健康的恋爱关系可以从情感、精神、身体和终生幸福等诸多方面提升你的生活质量。
单身固然有很多好处。但是当你准备好与人分享你的生活并想建立持久而有价值的恋爱关系，此时单身就非常令人沮丧。
对于许多人来说，找到共度余生的伴侣看起来就像一个不可能完成的任务，其实仍然可以通过学习找到永久的爱情，即便你曾有过短暂的恋爱史，或者对传统恋爱方式和网恋失去了兴趣。
寻找合适的爱情伴侣往往是艰辛的旅程。也许你成长于一个缺乏坚实而健康情感的家庭环境，你会怀疑爱情。或许你仅有一些短暂或夭折的爱情史，你不知道如何保持持久的恋爱关系。由于对于过往的问题悬而未决，你就可能会喜欢上不适合你的人并再次做出错误的决定。不管情况如何，相信在未来会有一份浪漫爱情为你而存在，这非常重要。
恋爱不可能是完美的，它需要付出很多努力、妥协以及积极解决冲突的意愿，这一点非常重要。为了寻找并建立值得保持的爱情，你可能需要审视自己对待约会和恋爱的错误观点，否则可能找不到永恒的爱情。
Exercises
Task 1 Read the text again and answer the following questions.
1. 1. What can a healthy and loving relationship enhance?
It can enhance many aspects of your life, such as your emotional，mental， physical and overall well-being or happiness.
2. Why finding the right romantic partner is often a difficult journey?
Because your household and history of love may mislead you in finding the right romantic partner
3. What does a relationship require of?
You need lots of work, compromise, and a willingness to resolve conflict in a positive way.
4. What may you need to do to find and build any relationship worth keeping?
You may need to re-assess some of your misconceptions about dating and relationships.
5. What can prevent you from finding lasting love?
Your misconceptions about dating and relationships can prevent you from finding lasting love.
Task 2 Find the right definition in Column B that matches the word in Column A.
1.c 2.f 3.a 4.b 5.d 6.e 7.h 8.j 9.g 10.i
Task 3 Fill in the blanks with the given words. Change the form where necessary.
1. It's healthier to release frustration than to bottle it up. 2. Derik has a weird hair style and enjoys a great recognition on campus. 3. She looks at the house and assesses its market value. 4. Huge efforts are made to resolve the problem. 5. He doesn’t look good, because he's suffering from severe mental disorder. 6. Passing the English examination should enhance your chances of getting the post. 7. Nobody can prevent him from running the risk. 8. How many players does a baseball team consist of? 9. It is said that Frenchmen are the most romantic people in the world. 10. Women are often said to be more emotional than men. Task 4 Fill in the blanks according to the following passage.
1. The three qualities of love are attraction, closeness and commitment. 2. Attraction is the chemistry part of love. It’s all about the physical interest between the two.
3. Trust is a big part of closeness, the second quality of love. 4. If two people show the quality of closeness, they may share thoughts and feelings. 5. Romantic love is combined with attraction and closeness and it can be hard to tell the difference between attraction and closeness.
Task 5 Translate the following into English or Chinese.
1. The flight has been cancelled due to the bad weather. 2. Genuine beauty consists of inner beauty and outer beauty. 3. Proper exercise can enhance physical health.
4. Nobody can prevent him from traveling around the world.
5. We should resolve problems on our own after we step into the society.
6. 在人生的旅途上你会遇到许多人，从中找到适合你的人，然而你应该不顾一切地避开几种类型的人。他们一开始可能非常绅士体面，试图吸引你的注意力，可是一旦表现出本性，你就会避之唯恐不及。
Reading Practice Passage One
1. A 2. C 3. A 4. A
Passage Two
适龄
an appropriate age an independent life social relationship financial support religious institution self-government major life decisions a particular profession cultural value
self-reliance and independence
独立生活 社会关系 经济资助 宗教机构 自制
重大的人生决定 特定行业
文化价值观 自立
Practical Writing
设计思路
本单元应用文写作选取日常生活和工作中经常会涉及到的请假条作为写作部分教学内容。具体通过“概述、重要句型介绍、例文学习、写作实践”四个步骤让学生掌握请假条的写作。 参考教法 1.导入问题：
In what kind of situation do you have to write a request for leave？ 2. 教师简短介绍请假条的定义。 3. 教师讲解请假条的基本格式。 4. 教师讲解重要表达方式和句型。 5. 案例学习。 6. 写作实践。
IV. Read the following letter of showing thanks and answer questions.
1. What is the purpose of writing this letter? To ask leave from the teacher.
2. When will Mary be absent from school? From the 12th to the 17th. 3. Why does Mary ask for leave?
She has to return home to see my grandfather. 4. What does Mary promise to do after coming back? She will do her best to make up for her missed lessons.
V. Writing Practice
Key
April 25th
Director Wang,
I beg to apply for five days’ leave of absence from April 26th to May 1st instant,
in order to return home to see my father, who is now dangerously ill.
I shall be much obliged if you grant me my application. As for the work not done during my absence, I will do my best to make up for them as soon as I come back.
Zhang Qiang