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1、Unit3MarriageAcrosstheNationsI.GuesstheRealMeaningofHusband,WifeandFamilyForexampleWIFEW——washingI——ironingF——foodE——entertainingHUSBANDH——housing有房子U——understanding有心灵相通S——sharing有分享的喜悦B——buying有钱买想要的东西A——and还有N——never绝对不D——demanding要求太高的FAMILYF——fatherA——andM——motherI
2、——IL——loveY——youWIFEW——witch美女I——intelligent聪明伶俐的F——faithful忠实的E——everyday每一天I.Discussion:Wouldyouliketomarryamanoragirlfromanotherculture?Whyorwhynot?Giveyourideasinyourgroup.Whatbenefitsanddifferencesmayacouplefromdifferentcultureshaveinyouropinion?(e.g.:intermsoflang
3、uage,food,familypressure,socialpressure,etc.)•fooddumplingspizzabreadwithbutter•languagemisunderstandings•parentalpressure•socialpressure,etc.Allsocietieshavetheirownformofmarriage.Theideasthatwehaveaboutmarriagearepartofourculturalbackground;theyarepartofourbasicbelief
4、saboutrightandwrong.Aswestudymarriage,wefindthatdifferentcultureshavesolvedtheproblemoffindingaspouseindifferentways.Findingaspousewithwhomwecanspendalifetimehasalwaysbeenanimportantconcern.Despitealltheseunusualtraditionalwaysoffindingamarriagepartner,oneideaisthesamet
5、hroughouttheworld:Marriageisabasicandimportantpartofhumanlife.Therearemanyfactorsforthefailuretomarryeachother.Apartfromculturaldifferences,someotherfactorsexertgreatinfluenceonone’smarriage.Tostartwith,theracialdifferenceisoneofthebiggestobstaclestoone’smarriage.Manylo
6、vers,drivenbythetrueloveforeachother,gothroughdiversedifficultiesandhardships,onlytopartwitheachotherintheend.Besides,thedifferentfamilybackgroundssometimespreventtheloversfromgettingmarriedbecausetheymeetwithresistancefromtheirfamilies.Somefathermaysaylikethat:“I’drath
7、erseeyoudeadthanknowyouwerewiththatwhitegirl.”TheAmericanWay:MarriageItallbeginswithengagement.Traditionally,ayoungmanasksthefatherofhissweetheartforpermissiontomarryher.Ifthefatheragrees,themanlaterproposestoher.Oftenhetriestosurpriseherby"poppingthequestion"inaromanti
8、cway.Sometimesthecouplejustdecidestogetherthatthetimeisrighttogetmarried.Themanusuallygiveshisfianceeadiamondr
