Unit-6-Friendship

Unit 6
Friendship
Tips for Making New Friends
Are you new at your school or just want more people to like you? Read on for some advice on how to do that and follow these tips.
Introduce yourself to people who you don’t know, whether one of you are new to the school or not.
Smile at that person and be friendly. People are much more approachable when they smile.
Compliment (称赞）them. Don’t lie but find something positive to point out. It will make them more comfortable around you.
Start a conversation with them. Ask about their interests, classes they have，some people they hang out with, what sports they’re in, etc.
Extend an invitation. If you’re going to the movies，mall，etc. you can ask if they’d like to go.
Offer to show new people around or walk with them to their next class to show them the way.
Share your hobbies and interest. Invite them along to participate.
Look interested when people talk to you. Being a good listener is the key to a friendship. When you talk to someone, use their names. It is scientifically proven that people like the sound of their own names.
Laugh at people! Jokes. If you can see they made an effort on a particular joke，you should acknowledge the humor.
♦Detailed Study of the Text
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1.It’s difficult to start attending a new school.
It’s difficult to start going to a new school.
attend v.
1.go regularly to a school, church, etc.经常去，定期去
eg. All children between the ages of 5 and 16 must attend school.
所有5至16岁的孩子必须上学。

The Greens attend church every Sunday.
格林一家每周日都去教堂。

2.present at a place 出席，参加
e.g. attend a meeting/lecture出席会议/听演
attend a wedding/a funeral 参加婚礼/葬礼
2. However, you can adapt yourself to the new environment and have just as much
fun as at your old school.
However，you can change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with the new environment and have just as much happiness as you had at your old school.
adapt oneself to: change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation 使适应
e.g. Adapting yourself h lives in different cultures is not easy.
适应不同文化的生活不是一件容易的事情。

It took him a hard time to adapt himself to his new environment.
适应新环境让他度过了一段痛苦的日子。

as much…as:此句型意为“和……一样”。

在as ... as中可加入单数可数名词，即：“as +形容词+ a/an +名词+ as”。

若是复数名词，可用“many/few +复数名词+ as” ；若是不可数
名词，则用“as much/little +不可数名词+ as’’。

e.g. In America, I have as many friends as at home.
我在美国的朋友和在国内的一样多。

We don t have as much money as they have.
我们没有他们的钱多。

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3.Never change who you are to try and fit in.
Do not try to change yourself in order to be accepted by others.
fit in (with): live, work, etc. in a easy and natural way with sb./sth.适应
e.g. At first I am a little bit worried, but soon learn to fit in.
刚开始，我有点担心，但很快就学会适应了。

Does my plan fit in with yours?
我的计划和你的冲突吗？
4.Nothing makes a worse first impression than bad smell from your mouth that could
knock someone over.
Bad smell from your mouth would ruin your first impression completely and make other people keep away from you.
knock over: hit sb. and make them fall to the ground 撞倒；打倒
e.g. He was knocked down by a bicycle.
他被自行车撞倒在地。

5.It can make you seem more friendly and approachable.
It can make you seem more friendly and easy to talk to.
approachable: a. friendly and easy to talk to; easy to understand 可接近的，和蔼可亲的
e.g. Although he is a famous singer, he is approachable.
尽管他是著名歌手，却非常平易近人。

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6. inviting: a. making you want to do, try, taste, etc; attractive 诱人的，吸引人的 e.g. an inviting meal 诱人的饭菜
an inviting place 吸引人的地方
7. A smile goes a long way.
A smile will be of great help.
go a long way (towards doing sth.): help very much in achieving sth. 大有帮助 e.g. The new law goes a long way towards solving the problem.
新法律十分有助于解决这一问题。

8. Stick your chin up and make eye contact with other people.
Raise your head and have eye contact with other people.
make contact with: the act of communicating with sb, especially regularly 和……接触 e.g. The pilot a as trying a make contact with the base..
飞行员正试图与基地联系。

I have made contact with the man who is in charge. 我已经跟那个负责人接触过了。

9. Join after-school activities you like ——ball games or theater, or hang around for a club meeting.
Join after-school activities you like —ball games or theater, or get together for a club meeting.
hang around: wait or stay near a place, not doing anything particular (在某处附近）等待，逗留，闲荡
e. g. Go home direct after school. Do not hang around on the street.
放学了别在街上逗留，赶紧回家。

10. Since being new is something th at you all have in common, it shouldn’t be that hard
to make new friends.
Because you are all n e w,i t s hould be easy to be friends with each other.
in common with: in the same way as 共有
e.g. It looks that we have a lot in common.
看来我们有很多共同之处。

Thee have nothing in common with each other.
他们没有一点共同语言。