课文 unit 5 love and marriage

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She was surprised when I called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie. “What's wrong?” she asked. My mother thinks anything （out of the ordinary） signals bad news. “ I thought it would be nice to spend some time with you,” I said. “ Just the two of us.” “ I'd like that a lot.” she r e p l i e d .
Questions
Para 1: Did my wife agree with my dating another woman?
Yes. In fact it ຫໍສະໝຸດ Baidus my wife who encouraged me to date the other woman.
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The “other woman” my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother, a 72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago. Right after his death, I moved 2,500 miles away to California and started my own family and career. When I moved back near my hometown six years ago, I promised myself that I would spend more time with Mom. But with the demands of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her much beyond family gettogethers and holidays.
这是一条活鱼。（指动物，且作定语时，三者均可 用） Who's the greatest man alive (=living man)? 谁是当今最伟大的人物？（指人，不能用live） The fish is still alive (=living) 那条鱼还活着。（指动物作表语时不能用live）。
只有living前加the方可表示“活着的人” The living are more important to us than the dead. 活着的人对我们来说比死去的人更重要。 living 活着的，尤指（现存的）仍在使用的 living language现行的语言
3) live现场直播的，实况转播的(可做定语、表 语) a live broadcast 现场广播 this show was live这个节目是实况转播
Text Structure
Part One (Para. 1): Dating another woman was the secret I’ve discovered to keeping love alive between my wife and I. Part Two (Para.2~7): I started dating my mother and we both got to understand each other better and love each other more. Part Three (Para. 8): Spending time with my mother has taught me the importance of slowing down.
After 22 years of marriage, I've discovered the secret (to keeping love alive) in my relationship with my wife, Peggy: I started dating another woman.
alive adj.“活泼; 有活力”, （感情，品质）继续存在 的 做love的宾语补足语。
the secret (to keeping love alive )中的to 为 介词， keeping love alive 是动名词短语
1) live、 alive、living都有“活的、有生命的”意思，
* out of date 不再流行的; 过时的 * up to date 现代的; 时新的
Sentence Study 1-3 1. After 22 years of marriage, I've discovered the secret to keeping love alive in my relationship with my wife, Peggy: I started dating another woman. (Para.1, L.1) 译文： 经历22年的婚姻，我发现如何同妻子佩吉保 持爱恋关系的秘密：去约会另一个女人。
Text Learning
New Words & Expressions
Text Learning
Reading Questions
Reading Questions
Why does the author say “dating another woman” is the secret to keeping love alive in my relationship with my wife?
The “other woman”（ whom my wife was encouraging me to date） is my mother, a widow (who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago).
1、date sb. 与某人约会（=have a date with sb.) 2、encourage sb. to do 鼓励某人做某事 3、现在完成时have/has done + since + 一般过去时 4、my mother, a 72-year-old widow 同位语 72-year-old 基数词-名词单数 =adj a three-leg table
Reading Questions
Sample
The other woman the author dates is his mother. She is the one whom he loves deeply and the one loves him greatly. But under great pressure from work and life, the author tends to keep himself busy all the time. The author often complains about how quickly time flies. His schedule is so tight that he doesn‟t find much time to see his mother and learn to fully enjoy everyday life. Fortunately, however, through the date with his mother, the author feels nice and relaxed, and he learns the importance of slowing down, which is the secret to keeping love alive between his wife and him.
Text Learning
Text Understanding
Text Understanding
That “Other Woman” in My Life Para. 1 Para. 3 Para. 5 Para. 7 Para. 2 Para. 4 Para. 6 Para. 8
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与dead意义相反。
2） live通常只作前置定语，且一般用于动物 alive、living不仅可作定语（alive只能置于名词 后；living一般置于名词前，也可置于名词后）， 也可以作表语。
This is a live (=living) fish. (=This is a fish alive.)
But with the demands of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays. 1. with the demands of = because of 2. get around to (doing) sth 找出时间做某事 I hope to get round to answering your request next week. 我希望下星期能抽出空来答复你的要求。 3. Beyond prep.1）go （far）beyond(远远) 超出，超越 be beyond sb. 为某人所不能理解 2） except除…以外（一般用于含疑问或否定意义的 结构中） I will do nothing beyond what I am told to do. 除去指示我做的那部分工作，其他的我一概不干。
Sentence Study 2-1
2. Right after his death, I moved 2 500 miles away to California and started my own family and career.(Para.2, L.2)
right: adv. immediately 立即，马上 * I must answer that phone, but I’ll be right back. 我得去接电话，马上就回来。 就在父亲去世后，我搬到了2500英里以外的 加利福尼亚，成家立业。
4. get together（为社交或合作目的而）聚集，集 合 get-together n.(非正式的)聚会, 联欢会, 会谈 gathering
Questions
Para 2: Did I spend much time with my mother?
No. My mother live alone 20 years ago, and I never get around to seeing her much because of the demand of my job and kids
Sentence Study 1-1 1. After 22 years of marriage, I've discovered the secret (to keeping love alive )in my relationship with my wife, Peggy: I started dating another woman. (Para.1, L.1) 解析：keep love <alive>
Sentence Study 1-2 date n.日期, 日子，时期, 约会 vt.约会, 定日期date sb.= have a date with sb 与某人约会 I have a date with my girl-friend tonight. 我今晚和女朋友有个约会。 date back追溯到；始于 The town dates back to Roman times. 这座城镇建于古罗马时代。