21世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語讀寫教程第一冊第5單元內(nèi)容解讀

21世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語讀寫教程第一冊第5單元內(nèi)容解讀導(dǎo)語：相信大家都有過妥協(xié)這樣的無奈之舉，下面是一篇題為妥協(xié)的語言的英語課文，歡送大家來閱讀。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，充滿活力的hiker

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