第三课 婚姻的奥秘 (第一章)
Pre-Reading Questions:预读问题
Before you read this chapter, answer these questions.
你读本章之前请回答这些问题。
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Offer 3 reasons why people want to be married.
给出人想要结婚的三个理由。
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Offer 3 reasons why people do not want to be married or stay married.
给出人不愿结婚或维持婚姻的三个理由。
Chapter 1 – The Secret Of Marriage Questions:
第一章—-婚姻的奥秘 问题:
Answer these questions as you read or after you read the chapter.
在你阅读或读完本章后回答这些问题。
(The Decline Of Marriage) 婚姻日渐衰微
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In the opening section of the chapter, what reasons does the author present for a decline in marriage?
在本章的开篇,作者提出了婚姻衰微的原因是什么?
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What reasons for the decline of marriage are especially applicable to China?
结婚率下降的原因有哪些尤其适用于中国?
( The Search For A Compatible “Soul Mate” ) 找一个合得来的“心灵伴侣”
( Making Men Truly Masculine) 让男人成为真男人
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What does the author say about the idea of finding an ideal “soul mate”?
关于寻找理想心灵伴侣的想法,作者说什么?
(The Irony Of Pessimistic Idealism) 悲观理想主义的讽刺
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How does the belief in a marriage based on a self-centered idealism (“Me- Marriage”) lead to a pessimistic attitude toward marriage?
对婚姻信仰以自我为中心的理想主义(以我为本的婚姻)为基础,是如何导致对婚姻的悲观态度?
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What valuable insights about love does the quotation from C.S. Lewis reveal?
引用C.S.刘易斯的这句话关于爱揭示了什么宝贵见解?
(You Never Marry The Right Person)你从未嫁/娶对人
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Why does Professor Stanly Hauerwas contend that “we never marry the right person”?
为什么斯坦利·豪厄尔斯教授主张“我们从未嫁/娶对人”?
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In your opinion, how big a factor is a person’s natural sinfulness, that is selfish, rebelliousness against God and His will, and unloving toward others, in the problem of incompatibility with a spouse in marriage?
在你看来,一个人天生的罪性就如自私、违背神和他的旨意、不爱他人、在婚姻中与配偶不和谐等问题有多大的因素?
(Apocalyptic Romance) 世界末日的爱情
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Despite its critics why is marriage necessary for most people and for society?
即有批评,为什么婚姻对大多数人和社会是必要的?
(The Great Secret ) 极大的奥秘
(No False Choices) 无错的选择
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What is the great secret that God reveals through Paul’s writing about marriage in Ephesians 5?
神通过保罗在以弗所书 5 中所写的婚姻揭示了什么极大的奥秘?
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Suggest two ways in which marriage can be painful for a person in a good and helpful way.
请给出两种方式,说明婚姻对人来说既是痛苦的又好且有益的。
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Suggest two ways in which marriage can be wonderful for a person as God intends.
请列举两种方式,说明婚姻对人来说既是奇妙的又如神所愿那样。