E时代高职英语——综合教程（1） 第五单元.pptVIP

* * * * * * * Part Ⅲ Text B Extensive Reading 4 4 　“I love you” becomes an acquiescence15 in society. Imagine16 a parent who is never around and drops the L-bomb at the end of a phone talk in order to soothe17 their guilt. Or a marriage18 whose passion19 has grown cold but continue the ritualistic20 “I love you” each morning as they go off to work in order to keep up the appearance21 of a healthy bond. “我爱你”已经成为社会默许的表达。想象一下，从未陪伴在你身边的父母。只是在电话那头传达爱意，以此来减轻他们的负罪感。或者是激情已经退却的婚姻，却在形式上保持着每天早晨上班前说“我爱你”，以便看起来他们的婚姻关系维持得很好。 ★ acquiescence /??kwi?esns/ n. the fact of being willing to do what sb. wants and to accept their opinions, even if you are not sure that they are right 默然接受；默认；默许；顺从 e.g. He bowed his head in sign of acquiescence. 他点头表允许。 ★ imagine /??m?d??n/ v. to form a picture in your mind of what sth. might be like 想象；设想 ★ marriage /?m?r?d?/ n. the legal relationship between a husband and wife 结婚；婚姻 e.g. She has two children by a previous marriage. 她和前夫有两个孩子。 ★ passion /?p??n/ n. a very strong feeling of love, hatred, anger, enthusiasm, etc. 强烈情感；激情 e.g. He’s a man of violent passions. 他是个性情暴烈的人。 ★ at the end of 在……结尾，在……末端 ★ in order to 为了…… ★ soothe /su?e/ vt. 安慰；缓和；使平静 ★ ritualistic /?r?t?u?l?st?k/ adj. 仪式的，固守仪式的；惯例的 ★ appearance /?p??r?ns/ n. 外貌，外观；出现，露面 可悲的是，那些家庭成员不相互爱戴也没有表达过爱意的家庭早已破碎了，甚至恶语相向。 Part Ⅲ Text B Extensive Reading 5 5 　Sadly there are truly broken, perhaps even abusive22, homes where family members have never been loved nor been told they are loved. ★ abusive /?bju?s?v/ adj. 骂人的；滥用的；虐待的 Part Ⅲ Text B Extensive Reading 6 6 　The problem appears when Americans meet Chinese families who have never uttered those precious23 three words, “wo ai ni”. I’m afraid the American easily concludes24 the Chinese must be a family of three. I’m even more afraid when Christian Americans make it their mission25 to express true love to Chin