Unit 3
Marriage Across the Nations
Group work:
–What’s your opinion on the
marriage across the nations? Is
it possible for you to fall in love
and get married to a foreigner?
Why or why not? Give your
reasons,
Read the sentences carefully and
distinguish the meaning of the
italicized words or phrases in
each pair of sentences.
I’ve been rather up and down
recently,I think I need a holiday,
Here is his hometown that he
knows up and down,
Life is full of ups and downs.
The old school was sold and
subsequently turned into a private
house,
The bank refused to help the
company; consequently,it went
out of business,
This was his mother at her worst;
her voice was sharp and loud,and
she was to be angry at anyone,
Most sportsmen are at their
best during their early
manhood,
He seems poor,but I suspect
that he has quite a lot of money,
I doubt that he’ll come.
Read the sentences carefully
and guess the meaning of the
italicized word in each sentence.
This period in history is not famous
for its religious tolerance.
Many old people have a very limited
tolerance to cold.
Both sides are determined to get
what they want,and there seems to
be no possibility of compromise.
I have no illusion about his
ability; he is just no good.
The sun appears to go round
the Earth,but that is only an
illusion.
The trees are budding early this
year.
He is a budding writer.
He harbors a secret hatred
against her father.
The girl still harbors the idea of
going abroad.
A judge must be free from
prejudice.
The Russian foreign minister
yesterday cancelled his visit to
Washington.
Match the synonyms and antonyms
in column B with those in column A,
imagine,
mutual,
resistance,
counsel,
confirm,
resolve,date,
harsh,
subtle,
realistic
obedience,
idealistic,
delicate,
appointment,
determine,
gentle,joint,
fancy,advise,
verify
Homework
Learn the new words and expressions
of the text by heart.
The students are to be divided into
several groups,Each group will be
responsible for one part of it,Then in
the class time,students may ask
questions about some words or
sentences in a certain part,and then
the group,which is responsible for it,
will answer the questions.
Language points:
,we had experienced the
usual ups and downs … and
respect each other.” (para 1)
,but through it all … each
other’s characters” (para,1)
,Our racial and cultural
differences…and being open
with each other.” (para 2)
Open,Let’s be open with
each other,
be/get involved with,
,Gail and I had no illusions
about… mixed couple in
America.” (para 3)
,We wanted to
avoid…work out right.”
( para 4 )
,That point…relationship.”
(para,4)
all along,
1) I suspected all along that
she was lying.
2) I knew the truth all along,
,So it was all right for me …
to marry him” ( para 6 )
,I harbored reservations…
you might even call them.”
( para 7 )
Reservation,
I have some reservations
about his story,
see…as…,
I see it as my duty to find him a
job,
,…approached our decision
with a father-knows-best
attitude.”
Approach,
The bank has approached the
issue in a practical way.
,Then why the rush? Buy
time,…” ( para 12 )
Buy time,
She tried to buy time by doing a
lot of talking,
,…it’s never too late to change
your mind.” ( para 21 )
1) One is never too old to learn,
2) It is never too late to mend.
Give the summary orally:
clue,experience,ups and downs,
confront,weakness and
strengths,tolerance,
compromise,open,incompatible,
personality conflicts,mother,
counsel,father,suspect,
statistics,divorce rate,realistic,
mixed marriage
Simulated writing,
Gail and I had no illusions about
what the future held for us as a
married,mixed couple in America.
They overlooked serious
personality conflicts in the
expectation that marriage was an
automatic way to make everything
work out right.
That point was emphasized by
the fact that Gail’s parents,after
35 years of marriage,were going
through a bitter and painful divorce.
To start with I must admit that at
first I harbored reservations
about a mixed marriage,prejudices
you might even call them.
Homework:
Section B,Section C