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1、NewversionofRomeoandJulietActⅠThewillowsdanceinthebreeze.GailandMarkhandinhand,walkingalongthelake.Theyhavebeentogetherfor5years,lovingwitheachother.Theday,GailisgoingtoaskGailtomarryhim…M:Whatanicedayitis!G:Yes,it'smuchbetterthanyesterday.M:Honey,doyoustillrememberthesceneofo
2、urfirstdate?G:Ofcourse.Iwillneverforgetit.Thathappenedwhenwewereinthecollege.M:Yes.Thatdaywasassunnyastodaymoreover.Itwasthemostbeautifulmemoryinmylife.Ifeltnotonlyexcitedbutalsonervous.G:Really?M:Yes,youknowI’mhonesttoyouallthetime.Ihavefellinlovewitheachotherseveralyearsandk
3、nowabouteachothermore.AshortsilenceM:Willyoumarryme?G:What?I…Ican’tbelieveit.M:Don’tyouwanttomarryme?G:No!No!No!I’mconsideringmarryingyou,butImusttellmyparents.Doyouknow?M:Yeah.I’mwaitingforyou.ActⅡMarkandIimaginedaquietwedding.Duringour5yearstogetherwehadexperiencedtheusualup
4、sanddownsofacouplelearningtoknow,understand,andrespecteachother.Butthroughitallwehadhonestlyconfrontedtheweaknessandstrengthsofeachother’scharacters.G:Oh,dear!Isometimeswonderwhyyouandotherblacksaresoinvolvedwiththeracialissue.M:Oh,youseemtoforgetthesubtleformsofracialhatredin
5、Americansociety.G:He!He!Justbecausetheracialandculturaldifferences,Icanunderstandyou.I’msorry.M:Notatall.MarkandIhavenoillusionsaboutwhatthefutureheldforusasamarried,mixedcoupleinAmerican.Thecontinualsourceofourstrengthwasourmutualtrustandrespect.WhenGail’sspreadthenewsofourwe
6、ddingplanstoherfaming,shemetwithsomeresistance.G:Mom,I’lltellyouapieceofnews.Thatis,thatis,is...Iplantomarrymark.Whatdoyouthinkaboutthis?M:Oh,really?Asyourmother,ofcourse,I’msupportiveofyourrelationship.Ifyouaregoingtogetmarried,Icanhavegrandchild.Oh,it’samazing.G:Doyouthinkso
7、?M:Yes,butIshouldalsocounselyoutobereallysureyouaredoingtherightthing.G:Soitwasallrightformetodatehim,butit’swrongformetomarryhim.Isthiscolortheproblem,mom?M:TostartwithImust...Yourfather,verywellwhenwemarried.G:ButMarkandIhavebeentogethermorethan5years.I’msurethattimewillonly
8、confirmwhatwefeeldeeplyabouteachother.M:Youmayberight.ButIsti
