新视野大学英语第三册第九单元答案

UNIT9Herearetheseasonstobejolly

II.BasicListeningPractice

1.Script

W：Ofalltheholidayspeoplecelebrate,Christmas,Easter,Mother's

Day...whicharethemostimportanttoyou?

M：ChristmasandEaster,becausetheymarkeventsinJesusChrist'slife：his

birthandhisescapefromatombintoheaven.Theotherfestivals,Ithink,

weremainlycreatedtoincreasesales.

Q：Howmanyholidaysdoesthemanbelievetobeimportant?

C)Two

2.Script

M：IusedtolovegivingmymotherapresentonMother'sDay.Italwaysmade

hercry,thenshe'dhugmehardenoughtosqueezethebreathoutofme.

W：Mothersarereallynodifferentfromanyoneelse.Theylovetobeloved,

that'sall.

Q：Whatwasthemother'sresponsetoherson'sgift?

A)Shewasbesideher-selfwithjoy.

3.Script

M：Everycountryhasitsownuniqueholidays.Thereisoneexclusivetosome

BritishCommonwealthcountrieslikeEngland,AustraliaandCanada.That's

BoxingDay.

W：Iknow,andit'saperfectdateforaholiday,beingthedayafterChristmas

Day.Apparentlyitbeganwiththecustomofgivingthepoorboxesoffood；

thusaboxingday.

Q：WhatwastheoriginofBoxingDay?

B)Givingpoorpeoplefood

4.Script

M：IabsolutelyhateChristmasshopping.Icanneverfigureoutwhattobuy

foreveryone,soIrusharoundlikeanidiotatthelastminute,buyingjunk.

W：Thenmaybeyoushouldn'tbuyanygifts.Justtellpeople"Merry

Christmas!"instead.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?

D)Shedisagreeswiththeman.J

5.Script

M：WhenallthechildrencomehomeforChristmas,therewon'tbeenough

roomforeveryone...whatshallwedo?Maybesomewillhavetostayina

hotel.

W：Iwantthemallhere.We'llmakeitwork.Icanhardlywaittoseeeveryone；

itdoesn'tmatterifwe'reabitsquished.We'llbeliketurkeystuffing.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?

C)Shewon'tcareifthechildrenarecrowdedathome

III.ListeningIn

TasklExpensiveHolidays

Script

Grace：So,Mark,whatareyougoingtogetmeforChineseValentine's

Day-aholidayfortheCowherdandGirlWeavertomeet?

Mark：Sorry,I'veneverheardofit.Anyway,wealreadycelebratedValentine's

DayinFebruary.Igaveyouabunchofredroses.

Grace：Butthere'sanotherlover'sdayintheworld.Isn'titwonderfuliflovers

havemorethanonelover'sdayayear?

Mark：DoyoumeanIhavetogetyouapresentforteachlover'sday?

Grace：Well,youdbettergivemeapresentfromtimetotimeifyouwantto

winmyheart.

Mark：IgaveyouabeautifulcardonNewYear'sDay...andaChristmasgifta

coupleofdaysbeforethat.ThenIinvitedyoutoadinnerontheChineseNew

Year'sDay,thatis,theSpringFestival.

Grace：Thankyouforthat.NowadaystheChineseSpringFestivalisgetting

popularhere.Andit'sexciting.

Mark：ButfewpeoplehereknowanythingaboutaforeignLover'sDay.

Grace：Yousee,Ienjoycelebratingholidaysagainandagain.

Mark：Butit'shardonthewallet.I'llendupinthepoorhouseatthisrate.

Grace：Butit'sromantic!Anddon'tforgetit'sonlyanothermonthbeforemy

birthday.

Mark：Yourbirthdaywaslastmonth!Ialreadyboughtyouaring!

Grace：ThatwasmybirthdayontheWesterncalendar.Nextmonth,it'smy

birthdayonthelunarcalendar!

GraceaskswhatMarkisgoingtogetherfortheChineseValentine'sDay,but

MarkthinkshehasalreadygivenGraceabunchofrosesforWestern

Valentine'sDayinFebruary.Graceobjectsthatitiswonderfuliflovershave

morethanonelover'sdayayear.SheneedsMark'spresentsfromtimeto

timeifMarkwantstowinherheart.Markmentionsthathegavehera

beautifulcardonNewYear'sDay,aChristmasgiftacoupleofdaysbefore

that,andinvitedhertoadinnerontheChineseSpringFestival,Although

Gracelovescelebratingholidays,Markworriesthatit'shardonthewallet,

andhewillendupinthepoorhouseatthisrate.FinallyGracetellsMarknot

toforgetherbirthdayonthelunarcalendar,thoughshealreadyreceiveda

ringfromMarkforherbirthdayontheWesterncalendar.

Task2：AprilFool'sDay

Script

OnaflightfromtheWestCoasttotheEastCoast,theleadflightattendant

waseagertogetinearlyasherboyfriend,apilot,wasgoingtohaveashort

stopoveratthedestinationairport.Shemadeapointoftellingherfellow

crewmembersaboutthis.BecauseitwasApril1st,AprilFool'sDay,theday

peopleplaytricksononeanother,thecaptaindecidedtohavealittlefun.

Aboutanhourbeforelanding,hemadeanannouncementthatwentlikethis：

"LadiesandGentlemen,thisisthecaptainspeaking.Ihavealittlebitofbad

news.There'resomethunderstormsatourdestination,andthey'vecurrently

closedtheairport.Theyexpectittoreopeninaboutthirtyminutestoanhour.

Asonemightexpect,thiswillresultinlongdelays.Aswe'vecomealltheway

fromtheWestCoast,wedon'tevenhaveenoughfueltocircleuntilthe

airportreopens.Therefore,wearegoingtobedivertingtoCleveland,andwe

shouldbelandinginaboutthirtyminutes.We'lltakesomefuelthereandget

youbackonyourwaytoouroriginaldestination.I'mterriblysorryforthe

delay.However,we'11getyoutherejustassoonas

possible."Itwasatthismomentthatyoucouldhearsomeonerunningupto

thecockpit.Thecockpitdoorflewopen,andsureenoughitwasthelead

flightattendantmumblingsomethinglike,"Thiscan'tbehappening.What

shallIdo?"Asshewentonpainfully,thecaptainmadeanother

announcement："LadiesandGentlemen,happyAprilFool'sDay!'"

TFTFF

Task3：TheWilsons5Thanksgiving

Script

ThanksgivingisoneofAmerica'smostpopularholidays.Itisadayfor

expressingthanksforthegoodthingsinlife.Itisalsoadayforfamilyreunion.

Onthatdaymanypeopletravellongdistancestogettogetherwiththeir

families.FormanyAmericans,Thanksgivingisthetimewhenallmembersof

afamilygather.

ButnoteveryonecanspendThanksgivingwithhisorherfamily.Todaywe'll

introduceyoutoacouple,JoanandSandyWilson,whocouldnotaffordto

taketimeouttovisittheirparentsoneyear.Theyregrettednotbeingableto

celebrateThanksgivingwithalltheirfamilymembers.Butsoontheymet

otherpeoplewhoalsowereseparatedfromtheirfamilies.SotheWilsons

beganholdingayearlyThanksgivingdinnerforwhattheycalledtheir

"extendedfamily".Thisincludedpeopleintheircommunity.Alltheguests

broughtfoodtoshareforThanksgivingdinner.

Thegrouphasgrownovertheyears.Toaccommodatealltheguests,Mr.

andMrs.Wilsonnowhavetoaddsmalltablestotheirlargeoneinthebig

diningroom.Atfirst,manyoftheirfriendsbroughttheirbabiesandyoung

children.Nowsomeofthefirstguestsaregrandparents.

LikemanyotherAmericans,Mr.andMrs.Wilsonandtheirvisitorsenjoya

longdayofcooking,eatingandtalking.Thetraditionalmealusuallyincludes

aturkey.OthertraditionalThanksgivingfoodsserved"withturkeyaresweet

potatoes,cranberriesandpumpkinpies.

1.A2.D3.C4.B5.C

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1Eat,drinkandbemerryonChristmas.

Nora：Mymotherboughtanenormoustwenty-fivepoundturkeyfor

Christmasdinner.I'msoexcited!

Susan：WehavegeeseandhamforChristmasdinneronbothChristmasEve

andChristmasnight.

Nora：OurtraditionalChristmasdinnerisaturkey,sogiganticthatweeat

leftoversfordays.

Susan：Chrisswearshe'llrefuseahugedinnerandsticktoahealthymealof

tofuandsalad.

Nora：Noway.He'skidding!Waittillheseeswhathismothercooks：roast

turkeywithstuffing,gravy,mashedpotatoes,peasandplumpuddingfor

dessert!

Susan：WeheapupourpresentsunderthetreeandopenthemonChristmas

morning.

Nora：WeopenoneChristmasEve,moreChristmasmorning,andtherest

thenextday.

Susan：Wow!Yourfamilyprolongsthecelebrationforthreedays!

Nora：WestartbydecoratingthetreeonChristmasEve,puttingornaments,

lightsandartificialsnowflakesonit.

Susan：Doyouhangstockingsbythefireplaceandhaveastarontopofthe

tree?

Nora：Yes.Andwehaveanotheractivity.Wealso"givenotexpectingtoget".

Susan：That'sapeculiarexpression.Whatdoyoumeanbythat?

Nora：It'ssecretgiving.Wesneakuptothedoorofsomebodywewantto

giveagiftto,ringthedoorbell,andrun.

Susan：So,you'renotexpectinganything；

you'rejustbeinggenerous.Thafsa

kind-heartedgesture.

Nora：Isn'tthatwhatthetruespiritofChristmasissupposedtobe?

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A：IfyouwanttoknowaboutChristmas,Icantellyouthatit'sanoccasionfor

familyreunions.

Familymembershavedinnertogether.

B：That'salsotrueoftheChineseSpringFestival.

A：AmericansusuallyeatturkeyforChristmasdinner.Mymotherboughtan

enormoustwenty-fivepoundturkeyforit.Andourneighborshadgooseand

hamonbothChristmasEveandChristmasnight.

B：ChinesehaveahugedinnerontheSpringFestivalEve.Usuallyafishis

served,becauseitspronunciationinChinesemeans"surplus"or

"abundance".Wealsoeatalotofmeatandseafood.

A：Aturkeyisoftensogiganticthatweeatleftoversfordays.

B：AChinesedinnerisknownformanykindsoffood.Wesimplycan'teat

themallatonce.Sowealsoeatleftoversfordays.

A：Richfoodisn'tgoodforyourhealth.SomeAmericansrefuseahuge

dinnerandsticktoahealthymealofsalad.

B：ThesameistruehereinChina.Somepeopleprefertofuandvegetablesto

meat.

A：AnotherimportantpartofChristmasisthegifts.Weheapupourpresents

undertheChristmastreeorputtheminstockings.Childrenareexcitedabout

gifts.

B：InChinawegivechildrenmoneyinaredenvelope.

A：ToenjoyamerryChristmas,Westernersexchangegifts,sendChristmas

cards,singChristmascarolsandthrowparties.

B：TheChinesesetofffirecrackersandfireworkstoaddtothejubilant

atmosphere.Insomeplacestheyalsostagedragonandliondances.And

theyvisitrelativesduringthefestival.

A：BoththeSpringFestivalandChristmasarefascinating.

MODEL2ThePilgrims1spiritofThanksgivingliveson.

Script

Chris：WillNorabespendingThanksgivingwithusthisyear?

Susan：No,she'sgoinghometospendtheholidaywithhermotherand

brother.Shehasn'tseenherfamilyinoverayear.

Chris：Iknowhowshefeels.Thanksgivingissuchabigfamilyholidayinthe

States.

Susan：ItbeganasacelebrationbythePilgrims.Theywerehappyjustto

havesurvivedtheirfirstharshwinterinthenewlandin1621"

Chris：Butwasn'tthatharshwinterfollowedbyanabundantharvest?

Susan：Yeah,that'sgoodreasontocelebrate：theyhadbeatentheoddsand

werestillalive.Itwasatimetorelaxand"countyourblessings".

Chris：Youknow,mostculturesseemtohavesomesortofcelebrationlike

this-don'ttheChinesehaveafestivalofmooncakestocelebratethe

harvestmonth?

Susan：Yeah,theydo.Ibelievetheroundmooncakesalsosymbolizea

familyreunion.

Chris：Well,todayThanksgivingintheStateshasdevelopedintoamajor

holiday.

Susan：True,it'saveryemotionaltime.Familiesoftentravelgreatdistances

tobetogetherandshareahugedinner.Jamie'smotherwillhaveaturkey

andaham,corn-on-the-cob,yams,peasandcarrots,andtotopitalloff,

pumpkinpie.

Chris：Justthinkingaboutallthatfoodmakesmymouthwater,andIthinkI'm

goingtogaintenpoundsthisyear.

Susan：Butyouhavetherestoftheyeartolosethoseunwantedpounds.And

losingweightw川giveyousomethingtobethankfulfornextThanksgiving.

NowYourTurn

A：W川youbespendingtheThanksgivingholidaywithusthisyear?

B：No,I'mflyingbacktotheStatestospendtheholidaywithmymotherand

brother.Ihaven'tseenmyfamilyforoverayear.Yousee,Thanksgivingisa

bigfamilyholiday

A：InChinatheMid-AutumnFestivalisalsoaholidayforfamilyreunions.Do

youhappentoknowtheoriginofThanksgiving?

B：ItbeganasacelebrationbythePilgrims.Theywerehappyjusttohave

survivedtheirfirstharshwinterinthenewlandin1621.

A：I'mnotquitesureoftheoriginoftheMid-AutumnFestival,butitissaidto

havesomethingtodowithLadyChang'erwhoflewtothemoon.Onadayof

fullmoonherhusbandlongedforhertoreturntoearth.Sothismayhave

somethingtodowithfamilyreunions

B：Thanksgivingisalsoanoccasiontocelebratetheharvest.ThePilgrims'

firstharshwinterwasfollowedbyanabundantharvest.Thatwasgood

reasontocelebrate

A：Mostcultureshavesomesortofcelebrationoftheharvest.Infactthe

ChineseMid-AutumnFestivalisafestivaltocelebratetheharvestmonth,

sincefruits,vegetablesandgrainhavebeenharvestedbythistimeandfood

isabundant.

B：ToobserveThanksgiving,Americanseatturkey,ham,corn-on-the-cob,

yams,peasandcarrots,andtotopitalloff,pumpkinpie.

A：Oh,justthinkingaboutallthatfoodmakesmymouthwater.WeChinese

eatmooncakestomarktheoccasion.Theroundmooncakessymbolizea

familyreunion

B：ThanksgivingintheStateshasdevelopedintoamajorholiday

A：TheMid-AutumnFestivalisoneofthemostimportantfestivalsinChina,

too.It'ssometimesbelievedtobethesecondmostimportantholiday,next

onlytotheSpringFestival.

MODEL3Don'tletghostsfrightenyouonHalloween

Script

Susan：HeyKim!Areyouokay?Youseembadlyshaken.Wheredidyougo'?

Kim：Justtothecorner,butI'mfrightenedoutofmywits,scaredsilly,

terrified.

Susan：Whathappened?Yousaidyouwereonlygoingtothestorefora

coke.

Kim：Peopleinfunnycostumesandmaskseverywhere!Someintall,

pointedhats.

Susan：It'sOctober31st,Halloween,thedayfordressinglikewitchesand

ghosts.

Kim：Inthestorewindowisabigvegetablewithacarvedfaceandcandle

inside.

Susan：It'sapumpkin.AfaceandacandleburninginsidemakeitaJacko'

Lantern.

Kim：Acrowdofchildrenfollowedmeshouting,"Tickleyourfeet."Imagine!

Susan：No,theysaid,"TrickorTreat?"Theywerehopingyou'dgivethem

candy.

Kim：Welt,it'safunnykindofholiday.What'sitcalled?Halloween?

Susan：Yeah,it'soneoftheoldestholidaysintheWest.Todayit'smostlyfor

children.

Kim：Imyselfwouldneverdresslikeaghostandshout,"Tickleyourfeet."

NowYourTurn

SAMPLEDIALOG

A：Areyouokay?Youlookterrible!Wheredidyougo?

B：Justtothecomer,butI'mfrightenedoutofmywits.

A：What'sup?Yousaidyouwereonlygoingtothestoreforacoke.

B：Alloverpeopleworestrangeclothesandmasks,withsomeintall,pointed

hats.1wasscareds川ywhenaguywithabloodymaskjumpedoutfroma

streetcomerallofasudden.

A：Ah,it'sOctober31st,Halloween,thedayfordressinglikewitchesand

ghosts.

B：Iwasterrifiedwhenkidsgaveouthorriblecrieslikeghosts.

A：Don'tworry.Theymeantnoharm.Theydidthatjustforfun.

B：Agroupofchildrencameovertomeshouting,"Trickortreat?"

A：Theywerehopingyou'dtreatthemwithcandy.

B：Well,Ididn'tknowthat,soIsimplyignoredthem.

A：Thenthey'dplayatrickonyou,Iguess.

B：Exactly,theythreweggsatmycarwindow.It'safunnykindofholiday.

What'sitcalled?Halloween?

A：Yes,it'soneoftheoldestholidaysintheWest.Todayit'smainlyforkids.

B：Imyselfwillneverdresslikeaghostandshout,"Trickortreat?"

V.Let'sTalk

Script

Youngmenandwomen,tomorrowwillbeMother'sDay.Someofyouarestill

wonderingwhattodoforyourmom.Here'smyadvice.

Lookoutforanythingthatsheplanstobuy,andbuyitifyoucanaffordit.For

example,acasualdressorformalofficewear.Or,itmaybeauniquehair

clip.Findoutifsheisplanningtogetanewmicrowaveoranewsteamiron,

andbuyitforherifyoucanaffordit.Butdon'tforgettoaddapersonaltouch,

andbuyperfumeorabouquetofflowersasanadd-ontothemostpractical

gifts.

Youcangetsomeideasbyconsideringwhatherlikesanddislikesare.Ifshe

likescats,howaboutgivingherapetorsomethingthathasapictureofacat

onit?Butmakesureshedoesn'tfindoutthatyou'regettingherapresent.

Lethergiftbeapleasantsurprise.

Definitelyspendsometimewithher,especiallyifyouarenotlivingwithher.

Makeherfeelspecial.Forexample,youcancookaspecialdishfortheday.

Youcanalsothrowalittlepartyandinvitethosewhoareclosetoher.

Andofcourse,ifsheenjoysoutings,takealittletripwithher.Andifpossible

withyourentirefamily.She'llloveitforsure.Afterall,sheistheonewho

takescareofallofyou.AspecialtriptothecountrysideGouldshowherhow

muchyoucareforher.Ifsheishappy,I'msureyou'llfeelhappy,too.

WhattoDetailsorExamples

Dofor

Mom

LookoutforForexample,acasualdressoraformalofficewear.Or.

anythingthatsheitmaybeahairclipwithatouchofdifference.Checkout

planstobuy.ifsheisplanningtogetanewmicrowaveoranewsteam

iron.

TrytobeguidedIfshelikescats,howaboutgivingherapetorsomething

byherlikesandthathasapictureofacatonit?

dislikes

SpendsometimeYoucancookaspecialdishfortheday.Youcanalso

withherthrowalittlepartyandinvitethosewhoareclosetoher.

IfshelikesAspecialtriptothecountrysidecouldshowherhow

outings,takeamuchyouforher.

tripwithher.

DiscussionSAMPLE

A：It'sreportedinanewspaperarticlethatfarmorerosesaresoldon

Valentine'sDaythanflowersonMother'sDay.

B：Ineverrealizedit,butwhenweconsideritcarefully,thereseemstobea

problem.

A：It'snaturalforpeopletopaymoreattentiontothepresentandfuturethan

tothepast.Sopeoplemaythinkmoreabouttheirspousesandchildrenthan

abouttheirparents.

B：Butweshouldneverforgetthatourparents,especiallyourmothers,took

careofusandbroughtusup.

A：True.NowthatMother'sDayiscoming,we'dbetterdosomethingforour

morns.I'llgiveMornabouquetofcarnationsonthatmorning.

B：I'lllookoutforanythingsheplanstobuyandbuyitasapleasantsurprise

forher.

A：Butit'smoreimportanttospendtimewithher.I'mconsideringtaking

Momtoseeanewmovie.I'msureshe'llenjoyit.

B：Butyoucan'ttalkalotwithyourmominthemovietheater.Whynottake

hertoarestaurantforagooddinner.Thereyoucantalkalot.

A：ButIprefertocookamealforherbymyself.Shewillbegladaboutthat.

B：Perhapsit'salsoagoodideatotakehertoapark.That'smoreromantic.

A：Mymomlikestobewithpeople.I'llthrowapartyforherandinvitelJthose

whoareclosetoher.

B：Goodidea.Youcantakephotosofher.Yousee,inafewyearsshe'llget

olderandwon'tlookthesameanymore.

A：Igotapart-timejobduringthewintervacation.I'llgiveMornsomemoney.

Shedoesn'treallyneedit,butitshowsmyloveforherandcansurelygiveher

asenseofsecurity.

B：I'llcheermyMomupwithmyacademicachievements.

A：Well,don'tforgetFather'sDay.

B：Ofcoursenot.

VI.FurtherListeningandSpeaking

Listening

Taskl:CelebrationsontheNewYear'sEve

Script

OnDecember31st,AmericanswelcometheNewYearinvariousways.

SomepeopleliketoseetheNewYearinwhiletravelingbyboat.Forexample,

peopleinChicago,Illinois,canchoosefromseveralspecialholidaytripson

LakeMichigan.Thesecruisesincludedinneranddancingtomusic

performedbyaband.InSanDiego,California,acompanyoffersNewYear's

EvepartiesonthePacificOcean.Itcostsmorethan100dollarsforeach

person.

OtherAmericanshavepartiesathomeandinvitealltheirfriends.Manyof

theseeventsarenoisy.Peopleshoutandsing.Theyoftenblowonsmall

noisemakerswhentheNewYeararrivesatmidnight.Theykisstheirhusband

orwifeorthepersontheyarewith.Theydancetomusic.OtherAmericans

spendaquieteveningathome.Theydrinkchampagneatmidnightto

welcometheNewYear.

SomepeopledrinktoomuchalcoholatNewYear'sEvecelebrations.This

canleadtotragicresultsifapersonthendrivesacar.TheNationalSafety

Councilsayshundredsofpeopledieinroadaccident-duringtheholiday.

OtherAmericansobservethecomingoftheNewYearateventswithout

alcoholmorethan220AmericancitiesholdtheseFirstNightcelebrations.

ArtistsinBoston,Massachusetts,startedthetraditionofFirstNight

celebrationsin1976.TheywantedtoobservethecomingofaNewYear.But

theydidnotwanttoholdnoisydrinkingparties.Sotheyorganizedmusic,art

andothereventstoobservetheholiday.PeopleinBostoncanchoose

among250performancesandexhibitsaroundthecity.Peoplecanlookat

hugestatuesmadeofice.FamiliescanalsowatchfireworksEarlyinthe

evening.

1.C2,B3.D4.A5.C

Task2：Mother'sDay

Script

IntheU.S.,Mother'sDayisaholidaycelebratedonthesecondSundayin

May.Itisadaywhenchildrenhonortheirmotherswithcards,gifts,and

flowers.ItwasfirstobservedinPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,in1907.

Longbeforethat,thereweredayshonoringmotherseveninancientGreece.

Inthosedays,however,itwasRhea,themotherofthegodswhowasgiven

honor.

Later,inthe1600s,inEnglandtherewasanannualobservancecalled

"MotheringSunday".ItwascelebratedduringJune,onthefourthSunday.On

MotheringSunday,theservants,whogenerallylivedwiththeiremployers,

wereencouragedtoreturnhomeandhonortheirmothers.Itwastraditional

forthemtobringaspecialcakealongtocelebratetheoccasion.

IntheU.S.,in1907,AnaJarvis,from

Philadelphia,beganacampaignto

establishanationalMother'sDay.Jarvis

persuadedhermother'schurchinGrafton,WestVirginia,tocelebrate

Mother'sDayonthesecondanniversaryofhermother'sdeath,whichwas

thesecondSundayinMay.ThenextyearMother'sDaywasagaincelebrated

inPhiladelphia.Jarvisandothersbeganaletter-writingcampaignto

ministers,businessmen,andpoliticiansintheirquesttoestablishanational

MothersDay.Theyweresuccessful.In1914,theAmericanPresident

presidentproclaimedMothersDayanationalobservancethatwastobeheld

eachyearonthesecondSundayofMay.

Task3：St.Valentine'sStory

Script

Letmeintroducemyself.MynameisValentine.IlivedinRomeduringthe

thirdcentury.Atthattime,RomewasruledbyanemperornamedClaudius.

Hewantedtohaveabigarmy,andheexpectedmentovolunteertojoin.

Seeingmanymendidnotwanttoleavetheirwivesandfamilies,Claudius

hadacrazyidea.Hethoughtthatifmenwerenotmarried,theywo