上海新世紀英語高二全部課文及重點詞組

relationships based on a common activity may stop or end when the activity ends. students might meet in classes and remain friends for the duration of the course and then stop seeing each other after the final examination. the same holds true for neighbours who are the closest of friends until one moves away. in these friendships, shared daily experiences form the foundation for the relationship. long-lasting friendships develop when individuals have similar interests and a common outlook on life. the high rate of mobility in the us can explain a great deal about short-term friendships.
friendship and friendliness do not mean the same thing. friendliness characterizes much of american daily interaction but is not always an indication of friendship. strangers may share life histories without any wish to set up a relationship. instant friendships are characterized by the appearance of two people becoming close but, in reality, there is no string connection between them. two people saying hello to each other after being introduced for the first time do not always mean that they have a strong wish to develop a friendship. many people frequently smile or say “have a nice day” or “see you later”, or even give an invitation as part of a cultural pattern of politeness. such expressions do not always suggest an offer of continued friendship.
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how the years have rushed by! it has been a long time since i knew marget swenson. i was a child when i knew her, and now i myself have children. the mind loses many things as it matures, but i never lost marget---my first love and first hurt.
i met marget swenson when she joined our sixth-grade class.
marget, just fresh from sweden, and i, a sixth generation american. she spoke very little english, but somehow we did manage to understand each other. we took to each other instantly.
marget lived up on the hill. that was the place where there were many large and pretty houses. i suppose it was only in passing that i knew only white people lived there.
we had so much fun together. we sat for hours in my garden or hers, surrounded by grass. her words were swedish; mine, english. we laughed at the way each of us slid our tongues over the unfamiliar words. i learned the swedish equivalents of hello, friend, and goodbye.
however, such fun did not last long, and the disaster began at marget’s birthday party.
it was a wednesday. i arrived at the party early. marget and i ran around quickly, putting the finishing touches on the decorations.