1、Module 4 Friends foreverforeverfrevradv. 永远familiarfmliradj. 熟悉的adventuredventrn. 历险（经历），奇遇preferprfrv. 更喜欢deliverdlvrv. 递送，传送advancedvnsn. 进步，进展significantlysnfkntliadv. 重大地，显著地maintainmentenv. 保持，维持wi-fi wa fan. 无线网络，无线上网clickklkv. 点击（鼠标）enableneblv. 使可能，使发生unusualnjuuladj. 异常的，不平常的sitesatn. 网站ten
2、dtendv. 易于做某事，往往会发生某事updatepdetn. 最新消息sayingse-n. 格言，谚语，警句criminal*krmnln. 罪犯bathwaterbwtrn. 浴水，洗澡水acquirekwarv. 获得，得到goodsdzn. 商品provepruvv. 证明，证实illustratelstretv. （举例）说明，阐明diagramdarmn. 图解，示意图inspiringnsparadj. 鼓舞人心的，启发灵感的teenagertinedrn. 青少年，十几岁的孩子pourprv. 灌，注，倒potptn. 锅gramrmn. 克packpkn. 小盒，小包c
3、omfortkmftn. 安慰，慰藉patiencepensn. 耐心generosity*denrstin. 慷慨，大方sliceslasn. 片，薄片humour*hjumrn. 幽默感qualitykwltin. 素质，品德anxiousksadj. 焦虑的，不安的distancedstnsv. 使与保持距离，撇清和的关系postponepstpnv. 使（事件、行动等）延期，推迟ordinarydnriadj. 普通的，平常的scar*skrn. 伤疤dine*danv. 进餐chum*tmn. 好朋友chap*tpn. 小伙子，家伙fortune*ftunn. 大笔的钱，巨款drag
4、drv. 拖，拉destiny*destnin. 命运，天命correspondkrspndv. 通信proposition*prpznn. 事业，生意hustle*hslv. 拼命干，努力干staunch*stntadj. 坚定的，忠实可靠的partner ptnrn. 伙伴，搭档excerpt*eksptn. 摘录，节录appointedpntdadj. 约定的，指定的strikestrakv. 划（火柴）cigar*srn. 雪茄烟plainplenadj. 简单的，朴素的scene sinn. 场景bitterlybtliadv. 痛苦地，愤恨地ashamedemdadj. 感到不好意
5、思的，难为情的unfoldnfldv.（卷着的东西）展开，打开locationlkenn. 地点，位置surroundingssrandzn. 周围的事物，环境personalitypsnltin. 个性，性格atmospheretmsfrn. 气氛，氛围，环境lose track of 不了解的情况，不了解的动态thanks to 归功于，多亏social media 社交媒体throw the baby out with the bathwater 不分良莠一起抛弃make one's fortune 发财ought to 应该，应当turn up（意外地或终于）出现move ar
6、ound the world 环游时间stay in touch with 保持联系social media tools 社会化媒体工具be up to 从事，忙于；由某人决定；胜任，适合，适于the digital age 数码时代connect.with.和连接keep in mind 记住leave work 下班，请假work out 得出，计算出，（如期）发生，进展（顺利）hear from 收到.的来信 be worth it 值得Module 4 Friends foreverPassage 1Click for a Friend?How would you feel if mo
7、ving to a new town meant losing track of your friends? What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters? This was how things worked not so very long ago. Thanks to advances in technology, how we make friends and communicate with them has changed significantly. &nb
8、sp;Nowadays, we can move around the world and still stay in touch with the people that we want to remain friends with. Social media tools let us see what our friends are up to and maintain friendships without missing a beat. The digital age also enables us to find people who share our i
9、nterests, such as collecting model cars or playing an unusual instrument. Whatever our hobbies, the Internet can connect us with others who also enjoy doing them, even if they live on the other side of the world. But when you "friend" people online, does this mean that they re
10、ally are your friends? It depends.If people always exchange true personal information online, then yes, these friendships can be real and meaningful. But we need to keep in mind that what we see on social media is often not the whole truth about a person. On social media sites, people t
11、end to post only good things that make them appear happy and friendly. But smiling photos can hide real problems. Remember the saying: on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog. A young person could be old; a woman could be a man; we could even be sharing our information with criminals.
12、 But this doesn't mean we should throw the baby out with the bathwater. Although technology has changed the way we are connected, the meaning of friendship and our longing for friends remain the same. As Aristotle said, no one would choose to live without friends, even if he had all other g
13、oods.Passage 2After Twenty Years (excerpts)The short story "After Twenty Years" is set in New York on a cold, dark night. Most people have left work to go home, and this part of the city is now quiet. A police officer who is checking the area sees a man outside a shop. He goes up to the ma
14、n and finds the man has a scar on his face. They have a chat. The man starts to tell his story. “Twenty years ago to-night,” said the man, "I dined here at 'Big Joe Brady's with Jimmy Wells, my best chum, and the finest chap in the world. He and I were raised here in New Yo
15、rk, just like two brothers, together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was to start for the West to make my fortune. You couldn't have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. Well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly
16、 twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come. We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our destiny worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be.” It sounds pretty interesting
17、, "said the policeman." Rather a long time between meets, though, it seems to me. Haven't you heard from your friend since you left?” Well, yes, for a time we corresponded, said the other. "But after a year or two we lost track of each other. You see, the West is a pr
18、etty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively. But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he's alive, for he always was the truest, stanchest old chap in the world. He'll never forget. I came a thousand miles to stand in this door to-night, and it's worth it if my old partner turns up.”
