大学英语综合教程第一册 unit 2 Friendship-- TEXT A

Psychological Game 1
Think
of one of your good friends (either a boy or girl), and write down his/ her name on a piece of paper secretly. Choose one of the following objects to describe the relationship between you and he/ she.
Appreciation
A faithful friend is the medicine of life. ---William Shakespeare 忠实的朋友是人生的良药.

---威廉.莎士比亚

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.



9. estimating: judging Underestimate Overestimate 10. come to think of it: when one want to add something one has just thought of 11. might just as well: 不妨，（也） 无妨；还是…好了 E.g. There is nothing to do, so I may as well to to bed. 12. not much of a hand at doing: Be not good at doing E.g. not much of a mother A good/new/old/green hand at sth A hand for cake/icecream…
Unit 2
Friendship
Text A Text B
Text C
All the cabbie had was a letter
Never let a friend down (for home reading) Fast reading
Text A All the cabbie had was a letter Discussion Prelude Study Text Study



28. go by: pass 29. hang out: wander v. Hang back: hesitate Hang on: grasp Hang off: release Hang up: 挂断… Hang in: keep at Hang around/about: wander
making friends?


What is a good friend? What is a fair weather friend? What will you do if your good friend do something bad to you?
Friend in My Eyes


There is no man that imparts his joys to his friends, but that he joys the more; and no man that imparts his grieves to his friends, but he grieves the less. ---Bacon 与友分享欢乐者,无不欢乐倍增; 与友分担哀 伤者, 无不哀伤减半. ---培根
Psychological Байду номын сангаасame 2

有一天，你在森林中迷路了，突然被一群山贼 团团围住，山贼们将你绑在树上，决定要以弓 箭处决你，并派四名射箭好手瞄准你。假设这 四名射箭好手分别代表你四位朋友，请依下列 题目，分别写出你四位朋友的名字。 A: B: C: D: 射穿苹果的人 射中树木的人 射中心脏的人 射到树丛中的人
sands, pearl, gold, jade, shell, wood, leaf, lake
Answer



Sands— ordinary friend Pearl— predestined friend 命中注定 Gold— trustworthy friend Jade— tacit friend 不言而喻 Shell— a friend who stands together with you through thick and thin 不畏艰险 Wood— a friend who shares life and death with you 同生共死 Leaf— a friend of short period Lake-- you will be a couple


30. every now and then: sometimes 31. but for: without E.g. But for my supervisor’s advice and constant help, the completion of thesis would have been impossible. 32. be not good at …things like that: Be not a good hand at…or something/things like that 33. Get close to: leave for, reach 34: right away: at once/immediately




21. more…than…与其…不如… E.g. She was more envious than admired. More than…非常，极其，超出 E.g. They were more than willing to help. 22. urge: persuade sb to do urgency, urgent 23. have been meaning to do: Have tended/intended/planned to do Mean doing: 24. postpone: delay, put off doing sth
Answer
A——只射中苹果的人是你最尊敬的朋友 B——射中树木的人，是你希望能和对方成为超级 好友的人 C——会射中你心脏的人，表示对方是一个自私又 危险的人，当有利益冲突时，会对你毫不留情 D——射到树丛中的人，是你最好的朋友，对方是 一个值得信赖的人
Prelude
How do you feel when old friends are far away? Do you make an effort to keep in touch? Sometimes it is easy to put off writing a letter, thinking that there will be plenty of time tomorrow. But then sometimes, we leave it too late.





13. keep up one’s correspondence too well: know each other well Keep up with/at/back/down/off/on… 14. take it: assume, expect, suppose 15. practically: almost/virtually Impractical: Practicable: feasible practitioner
When
I meet troubles, I will turn to my friends for help. To be my friends, I think he or she should be.... A good friend is... A fair weather friend is... If one day, my good friend does something bad to me, I will...
Text Study
All the cabbie had was a letter
Vocabulary
Language Focus



1. be lost in: be absorbed in, be fully occupied with, be engrossed in Be lost to: don’t belong to Be lost on: neglect E.g. Good advice is lost on him. 2. get one’s attention Hold/catch/capture/draw/call/allu re one’s attention
Task Task Task Task Task Task 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vocabulary Content Questions Text Organization Text Discussion Language Focus Development
Discussion


When you meet troubles, who will you ask for help? What are the standards when you are






25. have references to: mentioned With/without reference to: 26. mean something/awfully a lot/little/ nothing to sb 27. reunion: uniUnite v. Unity n. union(s) n. Unit n. Unique a. Unify v. Uniform n. Unicycle n.




3. be available: be able to be used/had/reached 4. apologetically: in a tone of apologizing 5.settle into: be seated on 6. be in no hurry: take it easy 7. know by heart: memorize, remember 8. on the road: traveling
---Aristotle

结交朋友只在一念之间,友谊却是慢慢成熟的 果实.
---亚里士多德

I do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have them where I can find them, but I seldom use them. ---R.W. Emerson 我像对待自己的书籍一样对待我的朋友. 会 在发现他们的地方拥有他们,但我不会总去利 用他们. ---爱默生

16. actually: in fact 17. neighborhood: -hood Childhood, boyhood, girlhood, brotherhood, Motherhood, manhood, bachelorhood, likelihood, falsehood… 18. kind of: sort of, to some extent 19. be no fun to do: Fun: grief 20. on his mind: in one’s thoughts/of one’s concern Keep/bear/have in mind In one’s mind’s eye