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Unit2Home!SweetHome!ClassdebateaboutMARRIAGE;Readingcomprehensionoftext1;Exercisesandreviewoffirst2unitsWhatareessentialelementstoformahappymarriage?简·奥斯汀的爱情婚姻理念，即理想中的婚姻关系应该是感情、物质、道德和理智的综合体，在这五种婚姻关系中，只有伊莉莎白和达西符合标准，是作者理想中的婚姻模式。Inthe18thcentury,womencravedformarryingagentlemanwhopossessedconsiderablewealthandhighsocialstatus.Love,seemedofnosignificance.Thiswasbecauseatthattime,womenhadnorighttoinheritthepossession.Theironlywaytoliveadesirablelifeaftertheirfathers’deathwastomarryawealthymanwhoalsopossessedhighsocialstatus.ClassdebateDoyouthinkthatmarriageisnecessarytoaperson’slifetime?Siteyourreasons.Choose3peoplewhosupporteachsidetositetheirreasons,andgivethemyoursuggestions.Whatbenefitscanahappymarriagebringtopeople?timelysupportpropercareloveemotionalcomfortlongerlifechildrenbetterhealthregularlifestyleWhatharmcananunhappymarriagebringtopeople?emotionalsufferingdepressioninsomniaphysicaldiseasesconflictsmentalstressesHowmuchdoyouknowaboutdepression?Depressionisaseriousmedicalillness.It'smorethanjustafeelingofbeingsadorblueforafewdays.Ifyouareoneofthemorethan19millionteensandadultsintheUnitedStateswhohavedepression,thefeelingsdonotgoaway.Theypersistandinterferewithyoureverydaylife.SymptomscanincludeFeelingsadoremptyLossofinterestinfavoriteactivitiesOvereating,ornotwantingtoeatatallNotbeingabletosleep,orsleepingtoomuchFeelingverytiredFeelinghopeless,irritable,anxious,orguiltyAchesorpains,headaches,cramps,ordigestiveproblemsThoughtsofdeathorsuicideDepressionisadisorderofthebrain.Thereareavarietyofcauses,includinggenetic,biological,environmental,andpsychologicalfactors.Depressioncanhappenatanyage,butitoftenbeginsinteensandyoungadults.Itismuchmorecommoninwomen.Womencanalsogetpostpartumdepressionafterthebirthofababy.Somepeoplegetseasonalaffectivedisorderinthewinter.Depressionisonepartofbipolardisorder.Thereareeffectivetreatmentsfordepression,includingantidepressants,talktherapy,orboth.cardiovasculardisease:theclassofdiseasesthatinvolvetheheartorbloodvessels,e.g.highbloodpressurerespiratorydisease:theclassofdiseasethatinvolvethebreathingsystem,e.g.pneumoniadepression:amedicalconditioninwhichapersonfeelsverysadandanxiousandoftenhasphysicalsymptomssuchasbeingunabletosleep,etc.PositionsinacompanyChiefExecutiveOfficer--CEOChiefoperatingofficer--COOChiefAccountingOfficer–CAOChiefAdministrationOfficer–CAOChiefBusinessDevelopmentOfficer–CBDOChiefCommunicationsOfficer--CCOChiefHumanResourcesOfficer–CHROChiefInformationOfficer--CIOBackgroundknowledgeabouttheauthorLoriOliwensteinisanindependentwritingandeditingprofessionalwhoiscurrentlytheCo-DirectorofNewsandSeniorScienceWriteratCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology.Heusedtobe:EditorandCommunityManager,ParentsConnect.com.ScienceWriteratHealthSciencesPublicRelations,UniversityofSouthernCalifornia(USC).SeniorHealthEditoratLivingFit.SeniorEditoratDiscoverMagazine.TheU.S.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)Itworkstoprotectpublichealthandsafetybyprovidinginformationtoenhancehealthdecisions,anditpromoteshealththroughpartnershipswithstatehealthdepartmentsandotherorganizations.TheCDCfocusesnationalattentionondevelopingandapplyingdiseasepreventionandcontrol,environmentalhealth,occupationalsafetyandhealth,healthpromotion,injurypreventionandeducationactivitiesdesignedtoimprovethehealthofthepeopleoftheUnitedStates.LanguagepointsNevermindthepopularpalaveraboutmarriageasasourceofblissforthecouple,securityforthekidsandsocietalstability.Nevermindthequestionwhetherthecourtshoulddecide.不用管…palaver:n.talkthatdoesnothaveanymeaning;nonsensebliss:天赐之福Eachofusseeksourownpathtobliss.Isittruethatmarriageisasourceofblissforthecouple,securityforthekidsandsocietalstability?Why?No.Itisabsolutelynonsense,becausemarriagecanalsobringalotofproblemstopeople,e.g.stress,conflictsandendlesscrisis.Youdon’tneedtoworryaboutwhatotherssayaboutmarriage,forexample,alargenumberofpeoplesaythatmarriedpeoplecanbeveryhappy,theirchildrencanbeprotectedandsocietycanbestableifmorepeoplegetmarried.Butthisisjustnonsenseifthepracticalaspectofmarriageisnottakenintoaccount.variablea.variablesn.变量，可变因素variabilityn.可变性，变异性variationn.变化variationala.变化的，变异的bound:a.(boundtodo/besth)certainorlikelytohappen,ortodoorbesthe.g.Thereareboundtobechangeswhenthenewsystemisintroduced.e.g.It’sboundtobesunnyagaintomorrow.Marriageiscriticizedasasourceofstress(anditis),conflict(thattoo)andendlesscrisesthatneedtoberesolved(guiltythereaswell).blame,accuse,condemn,scold,denounceblame普通用词，语气较弱，仅是一般的责难、归咎于，不含用语言责骂之意。accuse语气比blame强，本义为归罪，可用作指非难或谴责之义。condemn正式用词，表示谴责，有较强的司法意味，侧重从道义或原则上的谴责。scold普通用词，多指上级对下级、长辈对后辈或雇主对雇员的态度粗暴、言词激烈的数落。denounce与condemn同义，但着重公开性。criticize批评,责备，分析，评估评论…的优点和缺点；分析和评价Hispolicieswereseverelycriticized.他的政策受到了严厉批评。Wouldyouliketoreadandcriticizemynewbook?你愿不愿意读一读我的新书并给以评论？Whatmaycauseproblemsinamarriage?clashingneeds,workissues,moneyissues,housework,kids,attentiononotherthingslikecollege-basketball,etc.Paraphrasethesentence.Payattentiontotheitalicizedpart.Therearealsonegativeopinionsonmarriage,forexample,marriagecancausestress,con