Question

帮忙解释一篇英语阅读

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I made a pledge (发誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting a Biblical (圣经) passage about husbands being thoughtful of their wives. Then he went on to say, “Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love.” To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well, for two weeks that would change.

And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said, “That new yellow sweater looks great on you.”

“Oh, Tom, you noticed,” she said, surprised and pleased. Maybe a little puzzled.

After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, “Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.

So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that’s how the whole vacation passed. I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love.

There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. On the last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with saddest expression.

“What’s the matter?” I asked her.

“Tom,” she said in a voice filled with distress, “do you know something I don’t?”

“What do you mean?”

“Well… that checkup I had several weeks ago… our doctor… did he tell you something about me? Tom, you’ve been so good to me… am I dying?”

It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.

“No, honey,” I said, wrapping her in my arms. “You’re not dying; I’m just starting to live.”

65. In the first paragraph, “No ifs, ands or buts” probably mean ________.
A. unnecessarily B. unconditionally C. impossibly D. unexpectedly

66. From the story we may infer that Tom drove to the beach cottage ________.
A. alone B. with his family C. with Evelyn D. with his children

67. During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because ________.
A. she looked lovely in her new clothes B. she was seriously ill

C. he was determined to be a good husband D. he had made a lot of money in Wall Street

68. By saying “I’m just starting to live,” Tom means that ________.
A. he is beginning to feel regret for what he did to his wife before

B. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change

C. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life

D. he is just beginning to enjoy life as a loving husband
这篇我全错，我的答案是CBBA,帮忙解释

Answer 1

答案是BACD吗？
-第一个你不该错，这个明显是B，意思是无条件的，ifs,buts,ands这些明显是连接句子中条件成分的单词。意思是他想做一个loving man，没有“如果”，“但是”这些条件，完全无条件的。
-第二个我一开始也选了B，因为才刚看完第一段。不过后面我花了1分钟看完全文又改过来了，作者在后面第三段写他到达假日旅馆后在门口亲吻他妻子，说明之前他是一个人。第6段说2周远离华尔街(Wall Street)的公司，也说明了他之前在忙碌工作，这次是只身赶往约定的旅馆赴约。
-第三题的答案很明显么，基本全文都在说他是听了一个讲圣经的广播就想做新好男人啊。他老婆没病，他做的太好了，以致他老婆以为自己有病就问他，结果他最后笑了说，“不是你要死了，而是我正要新生”
-最后一个题目。。其实你没错，而且题目中大部分的选项都没错，你错在生在了中国。。。题目说“我正要新生”，那你就得选和他意思相近的，而D是比较相近的，这是中国出题的特色。。。自己翻译一下4句话，然后好好体会一下我说的。。用小学做中文阅读理解的思路来。。除非你小学语文不及格。。

Answer 2

1 B Totally loving. No ifs, ands or buts.（是说没有可是/如果，和以及但是） 意思是没有借口的
所以是 unconditionally 无条件的
2 A 从这故事里，我们能理解为汤姆是自己一个人开车去海边的。 （“Evelyn’s been alone here with the kids all week and now she wants to be alone with me.” 这一句说明了evelyn和孩子已经在哪有一个星期了）
3 C 文章一开始就说了他下决心要当一位好丈夫。（I made a pledge (发誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father.）那两个星期里他对老婆太好所以他老婆误认为之前做的身体检查报告出来不理想，以为自己快死了。
4C 我才正真开始活着 他才开是体会到人生真正的意思