话题讨论
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2023年2月27日发(作者：药品商品名)小组讨论话题(新编大学英语Book2)（topicsforGroupWork）
lyloveandfatherlylove
H:Hi,money,youlookssohappy,whathappened?
Q:Nothing,justbecausethedayaftertomorrowismyfather’sbirthday,I’mgoingtobuya
oIwillsingasongtohim.
H:Clovel,WhatdoyouthinkaboutMotherlyloveandfatherlylove.
J:Myfatherisverystrictwithme,butmymotherisverykind,sheneverurgemetodothings
thatIdon’ore,
lovefromfatherisquitedifferent,itisconditional.
Z:No,Idon’t,inmyfamily,myfatherneverasksmetodoanythingthatIdon’t
wanttodo,Inaddition,outyoumony?
Q:AsfarasI’mconcerned,Anewpageinthebookofmylifehaveturnedsincemyparents
h,deny
thateverythingtheydoforusjustforoneaimwhichisgoodforus.
H:yeah,’tbe
know,itnotbecausewecanloadtheirexpectations,lyloveis
conditionalsometimes,wearethepartoftheirlives,Itsprincipleis“Iloveyoubecauseyoufulfill
myexpections,becauseyoudoyourduty,becauseyouarelikeme.”Intheword,Ilovemyparents
justliketheyloveme.
icstories
H:money,whatisthetimenow,you’renotgoinghome?
Q:What’sthehurry,itisstillearly!
H:Doyouknowwhatdayitistoday?
Q:yisit?
H:Todayis”7-7”.ChineseValentine’sDay!
Q:Really?Iknownothingaboutthat,youknow,whyisittoday?
H,Z,J:yes,weallknow.
H:Itisalongstory.
J:Everyoneknowthat,Ithink,Simplyspeaking,accordingtolegendtherewasaQueenMotherof
thewesternheavens,whousedtheMilkyWaygalaxytoseparateNiulang(CowBoy)andZhinv
(WeavingLady)eonlyallowedtomeeteachotheronceayearonthe
thebeginningoftheValentine’sDay.
Z:Howdotheymeeteachother?
H:Duringthisevening,magpieswillflytotheskyandcreateabridgeforthem.
Theymeetonthebridgeasaresultthebridgeiscalled”magpiebridge".
Q:Oh!Whataromanticstory!
H:Thereaftergirlsbegantopreparevariousexquisitesmallitems
tobegfordeftnessinthisfestivalinthehopeofobtainingloveandhappiness.
Q:e!
H:Hey!DonotforgettoleadagoodFestival!
Z:eallsoluckytohave
ngNuLangandZhiNv.
sinmyeyes.
H:Oh,no!I’hIwanttobeasuccessfulperson,earnalotof
moneyandneverneedtoworryaboutmoney.
Q:SoIthinkthatyoushouldbeawinnerinyourlifeatfirst.
Z:Isthereanyrelationshipbetweenthesetwothings?
Q:Yeah,ichpersonyoushouldfirstbeawinner.
Z:Whatdoesthatmean?
J:Itmeansthatifyouwanttobearichperson,youshouldfirstovercomealltheshortagesexisted
inyourlife,thatistosay,ht?
Q:Yes,awinnerisonewhocanwinhimself.
H:Yeah,risapersonwhoarrangehislifeinstrictdiscipline,anddoas
canearnsuccess,andbeasuccessfulperson.
Q:Ye,doyourbesttoworkforwhatyourwanttoown,
nomattersucceedorfailed,neverfeelyouareofnouseorgiveup,thenyouareawinner.
Z:Ithinkwhatyouhavesaidjustnowareindeedthecharactersofthewinners,buttheyareonly
partofthem.
J:Yes,itrequiresalottobeawinner,
ldalwaysimproveourselvesandtobeawinner.
H:Becauseof…..
greethat“Betterlatethannever”?
H:Whattookyousolong?I'vebeenwaitingforyouforages!
J:Sorry!Imissedthebusandhadtowalkhere.
H:Ohwell,latethannever!
J:AndI’msosorrythatIforgetyoubirthdaygiftyesterday,Itakeitwithmenow.
H:itdoesn’tmatter,betterlatethannever.
Z:Thispopularidiomisusedtosaythatitisbettertodosomethinglatethannotdoitatall.
Peopleoftenuseitwhensomeonearriveslateforameeting,butitcanalsobeused,forexample,
whenanemailoraletterarriveslate,whensomeonefinishessomeworkafterthedeadlinehas
passed,orwhenapersonfinallygetsaroundtodoingsomethingthatthey'vebeenputtingofffora
longtime.
Q:Yesbetterlatethannever,atleast,wedoit.-it'sbettertodowhatyouaresupposedtohave
donenow,eventhoughitislate,rwords,it'snevertoolatetomend
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