He stuck by her through all life's ups and downs.他始终不渝地陪伴她历尽了人生 的荣辱浮沉。 Like most married couples we've had our ups and downs, but life is like that. X3 数已婚夫妇一样,我们也经历过波折起伏。可生活就是那样的 2 for a time: for a short period暂时,一度 You'll have your own office soon but for a time you'll have to share one.不久你会有 自己的办公室,不过你暂时还得与别人合用 For a time, we all thought that Sherry and Frank would get married.有一段时间,我 们都以为雪莉和弗兰克会结婚 3. meet with: encounter sth; experience sth.遭遇,受到,经历 She met with heavy traffic on her way back.她在回来的路上遇到了严重的交通阻 塞 They'd never met with such poor service before.他们以前从未遇到过这么糟糕的 服务。 4. all along: all the time; from the beginning始终,从开始一直 I realized I had had it in my pocket all along.我发现它一直就在我衣袋里。 She was kind to me all along.她一直对我很好 5. on the surface: when not observed, thought about,etc. deeply表面上,外表上, 从表面上看 he plan seems on the surface to be quite practical.表面看来这个计划很切实可行。 On the surface this seems like a difficult problem but in fact there s an easy solution toit.表面看来这是个难题,实际上很容易解决。 6. at one's worst: showing the most unpleasant side of sb.最差的一面 I' m at my worst in the morning.我早晨的时候感觉最不好 This problem over late paying has shown him at his worst.这个迟延付款的问题显 示出了他为人最糟糕的一面。 7 take care of: be responsible for, deal with负责,处理 Her secretary took care of all her appointments.她的约会都由她的秘书负责安排 All the travel plans have been taken care of.所有旅行安排都处理好了 2. Summary of the text Mark, a Black, and his girlfriend Gail decided to marry him after being together for two years, experiencing the usual ups and downs of a couple, learning to know understand and respect each other. They tried to avoid the mistake made by many couples of marrying for the wrong reasons, only to learn more about tolerance, compromise and being open with each other despite their racial and cultural differe However, Gails mother, who had all along supportive of their relationship, counseled Gail to be really certain she was doing the right thing. Gail's father even went so far as to suspect that Mark might be using this marriage to obtain United States citizenship. He quoted statistics and gave examples to illustrate the higher divorce rates and possible problems existing in mixed couples to warn Gail that she was rushing into marriage without thinking carefully about itHe stuck by her through all life's ups and downs. 他始终不渝地陪伴她历尽了人生 的荣辱浮沉。 Like most married couples we've had our ups and downs, but life is like that. 像大多 数已婚夫妇一样, 我们也经历过波折起伏。可生活就是那样的。 2. for a time: for a short period 暂时，一度 You'll have your own office soon but for a time you'll have to share one. 不久你会有 自己的办公室, 不过你暂时还得与别人合用。 For a time, we all thought that Sherry and Frank would get married. 有一段时间，我 们都以为雪莉和弗兰克会结婚。 3. meet with: encounter sth.; experience sth. 遭遇，受到，经历 She met with heavy traffic on her way back. 她在回来的路上遇到了严重的交通阻 塞。 They'd never met with such poor service before. 他们以前从未遇到过这么糟糕的 服务。 4. all along: all the time; from the beginning 始终，从开始一直 I realized I had had it in my pocket all along. 我发现它一直就在我衣袋里。 She was kind to me all along. 她一直对我很好。 5. on the surface: when not observed, thought about, etc. deeply 表面上, 外表上, 从表面上看 The plan seems on the surface to be quite practical. 表面看来这个计划很切实可行。 On the surface, this seems like a difficult problem, but in fact there's an easy solution to it. 表面看来这是个难题, 实际上很容易解决。 6. at one’s worst: showing the most unpleasant side of sb. 最差的一面 I'm at my worst in the morning. 我早晨的时候感觉最不好。 This problem over late paying has shown him at his worst. 这个迟延付款的问题显 示出了他为人最糟糕的一面。 7. take care of: be responsible for; deal with 负责，处理 Her secretary took care of all her appointments. 她的约会都由她的秘书负责安排。 All the travel plans have been taken care of. 所有旅行安排都处理好了。 2. Summary of the Text Mark, a Black, and his girlfriend Gail decided to marry him after being together for two years, experiencing the usual ups and downs of a couple, learning to know, understand and respect each other. They tried to avoid the mistake made by many couples of marrying for the wrong reasons, only to learn more about tolerance, compromise and being open with each other despite their racial and cultural differences. However, Gail’s mother, who had all along supportive of their relationship, counseled Gail to be really certain she was doing the right thing. Gail’s father even went so far as to suspect that Mark might be using this marriage to obtain United States citizenship. He quoted statistics and gave examples to illustrate the higher divorce rates and possible problems existing in mixed couples to warn Gail that she was rushing into marriage without thinking carefully about it