unit7北师教育硕士英语课文翻译及课后答案.doc

Unit 7 Text A Why Marriages Fail I. Exploring the Text i. Comprehension of the Text 1. Questions on the author’s ideas and techniques 1) The essay largely develops in a mixing pattern, consisting of both cause-and-effect pattern and problem-and-solution pattern. Paragraph 1 to 6 focus on the causes of marriage failure and paragraph 7 to14 focus on the solution for marriage crisis. 2) For reference Stage Purpose Content Location 1 Identify the problem: divorce Par. 1 2 Propose thesis ①: outside weather and especially inner climate Par. 2 3 Analyze the problem (support the thesis): Our way of choosing partners Realities of life (money, parents, cultural changes) Par. 3-6 4 Propose thesis ②: requirements for survival in marriage Par. 7 5 Solve the problem (elaborate on the thesis): New patterns of communication and intimacy New partner (oppose) Par. 8-12 6 Conclude the discussion Par. 13-14 2. True or false questions 1) F 2) T 3) T 4) T 5) F 6) F ii. Critical Reading Investigating the writing background 1) Purpose: explain and persuade 2) The pronoun “we” and the expression “All right” (in Par. 13) shorten the distance between the author and the readers, and it seems the author is talking with her readers instead of imposing her opinions. Therefore, the essay will be more readily accepted. 3) Source: a magazine of Family Weekly 4) Intended readers: adults in general, especially those who are involved in marriage crisis 5) Authorities: Dr. Carl A. Whitaker in paragraph 3 and Sigmund Freud in paragraph 4. The purpose is to be persuasive. II. Activating Your Vocabulary i. Matching 1) e 2) f 3) a 4) h 5) b 6) c 7) d 8) i 9) j 10) g ii. Fill in the blanks 1) rang with 2) nibble away 3) addiction 4) trying 5) suffocates 6) forge 7) chaos 8) project 9) peril 10) compromises 11) turning to 12) gambled away 13) compulsive 14) cling to III. Enriching Your Word Power i. Fill in the blanks 1) childhood 2) bankru