「Beginner」step1 ：初級(jí)入門

    A ： I had a big argument with David yesterday. I hope he ‘s not
still mad at me.

    B ： What did you argue about ？

    A ： He borrowed some money from me and I needed it back. He said
he didn ‘t have the money yet.

    B ： Well ， he should pay you back. It ‘s only fair.

    A ： Yes， but I got angry with him too quickly. He probably thought
that I mistrusted him. I shouldn‘t have got angry.

    B ； Did you lend him a lot of money？

    A ； Not much. I had to pay an unexpected bill， so I needed the money
back.

    B ； Well ， talk to him about it next time you see him. He probably
feels as bad about it as you do. Close friends sometimes have disagreements.
It‘s nothing unusual. Neither of you said anything really nasty， did
you ？

    A ： No ， we didn‘t. I guess you’re right. We should patch things
up.

    B ： Of course you should. You wouldn ‘t want a silly argument to
ruin a long friendship， would you？

    「Intermediate」step2 ：中級(jí)進(jìn)階

    A ： What kind of qualities do you look for in your friends ？

    B ： I like people who are open and friendly. Those people are usually
more active and fun to be with. I like spending time with my friends.
We go to bars together or play sports together.

    A ： I don‘t like to make friends with people who aren ’t honest.
Honesty is very important to me.

    B ： I think it ‘s important to most people. The problem is that
you can usually only find out if someone is honest by getting to know
them.

    A ； You can find out from their friends.

    B ： If you know any of their friends. You can‘t rely on your friends
to introduce people to you all the time. You have to go out and make the
first move sometimes. I also like funny people.

    A ： Oh ， I don‘t. They don ’t seem to take anything seriously.
You never know when they are joking and when they are being serious.

    B ： Sometimes it can be hard to tell ， but if you know the person
fairly well ， you can usually see from their expression what they are
really thinking.

    A ： It seems that we generally like different kinds of people. How
is it that we are such good friends ？

    B ： Maybe people don ‘t like to have friends that are all the same.
Most people like a little variety in their lives-including a variety of
characteristics in their friends.