交际英语热门话题113

Unit 13

Friendship

Conversation 1

A : Is this Zhang Lin's home?

B : Yes. Oh, it's you , Linda. I haven't seen you for a long time .Well, come in and sit down. How about something to drink?

A : Yes , please. I'm a little thirsty , actually.

B : Would you like tea or coffee?

A : Coffee, please.

B : Here you are.

A : Would you like to talk over a drink?

B : That sounds good. How are you doing , Linda?

A : Just fine. Are you busy now?

B : No. I'm just killing¹ time .

A : Shall we visit our math teacher tomorrow?

B : Yes . I haven't been in his house for several weeks . When shall we start?

A : How about eight o'clock tomorrow morning?

B : All right. See you tomorrow .

Conversation 2

A : My friend finally dumped her boyfriend, and she's sworn she's going to abstain² until she finds the right man to marry .

B : After going through an episode like that I'm not surprised . How's her headspace?

A : She's doing great , she's getting her confidence back, and her self-esteem, has improved drastically . She's very happy.

A : I'm proud of you for standing³ by her. I think you've helped make a big difference in her life.

B : Do you have any plans for next Sunday evening?

A : No , why?

B : My friend , who had the mishap⁴, wants to take us to dinner to show her gratitude⁵ for helping⁶ her.

A : She doesn't need to do that , I didn't do anything.

B : She feels you gave me the freedom to be able to assist her and she appreciates that . Come on , Let's indulge her.

Conversation 3

A : So how long have you know Jack⁷ ?

B : We go way back . We've known each other since we were toddlers.

A : Really ? You guys must be really tight.

B : Yeah , We're buddy-buddy still.

A : He seems sincere , and trustworthy .

B : Well, he is , but he can be conniving⁸ at times .

A : What do you mean ?

B : Well, I know that he would never stab me in the back . But I've seen him double cross other people .

A : Oh, my! Really? I never thought he would be like that.

B : Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying he's like that all the time.

A : So, can I trust him or what?

B : Well, I think you should decide for yourself.

A : But I need someone that I can count on for this job.

B : Okay , Okay . You can trust him. I was just trying to give you a hard time .

A : Come on you're confusing me . Give it to me straight.

B : Actually , he's the most dependable person I know, and he would never turn on anyone.

Conversation 4

A : Hello ? Is that Mark ?

B : How are you ? I haven't heard from you in ages.

A : I've been overseas , So have you been busy lately?

B : Pretty busy . So are you back for good?

A : Yes, I was just wondering when you'd have time to go fishing.

B : Well, I'm not working on the weekend, so we could grab some beer, ice and our fishing rods , and head out to the river.

A : That sounds good. I've missed you my friend .

B : Same here.

Conversation 5

A : Do you still see the people we went to school with ?

B : I did for a while, I suppose, until I left university , but after that not really.

A : Yeah, I've lost touch with most people as well, but I still see Rose occasionally.

B : Oh yes, how's she getting on?

A : OK, I suppose, but she's had a rough time in the last few years, She got divorced

B : What, from Peter?

A : Oh, of course.

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 abstain   

v.自制，戒绝，弃权，避免

参考例句：

• His doctor ordered him to abstain from beer and wine.他的医生嘱咐他戒酒。
• Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。

3 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 mishap   

n.不幸的事，不幸；灾祸

参考例句：

• I'm afraid your son had a slight mishap in the playground.不好了，你儿子在操场上出了点小意外。
• We reached home without mishap.我们平安地回到了家。

5 gratitude   

adj.感激，感谢

参考例句：

• I have expressed the depth of my gratitude to him.我向他表示了深切的谢意。
• She could not help her tears of gratitude rolling down her face.她感激的泪珠禁不住沿着面颊流了下来。

6 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

7 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

8 conniving   

v.密谋 ( connive的现在分词 )；搞阴谋；默许；纵容

参考例句：

• She knew that if she said nothing she would be conniving in an injustice. 她知道她如果什么也不说就是在纵容不公正的行为。
• The general is accused of conniving in a plot to topple the government. 将军被指控纵容一个颠覆政府的阴谋。 来自《简明英汉词典》