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UNIT8*Freshmanfriendship*Almosttwoyearsago,Istoodonadormitorybalcony,joinedhandswithmythreemostintimatefriendandlistenedtooneofthemtellastoryaboutfourgirlswithdifferentbackgroundsandtalentswholefthomeandwenttocollegeatamythicalplacecalledHappyValley.*Afterweleftourfriend’sapartmentthatlastnightofourfreshmanyear,weendeduponthelawn,playingfrisbeeat3a.m.andsittingonthedormitorystepstalkingforhours.*Alisa,Karen,GabrielleandIhadspentthatdaytogetherjustbeingfreshman—goingtothesandwichshopforthelastlunchofthesemester,tryingoneachother’sclothes,watchingmoviesandactinglikewewouldneverseeeachotheragain.*ThreeMonthsisaLongTime*Forfreshmen,andespeciallyforus,sayinggoodbyeattheendofthefirstyearcanfeellikesayinggoodbyeforever.*Threemonthscanseemlikealongtimewhenyouareleavingfriendsandacquaintanceswhomyouhaveonlyknownforayear.Yourfreshmanyearmomentsareirreplaceable.*Myadvicetoanyfreshmenreadingthisistocherishthosemoments.Youmaygrowcompletelyapartfromthepeopleyouspentyourfirstyearwith,oryoumayfindyourselffortunatelycomparingthemtosiblingattheendofyourjunioryearasIdid.*Evenifyouhavealmostforgottenyourfreshmanyearroommatestwoyearslater,andbarelyrecognizethemwhenyouencountertheminfrontofthegymnasium,youcanneverreplacethatyearandthebrand–newfeelingthatyourfirstyearofcollegebring.*Alotwillchangeafteryourfreshmenyear.Youwillmeetnewpeopleanddonewthings.Youwilldoalotmoregrowingup.*Atthebeginningofoursenioryear,KarentookherhometownboyfriendKevinonatourofcampusanddowntown.”That’swheregrewup,”shetoldhim,motioningtowardAthertonHall,wherethefourofusspentourfirsttwoyearsatPennState.*Welearnedmoreoutsidetheclassroomthanwelearnedinsideit.Thatdormiswherewelearnedanddiscussedthelessonsofourfreshmanandsophomoreyears.IthinktheprincipallessonIlearnedwasthedefinitionoftruefriendship.AndIhaveneverhadnorwilleverhavebetterteachersthanAlisa,KarenandGabrielle.*ThatlessoncanbestbesummarizedbysomethingAlisaandKarentoldmewhenIwasupsetattheendoflastsemesterandneededashouldertocryon.Theysaidnomatterhowfarwedriftapartorwhoelsewebecomefriendswithaftercollege,wewillalwaysinclinetorecalleachotherfirstwheneverwethinkofcollege.*Icouldn’tagreemore.*ThestoryAlisatoldonthatbalconyisfarfromover,Isomethingwonderifthefollowingishowitwillend:*“…andthosefourlittlegirlsgrewupandrealizedtheirdreams.Theyfoundthemselvesalloverthecountry,fromfarms,tocities,tothesuburbs,doingeverythingtheywantedtodo—acomputertechnician,aphysician,anattorney,andanarchitect—withthecompanionstheywantedinhusbands,childrenandpets.*Andoccasionallytheywouldmakeitbacktoreunionsatthatmythicalvalleyandsettheiroldfriend,laughingaboutthegoodtimes.Theyhadsucceededinforgettinganyofthebadtimes.*Andtheylivedhappilyeverafter.”**汉意：联手*1.Letusjoinhandsandadvancetogether.让我们携起手来,共同前进.来自《现代汉英综合大词典》*2.PLAmenandfishermenjoinhandstoguardthecoast.解放军和渔民携手守海防.来自辞典例句*3.Mythandrealitydidjoinhandsinatleastonearena.神话与现实至少在一种斗争中携起手中.来自辞典例句*4.Let'sjoinhandsinthebusiness.让我们在业务上通力合作.来自辞典例句*5.Let'sjoinhandsandstruggletogether.咱们携起手来共同斗争.back**adj.亲密的，亲近的；私人的，个人的；内部的；直接的*n.至交；密友*v.暗示，提示；宣布，通知*复数：intimates过去式：intimated过去分词：intimated现在分词：intimating第三人称单数：intimates比较级：moreintimate最高级：mostintimate*派生词：intimatelyintimationback**汉意：非正（以…）结束；最终成为[变得]；最后处于*1.Wewillenduplivinginasocietywherelifeischeap.我们最终将生活在一个视人命为儿戏的社会。来自柯林斯例句*2.Therearethose,youknow,who,bycircumstance,enduphomeless.您知道，会有那么一些人，因为命运捉弄而落得无家可归。来自柯林斯例句*3.Theweakeststudentscanendupwithanegativescore.最差的学生可能会以负分收场。来自柯林斯例句*4.Theycouldendupwitha50-pointwinningmargin.他们最终可能会以50分的优势获胜。来自柯林斯例句back**试穿；耍花招，哄骗*1.Letthechildtryonasmanyasshelikes.让这个女孩子想试穿多少件就试穿多少件吧。来自柯林斯例句*2.Tryonclothingandshoestomakesuretheyfit.试穿一下衣服和鞋子，看看是否合适。来自柯林斯例句*3.I'dliketotryonthatbluewoolcoat.我想试穿那件蓝色的毛外衣.来自《简明英汉词典》*4.Youcantryonthenewcoat.这件新上衣,你可以试一试.来自《用法词典》back**n.相识的人，熟人；相识；对…有了解；知识，心得*复数：acquaintances*派生词：acquaintanceship*1.Hammer'sbusinesspedigreealmostgua-ranteedhimtheacquaintanceofU.S.presidents.哈默的商业背景几乎保证了他能够结识美国总统。back**同…渐渐疏远*Hehasgrownapartfromhisoldfriends.他和他的老朋友们渐渐疏远了back**把…比作，喻为；与…相比*1.Howdoesthisfinalpresidentialdebatestackupandcomparetotheothers,doyouthink?你认为这最后一次总统竞选辩论和其他几次相比怎么样？来自柯林斯例句*2.Heprogrammedhiscomputertocompareallthepossiblecombinations.他给他的计算机编制了一套程序，以比较所有可能的组合。来自柯林斯例句*3.It'sinstructivetocomparehistechniquewithAlanBennett's.把他的手法与艾伦·贝内特进行比较很富启发意义。来自柯林斯例句back**即使，纵然；虽然；即若；哪怕*1.Friendshipmeansunderstanding,notagreement.Itmeansforgiveness,notforgetting.Itmeansthememorieslast,evenifcontactislost.友情是理解，不是妥协；是原谅，不是遗忘。即使不联系，感情依然在。来自金山词霸每日一句*2.Eveniftheamendmentispasseditcanbedefeatedjudicially.即使修正案获得通过，也有可能通过司法途径被废除。来自柯林斯例句*3.Eveniftheweather'sawfulthere'slotstodo.即使天气很差，也还有好多事情可做。来自柯林斯例句back**adv.仅仅，勉强，好容易才；几乎不，几乎没有；赤裸裸地，无遮蔽地；公然地，露骨地，公开地*1.Davepulledabackmuscleandcouldbarelykicktheball.戴夫背部拉伤，几乎没法踢球。来自柯林斯例句*2.Therewasbarelytimeforthetwoboystoescapeunseen.两个男孩想趁人不备偷偷溜走几乎是来不及的。来自柯林斯例句back**带某人参观*1.Thesefileshavebeenzippeduptotakeuplessdiskspace.这些文档已经进行了压缩，以节省磁盘空间。来自柯林斯例句*2.TakeThatarethebestgroupinthewholeworld.Sothere.“接招”乐队是世界上最好的组合，就是这样的。来自柯林斯例句*3.Mitchel'sscheduleh