Unit13PeopleSectionⅣLesson4,CommunicationWorkshop&CultureCornerThedaythatImetmybestfriendforthefirsttime,Iwasfullofanxiety①.Iwastryingtodosomerevision②foranimportantoral③examinthelocallibraryandpeoplekeptdisturbingme.Iwasgettingmoreandmoreannoyedandofcourse,themoreupsetIgot,thelessIwasabletoconcentrate.Thelaststraw④waswhenIheardsomeonesingingbehindme.ThesingingwassoloudthatIcouldevenrecognisethesong!Iturnedaroundandglared⑤atthepersonwhowassinging.Itwasatallgirlaboutthesameageasmeandshehadabigsmileonherface.Shewasstandingwithabookinherhands⑥nearthe“EnglishLiterature”section⑦.Shelookedlikealiterary⑧typeandseemedveryinterestedinwhatshewasreading⑨.Iglanced⑩atthebook’scover.ItwasabookofTennyson’spoems.Thefactthatshelookedlikeasensitive,friendlygirl⑪didn’tmatter.Ifanything,itmademeevenangrier.“Howcouldshebesoselfish?”Ithoughtangrily.Infact,I’msurprisedtherewasn’tsteam⑫comingoutofmyears!Ipickedupmybooks,glaredatherandwhisperedangrily,“Thankstoyournoise,I’vebeenunabletostudy.You’resoselfish!”Istillhatethinkingofthatmoment.Letmetellyoutherestofthestorythough⑬.BecauseIleftthelibraryinsuchahurry,Ileftmymostimportanttextbookbehind.ItwasonlywhenIgothometwohourslaterthatIrealisedI’dforgottenit⑭andtherewasnothingIcoulddoasthelibrarywasclosed⑮.IwassoupsetthatIalmostcried.Justthen,thephonerang.IanswereditandagentlevoiceintroducedthespeakerasJennyandaskedifIwasJane.Afterconfirming⑯thatIwas,JennysaidthatshehadnoticedI’dleftmybookinthelibraryandasmynamewasinit,she’daskedalibrarian⑰togetmyphonenumberfromtheirfiles⑱.Shesaidthatshedidn’tlivefarawayandcouldbringitaroundformeifIneededit.①anxiety[æŋ'zaIəti]n.忧虑,担心②revision[rI'vIʒən]n.复习③oral['ɔːrəl]adj.口头的,口述的④straw[strɔː]n.稻草,麦秆thelaststraw(一系列烦恼、打击之外)最后使人受不了的事⑤glare[ɡleə]vi.怒视,瞪⑥with复合结构作伴随状语。⑦section['sekʃən]n.部分⑧literary['lItərəri]adj.喜爱文学的⑨what引导的从句作介词in的宾语。⑩glance[ɡlɑːns]vi.瞥一眼⑪that引导同位语从句,解释thefact的内容。⑫steam[stiːm]n.蒸汽⑬thoughadv.然而,不过;though用作副词时,不能位于句首。⑭画线部分是强调句型,被强调的是when引导的时间状语从句。⑮as意为:因为,在这里引导原因状语从句。⑯confirm[kən'fɜːm]v.证实⑰librarian[laI'breəriən]n.图书馆管理员⑱file[faIl]n.档案,文件第一次见到我最好的朋友的那天,我心里充满了焦虑。那天我正在本地图书馆里努力复习准备一门重要的口语考试,人们不停地干扰我。我变得越来越心烦意乱,当然,我越烦躁,就越难集中注意力。当我听到背后有人唱歌时,我的忍耐到了极限。这声音大得我都能听出唱的是哪首歌!我转过身,对唱歌的人怒目而视。那是一个身材高挑和我年龄相仿的女孩,她的脸上带着开心的笑。她手里拿着一本书,站在英语文学类图书旁。她看起来像喜爱文学的那类人,她似乎对正读着的那本书很感兴趣。我瞥了一眼书的封面,那是一本丁尼生诗集。虽然她看上去是一个敏感、友善的女孩子,但这并没有用,反而令我更加恼火:“她怎么能这样自私呢?”我生气地想。事实上,我那时已经有点火冒三丈了。我抓起自己的书,怒气冲冲地盯着她,生气地低声说:“由于你的噪音,我没法学习了。你真是太自私了!”我现在仍然不愿意回想起当时的情景。不过,我还是讲一下后来发生的事吧。我因为离开图书馆的时候太匆忙了,以至于把最重要的课本忘在了那里。直到两个小时后我回到家时才发现,可是已经于事无补了,因为图书馆已经关门了。我感到万分沮丧,真想大哭一场。就在那时候电话铃响了。我拿起电话,传来一个温柔的声音,自我介绍说名叫詹妮,并问我是不是简。在确定我是以后,詹妮说她发现我把书忘在了图书馆,因为书上有我的名字,她让图书馆管理员从档案中找到了我的电话号码。她还说她住得不远,如果我急用这本书的话,她可以给我送过来。Isighed⑲withreliefandagreedtomeetherattheconveniencestoredowntheroad.Iwassograteful⑳!Ofcourseyou’veguessedwhoJennywas.ShewasthegirlIhadshoutedatforsinging.WhenIrecognisedherintheconveniencestore,Iwasfilledwithshameandapologisedseveraltimesformyrudebehaviour.Ifeltsoguilty,butJennyjustlaughedandtoldmeshewasgladtoseethatI’dalsoleftmyglareinthelibrary!Icouldn’thelplaughingatthisandIinvitedherbacktomyapartmentforaquickcupoftea.Wegotalongreallywellandeversincethenwe’vebeenbestfriends.We’reverymuchalikeandwetelleachothereverything.Tobehonest,Itrusthermorethananyoneelse.IoftenthinkhowluckyIam.IfJennyhadn’tbeenakindpersonwhowaswillingtoforgivemyshortcomings○24,Iwouldneverhaveexperiencedsuchtruefriendship.⑲sigh[saI]vi.叹息,叹气⑳grateful['ɡreItfəl]adj.感激的,感谢的○21guilty['ɡIlti]adj.不安的;有罪的○22can’thelpdoingsth.禁不住要做某事○23alike[ə'laIk]adj.相像的○24shortcoming['ʃɔːtˌkʌmIŋ]n.缺点,短处○25画线部分含有表示虚拟语气的条件句,表示与过去事实相反的假设,此时从句的谓语用haddone,主句谓语用would/could/should/mighthavedone。我如释重负,感激万分,同意与她在这条街上的一个便利店里见面。当然你已经猜出谁是詹妮了,就是在图书馆里因为唱歌的事情我对她吼叫的那个女孩。我在便利店里看到是她时羞愧极了,为自己的粗鲁做法连声道歉。我感到内疚,但是詹妮笑了起来,并告诉我她很高兴看到我把自己的怒视也留在了图书馆!听了这话,我禁不住笑了起来,并邀请她去我的公寓喝杯茶。我们相处得很好,从那以后,我们就成了最好的朋友。我们俩非常相像,无话不谈。老实说,我对她比对任何人都信任。我常常想我真是太幸运了,如果詹妮不是这么善良,愿意宽容我的缺点的话,我就不会经历这段真正的友谊。ReadthetextonPage14andchoosethebestanswer.1.WhatwasJanedoinginthelibrarythefirsttimeshemetwithJenny?A.Shewaslookingupsomeinformationinthebooks.B.Shewasstudyingforanimportantoralexam.C.Shewaswaitingforherbestfriend.D.Shewasreadingsomemagazinesthere.2.WhatdidJanethinkofJennywhensheleftthelibrary?A.Shethoughtthegirlwasinconsiderateandselfish.B.Shethoughtthegirlwasjustthefriendsheliked.C.Shethoughtthegirlwassosensitiveandfriendly.D.ShethoughtthegirllikedTennyson’spoems.3.Fromthestory,whatdoyouthinkofJenny?A.Sheisaninconsiderateandsensitivegirl.B.Sheisagirlwholikesmusicverymuch.C.Sheisagirlwhothinksmuchofherself.D.Sheisahelpfulandwarmheartedgirl.答案:1-3.BAD[基础词汇]1.____________vi.怒视,瞪2.____________vi.瞥一眼3.____________v.证实4.____________adj.感激的,感谢的5.____________adj.过敏的glareglanceconfirmgratefulallergic6.____________n.部分7.____________n.(银行)账户8.____________n.缺点,短处9.____________vi.叹息,叹气10.____________adj.相像的sectionaccountshortcomingsighalike[拓展词汇]11.____________n.忧虑,担心→anxiousadj.担心的12.____________n.复习→reviewvt.复习13.____________adj.口头的,口述的→orallyadv.口头地14.____________adj.不安的;有罪的→guiltn.负罪感15.____________vt.评判→judg(e)mentn.判