王强口语 第二册 Read Text 011
时间：2019-01-14 作者：英语课 分类：王强口语 第二册
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Read the text carefully and be prepared to answer the question:
Making Friends
In America, once I get a friend, I'm careful not to presume 1 on him/her. This is because Americans are very concerned about "bothering" others, even though they may be good friends.
One woman has said that "Irish people live in each other's pockets. But it's completely different here. You keep your distance." Since I am very hesitant to ask friends for favors, I make a lot of good friends here. If I were demanding, my prospective 2 friends would likely back off as neediness 3 scares people. We prefer friends who can make their requests rare and reasonable.
- We mustn't presume too much upon the reliability of such sources.我们不应过分指望这类消息来源的可靠性。
- You had better presume no such thing.你最好不要这样设想。
- The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
- They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。