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Main idea and structure of the text The author gives the reader a detailed expositin of what prenups are, who needs prenups, what points to be taken care of before signing prenupos, and how people evaluate prenups.

l Structure of the text l. Part One (paras. 1 -4) A general introduction of prenups: What are prenups and how they are forged? l. Part Two（paras. 5 -8） Who need to have prenups. There are 4 types of people who need to have prenups before a marriage. l. Part Three（paras. 9 -14） What points should be taken care of when one goes into a premarital agreement. l. Part Four（paras. 15 -16） The general evaluations of prenups, One is negative and the other positive.

Writing Skills General-specific exposition General Statement (总分法 ) Who want prenups? (Paras. 5 - 8) Detail 1: Those who will be involved in great economic consequences a divorce and those Detail 2: Those who haveinaccumulated who want to remarry. (Para. 5) been stung considerable wealth, have already Detail 3: Those who want to shield assets to once, and want to reduce their exposure to be passed on to who children Detail 4: Those have, and or grandchildren are in line for, future problems. (Para. 6) and plan to remarry a spouse has died. great inherited wealthafter or family businesses, (Para. 7) if the future partners have little or especially nothing at all. (Para. 8)

General-specific exposition General Statement (总分法 ) What points to be taken care of before signing prenups? (Paras. 9 -14) Detail 1: Proper guidelines are necessary; a lawyer is required to write the document; and do Detail 2: Do not sign a prenup under pressure. not use the same lawyer as your future spouse (Para. 10)Watch out that a dispute of carrying out Detail 3: does. (Para. 9) prenups could happen if a couple decides to Detail 4: Have a correct understanding of the divorce while living abroad with different nature of prenups: they are business agreements. passports. (Para. 12) (Para. 14)

General-specific exposition General Statement (总分法) Evaluations of prenups (Paras. 15 - 16) Detail 1: Prenups sometimes may help save a couple from a terrible marriage. (Para. 15) Detail 2: Prenups sometimes prove to be of no use to some happy marriages. (Para. 16)

Exemplification (举例法) Concrete examples help explain a general statement and clarify a point of view. They can add interest and persuasiveness to an article. Now refer to the examples in the following paragraphs to see how the writer achieves the effects: Paras. 1, 4, 11, 13

Exemplification (举例法 ) To catch the reader’s interest, the author begins his article by citing three examples as the craziest clauses of prenups. (Para. 1) Example 1: A future husband wanted to be sure that 2: if his marriage didn’tonwork out, he Example A woman insisted verifying couldwould keep his treasured ice-cream collection who walk the dog. Example 3: One man wanted the right to get safely stored away in a freezer. a divorce if his bride-to-be gained more than 15 pounds once she became his wife.

Exemplification (举例法) Most prenups are about how General financial assets will be divided up Statement if a couple divorces. (Para. 2) Example: The prenups of the famous make the headlines: lawyers for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis contested the prenuptial agreement between her and Aristotle Onassis after his death, reportedly winning $26 million in an out-of-court settlement. (Para. 4)

Exemplification (举例法) Never send out wedding General invitations until both signatures Statement are on an agreement. (Para. 10) Example 1: But not everyone takes this advice. A classic example is cited by lawyers: “. . . ” (Para. 11) Example 2: Another lawyer recalled one awkward episode where… (Para. 11)

Exemplification General Statement (举例法) There may be a dispute of carrying out prenups if a couple lives abroad with different passports. (Para. 12) Example: He gave the following example: “A wealthy Mr. Ed Smith gets married to Mrs. Smith, and they enter into a New York prenuptial contract. They live in England, and then decide to get divorced. English lawyers will say…, while Mr. Smith will want it to be an American case…” (Para. 13)

II. Words, Expressions and Notes • Word using • Expressions of the text • Notes and skills

Word Using 1. work out (L 1) develop well; prove successful e. g. Translation Things have worked out quite well for us. 起初我们觉得搬家无望，不过最终事遂人愿。 Key At first we didn’t think we’d ever move into our new house, but it all worked out in the end.

2. insist on/upon (one’s) doing/that (L 2) strongly demand sth. or doing sth. Key Translation He insists on (my) going there. 他坚持要去那儿。/ 他坚持要我去那儿。 Question Will you insist on signing prenups?

3. contest (L 18) vt. (take part in and ) try to win sth. ; n. a composition; a fight to gain control e. g. Translation The leadership election will be contested by 该党派决定不参加本次竞选。 four candidates. Key The party has decided not to contest this election.

4. sting (L 26) vt. provoke by making one angry, painful; wound with a sharp pain e. g. Translation He blew cigarette smoke to sting my eyes. 去年这位歌星因着装而遭攻击，很是苦恼。 Key Last year this singer had been stung by criticism of the way she dressed.

5. exposure (to) (L 26) n. exposing or being exposed; an instance of this e. g. Translation ① 绯闻的曝光迫使这位部长辞职。 Even a brief exposure to radiation is very ② 这位名导的新片受到媒体的广泛关注。 dangerous. Key to ② ① The exposure new film of ofthe theminister’s famous love director affairis getting forced him a lottoofresign. exposure in the media.

6. be in line for sth. /be in line to do (L 35) be likely to get or do sth. e. g. Translation John is in line for the presidency of the club 威廉王子是有望得到王位的第三号人选。 next year. Key Prince William is third in line to be admitted to the crown.

7. draw up (L 43) write out; (of a vehicle) arrive at… and stop e. g. Translation The rich man had his lawyer draw up his will so 律师起草了一份房产出售合同。 that each of his children would receive part of his money when he died. Key The lawyer drew up a contract for the sale of the property.

Expressions of the text 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. to gain in to make/hit the headlines to shield sth. (from…) to to be in line for to break out over… to lay bare

得到更多的······ to gain in… (L. 11) 越来越多的物质财富不一定表明你得到了更 多的幸福。 More and more material possessions do not suggest that you gain in more happiness.

成为头条新闻 to make / hit the headlines (L. 16) 空难、地震和地区流血冲突等灾难常常成为 我们生活中头条新闻。 Such disasters as air crashes, earthquakes and regional blood-shed conflicts often make the headlines in our life.

保护······（免于······）使能够······ to shield sth. (from… ) to (L. 32) 我们应该用一切办法保护祖国（不受外来侵 略），使之能健康繁荣地发展。 We should try every means to shield our motherland (from foreign aggressions) to develop healthily and prosperously.

即将获得，很可能得到 to be in line for (L. 35) As a result of our 由于科学家们的不懈 scientists’ untiring 努力，我国即将在杂 efforts, our country is 交水稻育种方面取得 in line for a major 重大突破。 breakthrough in cross -breeding of rice.

就 / 由于······ 爆发，产生 to break out over… (L. 52) 两国间由于能源问题 爆发了战争。 A war between the two countries broke out over the energy problem.

揭示，说出 (L. 68) to lay bare 卫星发回的图片揭示了宇宙深处的奥秘。 The pictures from the satellite lay bare the mysteries of deep space.

Notes and skills 1. They’ve been gaining in acceptance in the United States since the early 1980 s, when more states began passing laws that affected the division of financial assets in a divorce. (L 11) ① the principal clause Paraphrase Translation have been gaining in acceptance 自 20 They 世纪 80 年代初以来，由于越来越多州开始通 More andadverbial more Americans have come to accept ② the clause of time 过关于离婚财产分配的法律，越来越多美国人接受 premarital agreements sincepassing the early 了婚前协议。 when more states began laws 1980 s, when more states started to pass divorce laws ③ the attributive clause that obliged the couple to divide their properties that affected in certain ways. the division of …

2. The prenups of the famous make the headlines: Lawyers for Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis contested the prenuptial agreement between her and Aristotle Onassis after his death, reportedly winning $26 million in an out-of-court settlement. (L 17)

Paraphrase The premarital agreements of well-known people can become important news. It’s reported that Translation lawyers who worked for Jacqueline, the former first 名人的婚前协议总是头条新闻：前美国第一夫人杰 lady of the U. S. , won her $26 million after disputing 奎琳的律师在希腊船王奥纳西斯死后拿出两人的婚 the premarital agreement between her and her late 前协议对簿公堂，据说后来在庭外和解中赢得了 2 nd husband Aristotle Onassis, the Greek shipping 2, 600 万美元。 millionaire, in a settlement out of the court.

3. The effort to shield assets to be passed on to children and grandchildren is making prenups more common among retired people in their 60 s and 70 s who are remarrying after a spouse has died. (L 31)

Paraphrase ① the principal clause The effort to protect children andmore grand-children effort is making prenups common and to ensure that assets are handed down to ② the attributive clause them is making premarital agreements more who are remarrying common among people in their 60 s and 70 s, ③ the adverbial clause time who have retired and are of remarrying after a spouse died. has died. after has a spouse Translation 保护自己的资产、使之能传到儿子和孙子手中， 这种努力使婚前协议在已退休并丧偶、又准备 再婚的六、七十岁的老人中更为常见。

4. But never, warn marriage law consultants, should you use the same lawyer as your future spouse does. (L 40) Paraphrase But marriage lawyers warn that you should never employ the same lawyer who is also employed by your future spouse. Translation 但婚前法顾问警告说，永远不要选择你未来伴 侣的律师来做你的律师。

5. Moreover, the discussions for a prenuptial agreement, which involve laying bare all one’s finances, sometimes save a couple from a terrible marriage. (L 68) Paraphrase Translation ① the principal clause 此外，有关婚前协议的讨论将使两人的钱财 The discussions save can a couple fromtell. . . one marriage. What’s more, if a couple honestly 完全公开化，这有时可使一对夫妇避免一桩 ②可怕的婚姻。 the non-restrictive attributive another about their financial situations while clause: drawing up a premarital contract, this open discussions may help them avoid disputes after Which involve laying… marriage.

三 练习答案及详解 Comprehension of the Text Ⅱ 1. First，a future husband wanted to be sure that he could keep his treasured ice-cream collection if his marriage failed． Second, a woman wanted to make clear who would walk the dog． Third，one man wanted to be entitled to a divorce if his future wife gained more than 15 pounds once she married him． 2. A prenuptial agreement，or prenup，negotiated by lawyers and signed before a marriage，is mainly designed to deal with financial problems when divorce is insisted on by one party． 3. Because more and more states began passing laws based either on“splttting evenly”or on“whatever a judge thinks is‘fair’"．

4. First, a wealthy mam who has been stung once may want to avoid such future problems. Second， protecting children from a previous marriage is a strong reason．Third，when one future partner is extremely rich while the other is poor． 5. First，any language mistakes in a prenup, even a misplaced preposition，can be disastrous．Second，a prenuptial agreement signed under pressure can cause problems． Third， there can be a dispute over premarital accords if a couple decides to divorce while living abroad，or when they have different passports． 6. Prenuptial agreements are almost ignored by British courts because English law says that circumstances of a marriage aren’t static，and therefore a judge should decide how financial assets will be divided． 7. For one thing，divorce rate in the US is very high，which is often accompanied by money problems．For another，laying bare all one’s finances can sometimes save a couple from a terrible marriage． 8. Because many people just put it in a drawer and never look at it again after signing an agreement.

IV． 1. She has certainly gained in confidence over the last couple of years． 2. The actor made the headlines when he was accused of eating a pet dog. 3. Greg’s parents are worried about his exposure to the kind of people they don’t approve of while he’s at college． 4. The opposition parties are calling for the minister’s resignation over the scandal． 5. I’ve drawn up a list of candidates that I’d like to interview． 6. She’ll end up penniless if she carries on spending as much as that． 7. She lays bare her three unhappy marriages in her autobiography． 8. Hoping that he might be able to shed some light On the problem，I asked Mario to look at the engine．

Word Building VI． 1. a tradition perfected by the Elizabethans 2. an exhibition of fine Victorian furniture 3. dance music with African roots 4. 10 ts of shops run by Asians 5. make the British feel more European 6. watch ltalian football a 1 ot／very often 7. produced some Hollywoodian films 8. wrote some novels of Jamesian style

Structure VIII． 1. He always listens to the radio while driving to work． 2. He works in an American company while giving lectures on economics in a college in the evening． 3. In some countries women are treated as professional equals on the job while being treated as servants at home． 4. We should be pupils while serving as teachers． 5. The two professors will exchange their views while in Paris attending a meeting.

IX． 1. Not even once did this thought come to her mind． 2. No sooner were they released by order of the court than they were rearrested by the police． 3. Least of all did he understand the weakness of his own position． 4. Seldom did the couple go to theatre together during their stay in the USA． 5. Not unless we understand the person who has the disease can we understand a disease． Translation X. 1. It has made the headlines that the president’s wife threatened her husband with public exposure. 2. That wealthy／rich lady’s repeated demand on a premarital agreement greatly stung her future husband’s／fiance’s pride and ended up in his refusal to get married．

3. He was exposed by the media forging his brother's signature on a check and getting the money dishonestly/illegally． 4. He cited a classic example to show that the police officer shot at the man with justification because the man had shot at him first． 5. Make no mistake about it, some women would insist on the fight to get a divorce it their husbands did not work or save money as much as they did． 6. The casual discovery of the fingerprint shed／cast／threw some light on the murder he had been sent to look into． 7. Unwilling to lay bare her private thoughts to a stranger， Mary only gave him an awkward smile． 8. What matters is not whether the engaged couple has faith in each other, but to view the marriage as it is, which has no bearing on romantic love．

Text Structure Analysis: XIII. Two examples of not following lawyer’s advice: Example 1: An agreement is stuck under somebody’s nose in the day of the wedding—and it’s usually a “she”—and the signs, but doesn’t even read it. Example 2: Another awkward episode—the two sides were still editing the contract, arguing over what to keep and delete, when 150 wedding guests were arriving for the wedding. The wedding was cancelled as the agreement was not reached.

Strutured Writing XIV. Shakespear wrote in Romeo and Juliet, “A rose by any name would smell as sweet. ” An example is Roses Only, a discount rose retailer that only sold US-grown roses and was once proud of it. However, it has traveled overseas to bring better, fresher and cheaper roses but have many different foreign names. Besides, the company has begun growing its own roses in the sunshine of the Andes Mountains near the capital of Ecuador. Today these fresh roses have various kinds of foreign names and spray with water to keep them moist and flown to company stores once a week. It is to see that more than 57% of roses with foreign names are sold in the USA. They smell as sweet as US-grown roses. But this helps to hold the rose prices down and makes the American rose business flourishing.

Read and Translate One of the most popular literary figures in American literature is a woman who spent almost half of her long life in China, a country on a continent thousands of miles from the United Stated. In her lifetime, she earned this country’s most highly acclaimed(称赞) literary award, the recognition in the world, the Nobel Prize for Literature. Pearl S. Buck was almost a household(家喻户晓的) word throughout much of her lifetime because of her prolific(多产的) literary output which consisted of some 85 published works including several dozen novels, 6 collections of short stories, 14 books for children and more than a dozen works of nonfiction.

When she was 8 years old, some 25 volumes were awaiting publication. Many of those books were set in China, the land in which she spent so much of her life. Her books and her life served as a bridge between the cultures of the East and the West. As the product of those 2 cultures one became as she described herself “mentally bifocal”. Her unique background made her into an unusually interesting and versatile human being. As we examine the life of Pearl Buck, we cannot help but be aware that we are in fact meeting 3 separate people; a wife and mother, an internationally famous writer and a humanitarian and philanthropist. One cannot really get to know Pearl Buck without learning about each of the 3. Though honored in her lifetime with the William Dean Howell Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in addition to the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, Pearl Buck as a total human being, not only a famous author, is a captivating subject of study.

1. What is the author’s main purpose in the passage? A) To offer a criticism of the works of PB B) to illustrate P B’s views on Chinese literature C) indicate the background and diverse interests of P B D) to discuss P B’s influence on the cultures of the East and the West 2. P B is known as a writer of all of the following except ___ A) Novels B) children’s books C) poetry D) short stories 3. Which of the following is not mentioned as an award received by P B? A) The Nobel Prize B) the Newberry Medal A) C) The William Dean Howell Medal D) the Pulitzer Prize B) 4. P B was an unusual figure in American literature in that she A) Wrote extensively about a very different culture B) published half of her books abroad C) won more awards than any other woman of her time D) achieved her 1 st success very later in life