新视野大学英语第三版第二册课文语法讲解 Unit4

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1Ismileatmytwolovelydaughtersandtheyseemsomuchmorematurethanwe,theirparents,whenwewerecollegesweethearts.Linda,who's21,hadaboyfriendinherfreshmanyearshethoughtshewouldmarry,butthey'renottogetheranymore.Melissa,who's19,hasn'thadasteadyboyfriendyet.Mydaughterswonderwhentheywillmeet\One\theirgreatlove.TheythinktheirfatherandIhadaclassicfairy-taleromanceheadingformarriagefromtheoutset.Perhaps,they'rerightbutitdidn'tseemsoatthetime.Inaway,lovejusthappenswhenyouleastexpectit.WhowouldhavethoughtthatButchandIwouldendupgettingmarriedtoeachother?Hebecamemyboyfriendbecauseofmyshallowagenda:Iwantedacuteboyfriend!

2Wemetthroughmycollegeroommateattheuniversitycafeteria.Thatfatefulnight,Iwasmerelycurious,butforhimIthinkitwasloveatfirstsight.\havebeautifuleyes\hesaidashegazedatmyface.Hekeptstaringatmeallnightlong.Ireallywasn'tthatinterestedfortworeasons.First,helookedlikehewasareallywildboy,maybeevendangerous.Second,althoughhewasverycute,heseemedalittleweird.

3Ridingonhisbicycle,he'dridepastmydormasif\accident\andpretendtobesurprisedtoseeme.Ilikedtheattentionbutwascautiousabouthiswild,dynamicpersonality.Hehadacharmingwaywithwordswhichwouldcharmanygirl.FearcameovermewhenIstartedtofallinlove.Hisexciting\boyimage\wasjusttootemptingtoresist.Whatwasitthatattractedme?Ialwayshadanexcellentreputation.Myconcentrationwassolelyonmystudiestogetsuperiorgrades.Butforwhat?Collegeissupposedtobeatimeofgreatlearningandalsosomefun.Ihadnearlyachievedagreateducation,andgraduationwasjustonesemesteraway.ButIhadn'thadanyfun;mylifewasstalewithnocomponentoffun!Ineededaboyfriend.Notjustanyboyfriend.Hehadtobecute.Mygoalthatsemesterbecame:BeambitiousandgrabthecutestboyfriendIcanfind.

4Iworriedwhathe'dthinkofme.True,welivedinatimewhenadramaticshiftinsexualattitudeswastakingplace,butIwasatraditionalgirlwhowasn'treadyforthenewwaysthatseemedcommononcampus.Butchlookedsuperb!Iwasnotimmunetohispersonality,butIwasscared.ThenightwhenheannouncedtotheworldthatIwashisgirlfriend,Iwentalong

withhim.AndthenIsuddenlythought:\mygosh!AmIhisgirlfriend?Howdidthathappen?\Thenhewhisperedsweetwordsinmyearandsaid,\goingtomarryyouonedayandIwillbealawyer.Youwillsee.\

5Iwaslaughinginsideandsaidtomyself,\nevermarrythisguy.He'sarebelwithoutagoodfuture.He'smyboyfriendbecauseIhatemyboringstudentlife.Ijustwanttohavefun.\

6Sureenough,thefollowingmonth,Ifoundouthehadfailedallhiscourses.Consequently,hewasgoingtobeexpelledfromtheuniversity.Tomydisgust,heseemedresignedtohisfate.Iknewtherewashope,soIledhimtothecollegesecretaryforreconsideration.7

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8DespiteButch'ssomewhatwildcharacter,athiscore,heisalwaysaperfectgentlemananddeservesalotofcreditforthat.True,he'dsometimestakethelibertyofdisplayinghislovebyplantingakissonmylipsrightinfrontofmyastonishedfriendswhowatchedanddisapproved.Butthetruthiswehadapureandresponsiblerelationshipforsevenfullyears.Sittingbythepalmtrees,handinhand,wewouldlistentoromanticsongs,watchthesunset,andweavedreamsofbeingtogetherwithchildrenofourown,forever.9Twoyearspassedinablur.Oneday,Butchtookmebysurpriseashekneltdownandproposedmarriageholdingadozenredroses!Filledwithdeepemotion,Iconfessedmyloveforhim,\roooomaaaantic!!\Thenmybrainwokeupfromfantasyland.Icriedout,\heavens.No!We'retooyoungtotietheknot.Wehaven'tevengraduatedfromcollegeyet!\Ireallylovedhimbutwaspessimisticaboutourchancesforsuccess.10Wemarriedfiveyearslater.

11Ourfaithfuljourneyofloveandlearningtookusdownrockyroadsofhardshipandonsmootheasy-goinghighways.Itisalong,romantic,sometimescrazy,lovestorythatsumsupa29-yearlonghoneymoontogetherasarichlife.

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LanguagePoints:1Ismileatmytwolovelydaughtersandtheyseemsomuchmorematurethanwe,theirparents,whenwewerecollegesweethearts.(Para.1)Meaningbeyondwords:Marriedtohercollegesweetheart,theauthornowishappywithherfamilyandtwogrowndaughters.Note:Collegesweetheartsrefertosomeonewithwhomoneisinloveandbywhomoneislovedatcollege;sweetheartisequivalenttolover,darling,beloved,ordear.Forexample: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。HetriestolocatehisformersweetheartMelinafromwhomhehasheardnothingforaverylongtime.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,who’s21,hadaboyfriendinherfreshmanyearshethoughtshewouldmarry,butthey’renottogetheranymore.Melissa,who’s19,hasn’thadasteadyboyfriendyet.Mydaughterswonderwhentheywillmeet“TheOne”,theirgreatlove.(Para.1)Meaningbeyondwords:Hertwodaughtersareattheageofjustdating,buttheyseemtobeverymaturewonderingwhentheywillmeettheirtruelove.3TheythinktheirfatherandIhadaclassicfairytaleromanceheadingformarriagefromtheoutset.(Para.1)Meaningbeyondwords:Herdaughtersconsidertheirparents’marriageatypicalconventionalromancebecausetheythinkitaimedatmarriagefromtheverybeginning.Usagenote:classic,classical1classic用作形容词表示“经典的；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“That’sclassic!”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。ClassicalmusicismusicwrittenbycomposerssuchasMozartandBeethoven.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(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-taleromanceisusedtodescribearomanceblessedwithunusualhappiness.Colloquially,afairytalecanalsorefertoanystoryextremelyunlikelytobetrue.4Perhaps,they’rerightbutitdidn’tseemsoatthetime.(Para.1)Meaning:Mydaughters’perceptionmayberight,yetourromancebackthenwasactuallynotlikewhattheyhaveassumed.5Inaway,lovejusthappenswhenyouleastexpectit.WhowouldhavethoughtthatButchandIwouldendupgettingmarriedtoeachother?Hebecamemyboyfriendbecauseofmyshallowagenda:Iwantedacuteboyfriend!(Para.1)Meaning:Lovecomesyourwaywhenyoudon’treallyexpectit.NoonethoughtthatButchandIwouldfinallygetmarried.HebecamemyboyfriendsimplybecauseIwouldliketofulfillmyshallowwish:tohaveanattractiveboyfriendincollege.Meaningbeyondwords:Hereisthesuspenseofthestory–theauthorgivesabroadhintthatshewilltellushowsheandherhusbandgotmarriedatlast.6Wemetthroughmycollegeroommateattheuniversitycafeteria.Thatfatefulnight,Iwasmerelycurious,butforhimIthinkitwasloveatfirstsight.(Para.2)Meaning:Attheschooldininghallthatimportantnight,wewereintroducedtoeachotherthroughmyroommate.ImetButchjustoutofcuriosity,butheseemedtofallinlovewithmeassoonashesawme.7“Youhavebeautifuleyes,”hesaidashegazedatmyface.(Para.2)Meaningbeyondwords:TheauthorwasobviouslyattractivetoButchsincehetriedtopleaseherbypraisinghereyes.8Hekeptstaringatmeallnightlong.(Para.2)Note:Bothgazeatandstareatmean“lookingatsomethingfixedlyforalongtimebecauseofbeingattracted,surprised,orthinking,etc.”.Stareatusuallyhastheadditionalmeaningof“witheyeswidelyopen”.Also,itusuallyimplies“withgreatattention”;gazeatusuallyimplies“inadreamyandunawarestateofmind”.9Ireallywasn’tthatinterestedfortworeasons.First,helookedlikehewasareallywildboy,maybeevendangerous.Second,althoughhewasverycute,heseemedalittleweird.(Para.2)Meaningbeyondwords:Shewasn’tinterestedinhimbecauseshegottheimpressionthathewaswildandstrange,whichillustratesthatshedidn’tknowmuchabouthimatthebeginning.Therefore,it’snottruethattheirromancewasheadingformarriagefromthestart.10Ridingonhisbicycle,he’dridepastmydormasif“byaccident”andpretendtobesurprisedtoseeme.Ilikedtheattentionbutwascautiousabouthiswild,dynamicpersonality.(Para.3)Meaningbeyondwords:Sheunderstoodhislittletrick:tryingtoseeherbymanufacturingexcuses.Thoughshewashappytobethefocusofhisattention,shewasalsoveryalerttohiswildanddynamicpersonality.11Hehadacharmingwaywithwordswhichwouldcharmanygirl.(Para.3)Meaning:Heknewhowtopleaseandattractgirlsbecausewhathesaidwasalwayspleasanttotheirears.12FearcameovermewhenIstartedtofallinlove.Hisexciting“badboyimage”wasjusttootemptingtoresist.Whatwasitthatattractedme?(Para.3)Meaning:Iwasinanawkwardposition:Istartedtofallinlovewithhim,butIwasalsoafraidofthat.Hisbadboyimagewastooattractivetoresist,butatthesametimeitwassomewhatfearful.So,whatexactlywasitinhimthatattractedme?Note:Temptingisapresentparticipleoftheverbtempt,usedasanadjectivetodescribetheeffectthatsomethinghasonsomeone’sfeelings.Forexample,ifyoufindsomethingtempting/charming/disgusting/fright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