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Marriage Across the Nations 课文结构分析/text structure analysis

In Passage A, the writer uses one of the common ways to present one’s opinion. The structure can be described in the following chart. 

 Presentation of some ideas, opinions or arguments.

                                                        

 Correct or reject the ideas, opinions or arguments.

                                                        

 Presentation of some other, or different or even opposing ideas, opinions or arguments.

                                                        

 Facts, or reasons, or examples to support the ideas, opinions or arguments presented.

 
   Please look at the following chart again! The writer presented two different ideas: one about her early idea and the other about others’ idea. Then she goes on to reject both of them. The two ideas and the rejects are parallel to each other. In text structure analysis, we call them a matching Relationship of compatibility. In other words, the two parts compare with each other in their similarity. Both of the ideas are not correct and are followed by corrections. So, we can also call them parallel structure.

 

 

 

The mother’s original opinion: To start with I must admit that at first I harbored reservations about a mixed marriage, prejudices you might even call them.

The mother corrects her original opinion: But when I met Mark I found him a charming and intelligent young guy. Any mother would be proud to have him for a son-in-law. So, color has nothing to do with it.

 

 

   The mother presents others’ opinion: Yes, my friends talk. Some even express shock at what you’re doing.

   Then the mother rejects that opinion, too: But they live in a different world. So you see, Mark’s color is not the problem.