大学英语（二）全新版《大学英语》综合教程 Unit 5 Romance 授课教师：陶明忠Text A: A Valentine Story爱情故事 vValentine：['væləntain] v名词 n. 1. 在情人节(二月十四日)赠送给情人的礼物 (或情人卡)v2. (常大写)在情人节选定(或向之表示倾慕) 的情人;情人A Valentine Story爱情故事vJohn Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station.make one’s waymake one’s way: 1. go; 2. succeed vEarly in the morning the hunter made his way into the woods.vThe old man slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus.vIf you want to make your way you must learn to work hard while you are still young.A Valentine Story爱情故事vHe looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose. His interest in her had begun twelve months before in a Florida library.v他在寻找一位佩带玫瑰的姑娘， 一位他只知其心,不知其貌的姑娘。
A Valentine Story爱情故事vTaking a book off the shelf he soon found himself absorbed, not by the words of the book, but by the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind.vIn the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.take sth. off (sth.)/ absorbvtake sth. off (sth.): lift and move sth. from (sth.) Take your hand off my shoulder.vAbsorb: (usu. passive) completely hold one’s attention (usu. followed by in) Totally absorbed in writing the computer software, Michael ordered take-out food when he was hungry, slept on the office floor when tired out.Reflect/vreflect v. v1) be a sign of; showDoes the literature of a nation reflect its politics?Election results should reflect people’s opinions.v2) make a visible image of The still water reflected the full moon.v3) consider, think ofHe reflected on his past mistakes.Locate/ correspondvlocate: vt. v1) discover; show the position of Keep talking with him for five more seconds and I will locate the place he is calling from.v2) fix or put in a certain place Where is the new factory to be located?vcorrespond: vi. exchange letters regularlyLove grew between Lu Xun and Xu Guangping as they kept corresponding with each other.A Valentine Story爱情故事During the next year the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was budding. Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She explained: “If your feeling for me has any reality, any honest basis, what I look like won’t matter. Suppose I’m beautiful. I’d always be haunted by the feeling that you had been taking a chance on just that, and that kind of love would disgust me.fertilevfertile: adj. (of land) able to produce good crops The land is so fertile that three crops a year can grow.Human civilizations first bloomed in fertile lands along big rivers. China is a case in point.Request/ take a chance (on sth.) vRequest: v. ask (a person) to do somethingAll I request of you is that you should be early.I requested him to use his influence on my behalf.vtake a chance (on sth.): attempt to do sth. in spite of the possibility of failure; take risk We took a chance on the weather and went for a picnic.disgustvdisgust: vt. cause a strong and often sick feeling of dislike in (sb.) The way they treat their children disgusts all the neighbors.The bad fish had a disgusting smell.A Valentine Story爱情故事Suppose I’m plain (and you must admit that this is more likely). Then I’d always fear that you were going on writing to me only because you were lonely and had no one else. No, don’t ask for my picture. When you come to New York, you shall see me and then you shall make your decision. Remember, both of us are free to stop or to go on after that--whichever we choose. ” vWhen the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting--7:00 p.m. at Grand Central Station, New York.PlainvPlain: adj. v(of person’s appearance) not pretty or handsome The child has a plain face.这孩子相貌平常。
plain sailing一帆风顺；进展顺利in plain words坦白地说 Plain water白水v schedulevschedule v1）v. arrange for sth. to happen or to be done at a particular time The plane is scheduled to take off at 4 o’clock.His arrival is scheduled for Sunday.They have scheduled John to speak at three o’clock in the afternoon.v2. n. a timetable of things to be done, dealt with, etc.according to schedule按时间表； 按照原定进度 ahead of schedule提前 behind schedule落后于计划或进度；迟于预定时间 on schedule按时间表，准时 a tight schedule排得紧紧的时间表A Valentine Story爱情故事v“You’ll recognize me, ” she wrote,“ by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel.” So, at 7:00 p.m. he was in the station looking for a girl who had filled such a special place in his life for the past 12 months, a girl he had never seen, yet whose written words had been with him and sustained him unfailingly.A Valentine Story爱情故事vI’ll let Mr. B。