译林版牛津高中英语(必修5):Unit1 Getting along with others-Project(1)

Teenagers' friendships

青少年的友谊

My friend, Robert, has a twin sister named Amanda. Though they get along well, there are some things about Amanda and her friends that puzzle Robert.

我的朋友罗伯特有个双生姐妹叫阿曼达。虽然他们相处得很好，但是阿曼达和她的朋友们让罗伯特感到很困惑。

He can't understand how girls can talk for so long.

他无法理解女孩们怎么能聊天聊那么久。

For example, sometimes when he leaves the apartment to play football, Amanda and her friend, Sharon, are sitting on the sofa, talking.

例如，有时候他出门去踢球，阿曼达和她的朋友雪伦坐在沙发上聊天。

When he comes back three and a half hours later, they're still sitting on the sofa, continuing the same conversation on the same topic.

3个半小时他回家后，她们还坐在沙发上不停地聊着同一个话题。

One day Robert was so curious that he asked Amanda what they talked about, but she replied, 'We're best friends.

有一天，罗伯特非常好奇地问阿曼达，她们在谈论些什么，但是她回答说：我们是好朋友。

We talk about almost everything—film stars, pop songs, recipes¹, everything!"

我们什么都谈从电影明星到流行歌曲，菜谱，任何事情都聊！”

Boys and girls have different attitudes towards friendship.

对于友谊，男孩和女孩的态度截然不同。

Friendships between girls are usually anchored² in shared feelings and support, but friendships between boys are based on shared activities or interests.

女孩之间的友谊通常建立在共同情感和互相支持之上，而男孩之间的友谊则以共同的活动或兴趣为基础。

A boy is likely to be cautious³ about sharing his feelings with his close friends.

男孩通常都会很谨慎的与好朋友分享自己的感情。

A girl's closest friend, however, might be eager to tell her about something that has happened in her life.

而女孩的好朋友，可能就会迫不及待要告诉她生活中发生的一些事情。

1 recipes   

n.烹饪法( recipe的名词复数 )；食谱；方法；秘诀

参考例句：

• recipes that make imaginative use of seasonal vegetables 妙用时令蔬菜的菜谱
• recipes for people who are gluten intolerant 谷蛋白过敏人士的食谱

2 anchored   

adj. 抛锚的 动词anchor的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• We anchored in midstream 我们在河中心抛锚了。
• They anchored their ship in the river in a foggy morning. 在一个迷雾的早晨他们把船停泊在河上。

3 cautious   

adj.十分小心的，谨慎的

参考例句：

• We should not only be bold,but also be cautious.我们不仅要大胆，而且要谨慎。
• He was cautious about his work.他对工作非常谨慎。