课后练习 · Friends and Mentors

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What in life is worth more than a good friend? The other things we desire — pleasure, wealth, and achievement — mean much more to us when they 1 (enjoy) with friends. When we watch a beautiful sunset alone, we want to tell a friend about it. When we buy a new smartwatch, we want to show it to a friend. When we win a contest or get a new job, we hope our friends will be impressed. And if we have none of these things, 2 (be) with a friend will still make us happy.

This is 3 the ancients esteemed friendship highly and believed it should only be pursued for its own sake. To Roman philosopher Cicero, most people only recognize something as good 4 it is profitable, and care most for those from their stockpile (积累) of friends they are able to profit from the most. “Accordingly they never possess that most beautiful and most spontaneous friendship 5 must be sought solely for itself without any ulterior (暗藏的) object,” he wrote.

But at the same time, it's important 6 (recognize) that people can help us a lot in our careers, and sometimes we need this help. In some fields, connections with successful people can make a huge difference. In college, I knew many people in the creative writing department of my school, some of whom got published easily 7 they had a network in publishing. One of the most prominent (杰出的) writers among them had a close relationship with the son of a famous editor of one of America's most important publishers. It is quite likely 8 this relationship helped her a lot in her writing career.

Moreover, people are happy to help less experienced or less successful people with their careers. Mentorship (职场导师关系) is one of the oldest and most important types of human relationship. A person with a mentor is 9 (likely) to know success than a person without. A mentor also benefits, feeling a sense of satisfaction from helping. They may even see benefits to their own career as a result. We need to make sure that we carve out spaces in our lives for pure friendships, but there is nothing wrong 10 also making room for useful networking.

第 11 题长难句仿写

照着例句的句式结构写完整的英文句子（不是填一个词）。

例句 MODEL“Accordingly they never possess that most beautiful and most spontaneous friendship that must be sought solely for itself without any ulterior object,” he wrote.

句式框架名词 + that must be sought solely for itself（最高级修饰 + that 定语从句 + 被动语态）

词汇提示：possess / seek (sought) / solely / for its own sake / without any ulterior object

原题：因此，他们从未拥有过那种最纯粹、最真挚的爱情——那种只为爱本身而被追寻、不带任何功利目的的爱情。

变式 ①：因此，他从未体验过那种最珍贵、最难忘的经历——那种只为经历本身而被追寻、不图任何回报的经历。

变式 ②：因此，我们从未拥有过那种最牢固、最长久的信任——那种只为信任本身而被建立、不带任何附加条件的信任。

第 12 题长难句仿写

照着例句的句式结构写完整的英文句子（不是填一个词）。

例句 MODELWe need to make sure that we carve out spaces in our lives for pure friendships, but there is nothing wrong with also making room for useful networking.

句式框架We need to make sure that..., but there is nothing wrong with doing...（确保 A，但做 B 也没什么不对）

词汇提示：make sure / carve out / make room for / there is nothing wrong with

原题：我们要确保为真正的学习留出时间，但同时为有益的社交留点空间也没什么不对。

变式 ①：我们要确保为健康的身体留出时间，但同时为偶尔的放松留点余地也没什么问题。

变式 ②：我们要确保为独立思考留出空间，但同时听取他人的建议也没什么不好。