新视野大学英语unit3 讲稿.docVIP

Unit 3 Marriage Across Nations Warm-up activities A marriage is an interpersonal relationship with government, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract. The most frequently occurring form of marriage unites a man and a woman as husband and wife. The reasons people marry vary widely, but usually include one or more of the following: legal, social and economic stability; the formation of a family unit; procreation and the education and nurturing of children; legitimizing sexual relations; public declaration of love. Proverbs Related to Love Every man is a poet when he is in love. 恋爱中人人都是诗人。 Love is the joint experience between two persons. 爱情是两个人之间的一种共享体验。 Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌。 All shall be well and Jack shall have Jill. 有情人终成眷属。 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. 情人眼里出西施。 Love makes the world go around. 爱使世界运转 Questions: （1）What may constitute barriers for one to marry his or her true love? There are many factors for the failure to marry one’s true love. Apart from cultural differences, some other factors exert great influence on one’s marriage. To start with, the racial difference is one of the biggest obstacles to one’s marriage. Many lovers, driven by the true love for each other, go through diverse difficulties and hardships, only to part with each other in the end, just like the young couple shown in the video. Besides, the different family backgrounds sometimes prevent the lovers from getting married because they meet with resistance from their families. （2）What are your criteria for choosing your Mr. Right or Miss. Right? ⑴ good to talk to ⑵ not wimpy (懦弱的) ⑶ gentle—not a “hard man”, ⑷ no temper ⑸ responsible⑹ not passive ⑺ willing to take more risk ⑻ able ⑼ share things ⑽ confident ⑾ smile ⑿ want to talk to you ⒀ use money wisely, ⒁ not stin