新视野大学英语读写教程（第二版）Unit 3 Section A Marriage Across Nations.pptVIP

Words and expressions So many spots (粉刺)on his face. Make a toast 敬酒 He shouldn’t have had that second glass when everyone else had had half an inch. Shrimp (虾), my favorite. A small spoonful of… 一小勺 He shouldn’t have bragged (吹嘘) he was a fast learner. My mother always insults (侮辱、中伤)her cooking. Major writing techniques of Paras 1-4: para. 7 Major writing techniques in Para. 7: Para. 7 — How the mother presents her opinion Para. 8-9 In this passage, the writer tries to approach the same issue from different perspectives, as shown in the following chart: Young lovers learn to know, understand and respect each other during the years together as a common couple, and become tolerant, open and able to compromise as a mixed couple (Para.1-2) take a realistic view about their future life as a mixed couple (Para.3) hope to marry for the right reasons, avoiding the same mistake made by many couples. (Para.4) Decision – marry Mother Father advise Gail to be more careful 1. mixed marriage 2. Mark himself 3. example of herself suspicion of Mark’s motive — solve the problem of citizenship quote statistics showing that mixed couple have a higher divorce rate children problems—they may go through hardships Decision: wait Decision: change her mind Add you title Title1 Title2 Title3 Title4 A B C D E F * 8. emphasize: give a special importance to sth.强调，使突出 Synonym: stress 9. go through: experience 经历 Japan has just gone through a 9.0 magnitude earthquake. 日本刚刚经历了一次9级地震。 magnitude Para. 4 Para 4 10. a bitter and painful divorce: 一场充满怨恨、令人痛苦的婚变 11. destroy sb: give a big strike to sb. 给某人很大打击 12. for a time: for a short period 13. have a negative effect on: have a bad influence on 14. budding: Just beginning Gail and Mark also knew well to avoid the mistake made by many couples who marry for the wrong reasons. Main Idea of Para 4 After-reading questions: 1. Why are Gail’s parents, after thirty-fiv