新托福口语考试之“朋友话题”

 　　* 常用词汇： acquaintance, affectionate, amicable¹, caring, considerate, emotional, enthusiastic, expressive², favorite, frank, friendly, generous, gentle, helpful, honest, humorous, ideal, intimate, kind, patient, reunion, sociable³, sympathetic, talkative, thoughtful, trustworthy, etc。

　　* 常用短语： a shoulder to cry on, an easy-going person, ask for help, be an understanding person, be friendly with, be on intimate terms with sb., be well-acquainted with, broad-minded, cheer sb. up, for the sake of friendship, have a bosom⁴ friend, have a large circle of acquaintances, help sb. out, keep friendly relations, keep/lose contact with, make friends with, reach an understanding, seek common ground while reserving differences, t urn⁵ to one’s friend when in difficulty, understand each other, warm-hearted, etc。

　　* 常用句型：

　　1. A friend in need is a friend indeed。

　　2. What does friendship mean to you?

　　3. What kind of people do you make friend with?

　　4. Why do you think friendship important to you?

　　5. What is the basis of friendship?

　　6. There is the difference between friendship and love。

　　7. Are you very good at keeping in touch with friends?

　　8. I like to make friends with people who are …

　　9. What do you have in common with your friends?

　　10. How well do you communicate with your friends?

1 amicable   

adj.和平的，友好的；友善的

参考例句：

• The two nations reached an amicable agreement.两国达成了一项友好协议。
• The two nations settled their quarrel in an amicable way.两国以和睦友好的方式解决了他们的争端。

2 expressive   

adj.表现的，表达…的，富于表情的

参考例句：

• Black English can be more expressive than standard English.黑人所使用的英语可能比正式英语更有表现力。
• He had a mobile,expressive,animated face.他有一张多变的，富于表情的，生动活泼的脸。

3 sociable   

adj.好交际的，友好的，合群的

参考例句：

• Roger is a very sociable person.罗杰是个非常好交际的人。
• Some children have more sociable personalities than others.有些孩子比其他孩子更善于交际。

4 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。

5 urn   

n.（有座脚的）瓮；坟墓；骨灰瓮

参考例句：

• The urn was unearthed entire.这只瓮出土完整无缺。
• She put the big hot coffee urn on the table and plugged it in.她将大咖啡壶放在桌子上,接上电源。