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Unit 4 marriage
I.Lead-in questions
1)What kind of person do you want to marry? What are your standards in choosing a life companion?
2)What do you think is crucial for a happy marriage?
Put emphasis on character /temperament/education /profession/ income /appearance/family background
Consider…..of great importance in choosing a boyfriend /life companion )
II.Topics for debate
1)Arguments for or against giving first priority to economic status in choosing a spouse（group 6）
2)Arguments for or against giving first priority to
education
3)Arguments for or against giving first priority to
appearance
4)Vitual marriage online is advisable.（group 3）
5)People should have trial marriages before wedding.（group 2）
6)Two Homosexuals
Love Terms
Single/bachelor
Single woman /bachlorette 单身女郎
Luck a lot 缘分
Matchmaker月下老人
Marriage go-between 媒人
Matrimonial agency 婚姻介绍所
Blind date 相亲
Pull one’s heartstrings 打动心弦
Mutual attraction 相互吸引
Fall in love at first sight 一见钟情
One’s own wishful thinking 一厢情愿
Whole-hearted love
Inseparable love
Everlasting love 永恒的爱情
Be in love相爱
Pure love 纯洁的爱情
Deep love 深沉的爱情
Platonic love 精神恋爱
Erotic love 性爱
One-sided love 单相思
Lose one’s love 失恋
Fancy sick 害相思病的
Love token 定情信物
Love letter
Lover’s vows 山盟海誓
Lover/sweetheart 情人
Rival in love 情敌
Old flame 旧情人
Court 求爱
Propose for marriage 求婚
Suitor 求婚者
Finance(husband-to-be) 未婚夫
Financee(wife-to-be) 未婚妻
Intended wife
Couple-to-be
Beauty is in the eyes of the lover
Marraige Terms
Legal marriage 合法婚姻
Trial marriage 试婚
Cohabitation 同居
Early marriage 早婚
Late marriage 晚婚
Marriage mad in Heaven 天生一对
Freedom of marriage 婚姻自主
Arranged marriage 包办婚姻
Mercenary marriage 买卖婚姻
Left-hand marriage 门户不当的婚姻
Marriage certificate 结婚证
Family background 家境
Be well-matched in social and economic status 门当户对
Be filial to one’s parents 孝敬父母
Family man 有家室的人
Family planning 计划生育
Abortion 堕胎
Other half 配偶
Separation 分居
Divorce 离婚
Broken family 破碎家庭
Divorce by consent 协议离婚
Willing divorce 自愿离婚
Wedding ceremony 婚礼
Wedding march 结婚进行曲
Auspicious day 黄道吉日
Wedding night 花烛夜
Wedding feast 喜宴
Bridal chamber 洞房
Honey moon 蜜月
Well-matched couple 很般配的一对
Ex-husband/wife
Wedding card 喜贴
Wedding ring 婚姻戒指
Dowry 嫁妆
Match-maker/go-between 媒人
Marriage propose 提亲
Father-in-law 岳父
Mother-in law岳母
Groomsman/best man 男傧相
Bride-maids 女傧相
Group disscussion: (groups 1-6)
Nude women and Peking Opera: pornography or art?
A selection of photos taken 10 years ago about Peking Opera is now stirring a debate on the Internet. In these six black and white pictures, the female characters are naked.
Every photo's theme is a well-known story of Peking Opera, but the pictures show the male characters in costume and the naked females posing intimately with them. And it's the nude women who are the focus of the viewers' attention, rather than the Peking Opera costumes. The purpose of these photos is not clear but people speculated where the photographs first appeared.
The first guess is that these photos are murals of a Beijing pub. The first Internet posting of these pictures appeared in August 2005 and the poster revealed the pub was going to be sold around that time. However, he did not mention the name or location of the pub.
Many web surfers were angry at these photos because of the combination of nude women and Peking Opera. Some said they would never go to the pub with these painted murals, saying that they ruined the reputation of China' s traditional art. Others thought these photos were pornographic. But there were also countless web viewers inquiring about the location of the pub.
Due to their shocking content, these photos were reposted by many netizens till June this year but the captions were changed to "nude players perform Peking Opera in a Beijing pub". A netizen commented, "These performers went too far. I strongly feel they should be punished!" and some others said, "We can see another level of Peking Opera now. It's rare."
Others believed the source of these photos are part of someone's personal photographic work called "San Jie" or "Three Realms", which were taken by a photographer named Liu Zheng in 1990s. Although people realize these bold photos are considered art, they are still talking about the relationship of Peking Opera and nudity.
A netizen explained, "I'm not against nudity, but I'm firmly opposed to the combination of naked women and Peking Opera. I don't think people should disgrace our Chinese treasure."
Liu was shocked by the comments on the Internet, and people posting his pictures without his permission. He promised to hold a press conference in the near future. "I'm preparing to solve the problem by lawsuit," he said.
Gallery manager Chen Guangjun and close friend of Liu, also expressed his surprise. "Many photographers thought it's weird. I didn't know anything about it until reporters asked me what happened to Liu."
Chen said he knew of the series of photographs "Three Realms" and believes they have nothing to do with Peking Opera. "Liu's work is popular overseas and he just borrowed some cultural elements from Chinese art, which foreigners like."
He continued, "Sometimes it's hard to define art and pornography. People outside art circles may think an artistic work is pornographic. If these photos were published 10 years ago, they could stir many more debates," he added. "I don't believe Liu sold his work to a pub. So if any pub has his work, they are pirating his pictures."
Yin Hong, a professor of School of Journalism and Communication of Tsinghua University explained people's attitudes towards art are constantly evolving, and becoming more accepting of nude art. He says it's because of such mediums as the Internet and television that people can decide whether an artist's work is art or pornographic. People not only need to verify the purpose and content of the work, but also discuss how it affects society's values and morals.
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