2014年自考英语(二)资料( unit 3)

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

① How 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）

② The 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.

③ A 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

请认真答题，答题结果将记入知识点测评的成绩！ 【单选题】6. He is _______ willing to shall his happiness with us.

A． more B． more than C． enough D． too

【答案】B

【解析】本题考查more than+adj.。"more than"后接形容词相当于"very+形容词"，本句中more than willing意为"非常乐意"。句子的意思是"他非常乐意同我们分享他的幸福。"注意D选项：too…to…意为"太……以至于不能……"意思不符。

【知识点】more than+adj

④ I choose to have a B.L.F., a best loyal friend, for those of you who may be challenged by the use of acronyms during this age of technology and fast-talking.

⑤ (2)Loyalty found in a friend is akin to making a deposit in a bank account. More often than not, your deposits gain internet, an internet in your well-being andwelfare. A loyal friend attracts another loyal friend. (3)In essence, water does seek its own level.（承上、总结的句子）

⑥ (4)If you were a B.L.F. way before Facebook gained notoriety, then I'm sure you understand the priise of loyalty in a friend. You should never exploit your B.L.F. to gain more friends or make yourself sei more important to others. These are not the traits of a best loyal friend.（承上句）

⑦ A best loyal friend does not care who is invited to your party. They will attend your party and celebrate you, just in the way a best loyal friend should do.

⑧ Reconnecting with a best loyal friend is easier to do on the pages of Facebook. However,a virtual friend does not assure you of his loyalty. My caution to you is that you'd better pay attention to the smiling faces on the Facebook pages. In the eighties we were warned of smiling faces in a song, which contained these lyrics, "A smile is just a frown turned upside down, my friend." Now, that is the undisputed truth for my generation.

本部分重点及难点：

2. Loyalty found in a friend is akin to making a deposit in a bank account.

(1) akin to: similar to

(2) make a deposit in a bank account 往银行账户存款

make withdrawals from a bank account

3. In essence, water does seek its own level. 本质上，水自然会向下流--朋友间总是惺惺相惜。

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