step-by-step-3000-第二册-Unit1-原文及答案

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Unit1

PartI-A

87,80,53,48,24,17

Script:

ThePorterFamily

MrWilliamPorterisveryold.Heis87.AndMrsCatherinePorteris80.MrPorterisfromWales.JohnPorterandMaryarebrotherandsister.JohnPorteris53andheisalawyer.HiswifeSusanis48,andsheisanarchitect.JamesPorterandJoanLeearecousins.JamesPorteris24andJoanLeeis17.

PartI-B

spendingspecialtimetogether.

specific,complain,request,praise.

fatigue,insecurities,foxhole,strikingout,protect.

distant

allmarriages,Worktogetherounderstand

Respect,danger,professional,physical,verbal

Understand,win

PartI-C

40,excel,domesticargument,losing

win-win,lose-lose,win,agift,returns

argueover,aren't,who,incontrol,fear,didn'tneed,oughtnotto,couldn't,triedto,destroy,marriage

love,loved,secure,discover,garden,cultivate,themostprecious,ownself,bloom.

obtain,ourpartner,lovedandrespected,control.

PartII-A

A2

similarsocialbackgrounds.

thesameraceorsameethnicbackground.

thesamereligion.

A3

Japan/9.2%/arrangedmarriages

3%/betweenblacksandwhites

ManypeopleinWesterncultureschoosetheirownwivesandhusbands.Inmanyothercountries,spouseareoftenchosenbytheparents.InChinaandJapanbeforethiscentury(20thcentury),upper-classmarriageswerearrangedbytheoldermales.InmanyculturesintheMiddleEast,Asia,andpre-industrialEurope,theman'sfamilynegotiateda"brideprice"withthewoman'sfamily;theman'sfamilywasexpectedtopayit.InHinduIndia,thebride'sfamilypaida"groom'sprice"tothefamilyoftheman.Thesecustomsareweakening;forintance,only9.2percentofJapanesemarriagesarenowarranged.

Whatarethecriteriaforchoosingmates?Mostmarriages-whetherarrangedbyfamiliesoroccurringfrompersonalattractionorlove--arebasedonsimilarsocialbackgrounds.Inotherwords,themanandthewomancomefromthesamesocialclass(orelseaclassthatisonlyslightlyhigherorslightlower).AmongmanypeopleinEgypt,keymembersoftheman'sfamilymustgotothefamilyofthewomanandproposemarriage.Thesefamilymembersmustbeabletoshowthattheman'sfamilyisatleastofthesamesocialclassasthewomanandthatacertainamountofmoneyexiststoallowthemarriagetogoforward.

Havingthesameraceorthesameethnicbackgroundisthesecondmaincriterionformarriagethroughouttheworld.IntheU.S,.Wheretherearemanydifferentraces,only3percentofallmarriagesarebetweenblacksandwhites,meaningthattheracesarestilllargelyseparateinmarriage.

Inmanycountries,marriageisalsobasedonthewomanandmanhavingthesamereligion;thisisathirdcommoncriterionforchoosingamate.Incultureinwhichreligionisverystrongvalue,marriageswouldoftennottakeplaceiftherewerereligiousdifferences.

PartII-B

physicalappearance;

whatsomebodylookslike,,lookbeyondthephysicalappearance

thehighpercentageofdivorces.

fallinglovewithsomebody,,lovingsomebody

Script:

Whatdoyouthinkitisthatattractspeopletoeachother,thatmakespeoplewanttobetogether?

Ithinkthatperhapsunfortunatelyintheinitialstagesit'sthephysicalappearancethatattracts.Ithinkunlessyoufindsomebodyattractive,unlessthere'ssomethingaboutthem-itcouldonlyperhapsbethewaytheysmileortheylaugh,oratwinkleintheireye,orthewayofacurlfallsovertheirforehead.Butsomethinglikethathastomakeyouinterestedenoughtofindoutmoreaboutthatperson,unlessthat'sthereIthinkyoujustdon'tbother.SoinitiallyphysicalattractionIthinkisallimportant.

Whydoyousay"unfortunately"?

Becauseinfactitshouldn'tbewhatsomebodylookslikethatisimportant.Youshouldbeabletolookbeyondhephysicalappearanceandseewhatsortofapersonheorsheis,whethertheyareselfishorselfless,whethertheyarekind,caring.ButIthinkinitiallyyouarenotbotheredwiththat.Thatcomeperhapslater.

Inpopsongsandmagazinesandnewspapersandsonon,theideaoffallingloveinsalwaysemphasized,sopeoplehavethisideathatyouhavetofallinlove.Doyou

Script:

Kate:Iwasonmywayhomefromjuniorhighandinordertogettomyhouseyouhavetowalkbythisbaseballdiamond.Andtherewasagameofbaseballgoingonanditlookedkindofinteresting,soIstopped.Thereweren'tverymanypeoplewatching.Andtherewasthisguyandhewasn'treallyverygood-looking,buthehadfrizzlyhairandglassesandhewasreallyfunny.Hedidthiskindofmonologuething,whichwargreat.AndIwenthomeandItoldmymotherIwasgoingtomarryhimaftertalkingtohimforhalfanhour.AndwhenIgottohighschool,hewaspresidentofthestudentbodyandheaskedmeoutand...we'vegotourpictureintheyearbooktogetherholdinghands,andit'sreallynice.

Ke:Well,I'darrangedtohaveadrinkwithafriendofmine,awomanfriendofminewho'saplatonicfriendofmine.AndsheinsistedonbringingthisfriendofherswhoshesaidI'dliketomeetandIthoughtshewastryingtofixusupandIsaid,"Pleasedon't!"Butshedidbringthisfriendandwehititoff.Andafterthewinebarwewenttohaveapizzaandweallhadafewmoredrinksandtheotherwomanwhoendeduporderingapizzathathadabunchofstuffonitthatshereallyliked,sowepickedateachother'spizzasallnightandwerealizedthatweweresortofhadanidealrelationship,sothatwecouldorderreallyanypizzaonthemenuandwe'dbothbehappy.Andanywayweendeduplivingtogetherandstillare.

Coralyn:Wemetatapartyanditwasfancy-dressparty.Afriendofmine'stwenty-firstanditwasquitebigandIwentdressedasAliceinWonderlandandthisperson,thisguythatImarriedwasdressedastheCheshireCat.Anditjustseemedsoamazingthat,youknow,wewerebothfromthesamethingandwestartedchattingandendedupbeingtogether.

Jill:I'darrangedtogotothecinemawithagroupoffriendsandunfortunatelyImissedthetrainthatwouldhavegotmetostandingoutside--thefilmhadstarted.SoIwasn'tallowedin.Andtherewasachapoutside,he'dalsomissedthefilmandwestartedtotalkandwetalkedquiteabitandhesaid,"Let'sgodowntheroadandseethatfilm,becausethatonehasn'tstartedattheOdeon."Sowewentdownthereandwe'vebeengoingouteversince!

Carole:IfirstmetmypartnerwhenhewasonaboatandIwasontheriverbank,standingandlookinggenerallyintothedistanceandhewascomingintolandwithhisboatandhethrewmearopeandsaid,"Wouldyoumindcatchingthis?"andIcaughtitandmissedandtrippedoveritandfellintheriverandhehadtodiveinandrescueme.Andthatwasit!

PartIV

Book,choked,disappointment,takeyoutodinner,tolerantsmile,wentby,rose,bigrestaurant,test,understandandadmire

Script:

JohnBlanchardstoodupfromthebench,straightenedhisarmyuniform,andstudiedthecrowdofpeoplemakingtheirwaythroughGrandCentralStation.Helookedforthegirlwhoseheartheknew,butwhosefacehedidn't,thegirlwiththerose.HisinterestinherhadbegunthirteenmonthsbeforeinFloridalibrary.Takingabookofftheshelfhefoundhimselfintrigued,notwiththewordsofthebook,butwiththenotespenciledinthemargin.Thesofthandwritingreflectedathoughtfulsoulandinsightfulmind.Inthefrontofthebook,hediscoveredthepreviousowner'sname,MissHollisMaynell.

Withtimeandefforthelocatedheraddress.ShelivedinNewYorkCity.Hewroteheraletterintroducinghimselfandinvitinghertocorrespond.ThenextdayhewasshippedoverseasforserviceinWorldWarthroughthemail.Eachletterwasaseedfallingonafertileheart.Aromancewasbudding.Blanchardrequestedaphotograph,butsherefused.Shefeltthatifhereallycared,itwouldn'tmatterwhatshelookedlike.WhenthedayfinallycomeforhimtoreturnfromEurope,theyscheduledtheirfirstmeeting--7:00p.m.AttheGrandHotelStationinNewYork."Youwillrecognizeme,"shewrote,"bytheredroseI'llbewearingonmylapel."Soat7:00hewasinthestationlookingforagirlwhoseheartheloved,butwhosefacehe'dneverseen.I'llletMrBlanchardtellyouwhathappened.

Ayoungwomanwascomingtowardme,herfigurelongandslim.Herblondehairlaybackincurlsfromherdelicateears.Hereyeswereasblueflowers.Herlipsandchinhadagentlefirmness,andinherpalegreensuitshewaslikespringtimecomingalive.Istartedtowardher,entirelyforgettingto