21世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語應(yīng)用型綜合教程 IV：U3-A Starter

Woords/expressions

for

the

stages

finally

leading

to

a

marriage:Words/expressionsforthe

special

time

for

a

couple

:Directions:Putthewords/expressionsintheboxintothecorrectcategories.Unit3:Starterdate,engagement,proposal,wedding

honeymoon,

anniversarybrideharmoniousengagementhoneymoondatepriestanniversarybridegroomquarrelsomeproposalbridesmaidpassionateequalintimateboringwedding

Words/theexpressionsthe

people

involved

in

a

wedding:Words/theexpressionsa

husband-wife

relationship:

Directions:Putthewords/expressionsintheboxintothecorrectcategories.Unit3:Starterbride,

priest,

bridegroom,

bridesmaid

harmonious,

quarrelsome,

passionate,

equal,

intimate,

boringbrideharmoniousenagementhoneymoondatepriestanniversarybridegroomquarrelsomeproposalbridesmaidpassionateequalintimateboringweddingUnit3:Warmup

Michael:

Does

Catherine

know?

Caleb:

No.

No,

I

don’t

think

she’d

care

right

now,

to

tell

you

the

truth.

She

hasn’t

been

taking

toowell

to

this

whole

love

dare

thing.

Michael:

But

you’re

not

done

yet,

right?

Caleb:

No,

I’m

day

21

out

of

40.

But

I’ll

be

honest

with

you.

Up

to

this

point

...

my

heart’s

not

been

in

it.

Michael:

That’s

what

1._______

A

woman

can

tell

when

you’re

just

going

through

the

motions.

Caleb:

That’s

2.

________

right.

Hey,

let

me

ask

you

a

question.

Michael:

Go

ahead.

matters.absolutelyUnit3:Warmup

Caleb:HowdidyougetofftosuchagoodstartwithTina?Whyisitsoeasyforyou?Michael:Oh,it’snotalwaysbeeneasy.Marriagetakeswork,man.Tinaisa(n)3._________wife.Butwelearnedalotoflessonsthehardway.Caleb:Atleastyouhaven’thadtoface4.________.Michael:Iwishthatweretrue.Caleb:Whatdoesthatmean?YouandTinahavebeen5._________thatmuch?Michael:NotmeandTina.ButIdidwithmyfirstwife.Caleb:What?YouweremarriedtosomeonebeforeTina?incredibledivorcestrugglingUnit3:Warmup

Michael:

For

one

6.________

year.

I

got

married

for

the

wrong

reasons.

Then

I

turned

around

and

got

adivorce

for

the

wrong

reasons.

Man,

Ithought

I

was

just

7._______

my

heart.

Caleb:

Michael,

I’ve

worked

with

you

for

five

years.

You’ve

never

told

me

that.

Michael:

Because

I’m

not

proud

of

it.

It

was

before

I

gave

my

life

to

the

Lord

...

and,

man,

I

was

just

only

8.________________my

rights

and

myneeds.

Man,

I

ruined

her

life.

But

when

I

gave

my

life

to

God,

I

tried

to

findher,

but

she’d

already

remarried.

So

believe

me

when

I

tell

you

I

got

a

big

scar.

Man,

God

made

marriage

to

be

for

life.

That’s

why

you

gottakeep9.

__________

to

Catherine.

You

gotta

beg

God

to

teach

you

how

to

be

a

good

husband.

And

don’t

just

follow

your

heart,

man,

because

your

heart

can

be10.

__________.

But

you

gotta

lead

your

heart.

horriblefollowingconcerned

about

your

vows

deceivedUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPointsstamp

—v.1.toputone’sfootdownheavilyontheground2.tomarkpaper,etc.withadesign,anofficialseal,etc.Examples:“I’mgoingbeforethingsgetanyworse!”heshoutedashestampedoutofthebedroom.“我要走了，省得眼見著事情變得更糟！”他大叫著，噔噔地走出了臥室。Overweightandsweatinginthehumidweather,sherestlesslystampedfromroomtoroom.由于體重過重，且在潮濕的天氣中渾身是汗，她煩躁地在各個(gè)房間之間噔噔地走來走去。Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPointsExamples:

Theydidn’t

stamp

mypassport.他們沒在我的護(hù)照上蓋章。

圖書管理員忘了在我借的書上蓋上歸還日期了。

Thelibrarianforgottostampmylibrarybookswiththedateonwhichtheyshouldbereturned.stamp

—v.1.toputone’sfootdownheavilyontheground2.tomarkpaper,etc.withadesign,anofficialseal,etc.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPointsstain—

v.1.(withsth.)toleavemarksthataredifficulttoremoveonsth.;tobemarkedinthisway2.tochangethecolourofsth.usingacolouredliquid黑莓汁把他們的手指給染紅了。他抽煙抽得很厲害，手指也被尼古丁染黃了。

Hesmokesheavilysothathisfingersarestainedwithnicotine.Examples:

Theblackberryjuicestainedtheirfingersred.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints他把木頭染成深褐色了。那位生物學(xué)家先給標(biāo)本染色，然后再通過顯微鏡進(jìn)行觀察。Examples:

Hestainedthewooddarkbrown.Thebiologiststainedthespecimenbeforelookingatitthroughthemicroscope.stain

—v.1.(withsth.)toleavemarksthataredifficulttoremoveonsth.;tobemarkedinthisway2.tochangethecolourofsth.usingacolouredliquidUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPointsfume—

v.

to

be

very

angry

about

sth.她坐在車內(nèi)，對(duì)擁堵的交通感到憤怒。我們晚到了一個(gè)小時(shí)，她正氣得七竅生煙。

Bythetimewearrivedanhourlateshewasfumingwithrage.Examples:

Shesatinthecar,fumingatthetrafficjam.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPointsslump—

v.1.tositorfalldownheavily2.(ofprice,trade,businessactivity)tofallsuddenlyorgreatly她走累了，一屁股坐在了沙發(fā)上。他們發(fā)現(xiàn)她倒伏在方向盤上。

Theyfoundherslumpedoverthesteeringwheel.Examples:

Tiredfromherwalksheslumped(down)ontothesofa.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints什么原因?qū)е鹿蓛r(jià)暴跌？今年的銷售額大幅減少。Examples:

Whatcausedsharevaluestoslump?

Saleshaveslumpedthisyear.slump—

v.1.tositorfalldownheavily2.(ofprice,trade,businessactivity)tofallsuddenlyorgreatlyUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPointsgloomily—

ad.

sadly

他郁悶地踱來踱去。他傷感地告訴我他已經(jīng)被征召入伍了。

Hetellsmegloomilythathehasbeencalledupforarmyservice.Examples:

Gloomily,hepacedbackandforth.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints我一個(gè)人在那所陰暗的房子里，心里直發(fā)毛。他在一個(gè)陰沉沉的冬日早晨來看我。Examples:

Beingaloneinthatgloomyhousegavemethewillies.

Hecametoseemeinagloomywintermorning.—

a.1.darkorunlighted,esp.inawaythatisdepressingorfrightening2.sadanddepressedgloomyUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints你為什么情緒這么低落？振作起來！林頓夫人坐在爐火旁，兩頰通紅，郁郁不樂。Examples:

Whatareyousogloomyabout?Cheerup!

Mrs.Lintonsatdownbythefire,flushedandgloomy.gloomy

—

a.1.darkorunlighted,esp.inawaythatisdepressingorfrightening2.sadanddepressedUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints他的制服皺皺巴巴、邋邋遢遢，還濺滿了泥污。她在寫字臺(tái)上把皺巴巴的信展平。Examples:

Hisuniformwascrumpled,untidy,splashedwithmud.

Sheflattenedoutthecrumpledletteronthedesk.crumpled—

a.

having

winkles

Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPointsunderneath—

prep.beneath;below她發(fā)現(xiàn)地毯下面有許多灰塵。硬幣滾到鋼琴下面去了。

Thecoinrolledunderneaththepiano.Examples:

Shefoundalotofdustunderneaththecarpet.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPointsHowcouldsheexplainwhatshesawunderneaththeagingexteriorsofthenursinghomeresidentstheycarefor?Apartfromtheiroldappearances,sheknewalotmoreaboutthoseagedpeoplewholivedatthenursinghomeandwerecaredforbythestaff,buthowcouldsheexplainwhatsheknewtoSheila?Paraphrase:Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPointsButthere’smoretoherthanthedementiayouseeeveryday.Everydaysheshowsupinfrontofyouasamadwoman.Infact,there’smoreabouther.Paraphrase:Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPointsSheusedtogivemegriefoverthesmallestthings.Inthepast,shealwaysmademefeeldepressedatthingsoflittleimportance.Paraphrase:Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints我們指責(zé)他玩忽職守。人類常把自己的不幸歸咎于老天。Examples:

Weaccusedhimofhavingneglectedhisduty.

Manoftenaccusesnatureforhisownmisfortunes.accuse—

v.tosaythatsb.hasdonesth.wrongorisguiltyofsth. Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints帕特里克輕輕地?cái)v扶著她的手臂，引她入座。護(hù)士輕輕地抹去傷口上的血。Examples:

Patricktookhergentlybythearmandledhertoachair.

Thenursegentlymoppedthebloodfromthewound.gently—

ad.

in

a

gentle

mannerUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPointswrinkle—

v.todrawup(thenose,forehead,etc.)intolinesorcreases bytighteningthemuscles n.smallfoldorlineintheskin,esp.oneofthoseontheface thatarecausedbyage他皺著眉頭，覺得這些怪事莫名其妙又十分擔(dān)心。她兩頰和雙眼周圍開始起了皺紋。

Theskinonhercheeksandaroundhereyeswasbeginningtowrinkle.Examples:

Hewrinkledhisbrow,confusedandworriedbythestrangeevents.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPointswrinkle—

v.todrawup(thenose,forehead,etc.)intolinesorcreases bytighteningthemuscles n.smallfoldorlineintheskin,esp.oneofthoseontheface thatarecausedbyage他的臉上布滿了皺紋。她眼睛周圍的皺紋更多了。

Shegetsmorewrinklesroundhereyes.Examples:

His

face

was

covered

with

wrinkles.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints我的確比從前顯老,皺紋也多了。由于工作過度勞累，他的臉布滿了皺紋，頭發(fā)也變白了。Examples:

Ididlookolderandmorewrinkledthanever.Hehasgotawrinkledfaceandwhitehairbecauseofexcessivehardwork.wrinkled—

a.havingorshowingwrinklesUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPointssallow—

a.(ofwhite-skinnedpeople)yellowishandlookingunhealthy因?yàn)樯?，他的臉看起來蠟黃。在昏暗的光線中她的臉看上去蠟黃，而且有些浮腫。

Herfacelookedsallowandswolleninthedrearylight.Examples:

Helookssallowonhisfacebecauseofillness.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints她疼愛地?fù)崦莻€(gè)孩子?，敻覃愄貙⑽依揭贿?，輕輕地?fù)崦业母觳?。Examples:

Shegavethechildalovingcaress.

Margarettookmetooneside,holdingmyarminagentlecaress.caress—

n.

loving

touch

or

stroke

Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints他們聽見他驚訝地大叫一聲。她驚喜交加，一句話也說不出來。Examples:

Theyheardhimgivealoudshoutofastonishment.

With

both

astonishment

and

joy,

she

could

hardly

say

a

word.astonishment—

n.

the

feeling

that

accompanies

sth.

extremely

surprisingUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPointsrecline—

v.1.whenaseatreclinesorwhenyoureclineaseat,thebackofitmovesintoacomfortableslopingposition2.tositorlieinarelaxedway,withyourbodyleaningbackwards你想小睡片刻時(shí),可以把你的座位向后調(diào)節(jié)一點(diǎn)。乘客可以調(diào)低椅背，升高椅腿，使扶手椅向后傾斜。

Thepassengercanreclinethearmchairbyloweringdownthebackandraisingthefoot.Examples:

Youmayreclineyourseatalittlewhenyouwanttohaveaquicknap.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints老人靠在沙發(fā)上。她懶洋洋地靠在靠墊上，享受著陽光。Examples:Theoldmanreclinedonthesofa.

Shereclinedlazilyonthecushions,enjoyingthesunshine.recline—

v.1.whenaseatreclinesorwhenyoureclineaseat,thebackofitmovesintoacomfortableslopingposition2.tositorlieinarelaxedway,withyourbodyleaningbackwardsUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPointslather—

v.tocover(sth.)withlathern.whitefoamorfrothproducedbysoapordetergentmixedwithwater對(duì)于皮膚極柔嫩者，可在沐浴前涂上溫和的護(hù)膚露。

Forsuper-softskin,latheronalightbodylotionbeforeyoubathe.Examples:

Latheryourhairasnormal.像平常那樣在頭發(fā)上抹上洗發(fā)液。Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPointslather—

v.tocover(sth.)withlathern.whitefoamorfrothproducedbysoapordetergentmixedwithwater我使肥皂起泡沫。

Imakelatherwiththesoap.Examples:

Thelittledogiscoatedwithlather.小狗身上滿是肥皂沫。Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints當(dāng)他與妻子發(fā)生爭論時(shí)，他總是很激動(dòng)。冷靜些

—

沒必要為這件事大動(dòng)肝火!Examples:

Healwaysgetsinalatherwhenhehasanargumentwithhiswife.

Calmdown

—

there’snoneedtogetintoalatheraboutit!bein/getintoalather—

to

be/become

excited

and

nervousUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints每次用完洗發(fā)劑后都要用清水將頭發(fā)沖洗幾次。我的眼睛里進(jìn)了東西，我必須立即把它沖洗掉。Examples:

Aftershampooing,alwaysrinsethehairseveraltimesincleanwater.

Somethinggetsintomyeyes.Ihavetorinseitoutimmediately.rinse—

v.

to

remove

dirt,

soap,

etc.

from

(sth.)

with

waterUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPointswilling—

a.1.havingnoobjection(todoingsth.);prepared2.readyoreagertohelp;doneorgiveninanenthusiasticway他郁悶地踱來踱去。他愿意面對(duì)任何困難去履行他的職責(zé)。要是就這么定了，我愿意試一試。

I’mwillingtogiveitatryifthat’ssettled.Examples:

Hewaswillingtofaceanyhardshipinfulfillmentofhisduty.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints世上無難事，只怕有心人。有幾個(gè)主動(dòng)幫忙的人，他很快就完成了任務(wù)。Examples:

Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.

Withsomewillingassistants,hefinishedhistaskverysoon.willing—

a.1.havingnoobjection(todoingsth.);prepared2.readyoreagertohelp;doneorgiveninanenthusiasticwayUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints他的出席表示他愿意幫忙。我得證明自己愿意努力工作，并且接受大學(xué)校方的管理。Examples:

Hispresenceisindicativeofhiswillingnesstohelp.

Ihadtoprovemywillingnesstoworkhardandacceptthe

university’sauthority.willingness—

n.

cheerful

complianceUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints他們?cè)诘乩锔闪艘徽斓幕顑?，疲憊不堪。年輕人跑來跑去踢著球，把自己弄得精疲力竭。Examples:

Theywerewornoutafteralongdayspentworkinginthefield.

Theyoungpeoplerunaroundkickingaball,wearingthemselvesout.wearsb.out—

to

cause

sb.

to

become

exhausted;

to

tire

sb.

outUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints大多數(shù)成功的企業(yè)家并不是在很年輕時(shí)就起步的。

他是從什么時(shí)候開始當(dāng)醫(yī)生的呢?Examples:

Mostsuccessfulbusinessownersdonotstartoutveryyoung.

Whendidhestartoutasadoctor?startout—

to

begin

a

journey;

to

take

the

first

step

Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints旱災(zāi)和饑荒奪去了這里多達(dá)200萬人的生命。旱災(zāi)后土地硬得就像石頭一樣。Examples:

Droughtandfamineshavekilleduptotwomillionpeoplehere.

Thegroundisashardasstoneafterthedrought.drought—

n.

a

long

period

of

time

when

there

is

little

or

no

rainUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPointsvex—

v.

to

annoy

or

worry

sb.當(dāng)我清醒的時(shí)候，我絕不會(huì)做任何事或說任何話使他煩惱。他因失敗而煩心。

Hewasvexedathisfailure.Examples:

WhileIhavemysenses,I’llneverdoanactorsayawordtovexhim.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints什么年齡結(jié)婚最合適是一個(gè)眾說紛紜的問題。由法官來裁處這個(gè)爭論不休的問題。Examples:

Thebestageformarriageisavexedquestion.

It’suptothejudgewhosettlesthevexedquestion.vexedquestion—

a

difficult

problem

that

causes

much

discussionUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPointsblowup—

1.toloseone’stemper2.toexplode;tobedestroyedbyanexplosion很抱歉，我對(duì)你發(fā)火了。珍妮昨晚沒回家，她的父親勃然大怒。

Jenny’sfatherblewupwhenshedidn’tcomehomelastnight.Examples:

I’msorryIblewupatyou.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints炸彈爆炸了。為什么士兵在撤退時(shí)，把橋梁都炸毀了呢？Examples:

Thebombblewup.

Whydidthesoldiersblowupallthebridgeswhentheyretreated?blowup—

1.toloseone’stemper2.toexplode;tobedestroyedbyanexplosionUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPointstreat—

n.1.actoftreatingsb.tosth.2.thingthatgivesgreatpleasure,esp.sth.unexpectedornotalwaysavailable這次我請(qǐng)客?？Х葟d為這對(duì)夫婦準(zhǔn)備了一份特別的周年紀(jì)念餐。

Thecafépreparedaspecialanniversarytreatforthecouple.Examples:

Thisismytreat.I’llpay.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPointstreat—

n.1.actoftreatingsb.tosth.2.thingthatgivesgreatpleasure,esp.sth.unexpectedornotalwaysavailable孩提時(shí)，去海邊旅行真是件令人愉快的事情。她兒子來看望她，她心里喜滋滋的。

Herson’svisitsareagreattreatforher.Examples:

Whenwewerekids,atriptothebeachwasarealtreat.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints他們把工人們看得糞土不如。奴隸主對(duì)待自己的奴隸就像對(duì)待狗一樣。Examples:

Theytreattheirworkerslikedirt.

Theownertreatedtheirslaveslikedogs.treatsb.likedirt/adog—

to

treat

sb.

with

no

respect

at

allUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints一些投票人憤然離開了會(huì)場(chǎng)。爭論完后她憤怒地沖出了房間。Examples:

Somevotersstormedoutofthemeetingplace.

Aftertheargumentshestormedoutoftheroom.stormout to

move

or

walk

in

a

very

angry

or

violent

manner

in

the

direction

specified—Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints歡笑，整個(gè)世界伴你歡笑；哭泣，只有你獨(dú)自向隅而泣。那個(gè)婦女為父親的去世而哭泣。Examples:

Laugh,andtheworldlaughswithyou;weep,andyouweepalone.

Thewomanisweepingoverthedeathofherfather.weep—

v.

to

shed

tears;

to

cryUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints她用藥棉輕輕地按了按傷口。當(dāng)那位母親看到自己的兒子時(shí)，她用手帕輕拭了下自己的眼睛。Examples:

Shedabbedatthecutwithcottonwool.

Whenthemothersawherson,shedabbedathereyeswithahandkerchief.dabat—

to

lightly

touch

sth.

by

pressing

but

not

rubbingUnit3:LanguageandCulturalPointsbet—

1.(spoken)usedtosaythatyouarealmostcertainthatsth.istrueorthatsth.willhappen2.toriskmoneyonaraceoraneventbytryingtopredicttheresult我敢肯定他要遲到——他一貫如此。我敢肯定他此時(shí)正坐在家里大笑呢。

Ibetheissittingathomenow,

laughinghisheadoff.Examples:

Ibethearriveslate—healwaysdoes.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPointsbet—

1.(spoken)usedtosaythatyouarealmostcertainthatsth.istrueorthatsth.willhappen2.toriskmoneyonaraceoraneventbytryingtopredicttheresult他把所有的錢都用在賭馬上了。她和我打20美元的賭，說我戒不了煙。

Shebetme20dollarsthatIwouldn’tbeabletogiveupsmoking.Examples:

Hespendsallhismoneybettingonhorses.Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints“你去看比賽嗎？”“我當(dāng)然去！”他們肯定辦不成。Examples:

“Areyougoingtothematch?”“YoubetIam!”

Theywon’tmakeit,youbet.youbet:—

you

may

be

sure

(of

it)Unit3:LanguageandCulturalPoints我給你弄些雞蛋和培根。我找到幾個(gè)助手散發(fā)傳單。Examples:

I’llrustleupsomeeggsandbaconforyou.

Irustledupafewhelperstohandoutleaflets.rustleup—

to

prepare

or

provide

sth.,

esp.

at

short

noticeUnit3Exercises:ComprehensionA.

FirstReading:Readthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.WhywasSheilasoangrywhenshewalkedintothestaffoffice?AccordingtoHelen,whatwasMrs.Svobodalikewhenshewasjustadmitted?BecauseMrs.SvobodajustthrewhertrayatSheilaagain,andSheilafeltshewassotroublesome.Mrs.Svobodawasn’tasbadassheisnow,butshewasstillprettycritical.SheusedtogiveHelengriefoverthesmallestthings.Onherbaddaysshe’daccusethenursesofstealingherthings.Unit3Exercises:ComprehensionA.

FirstReading:Readthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.3.HowdidTroyhelptocalmhiswifedownandwashher?4.WhydidMr.Svobodablowupinthestory?TroytalkedsoftlyinRussiantocalmherdown.Andverygently,hewashedeachofherhands.Thenslowlyandcarefully,hewashedherarmsandshoulders,workinghiswayoverthewrinkled,sallowskin.Theimmediatecauseseemstobethefactthathiswifeusedmuchsugarandmilktomaketheirfavoritericepudding,buttherealcauseisthathefeltveryhardtosurvivethewinterandhefeltveryhelplessandvexed.Unit3Exercises:ComprehensionA.

FirstReading:Readthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions.5.DidSheilastillfeelangryaftershelistenedtothecouple’sstory?No,shedidn’t.Shewasmovedtotearsbytheirstory.Unit3Exercises:Comprehension___—___—___—___—___

summarizesthetext._____and

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isminorpointthatsupportsmajorpoint___.CFGAUnit3Exercises:ComprehensionC.ReadingandInterpreting:Workinpairs.Readthesentencesfromthepassageandanswerthequestions.1.How

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_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Besidestheiroldappearances,sheknewmoreaboutthoseagedpeoplewholivedatthenursinghomeandwerecaredbythestaff,buthowcouldsheexplaintheirunknownstoriestoSheila?Unit3Exercises:ComprehensionC.ReadingandInterpreting:Workinpairs.Readthesentencesfromthepassageandanswerthequestions.2.ButI’dcaughtaglimpseofthewell-lovedwomanwhohiddeepwithintheruinofoldage.

Q：WhatdidHelenlearnaboutMrs.Svoboda?

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________HelenlearntthatalthoughMrs.Svobodawasweather-beatenandleftwithadecrepitbody,shewasdeeplylovedbyherhusband.Unit3Exercises:ComprehensionC.ReadingandInterpreting:Workinpairs.Readthesentencesfromthepassageandanswerthequestions.3.“Troy,”shesaid,“youarenotaloneinyourtroubles.Ipromisedtostandbesideyouthrougheverythinglifebroughtourway.Butifyouwon’tletme,thenyouhavetogo.”Shehadtearsinhereyes,buthervoicewasfirm.Q：HowdidMrs.Svobodafeelwhenshesaidthosewordstoherhusband?

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Shefeltsadbecauseherhusbandlosthistemperandrefusedtoletherhelphim.Butshewasnotdefeatedbytheharshrealityanddeterminedtohelphimgetthroughallthedifficulties.Unit3Exercises:LanguageFocusYoumust________holdthenewlybornbaby.___________hisratherstrictmanner,heisreallyverykindhearted.Hismagicactwillamazeand_______you.WhenIsawtheir_______faces,Iknewsomethingwaswrong.gentlyUnderneathastonishgloomyA.

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gentlyastonishvextreatUnit3Exercises:LanguageFocusSheisbeginningtoget_______roundhereyes.It______hertobeignoredlikethis.

Mr.Browntookhissontoacricketmatchasabirthday_______.Hislackofexperiencewasbalancedbyhis_________tolearn.wrinklesvexedtreatwillingnessA.

Fillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.gloomywrinkleunderneathwilling

gentlyastonishvextreatUnit3Exercises:LanguageFocusAfterfinishingthehousework,she______herself______.Hewassoangrythathe____________ofhisofficeandslammedthedoor.Mostbeginners__________withtoolittlemoney.woreoutstormedoutstartoutB.

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ErrorCorrection

:Inthispassage,therearealtogether8mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhavetochangeaword,addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthecorrectionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyouchangeaword,crossitoutandwritethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank.Ifyouaddaword,putaninsertionmark（∧）intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordintheblank.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitoutandputaslash（/）intheblank.

Cohabitation（同居）intheUnitedStateshasincreasedbymorethan1,500percentinthepasthalfcentury.In1960,about450,000marriedcoupleslivedtogether.Nowthenumberismorethan7.5million.Themajorityofyoungadultsintheir1.______________unmarriedUnit3Exercises:LanguageFocusC.

ErrorCorrection

:Inthispassage,therearealtogether8mistakes,oneineachnumberedline…20swilllivewitharomanticpartneratleastonce,andmorethanhalfofallmarriageswillbefollowedbycohabitation.Thisshifthasbeenattributedthesexualrevolutionandtheavailabilityofbirthcontrol,andinourcurrenteconomy,sharingthebillsmakecohabitingappealing.Butwhenyoutalktopeopleintheir20s,youalsohearaboutsomethingelse：cohabitationasprophylaxis（預(yù)防）.2.____________preceded3.____________to4.___________makesUnit3Exercises:LanguageFocusC.

ErrorCorrection

:Inthispassage,therearealtogether8mistakes,oneineachnumberedline…Inanationwidelysurveyconductedin2001bytheNationalMarriageProject,thenatRutgersandnowattheUniversityofVirginia,nearlyhalfof20-somethingsagreedwiththestatement,“Youwouldonlymarrysomeoneifheorsheagreedtolivetogetherwithyoufirst,sothatyoucouldfindoutthatyoureallygetalong.”Abouttwo-thirdssaidtheybelievedthatmovingintogetherbeforemarriagewasagoodwaytoavoiddivorce.5.____________nationwide6._____________if/whetherUnit3Exercises:LanguageFocusC.

ErrorCorrection

:Inthispassage,therearealtogether8mistakes,oneineachnumberedline…Butthatbeliefiscontradictedbyexperience.Coupleswhocohabitbeforemarriagetendtobemoresatisfiedwiththeirmarriages—andmorelikelytodivorce—thancoupleswhodonot.Thesenegativeoutcomesarecalledthecohabitationeffect.7.___________lessUnit3Exercises:LanguageFocusC.

ErrorCorrection

:Inthispassage,therearealtogether8mistakes,oneineachnumberedline…Researchersoriginallyattributedthecohabitationeffecttoselection,ortheideathatcohabiterswerelessconventionaboutmarriageandthusmoreopentodivorce.Ascohabitationhasbecomeanorm,however,studieshaveshownthattheeffectisnotentirelyexplainedbyindividualcharacteristicslikereligion,educationorpolitics.Researchsuggeststhatatleastsomeoftherisksmaylieincohabitationitself.8._____________conventionalUnit3Exercises:ReadinginDepthA．bet

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O．sureOnewaytomakeamarriageworkisbybeing1._______.Myhusband,Jim,isprobablythemostunselfishmanIknow.Hemakesmebe2.________todothingsforhimbecauseofhisgenerousnature.Heoftentakestheinitiativeto3._______thedishesandtakecareofthechildren.I4._________therearemanytimeshewouldratherbereading,relaxingorworkingonthe5.__________

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