商务英语阅读基础篇课件耿民主编 ISBN9787566305336 PPTunit 7 Friedship in Business Language.ppt

ThemeGalleryPowerTemplate I called John the following afternoon and several days later. Easy to talk with, he told me his experiences in the World War I and II and other memorable events in his life. He was fascinating. I gave him my home and office numbers so that he could call me. He did- almost every day. ①What I did was far more than just showing my sympathy for a lonely old man. Talking with John was important to me, because I also lacked something in my life. Grown up in single-parent family, I never had a father. Gradually, John began to be as important to me as a father to his son. I talked about my job and courses of open university, which I attended at weekends. John was full of enthusiasm for my adviser. While discussing a disagreement Id had with a supervisor, I told him, I think I ought to talk frankly with him. Whats the rush? John cautioned. Let things cool down. ②When you got as old as I am, you find out that it is time that takes care of a lot. If things get worse, then you can talk to him. There was a long silence. You know, he said softly, I am talking to you just the way Id talk to a boy of my own. I always wanted a family-and children. Youre too young to know how that feels. ? No, I wasnt. Id always wanted a family-and a father. But I said nothing, and I’m afraid I wouldnt be able to hold back the hurt Id suffered for such a long time. ? One evening, John mentioned his 86th birthday was coming up. I designed a greeting card. I asked all the cops in my office to sign it. I bought a cake with 86 candles on it. I gathered nearly a hundred signatures. ③John would get a kick out of this, I knew. Wed been talking on the phone for about half of a year now, and I thought this would be a good time to meet face to face. So I decided to deliver the card by hand. ? I didnt tell John I was coming; I just drove to his address one morning and parked the car up the street from his apartment house. A postman was