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Unit2Home SweetHome ClassdebateaboutMARRIAGE Readingcomprehensionoftext1 Exercisesandreviewoffirst2units Whatareessentialelementstoformahappymarriage 简 奥斯汀的爱情婚姻理念 即理想中的婚姻关系应该是感情 物质 道德和理智的综合体 在这五种婚姻关系中 只有伊莉莎白和达西符合标准 是作者理想中的婚姻模式 Inthe18thcentury womencravedformarryingagentlemanwhopossessedconsiderablewealthandhighsocialstatus Love seemedofnosignificance Thiswasbecauseatthattime womenhadnorighttoinheritthepossession Theironlywaytoliveadesirablelifeaftertheirfathers deathwastomarryawealthymanwhoalsopossessedhighsocialstatus Classdebate Doyouthinkthatmarriageisnecessarytoaperson slifetime Siteyourreasons Choose3peoplewhosupporteachsidetositetheirreasons andgivethemyoursuggestions Whatbenefitscanahappymarriagebringtopeople timelysupport propercare love emotionalcomfort longerlife children betterhealth regularlifestyle Whatharmcananunhappymarriagebringtopeople emotionalsuffering depression insomnia physicaldiseases conflicts mentalstresses Howmuchdoyouknowaboutdepression Depressionisaseriousmedicalillness It smorethanjustafeelingofbeingsador blue forafewdays Ifyouareoneofthemorethan19millionteensandadultsintheUnitedStateswhohavedepression thefeelingsdonotgoaway Theypersistandinterferewithyoureverydaylife SymptomscanincludeFeelingsador empty LossofinterestinfavoriteactivitiesOvereating ornotwantingtoeatatallNotbeingabletosleep orsleepingtoomuchFeelingverytiredFeelinghopeless irritable anxious orguiltyAchesorpains headaches cramps ordigestiveproblemsThoughtsofdeathorsuicide Depressionisadisorderofthebrain Thereareavarietyofcauses includinggenetic biological environmental andpsychologicalfactors Depressioncanhappenatanyage butitoftenbeginsinteensandyoungadults Itismuchmorecommoninwomen Womencanalsogetpostpartumdepressionafterthebirthofababy Somepeoplegetseasonalaffectivedisorderinthewinter Depressionisonepartofbipolardisorder Thereareeffectivetreatmentsfordepression includingantidepressants talktherapy orboth cardiovasculardisease theclassofdiseasesthatinvolvetheheartorbloodvessels e g highbloodpressure respiratorydisease theclassofdiseasethatinvolvethebreathingsystem e g pneumonia depression amedicalconditioninwhichapersonfeelsverysadandanxiousandoftenhasphysicalsymptomssuchasbeingunabletosleep etc Positionsinacompany ChiefExecutiveOfficer CEOChiefoperatingofficer COOChiefAccountingOfficer CAOChiefAdministrationOfficer CAOChiefBusinessDevelopmentOfficer CBDOChiefCommunicationsOfficer CCOChiefHumanResourcesOfficer CHROChiefInformationOfficer CIO Backgroundknowledge abouttheauthor LoriOliwensteinisanindependentwritingandeditingprofessionalwhoiscurrentlytheCo DirectorofNewsandSeniorScienceWriteratCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology Heusedtobe EditorandCommunityManager ParentsC ScienceWriteratHealthSciencesPublicRelations UniversityofSouthernCalifornia USC SeniorHealthEditoratLivingFit SeniorEditoratDiscoverMagazine TheU S CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention CDC Itworkstoprotectpublichealthandsafetybyprovidinginformationtoenhancehealthdecisions anditpromoteshealththroughpartnershipswithstatehealthdepartmentsandotherorganizations TheCDCfocusesnationalattentionondevelopingandapplyingdiseasepreventionandcontrol environmentalhealth occupationalsafetyandhealth healthpromotion injurypreventionandeducationactivitiesdesignedtoimprovethehealthofthepeopleoftheUnitedStates Languagepoints Nevermindthepopularpalaveraboutmarriageasasourceofblissforthecouple securityforthekidsandsocietalstability Nevermindthequestionwhetherthecourtshoulddecide 不用管 palaver n talkthatdoesnothaveanymeaning nonsensebliss 天赐之福Eachofusseeksourownpathtobliss Isittruethatmarriageisasourceofblissforthecouple securityforthekidsandsocietalstability Why No Itisabsolutelynonsense becausemarriagecanalsobringalotofproblemstopeople e g stress conflictsandendlesscrisis Youdon tneedtoworryaboutwhatotherssayaboutmarriage forexample alargenumberofpeoplesaythatmarriedpeoplecanbeveryhappy theirchildrencanbeprotectedandsocietycanbestableifmorepeoplegetmarried Butthisisjustnonsenseifthepracticalaspectofmarriageisnottakenintoaccount variablea variablesn 变量 可变因素variabilityn 可变性 变异性variationn 变化variationala 变化的 变异的 bound a boundtodo besth certainorlikelytohappen ortodoorbesth e g Thereareboundtobechangeswhenthenewsystemisintroduced e g It sboundtobesunnyagaintomorrow Marriageiscriticizedasasourceofstress anditis conflict thattoo andendlesscrisesthatneedtoberesolved guiltythereaswell blame accuse condemn scold denounce blame普通用词 语气较弱 仅是一般的责难 归咎于 不含用语言责骂之意 accuse语气比blame强 本义为归罪 可用作指非难或谴责之义 condemn正式用词 表示谴责 有较强的司法意味 侧重从道义或原则上的谴责 scold普通用词 多指上级对下级 长辈对后辈或雇主对雇员的态度粗暴 言词激烈的数落 denounce与condemn同义 但着重公开性 criticize批评 责备 分析 评估评论 的优点和缺点 分析和评价Hispolicieswereseverelycriticized 他的政策受到了严厉批评 Wouldyouliketoreadandcriticizemynewbook 你愿不愿意读一读我的新书并给以评论 Whatmaycauseproblemsinamarriage clashingneeds workissues moneyissues housework kids attentiononotherthingslikecollege basketball etc Paraphrasethesentence Payattentiontotheitalicizedpart Therearealsonegativeopinionsonmarriage forexample marriagecancausestress conflictandcrises Allthesecriticismsarecorrectandyouhavetosolvethesemarriage relatedproblems likely a belikelytodosth belikelythat probableorexpected e g Ticketsarelikelytobeexpensive e g It smorethanlikelythatthethievesdon tknowhowmuchitisworth n likelihood thestateofbeingprobable probability drivesbnuts tomakesbveryangry crazy etc ortomakethemdosthextreme e g Mychildrenalwaysdrivemenutswhentheyaretiredandinabadmood e g John sgirlfriendkeepsdrivinghimnutsbecauseshealwaysaskshimquestionswhenhegetshomefromthebar consistencyconsistenceu n Hisviewslacksconsistence2 c u degreeofthickness强度 硬度 浓度Mixflourandliquidtotherightconsistency consistent approval alwayskeepingtothesamepatternorstyle unchangingYou renotveryconsistent firstyoucondemnme thenyoupraiseme beconsistentwithWhatyousaynowisnotconsistentwithwhatyousaidlastweek Smokinganddrinkingnaturallydeclineifyou vegotaspouseatyoursideflashingyouadon t you darelookwhenyoureachforacigaretteorathirdglassofwine flash v flashsbasmile look tosmile look etc atsbsuddenlyandquicklypleasecollectalltheothermeaningsof flash Shehasoutgrownthejumping on a chair at the sight of a mouseeraandbecomeabiggirl Thelookatyoushowingaseriouswarningagainstdrinking don tyoudaredrink Don tdrink Here don t you dareisanhyphenatedcompoundadjectiveformedbylinkingwordstogetherwithhyphens don t you dare Whatisadon t you darelooklike e g Depressionandotheremotionalillsarelesslikelytogoundiagnosedifthere ssomeoneathomewho smindfulofyourmoodsandnoticesiftheydarken undiagnosed a ofamedicalcondition aproblem etc nothavingbeenidentified mindful a bemindfulof bemindfulthat rememberingsb sthandconsideringthemoritwhenyoudosth e g Mindfulofthedangeroftropicalstorms Idecidednottogoout Syn conscious Aftergettingmarried yourspousewillbecarefulofyourfeelingsandsensitivetothechangesinyouremotions Ifyouhaveanysymptomofdepressionorotheremotionalills yourspousewillnoticeitimmediately erect v 1 tobuildsth e g Thechurchwaserectedin1582 Syn putsthup 2 toputsthinpositionandmakeitstandvertical e g e g Policehadtoerectbarrierstokeepcrowdsback toerectatent comedowntocomedowntoearth回到现实 回到现实中来comedowntobusiness认真开始工作Theproblemcomesdowntomoney 这个问题主要涉及到钱的问题 Thedailystressesofthemodernworldcanthrowourbodiesintoemergencymodeandkeepusthere Thattakesatollthroughhighbloodpressure tensionheadachesandalotofgnawedpencils trytodistinguishemergencefromemergency toll n takeaheavytollonsb sth takeitstollonsb sth tohaveabadeffectonsb sth tocausealotofdamage deaths suffering etc Illnesshadtakenaheavytollonher Therecessionistakingitstollonthehousingmarkets Inourdailyworktoday wehavetocopewithstressfrequentlyandourbodiesareoftenputintosituationswhichneedimmediateactiontodealwithdifficultanddangerousevents Thathasabadeffectonourbodiesandmaycausealotofdamagetoourhealth suchashighbloodpressure tensionheadachesandothersufferingswhichmakeyoufeelworriedanduncomfortable Whilemarriedmengetrelieffromtheirworkdaybarrageofstresshormoneswhentheycomehomeafteraparticularlybusydayatwork workingwomenareabletode stresssimilarlyonlyiftheydescribetheirmarriageasahappyone Ifyouallowyourselftothinkonlyofthenegativeandstressfulaspectsoflife yourbrainactuallyreleasesstresshormonesintothebloodstream 当你只想到生活的消极面和压力时 你的大脑实际上会向血流中释放出应激激素 Marriagecanhelpmende stresswell Whentheycomebackhomeafterworktheyfeelrelievedfromstressnomatterhowbusytheyareatwork Butonlythosemaritallysatisfiedwomencangetreliefbackhomefromtheirworkstressasmendo incidence n C usuallysing incidenceofsth formal theextenttowhichsthhappensorhasaneffect e g anareawithahighincidenceofcrime e g anincidentalremark incidental a 1 occurring etc bychanceinconnectionwithsthelse 2 accompanying sth butnotformingpartofit e g Hewrotetheincidentalmusicfortheplay Doesmarriagehaslife lengtheningpowersforwomen marriedwomengainedabsolutelyzerogroundovertheirunmarriedpeers No Thelifeexpectancystaysthesameforbothmarriedandunmarriedwomen prod v 1 prod at sb sth topushsb sthwithyourfingerorwithapointedobject poke e g Sheproddedhimintheribstowakehimup 2 prodsb intosth intodoingsth e g e g Shefinallyproddedhimintoaction Heproddedathisbreakfastwithafork immuology n thescientificstudyofprotectionagainstdisease e g AdultsareoftenimmunetoGermanmeasles immune a 1 immune tosth thatcannotcatchorbeaffectedbyaparticulardiseaseorillness 2 immune tosth notaffectedbysth e g You lleventuallybecomeimmunetocriticism 3 immune fromsth protectedfromsthandthereforeabletoavoidit e g Nooneshouldbeimmunefromprosecution Itisextremelytruethatbereavedspousesmaydieverysoonaftertheother sdeath Thosetalesofspouseswhodiewithindaysofeachotherhavemorethanalittletruthtothem Ofcourse notallsuddenlybereavedspous