【導讀】1)給提名；定名；2)使有權做，給予?

　　

【正文】 answer from the four possible choices. 1. M: Could you tell me about the pros and cons of mixed marriages? W: I can tell you the pros, for sure. After being married to a foreigner for 20 years, I’ve yet to discover any cons. Q: What can’t the woman tell the man? 2. M: The weeding is next week, but I still don’t know if marrying a person of a different race is right. W: There are a lot of pros and cons of mixed marriages, but overall1 they’re good. Q: How does the man feel about mixed marriages? 3. M: The French have a lot of charm. I think you’ll enjoy being married to me. W: Not everything about them is charming. And I’m going to have some trouble2 dealing with the culture. Q: What concern does the woman have about marrying a Frenchman? 4. M: Has anyone criticized you for marrying someone of a different race? W: I expected3 people to. But they haven’t so far. Besides, I don’t care what people think. My wife and I hit it off4 A OK. Q: What did the man except? 5. M: That’s great you’re getting married, but do you have a clue5 about your new wife’s culture? W: Sure. Learning about her people’s way of doing things was the first thing I did when I decide6 to marry her. Q: What did the man do first when he decided to get married? 6. M: I’ve heard that you canceled your wedding plans. What’s the problem? W: Money is very important to people from her culture. She left me when she discovered I’m poor! Q: Why was the wedding canceled? 7. M: I can’t believe hoe good your Chinese language skills are! How did you improve so quickly? W: I married a Chinese man. We talk every day. He’s helped me a lot. Q: What does the woman’s husband help her with? 8. M: I have a question7 for you. Would you ever marry a person from another culture? W: That’s a tough one! If I do, it’ll probably be someone from a culture similar to mine. Q: What Kind of woman would the man marry? 9. M: Our marriage is falling apart8. Didn’t you know your family wouldn’t approve of9 you marrying a foreigner? W: I never expected it to be a problem. It’s not their marriage after all。 it’s ours. Q: What is the man’s relationship to the woman? 10. M: I’ve been thinking about getting married. Do you know what the divorce rate of mixed marriages is? W: What do you mean, mixed races or mixed religions? The rate for the first is 65 percent。 the second, 70 percent. Q: What is the divorce rate of marriages between people of different races? 注釋： 1. overall: adj. prehensive 全面的 , 綜合的 n. (pl.) 工裝褲 2. have trouble (in) doing sth. in trouble get (sb.) into trouble take the trouble to do sth. 費力，盡力做? 3. expect to do… except 與 wait 辨析 wait 表示因早到或對方晚來而等待的行為。 (waiting is a sort of activity) expect 表示知道某事將會發(fā)生而期待的意識狀態(tài)。 (expecting is a state of mind) eg. I’ll wait for you there at exactly ten o’clock. () I’ ll expect you there at exactly ten o’ clock. (√ ) 我 10 點整會在那兒等你。 4. hit it off : enjoy good relations / get along very well eg. Your suggestion hits off with our plan. 你的建議符合我們的計劃。 ＊ hit upon / on an idea 想出一個主意 5. clue, hint, implication 辨析 clue “線索，提示”指有助于發(fā)現真相的事，與連用。 hint “暗示”指間接的或隱蔽的啟示。 implication “暗含”之義，指在文章或話語中沒有直截了當表明之義。 6. decide to do sth. = decide on doing sth. 7. beyond question / without question 毫無疑問 in question 正在考慮 out of question 毫無可能的，絕對做不到的 搭配： problem 問題，常與動詞 solve 連用，是客觀存在的等待解決。 question 問題，常與動詞 answer 連用，指對某事物懷疑而提出的需回答的問題。 issue 指意見達不到一致的問題，但側重于有待平息分歧和爭端，常與動詞 settle 連用。 8. fall apart: break 破裂，破碎 eg. My car is falling apart. ＊ fall behind: lag behind, fail to keep level (with sb. / sth.) 落后于 ＊ fall back on sb. / sth. eg. She’s pletely homeless at least I have my parents to fall back on. 語法： fall 后面需要加表語 fall asleep 墜入夢鄉(xiāng) fall ill 病倒 fall a victim 成為犧牲品 9. approve of doing : be supportive of eg. People from all walks of life are very supportive of the government’s decisions aimed at bining economic development with environmental protection. 社會各界對政府旨在將經濟發(fā)展與環(huán)境保護結合起來的決策表示極大的支持。 Understanding a Long Conversation Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices. W: Grandpa, Mom told me that you have been married twice. Is that true? M: Yes, I’m afraid1 so. W: That’s a surprise. What happened to your first wife? M: Your grandma was my first wife. W: But… M: And your grandma is my second wife. You see, I met her while I was in Germany during the war. We knew we loved each other from the moment we met, so we got married right away. But we weren’t ready2 for the resistance3 we received from her family. Her mother insisted4 that Americans and Germans weren’t patible. So she divorced me. W: Too bad. What happened then? M: Three years later, we met again in New York, quite by accident5. I was working at the port and she was on a boat ing to the . when we saw each other again after all that time, we decided to overlook6 her parent’s advice. We got married again, and we’ve been happy ever since. 1. What did the girl hear from her mother? A 2. How did the girls grandparents feel when the first met? B 3. Why did the girl’s grandparents get divorced? D 4. How did the girls grandparents meet again after their divorce? D 5. What did the girl’s grandparents decide to do after they met again? A 注釋： 1.?be afraid of (doing) 害怕發(fā)生某事 eg. I’m afraid of falling into the swimming pool. ?be afraid to do 不敢去做某事 Eg. I’m afraid to dive into the swimming pool. 2. be ready for 準備好的 be ready to do 樂意的 ，愿意的 (willing) 3. resistance n. 1) [U] being against sth. 2) [U] (sing