【正文】 ike what they have assumed.5 In a way, love just happens when you least expect it. Who would have thought that Butch and I would end up getting married to each other? He became my boyfriend because of my shallow agenda: I wanted a cute boyfriend! (Para. 1) Meaning: Love es your way when you don’t really expect it. No one thought thatButch and I would finally get married. He became my boyfriend simply because I would like to fulfill my shallow wish: to have an attractive boyfriend in college.Meaning beyond words: Here is the suspense of the story – the author gives a broadhint that she will tell us how she and her husband got married at last.6 We met through my college roommate at the university cafeteria. That fateful night, I was merely curious, but for him I think it was love at first sight. (Para. 2)Meaning: At the school dining hall that important night, we were introduced to each other through my roommate. I met Butch just out of curiosity, but he seemed to fall in love withme as soon as he saw me.7 “You have beautiful eyes,” he said as he gazed at my face. (Para. 2)Meaning beyond words: The author was obviously attractive to Butch since he tried to please her by praising her eyes.8 He kept staring at me all night long. (Para. 2)Note: Both gaze at and stare at mean “l(fā)ooking at something fixedly for a long timebecause of being attracted, surprised, or thinking, etc.”. Stare at usually has the additional meaning of “with eyes widely open”. Also, it usually implies “with great attention”。classic 也可用作名詞，表示“文學名著；經(jīng)典作品；杰作”。2 Linda, who’s 21, had a boyfriend in her freshman year she thought she would marry, but they’re not together anymore. Melissa, who’s 19, hasn’t had a steady boyfriend yet. My daughters wonder when they will meet “The One”, their great love.(Para. 1)Meaning beyond words: Her two daughters are at the age of just dating, but they seemto be very mature wondering when they will meet their true love.3 They think their father and I had a classic fairy tale romance heading for marriage from the outset. (Para. 1)Meaning beyond words: Her daughters consider their parents’ marriage a typical conventional romance because they think it aimed at marriage from the very beginning.Usage note: classic, classical1 classic 用作形容詞表示“經(jīng)典的；精彩的；一流的”。s somewhat wild character, at his core, he is always a perfect gentleman and deserves a lot of credit for , he39。t had any fun。s 21, had a boyfriend in her freshman year she thought she would marry, but they39。t seem so at the time. In a way, love just happens when you least expect it. Who would have thought that Butch and I would end up getting married to each other? He became my boyfriend because of my shallow agenda: I wanted a cute boyfriend!2 We met through my college roommate at the university cafeteria. That fatefulnight, I was merely curious, but for him I think it was love at first sight. You have beautiful eyes, he said as he gazed at my face. He kept staring at me all night long. I really wasn39。d never marry this guy. He39。My husband is the greatest guy in the world。classic 用作形容詞也表示“典型的；標準的”。莫扎特和貝多芬所創(chuàng)作的音樂屬于古典音樂(classical music), 但這些古典音樂經(jīng)久不衰， 有永久的意義和價值，所以這些音樂也可稱為經(jīng)典的音樂（classic music）。21 Then he whispered sweet words in my ear and said, “I’m going to marry you one day and I will be a lawyer. You will see.” (Para. 4)Meaning: Then he quietly said sweet words in my ear and said that he would marry me and I could eventually see him bee a lawyer.22 I was laughing inside and said to myself, “I’d never marry this guy. He’s a rebel without a good future. He’s my boyfriend because I hate my boring student life. Ijust want to have fun.” (Para. 5)Meaning: Though I agreed to be his girlfriend, from my heart, he was just a rebellious boy without a bright future. Therefore, I was not very serious about our relationship. To me, the only purpose to date him was to get away from my boring student life.23 Sure enough, the following month, I found out he had failed all his courses. (Para.6)Meaning: Just as I had expected, he didn’t pass any of his courses.24 Consequently, he was going to be expelled from the university. (Para. 6) Meaning: As a consequence, the university was going to dismiss him from the school.25 To my disgust, he seemed re