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——大學(xué)英語(yǔ)改革擴(kuò)展項(xiàng)目課題組

章少泉，李勇忠，唐雄英

PartIStory

Weusedtobecrazyaboutstorieswhenwewere

littlekids,andIbelievewewillalwayslikereading

themevennowwearegrownup.Infact,storiesare

whatmakeourlivesinterestingandinspiring.

1Thingsarenotwhattheyseem

Twotravelingangelsstoppedtospendthenightinthe

homeofawealthyfamily.Thefamilywasrudeandrefused

tolettheangelsstayintheguestroom.Insteadtheangels

weregivenaspaceinthecoldbasement.Astheymadetheir

bedonthehardfloor,theolderangelsawaholeinthewall

andrepairedit.Whentheyoungerangelaskedwhy,theolder

angelreplied,"Thingsaren'talwayswhattheyseem.^^

Thenextnightthepaircametorestatthehouseofa

verypoor,butveryhospitablefarmerandhiswife.After

sharingwhatlittlefoodtheyhad,thecouplelettheangels

sleepintheirbedwheretheycouldhavegoodnight'srest.

Whenthesuncameupthenextmorning,theangelsfound

thefarmerandhiswifeintears.Theironlycow,whosemilk

hadbeentheironlyincome,laydeadinthefield.

Theyoungerangelwasveryangryandaskedtheolder

angel,“Howcouldthishappen?”"Whydidyounotwatch

outforthecow?Thefirstmanhadeverything,yetyou

watchedoverhishouse."sheaccused,“Thesecondfamily

hadlittlebutwaswillingtoshareeverything,andyoudid

nothelp.”

“Thingsaren'talwayswhattheyseem.^^Theangel

replied,“Whenwestayedinthebasement,Inoticedthere

wasgoldstoredinthatholeinthewall.Sincetheownerwas

sogreedyandunwillingtosharehisgoodfortune,Iasked

GodifIcouldsealthewallsohewouldn'tfindit.Thenlast

aswesleptinthefarmer'sbed,theangelofdeathcamefor

hiswife.IaskedGodiftheangelcouldtakethecowinstead.

Thingsaren'talwayswhattheyseem.^^

選自：《征服英語(yǔ)一百篇》

Newwords:

basement地下室

hospitable熱情好客的

Task:Fillintheblankstocompleteasummaryofthisstory:

Twoangelsaskedtospendthenightwithtwofamilies,

oneisrich,theotherispoor.Therichoneletthemstayinthe

,thepooroneletthemsleepintheir.In

return,therichlost,thepoorlostacow.Itseems

,butthingsarenot

2ASafeBet

Itwasnearlyseveno'clock,whenamanwalkedintoa

bar,orderedadrinkandturnedtowatchthetelevision.

Theseveno'clocknewswasonanditwasshowinga

manstandingontopofatallbuilding.Hewaslookingdown

atthecrowdofpeoplebelow.

Ontheground,apoliceofficerwithamegaphonewas

tryingtopersuadehimnottojump.

“Let'stalkaboutyourproblem,Mthepoliceofficerwas

saying."Perhapswecanhelpyou.”

Themanturnedtothebartenderandsaid,nIbetyoua

hundreddollarshedoesn'tjump."

Thebartenderlookedathim."You'reofferingmea

hundreddollarsifhejumps?Isthatright?',

"Yes.Idon*tthinkhe'lljump."

Thebartendersmiled."O.K.You'vegotabet."

ThemanturnedbacktotheTVandwatcheditcarefully.

Thebartender,however,didnotseemtobeveryinterested.

Hecontinuedwashingglassesandservingtheother

customers.

Then,afteraboutfiveminutes,themanonthebuilding

threwhimselfofftheroofandfelltotheground.

Themaninthebarturnedtothebartender.

uHejumped/hesaid.nYouwin.”

Heheldoutahundreddollarbilltothebartender,but

thebartenderwouldnottakeit.

"Ican'ttakeyourmoney,"hesaid."IknewIcouldn't

lose.Thatstorywasonthesixo'clocknews.Isawhim

jump.”

"Well,yes,sodidI,nthemansaid,"butIdidn*tthink

he*ddosuchastupidthingtwice.”

李黎選自：《英文輔導(dǎo)報(bào)》2004-2005第4期

NewWords:

megaphone擴(kuò)音器

bartender酒吧侍者

Task:Answerthefollowingquestions.

1.Whatdidthetwobeton?

2.Whowon?

3.Whycouldthewinnerwin?And

4.Whydidtheotherlose?

3TopSalesman

AyoungguyfromVirginiamovestoCaliforniaand

goestoabigdepartmentstorelookingforajob.

Themanagersays,nDoyouhaveanysalesexperience?”

Thekidsays,“Yeah,Iwasasalesmanbackhomein

Virginia.n

Thebosslikedthekid,sohegavehimthejob."You

starttomoiTow.Illcomedownafterwecloseandseehow

youdid.'1

Hisfirstdayonthejobwasroughbuthegotthroughit.

Afterthestorewaslockedup,thebosscamedown."How

manysalesdidyoumaketoday?'1

Thekidsays,"One."

Thebosssays,nJustone?Oursalespeopleaverage20

or30salesaday.Howmuchwasthesalefor?"

Kidsays,"101,237.64."

Bosssays,"101,237.64?Whatdidyousellhim?',

Kidsays,“FirstIsoldhimasmallfishhook.ThenI

soldhimamediumfishhook.ThenIsoldhimalargerfish

hook.ThenIsoldhimanewfishingrod.ThenIaskedhim

wherehewasgoingfishing,andhesaiddownatthecoast,

soItoldhimhewasgonnaneedaboat,sowewentdownto

theboatdepartment,andIsoldhimthattwinengineChris

Craft.Thenhesaidhedidn'tthinkhisHondaCivicwould

pullit,soItookhimdowntotheautomotivedepartmentand

soldhimthat4X4Blazer."

Thebosssaid,"Aguycameinheretobuyafishhook

andyousoldhimaboatandtruck?11

Thekidsays,nNo,hecameinheretobuyaboxof

tamponsforhiswife,andIsaid,Well,sinceyourweekend's

short,youmightaswellgofishing.'"

鄭小明選

NewWords:

hook鉤

rod桿

tampons塞傷口等用的棉塞

Task1:Answerthefollowingquestions:

1)Howdidyoulikethestory?

2)Canyouguesswhata4X4Blazeris?

3)Doagreethatthekidisanexperiencedsalesmen?

4)Howcanhemakesuchabigsale?

Task2:Doyoustillrememberthestuffsthekidsoldtothe

customer?

Thecustomerfirstcameintobuya,thenthe

kidtriedtosella,thena,thena,

thena,thena,andfinallythea

.Thetotalamountofthesaleis.

Task3:Canyouretellthestorynow?

4ThirteenEqualsOne

Ourvicarisalwaysraisingmoneyforonecauseor

another.Buthehasnevermanagedtogetenoughmoneyto

havethechurchclockrepaired.Thebigclockwhichusedto

strikethehoursdayandnightwasdamagedmanyyearsago,

andhasbeensilenteversince.

Onenight,however,thevicarwokeupwithastart:the

clockwasstrikingthehours!Lookingathiswatch,hesawit

wasoneo9clock.Butthebellstrokethirteentimesbeforeit

stopped.Armedwithatorch,thevicarwentupintotheclock

towertoseewhatwasgoingon.Inthetorchlight,hecaught

sightofafigurewhomheimmediatelyrecognizedasBILL,

ourlocalgrocer.

''Whateverareyoudoinguphereaskedthevicar

insurprise.

“Iamtryingtorepairthebell,“answeredBill.66Ihave

beenherenightafternightforweeksnow.Yousee,Iwas

hopingtogiveyouasurprise!M

“Youcertainlydidgivemeasurprise."Saidthevicar,

“andyouhaveprobablywokenupeveryoneinthevillageas

well.StillIamgladthattheclockisworkingagain.M

"Thatisjustthetrouble!,5answeredBill."Itisworking

allright.ButIamafraidatoneo'clockitwillstrikethirteen

timesandthereisnothingIcandoaboutit!”

“Wewillgetusedtoit,Billsaidthevicar,"thirteen

isnotasgoodasone,butitisbetterthannothing.Nowlet's

godownstairsandhaveacupoftea.”

黃奕瑩選自：《新概念英語(yǔ)》第三冊(cè)

Newwords:

vicar社區(qū)牧師

torch火把

Task:Canyousummarizethestoryinyourownwords?

5RegardingJerry

Jerrywasthekindofguyyoulovetohate.Hewas

alwaysinagoodmoodandalwayshadsomethingpositiveto

say.Whensomeonewouldaskhimhowhewasdoing,he

wouldreply,"IfIwereanybetter,Iwouldbetwins!”

Hewasauniquemanagerbecausehehadseveral

waiterswhohadfollowedhimaroundfromrestaurantto

restaurant.ThereasonthewaitersfollowedJerrywas

becauseofhisattitude.Hewasanaturalmotivator.Ifan

employeewashavingabadday,Jerrywastheretellingthe

employeehowtolookonthepositivesideofthesituation.

Seeinghisstylereallymademecurious,soonedayI

wentuptoJerryandaskedhim,"Idon'tgetit!Youcan'tbe

apositivepersonallofthetime.Howdoyoudoit?”

Jerryreplied,"EachmorningIwakeupandsayto

myself,'Jerry,youhavetwochoicestoday.Youcanchoose

tobeinagoodmoodoryoucanchoosetobeinabadmood/

Ichoosetobeinagoodmood.Eachtimesomethingbad

happens,IcanchoosetobeavictimorIcanchoosetolearn

fromit.Ichoosetolearnfromit.Everytimesomeonecomes

tomecomplaining,Icanchoosetoaccepttheircomplaining

orIcanpointoutthepositivesideoflife.Ichoosethe

positivesideoflife."

“Yeah,right,it'snotthateasy,"Iprotested.

"Yes,itis,"Jenysaid."Lifeisallaboutchoices.When

youcutawayallthejunk,everysituationisachoice.You

choosehowyoureacttosituations.Youchoosehowpeople

willaffectyourmood.Youchoosetobeinagoodmoodor

badmood.Thebottomline:It'syourchoicehowyoulive

life."

IreflectedonwhatJerrysaid.Soonthereafter,Ileftthe

restaurantindustrytostartmyownbusiness.Welosttouch,

butIoftenthoughtabouthimwhenImadeachoiceabout

lifeinsteadofreactingtoit.

Severalyearslater,IheardthatJerrydidsomethingyou

areneversupposedtodoinarestaurantbusiness:heleftthe

backdooropenonemorningandwasheldupatgunpointby

threearmedrobbers.Whiletryingtoopenthesafe,hishand,

shakingfromnervousness,slippedoffthecombination0The

robberspanickedandshothim.

Luckily,Jerrywasfoundrelativelyquicklyandrushed

tothelocaltraumacenter.After18hoursofsurgeryand

weeksofintensivecare,Jerrywasreleasedfromthehospital

withfragmentsofthebulletsstillinhisbody.

IsawJerryaboutsixmonthsaftertheaccident.WhenI

askedhimhowhewas,hereplied,nIfIwereanybetter,I'd

betwins.Wannaseemyscars?"Ideclinedtoseehiswounds,

butdidaskhimwhathadgonethroughhismindasthe

robberytookplace.

“ThefirstthingthatwentthroughmymindwasthatI

shouldhavelockedthebackdoor,"Jerryreplied.MThen,asI

layonthefloor,IrememberedthatIhadtwochoices:Icould

choosetolive,orIcouldchoosetodie.Ichosetolive."

"Weren'tyouscared?Didyouloseconsciousness?*1I

asked.

Jerrycontinued,"Theparamedicsweregreat.Theykept

tellingmeIwasgoingtobefine.Butwhentheywheeledme

intotheemergencyroomandIsawtheexpressionsonthe

facesofthedoctorsandnurses,Igotreallyscared.Intheir

eyes,Iread,"He'sadeadman.""1knewIneededtotake

action.'*

"Whatdidyoudo?°Iasked.

nWell,therewasabig,burlynurseshoutingquestionsat

me,"saidJerry.

"SheaskedifIwasallergictoanything.'Yes,11replied.

Thedoctorsandnursesstoppedworkingastheywaitedfor

myreply.Itookadeepbreathandyelled,'Bullets!

Overtheirlaughter,Itoldthem."Iamchoosingtolive.

OperateonmeasifIamalive,notdead."

Jerrylivedthankstotheskillofhisdoctors,butalso

becauseofhisamazingattitude.Ilearnedfromhimthat

everydaywehavethechoicetolivefully.

Attitude,afterall,iseverything.

選自旺旺英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng)上旺旺英語(yǔ)經(jīng)典雙語(yǔ)閱讀欄下

的輕松英語(yǔ)中的英語(yǔ)文庫(kù)中的《選擇快樂(lè)所以快樂(lè)>>

Newwords:

safe保險(xiǎn)柜

slippedoff忘記，遺漏

combination開(kāi)啟號(hào)碼鎖的號(hào)碼組合

trauma創(chuàng)傷，外傷

scars傷疤

paramedics護(hù)理人員

allergic過(guò)敏的

Task:HaveyousomethingtosaytoJerry?

6AndItWasSo

Godcreatedthemule,andtoldhim,"Youwillbemule,

workingconstantlyfromdusktodawn,carryingheavyloads

onyourback.Youwilleatgrassandlackintelligence.You

willlivefor50years.n

Themuleanswered,MTolivelikethisfor50yearsistoo

much.Please,givemenomorethan20."Anditwasso.

ThenGodcreatedthedog,andtoldhim,"Youwillhold

vigilanceoverthedwellingsofMan,towhomyouwillbe

thegreatestcompanion.Youwilleathistablescrapsandlive

for25years."

Andthedogresponded,"Lord,tolive25yearsasadog

likethatistoomuch.Please,nomorethan10years."Andit

wasso.

Godthencreatedthemonkey,andtoldhim,"Youare

monkey.Youshallswingfromtreetotree,actinglikean

idiot.Youwillbefunny,andyoushalllivefor20years.n

Andthemonkeyresponded,HLord,tolive20yearsasthe

clownoftheworldistoomuch.Please,Lord,givemeno

morethen10years."Anditwasso.

Finally,GodcreatedManandtoldhim,"YouareMan,

theonlyrationalbeingthatwalksontheearth.Youwilluse

yourintelligencetohavemasteryoverthecreaturesofthe

world.Youwilldominatetheearthandlivefor20years."

Andthemanresponded,"Lord,tobeManforonly20

yearsistoolittle.Please,Lord,givemethe30yearsthe

mulerefused,the15yearsthedogrefused,andthe10years

themonkeyrejected."Anditwasso.

AndsoGodmadeMantolive20yearsasaman,then

marryandlive30yearsasamule—workingandcarrying

heavyloadsonhisback.Then,heistohavechildrenand

live15yearsasadog—guardinghishouseandeatingthe

leftoversaftertheyemptythepantry;then,inhisoldage,he

istolive10yearsasamonkey—actinglikeanidiottoamuse

hisgrandchildren.

官自文/黃慧選自《瘋狂英語(yǔ)》

mule騾

vigilance警惕，機(jī)智

scrap殘余物

idiot白癡，傻瓜

clown小丑

mastery支配，掌握

pantry餐具

Task:TorF?

1.Muledidnotliketobelookedasaclownandrefusedto

livelonger.

2.Manaskedtolivelongerbutlivedamiserablelife.

7AnAppleTree

Alongtimeago,therewasahugeappletree.Alittle

boylovedtocomeandlayarounditeveryday.Heclimbedto

thetreetop,atetheapples,tookanapundertheshadow...He

lovedthetreeandthetreelovedtoplaywithhim.

Timewentby...thelittleboyhadgrownupandheno

longerplayedaroundthetreeeveryday.Oneday,theboy

camebacktothetreeandhelookedsad."Comeandplay

withme,"thetreeaskedtheboy."Iamnolongerakid,I

don'tplayaroundtreesanymore.HTheboyreplied,nIwant

toys.Ineedmoneytobuythem.”"Sorry,butIdon'thave

money...butyoucanpickallmyapplesandsellthem.So,

youwillhavemoney."Theboywassoexcited.Hegrabbed

alltheapplesonthetreeandlefthappily.Theboynever

camebackafterhepickedtheapples.Thetreewassad.

Oneday,theboyreturnedandthetreewassoexcited.

"Comeandplaywithmenthetreesaid.nIdon'thavetimeto

play.Ihavetoworkformyfamily.Weneedahousefor

shelter.Canyouhelpme?”“Sorry,butIdon'thaveahouse.

Butyoucanchopoffmybranchestobuildyourhouse."So

theboycutallthebranchesoffthetreeandlefthappily.The

treewasgladtoseehimhappybuttheboynevercameback

sincethen.Thetreewasagainlonelyandsad.

Onehotsummerday,theboyreturnedandthetreewas

delighted.nComeandplaywithme!”thetreesaid.nIamsad

andgettingold.Iwanttogosailingtorelaxmyself.Canyou

givemeaboat?n"Usemytrunktobuildyourboat.Youcan

sailfarawayandbehappy.nSotheboycutthetreetrunkto

makeaboat.Hewentsailingandnevershowedupforalong

time.

Finally,theboyreturnedafterheleftfbrsomanyyears.

HSorry,myboy.ButIdon'thaveanythingforyouanymore.

Nomoreapplesforyou..."thetreesaid."Idon'thaveteeth

tobite"theboyreplied."Nomoretrunkforyoutoclimbon"

"Iamtoooldforthatnow"theboysaid.nIreallycantgive

youanything...theonlythingleftismydyingroots11thetree

saidwithtears.nIdon'tneedmuchnow,justaplacetorest.I

amtiredafteralltheseyears."Theboyreplied."Good!Old

treerootsisthebestplacetoleanonandrest.Come,Come

sitdownwithmeandrest."Theboysatdownandthetree

wasgladandsmiledwithtears

Thisisastoryofeveryone.Thetreeisourparent.When

wewereyoung,welovedtoplaywithMomandDad...

Whenwegrownup,weleftthem,andonlycametothem

whenweneedsomethingorwhenweareintrouble.No

matterwhat,parentswillalwaysbethereandgive

everythingtheycouldtomakeyouhappy.Youmaythink

thattheboyiscrueltothetreebutthat'showallofusare

treatingourparents.

龔忠清選自/onews.asp?id=41

Task:Sad,isn'tit?Tellwhatcanyoudotochangetheimage

ofaheartlesssonordaughter?

PartIILoveandRomance

Loveisgreat.Loveenablesustoendure

hardship.LovemakesLovealsobringsussuccess

andwealth.Well,lovehasbeeninterpretedinmany

differentways...

8IslandOfFeeling

Onceuponatimetherewasanislandwhereallthe

feelingslived:Happiness,Knowledge,andalltheothers,

includingLove.

Onedayitwasannouncedtoallofthefeelingsthatthe

islandwasgoingtosinktothebottomoftheocean,soallthe

feelingspreparedtheirboatstoleave.Lovewastheonlyone

thatstayed.Shewantedtopreservetheislandparadiseuntil

thelastpossiblemoment.

Whentheislandwasalmosttotallyunder,lovedecided

itwastimetoleave.Shebeganlookingforsomeonetoask

forhelp.JustthenRichnesswaspassingbyinagrandboat.

Loveasked,"Richness,canIcomewithyouonyourboat?"

Richnessanswered,'*Iamsorry,butthereisalotofsilver

andgoldonmyboatandtherewouldbenoroomforyou

anywhere.'1

ThenLovedecidedtoaskVanityforhelpwhowas

passingbyinabeautifulvessel.Lovecriedout,"Vanity,help

meplease!""Icanthelpyou",Vanitysaid,"Youareallwet

andwilldamagemybeautifulboat."Next,Lovesaw

Sadnesspassingby.Lovesaid,"Sadness,pleaseletmego

withyou."Sadnessanswered,"Love,I'msorry,but,Ijust

needtobealonenow."Then,LovesawHappiness.Love

criedout,'*Happiness,pleasetakemewithyou."But

Happinesswassooveijoyedthathedidn'thearLovecalling.

Lovebegantocry.

Then,sheheardavoicesay,"Come.Love,Iwilltake

youwithme."Itwasanelder.Lovefeltsoblessedand

overjoyedthatsheforgottoasktheelderhisname.When

theyarrivedonlandtheelderwentonhisway.Loverealized

howmuchsheowedtheelder.LovethenfoundKnowledge

andasked,"Whowasitthathelpedme?”"Itwastime,"

Knowledgeanswered."ButwhydidTimehelpmewhenno

oneelsewould?"Loveasked.Knowledgesmiledandwith

deepwisdomandsincerity,answered,"BecauseonlyTimeis

capableofunderstandinghowgreatLove.”

鄧細(xì)明選自"EnglishCoachingPapers”

Task:TrueorFalse?

1.Lovewasthelasttoleavethesinkingisland.

2.VanityrefusedtotakeLovewithherasshebroughtwith

heralotofgoldandsilver.

3.SadnessalsorefusedtotakeLovebecausehewantedto

bealoneatthemoment.

4.TimesavedLoveandLoveknewwellaboutthereason.

5.ThereasonwasrevealedtoLovebyKnowledge.

9DiningEtiquetteWhenDating

Besuretomakereservationsiftherestaurantyouchose

isafancyorpopularone.It'sveryembarrassingtoshowup

withoutreservationsandhavingtowaitforatable,leavinga

verybadimpressiononyourdate.Also,besuretocheckto

seeiftheyhaveadresscodeandtellyourdateinadvance

whattowear.

Whenyourfoodarrives,properdiningetiquette

requiresyoutoeatatamoderatepacesothatyouhavetime

totalk.Agoodmeasureofhowfastyoushouldeatisto

count10secondsbetweeneachmouthful.Itisbaddining

etiquetteifyougobbledownyourfoodandyouspendthe

restofthetimewatchingyourdateeat.

Don'tslurpyoursoup,smackyourlips,orchewwith

yourmouthopen.Nothingismoreunsightlythanwatching

someonetalkandchewtheirfoodatthesametime.Your

napkinshouldbeplacedonyourlapatalltimes.Don'ttuck

itintoyourbeltoruseitasabib.Ifyouhavetogetup,place

itneatlyonyourseat.

Wheneating,insertyourforkstraightinyourmouth.

Don'tplaceyourforkinthesideofyourmouthasit

increasesthechancesoffoodslidingaway,whichcouldbe

veryembarrassing.Ifyougetfoodstuckinyourmouth,

don'tpickitoutwithyourfingersorforkatthetable.Excuse

yourselfandgototherestroomandgetitoutwitha

toothpick.

Whendining,keepyoureyesonyourdateatalltimes

andtrytosmilebetweenmouthfuls.Occasionally,you

shouldmakeanefforttoshowsomeinterestandask

questionslike,“Howdoyoulikethebeef?”Ifsheneeds

anything,youaretheonewhoissupposedtoflagdownthe

waiterbyagentlewaveofthehanduntilonenoticesyou.

.顧飛劍選自《英語(yǔ)沙龍創(chuàng)刊十年珍藏本》

Newwords:

etiquetten.禮節(jié)

bibn.圍兜

Task:Whatarethediningetiquetteswhendating?Fillinthe

blanksbelowwithproperanswers

1.Reserveatablebeforehand.

2.Finishyourfoodearlyandthenwatchyourdateeat.

3.Chewwithyourmouthopen.

4.Slurpyoursoup

5.Showinterestinyourdateandaskquestions.

6.Smackyourlips

7.Tuckyournapkinintoyourbelt

8.Getoutthefoodtuckedinyourteethatthetable.

9.Eatslowlyandtalktoyourdate

10.Placeyourforkinthesideofyourmouthratherthan

straightinyourmouth.

You'dbetterdo:________________________

You，dbetternotdo:________________________

10HubbiesStayingHome

WomeninBritainareseekinganewmodelman:one

whoiscompliant,doesthehousework,isconsiderateinbed,

andwillcuthiscareertohelptakecareofthechildren.

Areportpublishedrecentlyshowedtheemergenceof

thisnewbreedofwoman.FutureLaboratory,aBritish

consumerforecastingconsultancyinterviewedmorethan

2,500women.Morethanhalfofthem-allyoungandwell

educated-werelookingfor,orhadfound,acompliant

husbandorpartner.Luckilyforthemplentyofmensaidthey

werehappytoplaytherole.

“Lotsofthewomenwerethemainbreadwinnerswith

youngermalepartnerswhowerechildcareers,saidMartin

Raymond,adirectoratFutureLaboratory.

“WecalledthesemenStepfordHusbandsbecauseofthe

movie'TheStepfordWives',"saidRaymond."Thetrend

showedanumberofmenwhowerefloatingbetweenjobs

andfelttheirrolewastokeeptheirpartnerorwifehappy.

“Theytendedtobesupportedbyherbutdidnotfeelit

questionedtheirmasculinity.^^

ManyofwomenwhowereinvolvedwithStepford

Husbandswerethemaindecision-makesathome."Itisa

signthatwomenthesedaysliketheirlives,MsaidFudiFames

ofM,adatingagencythatfinancedthesurvey.

“Yearsagooneofthekeyreasonstogetmarriedwasto

getoutofthelifeyouwerein.Butthesewomenliketheir

jobs,anddon'twantanythingtorocktheboat.AStepford

Husbandisidealforthem.^^

Jamessaidthemendidnotmindthechange.Thestudy

suggestsalotofmenarequitehappywithit.Theyareglad

tohavethechoicetostayathomeandmanagethefamily.

LisaMatthewman,aBritishpsychologist,said:

“Womenhavebiggersalariesnowsotheyhavemorecontrol

andhigherexpectations.Thismeansthattheyaremore

cautiousaboutwhotheysettledownwithandcanbemore

picky.”

萬(wàn)敏摘選

Newwords:

hubbies義同husbands

emergence出現(xiàn)

compliant順從的

masculinity男性

picky挑剔的

Task:TorF?

1.Studyshowsthatsomewomenarenowseeking

husbandswhoaresuccessfulandearnhighsalary.

2.Thesewomenarewell-educatedandearnhighsalary.

3.Amodelhusbandintheireyecanquithisjobtotakecare

ofthefamilyifnecessary

4.Menareveryunhappytostayathomeandplayaroleof

ahousekeeper.

11HusbandHunting

WomenintheUKmaythinktheirmenarefootball

obsessedandwithoutemotions,butBritanin'sbachelorsare

indemandoverseas.Infact,adealinghasopeneditsdoorsin

theUKtohelpprofessionalJapanesewomenfindtruelove.

AccordingtoDestinaJapan,professionalwomenthere

areincreasinglylookingoverseasforromance.Theyfeel

Japanesemendonotunderstandtheirneedtowork.

Theagency,whichopenedlastmonth,says

well-educatedJapanesewomen,typicallyintheir30s,with

well-paidjobsasdoctorsandlawyersarewillingtopay

thousandsofpoundstravelingtomeetmenintheUK,one

reasonforthisglobalquestforloveisthat35percentof

Japanesewomenintheir30saresingle.Theagencyhopesto

matchthemwithsomeofthe4.5millionmenintheUK

aged20to40.

HirokoOzana,founderofDestinaJapan,said:

"JapanesewomenlikethefactthatBritishmenhavea

modemattitudetofamilylifeaswellasarespectforthe

traditionalaspectsoftheJapaneseculture.

洪丞智摘自《21stcentury》

Newwords:

obsessed被…迷住了

professional職業(yè)的

Task:Answerthequestion.

WhyareprofessionalJapanesewomenseekinghusband

outsidesJapan?

PartIIIWorkandSuccess

Successiswhatwedreamedof,butitisnot

somethingthatcomesnaturally.Wewillhaveto

struggleforit.Aslongasyouaredeterminedand

readytochallengethedifficulities,youwillenjoy

theprocessandtastethesweetnessofsuccess.

12TheFirst-dayWork

Noonewantstolooksillyordothewrongthingata

newjob.Itisimportanttomaketherightimpression（E「J象）

fromtheveryfirstday.Youwillfacenewpeople.Youwill

beinanewplace.Itmaybedifficulttoknowwhattodo.

Herearefivetipstohelpyoumakeitthroughthefirstdays

atanewjob:

1.Makesureyoumakeagoodone.

Beforeyourfirstday,findoutifyournewjobhasad