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Unit 4 Section A A Test of True Love真爱的考验 Writing Style of the TextNarration Structure of the Text Part I (Para. 1) A young army officer was waiting for a woman who filled a special place in his heart but whom he had never seen before. Part II (Para 2-4) During the man’s military service, the woman faithfully wrote to encourage him, which helped develop a true love between them. That was why the officer was anxious for his first date with the woman. Part III (Para 5-14) According to the woman’s creative design for the test of love, the officer made a painful choice and withstood the test successfully, thus bringing the story a happy ending. Detailed Study of the Text 1. Six minutes to six, said the digital clock over the information desk in Grand Central Station. John Blandford, a tall young army officer, focused his eyesight on the clock to note the exact time. In six minutes he would see the woman who had filled a special place in his life for the past thirteen months, a woman he had never seen, yet whose written words had been with him and had given him strength without fail. 大中央车站问讯处桌子上方的数字钟显示：差六分六点。约翰.布兰福德，一个年轻的高个子军官，眼睛盯着大钟，看确切的时间，六分钟后，他将见到一位在过去十三个月里在他生命中占有特殊位置的女人，一位他素未谋面, 却通过书信始终给予他力量的女人。 digital clock 数字钟 digital watch 数字手表 digital computer 数字计算机 focus one’s eyesight on… = fix one’s eyes on… 眼睛盯着……; 凝视…… e.g. Don’t always focus your eyes on a stranger, for it seems offensive. who had filled a special place in his life… = who had been so special in his life… 在他生命中占有特殊位置的… fill …with…in… 用……装满，填满，充满…… e.g. I am filled with admiration for your bravery. 我由衷羡慕你的勇敢。 without fail 必定，总是 e.g. The meeting begins at 8 o’clock sharp, please come on time without fail. 会议八点整开始，请务必按时到达。 A balanced diet will increase your ability to resist infection, without fail. 饮食均衡肯定会增强你抗感染的能力。 2. On the day of his departure, to a destination overseas where he would fight in the war, he received her reply. Aboard the cargo ship that was t