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1、补充阅读材料(BookII)Unit1LoveDr.CeGeorgeBoereeHumanhappinessseemstobestronglytiedtohavingcloseandsatisfyingrelationshipswithfriends,family,and,ofcourse,apartner.Thedesireforapartnerissopowerfulinhumanbeingsthatonewritersuggestedthebasicunitofhumanlifeisnottheindividual,butthecouple・Loveisbasicallyamat
2、terofcaringaboutsomeoneelseHswell-beingasmuchormorethanyoucareaboutyourown.Iftheyfeelpainorsadness,yousufferwiththem.Iftheyfindhappiness,youfeelhappyforthem.Strongloveeveninvolvessacrificingyourownhappinessandevensometimesyourownlifefortheotherperson.Therehavebeenmanysuggestionsastovarioustypeso
3、flove・Forexample,somehavedifferentiatedbetweenromanticlove,whichisbasedonpassion,companionatelove,whichisbasedoncompanionshipandcommitment,andconsummatelove,whichhasboth.Anotherwaytoclassifyloveisintermsofthepeopleinvolved.Parentallove,subdividedintomaternalandpaternallove,istheloveaparentfeelsf
4、orhisorherchildren.Filialloveisinturntheloveachildhasforhisorherparents.Friendshipis,ofcourse,thelovegoodfriendsfeelforeachother.Andanotherformofloveiscompassion,whichisnHttiedtoanyonepersonbutratherisfelttowardsallpeopleandsometimesevenalllife.Thelovewefeelforthatnspecialsomeone11isnodoubtthemo
5、stcomplex,involvingasitdoes,intimacy,passion,andcommitment.Wetraditionallythinkofitasheterosexual,buttheexactsamefeelingsoccurinhomosexualrelationships.Lovebetweenparentandchildveryclearlyhassomebiologicalroots.Thereisasimilaritybetweentheattachmentbetweenparentandchildandtheinstinctualbehaviors
6、ofanimalsthatmakesthatobvious・However,humanbeingsneverseemtobetotallydeterminedbyinstincts,andwehavecountlesscasesofpeoplewhotreattheirchildrenortheirparentsverybadly.Lovebetweenfriendsseemstobeginwithcommonalities:Weareattractedtopeoplewhoaresimilartous.Becausewesharecertainqualities,beingwitho
7、therslikeusvalidatesus,givesusasenseofworth.Afterall,theylikeus,andwelikethem,sowemustbeokay.Ofcourse,thingsarerarelysimplewithpeople:Sometimesweareattractedtopeoplepreciselybecauseofourdifferences.Insomecases,itusamatterofw