大学综合英语Unit5_The_Tapestry_of_Friendship.ppt

Here are a couple of hints for your discussion: 1) what is the usual way of communication between members of your family? 2) Do you think your family climate is democratic? 3) Do you think note writing between family members living under the same roof can lead to some undesirable consequence? Thank You, and Enjoy Your Weekend! Text Explanation This wasn’t just another binge of trendiness, but a kind of cinema verite. P4 This was not simply a shift from one fashion to another, but a trend toward more realistic and natural depictions in cinema-making. across millions of miles of celluloid .: P5 in large numbers of movies only men… inherited a primal capacity for friendship: P5 only when… were born with the instinctive capacity of making friends. In contrast, they portrayed women picking on each other, the way they once picked berries: P5 本句话可理解为：On the contrary, women were described fastidious and superficial in films who chose friends just as picking berries. Well, that duality must have been mortally wounded in some shootout at the… P5 The tendency to present only men as capable of true friendship was challenged by the appearance of a more subtle approach. Part III paragraph 7-18 This part discusses in detail the distinctions between the Male Buddiness and the Female Friendship. Generally speaking, the former is action-oriented while the latter is emotion-oriented, the Male Buddiness is based on the need for co-operation in the activities that men are engaged in or in the adverse situations they are confronted with. In contrast, the Female Friendship borders on love, the need for mutual emotional support. What’s the fundamental difference between buddies and friends? What are the conditions of men becoming buddies and of women becoming friends? Why was the woman shocked by men’s description of friendship? Text Explanation … whilst women ask fewer proofs and more signs and expressions of attachment. P7 actions and words that show i