unit3 marriage across nations

Marriage Across NationsLead-in Structure Detailed Study Summary Assignments

Marriage

They all marry people from the same country or even the same region.

Mixed MarriageFather: black Mother: whiteKenya economist American

Divorce

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↓Obama, who is a mixed child.

QuestionsIf you have a chance to know a foreigner and fall in love with each other, are you willing to marry him/her? Why or why not? Please think about the advantages and disadvantages of mixed marriages.

Advantages and disadvantagesLearn more culture and get to know foreign culture better Taste various kinds of delicious food Live in another country Have beautiful mixed children Language barrier Resistance from families Differences in values, regions and habits-conflicts

Unit 3 Marriage Across Nations

跨 国 婚 姻

This text tells us a mixed marriage between a young couple, and their parents’ views on their mixed marriage.

StructureMarriage Across Nations

Part I paras.1-4 Introduces the love between the young couple.

Part II paras.5-21 Tells the difficulties they meet with.

Difficult wordstolerance n. 宽容；容忍 e.g. Our tolerance has reached its limit. mutual adj. 相互的；共同的mutual respect mutual understanding mutual interests mutual efforts mutual support mutual hobby

相互信任 相互理解 共同利益 共同努力 相互支持 共同爱好

prejudice n. 偏见；成见

<Pride and Prejudice> (a movie)

offensiveness and tried to pretend nothing had happened.

overlook vt. 没注意到；忽略 e.g. She overlooked his

她没有计较他的无礼，并尽量装作没 事的样子。

Illusion n. 幻觉；错觉 e.g. Perfection is an illusion.

confirm v. 证实；证明；确定 e.g. Everything you have just said confirms the view that nobody can be trusted.

Detailed Study

Who are the characters mentioned in the article? Find out brief information about them.

Gail---the writer’s girlfriend, American citizen “I” (Mark)---black, non-American citizen Deborah--- Gail’s mother David--- Gail’s father

How did Gail and Mark deal with their love?learn to know, understand, and respect each other; honestly confronted the weaknesses and strengths of each other’s characters. (para.1) a great deal about tolerance, compromise, and being open with each other. (para.2)

Gail and I had no illusions about what the future held for us,…mutual trust and respect. (para.3) …wanted to avoid the mistake made by many couples of marrying for the wrong reasons. (para.4)

What happened when they spread the news of their wedding plans?Paras.5-9The opinion of Gail’s mother (Deborah)

Deborah’s attitude towards their marriage

How did Deborah counsel Gail?

What is Deborah’s biggest worry?