Unit2TalesofTrueLove

KeytoExercises

Opener

Suggestedanswersforreference

1.QianZhongshuwasaChineseliteraryscholarandwriter,bestknownforhiswit

andgreatacademicknowledge.OneofhismostfamousnovelsisFortress

Besieged（《圍城》）.YangJiangwasaChineseplaywright,author,andtranslator.

HermemoirWeThree（《我任》）recallsmemoriesofherlatehusband,Qian

Zhongshu,andherdaughter,QianYuan,whodiedbeforeherfather.

DavidBeckhamisanEnglishformerprofessionalfootballer,andthefirstEnglish

playertowinleaguetitlesinfourcountries:England,Spain,theUnitedStatesand

France.DavidismarriedtoVictoriaBeckham,anEnglishbusinesswoman,fashion

designer,model,andsinger.Theyhavefourchildren.

2.QianandYang'sromancebeganwhentheymetatTsinghuaUniversityafterYang

Jiangenrolledinthegraduateschoolin1932.Theymarriedin1935.

DavidstarteddatingVictoriain1997,aftersheattendedacharityfootballmatch.

Thecoupleannouncedtheirengagementin1998andmarriedin1999.

3.DuringtheCulturalRevolution,likemanyotherprominentintellectualsofthetime,

QianZhongshuandYangJiangwere"sentdown”,doing"reformthroughlabor^^in

a"cadreschool"inHenanfrom1969to1972.

ThechallengeDavidandVictoriahavecomeacrossismediaattention.Theyare

bothfamous,sotheirrelationshiphasattractedagreatdealofmediaattentionfrom

itsverybeginning.

Reading&Interacting

I.UnderstandingtheText

1.TextOrganization

DatesSendersInformation

Hewasbadlyhomesickandbitterabouthis

31daystoD-DayFrank

absencewhiletheirdaughterwasgrowingup.

HecomfortedPollyoverthecomingassaultby

28daystoD-DayFranksayingthatwhateverwastohappendependedon

God'swill,andheencouragedPollytotrustGod.

Theyardwasfixedup;shemissedhimbadly;

17daystoD-DayPolly

theyhadbeenseparatedfor8months.

HewasgladthatDeewasgoingtoherfirst

10daystoD-DayFrankmovie,andhewantedPollyandDeetofully

enjoytheirlifeduringhisabsence.

Shewroteaboutherlonelinessandher

9daystoD-DayPolly

expectationfortheirreunionafterthewar.

Shewroteaboutherbeingsentimentalandher

1daytoD-DayPolly

loneliness,aswellasherconfidenceinthefuture.

2.ComprehensionCheck

2.1Focusingonthemainideas

FrankjoinedtheU.S.ArmyduringWorldWarII,andfrequentlyexchanged

letterswithPolly,hiswife.Frank,awayinEngland,wroteabouthislongingsfor

homeandhisfeelingstowardsPollyandDee,theirtoddlerdaughter,whilePolly

describedindetailherlifeathomeandexpressedherconcernoverthewar,as

wellasthelonelinesssheenduredfromthelongseparation.Theywroteabout

theirloveforeachotherandcomfortedeachotherwiththeexpectationfortheir

reunioninthefuture.Tragically,however,FrankwaskilledintheNormandy

landingoperationonD-Day.

2.2Diggingintodetail

1.Hewasverybitterthathewasnotgoingtobebyhersidewhileshegrewup.

2.HebelieveditwasGod'swillwhetherhewouldbeoneoftheassaulttroops

andwhetherhewouldsurvivethefighting.WhathewoulddowastotrustGod.

3.Theyhadnotseeneachotherfor8months.

4.PollywouldtakeherdaughterDeetoseeherfirstmovie.

5.PollyimaginedsheandFrankwouldlistentotheirfavoritemusictogetheron

Sundaynights.

6.Shefeltallthemoresentimentalbutatthesametimemoreconfidentinthe

future.

2.3Understandingdifficultsentences

l.B2.A3.B4.B5.B

II.FocusingonLanguageinContext

1.KeyWords&Expressions

1.1

1.WhileIwasworkinginafast-foodrestaurant,Iconstantlydreamtofbeingable

toownonesomeday.

2.Itwascommonforpeopletokeepupcorrespondencewithfriendsthrough

lettersbeforetheageoftheInternet.

3.InmodemChinesesociety,women,toalargeextent,arenolongerdominated

bymeneitherinfamilylifeorintheworkplace.

4.Thereisnowagrowingrealizationoftheimportanceofrecyclingamongthe

residentsinourneighborhood.

5.TheJapaneseinvasionduringWorldWarIImetwithfierceresistancefromthe

Chinesepeople.

6.Itiswonderfultoseeflowersbloomindifferentcoloursafteralongbleak

winter.

7.Theelderlylandladycouldn'tendurethebehavioroftheyoungmananymore:

hetossedtrashalloverthebuilding.

8.Itistruethathumanbeingshavehadwarconstantlythroughouthistory;

neverthelesshumancivilizationhasmanagedtosurvive.

9.AnincreasinglylargenumberofChineseplantospendtheirtimetravellingto

differentcountriesandseeingmoreoftheworldwhentheyretire.

10.LastweekIsubmittedmyfirstprojectproposalandIwasveryanxioustoknow

howthedepartmentmanagerwouldreacttoit.

11.Weallsympathizewiththosewholostlovedonesinthedisaster.

12.Thegeneraldecidedtolaunchanassaultontheenemyatmidnight.

13.Atthattime,moststoresinthatregionallowedshopperstoexchangegoodsand

servicesatamutuallyagreedprice.

14.Thekidsneverreceivedanyprofessionaltrainingpreviously,buttheir

performancewasimpressive.

15.It'samazingthatthetoddlercancountuptoonehundredandbackward.

1.2

1.postponed2.oflate3.longfor4.continually

5.compensatedfor6.onland7.Adored8.bytheday

1.3

1.Thesolesurvivorofthecrashdeclinedtobeinterviewedsayinghejustcould

notbringhimselftotalkaboutthetragicaccidentatthemoment.

2.1thoughtthepartyIwasinvitedtowasaquietandprivateone,butasitturned

out,Iwasoverwhelmedbythecrowdsandnoise.

3.Likemanyofhergeneration,theladysuffered/uederwentalotofhardships

throughoutherlife.

4.Thelocalgovernmentwasforced/hadtobowtopublicpressureandcancelled

thenuclearpowerprogram.

5.Differentteachersplaydifferentrolesinthegrowthofastudent.

6.Theteamiscarryingoutresearchtofindouttheimpactonchildrenoflong

separationfromtheirparents.

7.MaryimmediatelyfeltuneasywhenshefoundhercousinJohnwasgazingupon

her.

8.1canstillrecallhowmyheartwasfilledwithjoyandpridewhenIreceivedthe

diplomafromtheprincipal.

2.Usage

1.Weallprayforthereturnofpeaceandlovedones.

2.Theprimeminister,whentalkingabouttheservicemeninbattle,said,“Those

braveyoungpeoplearetheoneswhoareundergoingall/allofthehardships.”

3.Allofthemwereoverwhelmedbytheglamouroftheroyalpalace.

4.Thehappiestarenotthosewhoownall/allofthebestthings,butthosewhocan

appreciatethebeautyoflife.

5.AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.

3.SentencePatterns

1.Ofcourseyouallthinkbig.ButI'llbetmanyofyouhaveDOideawhatyouare

reallylongingfor.

2.Theschoolbusdrivershouted,"Don'tgetoffuntilthebusstops!”

3.1understandtheimportanceofdevelopingthehabitofnotputtingoffwhatyou

candotodayuntiltomorrow.Butyouknow,ifsalwayseasiersaidthandone.

4.Youmaysayyouenjoybeingsingle,butIbetyouwillthinkdifferentlywhen

youfinallyfallinlove.

5.NotuntilIexperiencedterriblelonelinessd如Icometotherealizationthat

supportandsympathyfromfamilywereprecious.

4.ComprehensivePractice

4.1Cloze

Inputtingintowordshowmuchweadoresomeone,sometimesitiseasierto

dosoincorrespondnncethanface-to-face.Onecannothelpbutsympathizewith

theloverwho,gazingupontheobjectofhisaffectionface-to-face,becomes

overwhelmedandlostforwords.Heredistancemayhelp.Forseparationnotonly

makestheheartgrowfonder,italsoprovidestheperfectexcusefora(n)exchange

oflovelettersinwhichthetongue-tiedlovercangiveamoreimpressivedisplay

ofhisinnermostthoughts.Unabletobringhimselftospeakfreelyabouthis

feelings,withpenandpaperonhandhemaynonethelesseasilyfillpageswith

finewords.Wateredbythese,lovewillhopefullybloom.

4.2Translation

1.Georgelongsforachancetomeether,buthecan'tbringhimselftotellher

aboutit.

2.Manysmartandcapablepeopledonotachievealotintheirlifebecausethey

areafraidofthehardshipstheymayhavetoendure.

3.IrememberthatinmychildhoodIhadgreatenjoymentinlivinginthe

countrysidewherealltheflowerswerebloominginspring.

4.Thegovernmentissuretoreacttotherecentgrowthinviolentcrime.

5.Quitealotofpeoplecanundergofeelingsoflossaftertheyretire,andwemay

helpthemwithourcareandconcern.

6.Theywouldgettogetherexchangingideasanddiscussingtheproblemsthey

wereconfrontedwithwhentheystayedinSiliconValleyinthe90's.

7.GazinguponthepictureofhergrandsonwholosthislifeonD-Day,theelderly

ladywasfilledwithsorrow.

8.Somepeopleworrythatrobotsmaysomedaybecomethedominatingforcein

theworld.

Reading&Comprehending

Reading1

1.ComprehensionCheckforReading1

l.F2.F3.F4.T5.F6.T7.T8.F9.F10.T

2.Translation

1.每個事故本身都不怎么嚴重，但疊加起來似乎就觸發了一個奇怪的結果。

2.大腦遭受過這種損傷的人會漫無目的地從他們住的地方走失，完全不記得

從前的事。

3.看到詹姆士?彼得斯房產中介的招牌，吉姆就給自己取名詹姆士?彼得斯。

4.兩個人驚呆了，甚至忘記了擁抱。

Reading2

ComprehensionCheckforReading2

1.Zhuconvincedherfathertoallowhertoattendschooldisguisedasayoung

man.

2.Shereceivedaletterfromherfatherrequestingthatshereturnhome

immediately.Beforeparting,sheinvitedLiangtovisitherhousesothatshe

couldarrangeamarriagebetweenhimandhersister.

3.LiangfellcriticallyillsoonafterhevisitedZhuatherhome,andpassedaway

withinamonth.ThiswasbecauseitwastoolateforLiangtoproposetoZhu.

Herparentshadarrangedthemarriagebetweenherdaughterandanotherman.

Ofcourse,itwouldbeafatalblowtoLiang.

4.WhenbothLiangandZhuweredead,twosmallbutterflieswereseenemerging

fromtheirgrave,flyinghappilytogether.Everafter,thetwohavebeenknown

asthebutterflylovers.

IntegratedSkillsPracticing

I.Viewing&Listening

1.29thJan.,1945

Mydearestone,

I'vejustheardthenewsthatalltheArmymenwhowereheldPOWareto

returntotheiihomes.Becauseoftheshippingsituationwemaynotcommence

togobeforetheendofFebruary,butcouldprobablycountonbeinginEngland

sometimeinMarch.Itmaybesooner.Ithasmademeverywarminside.Itis

terrific,wonderful,shattering.

2.IdonotknowhowlongleaveIshallget.Icouldgetaslittleas14daysandI

maygetasmuchasamonth.I'mwonderinghowIshalltellyouI'minEngland.

Probablyifsstillquickertosendatelegramthanaletter.AndIhopetosend

youoneannouncingthatIamonthesameisland.IwillsendanotherwhenI'm

actuallysoontogetontheLondoa-botmdtrainandyoucanringLeeG