全新版大学英语综合教程第一册Unit5

1、unit 5romanceinterpret the following quotations love is not a decision. its a feeling. if we could decide who we loved, it would be much more simple, but much less magical. - trey parker and matt stone real love is a permanently self-enlarging experience. - m. scott peck lifes greatest happiness is

2、to be convinced we are loved. - victor hugo one word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love. - sophocles passion makes the world go round. love just makes it a safer place. - ice t, the ice opiniontext aa valentine storytalking about: what are your standards in choosing a lov

3、er? is cyber-love acceptable or not? why?cultural notes valentines day valentines day is lovers holiday celebrated on february 14, the feast day of st. valentine, one of the two 3rd century roman martyrs of the same name. st. valentine is considered the patron of lovers and especially of those unhap

4、pily in love. the feast day became a lovers festival in the 14th century. today it is marked by the exchange of romantic cards (valentines), flowers, chocolate of heart shape, and other gifts.valentines gift valentines card flowers chocolate of heart shape love pot teapot flower pitcher flower plate

5、 flower cookies basket grand central station grand central station lies in manhattan, new york, and it is the largest and busiest railway station in the world. as you approach it from 42nd street, youll be facing this triumphant facade featuring a fifty-foot pediment with statues of hercules, minerv

6、a and mercury surrounding a clock. this interior of grand central is also an amazing sight and will transport you to another time. (to be continued)(continued)the main concourse seen here is an immense space 120 feet wide, 375 feet long and 125 feet high. although the terminal had suffered neglect i

7、n the 1970s and 1980s, a massive four-year restoration project was recently completed and youll be amazed at how new this place looks! one of the biggest jobs of this restoration was to the vast vaulted ceiling. painted like an evening sky with more than 2500 gilded stars and constellations, it allo

8、ws new yorkers something they never get to see. public libraries in the u.s. public libraries in the u.s. are free to the public. one can get a library card at the local library by filling in a form and showing the librarian a valid id and something to prove that one lives in the neighborhood (e.g.,

9、 a used and stamped envelope with ones name as the addressee, ones phone bill, gas bill, etc.). besides borrowing books, people go to libraries to borrow video tapes, use the computers there, attend book readings by authors and other cultural events. libraries are regarded as community centers.main

10、ideathe nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. (or: the way one reacts to unattractive people reveals ones character.)andtell me whom you love, and i will tell you who you are. (or: i can judge you by the person you love.)text organization part one (para 1) opening of the sto

11、ry john blanchard was expecting someone at grand central station. part two (paras 2-6) explanation whom he was waiting for and why. how john blanchard had fallen in love with miss maynell. part three (paras 7-15) development of the story miss maynell put blanchard to a test. part four (paras 16-17)

12、implication the true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. it was wise of miss maynell to give such a test.text analysisi.in this text there are some examples of simile and metaphor. i. a simile is a comparison of one thing to another, using the words “like” or “as”, e.g., “

13、her hair was black as night”; “in her green suit she was like springtime come alive” (para. 7).ii. a metaphor is a suggested but not stated comparison of one thing to another, e.g., “while i spoke i felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment” (para. 14).ii. notice also that the characters ta

14、lk in a rather informal way. for example, “going my way, sailor?” is an incomplete sentence. or see how the middle-aged woman spoke in para. 15 “son”, “go and tell”, “some kind of” and so on are all casual.iii. appreciate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text, e.g., switch between tenses, ch

15、ange of narrators, etc.language points make ones way (to/towards): go early in the morning the hunter made his way into the woods. reflect: be a sign of, show does this letter reflect how you really think? 这封信是否表达了你真实的想法？ her work reflects intelligence. 她的工作显示出她的智慧。 reflect on: to form or express ca

16、refully considered thoughts about he reflects on his countrys place in history. locate: find the exact position of locate albany on the map we located the shops and the post office as soon as we moved into the town. bud: to develop or grow from or as if from a bud trees are budding to welcome the sp

17、ring season. haunt: to come to mind continually; obsess: a riddle that haunted me all morning the murderer was constantly haunted by the face of the man he killed. take a chance (on sth.): attempt to do sth. in spite of the possibility of failure; take a risk you take a chance on the weather if you

18、spend your holiday in the uk.we cant take a chance. we must be 100% sure.i havent booked a ticket. im taking a chance on the theater not being full. disgust: cause a strong and often sick feeling of dislike the bad fish had a disgusting smell. were all disgusted at the way her husband has treated he

19、r. schedule: 1) arrange for sth. to happen or to be done at a particular time (usu. used in the following patterns: be scheduled to do sth., be scheduled for sth.) chinese astronauts are scheduled to travel to outer space in the next few years. a fireworks display is scheduled for new years eve. 2) a list or statement of things to be done, dealt with, etc. the schools schedule is made up of 12 weeks of classroom instruction and 12 weeks of paid work experience. go ones way: go in sb.s direction im going your way. may i give you a ride? i