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1、Unit4FriendsforeverU4SectionAClickforaFriend?Howwouldyoufeelifmovingtoanewtownmeantlosingtrackofyourfriends?Whatiftheonlywayofgettingnewsfromfarawayfriendswaswritinglettersthattookagestobedelivered?Thiswashowthingsworkednotverylongago.Thankstoadvancesintechnolo
2、gy,howwemakefriendsandcommunicatewiththemhaschangedsignificantly.Nowadays,wecanmovearoundtheworldandstillstayintouchwiththepeoplethatwewanttoremainfriendswith.Socialmediatoolsletusseewhatourfriendsareuptoandmaintainfriendships.Allyouneedisawi-ficonnection.Thedi
3、gitalagealsoenablesustofindpeoplewhoshareourinterests,suchascollectingmodelcarsorplayinganunusualinstrument.Whateverourhobbies,theInternetcanconnectuswithotherswhoalsoenjoydoingthem,eveniftheyliveontheothersideoftheworld.Butwhenyou“friend”peopleonline,doesthism
4、eanthattheyreallyareyourfriends?Itdepends.Ifpeoplealwaysexchangetruepersonalinformationonline,thenyes,thesefriendshipscanberealanmeaningful.Butweneedtokeepinminkthatwhatweseeonsocialmediaisoftennotthewholetruthaboutaperson.Onsocialmediasites,peopletendtopsstonl
5、ypositiveupdatesthatmakethemappearhappyandfriendly.Butsmilingphotoscanhiderealproblems.Rememberthesaying:ontheInternet,nobodyknowsyou’readog.Ayoungpersoncouldbeold;awomancouldbeaman;wecouldevenbesharingourinformationwithcriminals.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatweshouldt
6、hrowthebabyourwiththebathwater.Althoughtechnologyhaschangedthewayweacquirefriends,themeaningoffriendshipandourlongingforfriendsremainthesame.AsAristotlesaid,noonewouldchoosetolivewithoutfriends,evenifhehadallothergoods.U4SectionCAfterTwentyYearsTheshortstory“Af
7、terTwentyYears”issetinNewYorkonacold,darknight.Mostpeoplehaveleftworktogohome,andthispartofthecityisnowquiet.Apolicemanwhoischeckingtheareaseesamanoutsideashop.Hegoesuptothemanandfindshehasascaronhisface.Theyhaveachatandthemanstartstotellhisstory.“Twentyyearsag
8、otonight,”saidtheman,“Idinedhereat‘BigJoe’Brady’swithJimmyWells,mybestchum,andthefinestchapintheworld.HeandIwereraisedhereinNewYork,justliketwobrothers,together.Iwaseighteen
