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课件网) Unit 3 Getting along with others Of Friendship Reading Of Friendship As we walk the “path of life”, we may sometimes wish to be alone with our own thoughts, for quiet periods of reflection can lead to personal improvement. However, when we seek to be alone, we must be careful that we do not always escape into our own world. Social life is also important to us.More often than not, close friendships will help smooth out the sometimes rocky road that we are all meant to travel. 译文 走在人生的道路上，有时我们可能希望独自思考，因为静思可以实现自我的完善。不过，在追求独处时，须小心，我们不能总是逃入自我的世界中。社交生活对我们同样重要。通常，亲密的友情能助我们踏平时而坎坷却又注定要经过的道路。 Reading As we live in social groups, there are many benefits of friendship that we can enjoy. Generally speaking, close friendships have three “fruits”: they may comfort the heart, advise the head and help us achieve the goals we set for ourselves. Through friendship, we can become happier, wiser and more satisfied humans. 译文 因为我们置身于社会群体中，我们可以享受到友谊的诸多益处。总体而言，亲密友谊的“硕果”有三：抚慰心灵，启迪思维，帮我们实现既定目标。通过友谊，我们可以变成更幸福、更睿智、更满足的人。 n. 优势，益处，成效; v. 使受益，得益于 be of benefit to 对.....有益 benefit from 从....受益; 得益于 beneficial(adj.)有利的；有益的,受益的 be beneficial to对....有益；对......有利 Reading The first fruit of friendship is the peace that comes from sharing with friends our joy, sadness, success and failure. Here, friendship has a double advantage—happiness takes on a greater meaning and a trouble shared becomes a trouble halved! Naturally, this kind of openness results from a close friendship. With true friends, we feel free to share our joy and sadness in full measure. We know that our friends will both respect our feelings and treasure these moments of closeness. Indeed, the human heart depends on such opportunities for comfort and protection. share sth. with sb. 与某人共用/分享某事物 take up拿起，接受，开始从事，继续，占用 take in 吸收，领会，收留，欺骗 take off 起飞，脱掉 take over 拿出，获得 take out 拿出，获得 Reading 友谊的第一个硕果来自和友人分享我们喜悲成败所带来的平和心境。在此，友谊有双重优势———幸福有了更大的意义，而麻烦在分担之后减半。当然，这种开诚布公源于亲密无间的友谊。与真正的朋友，我们可以毫无顾忌、毫无保留地分享我们的欢乐和悲伤。我们知道，好友既会尊重我们的情感，也会珍视这些亲密的时光。实际上，人的内心离不开这些机会来获取慰藉和庇护。 译文 Reading The second fruit of friendship is the better understanding and judgement that may be achieved through conversations with well-meaning and wise friends. We often find it easier to recognize other people’s weaknesses than our own. As a result, if we are guided only by our own feelings, our judgements might be one-sided. On the other hand, our friends are better able to offer advice on important decisions that we all have to make. Als ... ...
