发布时间 : 星期六 文章第二版新世纪大学英语综合教程3课后习题答案更新完毕开始阅读5a5d1efaa22d7375a417866fb84ae45c3a35c218
affection forge honor overwhelming Translation
Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets. ▆ Answers for reference:
In either friendship or love / In both friendship and love, you should never
expect to take / receive the maximum while you give the minimum. I built all my hopes on his promise(s), only to find that he was not a man of
sincerity at all.
12 / 28
We took Mother to all the best hospitals we could find, but all our efforts were
in vain; she failed to survive the disease.
Valentine's Day is an annual holiday celebrated on February 14, a perfect day to
express love to the object of your / one's affection.
Love needs to be nurtured, and the “eternal / everlasting love” that we all
dream to have is not forged until we learn to appreciate and tolerate the other.
Translate the following paragraph into English, using the words and expressions in the box below. ▆ Answers for reference: Theme-Related Writing
Do either one of the following two tasks after class.
1. Based on Text A, write a passage about the different ways different generations handle male-female relationships. The following hints may be of some help.
1) “our” parents' generation (details mainly found in Para. 8); 2) “my” generation (details mainly found in Paras. 3–7); 3) the younger generation (details mainly found in Paras. 9–11). 2. Study the following data on love and marriage based on a survey with girl
students. Write a passage on the topic “What do girl students look for in love and
life?”
▆ Sample Essay One:
Male-female relations are indispensable to adults all through their lives. But
different generations handle them differently. Our parents' generation lived in an era
of constraints, restraints, respect, admiration, and plenty of romance. They kept a
distance from people of the opposite gender in order to preserve the holiness of love and relationships.
13 / 28
My generation, on the other hand, began with countless crushes for the opposite sex just because of their superficial charm. Harmless as they were, the love
was as brief as soap bubbles. As we grew up, we came to the stage of developing real
relationships, believing that love demanded a lot of give and not so much of take.
In short, the younger generation focuses more on physical beauty, closeness and
passion, and they tend to seek what they want from the relationships. The other two
generations give priority to inner charm, intimacy, emotion and sharing in dealing
with relationships. (196 words) ▆ Sample Essay Two:
What Do Girl Students Look for in Love and Life?
In order to know about girl students' opinion about love and life, a survey with
girl students was conducted in 2005 in two universities — Chongqing University of
Technology and Business and East China Normal University. The survey sought
answers to two questions: What do you look for first in a boyfriend? What's the most
important thing for a happy life?
As to their views about a happy life, nearly seventy percent of the girls attached
the greatest importance to marriage and family. “Career” was given top priority by
just under 20 percent, while even fewer, around 9 percent, believed that money was