Summary of Text A.pptVIP

* * Summary of Text A Unit Two Book One The outline of the Text This story takes a letter as a clue, and reproduces a conversation between a taxi driver and the narrator. Through the driver’s experience, the narrator wants to reveal the truth: keep up correspondence with your friends and don’t hesitate in expressing your true feelings to them. The main idea of the Text 1. 我一直想给老朋友写信，可就是一拖再拖。 2. 说实话，我不大会写东西。另一方面，似乎总有事情冒出来，好象就是抽不出时间来写信。 4. 不幸的是，我信还没来得及发，就得知老朋友去世的坏消息。 3. 其实，我一直惦记着埃德，他这么多年的友谊对我非常重要。 5. 为了将来不至于后悔，我们应该经常和老朋友保持通信联系。 I have been meaning to write a letter to an old friend for some time, but I have always postponed it. Summary of Text A 1. 我一直想给老朋友写信，可就是一拖再拖。 To tell the truth, I am not much of a hand at writing. On the other hand, things come up and I don’t seem to find the time (to write a letter). Summary of Text A 2. 说实话，我不大会写东西。另一方面，似乎总有事情冒出来，好象就是抽不出时间来写信。 Actually, Ed has (always) been on my mind, and his friendship over the years means an awful lot to me. Summary of Text A 3. 其实，我一直惦记着埃德，他这么多年的友谊对我非常重要。 But unfortunately, I got the bad news about my old friend’s death just before I mailed the letter. Summary of Text A 4. 不幸的是，我信还没来得及发，就得知老朋友去世的坏消息。 In order to have no regrets in the future, we should keep up correspondence with our old friends as often as possible. Summary of Text A 5. 为了将来不至于后悔，我们应该经常和老朋友保持通信联系。