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008 friends
Beginner
A: I had a big argument with david yesterday. I hope he’s not still mad at
me.
B: what did you argue about?
A: he borrowed some money from me and I needed it back. He said he didn’t
have the money yet.
B: well, he should pay out back. It’s only fair.
A: yes, but is got angry with him too quickly. He probably thought that I
mistrusted him. I shouldn’t have got angry.
B; did you lend him a lot of money?
A; not much. I had to pay an unexpected bill, so I needed the money
back.
B; well, talk to him about it next time you see him. He probably feels as
bad about it as you do. Close friends sometimes have disagreements. It’s nothing
unusual. Neither of you said anything really nasty, did you?
A: no , we didn’t. I guess you’re right. We should patch things up.
B: of course you should. You wouldn’t want a silly argument to ruin a long
friendship, would you?
Intemp3ediate
A: what kind of qualities do you look for in your friends?
B: I like people who are open and friendly. Those people are usually more
active and fun to be with. I like spending time with my friends. We go to bars
together or play sports together.
A: I don’t like to make friends with people who aren’t honest. Honesty is
very important to me.
B: I think it’s important to most people. The problem is that you can
usually only find out if someone is honest by getting to know them.
A; you can find out from their friends.
B: if you know any of their friends. You can’t rely on your friends to
introduce people to you all the time. You have to go out and make the first move
sometimes. I also like funny people.
A: oh, I don’t. they don’t seem to take anything seriously. You never know
when they are joking and when they are being serious.
B: sometimes it can be hard to tell, but if you know the person fairly
well, you can usually see from their expression what they are really
thinking.
A: it seems that we generally like different kinds of people. How is it
that we are such good friends?
B; maybe people don’t like to have friends that are all same. Most people
like a little variety in their lives-including a variety of characteristics in
their friends.
Words
Old friends close friends boy/girl friends best friend mate pal buddy
schoolmate classmate acquaintance lifelong friend pen-friend
Phrases
Make friends with
Get together
Be friendly with
Get to know
Introduce(to)
Get on well with
Drift apart
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发表于 2016-7-13 21:58:13