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1、 新视野三版读写B2U4TextACollegesweethearts1Ismileatmytwolovely daughtersandtheyseemsomuchmorematurethan we,theirparents,whenwewerecollegesweethearts.Linda,whos21,hada boyfriendinherfreshmanyearshethoughtshewouldmarry,buttheyrenot togetheranymore.Melissa,whos19,hasnthadasteadyboyfriendyet.My daughterswonder

2、whentheywillmeetTheOne,theirgreatlove.Theythink theirfatherandIhadaclassicfairy-taleromanceheadingformarriagefrom theoutset.Perhaps,theyrerightbutitdidntseemsoatthetime.Inaway, love just happens when you least expect it. Who would have thought thatButchandIwouldendupgettingmarriedtoeachother?Hebecam

3、emy boyfriendbecauseofmyshallowagenda:Iwantedacuteboyfriend!2Wemet through mycollegeroommateat theuniversitycafeteria. Thatfatefulnight,Iwasmerelycurious,butforhimIthinkitwasloveatfirstsight.You havebeautiful eyes,hesaidas hegazedatmyface.Hekeptstaringatmeall nightlong.Ireallywasntthatinterestedfort

4、woreasons.First,helookedlike hewasareallywildboy,maybeevendangerous.Second,althoughhewas verycute,heseemedalittleweird.3Ridingonhisbicycle,hedridepastmydormasifbyaccidentandpretendto be surprised to see me. I liked the attention but was cautious about his wild, dynamic personality. He had a charming

5、 way with words which wouldcharmanygirl.Fearcameover mewhenIstartedtofallinlove.His exciting bad boy image was just too tempting to resist. What was it that attracted me? I always had an excellent reputation. My concentration was solelyonmystudiesto getsuperiorgrades. Butfor what?Collegeissupposedto

6、beatimeofgreatlearningandalsosomefun.I hadnearlyachievedagreateducation,andgraduationwasjustonesemesteraway.ButIhadnthadany fun;mylifewasstalewithnoponentoffun!Ineededaboyfriend.Notjust anyboyfriend.Hehadtobecute.Mygoalthatsemesterbecame: Beambitious andgrabthecutestboyfriendIcanfind.4Iworriedwhathe

7、dthinkofme.True,welivedinatime whenadramaticshiftin sexual attitudes was taking place, but I was a traditional girl who wasnt readyforthenewwaysthatseemedmononcampus.Butch looked superb! I was not immune to his personality, but I was scared. The nightwhenheannouncedtotheworldthatIwashisgirlfriend,Iw

8、entalong10 / 10withhim.AndthenIsuddenlythought:Ohmygosh!AmIhisgirlfriend?How didthathappen?Thenhewhisperedsweetwordsinmyearandsaid,Im goingtomarryyouoneday andIwill bealawyer.Youwill see.5Iwaslaughinginsideandsaidtomyself,Idnevermarrythisguy.Hesa rebel without a good future. Hes my boyfriend because

9、 I hate my boring studentlife.Ijustwanttohavefun.6 Sure enough, the following month, I found out he had failed all hiscourses.Consequently,hewasgoingtobeexpelledfromtheuniversity.To mydisgust,heseemedresignedtohisfate.Iknewtherewashope,soIled him tothecollegesecretary for reconsideration.7Youaregoin

10、gtograduatewithaBAinpoliticalsciencefromUPennandproceedtotheCollegeofLaw,Itoldhim,lodginganappeal onhisbehalf,whichwasapproved.Butchwasgrantedreconsideration.And, oncewebecamesteadies,hecoordinatedhisstudiesandsociallife,passingallof hisclasses.Heeventuallystudiedlaw.8DespiteButchssomewhatwildcharac

11、ter,athiscore,heisalwaysaperfect gentleman and deserves a lot of credit for that.True, hed sometimes take thelibertyof displayinghislovebyplantingakissonmylipsrightinfrontof my astonishedfriendswhowatchedanddisapproved.Butthetruthiswehada pureandresponsiblerelationshipfor sevenfullyears.Sittingbythe

12、palmtrees, hand in hand, we would listen to romantic songs, watch the sunset, andweavedreamsof beingtogether withchildrenofourown, forever.9 Two years passed in a blur. One day, Butch took me by surprise ashekneltdownandproposedmarriageholdingadozenredroses!Filledwith deepemotion,Iconfessedmylovefor

13、him,Howroooomaaaantic!Thenmy brainwokeupfromfantasyland.Icriedout,Goodheavens.No!Weretoo youngtotie theknot.Wehavent evengraduated fromcollege yet! I really lovedhimbutwas pessimistic aboutourchancesfor success.10Wemarriedfiveyearslater.11 Our faithful journey of love and learning took us down rocky

14、 roads of hardship and on smooth easy-going highways. It is a long, romantic, sometimescrazy,lovestorythatsumsupa29-yearlonghoneymoontogetherasacouplewhoarestillmadlyinlovewitheachother.Our lovemencedwithacasualattractionbutbloomedintoamatureloveand richlife.LanguagePoints:1Ismileatmytwolovelydaught

15、ersandtheyseemsomuchmorematurethanwe, theirparents,whenwewerecollegesweethearts.(Para.1)Meaningbeyondwords:Marriedtohercollegesweetheart,theauthornowishappywith herfamilyandtwogrowndaughters.Note:Collegesweetheartsrefertosomeonewithwhomoneisinloveandbywhomoneislovedatcollege;sweetheartisequivalentto

16、lover,darling,beloved,ordear.For example:Welldone,sweetheart,weareallsoproudofyou.做得好，宝贝，我们以你为荣。Myhusbandisthegreatestguyintheworld;hewasmycollegesweetheart.我丈夫是世界上最棒的，大学时他就是我的恋人。HetriestolocatehisformersweetheartMelinafromwhomhehasheardnothingforavery longtime.他在努力寻找他以前的恋人梅利娜，他已经很久没有她的消息了。2Linda,wh

17、os21,hadaboyfriendinherfreshmanyearshethoughtshewould marry,buttheyrenottogetheranymore.Melissa,whos19,hasnthadasteady boyfriendyet.Mydaughterswonderwhentheywillmeet“TheOne”,theirgreat love.(Para.1)Meaningbeyondwords:Hertwodaughtersareattheageofjustdating,buttheyseemtobeverymaturewonderingwhentheywi

18、llmeettheirtruelove.3TheythinktheirfatherandIhadaclassicfairytaleromanceheadingformarriage fromtheoutset.(Para.1)Meaningbeyondwords:Herdaughtersconsidertheirparentsmarriageatypical conventionalromancebecausetheythinkitaimedatmarriagefromtheverybeginning.Usagenote:classic,classical1classic用作形容词表示“经典的

19、；精彩的；一流的”。例如：DeathontheNileisoneoftheclassicworksofAgathaChristie.尼罗河上的惨案是阿加莎克里斯蒂的经典作品之一。口语中也会用到classic这个词。当你看到一场精彩的演出时，就可以说“Thatsclassic!”来表达赞美。classic用作形容词也表示“典型的；标准的”。例如：Londonistheclassicexampleofthescatteredcity.伦敦是标准分散型的城市。ThisstatementwasaclassicillustrationofBritishpoliteness.这项陈述是对英国礼貌的一个典型

20、说明。classic也可用作名词，表示“文学名著；经典作品；杰作”。例如：WehaveallthestandardclassicsofHayaoMiyazakiathome.我们家有宫崎骏的所有的经典作品。2classical不能用作名词，只能用作形容词，表示“古典的；经典的”。例如：Ispendalotoftimereadingandlisteningtoclassicalmusic.我花了很多时间阅读和聆听古典音乐。ClassicalmusicismusicwrittenbyposerssuchasMozartandBeethoven.像莫扎特和贝多芬所创作的音乐称为古典音乐。莫扎特和贝多

21、芬所创作的音乐属于古典音乐(classicalmusic),但这些古典音乐经久不衰，有永久的意义和价值，所以这些音乐也可称为经典的音乐（classicmusic）。反之，在前面有一例中说可口可乐瓶子的设计是精彩的，一流的，所以是经典（classic）之作，但很明显可口可乐瓶子的设计不是古典的（classical）设计。所以，经典的（classic）作品不一定就是古典的（classical）作品。Note:Classicfairy-taleromanceisusedtodescribearomanceblessedwithunusual happiness.Colloquially,afairy

22、talecanalsorefertoanystoryextremelyunlikelytobe true.4Perhaps,theyrerightbutitdidntseemsoatthetime.(Para.1)Meaning:Mydaughtersperceptionmayberight,yetourromancebackthenwasactually notlikewhattheyhaveassumed.5Inaway,lovejusthappenswhenyouleastexpectit.Whowouldhavethought thatButchandIwouldendupgettin

23、gmarriedtoeachother?Hebecamemy boyfriendbecauseofmyshallowagenda:Iwantedacuteboyfriend!(Para.1) Meaning:Loveesyourwaywhenyoudontreallyexpectit.NoonethoughtthatButchandIwouldfinallygetmarried.HebecamemyboyfriendsimplybecauseIwould liketofulfillmyshallowwish:tohaveanattractiveboyfriendincollege.Meanin

24、gbeyondwords:Hereisthesuspenseofthestorytheauthorgivesabroadhintthatshewilltellushowsheandherhusbandgotmarriedatlast.6Wemetthroughmycollegeroommateattheuniversitycafeteria.Thatfateful night,Iwasmerelycurious,butforhimIthinkitwasloveatfirstsight.(Para.2)Meaning:Attheschooldininghallthatimportantnight

25、,wewereintroducedtoeachother throughmyroommate.ImetButchjustoutofcuriosity,butheseemedtofallinlovewithmeassoonashesawme.7“Youhavebeautifuleyes,”hesaidashegazedatmyface.(Para.2)Meaningbeyondwords:TheauthorwasobviouslyattractivetoButchsincehetriedto pleaseherbypraisinghereyes.8Hekeptstaringatmeallnigh

26、tlong.(Para.2)Note:Bothgazeatandstareatmean“lookingatsomethingfixedlyforalongtimebecauseofbeingattracted,surprised,orthinking,etc.”.Stareatusuallyhastheadditional meaningof“witheyeswidelyopen”.Also,itusuallyimplies“withgreatattention”;gazeatusuallyimplies“inadreamyandunawarestateofmind”.9Ireallywasn

27、tthatinterestedfortworeasons.First,helookedlikehewasareally wildboy,maybeevendangerous.Second,althoughhewasverycute,heseemeda littleweird.(Para.2)Meaningbeyondwords:Shewasntinterestedinhimbecauseshegottheimpressionthathewaswildandstrange,whichillustratesthatshedidntknowmuchabouthimatthe beginning.Th

28、erefore,itsnottruethattheirromancewasheadingformarriagefromthe start.10Ridingonhisbicycle,hedridepastmydormasif“byaccident”andpretendtobesurprisedtoseeme.Ilikedtheattentionbutwascautiousabouthiswild, dynamicpersonality.(Para.3)Meaningbeyondwords:Sheunderstoodhislittletrick:tryingtoseeherbymanufactur

29、ingexcuses.Thoughshewashappytobethefocusofhisattention,shewas alsoveryalerttohiswildanddynamicpersonality.11Hehadacharmingwaywithwordswhichwouldcharmanygirl.(Para.3) Meaning:Heknewhowtopleaseandattractgirlsbecausewhathesaidwasalways pleasanttotheirears.12FearcameovermewhenIstartedtofallinlove.Hisexc

30、iting“badboyimage”wasjusttootemptingtoresist.Whatwasitthatattractedme?(Para.3)Meaning:Iwasinanawkwardposition:Istartedtofallinlovewithhim,butIwasalso afraidofthat.Hisbadboyimagewastooattractivetoresist,butatthesametimeitwas somewhatfearful.So,whatexactlywasitinhimthatattractedme?Note:Temptingisapres

31、entparticipleoftheverbtempt,usedasanadjectivetodescribetheeffectthatsomethinghasonsomeonesfeelings.Forexample,ifyoufindsomething tempting/charming/disgusting/frightening,itmeansittempts/charms/disgusts/frightensyou.InEnglishthereareagroupofwordsdescribinganeffectthatsomethinghasonyour feelingsandide

32、as.Forexample:atemptingjoboffer一个诱人的工作机会analarmingincreaseinracialhostility种族仇视的惊人增长awelingsmile热情的微笑asurprisingnumberof数量惊人的13Ialwayshadanexcellentreputation.Myconcentrationwassolelyonmystudiestogetsuperiorgrades.Butforwhat?(Para.3)Meaning:Iwasanoutstandingstudentwhoonlyconcentratedonstudiesinorder

33、toget excellentgrades.Butsowhat?Shouldntagoodstudentalsohavefun?14Collegeissupposedtobeatimeofgreatlearningandalsosomefun.Ihadnearlyachievedagreateducation,andgraduationwasjustonesemesteraway.ButIhadnthadanyfun;mylifewasstalewithnoponentoffun!Ineededa boyfriend.(Para.3)Meaning:Collegeisdefinitelyani

34、ceplaceforeducationbutshouldhavesomefunas well.Throughoutmyyearsatcollege,Ihaddevotedallmytimetostudybuthadnthadanyfunyet.NowthatIwasgraduating,Iwantedtohaveaboyfriendtoenrichmycollege life.15Notjustanyboyfriend.Hehadtobecute.Mygoalthatsemesterbecame:Be ambitiousandgrabthecutestboyfriendIcanfind.(Pa

35、ra.3)Meaning:TheoneIwantedtodatewasnotjustanordinaryboy;hehadtobehandsome, pleasantandattractive.Myambitionforthatsemester,therefore,wastofindthecutest boyfriendatcollege.16Iworriedwhathedthinkofme.(Para.4)Meaningbeyondwords:HerconcernabouthowButchwouldlookathershowsthatshe wasbeingmoreinterestedinh

36、imandcaredabouthisrealthinking.17True,welivedinatimewhenadramaticshiftinsexualattitudeswastaking place,butIwasatraditionalgirlwhowasntreadyforthenewwaysthatseemed mononcampus.(Para.4)Meaning:Itistruethatwelivedinanerawhensexualattitudeswerechanging dramatically,butsinceIwastraditional,Iwasntreadyfor

37、thenewsexualpractice seeminglymononcampus.18Butchlookedsuperb!Iwasnotimmunetohispersonality,butIwasscared.(Para.4)Meaning:Butchlookedextremelywonderful.Iwassurelyinfluencedbyhispersonality, butIfeltscared.19ThenightwhenheannouncedtotheworldthatIwashisgirlfriend,Iwentalongwithhim.(Para.4)Meaning:That

38、nightwhenmyboyfriendannouncedpubliclyIwashisgirlfriend,Ididnot haveanyobjection.Meaningbeyondwords:ShehasapparentlychangedherperceptionofButch,frombeingmerelycuriousabouthimatfirsttobeingcautiousabouthiswild,dynamic personalitylater;frombeingfearfuloffailingtoresisthis“badboyimage”toapprovingof bein

39、ghisgirlfriend.20AndthenIsuddenlythought:“Ohmygosh!AmIhisgirlfriend?Howdidthat happen?”(Para.4)Meaningbeyondwords:Allofasudden,sherealizedthatshehadmadeamistake becauseshewasnotreallyreadytohaveaboyfriendyet.Note:“Gosh”,asaninterjection,isusedtoexpresssurprise.Forexample:Gosh,Ididntexpecttoseeyouher

40、e!天哪，我没想到在这里见到你！Gosh,itssocold.天哪，太冷了！Gosh,theresalotofnoise.天哪，这儿真吵。21Thenhewhisperedsweetwordsinmyearandsaid,“Imgoingtomarryyouone dayandIwillbealawyer.Youwillsee.”(Para.4)Meaning:Thenhequietlysaidsweetwordsinmyearandsaidthathewouldmarryme andIcouldeventuallyseehimbeealawyer.22Iwaslaughinginsidean

41、dsaidtomyself,“Idnevermarrythisguy.Hesarebel withoutagoodfuture.HesmyboyfriendbecauseIhatemyboringstudentlife.Ijustwanttohavefun.”(Para.5)Meaning:ThoughIagreedtobehisgirlfriend,frommyheart,hewasjustarebelliousboy withoutabrightfuture.Therefore,Iwasnotveryseriousaboutourrelationship.Tome,the onlypurp

42、osetodatehimwastogetawayfrommyboringstudentlife.23Sureenough,thefollowingmonth,Ifoundouthehadfailedallhiscourses.(Para.6)Meaning:JustasIhadexpected,hedidntpassanyofhiscourses.24Consequently,hewasgoingtobeexpelledfromtheuniversity.(Para.6) Meaning:Asaconsequence,theuniversitywasgoingtodismisshimfromt

43、heschool.25Tomydisgust,heseemedresignedtohisfate.Iknewtherewashope,soIledhimtothecollegesecretaryforreconsideration.(Para.6)Meaning:Whatupsetmewasthatheseemedtoaccepthisfate.AsIknewtherewasstillahope,Itookhimtothecollegesecretarytoseewhetherthedecisioncouldbechanged.26“YouaregoingtograduatewithaBAin

44、politicalsciencefromUPennandproceedtotheCollegeofLaw,”Itoldhim,lodginganappealonhisbehalf,which wasapproved.(Para.7)Meaningbeyondwords:Whatshedidforherboyfriendindicatedtheirrelationshiphad etoanewstage.Besidesencouraginghimtoconsultwiththecollegesecretaryand submittingtheappealonhisbehalf,shealsopl

45、annedforhisfuturecareer.Shetoldhimhehadtocontinuehisstudiesatlawschool.Note:Besidesanoun,“proceedto”canalsobefollowedbyaverbphrase.Forexample: Havingsaidhowmuchshelikedmyidea,shethenproceededtomakecriticalmentsaboutit.说完她是多么喜欢我的点子，她接着就提出了批评性的意见。27Butchwasgrantedreconsideration.And,oncewebecamesteadi

46、es,he coordinatedhisstudiesandsociallife,passingallofhisclasses.Heeventually studiedlaw.(Para.7)Meaningbeyondwords:Hereweseetheturningpointoftherelationshipbetweenthe two.HersuggestionsdidworkwellwithButchsincehewasgrantedreconsideration.Assoonastheybecamesteadylovers,Butchbalancedhisstudiesandsocia

47、llifeandpassed everycourse.Finally,hestudiedlawashadbeenplanned.Note:Steadycanalsobeusedasanoun,asisinthetext.Itsanold-fashionedAmericanwaytodescribeaboyfriendorgirlfriendthatsomeonehasbeenhavingaromantic relationshipwith.28DespiteButchssomewhatwildcharacter,athiscore,heisalwaysaperfect gentlemanand

48、deservesalotofcreditforthat.(Para.8)Meaning:InspiteofButchsalittlewildcharacter,hewasalwaysaperfectgentlemanin essence,forwhichheshouldbegivenrecognition.29True,hedsometimestakethelibertyofdisplayinghislovebyplantingakissonmylipsrightinfrontofmyastonishedfriendswhowatchedanddisapproved.(Para.8)Meani

49、ng:Withoutmypermission,sometimeshewouldpressakissonmylipstoshow hisloveinfrontofmyfriends,whowereastonishedandresentedwhathedid.Note:“Plantakiss”isafigurativeuseofthewordplant,whichmeansanintimateandpubliclydemonstrativekissshowinghislovetoallwhoarewatching.30Butthetruthiswehadapureandresponsiblerel

50、ationshipforsevenfullyears. Sittingbythepalmtrees,handinhand,wewouldlistentoromanticsongs,watchthesunset,andweavedreamsofbeingtogetherwithchildrenofourown,forever.(Para.8)Meaningbeyondwords:Butchshowedmuchrespectforherconservativeperceptionof love.Forsevenyears,theyjustenjoyedtheirromanceinatraditio

51、nalway.31Twoyearspassedinablur.Oneday,Butchtookmebysurpriseasheknelt downandproposedmarriageholdingadozenredroses!(Para.9)Meaning:TwoyearspassedsoquicklythatIdidntreallyremembereverythingclearly. Oneday,IwasstartledwhenButch,holdingadozenredroses,kneltdowntopropose marriage.Note:proposetosb.=propose

52、marriagetosb.32Filledwithdeepemotion,Iconfessedmyloveforhim,“Howroooomaaaantic!”(Para.9)Meaning:Iadmittedmyloveforhimwithdeepaffection.Itwassuperromantic!Meaningbeyondwords:ShewassohappyandthrilledtoacceptButchsmarriage proposalthatshesaidthewordromanticinaslowandexaggeratedway.Note:Ininformalwritin

53、g,peoplewouldemphasizesomethinginasimilarway.Forexample:Thankyousoooooomuch!真是太太太感谢您了！33Thenmybrainwokeupfromfantasyland.Icriedout,“Goodheavens.No!Weretooyoungtotietheknot.Wehaventevengraduatedfromcollegeyet!”Ireally lovedhimbutwaspessimisticaboutourchancesforsuccess.(Para.9)Meaningbeyondwords:Allof

54、asudden,shewokeupfromtheromanticscene.Though shealreadyacceptedlovefromButchandconfessedherloveforhim,shewasnotsure whethertheywouldgetmarriedandhaveahappyendingastheywerestillcollege students.Note:Itisntclearwhetherthisexpressiontietheknotderivesfromanactualknotusedinmarriageceremoniesorwhetherthek

55、notismerelysymbolicofalastingunity.Knotshaveaplaceinmanyculturesandusuallysymbolizeunbreakablepledges.Actualknotshavecertainlybeenusedinmarriageceremoniesforsometime.Thewordknot,althoughnotin thephrasetietheknot,hasbeenassociatedwithmarriagesinceatleastthe13thcentury.34Wemarriedfiveyearslater.(Para1

56、0)Meaningbeyondwords:Thoughshewaspessimisticabouttheirchanceforsuccessof love,sheacceptedButchsproposal.Theygotmarriedfiveyearslater,whichillustrates theirdeepandtrueloveforeachother.35Ourfaithfuljourneyofloveandlearningtookusdownrockyroadsofhardship andonsmootheasy-goinghighways.(Para.11)Meaning:Ou

57、rdevotedandfaithfulloveguidedusbothintimesofhappinessandalsoin timesofhardship.Note:Thewordrockyesfromthenounrockbiningwith-y.Arockyroadreferstoaroadfullofrocks,unevenornotflat.Wordsofthisgroup include:muddy,stony,grassy,snowy,rainy,etc.36Itisalong,romantic,sometimescrazy,lovestorythatsumsupa29-year

58、long honeymoontogetherasacouplewhoarestillmadlyinlovewitheachother.(Para.11)Meaningbeyondwords:Shefeltveryproudofherlong-lastingromantic,sometimesevencrazylove,whichwasjustlikea29-yearlonghoneymoonforherandherhusband.37Ourlovemencedwithacasualattractionbutbloomedintoamaturelove andrichlife.(Para.11)

59、Meaningbeyondwords:pletelybeyondherexpectation,lovecametoherasshe startedwithacasualdatebutendedupgrowingintoamatureloveandrichlife.Note:Weusuallyusemencedoingsth.ormencewithsth.Also,intheUS,theofficialcollege/universitygraduationceremonyiscalled“mencement”.Theword referstothepletionofoneseducationandthebeginningofonesnewadultlife.Note:Thephrase“bloomedintoamatureloveandrichlife”inthetextisusedfiguratively,meaningtheirlovewasjustlikeblossomsonatree.