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Whatisgenuinefriendship?Someclassicalviewsmayhelpusunderstandthenotionoffriendshipmoreclearly.Aristotledistinguishesgenuinefriendshipfromtwootherforms:onebasedonmutualutilityandtheotheronpleasure.Whilethegroundforthelattertwoformsoffriendshipiscloselyrelatedtomaterialbenefits,short-terminterestsoragegenuinefriendshipoccursonlybetweenthosewhoaresimilarintheirgoodness.Cicero,anotherancientscholar,believesthattruefriend’actionsandlivesshouldleavenoquestionattotheirhonor,purity,equityandliberality.Whetherornotonepossessanysuperiorityovertheother,bothmustregardthemselvesasequalsoftheotherandtrytheirbesttopreservethefriendship.Moreover,truefriendsareboundtogether,asafriendissaidtobeamirrorinwhichyoumayperceiveandknowyourself.Whenvirtuousfriendsarebondedtogetherbyacommitmenttothegood,theycanrecognizeeachother’smoralexcellenceandfulfilltheirself-improvement.Thequestionnowsrises,whatcanyoudotogetovercultureshockasquicklyaspossible?Theanswerisgettingtoknowthepeopleofthehostcountry.Butthisyoucannotdowithanysuccesswithoutknowingthelanguage,forlanguageistheprincipalsymbolsystemofcommunication.Nowweallknowthatlearninganewlanguageisdifficult,particularlytoadults.Thistaskaloneisquiteenoughtocausefrustrationandanxiety,nomatterhowskillfullanguageteachersareinmakingiteasyforyou.Butonceyoubegintobeabletocarryonafriendlyconversationwithyourmaid,yourneighbour,ortogoonshouppingtripsalone,younotonlygainconfidenceandafeelingofpowerbutawholenewwourldofculturalmeaningsopensupforyou.第一单元1.whichevertentyouarenotusingnow2.whoevercomes/comefirst3.whichever/whateverconditionourcaptainthoughtwasthebest4.Wherever/NomatterwhereIgo5.whateverwishestheirchild/childrenexpresses/express6.Howeverdisappointed/Nomatterhowdisappointedyoumayfeelaboutthesurroundings/environment/situation7.Whoeverbreaksit8.wheneverheconcentratesonaproblem1.Thefriendshipgroundedoncommon/sharedinterestdoesnotbreakupeasily./Itisnoteasyforthefriendshipgroundedoncommon/sharedinteresttobreakup.2.Childrenmustlearntodistinguishbetweenviolenceandbravery/courageincomputergames.3.Therespringupsomanynewthingseverydayintheworldthatitisnolongersensibletoexpectapersontoknow/keeptrackofeverything.4.Lawsdonotregulatesuchthingsasbetrayaltofriends;thatiswhythereiswhatwecall/iscalledthecourtofmorality.5.Today’scultureisdescribedas“fast-foodculture”.Whatevertheymaybe/aredoing,peoplejustpursuethegreatest/maximumsatisfactionwithintheshortesttime.6.Asthesayinggoes,thereisnosuchthingasafreelunch.Ifyouwantsomething,goandearn/workforit二Ineitherfriendshiporlove/Inbothfriendshipandlove,youshouldneverexpecttotake/receivethemaximumwhileyougivetheminimum.2.Ibuiltallmyhopesonhispromise(s),onlytofindthathewasnotamanofsincerityatall.3.WetookMothertoallthebesthospitalswecouldfind,butalloureffortswereinvain;shefailedtosurvivethedisease.4.Valentine’sDayisanannualholidaycelebratedonFebruary14,aperfectdaytoexpresslovetotheobjectofyour/one’saffection.5.Intheinformationera,communicationswithfar-awayfriendsviae-mailcanbealmost/virtuallysimultaneous.6.Lovetakestime,foritisnotforgeduntilyouhavegrownusedtotheother’scompanyandlearnedtoappreciatetheother.三Forthousandsofyearsphilosophershavetakenpainstoillustrate/explain/interpretthemeaningofhappinessfromtheirownpointsofview.2.WhenIfirstcametocollege,Isuddenlyfoundmyselfleftwitheverythingtodealwithbymyself.ItwasnotuntilthendidIrealizethatlivingwithmyparentswastrulyahappyexperience.3.Youshouldn’talwaysmakecomparisonwithothers;otherwise,youmaybetrappedin/fallintodepression,fortherearealwaysmanyotherswhoarebetterthanyou.4.Todaypeoplearemuchbetteroffandenjoymoreleisure.Strangelyenough,theyfindlifeboring/dull.5.Life,ineffect,islongbutshortofexcitement.Youaresuretosufferfrominevitabledisappointmentifyouexpecteverydaylifetobeasexcitingasadrama.6.Alifethatistooeasy/smoothmayalsobedestructivebecauseitoffersnoopportunityforonetolearnhowtodealwith/handlefailures/frustrations/setbacks.That/Thisinpartexplains/accountsforthehighratesofsuicideamongyoungpeople.1.5.Whilepeoplearericherinmaterialwealth,theirspirituallife四TheytooktheirsickfatheronalongjourneytoBeijinginthehopeoffindingacurefor/inthehopeofcuringhisheartdisease/problem.2)ThecampaignofKnowingMoreAboutAIDSneedstobecarriedon,andfor/atthisstagetheemphasisisputontheway(how)thediseaseiscontracted.3)Ifpowerisproperlyapplied/used/exercised,thelivesofthecommonpeoplewillberenderedhappy.Ifnot,theirdailylifewillbeplacedunderthreat.4)Couldagovernmentjustifiablyusenuclearweaponstoguardagainstterroristattacks?5)Owingtoignoranceofthedisease,manypeoplestillbelievethatHIVvictimsdeservewhattheysuffer.6)Thenewlyissuedreportonimprovingthemedicalsysteminruralareasleadsustobelievethattheeraistobebroughttoanendwhensuchareasarealwaysshortofdoctorsandmedicines1.didherealizehowshort-livedyouthwas2.Giventhatsheisonlytwelve,3.Itisoncommoninterestthatfriendshipisgrounded,4.howeverhighsocialstatusthatthesematerialthingshavebroughtyou,5.Nothingismoredisgustingthandistortingthetruthsoshamelessly.6.whenallofasuddentheelectricitywascutoff7.thepoorerperform