1、Module 1 Getting along with others Adapted from “Of Friendship”, an essay written by Francis Bacon, a great English writer, scientist and philosopher. Read the title and guess “What is the main topic of this essay?” It is about friendship. Part 1(Para. 1): Part 2(Para. 2-5): Part 3(Para. 6): The imp
2、ortance of friendship. Three “fruits” of friendship. Advice on making friends. Fruit1 1_ Fruit 2 2_ Fruit 3 Help us achieve the goals we set for ourselves. With true friends, we feel free to 3_ our feelings. Sharing makes happiness 4_ and a 5_ become halved. “Fruits” of friendship Our friends are be
3、tter able to offer 6_ on our important decisions. Preparing to talk with a friend makes our thoughts 7_ and our understanding more 8_ So many things in life can only be 9_ with the help of friends. Friends have different 10_. Friends can help us during life and, perhaps, even 11_ Comfort the heart A
4、dvise the head share take on greater meaning trouble advice clearer thorough achieved ideas and skills after death As is known to all, this essay was finished more than 400 years ago. Why do we still need to read it nowadays? The theme of the essay is “friendship”, which is a permanent（永久的） topic in
5、 human civilization. Bacon put forward some brilliant ideas about friendship, which are still helpful for us to rethink our life and friendship in the modern world. 1. more often than not 2. smooth out 3. be meant to do sth. 4. generally speaking 5. take on 6. result from 7. in full measure 8. depen
6、d on 9. as a result 10.be known as 11.with the help of 12.in this way 1. 通常，多半 2. 消除，克服 3. 注定要做某事，应该做 4. 一般而言，一般说来 5. 呈现，具有 6. 起因于 7. 最大程度地/限度地 8. 依靠，依赖 9. 结果，因此 10.作为出名 11.在的帮助下 12.这样，用这种方法 L5/ More often than not, close friendships will help smooth out the sometimes rocky road that we are all mean
7、t to travel. L8/they may comfort the heart, advise the head and help us achieve the goals we set for ourselves. L13/ Here, friendship has a double advantagehappiness takes on a greater meaning and a trouble shared becomes a trouble halved! L34/ enjoying the company of a crowd is not the same as bein
8、g with friends. Friends should be carefully chosen and relationships carefully developed. 通常，亲密的友情能助我们踏平时而坎坷却又注定要经过的道路 。 它们可以抚慰心灵，启迪思维，帮我们实现既定目标。 在此，友谊有了双重优势幸福有了更大的意义，而麻烦在分担 之后减半。 与人为伍不等于有朋友相伴。朋友需谨慎选择，友情需用心经营 。 Recommendation: A novel: Heidi 海蒂（别名小海蒂）是瑞士儿童文学作家约翰娜斯比丽创作的 长篇小说，全书分为两部，海蒂的学习和漫游岁月讲述的是小海蒂童
9、 年时期的成长历程。海蒂学以致用讲述成长起来的海蒂帮助瘫痪姑娘 克拉拉重新站立起来的故事。学术界在解读这部作品时普遍认为，该小说 主要反映了大自然和现代城市文明之间的对比与冲突。 A film: The sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 牛仔裤的夏天改编自安布拉谢尔斯于2001年出版的同名小说，讲述 四个妙龄少女和一条会飞的牛仔裤之间的故事。在一个旧货店，他们发现 一条适合四个人体形的牛仔裤，虽然四个女孩会在不同的地方度过这个夏 天，但是他们决定用这条牛仔裤来维系之间的感情。 1.She is very tired and she feels like hav
10、ing a good sleep. 2.Many failures ate/is eating away at his confidence. 3.She never let her daughter out of her sight in the theme park. 4.In my opinion, the two novels have much/a lot in common. 5.To be frank, the meeting last night was a failure. 6.One of the many benefits of travelling is to learn local culture. 7.He has a lot of good qualities such as honesty and independence. 8.If you have a problem about mental health, please seek experts/expert advice.
