New Horizon College English
新视野大学英语第二册教学课件
Marriage Across the Nations
Unit 3 Section A
Background Information
1,A Red Red Rose
2,Racial prejudice in America
3,Marriage customs
A Red Red Rose
Robert Burns (1759-1796) ( Scottish poet)
O my luve (=love)is like a red,red rose,
That’s newly sprung in June;
O my luve is like the melodie(=melody)
That’s sweetly played in tune.(和谐地）
As fair art thou(=you are fair),
my bonie(pretty) lass,
so deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still,my deer,
till a’ the seas gang dry,
(=till all the seas go dry)
Till a’ the seas gang dry,my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun;
And I will luve thee still,my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run,
And fare thee weel(=well),my only luve,
And fare thee weel a while;
And I will come again,my luve,
Tho’(=though) it were ten
Thousand mile!
racism,the belief that race accounts for differences
in human character or ability and that a particular
race is superior to others,In the history of America,
Martin Luther King Jr,was one of the prominent
leaders against racial discrimination and striving
for civil rights,
I Have a Dream
Address to civil rights marchers by the Rev,Dr,Martin
Luther King Jr,in Washington,D.C,on Aug,28,1963
1,Look at these photos of some celebrities,
Can you recognize them?
2.Do you know something about their families?
3.What do you call such marriages?
Wei Wei (韦唯 ) ’s husband is a famous Swedish
composer,Echo’s(三毛 ) husband is a Spanish
professional diver,Maggie’s (张曼玉 )is a wealthy
Frenchman,And Jiang Wen’s (姜文 ) wife is
French,too,Their marriages can be called
marriages across nations,
2
Marriage Vow
From this day forward,
take You to be my husband
and / wife,I will love you,
I will cherish you,I will be
true to you,no matter whether
there is sickness or health,
until we are parted by death,
and with this ring,as a
symbol of this pledge,
I now marry you,
Vocabulary and Structure
1.Life is full of ups and downs,but
whatever happens,we should have
a positive attitude toward life,
2,I sometimes wonder why
life is always full of ups and
downs,
2,He has seen the ups and downs
in the history of the relations
between the two countries,
3,Their marriage has gone through
its ups and downs,
1.Religious /racial tolerance 宗教 （ 种族
上的 ） 宽容
2,Tolerance of disagreement
3,It’s a culture in which there
is absolutely no tolerance of
disagreement,
4,Many old people have a
very limited tolerance to cold,
3
carnatio
1,He asked $1500 for his old car,but I
thought it was only worth $1000,We
finally reached a compromise and I paid
$1250,
2,Both sides are determined to get
what they want,and there seems to be no
possibility of compromise,
Birds of paradise
3.Compromise is an inevitable part of
marriage,
4,Talks continue in the hope that the
two sides will reach a compromise,
1.There are subtle differences in meaning
between these two words,
2.His attempt to offer us a bribe is not
exactly subtle,
3,Prejudice can take subtler forms than
this,
tulip
1,I have no illusions about his ability,he
is just no good,
2,We are left with few illusions about
our ally.（ 盟友 ）
3,The mirrors all round the walls give
an illusion of greater space,
sunflower
I was under the illusion that he was
honest until he was caught stealing
some money,
1,Their working together was based on
mutual respect,trust and
understanding,
2,Good friends should give mutual support
and inspiration,
3,Mutual suspicion / aid / assistance /
affection
4
Sword lily
1,Mutual respect is necessary for the
partnership to work,
2,I didn’t like Dev,and the feeling
seemed to be mutual,
3,Their working together was based
on mutual respect,trust and
understanding,
violet
1,Cats and mice are seldom compatible,
2,You should choose a roommate more
compatible to your tastes,
Compatible with sb./ sth,
5
Poppy flower
3,The new software is IBM compatible,
(can be used with IBM computers)
4,The project is not compatible with
the company’s long-term aims,
1,I wonder how their ideas worked
out in practice?
2,We didn’t plan it like that but
it worked out very well,
3,Things worked out quite
differently,
6
Bird of paradise
4,Ken and Ella
had loads of
problems
when they
first got
married,
but things
worked out in
the end,
1,Afghanistan has gone through too
many wars,
2,Go through hardships / difficulties,
The poor old man has gone through all kinds of
hardships in his life,
How does he keep smiling after all he’s gone
through?
1.She divorced ( 与 ―― 离婚 )her
husband after so many years of
unhappiness,
2,The judge divorced (判 ―― 离婚
)Mr and Mrs Jones,
1.a budding love affair
2,a budding crisis
3,The maple trees /willows are
budding early this year,
Poppy flower
Analysis of each part,
Part I (Paras.1-4)
Main idea,
Gail and Mark decided to
marry after being together for
two years to get to know each
other better and learn to take a
realistic view on a mixed
marriage,
peony
There has been a lot of resistance to this
new law,
When you introduced computerized
billing,was there much resistance
From consumers?
1,His family was supportive of his
attempts to be a writer,
2,Mary was so supportive of John when
he was fired last year,
1.She counseled them not to accept
his explanation,
2,I counsel him not to spend a lot of
time playing computer games,
3,They counseled patience / caution,
Butterfly orchid
1,The story will be continued in
subsequent issues （ 书刊的期 ） of the
magazine,
2,The events I am speaking of were
subsequent to (=after) the war,
3,We made plans for a visit,but
subsequent difficulties with the car
prevented it,
4,These skills were then passed on
to subsequent generations,
For years he harbored a secret wish to
become a painter,
The girl still harbors the idea of going
abroad,
He harbors a secret hatred
against his boss,
Forget me not
I had serious reservations about his
appointment as captain,
ivy
He has a prejudice against modern poetry
<< Pride and Prejudice >>
Jane Austin
daffodils
1,Women still have to face a great deal
of prejudice in the workplace,
2,Prejudice against black people is
common in many parts of America,
3,Racial prejudice
2,She seems rather shy on the
surface,but she’s quiet different
when you get to know her
1,The plan seems on the surface
to be quite practical,
3,On the surface Mrs,Lewis seemed
nice enough but she had a nasty
temper at times,
1.There are various indications that
another financial crisis is coming
soon,
2.The two leaders greeted each other
with every indication of good
feeling,
He gave no indication of his own
feelings at all,
1.X-rays have confirmed that he has not
broken any bones,
2,The announcements confirm that the
election would take place on June 20th,
3,The rumors of an attack were later
confirmed,
I’d like to confirm a reservation
for a double room on the first
of July,
2,His success confirmed my belief
that nothing is impossible to a
willing heart,
3,The new evidence has confirmed the
first witness’s story,
Part II (Paras.5-9)
Main idea,
Their planned marriage met with
Gail’s mother’s resistance,who
reminded her to be very certain that
Mark was the right life-long partner,
though she did not oppose their plan
because of his color,
1,Approach life with calm and caution
2,Approach a subject with an open mind
3,Approach a task from a historical
point of view
1.She was found dead in her
apartment,and the police suspect
murder,
2,What she said sounded
convincing,but I suspect it to be a lie,
I suspect they are very disappointed,
1.I doubt that he’ll come,
2,I doubt what he said,
1.Harsh colors
2,A harsh voice
3,A harsh light
1.He is still hesitating about joining /
over whether to join the expedition.（ 考
察 ）
2,The government will not hesitate to
take the severest measures against these
terrorists,
1,The Russian foreign minister
yesterday canceled his visit to
Washington,
2,She canceled her order,（ 订货 ）
1.As soon as he came in,he
proceeded to tell us all his troubles,
2,Shall we proceed with the planed
investment?
1,The judge quoted various cases in
support of his opinion,
2,The writer frequently quoted
Shakespeare,
3,He quotes the Bible,
To quote an old saying,every dog has
his day,
1,We need to resolve this difference
quickly,
2,The couple resolved their differences
and made an effort to get along,
3,They hoped the crisis could be
resolved peacefully,
4,We must find a way to resolve the
problem before it’s too late,
Part III (Paras.10-21)
Main idea,
Gail’s father’s reaction to
their planned marriage,
1
Central topic,
Gail and Mark decided to marry despite their racial and
cultural differences after being together for two years and
getting to know each other better,but the plan met with
opposition from the girl’s parents,
Text Structure Analysis,
A Paragraph of Denial of
Some Opinions Followed
by Some Other Opinions
Section B
Rich Meeting His Future Mother-in-law
Reading Skills
Recognizing Differences Between Facts and
Opinions
Facts are statements that tell what really
happened or what really is the case,
Opinions are statements of belief,judgment or
feeling,They show what someone thinks or feels
about a subject,
Vocabulary and Structure
1.The airline has come up with a
novel solution to the problem of jet
lag.（ 飞行时差综合症 ）
2,Come up with an answer
1,We failed in winning him over to our
side,
2,The lawyer won over the jury by his
moving defense,
We’ll be working hard over the
next ten days to win over the
undecided voters,
1,The exams are still six weeks away,
2,The Washington summit （ 政府首脑
的最高级会谈 ） is over a month away,
1,Cube the vegetables,
把蔬菜切成小方块。
2,The beets we had for supper
were cubed instead of sliced,
我们晚餐吃的甜菜是切成立方块，
而不是切成片。
I sliced the bread,
我把面包切成片。
sliced the meat instead of
cubing it
把肉切成薄片而不是切成丁儿
1,She chopped onions to put in the stew,
2,Chop wood
3,Chop down trees
1,I spoke to him concerning his behavior,
2.If you have any information
concerning the recent event at the
station,please contact the police,
The airplane had to make a forced
landing because two of the engines were
on fire,
We should check the factory’s
productivity against the agreed
target,
Upon delivery,the items are checked
against the original order,
1,In business,you’ve got to anticipate
how your competitors will act,
2,We anticipated that the enemy would
try to cross the river so we destroyed
the bridge,
3,I tried to anticipate the kind of
questions they were likely to ask me at
the interview.,
1.I like the house but I think the price is
a bit on the high side,
2,The weather is on the cold side,
3,Those shoes are on the large side,
He is a huge man,built like an oak
tree,
1.The whole hall held its breath waiting
for the announcement of the winner of
the first prize,
2,All Europe held its breath to see who
would win the election,
1,Employees are compelled to join the
company’s pension plan after a year’s
service,
2,His conscience compelled him to admit
his part in the affair,
Harrison felt compelled to resign
because of the allegations in the press,
The legal guardian(监护人 ) must act on
behalf of the child,
1,My nodding was the cue for us to begin,
But she only smiled back at me
innocently,
2,He was perfectly innocent of the
confusion he had created,
1,She hasn’t a clue about computers,
2,I haven’t a clue what I’ll give Carl for
his birthday next year,
1.He was an Englishman,as they
perceived by his accent,
2,The night had turned cold,as is usual
around here,
The fall in interest rates may be a cue for
an increase in consumer spending,
1,proclaim a state of emergency
2,proclaim a new policy
3,proclaim one’s opinions
4.The people proclaimed him king,
5.The mayor proclaimed Monday
as a city holiday,
Their religion encouraged them
to proclaim their faith,
1,Try to be diplomatic when you refuse
his invitation,so as not to cause bad
feeling,
2,They have to be more diplomatic in
public speeches,
They were always very diplomatic
with awkward clients,
1,Fortunately Jones and his new
employer hit it off from the very
beginning,
2,He and I hit it off well with each other,
After class discussion,
What are the characters of Rich,
his girlfriend and his mother-in-law?
Key for reference
Rich,
honest,frank,direct in speech
Mother-in-law,
a traditional Chinese
woman:good at cooking,
a little reserved
新视野大学英语第二册教学课件
Marriage Across the Nations
Unit 3 Section A
Background Information
1,A Red Red Rose
2,Racial prejudice in America
3,Marriage customs
A Red Red Rose
Robert Burns (1759-1796) ( Scottish poet)
O my luve (=love)is like a red,red rose,
That’s newly sprung in June;
O my luve is like the melodie(=melody)
That’s sweetly played in tune.(和谐地）
As fair art thou(=you are fair),
my bonie(pretty) lass,
so deep in luve am I;
And I will luve thee still,my deer,
till a’ the seas gang dry,
(=till all the seas go dry)
Till a’ the seas gang dry,my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun;
And I will luve thee still,my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run,
And fare thee weel(=well),my only luve,
And fare thee weel a while;
And I will come again,my luve,
Tho’(=though) it were ten
Thousand mile!
racism,the belief that race accounts for differences
in human character or ability and that a particular
race is superior to others,In the history of America,
Martin Luther King Jr,was one of the prominent
leaders against racial discrimination and striving
for civil rights,
I Have a Dream
Address to civil rights marchers by the Rev,Dr,Martin
Luther King Jr,in Washington,D.C,on Aug,28,1963
1,Look at these photos of some celebrities,
Can you recognize them?
2.Do you know something about their families?
3.What do you call such marriages?
Wei Wei (韦唯 ) ’s husband is a famous Swedish
composer,Echo’s(三毛 ) husband is a Spanish
professional diver,Maggie’s (张曼玉 )is a wealthy
Frenchman,And Jiang Wen’s (姜文 ) wife is
French,too,Their marriages can be called
marriages across nations,
2
Marriage Vow
From this day forward,
take You to be my husband
and / wife,I will love you,
I will cherish you,I will be
true to you,no matter whether
there is sickness or health,
until we are parted by death,
and with this ring,as a
symbol of this pledge,
I now marry you,
Vocabulary and Structure
1.Life is full of ups and downs,but
whatever happens,we should have
a positive attitude toward life,
2,I sometimes wonder why
life is always full of ups and
downs,
2,He has seen the ups and downs
in the history of the relations
between the two countries,
3,Their marriage has gone through
its ups and downs,
1.Religious /racial tolerance 宗教 （ 种族
上的 ） 宽容
2,Tolerance of disagreement
3,It’s a culture in which there
is absolutely no tolerance of
disagreement,
4,Many old people have a
very limited tolerance to cold,
3
carnatio
1,He asked $1500 for his old car,but I
thought it was only worth $1000,We
finally reached a compromise and I paid
$1250,
2,Both sides are determined to get
what they want,and there seems to be no
possibility of compromise,
Birds of paradise
3.Compromise is an inevitable part of
marriage,
4,Talks continue in the hope that the
two sides will reach a compromise,
1.There are subtle differences in meaning
between these two words,
2.His attempt to offer us a bribe is not
exactly subtle,
3,Prejudice can take subtler forms than
this,
tulip
1,I have no illusions about his ability,he
is just no good,
2,We are left with few illusions about
our ally.（ 盟友 ）
3,The mirrors all round the walls give
an illusion of greater space,
sunflower
I was under the illusion that he was
honest until he was caught stealing
some money,
1,Their working together was based on
mutual respect,trust and
understanding,
2,Good friends should give mutual support
and inspiration,
3,Mutual suspicion / aid / assistance /
affection
4
Sword lily
1,Mutual respect is necessary for the
partnership to work,
2,I didn’t like Dev,and the feeling
seemed to be mutual,
3,Their working together was based
on mutual respect,trust and
understanding,
violet
1,Cats and mice are seldom compatible,
2,You should choose a roommate more
compatible to your tastes,
Compatible with sb./ sth,
5
Poppy flower
3,The new software is IBM compatible,
(can be used with IBM computers)
4,The project is not compatible with
the company’s long-term aims,
1,I wonder how their ideas worked
out in practice?
2,We didn’t plan it like that but
it worked out very well,
3,Things worked out quite
differently,
6
Bird of paradise
4,Ken and Ella
had loads of
problems
when they
first got
married,
but things
worked out in
the end,
1,Afghanistan has gone through too
many wars,
2,Go through hardships / difficulties,
The poor old man has gone through all kinds of
hardships in his life,
How does he keep smiling after all he’s gone
through?
1.She divorced ( 与 ―― 离婚 )her
husband after so many years of
unhappiness,
2,The judge divorced (判 ―― 离婚
)Mr and Mrs Jones,
1.a budding love affair
2,a budding crisis
3,The maple trees /willows are
budding early this year,
Poppy flower
Analysis of each part,
Part I (Paras.1-4)
Main idea,
Gail and Mark decided to
marry after being together for
two years to get to know each
other better and learn to take a
realistic view on a mixed
marriage,
peony
There has been a lot of resistance to this
new law,
When you introduced computerized
billing,was there much resistance
From consumers?
1,His family was supportive of his
attempts to be a writer,
2,Mary was so supportive of John when
he was fired last year,
1.She counseled them not to accept
his explanation,
2,I counsel him not to spend a lot of
time playing computer games,
3,They counseled patience / caution,
Butterfly orchid
1,The story will be continued in
subsequent issues （ 书刊的期 ） of the
magazine,
2,The events I am speaking of were
subsequent to (=after) the war,
3,We made plans for a visit,but
subsequent difficulties with the car
prevented it,
4,These skills were then passed on
to subsequent generations,
For years he harbored a secret wish to
become a painter,
The girl still harbors the idea of going
abroad,
He harbors a secret hatred
against his boss,
Forget me not
I had serious reservations about his
appointment as captain,
ivy
He has a prejudice against modern poetry
<< Pride and Prejudice >>
Jane Austin
daffodils
1,Women still have to face a great deal
of prejudice in the workplace,
2,Prejudice against black people is
common in many parts of America,
3,Racial prejudice
2,She seems rather shy on the
surface,but she’s quiet different
when you get to know her
1,The plan seems on the surface
to be quite practical,
3,On the surface Mrs,Lewis seemed
nice enough but she had a nasty
temper at times,
1.There are various indications that
another financial crisis is coming
soon,
2.The two leaders greeted each other
with every indication of good
feeling,
He gave no indication of his own
feelings at all,
1.X-rays have confirmed that he has not
broken any bones,
2,The announcements confirm that the
election would take place on June 20th,
3,The rumors of an attack were later
confirmed,
I’d like to confirm a reservation
for a double room on the first
of July,
2,His success confirmed my belief
that nothing is impossible to a
willing heart,
3,The new evidence has confirmed the
first witness’s story,
Part II (Paras.5-9)
Main idea,
Their planned marriage met with
Gail’s mother’s resistance,who
reminded her to be very certain that
Mark was the right life-long partner,
though she did not oppose their plan
because of his color,
1,Approach life with calm and caution
2,Approach a subject with an open mind
3,Approach a task from a historical
point of view
1.She was found dead in her
apartment,and the police suspect
murder,
2,What she said sounded
convincing,but I suspect it to be a lie,
I suspect they are very disappointed,
1.I doubt that he’ll come,
2,I doubt what he said,
1.Harsh colors
2,A harsh voice
3,A harsh light
1.He is still hesitating about joining /
over whether to join the expedition.（ 考
察 ）
2,The government will not hesitate to
take the severest measures against these
terrorists,
1,The Russian foreign minister
yesterday canceled his visit to
Washington,
2,She canceled her order,（ 订货 ）
1.As soon as he came in,he
proceeded to tell us all his troubles,
2,Shall we proceed with the planed
investment?
1,The judge quoted various cases in
support of his opinion,
2,The writer frequently quoted
Shakespeare,
3,He quotes the Bible,
To quote an old saying,every dog has
his day,
1,We need to resolve this difference
quickly,
2,The couple resolved their differences
and made an effort to get along,
3,They hoped the crisis could be
resolved peacefully,
4,We must find a way to resolve the
problem before it’s too late,
Part III (Paras.10-21)
Main idea,
Gail’s father’s reaction to
their planned marriage,
1
Central topic,
Gail and Mark decided to marry despite their racial and
cultural differences after being together for two years and
getting to know each other better,but the plan met with
opposition from the girl’s parents,
Text Structure Analysis,
A Paragraph of Denial of
Some Opinions Followed
by Some Other Opinions
Section B
Rich Meeting His Future Mother-in-law
Reading Skills
Recognizing Differences Between Facts and
Opinions
Facts are statements that tell what really
happened or what really is the case,
Opinions are statements of belief,judgment or
feeling,They show what someone thinks or feels
about a subject,
Vocabulary and Structure
1.The airline has come up with a
novel solution to the problem of jet
lag.（ 飞行时差综合症 ）
2,Come up with an answer
1,We failed in winning him over to our
side,
2,The lawyer won over the jury by his
moving defense,
We’ll be working hard over the
next ten days to win over the
undecided voters,
1,The exams are still six weeks away,
2,The Washington summit （ 政府首脑
的最高级会谈 ） is over a month away,
1,Cube the vegetables,
把蔬菜切成小方块。
2,The beets we had for supper
were cubed instead of sliced,
我们晚餐吃的甜菜是切成立方块，
而不是切成片。
I sliced the bread,
我把面包切成片。
sliced the meat instead of
cubing it
把肉切成薄片而不是切成丁儿
1,She chopped onions to put in the stew,
2,Chop wood
3,Chop down trees
1,I spoke to him concerning his behavior,
2.If you have any information
concerning the recent event at the
station,please contact the police,
The airplane had to make a forced
landing because two of the engines were
on fire,
We should check the factory’s
productivity against the agreed
target,
Upon delivery,the items are checked
against the original order,
1,In business,you’ve got to anticipate
how your competitors will act,
2,We anticipated that the enemy would
try to cross the river so we destroyed
the bridge,
3,I tried to anticipate the kind of
questions they were likely to ask me at
the interview.,
1.I like the house but I think the price is
a bit on the high side,
2,The weather is on the cold side,
3,Those shoes are on the large side,
He is a huge man,built like an oak
tree,
1.The whole hall held its breath waiting
for the announcement of the winner of
the first prize,
2,All Europe held its breath to see who
would win the election,
1,Employees are compelled to join the
company’s pension plan after a year’s
service,
2,His conscience compelled him to admit
his part in the affair,
Harrison felt compelled to resign
because of the allegations in the press,
The legal guardian(监护人 ) must act on
behalf of the child,
1,My nodding was the cue for us to begin,
But she only smiled back at me
innocently,
2,He was perfectly innocent of the
confusion he had created,
1,She hasn’t a clue about computers,
2,I haven’t a clue what I’ll give Carl for
his birthday next year,
1.He was an Englishman,as they
perceived by his accent,
2,The night had turned cold,as is usual
around here,
The fall in interest rates may be a cue for
an increase in consumer spending,
1,proclaim a state of emergency
2,proclaim a new policy
3,proclaim one’s opinions
4.The people proclaimed him king,
5.The mayor proclaimed Monday
as a city holiday,
Their religion encouraged them
to proclaim their faith,
1,Try to be diplomatic when you refuse
his invitation,so as not to cause bad
feeling,
2,They have to be more diplomatic in
public speeches,
They were always very diplomatic
with awkward clients,
1,Fortunately Jones and his new
employer hit it off from the very
beginning,
2,He and I hit it off well with each other,
After class discussion,
What are the characters of Rich,
his girlfriend and his mother-in-law?
Key for reference
Rich,
honest,frank,direct in speech
Mother-in-law,
a traditional Chinese
woman:good at cooking,
a little reserved
