Unit5DealingwithAIDS..doc

Unit 5 Dealing with AIDS Paraphrasing 1) I was just living life up. --- I was enjoying life to my heart’s content. 2) So I called him and he hung up on me. ---So I phoned him, but he refused to talk to me on the phone by replacing the receiver. 3) So once again I blew it off. ---So I once again gave up my effort to talk to him. 4) I confronted him as to why we were not friends any more. --- I faced him bravely (came face to face with him), challenging him why we were not friends any more. 5) When I got home, things started to make sense. --- When I returned home, I began to realized the situation 6) Our friends from school wanted nothing to do with him. ---Our friends from school didn’t want to have any connection with him. 7) I couldn’t turn my back on him ---I couldn’t avoid seeing or refuse to help him. 8) So how could I blame them since I would have done the same thing. --- So how could I find fault with them? I would have done the same thing if David and I had not been the best of friends. 9) I must keep a positive attitude for his sake ---For his benefit I must maintain an active and cheerful attitude, showing a firm belief that he would be able to conquer his disease. 10) I pushed all my emotion aside and was strong for him. --- I managed to conceal my emotion 1). Strengthen v.--- to become or make strong or increase the strength of e.g. They strengthened the wall with metal supports. 他们用金属支 架加 固了墙。 The wind strengthened during the night. 风在夜晚刮得更大了。 If we could find some eyewitnesses it would greatly strengthen your case. 我们要是能找到一些目击证人，会使你在案子中更有利。 The dollar has strengthened against other currencies. 美元相对于其它货币比值上升了。 Their opposition only strengthened her resolve. 他们的反对只是加强了她的决心 2). bond. N ---(1) a uniting force or tie; sth. ( such as shared feeling or interest ) that unites two or more people or groups e.g. The trade agreement strengthened the bonds between the two countries. Two countries linked by bonds of relationship. 由友谊的纽带联结在一起的两个国家。 ---(2) a