新编大学英语第一册第8课-Final答案

Useful Information

Although ―romantic‖ stories can refer to narratives dealing with adventure, mystery, or the supernatural, more often they are about love. In this sense, romantic stories have been popular for many, many centuries; in fact, they are about as old as literature itself. In the West, romantic love was a key element in both of the ancient Greek epics The Iliad and The Odyssey, composed somewhere around the 8th or 9th Century B.C., as well as in many of the great plays and poems written by the 16th century British writer William Shakespeare. Romantic love has been a key element in countless poems throughout the world for many centuries. In Chinese literature, love has been important, too. It played an important role in Cao Xueqin’s Dream of the Red Mansion (红楼梦). China has also had its traditional love dramas, such as The Peony Pavilion (牡丹亭) and The Peach Blossom Fan (桃花扇). Thus romantic love is an eternal theme in literature of all types and love stories continue to make up a vast body of literature. Today many short stories are written with love as their focus; this is also true of movies and dramas watched on television. A typical romantic plot, whether in a novel, short story, play or movie, follows a rather simple plot line in which the following happens: boy meets girl; they fall in love; fate or other people cause obstacles in their romance; boy finally wins girl, often through virtuous acts.

Although romantic stories sometimes are tragedies, as in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet or China’s traditional Butterfly Lovers (梁山伯与祝英台), as readers, we most often enjoy reading about good people who find fulfillment in love. It is especially nice to be able to read about real people whose faithfulness in love is finally rewarded with happiness. Such was the case in the lives of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the subjects of A True Love Story. Despite the obstacles of Elizabeth’s poor health and her father’s unnatural wish for his daughters never to marry, the young couple persevered in their love, married, and lived a happy life together. This is just as ―romantic‖ as any fictional story. In Detour to Romance, faithfulness and perseverance are also key factors. Harry has faith that his girlfriend May will meet him at the train station as she had agreed; thus he is willing to take a job there and look for her for three years before seeing her and finding out the misunderstanding that had caused her not to be there in the first place. In Appointment with Love, a mutual love of literature leads to an exchange of friendly letters between a young lady living in New York City and a soldier serving overseas during World War II. Her faithfulness in writing to him for thirteen months finally leads to feelings of love on his part. Yet, in order to meet her, he must pass a test of character; fortunately, he does.

In all three of these short passages, the thoughtful reader can perceive the qualities of the characters that make them worthy of loving and being loved. Thus, the stories are well worth reading and discussing. Indeed, many of us can think of other stories from real life that have similarities. Therefore, these are stories that can be read and enjoyed by all.

Part One Preparation

2. What does love mean? Sample

― Love is when a boy starts body-building exercises and brushes his teeth three times a day.

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―Love is when a girl looks at herself in the mirror all day and sighs. ―Love is when someone changes from an illiterate into a poet. ―If you want to stay with someone all the time, you are in love.

―If someone appears in your dream everyday, he or she is your love. ―Love is blind and unreasonable.

―Love is a mixture of sweetness and bitterness. More relevant information for teachers:

LOVE: affection, friendship, kindness, liking, inclination, attraction, feelings, possessiveness... WHOM WE LOVE: sweetheart, friend, honey, someone who cares, admirer, fan... WHAT IS LOVE?

1) It is a promise to be with each other, cherishing each thought undertaken, remembering each little action done, no matter how insignificant it may be, every word spoken, no matter how silent it may be; it is a promise to respect each other’s individuality, giving the best of your own to your dear one selflessly, treating each other with a manner none less befitting than for royalty, all for a life time, may be more but not a moment less, all without any applied frame of mind or thought passing by.

2) Love is the feeling in your heart when you see your loved one smile.

3) Love is when you feel complete if your dear one manages to achieve something important in life.

3. What contributes most to a long and happy marriage? Sample 1

I think being in love is the most important factor. If you don’t love each other, you won’t have a long and happy marriage even if you have a lot of money. I don’t think it is love when you are together only because of physical attraction. Similar sense of humor, similar interests and being able to talk to each other are not enough to make a happy marriage. They are only enough to make good friends. Sample 2

I believe that abilities to go through bad times together are most important. Being in love is too abstract. You know you are in love today, but who knows what will happen tomorrow. Life is not always full of flowers and songs. There must be hardships, too. Only during bad times can you find out who really loves you. Sample 3

I’d like to say something about money. I am not saying that money is the most important factor though. I think it is at least a very vital part of marriage. Life is realistic to a great extent. We need money to improve the quality of our life. I don’t think we can live a happy life when we have to face financial problems everyday. And in that case a marriage will be in great danger. More relevant information for teachers:

 Secrets of Happy Couples: The book Lucky in Love by Catherine Johnson reveals secrets of

happy couples and how their marriages thrive. It's about happy marriages that have stood the test of time. Here's a sampling of what was learned from these couples:

Sex: Happy couples strongly believe in, and steadfastly (踏实地) practice, monogamy (一夫一妻制).

Money: Happy couples strive for equality in financial matters.

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Love: Partners have a great deal of faith in each other, even when they are concerned that the other may be wrong.

Work: Both partners feel that the division of labor, and of authority, is fair.  What Keeps Spouses Attracted to One Another in Long Marriages?

Trusting and confiding in (对„„吐露秘密) one another Respecting and valuing each other Expressing feelings to one another Intimacy and closeness Mutual sexual satisfaction

Expressions of understanding and support Encouraging independence in one another Expression of contentment and appreciation

 Characteristics of happy and satisfying marriages:

Positivity: being affectionate, truly listening to each other, taking joy in each other's achievements and being playful.

Empathy: understanding a person's perspective by putting oneself in his or her shoes. Commitment: investing in their own marriage and having a willingness to sacrifice some of their own preferences for the good of the relationship. Acceptance: feeling respected and sharing common values.

Mutual love and respect: perhaps the most important component. It is vital that husbands and wives continue to cultivate love and respect for each other throughout their lives.

Part Two Reading-Centered Activities

I. Pre-Reading Sample 1

Yes, I have pen pals. I think having pen pals will do us good. In the first place, it gives us a chance to practice our Chinese or English. In the second place, you can write about almost anything to your pen pal. Because pen pals are usually far away from you, you feel at ease to let them know everything that happens to you. You can tell them the secrets that you don’t want to share with your classmates or roommates.

We usually write about our lives, especially about our studies. We also write about our dreams, such as what we want to do in the future. We also let each other know what is troubling us and ask each other for advice. Sample 2

No, I don’t have any pen pals. I don’t think it’s necessary to have any. For one thing, it’s a waste of time to write to them. If you have any trouble, you may talk with your classmates. This saves more time than writing. For another, pen pals are far away from you, and they don’t share the same experiences with you. What you write in your letter may mean nothing to them. They won’t be as interested in the thing as you are. Also you have to wait for a long time for their reply.

I am not quite sure as to what they write about in letters. Perhaps they write about things that they don’t want to or don’t dare to tell people around them. For example, when they secretly like someone or when they have done something bad, they feel comfortable sharing their

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thoughts with people who are far away. Writing about something may help make them feel better.

II. Passage Reading

Words, Phrases and Grammatical Points

1. poetry (l. 3 & l. 24) poem (l. 8)

A poem is a piece of writing, arranged in patterns of lines and of sounds, expressing some thoughts, feelings, or human experiences in imaginative language (诗，韵文).

Poetry means poems collectively or in general (诗，诗歌). It also means a quality of beauty, grace, and deep feeling (诗意，诗一般的美). e.g. I) What he writes is not real poetry.

II) This dance has poetry in its movements. III) He started to write poetry/poems at a very young age. 2. common (l. 25)

When used as an adjective, the word ―common‖ has several meanings. 1) found or happening often and in many places, usual 常见的，普遍的 e.g. I) Foxes are common in Britain.

II) Jackson is a common English name.

2) of no special quality or rank, or the ordinary type 平凡的，一般的 e.g. I) How will these changes affect the common man?

II) In most people’s eyes, she was nothing more than a common criminal. 3) belonging to or shared equally by two or more , united, joint 共同的，共有的 e.g. I) We are working together for a common purpose.

II) This useful feature is common to both these computers.

The word ―common‖ can also be used as a noun. There is a useful phrase ―in common,‖ which means ―shared with someone else.‖ e.g. I) I have nothing in common with Jane. II) My brother and I have a lot in common.

课内阅读 参考译文

一个真实的爱情故事

1 伊丽莎白·巴雷特·勃朗宁和罗伯特·勃朗宁都是英国诗人。有关他们如何相遇、相爱、结婚的故事是历史上最有名的爱情故事之一。这个爱情故事之所以闻名，是由于它的纯洁、富有诗意和激情。但这个故事的出名，最主要的原因还在于，他们的恋曲基本上是通过鸿雁传书的方式来谱写的。在他们结婚前的两年里，他们几乎每天都给对方写信。

2 伊丽莎白·巴雷特在她父亲家里过着平静的生活。她患有肺病，身子非常虚弱，因此她几乎很少出门。从童年起，她的时间都用来读书，学习希腊文，和写诗。她的诗在英国和美国发表并且深受欢迎。伊丽莎白的父亲，巴雷特先生，支持女儿写作。然而他却是一个非常严厉而又古怪的人——他不许他的三个女儿中的任何人结婚。他要她们都留在他的身边。伊丽莎白37岁时，还和她的父亲及两个没有结婚的妹妹生活在一起。她没有结婚，甚至还没

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谈过恋爱。她生活在一个梦想的世界里。对于罗伯特·勃朗宁她只知其名，但她读过他的诗并且赞赏不已。她甚至把他的名字写进她的一首诗里。

3 罗伯特·勃朗宁的童年和伊丽莎白很相似。他也学过希腊文，看了大量的书，并且很小的时候就开始写诗。成年后，他继续阅读和写作，并为作品的发表而奋斗。直到三十岁，他还没有结婚。

4 一天，罗伯特正在阅读伊丽莎白的一些诗篇。他非常赞赏她的诗。突然在她的一首诗里看到了自己的名字。他惊喜万分，于是决定给她写一封信。那是1844年。

5 从这封信开始，伊丽莎白·巴雷特和罗伯特·勃朗宁开始了他们的秘密信件往来。他们几乎每天都给对方写信。最初，他们的信件是礼节性的，且不涉及个人。他们讨论诗歌和文学。慢慢地，信件越来越涉及到个人的事了。他们不断发现彼此共有的兴趣和观点，于是他们的友谊也随之不断发展。他们阅读并评论对方写的诗，同时也开始谈论他们之间的友谊。他们才情并茂，精神融洽。一年后，罗伯特写信给伊丽莎白表达了他的爱意。这时他们依然没有见过对方。 6 最后，伊丽莎白和罗伯特商定在伊丽莎白的父亲外出时见面。终于可以面对面地见到对方了，为此他们都感到紧张甚至非常焦虑不安。在以后的一年里他们继续秘密约会谈心，每周一两次。他们仍然坚持每天给对方写信。伊丽莎白写道：―„„你无法猜测你对我意味着什么——你猜不到的——那是不可能猜到的„„对我而言，你我之间的爱如梦如幻，像奇迹一般。‖罗伯特回信说他以前从不记日记，但现在开始记了。在日记里，他记下与她的每一次约会以及见面持续的时间。他甚至记下了他们（每次）在一起的分钟数，而且说这些时间加在一起有两整天长了。 7 1846年9月，（他们）举行了婚礼，仪式是秘密进行的，伊丽莎白·巴雷特变成了伊丽莎白·巴雷特·勃朗宁。一周后，这对快乐的夫妻在没有告诉伊丽莎白父亲的情况下，私奔到了意大利。这对巴雷特先生来说是一个沉重的打击，但他的愤怒并不能影响他们的快乐。 1849年，他们成功地生育了一个儿子。他们在意大利非常幸福地生活了15年，直到伊丽莎白于1861年去世。

III. Post-Reading Reading Comprehension

1. Understanding the Structure of the Passage Paragraphs Topics

Para. 1 One of the most famous love stories in history. Para. 2 – 3 Their lives before they knew each other.

Para. 4 – 6 How they met and fell in love with each other.

Para. 7 Their life together.

2. Understanding Specific Information

1) T 2) F 3) F 4) T 5) F 6) T 7) T 8) F

3. The Right to Marry 1) Sample 1

I think they were right not to tell Mr. Barrett about their love and marriage, because they knew that Mr. Barrett wouldn’t allow them to get married. If Mr. Barrett had not been such an eccentric person, I think they would have told him. Anyway parents may give advice but they

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should never decide marriage for their children. Children can’t live with their parents forever. Sample 2

In my opinion, they were wrong. For me, parents are the most important persons in the world. I tell my parents everything. Even though Mr. Barrett was eccentric and didn’t allow his daughters to get married, they should have tried to persuade him to change his mind. They were too selfish not to tell him about their marriage. 2) Sample

―I guess he was a very selfish man and was afraid his daughters would leave him after they got

married. Then he would be very lonely and nobody would be around to take care of him in his old age.

―Probably the father didn’t trust his daughters’ judgment about what kind of people they

should marry. A wrong judgment in this aspect would lead to an unhappy marriage and then a miserable life.

―The father must be a very rich man to be able to raise 12 children at that time. Perhaps he

thought all his daughters should marry people who were as rich as he was. However, it was very difficult to find this kind of people.

Vocabulary

1. Part A 1) adds/added up to 2) criticize 3) fell/fall in love 4) take place 5) miracle 6) arranged 7) by name 8) primarily 9) face to face 10) By the age of 11) A great deal 12) ceremony Part B Sample

1) I fell in love with Liu Chang, the leader of our school’s basketball team. He is such an excellent player that he has become the focus of attention. In contrast, I’m such an ordinary girl whom he doesn’t even know by name. 2) I have a great deal of love for him, but I have no chance to talk face to face with him. So I primarily write my diary to express my love to him. 3) I believe in miracles. By the age of 20, we’ll have married each other. The wedding

ceremony will be well arranged and the number of guests from both sides will add up to 1000.

4) I know this can take place only in my dreams, but who’ll take the trouble to criticize a daydreamer. I would like to keep my sweet dream in my diary at the age of 16.

2. Part A 1) I 2) A 3) J 4) F 5) D 6) H 7) B 8) C 9) G 10) E

Part B 1) common 2) childhood 3) compatible 4) correspondence 5) diminished 6) eccentric 7) miracle 8) impersonal 9) passion 10) popular

Translation

1) World War II took place in 1945. 2) My grandfather drinks a great deal. 3) He was still working by the age of 65.

4) The teacher knows all his students by name.

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5) The police have finally succeeded in solving the mystery. 6) He likes all kinds of sports, but most of all, basketball.

7) Talking on the phone is different from talking face to face.

8) They fell in love with each other because they had common interests.

After-Class Reading

PASSAGE I

课外阅读1 参考译文

迂回的罗曼史

1 处身于联合车站的行李寄存处，我可以看到所有走上楼梯的人。我认为如果在类似于联合车站这类大火车站呆上足够的时间，你可以看到所有的旅行者。我曾将我的理论告诉了许许多多的人，但除了哈里之外，从未有人在这方面有所作为。大约三年多之前他来这里，在楼梯口上等待从九点零五分的火车上下来的乘客。 2 我还记得那天晚上第一次见到哈里的情景。他穿着礼服，而且我还知道他在接他的女友。在她到达二十分钟后，他们就要举行婚礼。直到大约九点十八分, 我又朝楼梯上看了看，惊奇地发现那个年轻人还在那里。当十点零二分的那班火车上的乘客到达后又走了，哈里看上去绝望了。不一会儿，他走近我的窗口，我就叫住了他，问他女友长得什么样？

3 “她身材娇小，皮肤较黑，”他说，“她十九岁，走路姿态优美，脸上充满活力，还有她的两簇眉毛在眉心处稍稍相连。” 4 我不记得见过这么个人。 5 他给我看他收到的电报：“周四到达。到车站接我。爱你，爱你，爱你，爱你。—梅” 6 “那么，”我最后说，“干吗不往家里打个电话？如果她比你早到，可能已经往那儿打过电话了呢。”

7 他懊丧地看了我一眼，“我来到镇上才两天。我们本来打算在这里汇合，然后开车到南方去，那里人家答应给我一份工作。她，她没有我的任何地址。” 他摸了摸电报说：“这是我从邮局的邮件存局侯领处拿到的。”说完，他走到楼梯口上看下面那些乘十一点二十二分的火车到站的人们。

8 于是，接下来的三四天，哈里每天都来接所有的火车。当然铁道公司查询过了，警方也调查了这件事。但没人能真正帮上忙。我看得出，他们都认为梅只是捉弄了哈里一次。但我从不这样想。

9 大约两个星期后的一天，我同哈里说起我的理论。我说，“如果你等待足够长的时间，总有一天你会看到她走上这楼梯。”

10 第二天当我来上班的时候，我发现在我的行李存放处隔壁的杂志销售处，哈里在站柜台。他不好意思地看着我说：“我得有个地方工作，不是吗？”

11 我们从此谁都没有再提起过梅，也都再没有提到过我的理论。但我注意到哈里总是在看每个走上楼梯的人。

12 然后就在昨天。我听到哈里大喊一声。他冲了过去，拽住了一个站在离我的窗口不到十英尺远的女孩。她身材娇小，皮肤较黑，两簇眉毛在眉心处稍稍相连。

13 好一会儿，他们就站在那里，又是哭又是笑，说些毫无意义的话。三年前发生的事是这样的：梅是乘汽车来的，而不是火车，在电报中她指的是“汽车站”而非“火车站”。她在汽车站等了好几天，为找哈里花光了所有的钱。最后找了份打字的工作。 14 “什么？”哈里说。“你就在这个镇上工作？一直就在这儿？”

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15 她点点头。

16 “那么，你就从来没有到这个火车站来过？”他指向他的杂志销售处。“我一直就在那儿。我一直就在看每个走上楼梯的人。”

17 她开始变得有些苍白。很快她朝楼梯看去，用很微弱的声音说：“我，我以前从来没有上来过。三年来，我一直就在下面——就在这个车站里干活，在站长办公室里打字。”

PASSAGE II 课外阅读2 参考译文

爱情之约

1 六点差六分。高大年轻的陆军中尉抬起头，看了一下确切的时间。他无法控制自己，心砰砰直跳。六分钟之后，他就要见到过去十三个月以来一直在他生命中占据着特殊地位的那个女人。他从未见过她，但她写的那些文字一直伴随着他，支持着他。

2 六点差四分。人们步履匆匆。一个姑娘从他身边走过，他盯着看。她穿着套装，衣服上佩着一朵红花，但不是他们约好的红玫瑰。还有，这姑娘太年轻了，只有十八岁光景，而霍利斯·梅内尔曾坦率地跟他说过她三十岁。而他自己二十九岁。

3 他的思绪又回到了眼前的书上—这本书一定是上帝亲手选出来后放在他手中的，上帝从送给佛洛里达训练营的图书馆的众多书籍中挑选出来的。这本书叫“人性枷锁”，书中从头到尾都是一个女人所写的评注。他从未想到一个女人会如此通情达理、体贴入微地洞察男人的内心世界。她的名字就在藏书者标签上：霍利斯· 梅内尔。他从纽约市的电话号码簿上查到了她的地址。他给她写信，她回了信。但收到回信的第二天他就被派往海外，此后他们一直互相通信。

4 十三个月以来，她一直如期回复他的来信。即使他的信还没到，她也仍旧给他写信。如今，他相信自己爱上了她，而且她也爱上了自己。 5 然而，她拒绝给他寄照片。她解释道：“如果你对我的情感是基于真情的话，那么我的外貌则无关紧要。假如我很漂亮，那么我会老是怀疑你感兴趣的仅仅是我的美貌而已，我对那种爱情会很反感。假如我相貌平平，那么我会老是担心，仅仅是因为你孤独，无人倾诉才一直写信给我。不要这样，不要问我要照片。你来纽约就会见到我，然后你可以再做决定。记住，见面后我们两人都有权决定是到此为止还是继续发展。” 6 六点差一分。

7 布兰福德中尉的心悬得比他开的飞机还要高。

8 一位年轻女子朝他走来。她的身材高挑修长，金黄的卷发沿着小巧的耳朵垂下。她的眼睛湛蓝，如花朵一般，嘴唇和下巴的线条既温柔又坚强。她身着浅绿色套装，如同春天。 9 他对她目不转睛，完全没有注意到她没有配戴玫瑰花。接着，他看到了霍利斯·梅内尔。 10 她站在那姑娘的身后，几乎紧挨着她。那是一位有四十好几的妇女，一顶旧帽子遮盖了她的灰发。她又矮又胖，但她的棕色外套上戴着一朵红玫瑰。 11 穿绿色套装的姑娘很快走掉了。

12 布兰福德感到自己似乎快被扯成两半。他想跟着那个姑娘，却又渴望与那个在精神上曾是他伴侣和支柱的妇人在一起。她就站在那里。她苍白发胖的脸庞温柔而充满睿智，灰色的眼睛闪烁着温和善意的目光。

13 布兰福德中尉没有犹豫。他的手指紧紧抓着那本破旧的，包着蓝色皮面的小书—“人性枷锁”。这本书是他的身份记号。这可能不是爱情，但肯定是某种非常珍贵，甚至比爱情还要稀有的东西——他将感激终生的友情。 14 他敬了个礼，然后将书递给妇人。

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15 “我是约翰·布兰福德中尉，你就是梅内尔小姐。很高兴你能来见我。请……请允许我请您吃饭好吗？” 16 那个妇人笑了。“我不明白这是怎么回事，”她说，“但那位穿绿衣服的姑娘——就是刚才走过去的那位——恳请我把这朵玫瑰别在外套上。她说如果你邀请我和你一起出去，那么我就告诉你她在马路对面的那家大饭店里等着你。她说这是个考验。”

Part Three Further Development

1. Grammar Review

1) Right in front of our house was a wide river.

2) From the room came the sound of children singing.

3) Beneath the streets of a modern city exists a network of pipes. 4) Amused by the joke, he couldn’t help laughing loudly.

5) Interested in music, she spends all her pocket money on records.

6) Absorbed in his experiment, he didn’t notice my entering the laboratory.

2. Vocabulary Review 1) A. point out faults in

B. evaluate (art, music, theatre, etc.) 2) A. easily hurt or damaged

B. made in a fine, sensitive manner 3) A. well fixed in position, stable

B. certain or fixed in a belief, opinion, etc. 4) A. a speech

B. the specific location of a person, business, etc. 5) A. n. a short piece of writing

B. v. take notice of, give attention to 6) A. adv. to a great degree, extremely

B. adj. exact or particular, used to add emphasis to a noun 7) A. the shape of someone’s body, especially a woman’s body B. a number, sum

8) A. v. have, take or keep an upright position

B. n. a small shop or an area where products can be shown and sold 9) A. adj. very pale because of shock B. v. (of one’s hair) become gray

10) A. clear, obvious, and easy to understand B. not beautiful

3. Net Romance STEP TWO Sample 1

You can never trust anyone on the Internet. I never chatted online. I think it is simply a waste of time. You can get much more out of talking with people around you. People often lie online because they think they will never be found out. Of course Jane shouldn’t send Jerry her picture,

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let alone meet with him. He says he is 24 and works for a computer company. He might be 42 and rob banks for a living. It is too dangerous. Sample 2

Yes and No. Yes, I think Jane should send Jerry her picture. No, I don’t think she should meet with him, at least not at this point. She could send him a picture and ask for his so that they will know more about each other. If they really love each other after that, they could arrange to meet. But if I were Jane, I would ask some of my friends to go with me. Sample 3

I chat online quite often. I have even had several dates on the Internet. We send each other pictures. I met a couple of them. We were just curious about each other. Now we are not lovers but very good friends. I think we should meet our friends online. We should learn to trust people. Only when we trust others can we expect others to trust us. If Jane doesn’t meet with Jerry, what is the point of talking so often? We don’t know many people in real life. The Internet is a very good way to make friends, even to find good husbands or wives. Otherwise it would really be a waste of time to chat on line. Sample 4

Net romance is an imaginary thing. It is a kind of lottery. Although there does exit some true love online, the chance is slim to find it yourself. The Internet builds up a dream world for people. No matter how wonderful it is, it is only a new game. Any part of the game, such as net romance, won’t survive in the real world. Net romance is a new virus. The virus is not in the computer but in someone’s mind. Net romance, like a sort of drug, can comfort you when you find it difficult to find a lover in the real world.

4. A Service of Love STEP ONE

1) Some ingredients: trust, honesty, understanding, support, common interests, physical

attraction, personality, etc.

2) Sample 1

Even though honesty is very important, it is necessary to lie when you don’t want to hurt the person you love. For example, if your wife or husband is very ugly, you can’t tell him/her the truth. Or if your wife or husband has some incurable disease and can only live for another two or three months, you shouldn’t tell him/her the truth. What you should do is be nice to him/her and let him/her live the rest of his/her life happily. Sample 2

Honesty is the most important ingredient of love. You should never lie to the one you love even though the truth will hurt her or him. If you love each other, you should deal with difficulties or hardships in your life together. As we have discussed about the factors that love involves, there are trust and honesty. If we have to lie to the person we love, how can we trust each other? And how can we keep the relationship?

STEP THREE Sample 1

I don’t think they were doing anything wrong. I would do exactly the same thing if I were one of them. If you love someone, you have to think more about them. It is not very likely they

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will find out what you have been doing for them. Even if they do, they will appreciate it and love you more. Sample 2

I think Joe and Delia should have told each other the truth. I would do so if I were one of them. They could have worked in turn. It is easier for two people to deal with difficulty together because you know there is always one person who is willing to help beside you.

5. Do You Know What They Say about Love? Samples

1) Cold hands, warm heart. (Cold hands indicate affection, possibly because the emotions

affect blood circulation.)

―It means that a reserved, cool exterior may disguise a kind heart.

―It means those who are in love always feel warm inside regardless of the cold weather

outside.

2) It’s better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all. (You are a better person

if you have loved someone— even for a short time)

―It’s said that love is a sweet torment. If you have loved before, the sweetness and sadness

of love will become a nice memory in your life. So it’s better than living an empty life of no love.

―Love experience makes us grow up. Though the experience of losing our love may hurt us,

it helps young people to know what love is.

3) Love me, love my dog. (The proverb from St. Bernard means that if you love someone,

you must accept everything about them, even their faults or weaknesses.)

―Here’s a similar Chinese saying, ―爱屋及乌‖. It means if you love someone, you should

also accept his weakness.

―In my opinion, it tells us that love is unconditional. Once you love someone, you should

love everything related to him. 4) Love will find a way. ―Imagine how powerful a gentle look, a tender greeting or a warm hand is! Love can

conquer any difficulties in your life.

―If you have true love with your lover, there’s no difficulty in the world that you can’t

overcome.

5) One cannot love and be wise. ―It means one in love can’t judge things sensibly as usual.

―It means love can make one do silly things in the eyes of other people. For instance, he

may ride a bike in heavy rain for 2 or 3 hours in order to give her a rose on Valentine’s Day. In a word, one may be foolish in love, but it’s sweet.

6) When poverty comes in at the window, love flies out of the door. ―Love is based on money. It’s proved that love without money will come to an end no matter

how deep it is.

―If one can’t make a living, it’s impossible for him to love or be loved.

7) All is fair in love and war. (This proverb is frequently used when two people are

contending for the love of a third.)

―It means that everyone has equal rights in love and in war. Everyone has the right to love

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and be loved.

―It’s a fair play. For instance, when you are in love, you have to fight against your rivals to

win your lover. Otherwise, you’ll lose the battle.

8) The course of true love never did run smooth. (from Shakespeare)

―It’s said by William Shakespeare. I think it tells us that one in love will meet a lot of

difficulties and those who give up in the middle of the course don’t have true love.

―You may undergo some bitter experiences before you come to a happy ending. Only those

who can get rid of all the difficulties in the course of love deserve true love. 9) Lucky at cards, unlucky in love.

―We think it can be translated into ―情场失意，赌场得意‖. If you lose something, you’ll get

something else at the same time. Life is full of gains and losses.

―As to us, it means one can’t win all the time. One has to make his own choices. 10) Love is blind. (from Shakespeare's The Merchant Of Venice)

―Love makes us blind. The magical love makes one too crazy to see any shortcomings of his

lover.

―Lovers fail to see the truth because they are in love. For example, those who are in love

often think their lovers are perfect. But actually, no one is perfect.

Other activities you may choose: 1. Love letter

Directions: The Love Letter is an expression of feelings for another person that contains your

innermost feelings. Try to create a perfect love letter of your own through the following three steps.

STEP ONE: Read the love letters between Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett. To Elizabeth Barrett Browning:

...would I, if I could, supplant（取代）one of any of the affections（爱情）that I know to have taken root in you—that great and solemn（庄严的）one, for instance. I feel that if I could get myself remade, as if turned to gold, I WOULD not even then desire to become more than the mere setting to that diamond you must always wear. The regard and esteem（尊敬）you now give me, in this letter, and which I press to my heart and bow my head upon, is all I can take and all too embarrassing, using all my gratitude（感激的心情）.

Robert Browning

To Robert Browning:

And now listen to me in turn. You have touched me more profoundly（深深地）than I thought even you could have touched me—my heart was full when you came here today. Henceforward（从今以后）I am yours for everything.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

STEP TWO: It has been said that Love Letters contain words that are the most often kept and

the most often burnt. Work in groups and give a list of the words used most often in love letters.

STEP THREE: Work in groups and write a few lines to create a love letter with no more than

five sentences. Then arrange the love letters from each group so that the most powerful one will come out at last.

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Samples STEP One:

1)―fall in love, for ever, love, all my life, sweet heart, crazy, miss

―kisses, stars, angel, lover, heart, darling, rose, memories, happy, dream 2) Sample A Dear baby,

I used to have the truest love, but I didn’t cherish it. Only after losing my true love do I feel regretful. There are no more painful things in the world than losing you. If God can give me another chance, I would like to say: ―I love you.‖ If I have to add a deadline to my love to you, I hope it would be someday a thousand years later.

Your regretful lover Sample B My dear,

The only thing I want to tell you is that I miss you so deeply. I’m missing you everyday, every hour, every minute and every second. Without you, I can’t feel the sunshine and night becomes so long. I love you more than I can say. If you can be my sweetheart, I’ll devote myself to your life-long happiness.

Love, Jerry

2. Be the Webmaster of Cupid.com

Direction: Suppose you are a group of young people, working for Cupid.com, who are

responsible for providing romantic tips to those who have troubles in romantic affairs. Read the following two questions from the web visitors and give your list of tips to either of them.

Question 1: My lover often complains that she can hardly feel my love in everyday life. How can I express my love to her in a creative and romantic way? I hope your lovely ideas will bring color to my life. —helpless Romeo

Question 2: My lover and I live in different cities. I’m worried that this kind of long-distance love will die out as time goes by. Do you have any good suggestions that may help us keep a sense of closeness though we are far away from each other? —Mr. Down

2. Samples: Question 1

1) Hold hands and watch the sunset together. Tell her how wonderful you feel just to be with

her.

2) Write poetry for each other or just cute little 'I love you' notes. 3) Send her random gifts like flowers, chocolates, cards and so on.

4) Dedicate songs to her on the radio or even sing a love song to her over the phone! 5) Always tell her how pretty she looks. Brush the hair from her face on a windy day.

6) Take her to dinner and share a single dish or the dessert. Or you may cook for her yourself.

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7) Never forget the following four special days: the day you met her, the day you become

lovers or couples, the day of her birth and also Valentine’s Day. 8) Go out for a romantic movie and remember the parts she likes. Question 2

1) Often send her greeting cards and write a poem or sweet quote inside, then put some petals

of pink roses inside the envelope.

2) Send your lover a compass and tell her to find her way back to your heart. 3) Save all of your email correspondence and give it to your lover as a gift. 4) Send her flowers often.

5) Keep a journal for the time that you are apart. Put in it how you missed her and what made

you think of her during the day, your dreams and so on. When you meet your lover give it to her and let her read what you wrote.

6) Leave a surprise, romantic message on her phone.

7) Make a mixed tape of all the songs that remind you of your sweetheart then mail them to

her, so she can feel the way you do.

8) Meet her in the chat room everyday before you go to bed.

Part Four Writing and Translation

1. Knowing About Translation

2. Translation Practice Part A:English to Chinese

1) But most of all, it is famous because their romance took place primarily by mail.

但这个故事的出名，最主要的原因还在于，他们的恋曲基本上是通过鸿雁传书的方式来谱写的。

2) With this letter, Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning began a secret correspondence. 从这封信开始，伊丽莎白·巴雷特和罗伯特·勃朗宁开始了他们的秘密信件往来。

3) At first, their letters were formal and impersonal. They discussed poetry and literature. Slowly, the letters became more personal.

最初，他们的信件是礼节性的，且不涉及个人。他们讨论诗歌和文学。慢慢地，信件越来越涉及到个人的事了。

4) They were nervous, and even shocked, to see each other face to face at last. 终于可以面对面地见到对方了，为此他们都感到紧张甚至非常焦虑不安。 5) If your feeling for me has any honest basis, what I look like won’t matter. 如果你对我的情感是基于真情的话，那么我的外貌则无关紧要。

Part B: Chinese to English

1) 尽管可以互相写信给对方，甚至互寄照片，还是无法很好地了解一个人。

Even though you could write to each other and even send each other pictures, it’s still very difficult to know a person very well. 2) 此外，写信很花时间。

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Besides, writing letters takes a lot of time. 3) 见面直接交流方便多了。

Meeting face to face is much more convenient. 4) 通过书信往来人们可以更为深刻或彻底地表达自己的情感。

By writing letters one can express one’s feelings more deeply or thoroughly. 5) 书信比面对面地直接交流更为浪漫和富有诗意。

Letters are more romantic and poetic than face to face talk. 3. Writing Sample

Of course it is better to know someone face to face. In A True Love Story, Elizabeth and Robert spent very little time together before they married because it was very difficult for them to do so. It was not because they thought it was a better way to know each other. Even though you could write to each other and even send each other pictures, it is still difficult to know a person very well. For example, you won’t know exactly what the person looks like no matter how many pictures you have. I am always curious myself about what a person looks like. Besides, writing letters takes a lot of time. Meeting face to face is much more convenient. What’s more, you could see a person’s facial expressions if you meet face to face. In most cases you could tell, according to his facial expressions, whether he is telling the truth or not. Of course, writing letters has its advantages. For example, by writing letters one can express one’s feelings more deeply or thoroughly. Letters are more romantic and poetic than face to face talk. (187 words)

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