1、UnitThreeReadingionOne:FriendsGoodFriends–SuchGoodFriendsByJudithVistWomenarefriendsIoncewouldhavesaidwhentheytotallylovesuppttrusteachotherbaretoeachotherthesecretsoftheirsoulsrun—noquestionsasked—tohelpeachothertellhar

2、shtruthstoeachother(noyoucantwearthatdressunlessyoulosetenpoundsfirst)whenharshtruthsmustbetold.TInotherwdsIoncewouldhavesaidthatafriendisafriendallthewaybutnowIbelievethatsanarrowpointofview.FthefriendshipsIhavethefrien

3、dshipsIseearefunctionsmeetdifferentneedsrangefromthoseasallthewayasthefriendshipofthesoulsistersmentionedabovetothatofthemostnonchalantcasualplaymates.TConsiderthesevarietiesoffriendship:T1.Conveniencefriends.Thesearewom

4、enwithwhomifourpathswerentcrossingallthetimewedhavenoparticularreasontobefriends:anextdoneighbawomaninourcarpoolthemotherofoneofourchildrensclosestfriendsmaybesomemommywithwhomweservejuicecookieseachweekattheGlenwoodCoop

5、Nursery.TConveniencefriendsareconvenientindeed.Theylllendustheircupssilverwarefaparty.Theylldriveourkidstosoccerwhenweresick.Theylltakeustopickupourcarwhenweneedalifttothegarage.Theylleventakeourcatswhenwegoonvacation.As

6、wewillfthem.TButwedontwithconveniencefriendsevercometooclosetelltoomuchwemaintainourpublicfaceemotionaldistance.WhichmeanssaysElainethatIlltalkaboutbeingoverweightbutnotaboutbeingdepressed.T2.Specialinterestfriends.These

7、friendshipsarentintimatetheyneedntinvolvekidssilverwarecats.Theirvalueliesinsomeinterestjointlyshared.sowemayhaveanofficefriendayogafriendatennisfriendafriendfromtheWomensDemocraticClub.TIvegotonewomanfriendsaysJoycewhol

8、ikesasIdototakepsychologycourse.Whichmakesitnicef–nicefher.Itsfuntogowithsomeoneyouknowitsfuntodiscusswhatyouvelearneddrivingbackfromtheclasses.fthemostpartshesaysthatsalltheydiscuss.T3.Histicalfriends.Weallhaveafriendwh

9、oknewuswhen…maybewaybackinMissMeltzerssecondgradewhenourfamilylivedinthatthreeroomflatinBrooklynwhenourdadwasoutofwkfsevenmonthswhenourbrotherAlliegotinthatfightwheretheyhadtocallthepolice.TTheyearshavegonebywevegonesepa

10、ratewayswevelittleincommonnowbutwerestillanintimatepartofeachotherspast.sowheneverharsh:unpleasantunkindcruelunnecessarilyseverenonchalant:behavingcalmlyseemingnottowrycareaboutanythingwithoutwarmthenthusiasmcarpool:agro

11、upofcarownerswhoagreetodriveeveryoneinthegrouptowkschooletcondifferentdayssothatonlyonecarisusedatatimecookie:(家制)小甜餅coop:abusinessganizationrunbythepeoplewhowkfitwhoshareitsbenefitsprofits.depressed:feelingveryunhappyin

12、timate:havinganextremelycloserelationshipYoga:瑜珈Brooklyn:布魯克林(紐約市東部一城區(qū))Detroit:底特律(美國密歇根州城市汽車工業(yè)中心)pregnancy:theconditionofhavinganunbnbabygrowinginsideawomansbodytheperiodoftimewhenawomanisexpectingachildfgelinks:todevel

13、opastrongrelationshipwithothergroupsothercountriesendure:toremainalivecontinuetoexistmedium:beinginthedlebetweenanupperloweramountsizedegreeaveragereveal:tomakeknownsomethingthatwaspreviouslysecretunknowncalibrate:tomark

14、aninstrumenttoolsoastouseitfmeasuringfixmeasureUnitThreeReadingionTwo:WhyWeLoveWhoWeLoveByJoyceBrothersHaveyoueverknownamarriedcouplethatjustdidntseemasthoughtheyshouldfittogether—yettheyarebothhappyinthemarriageyoucantf

15、iglureoutwhyTIknowofonecouple:HeisaburlyexathletewhoinadditiontobeingasuccessfulsalesmancoachedLittleLeaguewasactiveinhisRotaryClubplayedgolfeverySaturdaywithfriends.Meanwhilehiswifeispetitequietacompletehomebody.Shedoes