新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程3第二单元讲义

1Unit2Book3LoveI.DifficultSentences1.Giventhebusynatureofourlives,it’stobeappreciatedthatweevenfindthetimetoindulgeinmattersoftheheart.(1)Whatdoes“mattersoftheheart”mean?(=somethingspiritualandemotionallikelove.)(2)Paraphrasethissentence.(=Takingintoaccountthatweareallbusysatisfyingourmaterialneeds,weshouldfeelgratefulthatwestillhavethetimetoenjoythefeelingof\lovingandbeingloved.)2.Harmlesspuppylovesthatareasbriefassoapbubbles.(1)Whatarepuppyloves?(=Puppyloveshappentopeopletooyoungtounderstandtruelove.)(2)Whatarethesamecharacteristicsthatpuppylovesandsoapbubblesshareaccordingtothesentence?(=Theyarebothshortinexistenceandwon’tproducetoomuchinfluenceonpeoplenorwilltheydoharmtopeople.)3.…nothingcouldbemoreseriousanaffairforme.(1)Whatdoesthissentenceimply?(=Tome,aloveaffairwasthemostseriousthing.)(2)Analyzethissentencegrammatically.(=Thestructure“nothingcanbemore(+adj.)thansth.”meanssth.isthemost(=adj.).Whenthecomparativedegreeisusedinanegativesentence,mostoftenitmeansthesuperlativedegree.Moreexamples:*Nobodycandothejobbetterthanhecan.*Itcan’tbeworse.)4.Thosethreehoursofunhesitantattentionbyagroupofwell-groomedyounggentlemenprovidedwithenoughcontenttotalkandfeelexcitedaboutforthenextfourweeks.(1)Whatusuallywouldhappenatthesocial?(=Thoseneatlydressedboyswouldneverhesitatetopayattentiontothegirlsortoattractthegirls’attention.)(2)Whatusuallywouldhappentothegirlsafterthesocial?(=Theyalwaysfeltexcitedandwouldkeepontalkingaboutthesocialexperienceforweeks.)5.Andithastobedistinguishedfromtheintensebutshort-livedloveorthepleasuresoftheflesh.2(1)What’sthedifferencebetweentrueloveandtheintensebutshort-livedloveorthepleasuresoftheflesh?(=Truelovedevelopsslowlybutlastslong,anditneedsmoresharing,caringandmutualunderstandingthantheintensebutshort-livedloveorthepleasuresoftheflesh.)(2)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.(=我们必须把爱情同强烈而短暂的激情或身体的愉悦区别开来。)6.Anagewhenthedistancebetweenthesexessomehowmanagedtohelppreservetheholinessofloveandrelationships.Whatcanweinferfromthissentence?(=Distancebetweensexesinsomewaycontributestotheholinessofloveandrelationshipsbetweenmenandwomen.)7.Whatwehavebeenexposedtoviathemediahavefastpacedoursensibilitiessomuchthattakingthingsslowrequireseffortonourparts.(1)Whatistheinfluenceofmediaonusaccordingtotheauthor?(=Itmakesusmentallyandemotionallyrespondtolovemorequickly.)(2)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.(=我们从媒体中接触到的人和事，使我们的感情历程大大加速，要想慢慢体会自己的感受，确实需要付出努力。)8.Thereismoreofclosenessandlessofintimacy.(1)Whatisthedifferencebetweenclosenessandintimacy?(=Closenessismeantinaphysicalsense,whileintimacyisinthespiritualsense.)(2)Whatdoesthissentenceimply?(=Peopleinlovecancontacteachothermoreeasily,buttheyaren’tasspirituallyclosetoeachotherasbefore.)9.Inshort,thereismoreofMEandlessofUS.Whatdoesthissentencemean?(=Todayyoungpeoplehandleloveinamoreself-centeredway,onlyconcernedwiththeirownfeelingsandeveninterestsinanaffair,forgettingthatlovealsoneedssharingandgiving.)10.Whatabouttryingtobeself-sufficientemotionallybeforelettingourselvesloose?(1)Whatcanweinferfromthissentence?(=Onlywhenwebecomeemotionallymaturecanwestartarelationshipandindulgeinlove.)3(2)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.(=等我们在感情上成熟起来后再尽情地追求爱情，怎么样？)11.Whataboutchannelingourenergiesandemotionstowardbuildinglife-longbondsratherthanwastingthemonseasonalrelationships?(1)Whatdo“them”refertointhissentence?(=ourenergiesandemotions)(2)Whatdo“seasonalrelationships”mean?(=Literallytheexpressionmeansrelationshipsthatvaryfromseasontoseason.Hereitmeansshort-livedrelationshipsweareinvolvedinwithdifferentpeople.)12.Andweshouldnothavebecomesotiredbyourfrivolousactsthatwhenitcomeswearen’tabletoreceiveitwithopenarms.(1)Whatdoes“it”refertointhissentence?(=truelove)(2)TranslatethissentenceintoChinese.(=我们本不应任由轻佻的行为令自己身心疲惫，以致当真爱到来时，却没有能力张开双臂迎接它。)II.WordsandExpressions1.holdon:continueinspiteofdifficulties*Despiteallthehardships,heheldontohispursuitoffurtherstudyabroad.在经济衰退时期我们要把业务坚持下去。(=Weshouldholdontoourbusinessduringtherecession.)2.defy:vt.(1)tomakeimpossibleorunsuccessful*Thisproblemdefiedsolution.此问题无法解决。那个恐怖的场景难以描述。(=Thathorriblescenedefiedanydescription.)(2)torefusetoobey(=Theydefiedtheirparentsandgotmarried.)这些无视法律的罪犯终于得到了惩罚。(=Thesecriminalswhohaddefiedthelawwereeventuallypunished.)Collocations:defytheauthority反抗权威defythegovernment蔑视政府defyseverecold不畏严寒defyenumeration不胜枚举defylawshumananddivine无法无天CF.oppose,defy&resist这些动词均含有“反抗”、“抵抗”之意。oppose普通用词，可表不同程度的抵抗。4defy指公开地、勇敢地反对或抵抗，有时含公然挑衅之意。resist指积极地反抗一种攻击、暴力或诱惑。(Directions:)Fillintheblankswiththewordsabove.Changetheformwherenecessary.(1)Ourtroopersare_______theenemies’attacks.(=resisting)(2)Thisnewplanhasbeenstubbornly______sinceitwasputforward.(=opposed)(3)Thelittleboycouldn’t______thetemptationandateupallthecake.(=resist)(4)He_____thecourtorderbyleavingthecountry.(=defied)3.overwhelming:adj.overpoweringineffectorstrength*Thegirlscreamedwithoverwhelmingjoyatthesightofherbirthdaypresent,apinkdress.巨大的压力终于让他精神崩溃了。(=Heeventuallygotanervousbreakdownundertheoverwhelmingpressure.)4.given:prep.takingsth.intoaccount考虑到公司上半年业绩不