新视野大学英语2 Marriage Across Nations跨国婚姻共41页
新视野2-跨国婚姻-Marriage-Across-NationsPPT课件
Reading Activities
Who are the characters mentioned in the article? Find out brief information about them.
Characters
Marriage across nations
Young lovers
marriage. √
• tried to persuade Gail to change her mind.
• didn’t want Gail to marry for the wrong
reasons √
Deborah’s attitude:
1) harbored reservation about a mixed marriage. 2) counseled Gail to be really sure she was doing the right thing.
Unit 3 Section A
Marriage Across Nations
Warming-up Questions
What are your standards for your Mr. Right or Miss Right (future husband or wife)?
Standards from women
• mentioned the problems for the children of mixed marriages
• waiting won't hurt √
• quoted statistics to show mixed couples'higher divorce rates
• harbored reservation about a mixed
新视野第二册第三单元讲稿
Unit 3Marriage Across the NationsI. Objectives1.Skills:1) reading: reading for the main idea and the ways to develop the main idea, recognizing differences between facts and opinions2) writing: narration interspersed with comment, Parallel structure3) listening: understanding the passages about marriage, listening for the main idea and the important details, learning to take notes while listening4) speaking: talking about marriage life2.V ocabulary development:1)words:character,tolerance,mutual,overlook,expectation,resistance,counsel,subsequently, harbored,confirm, suspected , proceeded, realistic, idealistic,2) expressions: ups and downs, were so involved with, work out, for a time ,met with, all along, congratulations upon, has nothing to do with, on the surface, learned of, go through, have an effect on3.Grammar:1)I sometimes wonder why…2) upon/on + doing/noun3)to find sb./sth. ＋doing/ adjectived) make it clear that…4) If 引导的虚拟语气II. Teaching arrangement1.Total class time for this unit: 6 periods2. Suggested arrangement:section A 4 periodsIII. Pre-reading Activities: Listen, Look & Say1.Questions and answers:Listen to the tape. Then answer the following questions with your own experiences.1)For what two reasons did Gail and Mark live together?2) How did Gail’s father and mother react to the news about the wedding plans?3) In what ways are Gail’s and her father’s views different?2.Discussion Questions:1)Do you think love will arise between beauty and beast in reality? Why and why not?2)What do you think are the conditions for love?3)It is said that love is a businss between two persons and marriage is between two families. Do you agree? Why and why not?IV. Text Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing ItStructure AnalysisCentral topic:Gail and Mark decided to marry despite their racial and cultural differences after being together for two years and getting to know each other better, but the plan met with opposition from the girl’s parents.Major writing techniques:1. Narration interspersed with commentNarration: Gail and I imagined a quiet wedding. During our two years together we had experienced the usual ups and downs of a couple learning to know, understand, and respect each other. But through it all we had confronted the weaknesses and strengths of each other’s characters.(Para.1)Comment: Our racial and cultural differences enhanced our relationship and taught us a great deal about tolerance, compromise, and being open with each other. (Para.2)2. Parallel structureAfter the correction of the two points of view from other people and herself, the mother presents her own worry: her biggest worry is that Gail may be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons as her mother had. Then the mother goes on to give an example of her personal experience to support her viewpoint: the mother tells how she came to understand the mistake about her marriage after 35 years.The mother presents her opinion: My biggest worry is that you may be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons that I married your father.An example to support her points of view: When we met I saw him as my beloved, intelligent, charming, and caring. It was all so new, all so exciting, and we both thought, on the surface at least, that ours was an ideal marriage with every indication that it would last forever. I realized only later that I didn’t know my beloved, your father, very well when we married.Analysis of each part:Part I (Paras.1-4)Main idea: Gail and Mark decided to marry after being together for two years to get to know each other better and learn to take a realistic view on a mixed marriage.Part II (Paras.5-9)Main idea: Their planned marriage met with Gail’s mother’s resistance, who reminded her to be very certain that Mark was the right life-long partner, though she did not oppose their plan because of his color.Part III (Paras.10-21)Main idea: Gail’s father’s reaction to their planned marriage.V. Words and phrases1. ups and downs: 盛衰;沉浮The company has undergone many ups and downs.这家公司历经盛衰浮沉。
新视野大学英语第二版第二册课文要点总结
Unit 1 Section A 时间观念强的美国人Para. 1 美国人认为没有人能停止不前。
如果你不求进取，你就会落伍。
这种态度造就了一个投身于研究、实验和探索的民族。
时间是美国人注意节约的两个要素之一，另一个是劳力。
Para. 2 人们一直说：“只有时间才能支配我们。
”人们似乎是把时间当作一个差不多是实实在在的东西来对待的。
我们安排时间、节约时间、浪费时间、挤抢时间、消磨时间、缩减时间、对时间的利用作出解释；我们还要因付出时间而收取费用。
时间是一种宝贵的资源，许多人都深感人生的短暂。
时光一去不复返。
我们应当让每一分钟都过得有意义。
Para. 3 外国人对美国的第一印象很可能是：每个人都匆匆忙忙——常常处于压力之下。
城里人看上去总是在匆匆地赶往他们要去的地方，在商店里他们焦躁不安地指望店员能马上来为他们服务，或者为了赶快买完东西，用肘来推搡他人。
白天吃饭时人们也都匆匆忙忙，这部分地反映出这个国家的生活节奏。
工作时间被认为是宝贵的。
Para. 3b 在公共用餐场所，人们都等着别人吃完后用餐，以便按时赶回去工作。
你还会发现司机开车很鲁莽，人们推搡着在你身边过去。
你会怀念微笑、简短的交谈以及与陌生人的随意闲聊。
不要觉得这是针对你个人的，这是因为人们非常珍惜时间，而且也不喜欢他人“浪费”时间到不恰当的地步。
Para. 4 许多刚到美国的人会怀念诸如商务拜访等场合开始时的寒暄。
他们也会怀念那种一边喝茶或咖啡一边进行的礼节性交流，这也许是他们自己国家的一种习俗。
他们也许还会怀念在饭店或咖啡馆里谈生意时的那种轻松悠闲的交谈。
一般说来，美国人是不会在如此轻松的环境里通过长时间的闲聊来评价他们的客人的，更不用说会在增进相互间信任的过程中带他们出去吃饭，或带他们去打高尔夫球。
既然我们通常是通过工作而不是社交来评估和了解他人，我们就开门见山地谈正事。
因此，时间老是在我们心中的耳朵里滴滴答答地响着。
Para. 5 因此，我们千方百计地节约时间。
新视野2 Marriage Across Nations
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Remember, it’s never too late to change your mind. never too…to… more examples: Never too old to learn. It is never too late to mend.
Summary
This text talks about a mixed marriage between Gail and Mark, and the difficulties they met with when they spread the news of their wedding plans. And the attitudes from Gail’s parents.
Part II paras.5-21 Tells the difficulties they meet with.
Difficult words
tolerance n. 宽容；容忍 e.g. Our tolerance has reached its limit. mutual adj. 相互的；共同的
How did Deborah counsel Gail?
What is Deborah’s biggest worry?
Before their marriage all along had been supportive of our relationship, and even joked about when we were going to get married so she could have grandchildren
When Gail spread the news of our wedding counseled Gail to be really sure she was doing the right thing
AMarriageAcrosstheNationsok
Unit ThreeSection AMarriage Across the NationsPart One Vocabulary1. character (n) [C]1) quality that make sb. a particular type of person 性格，个性nature 本性 personality 个性They look like each other, but they have quite different characters.She has a gentle character. 她性格温柔.He has a changeable character.他性格多变.2) quality that make sth. what it is and different from others 特点，特征attribute (n) 属性feature 特点，特征 3）（小说，喜剧等的）角色，人物 figure: 人物 an important figurea main / leading character in the play 主要角色a comic charater 喜剧角色4）（书写的）字体；符号；字Chinese characters 汉字be in charcater适合, 和...相称, 符合(多指性格和新扮演的角色)be out of character不适合, 和...不相称, 不符合(多指性格和新扮演的角色)characteristic (n/adj.) distinguishing character特性，特征；特有的，典型的be characteristic of …所特有的Her predominant characteristic is honesty.她最为突出的特点是诚实。
Ambition is a characteristic of all successful businessmen.雄心勃勃是所有成功生意人的共同特点。
新视野大学英语第二册(第二版)unit 3——Section A 课件
3. You can immigrate into another country and live together
（你可以移民到另一个国家生 活在一起）
2. Your children may end up neither being here nor there. It can be challenging in accepting both cultures at the same time
their view: There is no love, marriage is immoral, lowquality marriage.
（婚姻是建立在爱和性的满足。在他们 看来:没有爱情,婚姻是不道德的婚姻、 低质量。）
The advantages and disadvantages of transnational marriage
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The main barrier to marriages across nations
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The merits and demerits of marriage across nations
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What are the merits and demerits of marriage across nations? Merits: Demerits: Facilitating the to speak new languages; More obstacles tocouples overcome with regard to culture More chances to get insight into new cultures; and customs; More opportunities for overseas travels; More complex procedures to go through to be united Their children’s tendency to be healthier and as a lawful couple; brighter; Their children’s undergoing many more hardships; The edge of their children over the other children More chances of breakup due to cultural differences; in terms of language learning; More tendency to leave single-parent children as a … of their divorce; … result
新视野读写教程2的第三单元原文及翻译
Marriage Across NationsGail and I imagined a quiet wedding. During our two years together we had experienced the usual ups and downs of a couple learning to know, understand, and respect each other. But through it all we had honestly confronted the weaknesses and strengths of each other's characters.(盖尔和我想象着一个安静的婚礼。
在我们在一起的两年里，我们经历了一对夫妇学习认识、理解和尊重对方的起起落落。
但通过这一切我们诚实地面对彼此角色的弱点和长处。
)Our racial and cultural differences enhance d our relationship and taught us a great deal about tolerance, compromise,and being open with each other. Gail sometimes wondered why I and other blacks were so involved with the racial issue, and I was surprised that she seemed to forget the subtler forms of racial hatred in American society.（我们的种族和文化差异加强了我们的关系，教会了我们很多关于宽容、妥协和相互开放的东西。
盖尔有时想知道为什么我和其他黑人如此卷入种族问题，我很惊讶她似乎忘记了美国社会中微妙的种族仇恨形式。
新视野 读写教程 B2U3A词组综述
English Equivalents of Chinese
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38. 遭受苦难 go through the hardships 39. 对……很残酷 be cruel toward 40. 解决全部疑难问题 resolve all doubt
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怀着· · · · · · 的愿望:
Subjected to abuse by his stepmother for for long / be subjected to abuse long, the boy harbors resentment for her.
新视野 － 短 语 应 用
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This group of young people, desirous of desirous of fame and wealth / take every fame and wealth, took every occasion to occasion / demonstrate oneself demonstrate themselves.
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Hit with one misfortune after the next, he is hit with / one misfortune after the next under no illusion about a happy life.
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对· · · · · · 着迷: to 短 be obsessed with 为情所困者难于理性 语 忙于 · · · · · · : to be occupied with 思维。 逆 为· · · · · · 所困: to 译 be seized / cursed with
跨国婚姻Marriage_Across_Nations
• When Gail spread the news of our wedding plans to her family she met with some resistance . • Her mother, Deborah, all along<一直 > had been supportive of our re we were going to get married so she could have grandchildren.instead of <取而代之 >congratulations upon hearing our news, Deborah counseled Gail to be really sure <确定>she was doing the
• 第一段开门见山道出了Gail and I 打算 结婚和他们之间的那种真挚的爱。 • 第二，三就接着讲了在美国异族婚恋的 不易以及大多的悲惨结局。 • 第4,5段指出了Gail 的家庭背景以及其 Gail and I结婚的阻扰。 • 后面的文段由此而展开 反应出了异族恋 因文化，性格，观念以及种族歧视的艰 难与不易
• That point was emphasized by…..
• 这个观点正在被某一事实证明。这 个句子我们可以用于作文中说明某 一观点。
• had a negative effect on…对什么有 消极的影响。
• Eg.同学的嘲笑对他产生了不好的影响。
• The students laughed had a negative effect on him。
• When we hurried ran to the dining room, only found that rice just sold out.
Marriage Across Nations 跨国婚姻价值观
●As cultural change depends, the number of marriage across nations isincreasing .however ,such marriage tends to bring about problems and even meet with opposition from family numbers ,mainly due to cultural difference .due to the fact that the couple has a different family background ,culture ,and custom ,and social class level ,many disagreements can occur .●随着文化变化的发展，跨国婚姻的数量越来越多。
让而，这样的婚姻会带来很多问题以及会遇到跟家庭的很多相反面，主要是由于文化之间的不同，还有夫妻之间拥有不同家庭背景，文化和风俗以及社会阶级，那么很多的分歧就会出现●One of the problems is that these girls take with them cultural values about sharing andresponsibility that are different from the individualistic values in the West. Asian cultures are based on collectivism, Asian people tend to be interdependent and supportive. In contrast, Western culture is rooted in individualism. Private belongings are one’s own.When an Asian girl marries a Westerner, she reasons in the same manner as before. She will have no understanding of pre-nuptial agreements. These girls are often rudely disillusioned by such discoveries.●其中的一个问题就是这些姑娘们带着有福共享有难同挡的文化价值观,这与西方的个人主义价值观迥然不同. 亚州文化往往以集体主义精神为基础。
新视野大学英语2 UNIT3A1
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II. Fill in the Blanks
Why did we decide to get married?
Gail and I had experienced _____and ______ ups downs in two years, now we come to ______, know ______________ understand and ________ respect each other. We confronted ___________ ________ of each weakness and strengths other’s character. We have learnt to be __________, tolerant compromising and ________ open ______________ . The source of our trust and _______. respect strength was our mutual _____
执行这一计划时我们遇到了许多困难。
Key We went through difficulties while working on this project.
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5. prejudice (L29) n. unreasonable dislike and distrust of
people
Translation
在南方住了几年后，我耐热的能力增强了许多。
Key My tolerance of heat is greater after having lived in the south for a couple of years.
【新视野大学英语读写教程第二册】Unit3MarriageAcrossNations讲义
Watch and Discuss
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Directions: Watch the video and then discuss the topics as follows:
1. What may constitute barriers for one to marry his or her true love? 2. What is your opinion about divorce?
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Compound Dictation
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He chose that finger because it was thought that the blood vessel in that finger went directly to the heart. Today we know that this is not true, yet the [S04] ________ tradition continues. generally are engaged for a Americans [S05] _____________ period of about one year, if they are planning a wedding ceremony and a party. During this time, friends of the bride may hold a party at which women friends and family members give the bride gifts that she will need as a wife. These could [S06] ____ include cooking [S07] equipment _________ or new clothing.
新视野大学英语读写教程(第二版) 2 unit 3 Marriages Across Nations
speak to him again.
resolve to do/ decide to do
Marrige Across Nations
跨国婚姻
Meaning guess f --father Guess the real meaning of husband a --and m-- mother and wife.
Marrige Across Nations
跨国婚姻
Compromise
n. e.g.After several hours of discussion,
they managed to reach a compromise.
make a compromise / compromises
做出让步/妥协
reservation. 我完全相信你的话。
(2) e.g.如果你想去听音乐会， 你得(事先)预订(票)，否则会没有票的。 If you want to go to the concert, you'll have to make a reservation, or there will be no tickets.
一切都按计划发展。 Everything has worked out according to the plan. ② 解答，计算出 Have you worked out the answer? 你已经得出答案了吗？
go through: experience 经历 go through hardships
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Gail’s father, David, whom I had not yet met
personally, approached our decision with a
MarriageAcrossNations（跨国婚姻）英语话剧（五人版）
MarriageAcrossNations（跨国婚姻）英语话剧（五人版）Marriage Across Nations（跨国婚姻）A: Aside(旁白) G: Gail（盖尔）K: Mark(马克) D: Dad(爸爸) M: Mom(妈妈)A: A white a girl Gail and a black boy Mark fall in love with each other. And they plan to get married . But they are from different nations and there are culture differences between them. Will their parents agree with their marriage ? Can they insist on their affection and break all the obstacles and get married in the end ? Let us enjoy a short play and see what the future may have in store for them. 黑人男孩马克和白人女孩盖尔彼此相爱了。
他们决定结婚了。
但是他们是来自不同的民族而且他们之间有文化差异。
他们的父母会同意他们的婚姻吗？他们那能否突破重重障碍坚持他们的爱情，最终结成连理？让我们通过欣赏一个短剧来看看未来等待他们的将是什么。
K:(自言自语，心理活动) oh, I am so nervous ! Today ,I am going to meet Gail's parents .But will they agree with our marriage as I am from a different nation and I have problems with citizenship .What if they disagree with our marriage ? What should I do if Gail was persuaded by her parents and change her mind ? Calm down and take it easy，it will not happen.. No matter what happen ,I must have a try and fight for our happiness as I love Gail so much and I believe Gail will never give up easily.噢，我太紧张了！今天，我将要去见盖尔的父母。
新视野大学英语2MarriageAcrossNations跨国婚姻
for a time: for a period of time
The fact emphasizes that above point. The fact is that Gail’s parents are experiencing a painful divorce after thirty-five years of marriage. Gail suffers a lot from her parents’ divorce. This thing has a bad effect on our beginning love relationship.
ups and downs: the mixture of good and bad experiences 盛衰；沉浮
Gail and I have been together for two years. During these two years we have experienced something good and bad. These good and bad experiences will often appear when the lovers learn to know, understand, and respect each other.
许多夫妻因为错误的理由结了婚, 结果在10年、20年或
30年后才发觉他们原来是合不来的。他们在婚前几乎没
有花时间去互相了解，他们忽视了严重的性格差异，指
望婚姻会自然而然地解决各种问题。我们希望避免重蹈
覆辙。
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… they overlooked serious personality conflicts in the expectation that marriage was an automatic way to make everything work out right.
《新视野大学英语读写教程》(第二册)Unit 3 Marriage across the Nations
Ⅲ listening: （练习 课件）
patterns in this text.
作业布置与 思考
Assignments: 1. Finish the exercise on page 72 of the textbook of reading and writing
2. Develop a paragraph by trying to use some of those sentence patterns, in which the following argument should be introduced and refuted Some numbers bring fortune to people while some others misfortune.
Teaching emphasis: 1. Get the main idea of the passage; 2. Master some useful expressions & sentence structure in the passage; 3. Understand the structure of the text A. Teaching difficulties: Recognizing between facts and opinions
The period of engagement is the time between the marriage proposal and the wedding ceremony. Two people agree to marry when they decide to spend their lives together. The man usually gives the woman a diamond engagement ring. That tradition is said to have started when an Austrian man gave a diamond ring to the woman he wanted to marry. The diamond represented beauty. He placed it on the third finger of her left hand. He chose that finger because it was thought that the blood vessel in that finger went directly to the heart. Today we know that this is not true, yet the tradition continues.
新视野大学英语第二册第三单元
NHCE-BI-Unit 3Marriage Acrossthe NationsNHCE-BII-Unit 3 MENUI. ObjectivesII. PreviewIII. Leading-inIV. Section A-TextV. Answers to ExercisesVI. Extensive TasksVII. Testing YourselfVIII. HomeworkNHCE-BII-Unit 3 I: ObjectivesMENUObjectivesStudents would:• 1. be able to successfully finish listening, speaking,reading and writing tasks related to the theme –mixed marriage, with the help of theme vocabulary.•2. improve the accuracy of their spoken and written output, thanks to theme words and expressions.•3. improve the fluency of their spoken output during the completion of the chains of tasks.• 4. understand the cultural differences.MENUFor examplew-washing i-…f-…e-…Reference1. Meaning Guess ‘wife, husband and family’ReferenceWIFEW ——washing I——ironingF——food E——entertainingHUSBANDH ——housing 有房子U ——understanding 有心灵相通S ——sharing 有分享的喜悦B ——buying 有钱买想要的东西A ——and 还有N ——never 绝对不D ——demanding 要求太高的MENUMENU2. About marriageThe Meaning of “Marry”.(M-A-R-R-Y)What is the foundation of a marriage?Can you tell something about American weddings and Chinese weddings ?M: mature A: appreciate R: reliable R: responsibleY: not too easy to say “YES”American way: marriageIt all begins with engagement. Traditionally, a young manasks the father of hissweetheart for permission tomarry her. If the fatheragrees, the man laterproposes to her.MENUOften he tries to surpriseher by "popping the question"in a romantic way. Sometimesthe couple just decidestogether that the time isright to get married. Theman usually gives his fianceea diamond ring as a symbol oftheir engagement. They maybe engaged for weeks,months or even years.MENUAs the big dayapproaches, bridalshowers andbachelor's partiesprovide many usefulgifts. Today manycouples also receivecounseling duringengagement. Thisprepares them forthe challenges ofmarried life.MENUWords and expressions related to American marriagewedding ceremony结婚典礼wedding anniversary结婚纪念日bride新娘bridegroom or groom新郎officiator主婚人officiator主婚人pastor牧师groomsman伴郎bridesmaid伴娘honeymoon蜜月MENUChinese way: marriageSix Etiquettes (礼仪,规矩)(1)Proposing:If an unmarried boy's parents identifya girl as their future daughter-in-law, then they will find a matchmaker. Proposal used to be practiced by a matchmaker. The matchmaker will formally present his or her client's request to the identifiedgirl's parents.MENU(2) Birthday matching:If the potential bride'sparents do not object the marriage, thematchmaker will ask for the girl's birthdayand birth hour record to assure the compatibilityof the potential bride and bridegroom. If thecouple's birthdays and birth hours do notconflict according to astrology(占星术), the marriage will step into the next stage. Once there isany conflict, meaning the marriage will bringdisasters to the boy's family or the girl's,the proposed marriage stops..MENU(3) Presenting betrothal (n婚约)gifts(聘礼):OnceBirthdays match, the bridegroom's familywill then arrange the matchmaker to present betrothal gifts, enclosing the betrothalletter, to the bride's family.MENU(4) Presenting wedding gifts:After thebetrothal letter and betrothal gifts areaccepted, the bridegroom's family willlater formally send wedding gifts to thebride's family. Usually, gifts may includetea, lotus seeds, longan(桂圆), red beans,green beans, red dates, nutmeg(肉豆蔻种子中的核仁), oranges, Pomegranate(石榴), lily(百合), bridal cakes, coconuts(椰子), wine, red hair braid(饰带), money box andother stuff, depending on local customsand family wealth.MENU(5) Picking a wedding date:An astrologist orastrology book will be consulted to selectan auspicious(吉祥的) date to hold the wedding ceremony.(6) Wedding ceremony:On the selected day,the bridegroom departures with a troop of Escorts(护送者) and musicians, playing happy music all the way to the bride's home. After the bride is escorted to the bridegroom's home, the weddingceremony begins.MENUWords and expressions relatedto Chinese marriage“洞房花烛夜，金榜题名时”“提亲”,“说媒”, (matchmaker) “门当户对”“男大当婚、女大当嫁”，请八字, 送嫁妆(dowry), “告期”、“下日子”下婚书, 哭嫁, 放鞭炮(firecracker)童养媳(a wealth family brings a young girl into The family and raise her to become theirdaughter-in-law)MENU3.The history of Chinese marriageMENUThe history of Chinese marriageMENUThe history of Chinese marriageMENUNHCE-BI-Unit 3 Marriage Acrossthe NationsWatch and talk1.Look at these photos of some celebrities.Can you recognize them?2.Do you know something about their families?3.Do you want to follow suit? Why and why not?MENUkeysWei Wei(韦唯)’s husband is a famous Swedish composer.Echo’s(三毛)husband is a Spanish professional diver.Maggie’s(张曼玉)is a wealthy Frenchman.And Jiang Wen’s(姜文)wife is French.MENU•enhance relationship, be supportive of•be open with each other; ideal marriage, last forever,•learn to know, understand and respect each other,•Fell deeply about each other, at one’s best•Love and devotion, mutual trust and respect •Racial hatred, Prejudice, suspect,•Harbor reservations about, be incompatible,•Hardly take time to know each other,•Overlook personality conflicts,•Go through bitter and painful devoice,•Have a negative effect on the budding relationship,•Meet with some resistance, at one’s worst, •Higher devoice rate, go through hardships,•Be cruel toward children,MENUNHCE-BI-Unit 3 Marriage Acrossthe NationsMENU Gail’s mother’s reaction to their wedding plan. she reaffirmed that Mark’s color was not the problem. Her biggest worry was that Gail might be marrying Mark for the same wrong reasons as she had.Gail’s father’s reaction to their wedding plans. He quoted statistics and gave examples to persuade his daughter to change her mind.Two years of living together, plus racial and cultural differences, enhanced the relationship between Gail and Mark so much that they decided to marry even though they did not know what the future would hold for them as a mixed couple.1. Structure of TextPara.1-4Para. 5-9Para. 10-12MENU Reference Words:tolerance, compromise and being open with each other.2. Questions to Comprehension1) What did Mark and Gail learn from their racial and cultural differences?(Para.2)MENU Reference Words:Incompatible, hardly take the time to know each other, overlook serious personality conflicts2) What did Gail and I want toavoid?(Paras.4)3) What is the mother’s attitudestoward mixed marriage.(Paras.7)Reference Words:Harbor reservations about, prejudiceMENUMENU Reference Words:Color, the same wrong reason, See him as the beloved, intelligent, charming, caring, did not know him very well 4) What does Gail’s mother worryabout?(Paras.7)MENU Reference Words:Father-knows-best attitude, why the haste, Buy time, quote statistics, be realistic, Children go through hardships, Be cruel to the children5) The detailed reasons why Gail's’ father do not approve of her marriage? (Paras.10-21)MENU Reference Words:Racist, love and devotion,When the time comes7) When her parents’ do not agree with her marriage?How does Gail persuade her parents? (Paras.18)3. Key WordscompromiseoverlookcounselharborreservationprejudiceconfirmsuspectMENUMENU 1) compromise:make compromise with 与...妥协Such conduct will compromise your reputation.如此举动将会损害你的名誉。