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第
二部分
假期新知预习
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DIERBUFEN
Unit 1 Knowing me,Knowing you
Period One Starting out Understanding ideas-Comprehending
课
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深陷痛苦!
Absolute①agony!
我们的知心阿姨为你答疑解惑
Our Agony Aunt answers your questions.
尊敬的知心阿姨:
Dear Agony Aunt,
我这里是一团糟—希望您能帮我
I'm in a total mess here-hope you can help
一把!
me out!
我今年17岁,是学校篮球队的一
I'm 17,and a member of our school basketball
员。我酷爱打篮球,而且打得也很好,也
team.I'm crazy about basketball,and pretty good at
许正因如此,在我们队输掉了最近的比
it too,which is probably why I was so mad when we
赛时我相当恼怒。我们打得不错,但是
lost our last match.We played well,but I felt the
我觉得整个团队都被一个队友拖累了,
team were let down by one member,our point
那就是我们的控球后卫。控球后卫是队
guard.The point guard is a key player,but it was
里的关键球员,但他就像根本不在场上
like he wasn't even on the court!!Disappointed by
一样!1.我对他的行为感到失望,就把
his behaviour,I said all this to my best friend.I was
这些全部告诉了我最好的朋友。我其实
just letting off steam really,because I was so an-
只是想发泄一下怒气,因为我很生气,可
gry,but then my friend went and told everyone else
我的朋友随后却把我的话告诉了所
what I'd said.
有人。
This is so totally awkward.I'm really angry
这太让人尴尬了。我真的很生我朋
with my friend-what should I say to him?And
友的气—我应该对他说些什么呢?另
should I say anything at all to my teammate?
外,我是否应该对我的队友说点什么?
Embarrassed and ashamed,I can't concentrate
我既尴尬又羞愧,做什么事都无法
on anything.Please help!
集中精力。请您帮帮我吧!
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因高一英语_____________________
Ben
Dear Ben,
There is an old American saying,“⑥Loose
本
◎lips^⑧sink ships。”This means that if you speak
亲爱的本:
too much about something,especially to people
美国有一句老话:“口风不紧船舰沉
who you don’t know so well,it’ll cause all kinds祸从口出)。”意思是说如果你过多地谈论
of trouble。
某件事,尤其是跟你不太了解的人谈论,会
The situation here is so much worse because
招来各种各样的麻烦。
现在的情况更糟糕,因为“口风不紧”
the“loose lips”were your best friend’s.Treated
的人是你最好的朋友。被这样对待,你一
this way,you’re sure to feel hurt—we should al
定会觉得受到了伤害——我们应该总是能
ways be able to trust those closest to us,and it
够信任最亲近的人,当我们发现他们不能
hurts even more when we find we can’t。
But I have to say that it’s partly your fault,
信赖时,就更伤心了。
不过我不得不说你也有一部分责任,
isn’t it?You admit that