Unit1Knowingme,knowingyou导读:理查德·马克斯(RichardMarx)是一个集作曲、填词、演唱和音乐制作于一身的摇滚才子,1988年和1989年曾两度夺得格莱美“最佳摇滚男声演唱”大奖。这首家喻户晓的轻柔摇滚情歌就是其创作的名曲。这首歌不仅是他本人爱情的见证,也在全球受到欢迎许多歌星或翻唱或演绎过不同版本。RightHereWaitingOceansapart,dayafterdayAndIslowlygoinsaneIhearyourvoiceonthelineButitdoesn’tstopthepainIfIseeyounextto①neverHowcanwesayforeverWhereveryougo②WhateveryoudoIwillberightherewaitingforyouWhateverittakesOrhowmyheartbreaksIwillberightherewaitingforyouItookfor③grantedallthetimesThatIthoughtwouldlastsomehowIhearthelaughterItastethetearsButIcan’tgetnearyounowOh,can’tyouseeit,babyYou’vegotmegoing④crazy...此情可待远隔重洋,日复一日我一步步开始变得疯狂电话里我听到你的声音但这也抑制不了思念你的痛苦倘若此生永不相见那又何谈长相厮守不管你去哪不管你做什么我将会一直在这等你不管命运怎样变迁不管我多么心碎我将会一直在这等你我一直坚信我们会坚持到最后我听到嘲笑声也尝到泪水可我此时不能接近你噢,宝贝,你看不到吗你让我陷入痴狂……PartⅠStartingout&UnderstandingideasAbsoluteagony!DearAgonyAunt,I’minatotalmesshere—hopeyoucanhelpmeout!I’m17,andamemberofourschoolbasketballteam.I’mcrazyaboutbasketball,andprettygoodatittoo,(1)whichisprobablywhyIwassomadwhenwelostourlastmatch.Weplayedwell,butIfelttheteamwereletdownbyonemember,ourpointguard.Thepointguardisakeyplayer,butitwaslikehewasn’tevenonthecourt!(2)Disappointedbyhisbehaviour,Isaidallthistomybestfriend.Iwasjustlettingoffsteamreally,becauseIwassoangry,(3)butthenmyfriendwentandtoldeveryoneelsewhatI’dsaid.Thisissototallyawkward.I’mreallyangrywithmyfriend—whatshouldIsaytohim?AndshouldIsayanythingatalltomyteammate?(4)Embarrassedandashamed,Ican’tconcentrateonanything.Pleasehelp!BenDearBen,ThereisanoldAmericansaying,(5)“Looselipssinkships.”Thismeans(6)thatifyouspeaktoomuchaboutsomething,especiallytopeoplewhoyoudon’tknowsowell,it’llcauseallkindsoftrouble.Thesituationhereissomuchworsebecausethe“looselips”wereyourbestfriend’s.Treatedthisway,you’resuretofeelhurt—weshouldalwaysbeabletotrustthoseclosesttous,andithurtsevenmorewhenwefindwecan’t.ButIhavetosaythatit’spartlyyourfault,isn’tit?Youadmitthatyouwere“lettingoffsteam”.Itisunderstandableinthatsituation,butweshouldalwaysthinkbeforewespeak.Here’swhatyouneedtodo.First,apologisetoyourteammate.Ifyoueverwanttowinanymorebasketballgames(andI’msureyoudo!),youneedtoworktogether,andthatmeanscommunicatingwitheachotherclearlyandresolvingconflicts.Sohaveachatwithyourteammate.Tellhimdirectlyandhonestlythatyouweretalkingwithoutthinking.Then,talktoyourfriend.Friendshipshouldbeoneofthegreatestthingsintheworld,butsometimesitcanbedifficult.Again,yourstrategyisclearcommunication.(7)Tellyourfriendyou’reangrywithhimforrepeatingwhatyousaidandmakingthesituationworse,butthatyouwanttomoveon.Approachedinthisway,yourfriendshipwillsoonberepaired.Thirdly,andperhapsmostimportantly,thinkaboutyourownbehaviour.Don’tsaytoomuchwhenyou’reangry!(8)Filledwithanger,youtendtosaywhatevercomestoyourmind.Thisgivespeoplethewrongsignal.(9)Takeadeepbreath,calmdown,andalwaysremember:thinkfirst,speaklater.(10)Ifyoufeeloneofyourteammatesisn’tpullingtheirweight,thenraiseyourconcernsinaprofessionalwaywithyourteamcoach.Ifyouthinkaboutotherpeople’sfeelingsaswellasyourown,you’llsoonfin...