1、全新版大学英语综合教程第一全新版大学英语综合教程第一册册02Unit 2 Friendship 第1页第1页Spot dictationQuestions&AnswersWatch&DiscussPre-reading ActivitiesHow to apply to our real life the typical expressions and patterns taken from the textExpressions&PatternsAll the exercisesfor Text AExercisesMain idea and devices for developing i
2、tText AnalysisSummary Tips for Para.writingParagraph Writing第2页第2页I.Pre-Reading Task Listen to the recording two or three times and then think over the following questions:1.Have you ever heard of Dionne Warwick?Have you happened to hear her sing?2.What does a fair weather friend mean?3.What does Di
3、onne Warwick think friends are for?4.Does the song give you any idea of what the stories in this unit will be about?第3页第3页II Text analysisText A 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 w
4、ill be plenty of time tomorrow.But then sometimes,as this story shows,we leave it too late.Perhaps reading it will make you want to reach for your pen.ALL THE CABBIE HAD WAS A LETTER Foster Furcolo He must have been completely lost in something he was reading because I had to tap on the windshield t
5、o get his attention.Is your cab available?I asked when he finally looked up at me.He nodded,then said apologetically as I settled into the back seat,Im sorry,but I was reading a letter.He sounded as if he had a cold or something.Im in no hurry,I told him.Go ahead and finish your letter.He shook his
6、head.Ive read it several times already.I guess I almost know it by heart.Letters from home always mean a lot,I said.At least they do with me because Im on the road so much.Then,estimating that he was 60 or 70 years old,I guessed:From a child or maybe a grandchild?第4页第4页This isnt family,he replied.Al
7、though,he went on,come to think of it,it might just as well have been family.Old Ed was my oldest friend.In fact,we used to call each other Old Friend when wed meet,that is.Im not much of a hand at writing.I dont think any of us keep up our correspondence too well,I said.I know I dont.But I take it
8、hes someone youve known quite a while?All my life,practically.We were kids together,so we go way back.Went to school together?All the way through high school.We were in the same class,in fact,through both grade and high school.There are not too many people whove had such a long friendship,I said.Act
9、ually,the driver went on,I hadnt seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I moved away from the old neighborhood and you kind of lose touch even though you never forget.He was a great guy.You said was.Does that mean?Back第5页第5页He nodded.Died a couple of weeks ago.I
10、m sorry,I said.Its no fun to lose any friend and losing a real old one is even tougher.He didnt reply to that,and we rode on in silence for a few minutes.But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again,almost more to himself than to me:I should have kept in touch.Yes,he repeated
11、,I should have kept in touch.Well,I agreed,we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do.But things come up and we just dont seem to find the time.He shrugged.We used to find the time,he said.Thats even mentioned in the letter.He handed it over to me.Take a look.Thanks,I said,but I do
12、nt want to read your mail.Thats pretty personal.Back第6页第6页The driver shrugged.Old Eds dead.Theres nothing personal now.Go ahead,he urged me.The letter was written in pencil.It began with the greeting Old Friend,and the first sentence reminded me of myself.Ive been meaning to write for some time,but
13、Ive 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.It had references to things that probably meant something to the driver,such as the time Tim Shea broke the window,the Halloween that we tied
14、Old Mr.Parkers gate,and when Mrs.Culver used to keep us after school.You must have spent a lot of time together,I said to him.Like it says there,he answered,about all we had to spend in those days was time.He shook his head:Time.Back第7页第7页I thought the next paragraph of the letter was a little sad:I
15、 began the letter with Old Friend because thats what weve become over the years old friends.And there arent many of us left.You know,I said to him,when it says here that there arent many of us left,thats absolutely right.Every time I go to a class reunion,for example,there are fewer and fewer still
16、around.Time goes by,the driver said.Did you two work at the same place?I asked him.No,but we hung out on the same corner when we were single.And then,when we were married,we used to go to each others house every now and then.But for the last 20 or 30 years its been mostly just Christmas cards.Of cou
17、rse thered be always a note wed each add to the cards usually some news about our families,you know,what the kids were doing,who moved where,a new grandchild,things like that but never a real letter or anything like that.Back第8页第8页This is a good part here,I said.Where it says Your friendship over th
18、e years has meant an awful lot to me,more than I can say because Im not good at saying things like that.I found myself nodding in agreement.That must have made you feel good,didnt it?The driver said something that I couldnt understand because he seemed to be all choked up,so I continued:I know Id li
19、ke to receive a letter like that from my oldest friend.We were getting close to our destination so I skipped to the last paragraph.So I thought youd like to know that I was thinking of you.And it was signed,Your Old Friend,Tom.I handed back the letter as we stopped at my hotel.Enjoyed talking with y
20、ou,I said as I took my suitcase out of the cab.Tom?The letter was signed Tom?Back第9页第9页I thought your friends name was Ed,I said.Why did he sign it Tom?The letter was not from Ed to me,he explained.Im Tom.Its a letter I wrote to him before I knew hed died.So I never mailed it.He looked sort of sorro
21、wful,or as if he were trying to see something in the distance.I guess I should have written it sooner.When I got to my hotel room I didnt unpack right away.First I had to write a letter and mail it.(1093 words Back第10页第10页III.New Words and Expressions cabbie n.(infml)a taxi driver be lost in/lose on
22、eself in be absorbed in,be fully occupied with 专心致志于 windshield n.(AmE)the glass window in the front of a car,truck,etc.(汽车)挡风玻璃 cab n.a taxi 出租车 available a.able to be used,had or reached 可用;可得到 apologetically ad.showing or saying that one is sorry for some fault or wrong 道歉地,带着歉意地 第11页第11页or somet
23、hing(infml)(used when you are not very sure about what you have just said)诸如这类事 go ahead continue;begin know/learn by heart memorize,remember exactly 记住,能背出 estimate vt.form a judgement about 预计 might/may(just)as well 不妨,(也)无妨 not much of a not a good 不太好 Back第12页第12页keep up continue without stoppin
24、g 保持 correspondence n.the act of writing,receiving or sending letters;letters 通信(联系);信件 practically ad.almost kid n.(infml)a child all the way 自始至终,始终 neighborhood n.街坊;四邻 hit/strikehome(ofremarks,etc.)havetheintendedeffect(言语等)击中要害idiotn.(colloq)afoolincredibleBack第13页第13页kind/sort of(infml)a littl
25、e bit,in some way or degree 有几分,有点儿 lose touch 失去联系 a couple of 几种;一对,一双 guy n.家伙;伙计 tough a.(infml)unfortunate;difficult;strong 不幸;困难;坚固;坚强 on ones mind 挂记在心头 consumev.eatordrink;useup吃;喝;耗尽;消费superwomann.awomanhavingmorethanordinaryhumanpowersandabilities含有不凡才干女性,女强人politiciann.政治家;政客carefortakeca
26、reof;likeorlove照料;喜欢,爱慕Back第14页第14页keep in touch(with)(与)保持联系,保持接触 come up happen,occur,esp.unexpectedly(尤指意想不到地)发生,出现 shrug v.lift(the shoulders)slightly 耸(肩)urge v.try very hard to persuade 力劝,催促 postpone vt.delay 推迟,使延期 reference n.提及,谈到;参考,查阅 absolutely pletely 完全地,极其 Back第15页第15页absolute a.reun
27、ion n.(家人、朋友、同事等久别后)重聚 go by(of time)pass(时间)逝去 hang out(infml)stay in or near a place,not doing very much 闲荡;徘徊 every now and then sometimes,at times mostly ad.almost all;generally 几乎所有;多半,大体 awful a.(infml)(used to add force)very great;very bad or unpleasant 非常,极大;可怕,糟糕 Back第16页第16页choke v.(使)窒息,堵
28、塞 choke up become too upset to speak(因激动等)哽得说不出话;堵塞 destination n.目的地 skip v.略过,跳过;跳跃 sorrowful a.showing or causing sadness 伤心,悲哀 sorrow n.in the distance far away unpack v.take out(things)from(a suitcase,etc.)打开 right away at once Back第17页第17页Proper Names Foster Furcolo 福斯特弗克洛 Ed 埃德(男子名)Tim Shea 蒂
29、姆谢 Parker 帕克(姓氏或男子名)Culver 卡尔弗(姓氏)Tom 汤姆(男子名)Back第18页第18页IV SummaryThe narrator is very good at keeping the conversation going,for one thing,he expresses his agreement to show the cabbie what a sympathetic listener he is.For another,he asks questions directly to get more information out of the cabbie.第19页第19页 V.Exercises Vocabulary Translation Writing 第20页第20页VI.Paragraph writingWhat is friendship?第21页第21页