21世纪大学英语读写教程第一册第5单元内容解读

21世纪大学英语读写教程第一册第5单元内容解读导语：相信大家都有过妥协这样的无奈之举，下面是一篇题为妥协的语言的英语课文，欢送大家来阅读。LeslieDunkling"Letmegiveyouonepieceofadvice,"IsaidtoTedandMaryjustbeforetheygotmarriedafewyearsago."Ifyouwanttostayhappilymarried,alwaysbepreparedtopromise.Whenyouhavedifferentopinionsaboutsomething,youeachgivewayalittle.Youtakethemiddlecourse.Thatispromise."AndI'mgladtosaythattheyoungcoupleseemedtotakethatadvice.Irememberwhentheytooktheirfirstholidaytogether.Tedwantedtodosomethingenergetic,becausehedidn'tusuallygetmuchexerciseduringtheyear.Mary'sjobmeantthatshewasonherfeetmostofthetime.Allshewantedtodowaslieinthesun.Tedhatedtheideaoflyingonabeach;Maryhatedtheideaofbeingtooactive.Theypromised,andtooktheirholidayinmid-summer,highintheAlps.Marywasabletolieinthesunbythehotelswimmingpool,whileTedwentoffforlongwalksinthemountainswithagroupofhikers.Intheeveningtheymetatthehotel,bothcontentwiththeirday,happytoeataleisurelymealtogetheranddancealittleafterwards.Theypromisedovereverythingandtheywereveryhappy.

Topletetheirhappiness,theyhadababywhentheyhadbeenmarriedforthreeyears—ason.Butthat,strangely,waswhentheproblemarose.Theyhadtonametheirson,ofcourse,andeachhadanameinmind;notthesamename,unfortunately.Itseemedthatasituationhadarisenwherepromisewasimpossible.TedwantedtocalltheirsonRobert,MarywantedtocallhimLawrence.Howcanyoupromisewithnameslikethat?No,thistimeoneofthemwouldhavetogiveway,itseemed.Therewouldhavetobeawinner,andaloser.Thatwashowtheysawthings,atleast.MarytoldmeallaboutitwhenIcalledatthehospitaltwodaysafterthebaby'sbirth."TedwantstocallhimRobert,"Marysaid,"becausethere'satraditioninhisfamily.TheeldestsonisalwaysRobertorEdward.HisfatherwasRobert,hisgrandfatherEdward,hisgreat-grandfatherRobert,andsoon.""Thatseemsreasonable,"Isaid."Idon'twantmysontobenamedaftersomeoneinthefamily,"Marysaid."He'sauniqueindividual,andIwanthimtohaveanamethatnooneelseinthefamilyhashad.IwanttocallmysonLawrence.""Thatseemsreasonable,too,"Isaid."Everyone'sbeengivingmeadvice,"Marysaid.Thenshetoldmewhohadgivenheradvice,andwhatadviceshehadbeengiven,(butnotinthesameorder).Ihadtoguesswho

gavewhatadvice.Maybeyou'dliketotrytodothataswell?Thesewerethepeople:1)UncleFred,whowasapainter,andlikedvividcolours.2)AuntSybil,whospenteveryspareminuteinhergarden.3)CousinJohn,whospentfartoomuchofhistimeathorseracesandsimplycouldn'tresistagamble.4)Mary'sfriend,Sue,whowasveryactiveintheWomen'sLiberationMovement.5)Ted'sbrotherDavid,anactorwithahighopinionofhimself.6)Mary'sfather,amusicprofessor.7)Mary'smother,wholovedShakespeare.8)Mary'sfriend,Catherine,knowntoberathersnobbish.Here,inadifferentorder,istheadvicetheygaveMary:a)"Spinacoin,anddecidethatway."b)"David'sratheranicename.Thatwouldbeagoodpromise."c)"Tellyourhusbandthatyouhadthechildsoyouhavetherighttochoosehisname."d)"I'vealwayslikedthenamesJohannSebastian."

e)"CallhimWilliam.He'llbeasweetWilliam.Whatapityyoudidn'thaveagirl.Therearesuchlovelynamesforgirls—Heather,Rosemary,Lily,Fern,Daisy."f)"He'sgotblondhair.YoucouldcallhimBoyd—whichmeansyellow."g)"Charlesisratherarefinedname,don'tyouthink?NotRobert,though,orLawrence.Tooordinary,mydear."h)"Hamletwouldmakeanunusual,butattractivename."Well,Isoonsortedoutwhosuggestedwhat,thenIgavemyownadvice,"Compromise!""How?"saidMary."Inthesamewayasmyparents,"Isaid."MyfatherfeltthatIshouldbenamedafterhisfather,andmymotherfeltthesamewayaboutnamingmeafterherfather.So,I'mnamedafterbothofthem.""Youmean,theywerebothcalledSamuel?"saidMary."No.OnewasGeorge,theotherwasAlbert.Samuelisthepromise.I'mnamedGeorgeAlbertSamuel,butcalledSamuel."AndsoitwasthatmynephewwasnamedRobertWilliamLawrence,butiscalledLawrence.*energetica.fullofenergy精力旺盛的，充满活力的hiker

n.apersonwhotravelsaboutthecountry,esp.onfoot徒步旅行者contenta.(with)satisfiedwithwhatonehas;notwantingmore满意的;满足的leisurelya.relaxed;withouthurrying沉着的;不慌不忙的arise(arose,arisen)vi.happen;appear出现;呈现traditionn.acustomorbeliefthatthepeopleinaparticulargrouporsocietyhavepracticedorheldforalongtime传统uniquea.consideredunusual;beingtheonlyoneofitstype独特的，独一无二的individualn.aperson个人;个体a.single;separate个人的;个别的;单独的paintern.apersonwhopaintspictures画家*gamblen.ariskyactionordecisionthatonetakesinthehopeofgainingmoney,suess,etc.赌博v.playcardsorothergamesformoney赌博;打赌

snobbisha.势利的spin(spun)vt.turnroundandroundfast使旋转blonda.1.(ofhair)light-coloured(头发)金黄色的;2.(人)白肤金发碧眼的refineda.(ofaperson,hisbehaviour,etc.)havingorshowingeducation,gentlenessofmanners文雅的，优美的nephewn.thesonofone'sbrotherorsister侄，甥PhrasesandExpressionsgivewayyield让步，屈服takethemiddlecoursetakeacourseofactionwhichisapromisebetweentwoextremes采取折中方法beonone'sfeetbestandingorwalking站立着gooffleave;setoff离开;出发have...inmind想到，考虑到;记得callat

makeashortvisitat短访，访问nameaftergivesb.thesamenameas以…的名字(为…)取名withahigh/low/good/badopinionofthinkingwell/badlyof对…评价高/低(好/不好)sortoutseparatefromalargegroup;putingoodorder;setstraight,makeclear拣出;;弄清楚LeslieDun