新发展研究生英语一Unit1.textBook 1.docVIP

Unit1 Human Reflections Marriage is an institution in which a man loses his Bachelor’s degree and woman gets her Master’s. 婚姻是一座学校, 男人会失去单身汉的地位, 而女人会获得征服者的地位. ---Socrates, Greek philosopher Men marry because they are tired, women because they are curious, both are disappointed. 男人结婚, 因为他们厌倦了,女人结婚, 因为她们好奇, 结果两人都大失所望. ---Oscar Wilde, British writer Pre-reading Activities Fill in the blanks with the words you hear. It takes only a minute to get a __________(1) on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone. But it takes a ___________(2) to forget someone. Don’t go for looks; they can __________ (3). Don’t go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you __________(4) Because it only takes a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one that makes your heart smile. Maybe God wants us to meet a few __________(5) people before meeting the right one. So that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be ___________ (6) for the gift. It’s true that we don’t know what we’ve got until we lose it, but it’s also true that we don’t know what we’ve been missing until it ___________ (7).Giving someone all your love will not provide ___________ (8) that they will love you back. Don’t expect love in _________ (9): just wait for it to grow in their hearts. But it doesn’t, be ___________ (10). It grew in yours. Why Marriages fail Anne Roiphe is an American feminist author known for such novels as Up the Sandbox and Lovingkindness. Her work is noteworthy for its examination of the conflict between the desire for family and relationship and that for career and self-determination. 1 These days so many marriages end in divorce that our most sacred vows no longer ring with truth. “ Happily ever after” and “ Till death us do part” are expressions that seem on the w