新世纪综合教程第二单元

Unit2LoveHowDeepisYourLoveWarming-upWarming-up1.Therearemanykindsoflove.Andamongthem,thefollowingthreekindsarecommonandalmostessentialtoeachoneofus:familylove,friendship,andthe

lovebetweenamanandawoman.Atthepresentstageofyourlife,whichkindofloveisthemostimportanttoyou?Why?2.Exchangeyourideaswithyourclassmatestoseewhetheryousharethesameopinion.BrainstormingInyouropinion,whatislove?Whatdoyouthinkarethemostimportantfactorsthatcontributetoastableloverelationshipbetweenwomanandman?Giveyourreasons.WhatisloveDefinition:Astrongfeelingofattachment,intimacyandlongingbetweenpeople.Suchafeelingmakespeopleunselfishandwillingtodevoteallthattheyhave.Andjustaseasily,itcanspontaneouslydegeneratewhenthemagic"justisn'tthere"anymore.Youfallinlove,andyoucanfalloutofit.Loveistheattachmentthatresultsfromdeeplyappreciatinganother'sgoodness.loveisasensation(basedonphysicalandemotionalattraction)thatmagically,spontaneouslygenerateswhenMr.orMs.Rightappears.Factorsforstablelovebetweenmanandwoman1.Intimacy2.Passion3.Commitment喜欢式爱情linking:onlyintimacy(friendship)迷恋式爱情infatuatedlove:onlypassion(puppylove)空洞式爱情emptylove:onlycommitment(marriageformarriage)浪漫式爱情Romanticlove:intimacyandpassionwithoutcommitment(emphasizingprocessinsteadofresult)伴侣式爱情伴侣的爱Compassionatelove:intimacyandcommitmentwithoutpassion(traditionalmarriage)愚蠢式爱情Fatuouslove:passionandcommitmentwithoutintimacy完美式爱情Consummatelove:intimacy,passionandcommitment(perfectlove)ListenandRespondFocusingonthemainideas

Whoarethethreeoldmeninthestory?Didthefamilyagreetoinvitethesameoldmaninatfirst?Whyorwhynot?Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?Focusingonthemainideas

Wealth,SuccessandLoveNo.theyhaddifferentideasastowhattheywantedmost.WherethereisLove,thereareWealthandSuccess.AnInvitation

Awomansawthreeoldmensittinginherfrontyard.Shesaid,“Idon’tthinkIknowyou,butyoumustbehungry.Pleasecomeinandhavesomethingtoeat.”“Wedonotgointoahousetogether,”theyreplied.“Whyisthat?”shewantedtoknow.Oneoftheoldmenexplained:“HisnameisWealth,thisisSuccess,andIamLove.”Thenheadded,“Nowgoinanddiscusswithyourhusbandwhichoneofusyouwantinyourhome.Thenthewomanwentinandtoldherhusbandwhatwassaid,“Let’sinviteWealth.Lethimcomeandfilloutourhomewithwealth.”Hiswifedisagreed,“Mydear,whydon’tweinviteSuccess?”Thenthedaughtermadeasuggestion:“Wouldn’titbebettertoinviteLove?Ourhomewillthenbefilledwithlove.”“Let’stakeourdaughter’sadvice,”saidthefather.AnInvitation

Sothewomanwentoutandasked,“WhichoneofyouisLove?Pleasecomeinandbeourguest.”Lovegotupandstartedwalkingtowardthehouse.Theothertwoalsogotupandfollowedhim.Surprised,theladyaskedWealthandSuccess:“IonlyinvitedLove.Whyareyoucomingin?”Theoldmenrepliedtogether:“IfyouhadinvitedWealthorSuccess,theothertwoofuswouldhavestayedout,butsinceyouinvitedLove,whereverHEgoes,wegowithhim.WhereverthereisLove,thereisalsoWealthandSuccess.ReadandExploreFilltheblankswithrightform.Herescuedadrowningchild

toaplank.(holdon)Fromtoptobottom,youwilllovethisnewfeelingthatwillcompletely

thenewyou.(overwhelming)Iwas

inanindescribablefeeling,deeperthanlove.(indulge)Therewasabrook

alongitscourseinmyhometown.(bubble)Science&technologyinnovationisthe

resultofindividuals,organizationsandvariousenvironmentfactors,ratherthanastraightlinefromtheknowledgetothenewproducts.(interact)Shewas

aboutacceptingtheinvitationbecauseshedidn’tlikethatguy.(unhesitant)Filltheblankswithrightform.Thearchitectural

ofthisstructuredoesnotstopatitsfoundations.(magnificent)Loveismorethanflowers,smiles,kissesandspringbreeze,itisalsoapineinthebittercold,asparkinthedark,and

supportonalong,arduousjourney.(affection)Sweet,

andwonderful.Thatwasourfirstmeet.Atthefirstglance,Iwasgotintoaharmonious,comfortableyetundescribablefeeling.(romance)Itseemedtoan

andillusorydream.(ideal)Therightofthepolice,therightofthelitigantandthelawyershouldbe

byregulationsinthelimitoflaws.(restraint)

Father,keeptheminYourname,thenamewhichYouhavegivenMe,thattheymaybeoneevenasWeare.(holiness)Filltheblankswithrightform.Causationincludescauseinfactandlegalcauseor(

)causeintheAnglo-SaxonLaw.(proximity)MissMaryis

--youmusttakecarenottooffendher.(haste)Advancesinelectro-opticscontinuetotransformthewaywe

ourworld.(sensible)Ofthese,themostlikelyopportunitiesforfraudareat()anddestination.(originate)Hisreportwasattackedasagross

ofthetruth.(distort)Leninheadedthestruggleagainst

.(opportunity)Weshouldparticularlyencourage

self-criticismandreceiveitwarmly.(sincerity)Theyplayedtoo

.Ineversawthemsetupperfectly.Theyalwaysseemedtobesavingtheball,ratherthanspikingit.(loose)AbouttheauthorMansiBhatiagraduatedfromUniversityoflowainMay2004,specializedinwomen’shealthaspartofmaster’sdegreeinjournalism.Nowsheisaself-employededitorialconsultant,providingeditorialsupporttoMBAapplicantsaswellasjobseekersneedingprofessionalresumetips.SheisalsoafreelancewriteratMerionPublications,contributingfeaturestoriestoADVANCE,oneofMerionPublications’biweeklymagazinesfornurses.Herinterestsarewriting,traveling,keepingabreastofnewInternettechnologies,andwatercolorpainting.Herspecialtiesincludewritingfeatures,editing,mediarelations,internalandexternalcommunicationsandstrategiccommunications.SkimmingAccordingtotheauthor,loveis:afeelinghardtodescribeafeelingindescribableaoverwhelmingjoyajoycomingsuddenlyBIntheauthor’sopinion,herpreviousactsandthoughtswasOfsillinessandadventureOfgreatimportanceOfseriousnessOffancySkimmingA3.Whentheauthorstudiedinschool,ShewasurgenttohaveaboyfriendShegotrarechancetomeetmales.Thereweremanyopportunitiesforhertomeetyoungmales.Shedidn’tliketomeetboysinothercolleges.SkimmingB4.TheauthorgrewupbelievingLovewillcomenaturally.Loveisasuddenpassion.Loveshouldbenurturedcarefully.Loveisarelationshipneedingmore“gives”than“takes”.SkimmingA5.Whendidtheauthorhaveherfirsttruelove?Whenshehadacareer,along-termplanandasettledlife.Whenshewasingirls’school.WhenshemetherMr.Rightinaparty.Notmentioned.SkimmingA6.Theauthorbelievedloveneedstobenurtured,andPerfectlovedoesn’texist.Lovecomesfromfriendship.Loveisdifferentfrompassionandpleasuresoftheflesh.Traditionalloveisthebestlove.SkimmingCTheeraofourparentswasaoneof

,constrains,respect,admirationandaplentyofromance.Theyounghavedifficultyto

physicalattractionandmentalcompatibilities.Underthepressuresoflust,therearemore

()relationshipthaneverbefore.Ifyouhadsomanyfrivolousactstowardsit,youarenotabletoreceive

withyouopenarms.

SkimmingrestraintsdistinguishbetweendistortedtrueloveDifficultSentence1.Whatdoes“mattersoftheheart”mean?Giventhebusynatureofourlives,it’stobeappreciatedthatweevenfindthetimetoindulgeinmattersoftheheart.(Line13)Somethingspiritualandemotionallikelove.2.Paraphrasethissentence.Takingintoaccountthatweareallbusysatisfyingourmaterialneeds,weshouldfeelgratefulthatwestillhavethetimetoenjoythefeelingoflovingandbeingloved.DifficultSentenceHarmlesspuppylovesthatareasbriefassoapbubbles.(Line20)1.Whatarepuppyloves?Puppyloveshappentopeopletooyoungtounderstandtruelove.2.Whatarethesamecharacteristicsthatpuppylovesandsoapbubblesshareaccordingtothesentence?Theyarebothshortinexistenceandwon’tproducetoomuchinfluenceonpeoplenorwilltheydoharmtopeople.DifficultSentence…nothingcouldbemoreseriousanaffairforme.(Line22)Whatdoesthissentenceimply?Tome,aloveaffairwasthemostseriousthing.DifficultSentenceThosethreehoursofunhesitantattentionbyagroupofwell-groomedyounggentlemenprovidedwithenoughcontenttotalkandfeelexcitedaboutforthenextfourweeks.(Line28)1.Whatusuallywouldhappenatthesocial?Thoseneatlydressedboyswouldneverhesitatetopayattentiontothegirlsortoattractthegirls’attention.2. Whatusuallywouldhappentothegirlsafterthesocial?Theyalwaysfeltexcitedandwouldkeepontalking

aboutthe

socialexperienceforweeks.DifficultSentenceAndithastobedistinguishedfromtheintensebutshort-livedloveorthepleasuresoftheflesh.(Line45)1.What’sthedifferencebetweentrueloveandtheintensebutshort-livedloveorthepleasuresoftheflesh?Truelovedevelopsslowlybutlastslong,anditneedsmoresharing,caringandmutualunderstandingthantheintensebutshort-livedloveorthepleasuresoftheflesh.DifficultSentenceAnagewhenthedistancebetweenthesexessomehowmanagedtohelppreservetheholinessofloveandrelationships.(Line51)Whatcanweinferfromthissentence?Distancebetweensexesinsomewaycontributestotheholiness

ofloveandrelationshipsbetweenmenandwomen.DifficultSentenceWhatwehavebeenexposedtoviathemediahavefastpacedoursensibilitiessomuchthattakingthingsslowrequireseffortonourparts.(Line56)1. Whatistheinfluenceofmediaonusaccordingtotheauthor?Itmakesusmentallyandemotionallyrespondtolovemorequickly.DifficultSentenceThereismoreofclosenessandlessofintimacy.(Line71)1.Whatisthedifferencebetweenclosenessandintimacy?Closenessismeantinaphysicalsense,whileintimacyisinthespiritualsense.2.Whatdoesthissentenceimply?Peopleinlovecancontacteachothermoreeasily,buttheyaren’tasspirituallyclosetoeachotherasbefore.DifficultSentenceInshort,thereismoreofMEandlessofUS.(Line75)Whatdoesthissentencemean?Todayyoungpeoplehandleloveinamoreself-centeredway,onlyconcernedwiththeirownfeelingsandeveninterestsinanaffair,forgettingthatlovealsoneedssharingandgiving.DifficultSentenceWhatabouttryingtobeself-sufficientemotionallybeforelettingourselvesloose?(Line82)1.Whatcanweinferfromthissentence?Onlywhenwebecomeemotionallymaturecanwestartarelationshipandindulgeinlove.DifficultSentenceWhataboutchannelingourenergiesandemotionstowardbuildinglife-longbondsratherthanwastingthemonseasonalrelationships?(Line86)1.Whatdo“them”refertointhissentence?Ourenergiesandemotions.2.Whatdo“seasonalrelationships”mean?Literallytheexpressionmeansrelationshipsthatvaryfromseasontoseason.Hereitmeansshort-livedrelationshipsweareinvolvedinwithdifferentpeople.Itwasdifficultforthewritertohavecrushesontheoppositegenderwhenshewasyoung.Nowshe’sgrownup,andshefeelsregretfulforherpuppyloves.Accordingtothewriter,amaturerelationshipdemandsasmuchtakeasgive.Thewriterbelievethatlovehappenswhenitistimeforittohappen,andsoisherlove.Beforethewriterfellinlovewithherboyfriend,theydidn’tknoweachother..5.Shehadcountlesscrusheswhileinschool.Shenowlaughsaboutallthosesillyandadventurousthoughtsandacts.F()F()FT()Amaturerelationshipdemandsalotofgiveandnotsomuchoftake.F()Shebuiltloveonthefoundationoffriendship,sotheyhadbeenfriendsbeforeestablishingtheirrelationship.()DetailedReadingAccordingtothewriter,howcouldtheoldergenerationpreservetheholinessofloveandrelationships?Becausetheoldergenerationhavemoreconstraints,restraints,theykeepadistancefromeachotherandshowmorerespectforeachother.2.Whatnegativerolesdothemediaplayinformingtheyoungergeneration’sviewoflove?Themediahaveexposedtheyoungergenerationtothingsthathavefastpacedtheirsensibilitiessomuchthattakingthingsslowrequireseffort.3.Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftherelationshipschildreninschoolhavetoday?Shedoesn’tthinktheschoolkids’relationshipsreallyhavesomethingtodowithemotion,theyareactuallykindofemotionalbaggagetothem.DetailedReading4.Whatdoyoungpeopletodaytendtovalueinrelationships?Whatdoesthewriterthinktheyshouldvalue?Theytendtovaluephysicalbeauty,closeness,passionandacquiring.Thewriterthinksthattheyshouldvalueinnercharm,intimacyemotionandsharing.DetailedReading

PartsPara(s).MainIdeas121~23~7Loveishardtodefinebecauseitcanonlybefeltbutnotdescribed.Theauthordiscussesloveofdifferentdepthsfromherownexperiences.38~11Thetwogenerationshandleloveandrelationshipsdifferently.Theyoungergenerationtendstobemorehastyandselfishinbuildingrelationships.412~13Theauthoradvisesyoungpeopletolearntheessenceofloveandfindwaystodeveloprelationshipsintolifelongbonds.PartDivisionListeningComprehensionInthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ListeningComprehension1.A)Kisseachother.B)Say“Iloveyou.”C)Sendflowerstoeachother.D)Noneoftheabove.2.A)Sheignoredthewriter’squestion.B)Shewassilentforamoment.C)Sheansweredimmediately.D)Sheshowedherdiscontentment.1.D2.BListeningComprehensionA)Lovemakeslifeaslongandstrongasthread.B)Lifemakesloveinvisiblelikethreadinaquilt.C)Lovemakeslifeasstrongandwarmasaquiltsewedwiththread.D)Lifemakesloveasstrongasthreadusedtosewthequilt.4.A)Fatherpretendedtobeseriouslysickjustforwalkingwithmother.B)Withfather’seffort,heandmotherbecamethemostharmoniouscouple.C)Fathertriedtomakemeunderstandtruelovewithhisexperience.D)Thoughfatherwassick,hestillenjoyedwalkingwithmother.3.C4.D3.ListeningComprehension5.A5.A)Lovebetweenhisparentsmaybeinvisible,butitreallyexists.B)Weshouldexpressloveinamoreopenway.C)Flowers,giftsandsweetkissescanmakelifewarmerandstronger.D)Ifwedon’ttrustlove,itwillsoondisappear.ScriptIusedtodoubtwhetherthereislovebetweenmyparents.TheyneveractintheromanticwaysthatIreadinbooksorseeonTV,letalonesay“Iloveyou”orsendflowerstoeachother.OnedaywhenMomwassewingaquiltIaskedherthequestion,“IstherelovebetweenyouandDad?”Momraisedherheadwithsurpriseinhereyes.Butshedidn’tanswerimmediately,justbowedherheadandcontinuedtosewthequilt.WhenIwasinagreatembarrassment,Momsaidthefollowingwords:“Lookatthisthread.Thoughmostofitdisappearsinthequilt,thethreadreallymakesthequiltstronganddurable.Lovetolifeislikethreadtoquilt.Itcanhardlybeseen,butit’sreallythere.”Icouldn’tunderstandheruntilthenextspringwhenDadsuddenlygotseriouslysick.Momhelpedhimwalkslowlyonthecountryroadeveryday.Withmanybeautifulflowers,greengrassandtreesalongtheroadandthesungentlyglisteningthroughtheleaves,theylookedthemostharmoniouscouple.OnedaywhenIaskedDadhowhewasfeeling,hesaid,“IjustlikewalkingwithyourMom.”Readinghiseyes,Isawthedeeplove.OnceIthoughtlovemeantflowers,giftsandsweetkisses.ButfromthisexperienceIunderstandthatloveisinside,makinglifestrongandwarm.Script1.Whichofthefollowingdidthewriter’sparentsdotoshowtheirloveforeachother?2.Whatwasmother’sresponsewhensheheardthequestion?3.Howcanweunderstandthesimilethewriter’smotherusedwhentalkingaboutherunderstandingoflove?4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?5.Whatdidthewriterlearnfromthisexperience?themeaningofsimileandmetaphor1.Simile:Afigureofspeechinwhichtwoessentiallyunlikethingsarecompared,ofteninaphraseintroducedbylikeoras.Examples:Soareyoutomythoughtsasfoodtolife.—Shakespeare.Thesingersangassweetlyasanightingale.2.Metaphor:Afigureofspeechinwhichawordorphrasethatordinarilydesignatesonethingisusedtodesignateanother,thusmakinganimplicitcomparison.Examples:Whenyoubetrayher,shehasaheartofstone.Lifeisnotallbeerandskittles.themeaningofsimileandmetaphorFindsomeexamplesofsimileandmetaphorfromthetextandhowandwhythewriterusessuchrhetoricaldevices.Simile:Harmlesspuppylovesthatareasbriefassoapbubbles.“Soapbubbles”isusedtoemphasizethebriefperiodoftimethatpuppyloveslast.Metaphor:1.LovewasamagnificentbuildingIhadbuiltonthefoundationoffriendship.Ittooktimetoblossom.“Magnificentbuilding”isusedtoimplythatloveshouldbedevelopedinthesamewayaswebuildorconstructabuildingandthat,likeabuilding,loveshouldbebasedonsomething.“Toblossom”isalsoametaphor,whichimpliesthatlovecanbeasbeautifulasaflowerbutittakestimetohaveitdeveloporgrow.themeaningofsimileandmetaphorMetaphor:2.Ourparents’generationwasfedlavishlywithideals.Here“(be)fed(with)”isusedmetaphorically,meaningthatpeopleofherparents’generationweretaughttopursueloveandrelationshipsstrictlyaccordingtothe“ideals”ofthetime,theseidealsnourishingtheirmentalneedsmuchasfooddoesthebody.3.Iamsorrytolearnaboutthekindofemotionalbaggageschoolkidsarecarryinginwhatarepurelyunemotionalrelationships.“Baggage”isusedtoindicatetheheavyburdenthatschoolchildrenhavetoshoulderwhentheypursue“purelyunemotionalrelationships.”4.Whataboutgivingourselves,andothers,timeandspacetoforgerelationships?“Toforge”impliesthatrelationshipsarelikeironandrequireplentyoftemperingbeforetheybecomeassolidandstrongassteel.Thereismoreofclosenessandlessofintimacy.Thereismoreofpassionandlessofemotion.Thereismoreofacquiringandlessofsharing.Thereismoreofopportunismandlessofselflessness.Inshort,thereismoreofMEandlessofUS.Whataboutgiftingourobjectofaffection,ourtime,ourcompany,oursupport,ourfriendship?Whataboutsettingprioritiesinourlivesandfocusingoneachwithsincerity?Whatabouttryingtobeself-sufficientemotionallybeforelettingourselvesloose?Whataboutgivingourselves,andothers,timeandspacetoforgerelationships?Whataboutworkingtowardsmeaningful