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拥有相同信念和品质的“我”和保罗从相识成为朋友到最终成为终生挚友。深厚的友谊往往记在心中,不必用语言表达。
(2017·全国卷Ⅱ阅读改编)I first met Paul Newman in 1968, when George Roy Hill, the director of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, introduced us in New York City. When the studio didn't want me for the film—it wanted somebody as well known as Paul—he stood up for① me. I don't know how many people would have done that; they would have listened to their agents or the studio powers.
The friendship that grew out of② the experience of making that film and The Sting four years later had its root in the fact that although there was an age difference, we both came from a tradition of theater and live TV. We were respectful of③ craft (技艺) and focused on digging into④ the characters we were going to play. Both of us had the qualities and virtues that are typical of⑤ American actors: humorous, aggressive, outgoing, and making fun of each other—but always with an underlying affection⑥. Those were also at the core (核心) of our relationship off the screen.
We shared the belief that if you're fortunate enough to have success, you should put something back—he with his Newman's Own food and his Hole in the Wall camps for kids who are seriously ill, and me with Sundance and the institute and the festival. Paul and I didn't see each other all that regularly, but sharing that brought us together. We supported each other financially and by showing up at events.
I last saw him a few months ago. He'd been in and out of the hospital. He and I both knew what the deal was, and we didn't talk about it. Ours was a relationship that didn't need a lot of words.
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微积累 ①stand up for 支持;②grow out of 产生于;③be respectful of 尊重;④dig into 钻研;⑤be typical of 是……特点;⑥affection n. 情感
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Section 1 Topic Talk
积极预习 才学好
阳光晨读 新知先学
固基础须牢记
A组 基础词准确填写
1.trait n. 特性,品质
2.niece n. 侄女,外甥女
3.nephew n. 侄子,外甥
4.outgoing adj. 外向的,好交际的
5.secondary a