新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册Unit4-College-sweethearts课文语法讲解

新视野三版 读写 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 college sweethearts. 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, hasn't had a steady boyfriend yet. My daughters wonder when they will 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. 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 shallow agenda: I wanted a cute boyfriend!2 We met through my college roommate at the university cafeteria. That fatefulnight, 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 all night long. I really wasn't that interested for two reasons. First, he looked like he was a really wild boy, maybe even dangerous. 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 pretendto 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 would charm any girl. Fear came over me when I started to fall in love. 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 solely on my studies to get superior grades. But for what? College is supposedto be a time of great learning and also some fun. I had nearly achieved a greateducation, 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 anyboyfriend.Hehadtobecute.Mygoalthatsemesterbecame: 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 shiftin sexual attitudes was taking place, but I was a traditional girl who wasn't readyforthenewwaysthatseemedcommononcampus.Butch looked 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 alongwith 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, "I'm going to marry you one day and I will be a lawyer. You will 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."6 Sure enough, the following month, I found out he had failed all hiscourses. Consequently, he was going to be expelled from the university. To my disgust, he seemed resigned to his fate. I knew there was hope, so I led him to the college secretary for reconsideration.7"YouaregoingtograduatewithaBAinpoliticalsciencefrom UPenn and proceed to the College 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, passingall of his classes. He eventually studied 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. 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.9 Two years passed in a blur. One day, Butch took me by surprise ashe knelt down and proposed marriage holding a dozen red roses! Filled 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 graduated from college yet!" I really 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 story that sums up a 29-year long honeymoon togetherasacouplewhoarestillmadlyinlovewitheachother.Our love 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 parents, when we were college sweethearts. (Para. 1)Meaning beyond words: Married to her college sweetheart, the author now is happy with her family and two grown daughters.Note: College sweethearts refer to someone with whom one is in love and by whom oneis loved at college; sweetheart is equivalent to lover,darling, beloved, or dear. For example:Well done, sweetheart, we are all so proud of you. 做得好，宝贝，我们以你为荣。My husband is the greatest guy in the world; he was my college sweetheart. 我丈夫是世 界上最棒的，大学时她就是我的恋人。He tries to locate his former sweetheart Melina from whom he has heard nothing for a very long time. 她在努力寻找她此前的恋人梅利娜，她已经好久没有她的消息了。2 Linda, whos 21, had a boyfriend in her freshman year she thought she would marry, but theyre not together anymore. Melissa, whos 19, hasnt had a steady boyfriend yet. My daughters wonder when they will meet “The One”, their great love.(Para. 1)Meaning beyond words: Her two daughters are at the age of just dating, but they seemto 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 marriage from the outset. (Para. 1)Meaning beyond words: Her daughters consider their parents marriage a typical conventional romance because they think it aimed at marriage from the very beginning.Usage note: classic, classical1 classic 用作形容词表达“典型的；精彩的；一流的”。例如：Death on the Nile is one of the classic works of Agatha Christie. 尼罗河上的惨案是阿 加莎·克里斯蒂的典型作品之一。口语中也会用到 classic 这个词。当你看到一场精彩的表演时，就可以说“Thats classic!”来 体现赞美。classic 用作形容词也表达“典型的；原则的”。例如：London is the classic example of the scattered city. 伦敦是原则分散型的都市。This statement was a classic illustration of British politeness. 这项陈述是对英国礼貌的一 个典型阐明。classic 也可用作名词，表达“文学名著；典型作品；杰作”。例如：We have all the standard classics of Hayao Miyazaki at home. 我们家有宫崎骏的所有的典型作品。2 classical 不能用作名词，只能用作形容词，表达“古典的；典型的”。例如：I spend a lot of time reading and listening to classical music. 我花了诸多时间阅读和聆听 古典音乐。Classical music is music written by composers such as Mozart and Beethoven. 像莫扎特 和贝多芬所创作的音乐称为古典音乐。莫扎特和贝多芬所创作的音乐属于古典音乐(classical music), 但这些古典音乐经久不衰， 有永久的意义和价值，因此这些音乐也可称为典型的音乐（classic music）。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，因此是典型（classic）之作，但很明显可口可乐瓶子的设计不是古典的 （classical）设计。因此，典型的（classic）作品不一定 就是古典的（classical）作品。Note: Classic fairy-tale romance is used to describe a romance blessed with unusual happiness. Colloquially, a fairy tale can also refer to any story extremely unlikely to be true.4 Perhaps, theyre right but it didnt seem so at the time. (Para. 1)Meaning: My daughters perception may be right, yet our romance back then was actually not like what they have assumed.5 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 shallow agenda: I wanted a cute boyfriend! (Para. 1) Meaning: Love comes your way when you dont really expect it. No one thought thatButch and I would finally get married. He became my boyfriend simply because I would like to fulfill my shallow wish: to have an attractive boyfriend in college.Meaning beyond words: Here is the suspense of the story the author gives a broadhint that she will tell us how she and her husband got married at last.6 We met through my college roommate 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 hall that important night, we were introduced to each other through my roommate. I met Butch just out of curiosity, but he seemed to fall in love withme as soon as he saw me.7 “You have beautiful eyes,” he said as he gazed at my face. (Para. 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 at and stare at mean “looking at something fixedly for a long timebecause of being attracted, surprised, or thinking, etc.”. Stare at usually has the additional meaning of “with eyes widely open”. Also, it usually implies “with great attention”; gazeat usually implies “in a dreamy and unaware state of mind”.9 I really wasnt that interested for two reasons. First, he looked like he was a really wild boy, maybe even dangerous. Second, although he was very cute, he seemed a little weird. (Para. 2)Meaning beyond words: She wasnt interested in him because she got the impressionthat he was wild and strange, which illustrates that she didnt know much about him at the beginning. Therefore, its not true that their romance was heading for marriage from the start.10 Riding on his bicycle, hed ride past my dorm as if “by accident” and pretend tobe surprised to see me. I liked the attention but was cautious about his wild, dynamic personality. (Para. 3)Meaning beyond words: She understood his little trick: trying to see her bymanufacturing 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 how 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 “bad boy image”was just too tempting to resist. What was it that attracted me?(Para. 3)Meaning: I was in an awkward position: I started to fall in love with him, but 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: Tempting is a present participle of the verb tempt, used as an adjective to describethe effect that something has on someones feelings. For example, if you find something tempting/charming/disgusting/frightening, it means it tempts/charms/disgusts/frightensyou. 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 一种诱人的工作机会an alarming increase in racial hostility 种族仇视的惊人增长a welcoming smile 热情的微笑a surprising number of 数量惊人的13 I always had an excellent reputation. My concentration was solely on my studiesto get superior grades. But for what? (Para. 3)Meaning: I was an outstanding student who only concentrated on studies in order to get excellent grades. But so what? Shouldnt a good student also have fun?14 College is supposed to be a time of great learning and also some fun. I hadnearly achieved a great education, and graduation was just one semester away. ButI hadnt had any fun; my life was stale with no component 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 college, I had devoted all my time to study but hadnt hadany fun yet. Now that I was graduating, I wanted to have a boyfriend to enrich my college life.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 handsome, pleasant and attractive. My ambition for that semester, therefore, was to find the cutest boyfriend at college.16 I worried what hed think of me. (Para. 4)Meaning beyond words: Her concern about how Butch would look at her shows that she was becoming more interested in him and cared about his real thinking.17 True, we lived in a time when a dramatic shift in sexual attitudes was taking place, but I was a traditional girl who wasnt ready for the new ways that seemed common on campus. (Para. 4)Meaning: It is true that we lived in an era when sexual attitudes were changing dramatically, but since I was traditional, I wasnt ready for the new sexual practice seemingly common on 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 alongwith him. (Para. 4)Meaning: That night when my boyfriend announced publicly I was his girlfriend, I did not have any objection.Meaning beyond words: She has apparently changed her perception of Butch, frombeing merely curious about him at first to becoming cautious about his wild, dynamic personality later; from being fearful of failing to resist his “bad boy image” to approving of being his girlfriend.20 And then I suddenly thought: “Oh my gosh! Am I his girlfriend? How did that happen?” (Para. 4)Meaning beyond words: All of a sudden, she realized that she had made a mistake because she was not really ready to have a boyfriend yet.Note: “Gosh”, as an interjection, is used to express surprise. For example:Gosh, I didnt expect to see you here! 天哪，我没想到在这里见到你！Gosh, its so cold. 天哪，太冷了！Gosh, theres a lot of noise. 天哪，这儿真吵。21 Then he whispered sweet words in my ear and said, “Im going to marry you one day and I will be a lawyer. You will see.” (Para. 4)Meaning: Then he quietly said sweet words in my ear and said that he would marry me and I could eventually see him become a lawyer.22 I was laughing inside and said to myself, “Id never marry this guy. Hes a rebel without a good future. Hes my boyfriend because I hate my boring student life. Ijust want to have fun.” (Para. 5)Meaning: Though I agreed to be his girlfriend, from my heart, he was just a rebellious boy without a bright future. Therefore, I was not very serious about our relationship. To me, the only purpose to date him was to get away from my boring student life.23 Sure enough, the following month, I found out he had failed all his courses. (Para.6)Meaning: Just as I had expected, he didnt 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 from the school.25 To my disgust, he seemed resigned to his fate. I knew there was hope, so I ledhim 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 stilla hope, I took him to the college secretary to see whether the decision could be changed.26 “You are going to graduate with a BA in political science from UPenn andproceed to the College of Law,” I told him, lodging an appeal on his behalf, which was approved. (Para. 7)Meaning beyond words: What she did for her boyfriend indicated their relationship had come to a new stage. Besides encouraging him to consult with the college secretary and submitting the appeal on his behalf, she also planned for his future career. She told himhe had to continue his studies at law school.Note: Besides a noun, “proceed to” can also be followed by a verb phrase. For example: Having said how much she liked my idea, she then proceeded to make critical commentsabout it. 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。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 beyond 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. Assoon as they became steady lovers, Butch balanced his studies and social life and passed every course. Finally, he studied law as had been planned.Note: Steady can also be used as a noun, as is in the text. Its an old-fashioned Americanway to describe a boyfriend or girlfriend that someone has been having a romantic relationship with.28 Despite Butchs somewhat wild character, at his core, he is always a perfect gentleman and deserves a lot of credit for that. (Para. 8)Meaning: In spite of Butchs a little wild character, he was always a perfect gentleman in essence, for which he should be given recognition.29 True, hed sometimes take the liberty of displaying his love by planting a kiss onmy lips right in front of my astonished friends 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 the word plant, which means an intimate andpublicly demonstrative 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, watchthe 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 of love. For seven years, they just enjoyed their romance in a traditional way.31 Two years passed in a blur. One day, Butch took me by surprise as he knelt down and proposed marriage holding a dozen red roses! (Para. 9)Meaning: Two years passed so quickly that I didnt really remember everything clearly. One day, I was startled when Butch, holding a dozen red roses, knelt down to propose marriage.Note: propose to sb. = propose marriage to sb.32 Filled with deep emotion, I confessed my love for him, “How roooomaaaantic!”(Para. 9)Meaning: I admitted my love for him with deep affection. It was super romantic!Meaning beyond words: She was so happy and thrilled to accept Butchs marriage proposal that she said the word romantic in a slow and exaggerated way.Note: In informal writing, people would emphasize something in a similar way. Forexample:Thank you soooooo much! 真是太太太感谢您了！33 Then my brain woke up from fantasy land. I cried out, “Good heavens. No! Weretoo young to tie the knot. We havent even graduated from college yet!” I really loved him but was pessimistic about our chances for success.(Para. 9)Meaning beyond words: All of a sudden, she woke up from the romantic scene. Though she already accepted love from Butch and confessed her love for him, she was not sure whether they would get married and have a happy ending as they were still college students.Note: It isnt clear whether this expression tie the knot derives from an actual knot used inmarriage ceremonies or whether the knot is merely symbolic of a lasting unity. Knots havea p