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1ElectronicTeachingPortfolioBookThreeUnitTwo:LovePartIGetStartedSectionADiscussion▇Sitingroupsofthreesorfoursanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1)Doyouthinkloveandmarriageareimportantmattersinourlife?Whyorwhynot?2)Datingandcourtshipisacommonsceneatcollegenow.Whatdoyouthinkofit?3)Whatdoyouthinkarethemostimportantfactorsthatcontributetoastableloverelationship?Giveyourreasons.▇Answersforreference:1)Yes.Itishumannaturetofeelattractionandaffectionbetweendifferentsexes.Alifewithoutloveisoftenregardedasimperfect.Thosewhoareinlovewouldlongtostaytogether,andfamiliesresultingfromloveusuallylaythefoundationforastablesociety.2)It’sOKtostartdatingatcollege,becausecollegestudentsarealreadygrown-upsinthelegalsense.Noonehastherighttointerfereinsuchprivatematters.However,students’toppriorityatcollegeistostudyandacquireknowledgeandskillsfortheirfuturecareers.Datingandcourtshipwillinterferewiththeirstudies.Therefore,somestudentstendtoholdthemselvesbackevenifthereareopportunitiestostartaromanticrelationship.3)Manyfactorsmaycontributetoastableloverelationship.Wealth,socialstatus,appearances,familybackground,etc.maybeconsideredastheexternalfactors,whichmayhelppromotealoverelationship.Wisdom,knowledge,character,personalities,etc.aretheinternalfactors.Lovebasedonexternalfactorsalonemaynotlastlong.Lovebasedontheinternalfactorswillsurvivewhateverchallengesorcrisesitmayencounter.Whentwopersonsareinlove,theyshouldrespecteachotherandbehonestandfaithfultoeachother.Inessence,trustandunderstandingarethekeyfactorsthatcontributetoasuccessfulloverelationship.SectionBQuotes▇Studythefollowingquotesaboutlove.Whichquote(s)doyoulikebest?Why?⊙Thecourseoftrueloveneverdidrunsmooth.——WilliamShakespeareInterpretation:Shakespearebelievesthatatruerelationshipisnoteasytoestablish.Peoplehavedifferentpersonalities,conceptsofvalue,preferencesoflifestyle,etc.Whentwopersonsoftheoppositesexdevelopaloverelationship,theyhavetotrytheirbesttounderstandeachotherandreconcilewitheachother.WilliamShakespeareAboutWilliamShakespeare:WilliamShakespeare(1564-616):anEnglishwriterofplaysandpoems,whoisgenerallyregardedasthegreatestofallEnglishwriters.HismanyfamousplaysincludethetragediesRomeoandJuliet(《罗密欧与朱丽叶》),Hamlet(《哈姆雷特》),JuliusCaesar(《裘力斯·凯撒》),Macbeth(《麦克白》),Othello(《奥2瑟罗》),andKingLear(《李尔王》);thecomediesAMidsummerNight’sDream(《仲夏夜之梦》),TwelfthNight(《第十二夜》),andAsYouLikeIt（皆大欢喜》).⊙Tofearloveistofearlife,andthosewhofearlifearealreadythreepartsdead.——BertrandRussellInterpretation:HereRussellemphasizestheimportanceofanactiveattitudetowardslove.Weshouldnotbeafraidtofallinlovejustbecauseitisnoteasytofindtrueloveorjustbecauseofanypossiblesetbacks.Alifewithoutloveisasdullasadyingmanbecausehelackstheenergyandpassiontoenjoylife.BertrandRussellAboutBertrandRussell:BertrandRussell(1872-970):aBritishphilosopherandmathematicianwhodevelopednewideasconnectingmathematicsandlogic.Heisalsoknownforbeingapacifist(和平主义者).HereceivedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1950.⊙Wheredoesthefamilystart?Itstartswithayoungmanfallinginlovewithagirl—nosuperioralternativehasyetbeenfound.——SirWinstonChurchillInterpretation:Thequotationemphasizesthattrueloveistheonlybasisuponwhichahappyfamilyisbuilt.Onlywhenthemanandthewomanloveeachotherdearlyanddevotedlycantheyenduretrialsandtribulationsintheircommonefforttobuildupahappyfamily.SirWinstonChurchillAboutSirWinstonChurchill:SirWinstonChurchill(1874-965):aBritishstatesman,soldier,andauthorwhowasPrimeMinisterduringmostofWorldWarIIandagainfrom1951to1955.HeisrememberedandadmiredbymostBritishpeopleasagreatleaderwhomadepossibleBritain’svictoryinthewar.Heisalsofamousforthemanyspeecheshemadeduringthewar.In1953ChurchillwasawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiteratureforhiswritingandoratory(演讲术).⊙Itisnothowmuchwedo,buthowmuchloveweputinthedoing.Itisnothowmuchwegive,buthowmuchloveweputinthegiving.——MotherTeresaInterpretation:Thequotationtellsusthesignificantrolethatloveplaysineverythingwedoinlife.Whateverwedo,weshouldputadequateloveintoitsothatotherscanfeelourloveandbeaffectedbyourlove.Whatwecanoffertoothersmaybeinsignificant,butaslongasthereisloveinit,thebenefitwillbesignificant.Here,loveis3understoodinabroadsense.MotherTeresaAboutMotherTeresa:MotherTeresa(1910-997):anAlbanian(阿尔巴尼亚)RomanCatholicnun(修女)wholivedinIndia,wheresheworkedtohelpthepoorandthesickinthecityofCalcutta(加尔各答).ShewontheNobelPrizeforPeacein1979,andpeoplethinkofherasatypicalexampleofsomeonewhoiskind,unselfish,andmorallygood.SectionCWatchingandDiscussion▇He'sJustNotThatIntoYouisa2009romanticcomedyfilmabouthowninepeopleinBaltimoredealwiththeirromanticproblems.Watchthefollowingvideoclipextractedfromthisfilmandthencompletethetasksthatfollow:1.Payattentiontowhatthewomansaysinthevideoclipandfillinthemissingwords.I.See,youcan’tkeepbeingnicetomeandIcan’tkeeppretendinglikethisissomethingthatit’snot.We’vebeentogetheroversevenyears.Youknowme.YouknowwhoIam.Youeitherwannamarrymeoryoudon’t.II.…foreverywomanthathasbeentoldbysomemanthathedoesn’tbelieveinmarriageandthensixmonthslater,he’smarriedtosometwenty-four-year-oldthathemetatthegym.III