2016年自考英语二教材课文讲义unit3

Unit 3 Friendship and Loyalty

I. New words and expressions New words

1. reflection n. （关于某主题的）思考，回忆

2. loyalty n. 忠诚；忠实；忠心耿耿

3. recognize v. 承认；意识到

4. betray v. 辜负；对…不忠

5. indeed adv. 其实；实际上

6. virtue n. 高尚的道德；正直的品性；德行

7. trend n. 趋势；趋向；倾向；动态；动向

8. befriend v. 做（尤指需要帮助者的）朋友；友善相待

9. request v. （礼貌或正式地）请求，要求

10. trendy adj. 时髦的；赶时髦的

11. multitude n. 众多；大量

12. mutual adj. 共有的；共同的

mutual respect / understanding

辨析：mutual / manual / manure / mature / menu / mental

13. term n. 词语；术语：措辞

14. site n. 网站；站点

15. acronym n. 首字母缩略词

16. perish v. 丧失；湮灭；毁灭

17. thought n. 想法；看法；主意；记忆

18. gossip n. 流言蜚语

19. challenge v. 考查…的能力；考验…的技巧

20. akin adj. 相似的；类似的

21. deposit n. 存款

22. account n. 账户

accountant

current account

deposit account

23. interest n. 利息

24. well-being n. 健康；安乐；康乐

25. welfare n. （个体或群体的）幸福，安全与健康

26. essence n. 本质；实质；精髓

27. seek v. 寻找

28. notoriety n. 恶名；坏名声

notorious 相当于infamous

29. premise n. 前提；假定；

30. exploit v. 利用（…为自己谋利）

31. reconnect v. 再联系；再联络

32. virtual adj. （通过计算机软件，如在因特网上）模拟的，虚拟的

33. assure v. 使确信；向…保证

assure sb. of sth.

assure sb. that…

34. caution n. 警告；告诫

35. lyric n. 歌词

36. undisputed adj. 不容置疑的；毫无疑问的；不可争辩的

37. generation n. （统称）一代人，同代人，同辈人generation gap

four generations living under the same roof

Phrases and Expressions

1. stick by 坚持忠于；不离不弃（某人）

2. through thick and thin不畏艰难险阻

go through thick and thin

3. lead to 导致，造成（后果）

4. a multitude of 众多的；大量的

5. perish the thought 甭想了；但愿不会如此

6. engage in （使）从事，参加

7. in essence 本质上

8. assure…of…使放心；向…保证

9. pay attention to 注意

10. warn…of…警告某人某事

II. Text Learning

Reflections: Friendship and loyalty

①How many of us recognize true loyalty in a friend? Loyalty consists of（参考Unit1，TextA）a friend, who will stick by you, through thick and thin. A friend who is always honest with you and never betrays the friendship with lies is a loyal friend. If you have a loyal friend, you have indeed found a true virtue in that friend.（承上句）

②The current trend on the internet is befriending anyone who requests to be your friend. However, this new trend may lead to disasters.（承上句）It may be popular and trendy to have a network filled with a multitude of mutual friends. However, one true loyal friend may be the only friend you need.

③A term used on the popular Facebook site is B.F.F. This acronym means best friends forever. Are they really your best friends forever? You might ask yourself this question, "Will they share my private matters with others on the pages of Facebook, or perish the thought, engage in gossip about me with others?" (1)If the answer to that is , "I don't know", more than likely, they will not be your best friends forever. Maybe not, even for a day.

本部分重点及难点：

1. If the answer to that is , "I don't know", more than likely（很有可能）, they will not be your best friends forever.

more than likely: very likely

more than happy: very happy

more than pleased: very pleased