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Unit 3 Marriage Across Nations
Unit 3 Marriage Across Nations
Pre-reading activities
Look and talk
1. Look at some photos .Can you recognize them?
2. Do you know something about their families?
3. What do you call such marriages?
2)In your eyes, what’s the most important element for a happy marriage?
1) What kind of person is your Mr. Right or Miss Right?
3) In your opinion, what will be the main barrier to marriages across nations?
Warming-up Questions
Open
Open
The language barrier; The cultural differences;The different patterns of seeing things; The different social values; The different dietary habits; The different principles of conduct; …
Standard from women①responsible②love each other③healthy④considerate
⑤he loves me more than I love him⑥house⑦handsome⑧humorous⑨share housework
Standard from men①love each other②gentle and considerate③healthy④between 20-30⑤no bad habit
⑥she loves me more than I love her⑦slim
⑧good cook and be able to do housework
The answer can be found in paragraph 1
1. 1. Who are the characters mentioned in the Who are the characters mentioned in the article? Find out brief information about article? Find out brief information about them.them.Gail“I”, MarkDeborahDavid
2. How did mark look on the time that he 2. How did mark look on the time that he and his girlfriend spent together?and his girlfriend spent together?
Reading Activities
--- the writer’s girlfriend, American Citizen---black, non-American Citizen--- Gail’s mother
------- Gail’s father
Reading Activities
3. Different attitude towards their marriage:
Deborah’s friends’ attitude
The reasons:They were shocked at Gail’s action and they talked a lot.
1) they had prejudice against blacks.2) They lived in a different world.
Deborah’s friends, Deborah and David
Reading ActivitiesDeborah’s attitude:
Reasons:
1) At first, she harbored reservation about a mixed marriage.2) When she met Mark, she changed her ideas and was supportive of their relationship.3) At last, when hearing their wedding plans, she counseledGail to be really sure she was doing the right thing.
1) Like her friends, she had prejudice against blacks.2) When she met Mark she found him a charming and Intelligent young guy, she was proud to have him for a son-in-law.3) At that time, she was going through a bitter and painful Divorce and she didn’t want her daughter to make the samemistake.
Reading ActivitiesDavid’s attitude:
The reasons:
He tried to persuade his daughter to change her mind.
1) He suspected that Mark married his daughter inorder to remain on the United States.2) Mixed couples had higher rates than couples of of the same race.3) The children would go through the hardships, for people could be cruel toward children frommixed marriages.
Marriage Across Nations
1) Gail and I imagined a quiet wedding. (Para. 1)Meaning: Gail and I planned to have a wedding without many people or without much activity.
imagine: vt. (here) plan to have, think about having… 忙碌了一年，我们打算今年夏天在家过个安静的假期。
We imagine a quiet holiday at home for this summer after a busy year.
2) to form a picture or an idea in mindimagine + v-ing很难想象在一个没有车的地方生活。
It is hard to imagine living in a place where there are no cars.
Para 1
Marriage Across Nations2) ups and downs
Meaning: a mix of good experiences and bad experiences人生充满了欢乐与痛苦。人生充满了欢乐与痛苦。Life is full of ups and downs.
3 ） But through it all we had honestly confronted the weaknesses and strengths of each other’s characters. (Para.1)through: prep. From the beginning to the end of…weaknesses and strengths:weak points and strong
pointsPractice:了解你自己的缺点和优点很重要。 It’s important to know your own weaknesses and strengths.
Meaning: But in experiencing all the ups and downs we had honestly faced and tried to deal with the weak sides and good sides of each other’s characters.
Character ①mental or moral qualities 品格，性格
He has a strong but gentle character. 他有坚强但温柔的性格。 Practice:这对双胞胎长得很像，但性格很不同。The twins look the same but have very different characters.
②qualities that make a thing different from others 特点
The whole character of the school has changed. 学校的面貌完全变了。
Marriage Across Nations
Translation原文翻译：
During our two years together we had experienced the usual
ups and downs of a couple learning to know, understand, and
respect each other.
在两年的相处中，我们的关系经历了起伏，这是一对情侣在学着互相了解、理解和尊重时常常出现的。
Gail and Mark were prepared to have a
quiet wedding as they believed that they
knew each other well.
Main Idea of Para 1Main Idea of Para 1
Para 2
1. racial a. 种族的
racial discrimination
种族歧视
2. enhance v.
strengthen, improve
enhance our health
enhance our relationship
Para 23) …and being open with each other.
honest and not wanting to hide any facts from other people
open ：
be open with
Let’s be open with each other. For example:
让我们彼此开诚布公吧。
作为朋友，我们要开诚布公，而不是作为朋友，我们要开诚布公，而不是相互猜疑。相互猜疑。TranslationTranslation::TranslationTranslation::
As friends, we should be open with each other rather
than feel doubtful about one another.
feel doubtful about→→
Para 24) be involved with sth : 热衷于，关注，专心于…
He was involved with working out a
plan.他专心致志地制订计划。
她过分热衷于打探他人的隐私，因而与人处不好关系。她过分热衷于打探他人的隐私，因而与人处不好关系。Practice:
She is too involved with others’ privacy to be on good terms with people.
Compare: be (get) involved inIf I were you, I wouldn’t get involved in their problems.
Tips: too…to be on good terms with
Gail sometimes wondered why I and other blacks were so involved with
the racial issue, and I was surprised that she seemed to forget the subtler
forms of racial hatred in American society.
盖尔有时不明白为何我和其他黑人如此关注种族问题，而我感到吃惊的是，她好像忘记了美国社会中种族仇恨种种微妙的表现形式。
Para 2
Translation
原文翻译：
Their racial and cultural differences enhanced their
relationship.
Main Idea of Para 2Main Idea of Para 2
Para 3
1.have no illusions about…: don’t have unrealistic ideas about… 对…不抱任何幻想I have no illusions about his ability.Practice:他仍对他们的爱情前景抱有幻想。他仍对他们的爱情前景抱有幻想。
He still has illusions about the prospects of their love.
2.what the future held for us as a married, mixed couple in America.
hold: Own, be able to contain or offer. For example:
He holds a half share in the company. 他在这个企业中拥有一半的股份。 人生中有许多意想不到的事情。
Life holds many surprises for us.
3.mixed couple: a couple of different races
3. mutual① felt or done by people toward each other 相互的
for example:mutual respectmutual understanding考虑到双方都有良好的愿望，他们很有可能达成和解。
Given mutual goodwill, it is possible for them to achieve a settlement.
② share by two or more people 共同的for example:mutual interests他们是通过一位共同的朋友认识的。They knew each other through a mutual friend.
Gail and Mark had no illusions about what the future held for
them as a mixed couple.
Main Idea of Para 3Main Idea of Para 3
We want to
avoid mistakes
(made by many
couples) of
marrying for the wrong reasons
finding out (ten, twenty or thirty years later)
that they are incompatible
that they hardly took time to know each other
that they overlooked personality conflictsin…
Sentence structure
Para 4
Para 41. compatible: adj.
① （ of people, ideas, etc. ） suitable, able to exist together 适合的 , 一致的
be compatible with
I’ve never seen two people who were more compatible.我从来没见过比他们更加般配的两个人。
② （ of equipment ） able to be used together 兼容的
The printer is compatible with my computer.这台打印机和我的电脑兼容。
Antonym ：incompatible:
水火不相容。Water is incompatible with fire.
Para 42)…they overlooked serious personality conflicts in the expectation that marriage was an automatic way to make everything work out right.
overlook: vt. ① not notice sth. or ignore 未注意到，忽视，忽略
You have overlooked several mistakes in this work. 你忽略了这项工作中的几个错误。 请不要忽略后进生。Don't overlook the slower students.
② pretend not to notice; forgive 原谅这一次我们不计较你的错误行为，但是切勿再犯了。 We’ll overlook your bad behavior this time, but don’t do it again.
③ have or give a view of (a place) from above 俯视，眺望I rented a room overlooking the sea.
☆in the expectation: in the hope of… 期待着，希望
☆ work out ① develop in a certain way, turn out; 发展 , 产生结果
Things will work out well if you will just be patient.如果你耐心点，事情就会有个圆满的结局。一切都按计划发展。Everything has worked out according to the plan.
② find by reasoning 解答，计算出 vt.Have you worked out the answer?你已经得出答案了吗？警察搞不懂窃贼是怎么进入那幢大楼的。The police couldn’t work out how the thieves had entered the building.
3. …were going through a bitter and painful divorce, …
go through: experienceWe went through difficulties while working on this project.
实施这个项目时，我们遇到了很多困难。
这个国家经历了太多的战争。 The country has gone through too many wars. 历尽千辛万苦 go through hardships
Learn to use:Learn to use:
4.a bitter and painful divorce:一场充满怨恨、令人痛苦的婚变
Para 4
5.destroy sb:
give a big strike to
sb.给某人很大打击
6. for a time:
for a short period
7. have a negative
effect on:
have a bad influence
on
6. for a time:
for a short period
7. have a negative
effect on:
have a bad influence
on
Gail and Mark also knew well to avoid the
mistake made by many couples who marry for
the wrong reasons.
Main Idea of Para 4Main Idea of Para 4
After-reading questions:1. Why are Gail’s parents, after thirty-five years of marriage, going through a bitter and painful divorce?
As many couples, they got married for the wrong reasons and found out many years later that they were incompatible. They didn’t take enough time to know each other.
Gail and Mark believe that they feel deeply about each other.
Gail and Mark had experienced ups and downs for two years. (Para. 1)
Their racial and cultural differences enhanced their relationship. (Para. 2)
Gail and Mark had no illusions about the future. (Para. 3)
Structure analysis of Paras. 1-4Structure analysis of Paras. 1-4
Gail and Mark also knew well to avoid the mistake. (Para. 4)
Decision: Marry
Para. 51.Her mother, Deborah, all along had been supportive of our relationship…
all along:all the time; from the beginning 我一直怀疑他在撒谎。I suspected all along that he was lying.
be supportive of:encouraging and helpfulMy boss is very supportive when I need help.
我去年被解雇时，她给了我极大的支持。She was so supportive of me when I was fired last year.
Learn to use:Learn to use:
2. Instead of congratulations upon hearing our news, Deborah counseled Gail to be really sureshe was doing the right thing.
congratulations:words that show pleasure about one’s good luck or success.
Congratulations on your marriage! 恭喜你们喜结良缘！
upon: immediately after, directly afterUpon hearing the news, she burst into tears.
Practice:他一毕业就找到了一份好工作。He got a good job upon graduation.
counsel: give sb. advice他劝他们放弃这个计划。He counseled them to give up the plan.她建议他们不要接受他的解释。
She counseled them not to accept his explanation.
counsel counselor 顾问
When Gail told her mother about the news of
their wedding plans she met with some
resistance.
Main Idea of Para 5Main Idea of Para 5
After-reading questions:
1. What was Gail’s mother’s reaction when Gail discussed their wedding plans with her family?
Her mother counseled Gail to be really sure she was
doing the right thing.
这所旧学校被买下来并随后改建成了私人住宅。
The old school was bought and subsequently
turned into a private house.
Para. 6
1. subsequently: after that, afterwards turn into
CompareCompare::
The bank refused to help the company; consequently, it
went out of business( 倒闭了 ). As a result, therefore
Gail asked her mother in her defense whether Mark’s color is the problem.
Para. 7
1. harbor reservations about…: have doubts about … 对…持保留意见
I harbor some reservations about what he said.
我不太相信他说的话。
2. prejudices you might even call them is apposition ( 同位语 ) of reservations about a mixed marriage. The two actually refer to the same thing.
Para. 7
the same person
同位语：对句子某一成分作进一步解释、说明，而在语法上和这一成分处于同等地位的句子成分。
I, the youngest son in the family, am often taken good care of. Mr. Green, our new English, is an American.He told me the news that he won the prize.
3. have nothing to do with:
have no connection withFor example:Ignore things that have nothing to do with the task at hand. 对与手头上的任务不相干的事情可以不予理会。他的所作所为与我无关。What he did had nothing to do with me.
para. 73. see … as…:
His father saw him as a man who could not make a living for himself.
他父亲把他看作是个连自己也养不活的人。
Many girls have normal body weight, but they see themselves as being fat.
许多女孩体重正常 , 但是她们自己认为胖了。
regard … as … consider … as … look … as … view… as…
make a living for oneself
5. With every indication that…: with all the signs that… 一切迹象都表明…
every: as much as possible, total, entire
Para. 7
Main Idea of Para. 7
Her mother argued that Mark’s color is not the
problem for her. Instead, she was worried
about Gail did not know Mark well enough.
Major writing techniques in Major writing techniques in
Para. 7: Para. 7:
Parallel Structure
Presentation of some ideas, opinions or arguments
Correction or rejection of ideas, opinions or arguments
Presentation of some different or even opposing ideas
Facts, or reasons, or examples to support the
ideas presented
The writer uses parallel structure to present one’s opinion, The writer uses parallel structure to present one’s opinion, which can be described in the following chart:which can be described in the following chart:
Parallel structureParallel structure
Para. 7 — How the mother presents her opinion
The mother’s original opinion:
To start with, I must admit that at first I harbored reservations about a mixed marriage, prejudices you might call them.
The mother corrects her original opinion:
But when I met Mark I found him a charming and intelligent young guy. Any mother would be proud to have him for a son-in-law. So, color has nothing to do with it.
The mother presents others’ opinion:
Yes, my friends talk. Some even express shock at what you’re doing.
Then the mother rejects that opinion, too:
But they live in a different world. So you see, Mark’s color is not the problem.
The mother presents her opinion: My biggest worry is that you may be marrying Mark for the same
wrong reasons that I married your father.
An example to support her points of view:
When we met I saw him as my beloved, intelligent, charming, and caring. It was all so new, all so exciting, and we both thought, on the surface at least, that ours was an ideal marriage with every indication that it would last forever. I realized only later that I didn’t know my beloved, your father, very well when we married.
Para. 8-91.at one’s worst showing the most unpleasant side of
someone.
2.confir
m:
If this is him at his best, I’m curious to see him at his worst.
prove that something is true
这证实了有必要采取更加严密的安全措施。This confirms that stronger safety measures are needed.
会议的日期还有待确认。The date of the meeting is still_____________________
stronger
to be confirmed.
Responses from Gail’s mother.
Their wedding plan met with resistance from Gail’s mother (Para. 5)
Gail’s defense (Para. 6)
Her mother was worried Gail didn’t know Mark well enough. (Para. 7)
Structure analysis of Paras. 5-9Structure analysis of Paras. 5-9
Gail is sure about their marriage. (Para. 8)
Her mother insisted that she should wait. (Para. 9)
Decision: Wait
Para 10
1. Gail’s father, David, whom I had not yet met
personally, approached our decision with a
father-knows-best attitude.
1. Gail’s father, David, whom I had not yet met
personally, approached our decision with a
father-knows-best attitude.
I had not yet met Gail’s father, David, face to face. He dealt with our decision in a way that seemed he was the most experienced in finding out the truth.
盖尔的父亲戴维——我还未见过他的面——以知女莫若父的态度来对付我们的决定。
begin to consider or deal with
We were shocked when we learned of his sudden death. 2. learn of: come to know or realize 听
说…
Para. 10
听到他突然去世的消息我们感到非常震惊。我是昨天才听说这次事故的。
I learned of the accident only yesterday.
3. suspect:v. think that something is probably trueHe seems poor, ______________________________n. 嫌疑犯The police caught two suspects for terrorist attack.
but I suspect that he has a lot of money.
可是我怀疑他很有钱。
3. hesitate v.
如果你需要什么东西，请尽管对我说。
Para. 13
In case you need something, please don’t hesitate to ask me.
Please don’t be hesitant to ask me. a.
In case
hesitation n.
她的父亲开始引用统计数据说明异族通婚的离婚率比同族结婚要高，而且还列举了接受过他咨询的、在婚姻上有麻烦的异族通婚夫妇的例子。
Para. 14
His father
proceeded to quote statistics gave examples of mixed couples
showing that mixed couples had higher divorce rates than couples of the same race
he had counseled
Who were having marital difficulties
1. resolve1. resolve
双方同意用和平的方式来解决纷争。双方同意用和平的方式来解决纷争。The two parties agreed to resolve conflict in a peaceful The two parties agreed to resolve conflict in a peaceful way.way.
1)solve a problem or difficulty1)solve a problem or difficulty
2)be determined to do something2)be determined to do something
她决定终身保守这个秘密。她决定终身保守这个秘密。She resolved that she would keep the secret all her life.She resolved that she would keep the secret all her life.
The company resolved not to purchase materials from The company resolved not to purchase materials from that country.that country.公司决定不向那个国家采购原料。公司决定不向那个国家采购原料。
Practice
Para. 15-21
3. never too…3. never too…to…to…
活到老，学到老。活到老，学到老。One is never too old to learn.One is never too old to learn.
亡羊补牢，未为晚也。亡羊补牢，未为晚也。It is never too late to mend.It is never too late to mend.
so…that+ 否定compare:
It is so late that you cannot enter.Please refer to the exercise on Page 61.
Father
suspicion of Mark’s motive — solve the problem of citizenship
quote statistics showing that mixed couple have a higher divorce rate
children problems—they may go through hardships
Decision: change her mind
In this passage, the writer tries to approach the same issue from different
perspectives, as shown in the following chart:
Issue Marriage across the nations (Mixed marriage)
Young lovers Mother Father
make active
attempts to
handle it
take a
cautious
attitude
take an
opposing
attitude
Young lovers
learn to know, understand and respect each other during the years together as a common couple, and become tolerant, open and able to compromise as a mixed couple (Para.1-2)
take a realistic view about their future life as a mixed couple (Para.3)
hope to marry for the right reasons, avoiding the same mistake made by many couples. (Para.4)
Decision – marry
Mother Father
advise Gail to be more careful
1. mixed marriage
2. Mark himself
3. example of
herself
suspicion of Mark’s motive — solve the problem of citizenship
quote statistics showing that mixed couple have a higher divorce rate
children problems—they may go through hardships
Decision: wait Decision: change her mind
English Equivalents of ChineseEnglish Equivalents of Chinese
1. 面对某人的弱点和长处 2. 增强我们的关系 3. 仇恨微妙的表现形式 4. 永不枯竭的力量源泉 5. 花时间去做 ······
6. 经历一场痛苦的婚变7. 一度 8. 造成负面影响 9. 处于萌芽状态的关系 10. 把消息告知家人
confront the weaknesses and strengths of sb.
enhance our relationship
subtle forms of hatred the continual source of strength take the time to do sth.
go through a painful divorce
for a time have a negative effect on a budding relationship
spread the news to one’s family
11. 建议某人做某事
12. 跟某事无关
13. 表面上
14. 以诚恳的态度对待某事
15. 获悉；听说
16. 在 ······ 方面有问题
17. 负责；处理
18. 明确表示
19. 接着做某事
20. 解决全部疑难问题
counsel sb. to do sth.
have nothing to do with sth.
on the surface
approach sth. with an honest attitude
learn of …
have problems with …
take care of …
make it very clear that …
proceed to do sth.
resolve all doubt
1. 对 ······( 不 ) 抱幻想
2. 热衷于某事
3. 以某种方式发展
4. 支持，赞成
5. 对 ······ 持保留意见
to have (no) illusions about …
to be involved with sth.
to work out
to be supportive of
to harbor reservations about …
