新视野大学英语预备级二综合教程电子书.docVIP

新视野大学英语预备级二 电子书 攀登英语网收集整理： 大学英语学习资源站 Unit 1 Going out on Dates 课文讲解 When I was a young fellow, about thirteen, I had a group of friends who were a little older than I was, and more experienced. They knew a lot of different girls, and would often go to the beach with them if the weather was good. One time we were at the beach, and most of the guys had gone out on some rocks, with the girls. I was interested in a particular girl a little bit, and said to myself: I think Id like to take Barbara to the movies… Thats all I had to say, and the guy next to me got all excited. He marched out onto the rocks and found her. He pushed her back to the beach, all the while saying in a loud voice, Feynman has something to say to you, Barbara! It was most embarrassing. Pretty soon the guys were all standing around me, making a scene, and saying, Well, say it, Feynman! So I invited her to the movies. It was my first date. I went home and told my mother about it. She gave me all kinds of instructions on how to do this and that. For example, if we have to walk in the street, I should walk on the outside. She even told me what kinds of things to say. She was following a tradition: women teach their sons how to treat the next generation of women well. After dinner, I bathed, got all dressed up, and went to Barbaras house to call for her. It was a big adventure for me, and I was feeling nervous and a little shy. She was still upstairs getting ready of course (its always like that), so her family had me wait for her in the dining room, where they and their friends were eating pie - a lot of people. They all had forks in their mouths and were saying things like Isnt he sweet! and all kinds of other stuff. I didnt feel sweet. It was absolutely terrible! I remembered everything about the date. As we walked from her house to the theater in town, we talked about playing the piano. I told her how, when I was younger, my parents had made me learn piano fo