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1、（全新版）大学英语（全新版）大学英语综合教程综合教程第一册第一册 Unit 2 FriendshipForeign Language DepartmentHenan University of Urban ConstructionQuotations about friendship:Friends(the best of friends)must part.好友终有分手时。It is good to have friends in trouble.在患难中能有朋友是好事。Prosperity makes friends and adversity tries them.富裕招致朋友，困苦考验

2、朋友。A friend is never known till a man have need.不到困窘时，永难识真友。A friend is not so soon gotten as lost.失友快，交友慢。A good friend is my nearest relation.好友即至亲。Answer questionsWhat is a fair weather friend?One who is happy to stay with you when things are going well but leaves as soon as trouble arrives.Accor

3、ding to the song,what are friends for?For both good times and bad times.Forrest Gump-a good friendCan you see which war it was?Where did it take place?Vietnam.Why did Forrest go back?To look for his best friend,Budda.What was Buddas dream.To become the shrimping boat captain.Text StructurePart OnePa

4、ras 1-20From a conversation with the cab driver the author learned how much he regretted failing to keep up correspondence with his old friend Ed.Part TwoParas 21-35Reading the letter by himself,the author learned more about the lifelong friendship between the driver and Old Ed.Part ThreeParas 36The

5、 drivers experience urged the author to reach for his pen.Writing Skills:a surprising endingAt first,did you mistake Ed for the writer of this letter,like the storyteller did?Could you find the sentences which first misleads you?-Is the letter from a child or a grandchild?-No.Ed was my oldest friend

6、.Please find out words or sentences that take on different meanings for the speaker and the listener.For example:Im sorry,but I was reading a letter.The cabbie actually meant he was reading a letter he had written to an old friend.But the storyteller thought he was reading a letter he had received f

7、rom an old friend.Other misleading sentencesGo ahead and finish your letter.Ive read it several times already.I guess I almost know it by heart.Thanks,but I dont want to read your mail.Thats pretty personal.and the first sentence reminded me of myself.Ive been meaning to write for some time,but Ive

8、always postponed it.It then went on to say that he often thought about the good times they had had together when they both lived in the same neighborhood.This is a good part here,where it says Your friendship over the years has meant an awful lot to meThat must have made you feel good,didnt it?I kno

9、w Id like to receive a letter like that from my oldest friend.A surprising ending is usually adopted in stories.Many great writers have tried this writing method.The most typical one is O.Henry,American writer of short stories.He was best known for his ironic plot twists and surprise endings.His sty

10、le of storytelling later became a model not only for short fiction,but also for American motion pictures and television programs.Could you list some of his works with surprising endings?The Last LeafThe Gift of the MagiText AAll The Cabbie Had Was A LetterBackground Knowledge Halloween Halloween is

11、celebrated annually.It is on the night of 31 October,when people once believed that ghosts could been seen.Now,in Britain and America,it is a time when children have parties,dress up as witches,make lanterns out of pumpkins from which the inside has been removed,and play“trick and cheat”.Trick or ch

12、eat is a traditional activity at Halloween.Children dress in costumes and visit houses.At each house they say“Trick or treat”.This means that they will play a“trick”,or joke,on the people in the house unless they are given a“cheat”,e.g.sweet or money.Most people prefer to give treats rather than hav

13、ing tricks played on them.BACK核心词汇absolutelyavailableawfulchokecorrespondencedestinationestimatemostlyneighborhoodpostponepracticallyreferencereunionskiptoughurge核心短语 a couple ofbe lost inchoke upcome upevery now and thengo aheadgo byhang outkeep in touch(with)keep upkind of/sort ofknow by heartmigh

14、t/may(just)as wellnot much of aon ones mindor somethingright away Language Study1.be lost in/lose oneself in:be absorbed in,be fully occupied with Examples:1)He was lost in playing computer games so he was unaware of my entering the room.2)She was lost in her novel.I had lost myself in thought.2.ava

15、ilable:able to be used,had,or reached Examples:1)Since 1990,the amount of money available to buy books has fallen by 17%.2)If you dont want to buy a kite,you can make your own using directions available in the book.3)We have already used up all the available space.3.He sounded as if he had a cold or

16、 something.:This sentence implies the sad state of mind the taxi driver was in.or something:used when you are not very sure about what you have just said Examples:1)The air fare was a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something.2)Heres some money.Get yourself a sandwich or something.Similar phrase:o

17、r something like that4.go ahead:continue,begin(sometimes followed by with+n.)Examples:1)The board of directors will vote today on whether to go ahead with the plan.2)Henry will be late but we will go ahead with the meeting anyway.5.know/learn by heart:memorize,remember exactly Examples:1)You have to

18、 know all the music by heart if you want to be a concert pianist.2)The pupils are required to learn a classic poem by heart every day.6.At least they do with me because Im on the road so much.:At least letters from home mean a lot to me because I travel a lot in a car for long distances.7.estimate:f

19、orm a judgement about(a quantity or value)Examples:1)I estimate that the total cost for the treatment of the disease will go from$5,000 to$8,000.2)Bills personal riches were estimated at$368 million.8.This isnt family.:This isnt a letter from my family.9.might/may(just)as well:倒不如倒不如,还是还是.的好的好;最好最好.

20、还是还是 If you say that you might/may(just)as well do something,you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly reluctant about it.Examples:1)Anyway,youre here;you might as well stay.2)The post office is really busy well have to queue for ages t

21、o get served.We might as well go home.10.Im not much of a hand at writing.:Im not good at writing.not much of a:not a good Examples:1)Some people may think that doing housework for others is not much of a career.2)He is not much of a father,but he is an outstanding professor.11.keep up:continue with

22、out stopping Examples:1)They risk losing their homes because they can no longer keep up the repayments.2)I was so hungry all the time that I could not keep the diet up for longer than a month.12.correspondence:1)the act of writing,receiving or sending letters(不不可可数数，但但可可加加a,often followed by with+n.

23、)Example:His interest in writing came from a long correspondence with a close college friend.2)the letters that sb.receives or sends(used as an uncountable noun)Examples:a)Mary really never mentions her step-mother in her correspondence.b)Any further correspondence should be sent to my new address.1

24、3.But I take it hes someone.:But I expect that he is someone The sentence pattern I take it(that)is used to say that you expect someone will do something,know something etc.Example:I take it(that)youve heard that all the students in my class have done a very good job in CET Band 4.14.practically:alm

25、ost,but not completely or exactly Examples:1)Hed known the old man for practically ten years.2)I know people who find it practically impossible to give up smoking.15.Went to school together?:The complete sentence is like this:You went w school together?(In colloquial English a declarative sentence w

26、ith a rising tone may serve as a question.)16.neighborhood:one of the parts of a town where people live Examples:1)It seemed like an ideal neighborhood to raise my children in.2)Houses in a good neighborhood are likely to be sold at a high price.17.kind of/sort of:(infml;kind of is esp.AmE,sort of e

27、sp.BrE)a little bit,in some way or degree(used before v.or after a link verb)Examples:1)She wasnt beautiful.But she was kind of cute(可爱的,聪明的).2)The boys description kind of gives us an idea of whats happening.18.lose touch(with sb.):meet and contact sb.less and less often,gradually stop writing,tele

28、phoning,or visiting them Examples:1)I lost touch with my former classmates after graduation.2)In my job one tends to lose touch with friends.19.a couple of:(infml)a few,more than one but not many Examples:1)Do you have a moment?There are a couple of things Id like to talk to you about.2)They promise

29、d the students that they would find a substitute teacher in a couple of days.20.But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again,almost more to himself than to me.:But I realized that the taxi driver was still thinking of Old Ed when he spoke again.It seemed that he spoke more to

30、 himself than to me.on ones mind:in ones thoughts;of concern to one(If something is on your mind,you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot.)Example:This travel plan has been on my mind all week.21.keep in touch(with sb.):If you keep in touch with someone,you write,phone,or visit

31、 each other regularly.Examples:1)The old man kept in touch with his children while living in a nursing home.2)While doing the research work in the Antarctic,the professor kept in touch with his students via e up:1)happen,occur,esp.unexpectedly Example:Sorry,I am latesomething came up at home.”2)be m

32、entioned or discussed Examples:a)The issue of safety came up twice during the meeting.b)The term Project Hope has come up a lot recently in the newspapers.23.urge:try very hard to persuade(often used in the pattern urge sb.to do sth.or followed by a that-clause.In the that-clause,should or the base

33、form of a verb is used.)Examples:1)They urged the local government to approve plans for their reform programme.2)I urged my cousin to take a year off to study drawing.3)Sir Fred urged that Britain(should)join the European Monetary System.24.postpone:delay(usu.followed by n./gerund)Examples:The coupl

34、e had postponed having children to establish their careers.25.It had references to things that.:The letter made mention of things that reference:1)the act of talking about sb./sth.,or mentioning them(usu.followed by to)Example:It was strange that he made no reference to any work experience in his re

35、sume.2)sth.that shows you where else to look for information,for example the page number of another place in a book Example:Make a note of the reference number shown on the form.3)the act of looking at sth.for information Example:a)Use the dictionary for easy reference.b)Keep their price list for fu

36、rther reference.26.Like it says there,.about all we had to spend in those days was time.:As the letter says there,.though we didnt have much money we had a lot of free time.”27.absolutely:totally and completely Examples:1)Funding is absolutely necessary if research is to continue.2)There is absolute

37、ly no difference between the two oil-paintings.28.reunion:a party attended by members of the same family,school,or other group who have not seen each other for a long time Examples:1)The soccer club holds an annual/yearly reunion.2)Before she went abroad for further study,the whole family had a big

38、family reunion.29.there are fewer and fewer still around.:.fewer and fewer of us are left alive.30.go by:(of time)pass Examples:1)Her daughter was becoming more and more beautiful as the years went by.2)As each month goes by,the economic situation gets better.31.hang out:1)(infml;used mainly in AmE)

39、stay in or near a place,for no particular reason,not doing very much Examples:a)I often hung out in coffee bars while I was unemployed.b)We can just hang out and have a good time.c)Thats the corner where all the kids hang out.2)hang clothes on a piece of string outside in order to dry them Example:W

40、hat a pain!Its raining and Ive just hung the washing out.32.every now and then:sometimes,at times Examples:1)Every now and then I have a desire to quit my tedious job.2)I still see Jane for lunch every now and then,but not as often as I used to.33.But for the last 20 or 30 years its been mostly just

41、 Christmas cards.:But generally speaking we have sent only Christmas cards to keep in touch with each other for the last 20 or 30 years.mostly:almost all;generally Examples:1)They have invested their money mostly in expensive real estate.2)The guests at the wedding party are mostly friends of the br

42、ide.34.Your friendship over the years has meant an awful lot to me,more than I can say because Im not good at saying things like that.:Your friendship over the years has been very important to me,more important than I can say because Im not good at expressing my feelings.awful:(infml;used to add for

43、ce)very great;very bad or unpleasant Examples:1)I have got an awful lot of work to do.2)I cant bear the awful smell of cigarette smoke.35.choke up:become too upset to speak Examples:1)When he learned the news of his friends sudden death,he was so choked up he couldnt say a thing.2)Losing my job left

44、 me completely choked up;I was so upset that I didnt know what to say.36.destination:the place to which sb.is going or being sent Examples:1)Singapore is still our most popular holiday destination.2)Only half of the emergency supplies have reached their destination because of the bad weather.37.skip

45、:pass from(one point,etc.)to another,disregarding or failing to act on what comes between Examples:1)The teacher skipped chapter five and said it wouldnt be on the test.2)As time is limited,we will have to skip some of the exercises in Unit 10,said the teacher.38.right away:(infml)at once Examples:1

46、)Tom has got a high fever;he should go and see a doctor right away.2)I wrote him a letter and posted it right away.34.Your friendship over the years has meant an awful lot to me,more than I can say because Im not good at saying things like that.:Your friendship over the years has been very important

47、 to me,more important than I can say because Im not good at expressing my feelings.awful:(infml;used to add force)very great;very bad or unpleasant Examples:1)I have got an awful lot of work to do.2)I cant bear the awful smell of cigarette smoke.35.choke up:become too upset to speak Examples:1)When

48、he learned the news of his friends sudden death,he was so choked up he couldnt say a thing.2)Losing my job left me completely choked up;I was so upset that I didnt know what to say.34.Your friendship over the years has meant an awful lot to me,more than I can say because Im not good at saying things

49、 like that.:Your friendship over the years has been very important to me,more important than I can say because Im not good at expressing my feelings.awful:(infml;used to add force)very great;very bad or unpleasant Examples:1)I have got an awful lot of work to do.2)I cant bear the awful smell of ciga

50、rette smoke.35.choke up:become too upset to speak Examples:1)When he learned the news of his friends sudden death,he was so choked up he couldnt say a thing.2)Losing my job left me completely choked up;I was so upset that I didnt know what to say.1.I will be on holiday all next month,_Mr.Brown will