Words
pleasurable
快乐的，心情舒畅的enjoyable
out loud
大声地；响亮地in a way that other people can hear
Fill in the following sentence according to the text:
If friendship goes wrong, people normally remain ________ instead of challenging their friends.
quiet
Noun form of express.
Expression
Can you name some writing styles?
argumentative;descriptive;
unspoken
未说出口的not stated; not said in words but understood or agreed between people
turn sour
变酸；令人失望to stop being pleasant or working properly
Decide whether the statement
“People can control their relationships with neighbors
and colleagues as long as they want to.”
is true (T) or false (F) according to the text.
F
Noun form of argue
argument
What does "expository writing" meaning in Chinese?
说明文
unpredictable
不可预知的sb. who is unpredictable tends to change his behavior or ideas suddenly so that you never know what they are going to do or think
here and now
此时此地，立刻at this moment
Why does the author say friendship has a special status in our society?
The author starts the text with this sentence to show the features of friendship. For one thing, friendship is an important relationship. For another, it is different from other important relationships in that we can have certain control over our friendship and we assume it’s always pleasurable.
Noun form of associate
association
What are the classical three steps of writing？
Developing your ideas；
Organizing your ideas；
Presenting your ideas；
irritate
激怒，使兴奋to make sb. feel annoyed and impatient
on the market
供出售available in the marketplace
What does the Greek philosopher Epicurus mean by
saying that eating or drinking without a friend is the
life of a lion or a wolf?
By comparing people without a friend to beasts, Epicurus wanted to show how important friendship is to human beings. It differentiates us from animals since it is a relationship unique to humans. To a certain extent, life without a friend would become a stagnant pool.
Noun form of cultivate
Cultivation
Can you name some charts？
bar chart；
pie chart；
flow chart；
obligation
义务；职责a moral or legal duty to do sth.
put up with
忍受；容忍to accept an unpleasant situation or person without complaining
What’s the connection between making friends and buying a house according to the author?
Just as an ordinary person is not likely to be able to buy a million-dollar villa, it is unlikely for a normal person to make friends with Bill Gates or Jack Ma no matter how much they want to. People’s social circles are different, largely depending on their social and economic status.
Verb form of acquaintance
acquaint
How to draft a report?
Indicate your purpose of writing the report;
Group the viewpoints;
Present the reasons behind the viewpoints;
Make a summary of all the viewpoints.