1. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading G R _ Part Division of the Text 1 Part Division of the Text PartsPara(s)Main Ideas 1 1 ～ 20 2 21 ～ 35 From a conversation with the cab driver the author learned how much he regretted failing to keep up correspondence with his old friend Ed. Reading the letter by himself, the author learned more about the lifelong friendship between the driver and Old Ed.

2. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading G R _ Part Division of the Text 2 PartsPara(s)Main Ideas 336 The driver’s experience urged the author to reach for his pen.

3. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ He sounded as if … He sounded as if he had a cold or something. What can we infer from this sentence? This sentence implies the sad state of mind the taxi driver was in.

4. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ At least they do with … At least they do with me because I’m on the road so much. Paraphrase the sentence. At least letters from home mean a lot to me because I travel a lot for long distances.

5. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ It might just as well … It might just as well have been family. Translate the sentence into Chinese. 也可以算是一家人。

6. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ But I take it he’s … What does “I take it” mean? “I take it” means “I understand (that); I assume (that)”. But I take it he’s someone you’ve known quite a while? As I take it, they won’t accept the proposal.

7. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ But I realized that … But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: “I should have kept in touch. Yes,” he repeated, “I should have kept in touch.” 1. Paraphrase the sentence. But I realized that the taxi driver was still thinking of Old Ed when he spoke again. It seemed that he spoke more to himself than to me. He repeated that he should have kept in touch. 2. Why did the driver repeat that he should have kept in touch? He could have let Ed know how he missed him.

8. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ It had references … It had references to things that probably meant something to the driver. 1. What does it refer to? It refers to the letter. 2. What does reference mean here? It means the act of mentioning. 3. Paraphrase the sentence. The letter mentioned something that might be important to the driver.

9. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ Like it says there … “Like it says there,” he answered, “about all we had to spend in those days was time.” Paraphrase the sentence. “As the letter says there,” he answered, “though we didn’t have much money we had a lot of free time.”

10. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ There are fewer … There are fewer and fewer still around. Paraphrase the sentence. Fewer and fewer of us are left alive.

11. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ But we hung out … But we hung out on the same corner when we were single. Paraphrase the sentence and translate it into Chinese. But we passed our free time together before we got married. 不过没成家时我俩总在一起闲荡。

12. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ But for the last … But for the last 20 or 30 years it’s been mostly just Christmas cards. Paraphrase the sentence. But generally speaking we have sent only Christmas cards to keep in touch with each other for the last 20 or 30 years.

13. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ Your friendship over … Your friendship over the years has meant an awful lot to me, more than I can say because I’m not good at saying things like that. Paraphrase the sentence. Your friendship over the years has been very important to me, more important than I can say because I’m not good at expressing my feelings.

14. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ be lost in be lost in / lose oneself in: be absorbed in; be fully occupied with He was lost in playing computer games so he was unaware of my entering the room. I had lost myself in thought. 他忙于这项工作而对周围的一切都很漠然。 He was lost to the world in this task.

15. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ available available: adj. 1. able to be got, obtained, used, etc. 可用的，可得到的 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. 对不起, 这种外套没有你要的颜色和尺码。 I’m sorry. Those overcoats are not available in your color and size. 2. able to be visited or seen; not too busy 有空的 律师现在没空。 The lawyer is not available now.

16. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ or something or something: used when you are not very sure about what you have just said The air fare was a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something. Here’s some money. Get yourself a sandwich or something. NB: 同义的短语： or something like that

17. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ go ahead go ahead: continue; begin (sometimes followed by with + n.) The board of directors will vote today on whether to go ahead with the plan. Henry will be late but we will go ahead with the meeting anyway. You just go ahead and I'll catch up later. 你先走一步，我随后赶来。

18. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ estimate 1 estimate: 1. vt. form a judgment about (a quantity or value) Bill’s personal riches were estimated at $368 million. I estimate that the total cost for the treatment of the disease will go from $5,000 to $8,000. 我估计她有 35 岁。 I estimate her age at 35. 2. n. approximate calculation or judgment made about a quantity or value According to some estimates, the number of farms has increased by 50 percent. My estimate of her character was wrong.

19. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ estimate 2 CF: 这组词都有 “ 估计 ” 或 “ 估价 ” 的意思。 estimate 指先于实际的测量、计算或测试而作的某种估 计或估价，可以是经过仔细考虑，也可以是随意的。 estimate, evaluate & value He estimated he would do the hundred miles by noon. 他估计自已到中午时能走完这一百英里路。 I asked three building firms to estimate for the repairs to the house. 我请三个建筑公司估计修缮房屋的费用。

20. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ estimate 3 CF: evaluate 很少表示用金钱来估计某物的市场价值，而是对 其相对或内在价值的评定。 The research project has only been under way for three months, so it’s too early to evaluate its success. 这个研究项目进行了不过三个月，所以要对它的效果作出 评价为时尚早。 value 指估计某物的价值、价格。 He valued the house for me at ￡ 3,500. 他为我给这幢房子估价，价值 3,500 英镑。

21. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ estimate 4 Put into each gap one of the above words. Change the form where necessary. 1. How do teachers their students’ work? 2. It was that there were more than 2,250,000 spiders in one acre of grass field. 3. They have gone to have their jewels evaluate ________ estimated _________ valued ______. CF: estimate, evaluate & value

22. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ may as well might / may (just) as well: If you say that you might / may (just) as well do sth., you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly reluctant about it. Anyway, you’re here; you might as well stay. The post office is really busy. We’ll have to queue for ages to get served. We might as well go home. 这道甜食我还是不吃了吧。 I might as well give the sweet course a miss.

23. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ not much of not much of: not a good … 天气不是很好。 It is not much of a day. Some people may think that doing housework for others is not much of a career. He is not much of a father, but he is an outstanding professor.

24. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ keep up 1 keep up: continue without stopping They risk losing their homes because they can no longer keep up the repayments. I was so hungry all the time that I could not keep the diet up for longer than a month. Collocation: keep to keep up with keep on keep out of keep off 坚持；信守 跟上；赶上 继续进行；反复地做 躲开；（使）置身于 … 之外 避开；不让 … 接近

25. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ keep up 2 Put into each gap one of the phrases. Change the form where necessary. 1. the grass! 2. If this rain, the garden will be ruined. 3. Try to trouble. 4. Don’t run — I can’t you. 5. He just writing, paying no attention to the cry of the baby. 6. He always his promises. Keep off _______ keeps up ________ keep out of __________ keep up with ___________ kept on _______ keeps to _______

26. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading The library bought all the correspondence between Queen Victoria and her daughters. D R _ correspondence 1 correspondence: n. 1. the act of writing, receiving or sending letters (often followed by with + n.) His interest in writing came from a long correspondence with a close college friend. The correspondence dropped after the enemy’s air raid. 2. the letters that sb. receives or sends (used as an uncountable noun) Mary really never mentions her step-mother in her correspondence. 敌人空袭后通信中断了。

27. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ correspondence 2 Collocation: carry on correspondence break off correspondence business / commercial correspondence personal correspondence in correspondence with 进行通信 中断通信 商业书信 私人通信 与 … 有通信联系

28. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ practically practically: adv. almost, but not completely or exactly 她几乎每天上班迟到。 She’s practically always late for work. He’d known the old man for practically ten years. I know people who find it practically impossible to give up smoking.

29. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ kind of kind of / sort of: (“kind of” esp. AmE, “sort of” esp. BrE) a little bit; in some way or degree (used before verb or after a link verb) The boy’s description kind of gives us an idea of what’s happening. She wasn’t beautiful. But she was kind of cute. 她有点希望能受到邀请。 She kind of hoped to be invited.

30. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ lose touch lose touch (with sb.): meet and contact sb. less and less often, gradually stop writing to, telephoning, or visiting them I lost touch with my former classmates after graduation. In my job one tends to lose touch with friends.

31. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ a couple of a couple of: a few; more than one but not many Do you have a moment? There are a couple of things I’d like to talk to you about. They promised the students that they would find a substitute teacher in a couple of days.

32. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ on one’s mind on one’s mind: in one’s thoughts; of concern to one (If sth. is on your mind, you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot.) Dealings on the stock market have been on his mind all the time. This travel plan has been on my mind all week. You are always on my mind.

33. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ keep in touch keep in touch (with sb.): If you keep in touch with someone, you write to, phone, or visit each other regularly. The old man kept in touch with his children while living in a nursing home. While doing the research work in the Antarctic, the professor kept in touch with his students via email. Collocation: stay in touch with 与 … 保持联系 get in touch with 与 … 取得联系

34. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ come up 1 come up: 1. happen or occur, esp. unexpectedly Sorry, I am late — something came up at home. Other projects came up and the emphasis of my work changed. 2. be mentioned or discussed The issue of safety came up twice during the meeting. News about Project Hope has come up a lot after the earthquake in various media.

35. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ come up 2 Collocation: come across come along come down come over come through come up with 偶遇，碰到 进展；出现 流传下来；落魄，失势 从远处来，过来；短暂造访 经历（困难），安然度过 想出（计划、答案、回答等）

36. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ come up 3 Put into each gap one of the phrases. Change the form where necessary. 1. He couldn’t an appropriate answer just at the time. 2. How’s your work ? 3. These legends to us from the 15th century. 4. The old man was 90 years old and lucky to his operation. 5. We’ve just an old friend we haven’t seen for ages. 6. and see us sometime. come up with ____________ coming along ____________ came down __________ come through ____________ come across ___________ Come over_________

37. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading urge sb. to do sth. urge + that-clause. (In the that-clause, “should” or the base form of a verb is used.) D R _ urge urge: vt. try very hard to persuade They urged the local government to approve plans for their reform program. Sir Fred urged that Britain (should) join the European Monetary System. 当老朋友布赖恩怂恿我接受一支香烟时，我实在忍不住了。 When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than I could bear. Pattern:

38. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ postpone 1 postpone: vt. delay (usu. followed by n. / gerund) The couple had postponed having children to establish their careers. 我们把比赛从 3 月 5 日推迟到 3 月 19 日举行。 We postponed the match from March 5th to March 19th. CF:postpone & delay 这组词都有 “ 延缓 ” 或 “ 耽搁 ” 的意思。 postpone 指将某事推迟或耽搁延后进行，也可以用来比 喻将某人或某物置于次要地位。例如：

39. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ postpone 2 It is not right for him to postpone the public interest. 他将公众利益放在后面是不对的。 CF: delay 指由于干扰或意外事故而延误，特别是延误了某事 的预期完成或某人某物的按时到达。有时也可能是由于 主观原因故意造成的拖延或耽搁。例如： The flood seriously delayed the train service. 洪水严重延误了铁路运输。 Our debtor delays payment from day to day. 欠我们债的人一天又一天地拖延还款。 The ball game was postponed because of the rain. 球赛因雨延期。

40. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ postpone 3 Put into each gap one of the above words. Change the form where necessary. 1. The ship was two hours. 2. We are our trip until the weather grows warmer. delayed _______ postponing __________ CF: postpone & delay

41. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ reference 1 reference: n. 1. the act of talking about sb. / sth., or mentioning them (usu. followed by to) It was strange that he made no reference to any work experience in his resume. His recent book makes references to the political events of those days. 2. sth. that shows you where else to look for information, for example the page number of another place in a book Make a note of the reference number shown on the form.

42. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ reference 2 3. the act of looking at sth. for information Use the dictionary for easy reference. Keep their price list for further reference. Collocation: a reference book a reference library for reference in / with reference to 参考书，工具书 （不外借书的）参考书阅览室 作参考 关于

43. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ reunion reunion: n. a party attended by members of the same family, school, or other group who have not seen each other for a long time Before she went abroad for further study, the whole family had a big family reunion. The soccer club holds an annual / a yearly reunion. Collocation: a class reunion a family reunion 毕业后的同班同学聚会 家人团聚

44. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ hang out 1 hang out: 1. (infml; used mainly in AmE) stay in or near a place, for no particular reason, not doing very much I often hung out in coffee bars while I was unemployed. We can just hang out and have a good time. That’s the corner where all the kids hang out.

45. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ hang out 2 2. hang clothes on a piece of string outside in order to dry them I was worried that I had no time to hang out my washing. What a pain! — It’s raining and I’ve just hung the washing out. Collocation: hang about / around hang on hang over hang up （在 … ）闲逛 （打电话时用语）不挂断；坚持下去 挂在 … 上；笼罩，威胁 挂断电话；搁置，拖延

46. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ hang out 3 Put into each gap one of the phrases. Change the form where necessary. 1. I was so angry that I on her. 2. I’m afraid that the line is busy. Would you like to ? 3. The danger of war Europe for 21 years. 4. Don’t. We have a train to catch! hung up _______ hang on _______ hung over _________ hang about / around __________________

47. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ now and then (every) now and then: (every) now and again; sometimes; at times Every now and then I have a desire to quit my tedious job. I still see Jane for lunch every now and then, but not as often as I used to. Collocation: now and again now or never 不时地 勿失良机 NB: 表示 “ 偶尔、有时 ” 的词和短语： 1. at 2. (every) now and 3. (every) now and 4. (every) once 5. from 6. some 7. on 8. occ ly times _____ then ____ again _____ in a while _________ time to time ___________ times _____ occasion ________ asional______

48. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ mostly mostly: adv. almost all; generally They have invested their money mostly in expensive real estate. The guests at the wedding party are mostly friends of the bride.

49. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ awful awful: adj. (used to add force) very great; very bad or unpleasant I have got an awful lot of work to do. I can’t bear the awful smell of cigarette smoke.

50. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ choke up choke up: become too upset to speak Losing my job left me completely choked up. When he learned the news of his friend’s sudden death, he was so choked up that he couldn’t say a thing.

51. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ skip skip: vt. pass from (one point, etc.) to another, disregarding or failing to act on what comes between 报纸读者可以选择自己感兴趣的新闻, 略过自己认为是枯燥 的或无关的消息。 A newspaper reader can select what he is interested in and skip what he thinks is boring or irrelevant. The teacher said: “First skim the text to obtain a general impression of it. Then scan the first three paragraphs and locate the birth dates of the main characters. And as time is limited, we will have to skip some of the exercises.”

52. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading D R _ right away right away: at once Tom has got a high fever; he should go and see a doctor right away. I wrote him a letter and posted it right away. NB: 表示 “ 立即、马上 ” 的词和短语： 1. at 3. im ly 5. p ly 7. straight 2. d ly 4. in ly 6. right once____ mediate_______ rompt _____ irect ____ stant ____ away ____ away ____

53. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading A R _ Useful Expressions 1 Useful Expressions 1. 完全沉浸于 1-1 be completely lost in 2. 引起 … 的注意 1-2 get sb.’s attention 3. 坐进后座 2-2 settle into the back seat 5. 不着急 3-1 in no hurry 6. 接着，继续 3-1 go ahead 7. 记住了，能背出来 4-2 know sth. by heart 4. 得了感冒什么的 2-4 have a cold or something

54. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading A R _ Useful Expressions 2 8. 家书抵万金。 5-1 Letters from home always mean a lot. 9. 老是在外旅行 5-2 be on the road so much 10. 不大会 …6-4 not much of a hand at … 11. 保持通信往来 7-1 keep up correspondence all the way through both grade and high school 12. 从小学一直到高中 10-1 13. 老街坊 12-3 an old neighborhood

55. Before ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingSupplementary Reading A R _ Useful Expressions 3 15. 失去联系 17-1 lose touch 16. 老同学聚会 25-3 a class reunion 17. 时间不饶人。 26-1 Time goes by. 18. 在一起闲逛 28-1 hang out on the same corner 19. 点头称是 29-4 nod in agreement 20. 在远处 35-2 in the distance 14. 沉默 16-1 in silence