Unit One Love
Dialogue
设计思路
? 友谊与爱情是人们生活中经常永恒的话题，也是大学校园的常见现象。树立
正确的交友观和爱情观也是大学生素质养成的重要内容。通过对话的方式，让学生表述自己关于友情与爱情的看法。 参考教法
? 让学生搜集关于友谊与爱情的名言警句作为谈论的依据。教师可以给出以下
参考：
Friendship is the golden thread that ties the hearts of all the world. Without confidence there is no friendship. Friendship is like money, easier made than kept. The course of true love never did run smooth. Good company on the road is the shortest cut. A friend is a present which you give yourself. The best proof of love is trust.
? 学生根据自己的理解，总结树立正确的交友观和爱情观所必需的因素。给出
以下参考词汇供学生讨论，如：trust, mutual understanding, honesty, help each other, love birds, cyber love, virtual love, find a mate, dating, propose on campus, candle dinner, romantic等。
Language Points in the Dialogue
1. quality n. degree of goodness or worth
e.g. He examined the quality of the furniture carefully. 他仔细检查家俱的质量。
The man had the quality for leading the people.
那个人具备领导民众的才能。
quality→qualify→qualification→qualified
2. sincere a. (of feeling or behavior) not pretended; genuine e.g. Please accept my sincere thanks and best wishes.
请接受我诚挚的感谢和最美好的祝愿。
Please accept our sincere apologies for the error in your bank statement. 对于银行报表中的错误，请接受我们诚挚的道歉。 sincere→sincerely→sincerity
3. mutual a. shared by two or more people e.g. We found that we had a mutual friend. 我们发现我们有一个共同的朋友。
We should treat each other with mutual respect. 我们应该互相尊敬
4. similarity n. the quality of being similar
e.g. There is a wonderful similarity between the twins. 这对孪生儿相像得惊人。
The similarity lies in the fact that they serve the same purpose. 他们的相同之处在于目标相同。
Complete the following dialogue according to the hints given below.
A: Hi, guy, you look upset today. What happened? B: Nothing good. I just had a little quarrel with my girlfriend. A: What’s the trouble?
B: She complained much about my dressing style/the way I dress. I like casual dress too much.
A: It’s not a big deal. You should have a talk with her. Maybe you should make some changes. B: Maybe you’re right. I’ll give it a try.
Create a new dialogue according to the situation given below.
设计思路
? 通过编写对话，鼓励学生使用自己的语言表述自己的观点。以KFC相遇讨
论兼职为例，练习交流的能力。 参考教法
? 让学生成对讨论，编写对话，然后按角色扮演；
? 鼓励学生使用常用的口语句型；
? 教师可以给出以下词汇或句型作为提示：part-time jobber, off-class activity, do
good to, social experience, social skills, interpersonal communication, better arrange free time, make a good plan for things to do等。
对话译文
友谊与爱情
A: 你交朋友看重的是什么？
B: 我喜欢外向型的待人友好的人。他们待人真诚，并且我相信患难之交才是真朋友。
A: 对我来说，诚实很重要，我不喜欢与不诚实的人交朋友。 B: 是的。没有诚实就没有信任。
A: 那么关于爱情呢？对于爱情，你认为什么最重要？
B: 爱情意味着相互理解与尊重。爱情不是寻找共同之处，而是尊重彼此的不同。 A: 说得好！
B: 爱情是两个人的事。我爱你，不是因为你是一个怎样的人，而是因为喜欢与你在一起时的感觉。对于世界而言，你是一个人；但是对于某个人，你是他的整个世界。
A: 爱情是伟大的！
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设计思路
? 爱情之于人生非常重要。如何找寻持久的爱情对于个人幸福有着深远的影
响。
? 通过学习文章，了解在物质世界飞速发展的时代如何寻找并培养永恒的爱
情。 参考教法
1. Pre-reading questions
1) What is the importance of loving relationship?
2) Do you think there is someone who is really right for you?
3) Have you ever seen some love birds on campus? What do you think of them? 2. Do the reading comprehension exercises and ask students to talk about the topic of love with their own words and summarize the importance of a lasting love. 3. After-reading questions:
Nowadays, people’s life is really prosperous, but rate of divorce is getting higher and higher. What do you think of love in modern times?
Language Points in the Text
1. enhance v. increase, promote, cause to look better e.g. He made many efforts to enhance his business. 他做了许多努力来提高他的业务。 This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat.
酱料将会增强肉的香味。 enhance→enhancement 2. emotional a. of the emotions
e.g. Women are often said to be more emotional than men. 人们常说女人比男人更富于感情。
He tends to get emotional on these occasions. 他在这些场合往往容易情绪化。 emotional→emotion
3. frustrate v. (cause sb. to) have feelings of annoyed disappointment
e.g. Delight and satisfy your customers rather than frustrate and annoy them with smart design decisions.
用巧妙的设计取悦并满足顾客而不是阻挠和激怒他们。
Difficulty and failure do not frustrate his enthusiasm. 困难和失败都没有挫伤他的热情。 frustrate→frustrated→frustration
4. romantic a. showing strong feeling of love e.g. I was told that Spain is a romantic nation.
有人告诉我说，西班牙是个浪漫的国家。 She has always been a sucker for romantic movies. 她总是对爱情片很着迷。 5. consist v. be made up of
e.g. The true wealth does not consist in what we are.
真实的财富不在于我们是做什么的。 Our deeds must consist with our words. 我们必须言行一致。
6. issue n. a subject to be talked about, argued about, or decided e.g. The government is trying to keep a low profile on this issue.
政府力图在这个问题上保持低姿态。 Opinion is divided on the issue of taxes. 关于税捐问题，大家意见分歧。
7. resolve v. put an end to (doubts, difficulties, etc.) by supplying an answer e.g. Intensive efforts are being made to resolve the problem.
人们正全力以赴来解决这个问题。
Any misunderstanding can resolve itself into a quarrel. 任何误解都可能酿成一场争吵。
8. assess v. decide or fix the value of (sth.); evaluate e.g. It's difficult to assess the impact of the President's speech.
总统讲话的巨大影响很难估计。
We are trying to assess how well the system works. 我们正设法评估该系统运行得是否顺畅。
课文译文
寻找永久的爱情