附录 Unit 4 Friends Forever-【志鸿优化训练】2026-2027学年高中英语必修第一册 (外研版)

~英语|附录 a brother is an advantage."Throughout my entire life,I've had my brother trying to beat me at everything I do.It has been an enormously positive force.” 布朗利兄弟从小就接触铁人三项运动。“显然，当你的哥哥参加 铁人三项时，你会觉得这很酷。”乔尼说道。阿利斯泰尔称，他们在训 练时会可能地互相鼓励。尽管偶尔会为一些“蠢事”争吵，阿利斯泰尔 仍然觉得有个兄弟是一种优势。“在我的一生中，我的弟弟总想在各 个方面打败我。这对我来说是一股巨大的积极的动力。” Watched by millions,the ending to the race has divided opinions: should the brothers have been disqualified or highly praised for their actions?But for Alistair,this decision was easy to explain:"Mum wouldn't have been happy if I'd left Jonny behind."At that moment, he was no longer an athlete aiming for a medal-he was just a brother. 有数百万人目睹了这场比赛，对这一结局是众说纷纭：兄弟二人 是应该因他们的行为被取消比赛资格，还是应该被高度赞扬？但对阿 利斯泰尔而言，他的决定很容易解释：“要是我撇下乔尼，妈妈肯定会 不高兴的。”在那一刻，他不再是一名想赢得奖牌的运动员—他只是 一位兄长。 Unit 4 Friends forever Understanding ideas CLICK FOR A FRIEND? 一键交友？ How would you feel if moving to a new town meant losing track of your friends?What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered?This was how things worked not very long ago.Thanks to advances in technology, how we make friends and communicate with them has changed significantly. 如果搬到一个新城镇就意味着与朋友失去联系，你会作何感想？ 如果只有通过写信和漫长的等待才能得知远方朋友的消息，你又会怎样？ 154 自生学习笔记 ·易错词句积累 ·好词好句摘抄 ·学习心得总结 直到不久之前，现实情况还都是这样的。然而，得益于技术的进步，我 们结交朋友、与朋友沟通的方式已经发生了巨变。 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. All you need is a wi-fi connection. 如今，我们可以一边周游世界，一边仍可与想要与之维系友谊的 人们保持联系。通过社交媒体工具，我们能知晓朋友的动向，维系彼 此间的友谊。而这一切只要有无线网络就可以实现。 The digital age also enables us to find people who share our interests, 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. 数字时代还可以帮我们找到志趣相投的人一例如收集汽车模 型或演奏不寻常乐器的人。不管我们的爱好是什么，我们都能在网上 结识同好，哪怕他们住在世界的另一端。 But when you "friend"people online,does this mean that they really are your friends? 然而，在网上跟别人“结为朋友”，这是否就意味着他们真的是你 的朋友呢？ It depends. 这要视情况而定。 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. 如果人们在网上交换的个人信息都是真实的，那么答案为“是 的”，这种友谊是真实且有意义的。但我们需谨记，我们在社交媒体上 看到的，往往不是一个人的真实全貌。 课文对译及自主学习· 自王学习笔记 ·易错词句积累 ·好词好句摘抄 ·学习心得总结 155 ~英语|附录 On social media sites,people tend to post only positive updates 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. 在社交网站上，人们倾向于只发布积极的动态，以塑造自己快乐 且友善的形象。然而，微笑的照片会掩盖真正的问题。记住这句话： 在网络上，没人知道你是一条狗。（网上展示的）年轻人形象的背后可 能是个老人，而女性形象的背后也可能是个男人，我们分享个人信息 的对象甚至可能是罪犯。 But this doesn't mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater.Although technology has changed the way we acquire friends,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 goods. 但是，这并不意味着我们应该因噎废食、弃沙抛金。尽管技术已 经改变了我们结交朋友的方式，友情的意义和我们对友谊的渴望依然 不变。正如亚里士多德所说：没有人会选择没有朋友的生活，哪怕他 拥有其他所有的财富。 Developing ideas After Twenty Years 二十年后 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 policeman who is checking the area sees a man outside a shop.He goes up to the man and finds he has a scar on his face.They have a chat and the man starts to tell his story. 短篇小说《二十年后》的故事背景设定在纽约一个寒冷而又黑暗 的夜晚。大部分人已经下班回家，城市的这个角落静悄悄的。一名正 在该地区巡逻的警察看到一个男人站在商店外面。警察走近男人，发 现他脸上有一道伤疤。他们攀谈起来，男人开始讲述自己的故事。 156 自生学习笔记 ·易错词句积累 ·好词好句摘抄 ·学习心得总结 课文对译及自主学习 “Twenty years ago tonight,”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 York,just like two brothers,together.I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty.The next 易错词句积累 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 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 tobe.” “二十年前的今晚，”男人说，“我和吉米·韦尔斯一我最好的朋 友，也是这世上最棒的小伙子一在这儿的‘乔老大’布雷迪餐厅吃 好词好句摘抄 饭。我们俩在纽约一起长大，就像亲兄弟一样。那时我十八岁，吉米 二十岁。第二天一早我就要去西部闯荡赚大钱了。可你没法把吉米 拖出纽约，他觉得地球上只有（纽约）这么一个地方。反正，那天晚上 我们约定，不管日后各自境况如何，不管距离多远，都要在二十年后的 同一天、同一时间在这儿再聚。我们当时觉得，不管要做什么，二十年 的时间足够自己找到出路、挣到钱。” “It sounds pretty interesting,”said the policeman.“Rather a long time between meets,though,it seems to me.Haven't you heard from your friend since you left?" “听起来挺有意思，”警察说，“但我觉得，你们这两次见面间隔太 学习心得总结 久了。你离开后，没有收到过你朋友的消息吗？” “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 pretty 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,staunchest old chap in the world.He'll never forget.I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight,and it's worth it if my old partner turns up..” “嗯，不是的。我们联系过一段时间，”男人说，“但是一两年后，我 们彼此失去了联系。你知道，西部很大，我不停地四处奔波、忙东忙西。 157 心英语|附录 但是我知道，只要吉米还活着，他就会来这儿和我见面，因为他一直是 这世界上最真诚、最可靠的老伙计。他绝对不会忘记我们的约定。今 晚，我千里迢迢赶来站在这扇门前，只要我的老朋友出现，这一切就都 是值得的。” (Excerpts from "After Twenty Years"by O.Henry) (节选自欧·亨利的《二十年后》) Unit 5 Into the wild Understanding ideas The Monarch's Journey 黑脉金斑蝶的旅程 Many animals move from one place to another at certain times of the year.This annual movement is called migration.They migrate to find food,seek a partner,or in search of warmer weather.One of the most wonderful migrations in nature is that of the North American monarch butterfly. 许多动物都会在每年的特定时间从一处迁移到另一处。这种一 年一度的行为叫作“迁徙”。它们迁徙是为了觅食、寻找配偶或更温 暖的环境。自然界最为壮观的迁徙之一就是北美洲黑脉金斑蝶的 迁徙。 Every autumn,millions of these beautiful insects with fine black and orange wings begin a long and difficult journey.Somehow they manage to travel around 4,000 kilometres south and find their way to California or Mexico.However,until recently no one knew how they did this. 每年秋天，数百万只这种翅膀橙黑相间的美丽昆虫都会开启漫长 且艰辛的旅程。它们总是能够完成大约4000千米的南行之旅，成功 到达（美国）加利福尼亚州或墨西哥。然而，直到最近，人们才明白它 们是如何做到的。 A team of scientists led by Professor Eli Shlizerman at the University 158 自生学习笔记 ·易错词句积累 ·好词好句摘抄 口学习心得总结