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Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,'
Isaid.'
Justthetwoofus.'
Iwouldlikethatalot,'
shesaid.
WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.'
ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan'
twaittohearaboutourevening,'
Mothersaid.
Questions:
1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?
2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker'
smother?
3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?
Text2
DatingwithMyMother(PartTwo)
Wedidn'
tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus.
Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,'
Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,'
Isaid.
Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother'
slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.
I'
llgooutwithyouagain,'
mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,'
butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.'
Iagreed.
Howwasyourdate?
mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.
Nice...nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,'
Isaid.
MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.ItellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowtheywentthroughthedifficulttimes.Ican'
tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.
Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage.
1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?
2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?
PartC
Conversation1:
W:
Youknow,manyAmericanparentsarenowwonderingwhytheycan'
tkeeptheirteenagechildrenfromdrinking.
M:
I'
mawareofthat.Tomymind,it'
sthepermissiveattitudeoftheparentsthatistoblame.
Q:
Whatcanyoulearnfromtheman'
sresponse?
Conversation2:
Don'
tyouthinkit'
sgoodtogiveourchildrenamonthlyallowance?
Ithinkso.Itcanteachthemthevalueofmoney.Withamonthlyallowancetheycanlearntobudgettheirexpenseswisely.
Whataretheytalkingabout?
Conversation3:
M:
Mom,I'
vegotapart-timejobatasupermarket.ThreehoursadayweekdaysandalldaySaturday.
Congratulations,Tom.Butareyousureyoucanhandleit?
Whataboutyourhomeworkandyourpianolessons?
HowdoesthemotherfeelaboutTom'
spart-timejobatthesupermarket?
Conversation4:
Hey,Mary.Youlooksoupset.Whathappened?
Myfatherhadanaccidenttheotherday.Heisnowinhospitalandwillhaveanoperationtomorrow.Yousee,hisheartisratherweak.Ireallydon'
tknowwhetherhecansurviveit.
What'
sthewomanworriedabout?
Conversation5:
W:
Mother'
sDayiscomingsoon.Couldyoutellmewhatsonsanddaughtersdoinyourcountryonthatday?
Well,theysendtheirmothersflowersandcardstocelebratetheoccasion.Besides,itisacommonpracticeforthemtowearpinkcarnationsonthatday.
WhichofthefollowingistrueofthecustomsofMother'
sDayintheman'
scountry?
重点单词及词组
relationship关系encouraging奖励的
widow寡妇demandsof要求
curled卷曲的suspicious可疑的
driveway车道gotaroundto抽出时间(做某事)
Wondering显出惊奇teenage年青的
beawareof知道attitude态度
permissive许可的toone’smind根据某人的意见
allowance津贴,零用钱budget预算
handle处理,操作survive幸存
occasion时机,机会carnation康乃馨
Unit3
AMarriageAgreement(PartOne)
(TomandLindahavesignedamarriageagreement.Bothagreenottobreaktherulesoutlinedintheagreement.John,areporter,istalkingtothemabouttheagreement.)
John:
Tom,Linda,firstI'
dliketoaskyouwhyyoudecidedtowritethisunusualagreement.
Tom:
Wefoundthatmanyproblemsarecausedwhenapersonhasdifferentexpectationsfromhisorherspouse.Wewantedtotalkabouteverythingopenlyandhonestlybeforewestartedlivingtogether.
Linda:
Alsowebothknowhowimportantitistorespecteachother'
spetpeeves.Like,Icangetveryannoyedifothersleavestuff--clothing,papers,everything!
--lyingaroundonthefloor.Itreallybuggedme,soweputthatintheagreement.
John:
ThisismentionedinArticle1:
CleaningUp,isn'
tit?
Itsays,"
Nothingwillbeleftonthefloorovernight.Everythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed."
Tom:
ThenI'
llknowclearlywhatLinda'
sexpectationsare.
Isee.WhataboutArticle2:
Sleeping?
Wewillgotobedat11p.m.andgetupat6:
30a.m.exceptonweekends."
msuresomepeoplehearingthiswillthinkthatthisagreementisn'
tveryromantic.
Well,wedisagree.Wethinkit'
sveryromantic.Thisagreementshowsthatwesatdownandtalked,andreallytriedtounderstandtheotherperson.Alotofproblemsoccurinamarriagewhenpeopledon'
ttalkaboutwhattheywant.
That'
sright.Whenwedisagreedaboutsomething,weworkedoutasolutionthatwasgoodforbothofus.IwouldmuchratherhaveTomreallylistentomeandunderstandmyneedsthangivemeabunchofflowersoraboxofcandy.
1.WhichstatementbestsummarizesthemarriageagreementbetweenTomandLinda?
2.AccordingtoTom,whatwillgiverisetoproblemsinamarriage?
3.WhatcanbeinferredaboutLindafromtheconversation?
AMarriageAgreement(PartTwo)
Linda,doyouspendalotoftimecheckingtoseeiftheotherpersonisfollowingtherules?
Arguing?
Linda:
No,notatall.
Alotofcouplesarguebecausetheydon'
tunderstandeachother'
sexpectations.Ithinkwespendlesstimearguingthanmostcouplesbecausewebothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.
Whathappensifoneofyoubreaksarule?
Well,that'
sinArticle13ofouragreement.
Isit?
Ohyes,Article13:
BreakingRules."
Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingnicefortheotherpersontomakeitup."
Yeah,likelasttimeTombroketheruleofdriving.
stherule?
Theruleiswemustaskfordirectionsifwearedrivingandgetlostformorethanfiveminutes.
Whathappened?
Weweredrivingtoafriend'
swedding,andwegotlost.Lindawantedtostopatagasstationtoaskfordirections,butIthoughtIcouldfigureitout.
Thenwedrovefortymilesinthewrongdirectionandendedupbeinglateforthewedding.
SoItookherouttodinner.IknewwhatIshoulddotoapologize.
sveryimportant,Ithink,knowinghowtoapologize.Bytheway,doyouplantoupdateyouragreementatall?
Whatifthingschangeinyourlifeandaruledoesn'
tworkanymore?
We'
vethoughtaboutthattoo.Article14statesthatwemustreviewthisagreementonceayearandmakenecessarychanges.
Well,itwasreallynicetalkingtoyouboth.Thankyouverymuchforyourtime.
Tom&
Thankyou.
Statements:
1.TomandLindaneverarguebecausetheybothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.
2.OnceTombrokeArticle14andapologizedtoLindabytakingherouttodinner.
3.Ifsomeoftherulesinthemarriageagreementbecomeoutdated,changeswillbemadetoupdatethem.
4.ItseemsthatbothTomandLindaaresatisfiedwiththeirmarriageagreement.
APerfectMatch
Areyoulookingforagoodrelationshipwithsomeonespecial?
Whattypeofpersonisthebestpersonforyou?
IsitthepersonwiththehighestIQ?
Isitthemostbeautifulormosthandsomeperson?
Howabouttherichestpersonorthemostambitious?
Isyouridealpartnerthemosttraditionalorthemostmodernperson?
Isheorshethepersonmostlikeyou,ormostunlikeyou?
Theanswer,psychologistssay,isnoneoftheabove.Why?
Becausetheyareallextremes.Inanumberofresearchstudies,psychologistsaskedcouplesthesequestions.Theanswerswereclear.Mostpeoplearehappywithmoderation--withpartnerswhoarenotthemostorthebest(ortheleastortheworst).Peoplearemorecomfortablewithpartnerswhoarenotsospecial.
Theresearchshowedseveralotherimportantthings.Inaloverelationship,twothingscancausetrouble.First,troublehappenswhenbothpeoplegetangryquickly.Thisisnotsurprising.Second,troublehappenswhen