大學(xué)英語(yǔ)綜合教程1Unit2

BR_mainEnglishSong–That’sWhatFriendsAreFor

BackgroundInformationWordWebTopic-relatedPredictionWarm-upQuestionsBR_EnglishSong_mainEnglishSong–That’sWhatFriendsAreFor

IntroductoryRemarksThat’sWhatFriendsAreForQuestionsandAnswersBR_IntroductoryRemarksIntroductoryRemarks

BR_EnglishSong1

That’sWhatFriendsAreForListentothesongandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhear.BR_EnglishSong2AndIneverthoughtI’dfeelthiswayAndI’mconcernedI’mgladIgotthechancetosayThatAndifWell,thencloseyoureyesandtryTofeeltodayAndthenifyoucanremember,Knowingyoucanalwaysme,that’swhatfriendsareforasfaras

_______I

dobelieveIloveyou

__________________Ishouldevergoaway

__________________thewaywedo

____________Keepsmiling

___________keepshining

___________counton

_______Forsure

_______BR_EnglishSong3ForI’llbeforevermoreThat’swhatfriendsareforWell,youmeAndnowthere’ssomuchmoreIseeAndso,IthankyouAndthenforthetimeswe’reapartWell,thencloseyoureyesandknowThesewordsareAndthenifyoucanremembergoodtimesandbadtimes_____________________onyourside

__________cameandopened

_______________bytheway

__________comingfrommyheart

__________________BR_EnglishSong4,Knowingyoucanalwaysme

,that’swhatfriendsareforInI’llbeforevermoreThat’swhatfriendsarefor,Knowingyoucanalwaysmethat’swhatfriendsareforForI’llbeforevermoreThat’swhatfriendsareforKeepsmiling

___________keepshining

___________counton

_______Forsure

_______goodtimes,inbadtimes

_____________________Keepsmiling

___________keepshining

___________counton

_______Forsure

_______goodtimesandbadtimes

_____________________onyourside

__________onyourside

__________BR_EnglishSong5,Knowingyoucanalwaysme,CountonmeThat’swhatfriendsareforForI’llbeforevermoreThat’swhatfriendsareforCountonme,forsureCountonme,forsureCountonme,forsureThat’swhatfriendsareforKeepsmiling,keepshiningKeepsmiling

___________keepshining

___________counton

_______Forsure

_______goodtimesandforbadtimes________________________onyourside

__________BR_QuestionsandAnswers1QuestionsandAnswers1.Whatisafair-weatherfriend?Onewhoishappytostaywithyouwhenthingsaregoingwellbutleavesassoonastroublearrives.BR_QuestionsandAnswers22.Doyouknowanythingaboutthesingers?DionneWarwick,

EltonJohn,StevieWonderandGladysKnight.DionneWarwickEltonJohn,,BR_QuestionsandAnswers33.Accordingtothesong,whatarefriendsfor?Forbothgoodtimesandbadtimes.BR_QuestionsandAnswers44.Howcanfriendandfriendshipbedefined?BR_QuestionsandAnswers55.Canyougivesomeexamplesofgreatfriendship?MarxandEngels,QuQiubaiandLuXun.DionneWarwickwasapopandR&B(RhythmandBlues,節(jié)奏藍(lán)調(diào)音樂(lè))musicstarofthe1960sand1970s.Inthe1980ssheworkedjointlywithEltonJohn,GladysKnightandStevieWonderontheGrammy-winningsingleThat’sWhatFriendsAreFor,afundraiserforAIDSvictims.BR_DionneWarwickDionneWarwickEltonJohn(1947~),anEnglishrockcomposer,singerandpianist,isoneofrockmusic’sdurable(持久的)performers.Heplayedthepianobyearfromagefour,andstudiedattheRoyalAcademyofMusicat11.Thetoppopstarofthe1970s,hisperformancewasfeaturedbywildeyeglassesandoutlandish(奇異的)costumesonthestage.Despitehealthproblemsin1993hecontinuestoperformliveacrosstheworld,mostlyonthesoftersidethesedays.BR_EltonJohn1EltonJohnBR_EltonJohn2Hislatestsuccessincludesthebest-sellingsoundtrackforTheLionKing(1994),aDisneyfilm.AndtherecordingofCandleintheWind97,sungatthefuneralofPrincessDiana,becamethelargest-sellingsingleinhistorywithinamonthofitsrelease(發(fā)行).Hewasknighted(授予爵士稱(chēng)號(hào))in1998.BR_Friends1FriendsAfriendisonetowhomonemaypouroutallthecontentsofone’sheart,chaff(谷殼)andgraintogether,knowingthatgentlehandswilltakeandsift(篩，過(guò)濾)them,keepwhatisworthkeeping,andwithabreathofkindness,blowtherestaway.—GeorgeEliot(1819~1880),EnglishnovelistABR_Friends2BAfriendisapersonwithwhomImaybesincere.Beforehim,Imaythinkaloud.—RalphWaldoEmerson(1803~1882),AmericanpoetandphilosopherCAtruefriendisonewhooverlooksyourfailuresandtoleratesyoursuccesses.—DougLarson(1902~1981),Englishmiddle-distancerunnerFriendsBR_Friendship1FriendshipATruefriendshipislikesoundhealth;thevalueofitisseldomknownuntilitislost.—CharlesCalebColton(1780~1832),EnglishauthorandclergymanFriendshipisashipbigenoughtocarrytwoinfairweather,butonlyoneinfoul(天氣惡劣的).—AmbroseBierce(1842~1914),Americanauthorandjournalist,fromTheDevil’sDictionary

BBR_Friendship2CFriendshipisatreasurethatalwayshelpsusovercomeanykindofdifficulty.Friendshipisacomfortwhichalwaysunderstandsworriesandemotions.Friendshipisablessingbecauseitteachesthewaytolive.

—UnknownFriendshipMarxvaluedEngels’friendshipsohighlythatheoncesaidhelovedandadmiredhisfriendverymuch.EngelshadbeenaidingMarxwhosufferedgreatlyfrombitterpoverty.WereitnotforthehelpMarxobtainedfromEngels,Marxwouldhardlyhavebeenabletoovercomepovertyandhesurelywouldnothaveleftbehindhimamonument.BR_MarxandEnglesMarxandEngelsQuQiubaiwasoneofCPC’sprincipalleadersintheearlyperiod.Underthepersecution(迫害)ofWangMing,oneoftheCPC’searlyleaders,QuwasdismissedfromhisimportantpostsintheCPCCentralCommittee.Buthesoontookanactivepartinthestruggleslaunchedbytheleft-wingculturalfront,togetherwithLuXun,inShanghai.Duringthetwoyearsofjointwork,theybecametruefriends.BR_QuQiubaiandLuXunQuQiubaiandLuXunBR_BackgroundInformationBackgroundInformationHalloween

Halloweeniscelebratedannually.Itisonthenightof31October,whenpeopleoncebelievedthatghostscouldbeseen.Now,inBritainandAmerica,itisatimewhenchildrenhaveparties,dressupaswitches,makelanternsoutofpumpkinsfromwhichtheinsidehasbeenremoved,andplay“trickortreat”.BR_HalloweenHalloween“Trickortreat”isatraditionalactivityatHalloween.Childrendressincostumesandvisithouses.Ateachhousetheysay“Trickortreat”.Thismeansthattheywillplaya“trick”,orjoke,onthepeopleinthehouseunlesstheyaregivena“treat”,e.g.sweetsormoney.Mostpeopleprefertogivetreatsratherthanhavingtricksplayedonthem.BR_WordWeb1WordWebThestoriesinthisunitareaboutfriendship.Writedownfivewordswhichyouwoulduseifyouwerewritingapoemonthissubject.FriendshipBR_WordWeb2Friendshipdurableperpetualtrustwarmcloseintimateeverlastinggeneroushelpgenuinelifelongenduringlong-standingBR_Topic-relatedPrediction1Topic-relatedPrediction1.TextAistitledAlltheCabbieHadWasaLetter.Beforeyoureadthestory,thinkabouttheanswerstothefollowingquestions.Whatdoesacabbiedo?Whatisaletterusedfor?Whowrotethelettertothecabbie?Whywasallthecabbiehadonlyaletter?BR_Topic-relatedPrediction22.ReadthelastsentenceofTextAandtrytoguesswhatthestoryisabout.WhenIgottomyhotelroomIdidn’tunpackrightaway.FirstIhadtowritealetter—andmailit.3.ReadTextAasquicklyaspossible,andfindoutifyouareright.Canyousummarizethestorywiththreesentences?Keywords:lostinthought;readaletter;anoldfriend;lifelongfriendship;regret;authordecidedBR_Warm-upQuestionsWarm-upQuestions1.Doyouoftenwriteletterstoyourfriends?2.Didyoueverwritealetterwhichwasnotsent?Whydidyoukeepit?GR_mainScanningGroupDiscussionPartDivisionoftheText

FurtherUnderstandingGR_main_FurtherUnderstandingForPart1TrueorFalseForPart2&3QuestionsandAnswersFurtherUnderstandingGR_ScanningScanningScanTextAanddecidewhichofthefollowingstatementsisthetheme.1.Oneshouldkeepintouchwithhisfriends.2.Neverdelayexpressingyourtruefeelingstoafriend.3.Atruefriendwillstandbyyouforever.4.Lateisbetterthannever.Neverdelayexpressingyourtruefeelingstoafriend.GR_GroupDiscussion1GroupDiscussion1.Thefollowingquestionsarewhatthenarratoraskedthecabdriver.Putthemintherightorder.1)Didyougotoschooltogether?2)Thelettermusthavemadeyoufeelgood,didn’tit?3)Isyourcabavailable?4)Ishesomeoneyou’veknownquiteawhile?5)Ishedead?6)IthoughtyourfriendwasEd.WhydidhesignitTom?7)Istheletterfromachildoragrandchild?

8)Didyoutwoworkatthesameplace?

→3()7()4()1()5()8()2()6()→→→→→→GR_GroupDiscussion22.Whatwerethecabbie’sresponsestothesequestions?3.ThenarratorthoughtthatthecabbiehadreceivedaletterfromafriendnamedEd.Whichroundofquestion-and-answerinthetextleadstothemisunderstanding?Thesecondround:“Istheletterfromachildoragrandchild?”“No.Edwasmyoldestfriend.”GR_PartDivisionoftheText1PartDivisionoftheTextPartsPara(s)MainIdeas11～20221～35FromaconversationwiththecabdrivertheauthorlearnedhowmuchheregrettedfailingtokeepupcorrespondencewithhisoldfriendEd.Readingtheletterbyhimself,theauthorlearnedmoreaboutthelifelongfriendshipbetweenthedriverandOldEd.GR_PartDivisionoftheText2PartsPara(s)MainIdeas336Thedriver’sexperienceurgedtheauthortoreachforhispen.

Hehadonlyseenhimonceortwiceayear.GR_TrueorFalseFTrueorFalse1.Thedrivercaughtacoldthatday.()Hehadjustcried.2.ThedriverhadneverseenEdinthepast25or30years.

F()3.Thedriverhadneverforgottenhisoldfriend.T()4.Thenarratorwasquiteeagertoreadtheletter.

F()Hethoughtitwasverypersonal.GR_QuestionsandAnswers1QuestionsandAnswers1.WhatdidthedriverandEdusetodobeforetheygotmarried?Theywenttoschoolandpassedtimetogether.

2.Whatdidthenarratormeanbysayingthefirstsentenceintheletterremindedhimofhimself?Heoftenpostponedwritingtohisfriends.GR_QuestionsandAnswers23.Whowrotetheletter?Whodidthenarratorthinkhadwrittentheletter?Findoutsentencesthatdemonstratethenarrator’smisunderstanding.Thedriverwrotetheletter.ThenarratorthoughtthatEdhadwrittentheletter.Forexample,“IknowI’dliketoreceivealetterlikethatfrommyoldestfriend.”

4.Whatdidthenarratordecidetodowhenhearrivedatthehotel?Why?Hedecidedtowritealetterandmailitimmediatelybecausehewouldn’twaituntilitwastoolate.DR_t1AlltheCabbieHadWasaLetter

HemusthavebeencompletelylostinsomethinghewasreadingbecauseIhadtotaponthewindshieldtogethisattention.“Isyourcabavailable?”Iaskedwhenhefinallylookedupatme.Henodded,thensaidapologeticallyasIsettledintothebackseat,“I’msorry,butIwasreadingaletter.”

Hesoundedasifhehadacoldorsomething.

“I’minnohurry,”Itoldhim.“Goaheadandfinishyourletter.”FosterFurcolo“Thisisn’tfamily,”hereplied.“Although,”hewenton,“cometothinkofit,itmightjustaswellhavebeenfamily.OldEdwasmyoldestfriend.Infact,weusedtocalleachother‘OldFriend’—whenwe’dmeet,thatis.I’mnotmuchofahandatwriting.”DR_t2Heshookhishead.“I’vereaditseveraltimesalready.IguessIalmostknowitbyheart.”“Lettersfromhomealwaysmeanalot,”Isaid.“AtleasttheydowithmebecauseI’montheroadsomuch.”Then,estimatingthathewas60or70yearsold,Iguessed:“Fromachildormaybeagrandchild?”DR_t3“Idon’tthinkanyofuskeepupourcorrespondencetoowell,”Isaid.“IknowIdon’t.ButItakeithe’ssomeoneyou’veknownquiteawhile?”“Allmylife,practically.Wewerekidstogether,sowegowayback.”“Wenttoschooltogether?”“Allthewaythroughhighschool.Wewereinthesameclass,infact,throughbothgradeandhighschool.”“Therearenottoomanypeoplewho’vehadsuchalongfriendship,”Isaid.DR_t4“Actually,”thedriverwenton,“Ihadn’tseenhimmorethanonceortwiceayearoverthepast25or30yearsbecauseImovedawayfromtheoldneighborhoodandyoukindof

losetoucheventhoughyouneverforget.Hewasagreatguy.”“Yousaid‘was’.Doesthatmean—?”Henodded.“Diedacoupleofweeksago.”“I’msorry,”Isaid.“It’snofuntoloseanyfriend—andlosingarealoldoneiseventougher.”Hedidn’treplytothat,andwerodeoninsilenceforafewminutes.ButIrealizedthatOldEdwasstillonhismindwhenhespokeagain,almostmoretohimselfthantome:“Ishouldhavekeptintouch.Yes,”herepeated,“Ishouldhavekeptintouch.”DR_t5“Well,”Iagreed,“weshouldallkeepintouchwitholdfriendsmorethanwedo.Butthingscomeupandwejustdon’tseemtofindthetime?”Heshrugged.“Weusedtofindthetime,”hesaid.“That’sevenmentionedintheletter.”Hehandeditovertome.“Takealook.”“Thanks,”Isaid,“butIdon’twanttoreadyourmail.That’sprettypersonal.”Thedrivershrugged.“OldEd’sdead.There’snothingpersonalnow.Goahead,”heurgedme.DR_t6Theletterwaswritteninpencil.Itbeganwiththegreeting“OldFriend,”andthefirstsentenceremindedmeofmyself.I’vebeenmeaningtowriteforsometime,butI’vealwayspostponedit.Itthenwentontosaythatheoftenthoughtaboutthegoodtimestheyhadhadtogetherwhentheybothlivedinthesameneighborhood.Ithadreferencestothingsthatprobablymeantsomethingtothedriver,suchasthetimeTimSheabrokethewindow,theHalloweenthatwetiedOldMr.Parker’sgate,andwhenMrs.Culverusedtokeepusafterschool.

“Youmusthavespentalotoftimetogether,”Isaidtohim.DR_t7

“Likeitsaysthere,”heanswered,“aboutallwehadtospendinthosedayswastime.”Heshookhishead:“Time.”Ithoughtthenextparagraphoftheletterwasalittlesad:Ibegantheletterwith“OldFriend”becausethat’swhatwe’vebecomeovertheyears—oldfriends.Andtherearen’tmanyofusleft.“Youknow,”Isaidtohim,“Whenitsaysherethattherearen’tmanyofusleft,that’sabsolutelyright.EverytimeIgotoaclassreunion,forexample,therearefewerandfewerstillaround.”“Timegoesby,”thedriversaid.“Didyoutwoworkatthesameplace?”Iaskedhim.“No,butwehungoutonthesamecornerwhenweweresingle.Andthen,whenweweremarried,weusedtogotoeachother’shouseeverynowandthen.Butforthelast20or30yearsit’sbeenmostlyjustChristmascards.Ofcoursethere’dbealwaysanotewe’deachaddtothecards—usuallysomenewsaboutourfamilies,youknow,whatthekidsweredoing,whomovedwhere,anewgrandchild,thingslikethat—butneverarealletteroranythinglikethat.”“Thisisagoodparthere,”Isaid.“WhereitsaysYourfriendshipovertheyearshasmeantanawfullottome,morethanIcansaybecauseI’mnotgoodatsayingthingslikethat.”Ifoundmyselfnoddinginagreement.“Thatmusthavemadeyoufeelgood,didn’tit?”DR_t8DR_t9ThedriversaidsomethingthatIcouldn’tunderstandbecauseheseemedtobeallchokedup,soIcontinued:“IknowI’dliketoreceivealetterlikethatfrommyoldestfriend.”WeweregettingclosetoourdestinationsoIskippedtothelastparagraph.SoIthoughtyou’dliketoknowthatIwasthinkingofyou.Anditwassigned,YourOldFriend,Tom.Ihandedbacktheletteraswestoppedatmyhotel.“Enjoyedtalkingwithyou,”IsaidasItookmysuitcaseoutofthecab.Tom?TheletterwassignedTom?DR_t10“Ithoughtyourfriend’snamewasEd,”Isaid.“WhydidhesignitTom?”“TheletterwasnotfromEdtome,”heexplained.“I’mTom.It’saletterIwrotetohimbeforeIknewhe’ddied.SoInevermailedit.”Helookedsortofsorrowful,orasifheweretryingtoseesomethinginthedistance.“IguessIshouldhavewrittenitsooner.”WhenIgottomyhotelroomIdidn’tunpackrightaway.FirstIhadtowritealetter—andmailit.DR_Hesoundedasif…Hesoundedasifhehadacoldorsomething.Whatcanweinferfromthissentence?Thissentenceimpliesthesadstateofmindthetaxidriverwasin.DR_Atleasttheydowith…AtleasttheydowithmebecauseI’montheroadsomuch.Paraphrasethesentence.AtleastlettersfromhomemeanalottomebecauseItravelalotforlongdistances.DR_Itmightjustaswell…Itmightjustaswellhavebeenfamily.TranslatethesentenceintoChinese.也可以算是一家人。DR_ButItakeithe’s…Whatdoes“Itakeit”mean?“Itakeit”means“Iunderstand(that);Iassume(that)”.ButItakeithe’ssomeoneyou’veknownquiteawhile?AsItakeit,theywon’taccepttheproposal.DR_ButIrealizedthat…ButIrealizedthatOldEdwasstillonhismindwhenhespokeagain,almostmoretohimselfthantome:“Ishouldhavekeptintouch.Yes,”herepeated,“Ishouldhavekeptintouch.”1.Paraphrasethesentence.ButIrealizedthatthetaxidriverwasstillthinkingofOldEdwhenhespokeagain.Itseemedthathespokemoretohimselfthantome.Herepeatedthatheshouldhavekeptintouch.2.Whydidthedriverrepeatthatheshouldhavekeptintouch?HecouldhaveletEdknowhowhemissedhim.DR_Ithadreferences…Ithadreferencestothingsthatprobablymeantsomethingtothedriver.1.Whatdoesitreferto?Itreferstotheletter.2.Whatdoesreferencemeanhere?Itmeanstheactofmentioning.3.Paraphrasethesentence.Thelettermentionedsomethingthatmightbeimportanttothedriver.DR_Likeitsaysthere…“Likeitsaysthere,”heanswered,“aboutallwehadtospendinthosedayswastime.”P(pán)araphrasethesentence.“Asthelettersaysthere,”heanswered,“thoughwedidn’thavemuchmoneywehadalotoffreetime.”DR_Therearefewer…Therearefewerandfewerstillaround.Paraphrasethesentence.Fewerandfewerofusareleftalive.DR_Butwehungout…Butwehungoutonthesamecornerwhenweweresingle.ParaphrasethesentenceandtranslateitintoChinese.Butwepassedourfreetimetogetherbeforewegotmarried.不過(guò)沒(méi)成家時(shí)我倆總在一起閑蕩。DR_Butforthelast…Butforthelast20or30yearsit’sbeenmostlyjustChristmascards.Paraphrasethesentence.ButgenerallyspeakingwehavesentonlyChristmascardstokeepintouchwitheachotherforthelast20or30years.DR_Yourfriendshipover…Yourfriendshipovertheyearshasmeantanawfullottome,morethanIcansaybecauseI’mnotgoodatsayingthingslikethat.Paraphrasethesentence.Yourfriendshipovertheyearshasbeenveryimportanttome,moreimportantthanIcansaybecauseI’mnotgoodatexpressingmyfeelings.DR_belostinbelostin/loseoneselfin:

beabsorbedin;befullyoccupiedwithHewaslostinplayingcomputergamessohewasunawareofmyenteringtheroom.Ihadlostmyselfinthought.他忙于這項(xiàng)工作而對(duì)周?chē)囊磺卸己苣?。Hewaslosttotheworldinthistask.DR_availableavailable:adj.1.abletobegot,obtained,used,etc.Ifyoudon’twanttobuyakite,youcanmakeyourownusingdirectionsavailableinthebook.Wehavealreadyusedupalltheavailablespace.對(duì)不起,這種外套沒(méi)有你要的顏色和尺碼。I’msorry.Thoseovercoatsarenotavailableinyourcolorandsize.2.abletobevisitedorseen;nottoobusy律師現(xiàn)在沒(méi)空。Thelawyerisnotavailablenow.DR_orsomethingorsomething:

usedwhenyouarenotverysureaboutwhatyouhavejustsaidTheairfarewasahundredandninety-ninepoundsorsomething.Here’ssomemoney.Getyourselfasandwichorsomething.NB:同義的短語(yǔ)：orsomethinglikethatDR_goaheadgoahead:

continue;begin(sometimesfollowedbywith+n.)Theboardofdirectorswillvotetodayonwhethertogoaheadwiththeplan.Henrywillbelatebutwewillgoaheadwiththemeetinganyway.DR_estimate1estimate:

1.vt.

formajudgmentabout(aquantityorvalue)Bill’spersonalricheswereestimatedat$368million.Iestimatethatthetotalcostforthetreatmentofthediseasewillgofrom$5,000to$8,000.我估計(jì)她有35歲。Iestimateherageat35.2.n.

approximatecalculationorjudgmentmadeaboutaquantityorvalueAccordingtosomeestimates,thenumberoffarmshasincreasedby50percent.Myestimateofhercharacterwaswrong.DR_estimate2CF:這組詞都有“估計(jì)”或“估價(jià)”的意思。estimate

指先于實(shí)際的測(cè)量、計(jì)算或測(cè)試而作的某種估計(jì)或估價(jià)，可以是經(jīng)過(guò)仔細(xì)考慮，也可以是隨意的。estimate,evaluate&valueHeestimatedhewoulddothehundredmilesbynoon.他估計(jì)自已到中午時(shí)能走完這一百英里路。Iaskedthreebuildingfirmstoestimatefortherepairstothehouse.

我請(qǐng)三個(gè)建筑公司估計(jì)修繕?lè)课莸馁M(fèi)用。DR_estimate3CF:evaluate

很少表示用金錢(qián)來(lái)估計(jì)某物的市場(chǎng)價(jià)值，而是對(duì)其相對(duì)或內(nèi)在價(jià)值的評(píng)定。Theresearchprojecthasonlybeenunderwayforthreemonths,soit’stooearlytoevaluateitssuccess.這個(gè)研究項(xiàng)目進(jìn)行了不過(guò)三個(gè)月，所以要對(duì)它的效果作出評(píng)價(jià)為時(shí)尚早。

value

指估計(jì)某物的價(jià)值、價(jià)格。

Hevaluedthehouseformeat￡3,500.他為我給這幢房子估價(jià)，價(jià)值3,500英鎊。DR_estimate4Putintoeachgaponeoftheabovewords.Changetheformwherenecessary.1.Howdoteacherstheirstudents’work?2.Itwasthatthereweremorethan2,250,000spidersinoneacreofgrassfield.3.Theyhavegonetohavetheirjewelsevaluate________estimated

_________valued

______.CF:estimate,evaluate&valueDR_mayaswellmight/may(just)aswell:

Ifyousaythatyoumight/may(just)aswelldosth.,youmeanthatyouwilldoitalthoughyoudonothaveastrongdesiretodoitandmayevenfeelslightlyreluctantaboutit.Anyway,you’rehere;youmightaswellstay.Thepostofficeisreallybusy.We’llhavetoqueueforagestogetserved.Wemightaswellgohome.這道甜食我還是不吃了吧。Imightaswellgivethesweetcourseamiss.

DR_notmuchofnotmuchof:notagood…天氣不是很好。Itisnotmuchofaday.Somepeoplemaythinkthatdoinghouseworkforothersisnotmuchofacareer.Heisnotmuchofafather,butheisanoutstandingprofessor.DR_keepup1keepup:

continuewithoutstoppingTheyrisklosingtheirhomesbecausetheycannolongerkeepuptherepayments.IwassohungryallthetimethatIcouldnotkeepthedietupforlongerthanamonth.Collocation:keeptokeepupwith

keepon

keepoutofkeepoff

堅(jiān)持；信守跟上；趕上繼續(xù)進(jìn)行；反復(fù)地做躲開(kāi)；（使）置身于…之外避開(kāi)；不讓…接近DR_keepup2Putintoeachgaponeofthephrases.Changetheformwherenecessary.1.thegrass!

2.Ifthisrain,thegardenwillberuined.3.Trytotrouble.4.Don’trun—Ican’tyou.

5.Hejustwriting,payingnoattentiontothecryofthebaby.6.Healwayshispromises.Keepoff

_______keepsup

________keepoutof

__________keepupwith

___________kepton

_______keepsto

_______ThelibraryboughtallthecorrespondencebetweenQueenVictoriaandherdaughters.DR_correspondence1correspondence:n.1.theactofwriting,receivingorsendingletters(oftenfollowedby

with+n.)Hisinterestinwritingcamefromalongcorrespondencewithaclosecollegefriend.Thecorrespondencedroppedaftertheenemy’sairraid.2.thelettersthatsb.receivesorsends(usedasanuncountablenoun)Maryreallynevermentionsherstep-motherinhercorrespondence.敵人空襲后通信中斷了。DR_correspondence2Collocation:carryoncorrespondence

breakoffcorrespondence

business/commercialcorrespondence

personalcorrespondence

incorrespondencewith

進(jìn)行通信中斷通信商業(yè)書(shū)信私人通信與…有通信聯(lián)系DR_practicallypractically:adv.almost,butnotcompletelyorexactly

她幾乎每天上班遲到。She’spracticallyalwayslateforwork.

He’dknowntheoldmanforpracticallytenyears.Iknowpeoplewhofinditpracticallyimpossibletogiveupsmoking.

DR_kindofkindof/sortof:(“kindof”esp.AmE,“sortof”esp.BrE)alittlebit;insomewayordegree(usedbeforeverb

orafteralinkverb)Theboy’sdescriptionkindofgivesusanideaofwhat’shappening.Shewasn’tbeautiful.Butshewaskindofcute.她有點(diǎn)希望能受到邀請(qǐng)。Shekindofhopedtobeinvited.DR_losetouch

losetouch(withsb.):

meetandcontactsb.lessandlessoften,graduallystopwritingto,telephoning,orvisitingthemIlosttouchwithmyformerclassmatesaftergraduation.

Inmyjobonetendstolosetouchwithfriends.DR_acoupleofacoupleof:afew;morethanonebutnotmanyDoyouhaveamoment?ThereareacoupleofthingsI’dliketotalktoyouabout.

Theypromisedthestudentsthattheywouldfindasubstituteteacherinacoupleofdays.DR_onone’smindonone’smind:

inone’sthoughts;ofconcerntoone(Ifsth.isonyourmind,youareworriedorconcernedaboutitandthinkaboutitalot.)Dealingsonthestockmarkethavebeenonhismindallthetime.Thistravelplanhasbeenonmymindallweek.Youarea