【Unit-2】Text-I--Please-Marry-Me综合商务英语教程3课文.doc
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【Unit2】TextIPleaseMarryMe
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PleaseMarryMe
Sayyes,andyou’reinformorethanlove,childrenandahome.Betterhealthandalongerlifearepartofthedeal.
LoriOliwensteinLoriOliwenstein:
anindependentwritingandeditingprofessionalwhoiscurrentlytheCo-DirectorofNewsandSeniorScienceWriteratCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology.HeusedtobetheEditorandCommunityManager,ParentsC.,ascienceWriteratHealthSciencesPublicRelations,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia(USC),aseniorHealthEditoratLivingFitandaSeniorEditoratDiscoverMagazine.
【1】MiriamKaminisfeelingalotbetternow.Itwasroughthereforawhile–thecollapseofhernine-yearmarriage,andfouryearsofsingleparentingwhilebuildingacareerasacorporatebloggercorporateblogger:
企业博客
.Then,lastMay,shemarriedMark,alongtimefriend.Andthat,shesays,hasmadeallthedifferencemadeallthedifference:
tohaveanimportanteffectonsb/sth;tomakesbfeelbetter关系重大,大不相同,使更好受
●Afewkindwordsattherighttimemakeallthedifference.
makea/no/some/…difference(to/insb/sth):
tohavean/no/some/…effectonsb/sth有(或没有,有些等)作用,关系,影响
●Yourageshouldn’tmakeanydifferencetowhetheryougetthejobornot.Changingschoolsmadeabigdifferencetomylife.
.
【2】“I’vestruggledwithdepressionformostofmylife,”sheexplains.“Yet,despitethefactthatI’vemoved,relocatedmykidsandamworkingharderthanIhaveinaverylongtime,I’mnotonmedicationrightnow.Ihadnoideamarriagewassupposedtobethismuchfun.”
【3】Nevermindthepopularpalaverpalaver:
n.talkthatdoesnothaveanymeaning;nonsense空谈,废话(P28)
●He’stalkingpalaver.
aboutmarriageasasourceofblissforthecouple,securityforthekidsandsocietalstability.Pairuppairup:
tocometogetherortobringtwopeopletogethertowork,playagame,etc.
●Theyaskedustopairupwiththepersonnexttousandformteams.
●Smokersandnonsmokersarepairedupasroommates.
anytwopeoplewithoftenclashingneeds,addthepressure-cookervariablesthepressure-cookervariables高压变量
pressure-cooker:
压力锅
ofkids,doctorbills,career,housework,andthefactthatsomeone–heknowswhoheis–can’tpullhimselfawayfrompullhimselfawayfrom:
1)pullaway(fromsth):
(ofavehicle)tostartmoving开动
●Theywavedasthebuspulledaway.公共汽车开动时他们挥手告别。
2)pullawayfromsb/sth:
ifyoupullawayfromsomeone/somethingthatyouhavehadcloselinkswith,youdeliberatelybecomelessclosetothem.
●Shetriedtopullawayfromthemanwhowasholdingher.
●Thoughherbabywasunwell,shemanagedtopullawayfromhimtoattendanimportantmeeting.
pullout:
(ofvehicleoritsdriver)tomoveawayfromthesideoftheroad驶离路边,驶出
pullover:
(ofvehicleoritsdriver)tomovetothesideoftheroadinordertostoporletsthpass驶向路边,向路边停靠(或让车)
pullsthdown:
todestroyabuildingcompletely拆毁,摧毁(建筑物)SYNdemolish
pullthrough(sth):
1)togetbetterafteraseriousillness,operation,etc.(大病,手术等候)复原(或康复)
●Thedoctorsthinkthatshewillputthrough.
2)tosucceedindoingsthverydifficult完成(十分困难的事)
●Ireliedonmyinstinctstopullmethrough.
pulltogether:
toact,work,etc.togetherwithotherpeopleinanorganizedwayandwithoutfighting齐心协力,通力合作
pullyourselftogether:
totakecontrolofyourfeelingsandbehaveinacalmway使自己镇定自若(或冷静)
●Stopcryingandpullyourselftogether!
别哭了,振作起来!
theTVduringcollege-basketballcollege-basketball:
mostoftenreferstotheAmericanbasketballcompetitivegovernancestructureestablishedbytheNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation(NCAA全国大学体育协会)高校篮球(P28)
●college-basketballseason高校篮球赛季
season,andthereareboundtobebeboundtodo/besth:
becertainorlikelytohappen,ortodoorbesth一定会,很可能会
●Thereareboundtobechangeswhenthenewsystemisintroduced.
●It’sboundtobesunnyagaintomorrow.
problems.Marriageiscriticizedasasourceofstress(anditis),conflict(thattoo)andendlesscrisesthatneedtoberesolved(guiltythereaswell).
【4】Butit’salsosomethingmore.Decadesofdatacollectionhaveshownthatmarriage–forallforall:
despite,inspiteof尽管,虽然
●Forallhiswealthandfame,heislonely.虽然他有钱有名,但很孤独。
●Forallhistalkaboutextravaganthouses,heisjustanordinarybank-clark.
itschallenges–islikeahealth-insurancepolicy.Marriagemeansnomoredrinkingatbarsuntilclosing,nomoreeatingramenRamen:
averypopularJapanesenoodledishthatoriginatedinChina.It’sservedinameat-orfish-basedbroth肉汤,oftenflavoredwithsoyormiso味增,andusestoppings浇头suchasslicedpork,driedseaweed,kamaboko日本鱼糕,greenonionsandevencorn.拉面(P28)
noodlesandcallingitameal.Marriedpeoplearelesslikelytosmokeordrinkheavilythanpeoplewhoaresingle,divorcedorwidowed.Thesesortsoflifestylechangesareknowntolowerratesofcardiovasculardiseasecardiovasculardisease:
心血管疾病,冠心病
cancerandrespiratoryrespiratory:
adj.呼吸的(P28)
●SARS:
SevereAcuteRespiratorySyndromes严重急性呼吸综合征\传染性非典型肺炎
diseases.Andwhileyoumightsometimesgripegripev.(informal,derog)tocomplainaboutsb/sthinanannoyingway诉苦,发牢骚(P28)
●Heisalwaysgripingaboutthepeopleatwork.
●Hekeepsgripingabouthavingnomoney.
n.(informal)acomplaintaboutsth怨言,牢骚
●Myonlygripeaboutthehotelisthefood.
●Bringallyourgripestotheboss.
thatyourspousedrivesyounutsdrivesbnuts:
tomakesbveryangry,crazy,etc.ortomakethemdosthextreme使某人生气,发疯
●Mychildrenalwaysdrivemenutswhentheyaretiredandinabadmood.
●John’sgirlfriendkeepsdrivinghimnutsbecauseshealwaysaskshimquestionswhenhegetshomefromthebar.
justtheoppositeistrue.Marriedpeoplehavelowerratesofalltypesofmentalillnessesandsuicide.
【5】Researchershavefoundthatallthehealthbenefitsofmarriageareconsistentconsistent:
adj.OPP inconsistent
1)(approving) always behaving in the same way,or having the same opinions, standards, etc一致的;始终如一的
●She’s not very consistent in the way shetreats her children. 她对待孩子反复无常。
2)happening in the same way and continuing fora period of time 连续,持续的
●a pattern of consistent growth in the economy经济持续增长的模式
3)in agreement with sth; notcontradicting sth与…一致的;相符的;符合的;不矛盾的
●The results are entirely consistent with ourearlier research. 这些结果与我们早些时候的研究完全吻合。
consistently adv.
●Her work has been of a consistently highstandard. 她的工作一直是高水准的。
acrossage,race,educationandincomegroups.Someofthereasonsforthisareobvious.Smokinganddrinkingnaturallydeclineifyou’vegotaspouseatyoursideflashingflashv.
flashsbasmile/look,etc.:
tosmile,look,etc.atsbsuddenlyandquickly向某人微微一笑(或瞥一眼)
flash stharound:
(disapproving) to show sthto other people in ordertoimpressthem炫耀(某物)
●He’s always flashing his money around. 他总是在炫耀他的金钱。
flash back (to sth):
1)if your mind flashes back to sth, you remember sth that happened in thepast回忆,回想,回顾
●Her thoughts flashed back to their wedding day. 她回忆起他们婚礼那天的情景。
2)if a film/movie flashes back to sth, it shows things that happened at anearlier time, for example at an earlier part of sb’s life(电影)闪回,倒叙
3)to reply very quickly and/or angrily 迅即答复;愤怒回答
flash by/past:
(oftime) to go very quickly飞逝
●The morning has just flashed by.这个上午转眼就过去了。
flash on sth:
(US, informal) to suddenly remember or think of sth突然回想起,猛然想到
●I flashed on an argument I had with my sister when we were kids.突然回想起小时候和姐姐的一次争吵。
flash on sb:
if sth flashes on you, you suddenly realize it 突然意识到,猛然领悟
●It flashed on me that he was the man I’d seen in the hotel. 我顿时认出他就是我在旅馆里看到的那个人。
youadon’t-you-dare Don’t you dare!
:
(informal) used to tell sbstrongly not to do sth(让人绝不要做某事)你敢,谅你不敢
●“I’ll tell her about it.” “Don’t you dare!
”“我要把这事告诉她.”“你敢!
”
●Don’t you dare say anything to anybody.谅你不敢对任何人提起这事。
Whatisadon’t-you-darelooklike?
Thelookatyoushowingaseriouswarningagainststh.Herereferstothewarningagainstdrinking;whichisequalto“don’tyoudaredrink!
/Don’tdrink!
”
lookwhenyoureachforacigaretteorathirdglassofwine.Depressionandotheremotionalillsarelesslikelytogoundiagnosedundiagnosed:
adj.ofamedicalcondition,aproblem,etc.;nothavingbeenidentified未确诊的,尚未找出原因的
ifthere’ssomeoneathomewho’smindfulmindful:
adj.(formal)rememberingsb/sthandconsideringthemoritwhenyoudosth记着,考虑到SYNconscious
●Mindfulofthedangeroftropicalstorms,Idecidednottogoout.
ofyourmoodsandnoticesiftheydarkendarken:
v.
1)tobecomedark,tomakesthdark(使)变暗,变黑
●Theskybegantodarkenasthestormapproached.
2)tomakesbunhappyorangry,tobecomeunhappyorangry(使)忧郁,生气,不快
●Thistragedydarkenedhislaterlife.
●Hermooddarkenedatthenews.
.Butthereareother,lessself-evidentthingsatworktoo–thingsthatscientistsanddoctorsareonlynowbeginningtoappreciatefully.
【6】Forallthesafeguardssafeguard:
v.to protectsth/sb from loss, harm or damage; to keep sth/sb safe 保护,捍卫
●The leaflet explains how to safeguard against dangers in the home.
n.something that is designed to protect people fromharm, riskordanger安全设施,保护措施
●Stronger legal safeguards are needed to protect the consumer.
spouseserecterect:
v.
1)to create or establish sth 创立,设立
●to erect trade barriers
2)toput sth in position and make it stand vertical树立\搭起 (SYN putsthup)
●Police had to erect barriers to keep crowdsback.
3)(formal) to build sth 建立;建造
●The church was erected in 1582.
adj. (formal) in a vertical position SYN straight 垂直的;竖直的;直立的
●Stand with your arms by your side and yourhead erect. 手放两边,昂首站立。
aroundeachother,mucho
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