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College English (New) Book 1 Unit 2 Friendship Text A All the Cabbie had was a Letter Pre-reading Topics: What does a “fair weather friend” mean? (One who is happy to stay with you when things are going well but leaves as soon as trouble arrives.) Read the song or listen to it (p275)? What does the song tell us? (Friends are for both good times and bad times.) Do you often write to your family or friends? Why? Why do we put off writing? (Sometimes we think letters can wait until other matters are dealt with. We may think a phone call or an email will do instead. Not like it/be lazy about it Letters are the best in expressing our innermost feelings. Letters from home always mean a lot. P33,L9 But sometimes we may leave it too late to write.) Cultural Notes: Some proverbs about friends. A fiend in need is a friend indeed. （患难见真情） A friend is never known till needed.　（路遥知马力，日久见人心。） Old friend and old wine are best.　（陈酒味醇，老友情深。） A hedge between keeps friendship green. The friendship between gentlemen appears indifferent but is purr like water. Friends agree best at a distance.　（君子之交淡如水） More quotations on p42 Cloze B Translation Text B. Language Points: be lost in, lose oneself in, be absorbed in, be fully occupied with, be attracted by eg: He was lost in playing computer games. She was lost in her novel. I had lost myself in thought. 2. available, adj. 可利用的；通用的，有效的；有时间的 eg: Since 1990, the amount of money available to buy books has fallen by 17%. If you don’t want to buy a kite, you can make your own using directions available in the book. We have already used up all the available space. Office supplies are available at many stores. The ticket is available on the day of issue only. He is available tomorrow to see his teacher. 3. or something eg: The air fare was a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something. Here’s some money. Get yourself a sandwich or something. 4. go ahead (with sth.) eg: The board of directors will vote today on