高考英语《流行话题 语境识词4500》Unit 89　Seven Myths of Single Womanhood素材.doc

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1、高考英语《流行话题语境识词4500》Unit89　SevenMythsofSingleWomanhood素材Unit89　　SevenMythsofSingleWomanhood　　Thereismuchconfusionandconcernoverwhatitmeanstobeasinglelady.Thisisbecausemostyoungwomenswallowenoughofthesinglehoodliestopermeatethemselveswithsinglesickness.Itishardnottobelievethesemyt

2、hs.They'refedtouseverywhere,evenfromwell-meaningpeoplewhotrytobeencouraging.　　Myth1.Singlenessislonely.Thisissimplynotthecase.Theonlysingleswhoclaimtobelonelyarethosewhochoosetobelonely.Perhapsifayoungwomanislivingonherown,thereismoreroomforthisfeelingtocreepin.Oneofthereasonsw

3、hysinglenessseemssodauntingisbecauseoftheverytermitself:Single.Itconjuresuptheimageofaloneperson,goingthroughlifewithnocompanions.Yetbeingasingleonlyappliestothelackofamarriagepartner.Tocallyourselflonelywhenallyoulackisonepersoninyourlifeisfoolish.Thereisawholehostofotherpeopl

4、ewhoserelationshipscanbejustasmeaningfulasamarriagepartner.Thesinglelifeshouldonlyopenupmoreopportunitiesforrelationshipstodevelop.　　Myth2.Singlenessisawaitingperiod.Thisispartiallytrue;butwhenmadethemainfocus,itactuallybecomesdevastating.We'veallheardaboutwaitingforourshiptoco

5、mein.itmeansthatoneofthesedayswe'regoingtogetabigbreak(marriage),andthenlifewillbemoremeaningfulafterthat(closecompanionship,children,etc.).Ithinkthisismoreofanintellectualproblemthananythingelse.Thedifferencecomeswhenwechangeourmodeofthinking.Insteadofthinkingaboutwaiting,whyn

6、otthinkaboutdoing?Yoursingleyearscanbesomeofthebestyearsofyourlife,sowhynotgetbusytoday?　　Myth3.Ifyou'resingle,otherpeopleshouldfeelbadlyforyou.Whydopeopletendtobesympathetictowardsingles?Becausesinglepeopleaskforit.Therearefewexamplesoftrulycontentedsingles.Evenunderapretenseo

7、fsatisfaction,thereliesanoteofdiscontentandperhapsanger.Singlewomenneedtocultivateaproperattitudeandchoosetobecheerful.　　Myth4.Theolderyouare,thelessofachancethereisofgettingarrived.Beingyoungerdefinitelydoesn'tmeanmorequalified.Infactelongeryouwait,themoreadvantagesyoumayhave.

8、Thelongerthewaituntilyouaremarried,thegreaterchancetor