【正文】 (a) 11. This was the first time that I dared to ________ my mother. 12. The castle is set in one of England’s most ___________ landscapes. 13. I did not realize the ____________ of the problem. 14. Her ine was barely enough to ___________ one child, let alone three. 15. He surprised me with his ___________ knowledge of Kierkegaard and Schopenhauer. defy (a) romantic (b) dimensions (b) Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action maintain (d) intimate (c) Reading Focus – Vocabulary in Action Task 3 Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word from the box. Change the form if necessary. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) prerequisite date respect important whomever candidates highly essential suitable sufficient Critical Thinking Reading More Step One Work together with your partner to answer the following questions based on the text you’ve just read. 1. What caused the problems in the marriage of the old couple when they were young? 2. What was the cause for the changes that occurred later when they got old? 3. If you were a marriage consultant, what suggestions would you give to couples who have the same problems as the old couple had in the passage? Reading More—Critical Thinking Step Two Discuss in groups the following questions. 1. Why do we need marriage today? Is it loneliness? Is it teamwork? Share with your classmates your ideas about why people get married. 2. “You do not marry someone you can live with。這樣的想法很浪漫卻不現(xiàn)實(shí)。 2) The possibility of employing more staff is still under discussion. 譯文：是否雇用更多的員工還在研究中。的差別 . 1) Neil is colorblind色盲的 and cannot differentiate between red and green. 2) It39。s actually quite insightful Social scientists describe selflove as an important oasis for self esteem. Among other things, people who like themselves are more open to criticism and less demanding of others. Fromm (1956) saw selflove as a necessary prerequisite for loving others. People who don39。s own. And, people who say they are in love emphasize caring, intimacy, and mitment. 6. In any type of love, caring about the other person is essential. Although love may, involve passionate yearning, respect is a more important quality. Respect is inherent固有的 ， 內(nèi)在的 in all love: “I want the loved person to grow and unfold發(fā)展 for his own sake, and in his own ways, and not for the purpose of serving me. If respect and caring are missing, the relationship is not based on love. Instead, it is an unhealthy or possessive dependency that limits the lovers39。 you marry the person you cannot live without.” Do you agree with the saying? Give your reasons. Reading More—Critical Thinking Practical Translation 被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)是一種表明句子的謂語(yǔ)和主語(yǔ)間關(guān)系的語(yǔ)法手段。實(shí)證研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，是文化標(biāo)準(zhǔn)和價(jià)值觀而非命運(yùn)，將人們連系在一起。 . 1) The house needed painting. 譯文：房子需要油漆一下了。s early intimate relationships within their family of origin1 are so critical. Children who are raised in impersonal environments (orphanage, some foster homes, or unloving families) show emotional and social underdevelopment, language and motor skills retardation, and mental health problems. 3. Love for oneself, or selflove, is also essential for our social and emotional development. Actress Mae West once said, I never loved another person the way I loved myself. Although such a statement may seem selfcentered, it39。 social, emotional, and intellectual growth. 7. Love, especially longterm love, has nothing in mon with the images of love or .frenzied sex that we get from Hollywood, television, and romance novels. Because of these images, many people believe a variety of myths about love. These misconceptions often lead to unrealistic expectations, stereotypes, and disillusionment. In fact, real love is closer to what one author called stirringtheoatmeal love (Johnson 1985). This type of love is neither exciting nor thrilling but is relatively mundane and unromantic. It means paying bills, putting out the garbage, scrubbing toilet bowls, being up all night with a sick baby, and performing myriad other ―oatmeal‖ tasks that are not very sexy. 8. Some partners take turns stirring the oatmeal. Other people seek relationships that offer candlelit gourmet meals in a romantic setting. Whether we decide to enter a serious relationship or not, what type of love brings people together? 9. What attracts individuals to each other in the first place? Many people believe that “there?s one person out there that one is meant for” and that destiny will bring them together. Such beliefs are romantic but unrealistic. Empirical(經(jīng)驗(yàn)的 ) studies show that cultural norms and values, not fate, bring people together. We will never meet millions of potential lovers because they are “filtered out” by formal or informal rules on partner eligibility(適任 ， 合格 ) due to factors such as age, race, distance, social class, religion, sexual orientation, health, or physical appearance. 10. Beginning in childhood, parents encourage or limit future romantic liaisons by selecting certain neighborhoods and schools. In early adolescence, peer norms influence the adolescent39。在翻譯時(shí)要根據(jù)英漢語(yǔ)言的特點(diǎn)，從句式和輔助詞語(yǔ)兩個(gè)方面進(jìn)行語(yǔ)態(tài)轉(zhuǎn)換。我們錯(cuò)過(guò)了成千上萬(wàn)的可能的愛(ài)人，因?yàn)樗麄冊(cè)缇捅徽降幕蚍钦降奶暨x理想愛(ài)人的準(zhǔn)則篩選出局，這些準(zhǔn)則包括年齡、種族、地域、社會(huì)階層、宗教、性傾向、健康狀況或外表。 5．某些表示被動(dòng)含義的句型的翻譯。s studies in a number of universities in the United States. It highlights突出，強(qiáng)調(diào) important contemporary changes in society and the family and explores