【课堂新坐标,步备课参考】2013-2014高中英语译林版必修五教师用书Unit+1 Getting+along+with+others.docVIP

Unit 1　Getting along with others 【美文阅读】　 友谊是世界上非常宝贵的东西，但什么是真正的友谊呢？我们一起来探讨一下吧！ What is true friendship? Nowadays，the word friendship has been used so frequently that it has lost its meaning.Some jokingly or seriously put it that friends are made to be taken advantage of，which makes me very sad.True friendship doesnt mean that when you need your friends help，you will treat him to dinner，and when you have to protect yourself，you will put your friends in a difficult situation.On the contrary，true friendship is the communication of the hearts and understanding of the souls. True friendship is like water，which is tasteless but is essential(最基本的)to our body.Compared with decent(相当好的)wine，water is insipid(无味道的)in taste，but is of great help to satisfy our thirst.True friends dont need to be with each other every day，but are connected in heart every minute whatever the distance is. True friendship is like medicine，though tasted bitter，killing your illness.True friends give you some proposals in point even if they know you would not take.They criticize you when others are praising you，not because of envy but worrying that you may lose your cool head. True friendship has nothing to do with fame，power，or possessions.True friends would often watch silently from afar when you are influential，but come to you whenever you need their help.They care not what you are，but who you are.Youre not his stepping-stone to success，but are his crutch(拐杖，支持)to live through difficulties.When you are happy，you are likely to forget him，but when you are in trouble，he is the first one you will turn to for help. True friends make you complete.Many persons company you through your life course，your parents，your lover，and your children，who take care of you and make your life happy.However，you still need someone who understands your thoughts and souls.Without them，you are likely to feel deserted in spirit and lose yourself. True friends stay in your heart，rather than at your side；they know you more