congratulation • counsel • subsequent

• subsequently • harbor • reservation • prejudice • charm • guy • son-in-law• beloved • indication

• confirm

to be continued

• suspect • harsh • hesitate • cancel • proceed • quote • hardship • racist • realistic • resolve

• Phrases & Expressions • ups and downs • work out• for a time• meet with • all along • have nothing to do with• on the surface

at one’s worst learn of take care of Proper Names

• Gail

• Deborah

1. imagine (L1) v. think about having …

Translation Translation 很难想象生活在一个没有电话、没有汽车的地方会是个什么样子。

KeyKey

It’s hard to imagine living in a It’s hard to imagine living in a place where there are no place where there are no telephones or cars. telephones or cars.

Word UsingWord Using

2. tolerance (L6) n. willingness or ability to accept sth.

Translation Translation 在南方住了几年后，我耐热的能力增强了许多。

KeyKeyMy tolerance of heat is greater My tolerance of heat is greater after having lived in the south for a after having lived in the south for a couple ofcouple ofyears.years.

3. overlook (L13) v. pretend not to notice

Translation Translation 她没有计较他的无礼，并尽量装作没事的样子。

KeyKey

She overlooked his offensiveness She overlooked his offensiveness

and tried to pretend nothing had and tried to pretend nothing had

happened.happened.

4. work out (L15) find by reasoning

Translation Translation 你已经得出答案了没有？

KeyKey

Have you worked out the answer?Have you worked out the answer?

5. go through (L17) experience

Translation Translation 执行这一计划时我们遇到了许多困难。

KeyKey

We went through difficulties We went through difficulties

while working on this project.while working on this project.

6. prejudice (L29) n. unreasonable dislike and distrust of

people

Use itUse it

— What kind of prejudice is common in the world?

— Women have to face a great deal of

prejudice in the workplace.— Prejudice against black people is common in many parts of America.

7. confirm (L40) v. show that sth. is true

Translation Translation 你刚才所说的一切向我们证实了一个观点： 谁都不能信任。KeyKeyEverything you have just said Everything you have just said confirms the view that nobody confirms the view that nobody can becan betrusted.trusted.

8. hesitate (L52) v. pause before saying or doing sth.

Use itUse it

— Is there anything in the

world that you never

hesitate to pay?

— I never hesitate to pay for I never hesitate to pay for

(gift for my mother, CD, etc.)(gift for my mother, CD, etc.)

9.cancel (L52) v. call off

Use itUse it

— When do you think a football match will

be cancelled?

— The football game will be cancelled due to …

10. proceed (L54) v.start to do sth., often after doing sth. else

Translation Translation 会见是在极其友好的气氛中进行的。

KeyKey

The interview proceeded in The interview proceeded in

a most friendly a most friendly

environment.environment.

11. resolve (L63) v.find a solution ( to a problem, crisis, etc.)

Translation Translation 他们希望这场危机能和平解决。他们希望这场危机能和平解决。

KeyKey

They hoped the crisis could be They hoped the crisis could be

resolved peacefully.resolved peacefully.

Expressions & Patterns

1. 盛衰；浮沉

ups and downs (L. 2)

人生虽然充满着变数，而我不变的应对策略是删除昨天的烦恼、输入今天的信心、设置明天的目标。Full of ups and downs as life is, my consistent reaction to it is to delete yesterday’s trouble, input today’s confidence, and set tomorrow’s goal.

2. 面对弱点和长处

to confront the weaknesses and strengths (L. 3)

面对彼此的弱点 , 夫妻要学会宽容 ; 看到彼此的长处也要学会欣赏。

Confronting each other’s weaknesses, a couple should learn how to be tolerant; and, in response to each other’s strengths, both should also learn how to be appreciative.

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3. 增强了我们的关系 to enhance our relationship (L. 5)

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文化差异非但不妨碍他们的日常交往，反而增进了彼此间的爱慕之情。

Far from preventing their everyday contacts, the cultural differences enhanced their feeling of love for each other.

4. 开诚布公 to be open with each other (L. 6)

面对意见分歧，我们要开诚布公，而不是相互猜疑。

Faced with the differences of opinions, we should be open with each other rather than feel doubtful about one another.

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5. 热衷于某事to be so involved with sth. (L. 7)

令我们担心的是，许多中学生热衷于电脑游戏，以致不专心学业。

To our worry, many middle school students are too involved with computer games to mind their studies.

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6. 对 ······ 不抱幻想 to have no illusions about (L. 9)

尽管遭到来自各方面的强烈反对，她对这桩婚事仍抱有甜蜜的幻想，这正应了“爱令智昏”的说法。Confronted with strong resistance from all

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7. 对于某人意味着 ······to hold… for sb. (L. 9)

人人都期盼自己前程光明，但未来的生活是什么在很大程度上取决于每个人今天所做的。

Everyone expects a bright future, but what the

future life will hold for him depends much on

what he does today.

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8. 花时间去做······to take the time to do sth. (L. 13)

很令人欣慰的是，越来越多的父母舍得花更多时间去改善子女的心理健康。

To our great delight, an increasing number of parents are ready to take more time to improve their children’s mental health.

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9. 指望······in the expectation that… (L. 14)

许多学生从大学毕业时 , 就指望不久能找到称心的工作；但常常是事与愿违。Many students graduate from college in the expectation that they can soon land jobs after their own hearts; but in most cases things go contrary to their wishes.

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10. 使一切问题得到解决to make everything work out right (L. 15)

政府的救济只能帮你渡过燃眉之急，而不能为你解决一切问题。

The government relief can only help you tide

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IDEA SHARING

Discuss the following question with your partner.

Would you like to marry a man or a girl from another culture? Why or why not? Give your ideas in yourgroup.

EXERCISES

Vocabulary

1. I firmly believe that this agreement will be for our _______ benefit. mutual

2. _________ is the quality of allowing other people to say and do as they like, even if you do not agree with it.

Tolerance

3. For years the girl ________ resentment against her stepmother.

harbored

4. If one ________ to do something, he/she is unwilling to do it because he / she is worried or not certain whether it is correct or right.

hesitates

5. After everyone was seated, the chairman

proceeded to announce his plan.

7. In those days when John looked for a job, he strongly felt that there was a widespread

_________ against men over forty-five.

prejudice

8. Children should be encouraged to reach a ___________ between what they want and what others want.

compromise

ASSIGNMENT

Write a paragraph: Wealth and Health

You are advised to start with an opposition and correction of one idea and give your own idea and the supporting details. You should: firstly, write an outline then, write the whole paragraph.