Unit 3 Section A . Background Information ofA(2) 1. Mixed marriage It is well known that mixed marriage is that spouse are come from different races or religions This wedding can be seen very dangerous and risk for the centuries ago, because it can be considered evil or immoral. In west countries, people would be buried by church if they dared to defy the law! But now, with the modern society becomes more and more open and advanced, it is easy acceptable for most people about mixed marriage. Marriage is just marriage, it is nothing to do with races, religions and countries, every person can marriage as long as they love each other Compared with traditional marriage, mixed marriage has two advantage. One is that it can promote the harmonious relationship between two different races or religions, weaken and reduce the possibility of the conflict. The other one is that it will improve human races gene, I believe mixed marriage can make races stronger, more beautiful and more smart generation by generation So, let's face the mixed marriage correctly with the comprehensive heart it is nothing but just only marriage 2. Racist: The terms racism and racist is sometimes used by those who feel it is a different concept where negativity or hatred is not prescribed. People who call themselves"racists"tend to be separatists(or white national ists)and sometimes see a difference between themselves and white upremacists. Many people who study racism, such as Betty A. Dobratz and Stephanie Shanks-Meile, contend that terms such as white separatism and white nationalism are euphemisms that have been adopted by neo-Nazi and racist groups in order to make their views seem less extreme. White separatists reject such claims. For instance, Kevin Alfred Strom has defined white separatism this way:: "A separatist may believe that his race is superior to other races in some or all characteristics, but this is not his essential belief. The separatist is defined by his wish for freedom and independence for his people. He wishes them to have their own society, to be led by their own kind, to have a government which looks out for their interests alone. The separatist does not wish to live in a multiracial society at all, so he naturally has no desire to rule over other racessince such rule necessitates the multiracial society the separatist wants to avoid at all costs. "See also Thttp:/www.natvan.com/pub/012404.txti II. Text Analysis of Passage(3) Main idea of the text The text is mainly about the mixed marriage between Gail and Mark, and Gail's parents reaction toward their wedding plans Devices for developing it 1. Narration in the first person The text is a typical example of narration given in the first person. Through his narrative, the writer, a black man, tells the reader his mixed marriage and gives a vivid description of
Unit 3 Section A I. Background Information of A (2) 1. Mixed marriage: It is well known that mixed marriage is that spouse are come from different races or religions. This wedding can be seen very dangerous and risk for the centuries ago, because it can be considered evil or immoral. In west countries, people would be buried by church if they dared to defy the law! But now, with the modern society becomes more and more open and advanced, it is easy to acceptable for most people about mixed marriage. Marriage is just marriage, it is nothing to do with races, religions and countries, every person can marriage as long as they love each other. Compared with traditional marriage, mixed marriage has two advantage. One is that it can promote the harmonious relationship between two different races or religions, weaken and reduce the possibility of the conflict. The other one is that it will improve human races gene, I believe mixed marriage can make races stronger, more beautiful and more smart generation by generation. So, let's face the mixed marriage correctly with the comprehensive heart, it is nothing but just only marriage. 2. Racist: The terms racism and racist is sometimes used by those who feel it is a different concept where negativity or hatred is not prescribed. People who call themselves "racists" tend to be separatists (or white nationalists) and sometimes see a difference between themselves and white supremacists. Many people who study racism, such as Betty A. Dobratz and Stephanie Shanks-Meile, contend that terms such as white separatism and white nationalism are euphemisms that have been adopted by neo-Nazi and racist groups in order to make their views seem less extreme. White separatists reject such claims. For instance, Kevin Alfred Strom has defined white separatism this way: :"A separatist may believe that his race is superior to other races in some or all characteristics, but this is not his essential belief. The separatist is defined by his wish for freedom and independence for his people. He wishes them to have their own society, to be led by their own kind, to have a government which looks out for their interests alone. The separatist does not wish to live in a multiracial society at all, so he naturally has no desire to rule over other races—since such rule necessitates the multiracial society the separatist wants to avoid at all costs." See also [http:/www.natvan.com/pub/012404.txt] . II. Text Analysis of Passage A (3) Main idea of the text: The text is mainly about the mixed marriage between Gail and Mark, and Gail’s parents’ reaction toward their wedding plans. Devices for developing it: 1. Narration in the first person The text is a typical example of narration given in the first person. Through his narrative, the writer, a black man, tells the reader his mixed marriage and gives a vivid description of
the attitudes of his girlfriend,s parents toward a mixed marriage. This can be seen especially in the first part of the text 2. Argumentation The argumentation goes hand in hand with narration. This can be seen clearly in the econd part, especially in mothers opinions 3. Dialogues: Mothers and fathers reactions toward Gail' marriage are presented in Dialogues in last two parts of the text Structure of the whole text: The text falls into three parts: the mixed marriage of Gail and Mark, the reaction of Gail's mother toward their wedding plans, and the response of gail's father toward their wedding plan Part I(Paras. 1-4) Main idea: The mixed marriage of Gail and Mark (Two years of living together, plus racial and cultural differences, enhanced the relationship between Gail and Mark so much that they decided to marry even though they did not know what the future would hold for them as a mixed couple. Devices for developing it 1. Narration(叙事法) Through narration in the first person, the author tells the reader: To avoid the mistake made by many unhappy mixed marriages, we lived together for two years, which enhanced our love for each other so much that we decided to get married 2 In the first person(第一人称) Through his narrative the writer. a black man tells the reader his mixed marriage For example Para 1: Gail and I imagined a quiet wedding. During our two years together we had experienced the usual ups and downs of a couple learning to know understand, and respect each Para 2: Our racial and cultural differences enhanced our relationship and taught us a great deal about tolerance, compromise, and being open with each other. Gail sometimes.. and was Part II( Paras. 5-9) Main idea: The reaction of Gail's mother to the mixed marriage. She reaffirmed that Mark color was not the problem. Her biggest worry was that Gail might be marrying Mark for the ame wro asons as she had) Devices for developing it 1. Argumentation One of the common ways to present arguments is first to reject some ideas and then present some other ideas. Gail's mother used this method to ask her daughter to make sure that mark was her right lifelong partner 1)Present original idea: To start with I must admit that at first I harbored reservations about a mixed marriage, prejudices you might even call them. (Para. 7) 2)Reject the idea: But when I met Mark I found him a charming and intelligent young guy Any mother would be proud to have him for a son-in-law.(Para. 7)
the attitudes of his girlfriend’s parents toward a mixed marriage. This can be seen especially in the first part of the text. 2. Argumentation: The argumentation goes hand in hand with narration. This can be seen clearly in the second part, especially in mother’s opinions. 3. Dialogues: Mother’s and father’s reactions toward Gail’ marriage are presented in Dialogues in last two parts of the text. Structure of the whole text: The text falls into three parts: the mixed marriage of Gail and Mark, the reaction of Gail’s mother toward their wedding plans, and the response of Gail’s father toward their wedding plan. Part I (Paras. 1-4) Main idea:The mixed marriage of Gail and Mark. (Two years of living together, plus racial and cultural differences, enhanced the relationship between Gail and Mark so much that they decided to marry even though they did not know what the future would hold for them as a mixed couple.) Devices for developing it: 1. Narration (叙事法) Through narration in the first person, the author tells the reader: To avoid the mistake made by many unhappy mixed marriages, we lived together for two years, which enhanced our love for each other so much that we decided to get married. 2. In the first person.(第一人称) Through his narrative, the writer, a black man, tells the reader his mixed marriage. For example: Para. 1: Gail and I imagined a quiet wedding. During our two years together we had experienced the usual ups and downs of a couple learning to know, understand, and respect each other. … Para. 2: Our racial and cultural differences enhanced our relationship and taught us a great deal about tolerance, compromise, and being open with each other. Gail sometimes … and I was… Part II (Paras. 5-9) Main idea: The reaction of Gail’s mother to the mixed marriage. ( She reaffirmed that Mark’s color was not the problem. Her biggest worry was that Gail might be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons as she had). Devices for developing it: 1. Argumentation One of the common ways to present arguments is first to reject some ideas and then present some other ideas. Gail’s mother used this method to ask her daughter to make sure that Mark was her right lifelong partner. 1) Present original idea : To start with I must admit that at first I harbored reservations about a mixed marriage, prejudices you might even call them. (Para. 7) 2) Reject the idea: But when I met Mark I found him a charming and intelligent young guy. Any mother would be proud to have him for a son-in-law. (Para. 7)
3)Present others'opinion: Yes, my friends talk. Some even express shock at what you are 4)Reject the opinion: But they live in a different world. So, color is not the problem. (Para. 7) 5)Present some other idea: My biggest worry is that you may be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons that I married your father a The mother presents her opinion and gives an example to support it. For example 1)Present some other idea: My biggest worry is that you may be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons that I married your father. ( Para. 7) 2)Give example of her own broken marriage: When we met I saw him as my beloved intelligent, caring and caring It was all so new all so exciting, and we both thought, on the surface at least, that ours was an ideal marriage with every indication that it would last forever. I realized only later that I didnt know my beloved, your father, very well when we married. (para 7) 3. Dialogues The writer narrated Gail's mother response to their marriage through the dialogues between Gail and her mother in paragraph 5 to 9 Part Ill(Paras. 10-21) Main idea The response of Gail's father to the marriage. He quoted statistics and gave examples to persuade his daughter to change her mind. but Gail thought they would rather marry now and worry later. evices for developing it: 1. Dialogues. The device"dialogue"is employed here to help depict vividly the contrasts of attitudes between Gail and her father. For example Para. 16)"Dad, are you a racist? Para. 17)"No, of course not. But you have to be realistic. (Para. 18)Maybe our children will have some problems, but whose children don't? But one thing they' ll always have: Our love and devotion Para. 19)"Thats idealistic. People can be very cruel toward children from mixed marriages (Para. 20)Dad, we'll worry about that when the time comes. If we had to resolve all doubt before we acted, very little would ever get done (Para. 21)"Remember, it's never too late to change your mind III. Language Points ofA(2) A. New words and expressions 1. ups and downs 2. to confront the weaknesses and strengths 4. to be open with sb 5. to have no illusion about 6. to hold sth for sb 7. mutual
3) Present others’ opinion : Yes, my friends talk. Some even express shock at what you are doing. (Para. 7) 4) Reject the opinion:But they live in a different world. So, color is not the problem. (Para. 7) 5) Present some other idea: My biggest worry is that you may be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons that I married your father. (Para. 7) 2. Examples The mother presents her opinion and gives an example to support it. For example, 1) Present some other idea: My biggest worry is that you may be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons that I married your father. (Para. 7) 2） Give example of her own broken marriage: When we met I saw him as my beloved, intelligent, caring and caring. It was all so new all so exciting, and we both thought, on the surface at least, that ours was an ideal marriage with every indication that it would last forever. I realized only later that I didn’t know my beloved, your father, very well when we married.(para 7) 3. Dialogues The writer narrated Gail’s mother response to their marriage through the dialogues between Gail and her mother in paragraph 5 to 9 Part III (Paras. 10-21) Main idea :The response of Gail’s father to the marriage. He quoted statistics and gave examples to persuade his daughter to change her mind. but Gail thought they would rather marry now and worry later. Devices for developing it: 1. Dialogues. The device “dialogue” is employed here to help depict vividly the contrasts of attitudes between Gail and her father. For example: (Para. 16) “Dad, are you a racist?” (Para. 17) “No, of course not. But you have to be realistic.” (Para. 18) “Maybe our children will have some problems, but whose children don’t? But one thing they’ll always have: Our love and devotion.” (Para. 19) “That’s idealistic. People can be very cruel toward children from mixed marriages.” (Para. 20) “Dad, we’ll worry about that when the time comes. If we had to resolve all doubt before we acted, very little would ever get done.” (Para. 21) “Remember, it’s never too late to change your mind.” III. Language Points of A (2) A. New words and expressions 1. ups and downs 2. to confront the weaknesses and strengths 3. to enhance the relationship 4. to be open with sb. 5. to have no illusion about 6. to hold sth. for sb. 7. mutual
8. to do sth 10. in the expectation that ll, to go throug 12. to have a negative effect on 13. be supportive of 14 to harbor reservations about 15. to see sb. at his worst 16 to feel sth. deeply about sb 17. to approach sth. with a(n) 1 8. to sus Explanations and examples: 1. ups and downs(L2)盛衰;浮沉 Full of ups and downs as life is, my consistent reaction to it is to delete yesterdays trouble input today's confidence, and set tomorrow's goal 人生虽然充满着变数,而我不变的应对策略是删除昨天的烦恼、输入今天的信心、设置 明天的目标 He has seen the ups and downs in the history of the relation between the two countries 他经历了两国关系史上的圆缺阴晴 2 to confront the weaknesses and strengths(L.3)面对弱点和长处 Confronting each others weaknesses, a couple should learn how to be tolerant; and, in response to each others strengths, both should also learn how to be appreciative 面对彼此的弱点,夫妻要学会宽容;看到彼此的长处也要学会欣赏。 活学活用 It's important to for us to confront our own weaknesses and strengths bravely 3. to enhance our relationship(L.5)增强了我们的关系 Far from preventing their everyday contacts, the cultural differences enhanced their feeling of love for each other 文化差异非但不妨碍他们的日常交往,反而增进了彼此间的爱慕之情 4. to be open with each other(L.6)开诚布公 Faced with the differences of opinions, we should be open with each other rather than feel doubtful about one another 面对意见分歧,我们要开诚布公,而不是相互猜疑 5. to have no illusions about(L 9)Xf 不抱幻想 Confronted with strong resistance from all sides, she still harbored sweet illusions about this arriage, which confirms the saying Love makes one too blind to be wise 尽管遭到来自各方面的强烈反对,她对这桩婚事仍抱有甜蜜的幻想,这正应了“爱令 智昏”的说法 6. to hold.. for sb.(L.9)对于某人意味着
8. to overook 9. to take the time to do sth. 10. in the expectation that 11, to go through 12, to have a negative effect on 13. be supportive of 14. to harbor reservations about 15. to see sb. at his worst 16. to feel sth. deeply about sb. 17. to approach sth. with a(n) ... attitude 18. to suspect 19. to resolve all the doubt 20. to be never too…to... Explanations and examples: 1. ups and downs (L. 2) 盛衰；浮沉 Full of ups and downs as life is, my consistent reaction to it is to delete yesterday’s trouble, input today’s confidence, and set tomorrow’s goal. 人生虽然充满着变数，而我不变的应对策略是删除昨天的烦恼、输入今天的信心、设置 明天的目标。 He has seen the ups and downs in the history of the relation between the two countries. 他经历了两国关系史上的圆缺阴晴。 2. to confront the weaknesses and strengths (L. 3) 面对弱点和长处 Confronting each other’s weaknesses, a couple should learn how to be tolerant; and, in response to each other’s strengths, both should also learn how to be appreciative. 面对彼此的弱点, 夫妻要学会宽容; 看到彼此的长处也要学会欣赏。 活学活用 It’s important to for us to confront our own weaknesses and strengths bravely. 3. to enhance our relationship (L. 5) 增强了我们的关系 Far from preventing their everyday contacts, the cultural differences enhanced their feeling of love for each other. 文化差异非但不妨碍他们的日常交往，反而增进了彼此间的爱慕之情。 4. to be open with each other (L. 6) 开诚布公 Faced with the differences of opinions, we should be open with each other rather than feel doubtful about one another. 面对意见分歧，我们要开诚布公，而不是相互猜疑。 5. to have no illusions about (L. 9) 对······不抱幻想 Confronted with strong resistance from all sides, she still harbored sweet illusions about this marriage, which confirms the saying “Love makes one too blind to be wise”. 尽管遭到来自各方面的强烈反对，她对这桩婚事仍抱有甜蜜的幻想，这正应了“爱令 智昏”的说法。 6. to hold … for sb. (L. 9) 对于某人意味着 ······
Everyone expects a bright future, but what the future life will hold for him depends much on what he does today 人人都期盼自己前程光明,但未来的生活是什么在很大程度上取决于每个人今天所做 的 7. mutual: a( of feeling or an action) felt or done by each to the other/ shared by two or more le相互的/共同的(para3) Their working together was based on mutual respect, trust and understanding 他们的合作是建立在相互尊重,信任和理解的基础上的 Lynn and Phil met through a mutual friend 林恩和菲尔是通过共同的朋友相识的 8. Overlook: vt fail to notice or realize how important sth is, miss/ pretend not to notice, forgive have or give a view of a place from above. ( para 4) You have overlooked several of the mistakes in this work 你忽略了这项工作中的几个错误。 We'll overlook your bad behavior this time, but dont do it again 这一次我们不计较你的错误行为,但是切勿再犯。 Her bedroom has large windows overlooking a lake 她的卧室有几扇对着湖面的大窗户 9. to take the time to do sth.(L.13)花时间去做 To our great delight, an increasing number of parents are ready to take more time to improve their children's mental health 很令人欣慰的是,越来越多的父母舍得花更多时间去改善子女的心理健康 10. in the expectation that..(L.14)指望 Many students graduate from college in the expectation that they can soon land jobs after their own hearts; but in most cases things go contrary to their wishes 许多学生从大学毕业时,就指望不久能找到称心的工作;但常常是事与愿违 ll. to go through(L.17)( experience)经历,经受 In the long process of human history, the Chinese people have not only gone through setbacks and sufferings, but also created civilization and glory 在人类历史的长河中,中国人民不仅经受了挫折和苦难,而且也创造了文明与辉煌 to have an effect on(L.18)( to have an influence on)对·有影响 A growing body of evidence shows that what parents say and do has a subtle effect on their children 越来越多的证据表明,父母的言行对子女有潜移默化的影响 13. to be supportive of(L.22)( to support)支持,赞成 People from all walks of life are very supportive of the government's decisions aimed at combining economic development with environmental protection 社会各界对政府旨在将经济发展与环境保护结合起来的决策表示极大的支持 14. to harbor reservations about….(L.28)对……持保留意见 According to the usual practice of voting, the minority is subject to the majority but entitled to harbor reservations about a certain bill 根据表决惯例,少数服从多数,但有权对某一议案持保留意见 15. to see sh. at his worst(L39)看到某人最糟糕的一面 In social contact, everyone desires others to see him at his best rather than at his worst. But
Everyone expects a bright future, but what the future life will hold for him depends much on what he does today. 人人都期盼自己前程光明，但未来的生活是什么在很大程度上取决于每个人今天所做 的。 7. mutual: a. ( of feeling or an action) felt or done by each to the other/ shared by two or more people.相互的/ 共同的(para3 ) Their working together was based on mutual respect, trust and understanding. 他们的合作是建立在相互尊重， 信任和理解的基础上的. Lynn and Phil met through a mutual friend. 林恩和菲尔是通过共同的朋友相识的。 8． Overlook: vt. fail to notice or realize how important sth is, miss/ pretend not to notice; forgive / have or give a view of a place from above.(para 4) You have overlooked several of the mistakes in this work. 你忽略了这项工作中的几个错误。 We’ll overlook your bad behavior this time, but don’t do it again, 这一次我们不计较你的错误行为，但是切勿再犯。 Her bedroom has large windows overlooking a lake. 她的卧室有几扇对着湖面的大窗户。 9. to take the time to do sth. (L. 13) 花时间去做······ To our great delight, an increasing number of parents are ready to take more time to improve their children’s mental health. 很令人欣慰的是，越来越多的父母舍得花更多时间去改善子女的心理健康。 10. in the expectation that … (L. 14) 指望······ Many students graduate from college in the expectation that they can soon land jobs after their own hearts; but in most cases things go contrary to their wishes. 许多学生从大学毕业时, 就指望不久能找到称心的工作；但常常是事与愿违。 11. to go through (L. 17) ( experience ) 经历，经受 In the long process of human history, the Chinese people have not only gone through setbacks and sufferings, but also created civilization and glory. 在人类历史的长河中，中国人民不仅经受了挫折和苦难，而且也创造了文明与辉煌。 12. to have an effect on (L. 18) ( to have an influence on) 对······有影响 A growing body of evidence shows that what parents say and do has a subtle effect on their children. 越来越多的证据表明，父母的言行对子女有潜移默化的影响。 13. to be supportive of (L. 22) ( to support) 支持，赞成 People from all walks of life are very supportive of the government’s decisions aimed at combining economic development with environmental protection. 社会各界对政府旨在将经济发展与环境保护结合起来的决策表示极大的支持。 14. to harbor reservations about … (L. 28) 对······持保留意见 According to the usual practice of voting, the minority is subject to the majority but entitled to harbor reservations about a certain bill. 根据表决惯例，少数服从多数，但有权对某一议案持保留意见。 15. to see sb. at his worst (L. 39) 看到某人最糟糕的一面 In social contact, everyone desires others to see him at his best rather than at his worst. But