Unit 2 Family Life 21世纪大学艺术英语教程2教材.pptVIP

Unit 2 Family Life Text A All happy families resemble each other, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. [Russian] Leo Tolstoy 幸福的家庭都是相似的；不幸的家庭各有不幸。 [俄国] 列夫·托尔斯泰 The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. [American] Theodore Hesburgh 父亲能为孩子做的最重要的事情就是爱他们的母亲。 [美国] 西奥多·汉斯伯格 A family is a household of people related by blood or marriage. A household may contain more than two generations of people. Family is given great importance as it should form the basis of both the individual’s spiritual development and happiness, and society’s cohesion and advancement. Family is one of life’s greatest blessings. It is a group of people sharing a common ancestry and it is supposed to be a group of people who will love and support each other through the good times as well as the bad. American family structure has undergone enormous changes since the Second World War. Nuclear family, the traditional family which was prevalent in 1950s, no longer predominated in the United States. Instead, the numbers of new patterns such as single parent family, unmarried cohabit family, childless family and blended family increased continuously. Americans value their families and resent outside interference. Script: Kevin: “Mom, Uncle Frank won’t let me watch the movie. But the big kids can. Why can’t I?” Mom: “Kevin, I’m on the phone.” Kevin: “It’s not even rated R. He’s just being a jerk.” Mom: “ Kevin, if Uncle Frank says no, then it must be really bad.” Kevin: “Hang up the phone and make me, why don’t you.” Dad: “Hey, by any chance, did you pick up a voltage adapter thing?” Mom:” No, I didn’t have a chance.” Dad: “ How am I supposed to shave in France?” Mom