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1、21世纪读写教程1Unit5TextATheLanguageofCompromise“Letmegiveyouonepieceofadvice,"IsaidtoTedandMaryjustbeforetheygetmarriedafewyearsago."Ifyouwanttostayhappilymarried,alwaysbepreparedtocompromise.Whenyouhavedifferentopinionsaboutsomething,youeachgivewayalittle.Youtakethemiddlecourse.Thatis
2、compromise."AndI'mgladtosaythattheyoungcoupleseemedtotakethatadvice.Irememberwhentheytooktheirfirstholidaytogether.Tedwantedtodosomethingenergetic,becausehedidn'tusuallygetmuchexerciseduringtheyear.Mary'sjobmeantthatshewasonherfeetmostofthetime.Allshewantedtodowaslieinthesun.Tedha
3、tedtheideaoflyingonabeach;Maryhatedtheideaofbeingtooactive.Theycompromised,andtooktheirholidayinmid-summer,highintheAlps.Marywasabletolieinthesunbythehotelswimmingpool,whileTedwentoffforlongwalksinthemountainswithagroupofhikers.Intheeveningtheymetatthehotel,bothcontentwiththeirday
4、,happytoeataleisurelymealtogetheranddancealittleafterwards.Theycompromisedovereverythingandtheywereveryhappy.Tocompletetheirhappiness,theyhadababywhentheyhadbeenmarriedforthreeyears--ason.Butthat,strangely,waswhentheproblemarose.Theyhadtonametheirson,ofcourse,andeachhadanameinmind
5、;notthesamename,unfortunately.Itseemedthatasituationhadarisenwherecompromisewasimpossible.TedwantedtocalltheirsonRobert,MarywantedtocallhimLawrence.Howcanyoucompromisewithnameslikethat?No,thistimeoneofthemwouldhavetogiveway,itseemed.Therewouldhavetobeawinner,andaloser.Thatwashowth
6、eysawthings,atleast.MarytoldmeallaboutitwhenIcalledatthehospitaltwodaysafterthebaby'sbirth."TedwantstocallhimRobert,"Marysaid,"becausethere'satraditioninhisfamily.TheeldestsonisalwaysRobertorEdward.HisfatherwasRobert,hisgrandfatherEdward,hisgreat-grandfatherRobert,andsoon.""Thatse
7、emsreasonable,"Isaid."Idon'twantmysontobenamedaftersomeoneinthefamily,"Marysaid."He'sauniqueindividual,andIwanthimtohaveanamethatnooneelseinthefamilyhashad.!wanttocallmysonLawrence.""Thatseemsreasonable,too,"Isaid."Everyone'sbeengivingmeadvice,"Marysaid.Thenshetoldmewhohadgivenher
8、advice,andwhatadviceshehadbeengiv
