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新世纪大学英语系列教材(第二版)
Unit 4
Part I
Exercises
I. Reading for information 。
A. Reading to find main ideas
1.B  2. A   
B. Reading to find major details
3 . A  4. C
C. Reading to find relevant facts
5. D  6. B
II. Translation
Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
1 I always believed that my parents had a good marriage, but just before I, the youngest of four children, turned sixteen, my belief was sorely tested.
我一直深信我父母的婚姻很美满,但是当我——四个孩子中最小的一个——快满十六岁的时候,我的这种想法受到了严峻的考验。
2 I told him that I was praying for him and wanted him to know that, no matter what, Jesus and I loved him.
我告诉他我正在为他祈祷,而且希望他知道,无论发生什么,上帝和我都会爱他。

3 Early the next morning, as my dad left our house, I sneaked out to the carand slipped my letter into one of his bags.
第二天清晨,我趁父亲走出房子的时候,偷偷溜到小汽车里,把这封信放进他其中的一个背包里。

4 In the last sixteen years of my parent’s marriage, I and all those who knew my mom and dad witnessed one of the truly “great” marriages.
在父母亲婚姻的最后 16年里,所有认识我父母亲的人以及我,都见证了这段真正美满的婚姻
5 When Mom and Dad received the news from the doctor that his heart was deteriorating rapidly, they took it hand in hand, side by side, all the way.
当父母亲从医生那里得知父亲的心脏正在快速衰竭的时候,他们始终手牵手,肩并肩地一起面对疾病。

6 I remember a promise that was made many years ago between a young man and his bride on their wedding day, and I remember the unspoken promise that was made between a father and his daughter.
我记得许多年前一名年轻男子与他的新娘在结婚那天许下的誓言,我记得一个父亲和他女儿之间无言的承诺。

III. Summary
Complete the following statements with words and expressions from the box. Use their proper forms.
1 Though my dad was not sentimental, never letting his emotion get the best of him, he showed me love in other ways.
2 I once believed that my parents" marriage was good, but this belief was sorely tested when I turned sixteen.
3 My dad stopped sharing in the household chores, became despondent and hardly spoke to any of us. The strain on my parents’ relationship was becoming increasingly evident.
4 I went numb as I realized that my dad was really leaving us, and stayed up in my room for a long time that night, writing a long letter for my dad.
5 Early the next morning, I sneaked out to the car and slipped the letter into one of his bags.
6 It proved that the letter changed my father, who, together with my mum, decided that their marriage was worth saving.
7 My parents stayed happily married for a total of 36 years before my dad’s early death at the age of 53 cut short their lives together.
8 As I saw their love grew stronger every day, my heart swelled with pride.
9 After my dad’s death, I opted to run errands so that I didn’t have to go through his things and get them divided and boxed up.
10 My dad, though almost never outwardly showing his love for me, had kept two things that meant so much to him and me, the picture and the letter that I had given him when he left home.
Part II Reading for Pleasure
Exercise
Answer the following questions.
1 What were the family values in America in the 1950s?
The perfect family in the 1950s was supposed to have the neat patch of lawn, the apple tree, the mother who never once raised her voice, the three lovely children and always the father who knew best.
2 Why did the father of the author’s friend not allow her to visit the author’s home?
Because the author’s mother was divorced and her friend’s father didn"t approve of divorce nor the author’s mother’s lifestyle: she had a job and a boyfriend, shouldered the family responsibility faithfully, and counseled young unwed mothers, girls and women who were not allowed to finish high school or stay in their own homes.
3 Describe the conditions of apartments that the author’s mother visited.
The heat didn’t work on the coldest days, and the dirt was so encrusted that you could mop all day and still be called a poor housekeeper, and there was often nothing more for dinner than Frosted Flakes and milk, or if it was toward the end of the month, the cereal might be served with tap water.
4 What factors did those judgmental good citizens fail to take into account when they set their standards for women and children?
They failed to take into account the fact that some people were financially deprived, they might be physically exhausted or they simply had a different set of beliefs.
5 Why does the author say that women alone can manage? 。

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