Unit 4 Friends foreverⅠ.重点词汇1.advance n. 进步,进展 v. 前进;促进;使发展 adj. 预先的,在前的→advanced adj. 高级的;进步的;先进的make an advance/advances in 在某方面有进步/发展in_advance =ahead of time 提前in_advance_of 比……进步;在……之前2.tend vi. 易于做某事,往往会发生某事 vt. 照顾;照料;护理→tendency n. 倾向;趋势tend to_do sth. 易于,往往会做某事tend (to) sb. 照顾某人tend towards 倾向于,趋于3.patience n. 耐心→patient adj. 耐心的→patiently adv. 耐心地have patience with 对……有耐心lose patience with 对……失去耐心be patient with 对……有耐心4.anxious adj. 焦虑的,不安的→anxiously adv. 焦急地,忧虑地,渴望的→anxiety n. 焦虑,忧虑,担心be anxious for 渴望得到……be anxious about 为……担心/忧虑be anxious to_do sth. 渴望/急于做某事5.distance v. 使与……保持距离,撇清和……的关系n. 距离,间隔,远处→distant adj. 遥远的distance yourself/sb./sth. (from sb./sth.) 与……保持距离/疏远in_the_distance 在远处at/from a distance 稍远处;隔一段距离at_a_distance_of 在……的距离keep one's distance from 与……保持一定的距离6.fortune n. 大笔的钱,巨款;命运,运气→fortunate adj. 幸运的→unfortunate adj. 不幸的→fortunately adv. 幸运地→unfortunately adv. 不幸地make_a/one's_fortune 发财have the good/bad fortune to_do ... 有幸/不幸做……7.correspond v. 通信;相一致,符合→correspondence n. 一致,相符;通信联系;往来书信→correspondent n. 记者,通讯员;通信者→corresponding adj. 一致的,相应的,通信的correspond to/with 和……一致correspond with 和……通信in correspondence with 与……有通信联系8.strike vt.& vi. (struck, struck/stricken) 划火柴;(雷电、暴风雨等)袭击;打,1击中;打动,吸引;想起;(时钟)敲响 n. 罢工;罢课sth._strikes/struck_sb. 某人突然想起某事It strikes/struck sb. that ... 某人突然想到……be struck by ... 被……打动;被……击中;被……撞倒be on strike 在罢工9.stay in touch with 与……保持联系stay/keep i...