新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第三版第二冊(cè)課文語(yǔ)法講解_Unit4

1、新視野三版 讀寫 B2 U4 Text ACollege sweethearts1 I smile at my two lovely daughters and they seem so much more mature than we, their parents, when we were col ege sweethearts. Linda, who's 21, had a boyfriend in her freshman year she thought she would marry, but they're not together anymore. Meliss

2、a, who's 19, hasn't had a steady boyfriend yet. My daughters wonder when they wil meet "The One", their great love. They think their father and I had a classic fairy-tale romance heading for marriage from the outset. Perhaps, they're right but it didn't seem so at the time.

3、 In a way, love just happens when you least expect it. Who would have thought that Butch and I would end up getting married to each other? He became my boyfriend because of my shal ow agenda: I wanted a cute boyfriend!2 We met through my col ege roommate at the university cafeteria. That fateful nig

4、ht, I was merely curious, but for him I think it was love at first sight. "You have beautiful eyes", he said as he gazed at my face. He kept staring at me al night long. I real y wasn't that interested for two reasons. First, he looked like he was a real y wild boy, maybe even dangerou

5、s. Second, although he was very cute, he seemed a little weird.3 Riding on his bicycle, he'd ride past my dorm as if "by accident" and pretend to be surprised to see me. I liked the attention but was cautious about his wild, dynamic personality. He had a charming way with words which w

6、ould charm any girl. Fear came over me when I started to fal in love. His exciting "bad boy image" was just too tempting to resist. What was it that attracted me? I always had an excel ent reputation. My concentration was solely on my studies to get superior grades. But for what? Col ege i

7、s supposed to be a time of great learning and also some fun. I had nearly achieved a great education, and graduation was just one semester away. But I hadn't had any fun; my life was stale with no component of fun! I needed a boyfriend.Not just any boyfriend.He had to be cute. My goal that semes

8、ter became: Be ambitious and grab the cutest boyfriend I can find.4 I worried what he'd think of me. True, we lived in a time when a dramatic shift in sexual attitudes was taking place, but I was a traditional girl who wasn't ready for the new ways that seemed common on campus. Butch looked

9、superb! I was not immune to his personality, but I was scared. The night when he announced to the world that I was his girlfriend, I went along with him. And then I suddenly thought: "Oh my gosh! Am I his girlfriend? How did that happen?" Then he whispered sweet words in my ear and said, &

10、quot;I'm going to marry you one day and I wil be a lawyer. You wil see."5 I was laughing inside and said to myself, "I'd never marry this guy. He's a rebel without a good future. He's my boyfriend because I hate my boring student life. I just want to have fun."* 6Sure

11、enough, the fol owing month, I found out he had failed al his courses. Consequently, he was going to be expel ed from the university. To my disgust, he seemed resigned to his fate. I knew there was hope, so I led him to the col ege secretary for reconsideration.*7 "You are going to graduate wit

12、h a BA in political science from UPenn and proceed to the Col ege of Law," I told him, lodging an appeal on his behalf, which was approved. Butch was granted reconsideration. And, once we became steadies, he coordinated his studies and social life, passing al of his classes. He eventual y studi

13、ed law.8 Despite Butch's somewhat wild character, at his core, he is always a perfect gentleman and deserves a lot of credit for that.True, he'd sometimes take the liberty of displaying his love by planting a kiss on my lips right in front of my astonished friends who watched and disapproved

14、. But the truth is we had a pure and responsible relationship for seven ful years. Sitting by the palm trees, hand in hand, we would listen to romantic songs, watch the sunset, and weave dreams of being together with children of our own, forever.9 Two years passed in a blur. One day, Butch took me b

15、y surprise as he knelt down and proposed marriage holding a dozen red roses! Fil ed with deep emotion, I confessed my love for him, "How roooomaaaantic!" Then my brain woke up from fantasy land. I cried out, "Good heavens. No! We're too young to tie the knot. We haven't even g

16、raduated from col ege yet!" I real y loved him but was pessimistic about our chances for success.10 We married five years later.11 Our faithful journey of love and learning took us down rocky roads of hardship and on smooth easy-going highways. It is a long, romantic, sometimes crazy, love stor

17、y that sums up a 29-year long honeymoon together *as a couple who are stilmadly in love with each other. Ourlove commenced with a casual attraction but bloomed into a mature love and rich life.Language Points:1 I smile at my two lovely daughters and they seem so much more mature than we, their paren

18、ts, when we were college sweethearts. (Para. 1)Meaning beyond words: Married to her col ege sweetheart, the author now is happy withher family and two grown daughters.Note: College sweetheartsrefer to someone with whom one is in love and by whom one is loved at col ege;sweetheart isequivalent to lov

19、er,darling , beloved, or dear. For example:*Wel done, sweetheart, we are all so proud of you. 做 得 好 ， 寶 貝 ， 我 們 以 你 為 榮。*My husband is the greatest guy in the world; he was my col ege sweetheart. 我 丈 夫 是世 界上最棒的，大學(xué)時(shí)他就是我的戀人。He tries to locate his former sweetheart Melina from whom he has heard nothing

20、 for a very*long time. 他在努力尋找他以前的戀人梅利娜，他已經(jīng)很久沒有她的消息了。2 Linda , who ' s 21, had a boyfriend in her freshman year she thought she would marry, but they ' re not together anymore. Melissa, who' s 19, hasnboyfriend yet. My daughters wonder when they will meet“The One love.(Para. 1)Meaning bey

21、ond words: Her two daughters are at the age of just dating, but they seem to be very mature wondering when they will meet their true love.3 They think their father and I had a classic fairy tale romance heading for marriagefrom the outset. (Para. 1)Meaning beyond words: Her daughters consider their

22、parents' marriage a tyconventional romance because they think it aimed at marriage from the very beginning. Usage note: classic, classical1 classic 用作形容詞表示 “經(jīng)典的；精彩的；一流的 。例如：*Death on the Nile is one of the classic works of Agatha Christie. ? 尼 羅 河 上 的 慘 案?是阿加莎?克里斯蒂的經(jīng)典作品之一。*口語(yǔ)中也會(huì)用到 classic 這個(gè)詞。當(dāng)你

23、看到一場(chǎng)精彩的演出時(shí)，就可以說(shuō) “That ' classic! 來(lái)表達(dá)贊美。classic 用作形容詞也表示 “典型的；標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的 。例如：*London is the classic example of the scattered city. 倫敦是標(biāo)準(zhǔn)分散型的城市。*This statement was a classic il ustration of British politeness. 貌的一 個(gè)典型說(shuō)明。這項(xiàng)述是對(duì)英國(guó)禮例如：我們家有宮崎駿的classic 也可用作名詞，表示 “文學(xué)名著；經(jīng)典作品；杰作 。 *We have al the standard classic

24、s of Hayao Miyazaki at home. 所有的經(jīng)典作品。2 classical 不能用作名詞，只能用作形容詞，表示 “古典的；經(jīng)典的。例如： *I spend a lot of time reading and listening to classical music. 我花了很多時(shí)間閱 讀和聆聽 古典音樂。*Classical music is music writte n by composers such as Mozart and Beethove像 莫扎 特和貝多芬所創(chuàng)作的音樂稱為古典音樂。*莫扎特和貝多芬所創(chuàng)作的音樂屬于古典音樂 (classical music)

25、, 但這些古典音樂經(jīng) 久不衰，有永久的意義和價(jià)值，所以這些音樂也可稱為經(jīng)典的音樂(classic music)。反之，在前面有一例中說(shuō)可口可樂瓶子的設(shè)計(jì)是精彩的，一流的，所以是經(jīng)典(classic)之作，但很明顯可口可樂瓶子的設(shè)計(jì)不是古典的(classica)設(shè)計(jì)。所以，經(jīng)典的(classic)作品不一定就是古典的(classica)作品。Note: Classic fairy-tale romance is used to describe a romance blessed with unusual happiness. Colloquially, a fairy tale can als

26、o refer to any story extremely unlikely to be true.4 Perhaps, they 're right but it didn't seem so at the time. (Para. 1)Meaning: My daughters p'erception may be right, yet our romance back then was actuallynot like what they have assumed.5 In a way, love just happens when you least expe

27、ct it. Who would have thoughtthat Butch and I would end up getting married to each other? He became my boyfriend because of my shallow agenda: I wanted a cute boyfriend! (Para. 1) Meaning: Love comes your way when you don't real y eitx.pNeoctone thought thatButch and I would finally get married.

28、 He became my boyfriend simply because I would like to fulfil my shallow wish: to have an attractive boyfriend in col ege.Meaning beyond words: Here is the suspense of the storthe author gives a broad hint that she wil tell us how she and her husband got married at last.6 We met through my college r

29、oommate at the university cafeteria. That fateful night, I was merely curious, but for him I think it was love at first sight. (Para. 2) Meaning: At the school dining hal that important night, we were introduced to each otherthrough my roommate. I met Butch just out of curiosity, but he seemed to fa

30、l in lovewithme as soon as he saw me.7 “ You have beautiful eyes, he said as he gafzaecde.a(tPmarya. 2)Meaning beyond words: The author was obviously attractive to Butch since he tried to please her by praising her eyes.8 He kept staring at me all night long. (Para. 2)Note: Both gaze atand stare at

31、mean “l(fā)ooking at something fixedlyfor a long time because of being attracted, surprised, or thinking, etc. S.tare at usually has the additionalmeaning of “ witheyes widely openA. lso, it usually implies “ withgreat attention gazeat usually implies“ in a dreamy and unaware state of mind.9 I really wa

32、sn't that interested for two reasons. First, he looked like he was a reawild boy, maybe even dangerous. Second, although he was very cute, he seemed alittle weird. (Para. 2) Meaning beyond words:She wasnt interested in him becsaeushe got the impressionbeginning. Therefore, it start.' s not t

33、rue that their romance was heading for marriagthat he was wild and strange, which il ustrates that she didnt knthe10 Riding on his bicycle, he' d ride past my dorm as if“ by accidenbe surprised to see me. I liked the attention but was cautious about his wild, dynamic personality. (Para. 3)Meanin

34、g beyond words: She understood his little trick: trying to see her by manufacturing excuses. Though she was happy to be the focus of his attention, she was also very alert to his wild and dynamic personality.11 He had a charming way with words which would charm any girl. (Para. 3)Meaning: He knew ho

35、w to please and attract girls because what he said was always pleasant to their ears.12 Fear came over me when I started to fall in love. His exciting was just too tempting to resist. What was it that attracted me?(Para. 3) Meaning: I was in an awkward position: I started to fal in love with him, bu

36、t I was also afraid of that. His bad boy image was too attractive to resist, but at the same time it was somewhat fearful. So, what exactly was it in him that attracted me?Note: Temptingis a present participle of the verbtempt, used as an adjective to describe the effect that something has on someon

37、e' s feelings. For example, if you fitempting/charming/disgusting/frightening, it means it tempts/charms/disgusts/frightens you. In English there are a group of words describing an effect that something has on your feelings and ideas. For example:*a tempting job offer 一個(gè)誘人的工作時(shí)機(jī)an alarming increa

38、se in racial hostility 種族仇視的驚人增長(zhǎng)*a welcoming smile 熱情的微笑*a surprising number of 數(shù)量驚人的13 I always had an excellent reputation. My concentration was solely on my studies to get superior grades. But for what? (Para. 3)Meaning: I was an outstanding student who only concentrated on studies in order to ge

39、 excellent grades. But so what? Shouldn' t a good student also have fun?14 College is supposed to be a time of great learning and also some fun. I had nearly achieved a great education, and graduation was just one semester away. But I hadn ' t had any fun; my life was stale with no component

40、 of fun! I needed a boyfriend. (Para. 3)Meaning: College is definitely a nice place for education but should have some fun as well. Throughout my years at col ege, I had devoted all my time to study but hadn any fun yet. Now that I was graduating, I wanted to have a boyfriend to enrich my col ege li

41、fe.15 Not just any boyfriend. He had to be cute. My goal that semester became: Be ambitious and grab the cutest boyfriend I can find. (Para. 3)Meaning: The one I wanted to date was not just an ordinary boy; he had to be handsom pleasant and attractive. My ambition for that semester, therefore, was t

42、o find the cutest boyfriend at col ege.16 I worried what he' d think of me. (Para. 4)Meaning beyond words: Her concern about how Butch would look at her shows that shewas becoming more interested in him and cared about his real thinking.17 True, we lived in a time when a dramatic shift in sexual

43、 attitudes was taking place, but I was a traditional girl who wasn' t ready for the new ways thcommon on campus. (Para. 4)Meaning: It is true that we lived in an era when sexual attitudes were changing dramatical y, but since I was traditional, I wasn' t ready for the new sseemingly common o

44、n campus.18 Butch looked superb! I was not immune to his personality, but I was scared. (Para. 4)Meaning: Butch looked extremely wonderful. I was surely influenced by his personality, but I felt scared.19 The night when he announced to the world that I was his girlfriend, I went along with him. (Par

45、a. 4)Meaning: That night when my boyfriend announced publicly I was his girlfriend, I did nothave any objection.Meaning beyond words: She has apparently changed her perception of Butch, from being merely curious about him at first to becoming cautious about his wild, dynamic personality later; from

46、being fearful of failing to resist his“ bad boy imaofbeing his girlfriend.20 And then I suddenly thought: “ Oh my gosh! Am I his girlfriend? How did th happen? (Para. 4)Meaning beyond words: Al of a sudden, she realized that she had made a mistake because she was not real y ready to have a boyfriend

47、 yet.Note: “ Gosh, as an interjection, is used to express surprise. For example:*Gosh, I didnt expect to see you hSTS!，我沒想到在這里見到你!*Gosh, it ' s so col天哪，太冷了!*Gosh, there 'lost aof noise. 天哪，這兒真吵。21 Then he whispered sweet words in my ear and said,“I' m going tooneday and I will be a lawy

48、er. Y ou will see. (Para. 4)Meaning: Then he quietly said sweet words in my ear and said that he would marry me and I could eventual y see him become a lawyer.22 I was laughing inside and said to myself,“I' d never marry this guwithout a good future. He' s my boyfriend because I hate my bori

49、ng student lifejust want to have fun. (Para. 5)Meaning: Though I agreed to be his girlfriend, from my heart, he was just a rebellious boywithout a bright future. Therefore, I was not very serious about our relationship. To me, theonly purpose to date him was to get away from my boring student life.2

50、3 Sure enough, the following month, I found out he had failed all his courses.(Para.6)Meaning: Just as I had expected, he didn' t pass any of his courses.24 Consequently, he was going to be expelled from the university. (Para. 6) Meaning: As a consequence, the university was going to dismiss him

51、 from the school.25 To my disgust, he seemed resigned to his fate. I knew there was hope, so I led him to the college secretary for reconsideration. (Para. 6)Meaning: What upset me was that he seemed to accept his fate. As I knew there was s a hope, I took him to the col ege secretary to see whether

52、 the decision could be change26 “ You are going to graduate with a BA in political science from UPenn and proceed to the College of Law, I told him, lodging an anphpiesableohalf, whichwas approved. (Para. 7)Meaning beyond words: What she did for her boyfriend indicated their relationship hadcome to

53、a new stage. Besides encouraging him to consult with the col ege secretary and submitting the appeal on his behalf, she also planned for his future career. She told him he had to continue his studies at law school.Note: Besides a noun, “ proceed to can also be fol owed by a verb phrase. For Having s

54、aid how much she liked my idea, she then proceeded to make critical comment *about it. 說(shuō)完她是多么喜歡我的點(diǎn)子，她接著就提出了批評(píng)性的意見。27 Butch was granted reconsideration. And, once we became steadies, he coordinated his studies and social life, passing all of his classes. He eventually studied law. (Para. 7)Meaning be

55、yond words: Here we see the turning point of the relationship between the two. Her suggestions did work well with Butch since he was granted reconsideration. As soon as they became steady lovers, Butch balanced his studies and social life and pass-fashioned'Asmaenrievery course. Final y, he stud

56、ied law as had been planned. Note: Steadycan also be used as a noun, as is in the text. It way to describe a boyfriend or girlfriend that someone has been having a romantic relationship with.28 Despite Butch ' s somewhat wild character,isatcohre, he is always a perfect gentleman and deserves a l

57、ot of credit for that. (Para. 8)Meaning: In spite of Butch' s a little wild character, he was always a perfect gentin29 True, heessence, for which he should be given recognition.d somestimtake the liberty of displaying his love by planting a kiss on my lips right in front of my astonished friend

58、s who watched and disapproved.(Para.8)Meaning: Without my permission, sometimes he would press a kiss on my lips to show his love in front of my friends, who were astonished and resented what he did.Note: “ Plant a kiss is a figurative use of theplawnotr,dwhich means an intimate and publicly demonst

59、rative kiss showing his love to all who are watching.30 But the truth is we had a pure and responsible relationship for seven full years. Sitting by the palm trees, hand in hand, we would listen to romantic songs, watch the sunset, and weave dreams of being together with children of our own, forever. (Para. 8)Meaning beyond words: Butch showed much respect for her conservative perception oflove. For seven years, they just enjoyed their romance in a traditional way.31 Two years passe