Module 3 Interpersonal Relationships—Friendship

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The other day， my friend Sara was telling me about a relationship with her colleague that was broken beyond repair. The two of them had been close. And then one day， Sara had， with the best intentions， done something that her colleague had completely misunderstood and had taken offense at.

Things became worse. Sara didn’t know what to say or do. She didn’t know how to repair the relationship. She began to get angry at her colleague for misunderstanding her and judging her. She felt justified （合理的） in her anger. The two of them still were not really speaking and certainly weren’t working together. The team， and their output， were suffering.

It was time to do something to rectify the situation. I asked Sara what she needed. After much thought， she told me that she needed her colleague to be willing to listen to her with an open mind， to at least consider that she hadn’t meant any harm by what she’d done and to apologize for taking things so seriously and making things so bad.

“Ah…” I said to her. “You want an apology.” I then asked her， “What do you think your colleague might want？” I asked.

She didn’t answer.

“Did you ever apologize？” I asked her. She shook her head no. “Do you think you might want to apologize？” I asked her. She shrugged （耸肩） her shoulders… then shook her head yes.

Sometimes we take so long to apologize. We justify our unwillingness， saying it won’t really make a difference. Or they should apologize first. Or we didn’t mean any harm and they misunderstood us. But I’ve found that an apology—a true， heartfelt apology—can work wonders. It can repair the unrepairable.

1. What happened between Sara and her colleague？

A. They spoke ill of each other.

B. They felt angry with each other.

C. They played a joke on each other.

D. They decided to quit the job together.

2. What does the underlined word “rectify” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？

A. Recover. B. Correct. C. Maintain. D. Review.

3. What did the author advise Sara to do？

A. Wait for her colleague to apologize. B. Accept her colleague’s apology.

C. Apologize to her colleague first. D. Justify herself to her colleague.

4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text？

A. To stress the importance of an apology.

B. To explain how to apologize effectively.

C. To show how to respond to others’ apology.

D. To offer advice on getting along with colleagues.

阅读七选五

Many friendships go through tough times， but a difficult fight may leave your relationship beyond repair. However， if you really care about this person， it will be worth the effort to fix a broken friendship. 1

Be the first one to reach out. If you aren’t talking to each other， someone will have to make the first move. Let it be you this time！ 2 You need to try a few different ways to reach them.

3 Explain what you feel is the problem and be honest about it. Then ask them to do the same. This way， you both get to tell your side of the story and get everything out on the table.

Apologize to them and accept their apology. Even if you didn’t do anything and you believe the situation is their fault， opening with an apology sets the ton. You could say， “I’m really sorry that things have gotten to this point. 4 ” If you did something wrong， apologize to them frankly.

Take things slowly. 5 This will give you both time to heal and rebuild your friendship together.

A. I want things to be better between us.

B. Examine the way you treat each other.

C. It shows that you’re serious about settling things.

D. The following ideas help you know how to make it.

E. Communicate about the problem honestly and openly.

F. Thus， you should stop making arguments and trust your friend.

G. You should start slowly with occasional hangouts or phone calls.

1. ____________2. ____________3. ____________4. ____________5. ____________

跟踪导练（二）

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I am an American living in France for twenty years. I used to complain about how the French were 1 for friendship. I had a（n） 2 time making a living here.

When I came I felt a need to meet people， 3 I went to the cinema night for women’s day. I was excited about the way to connect with French women through the 4 we would have after the film， perhaps to make friends and get more chance of 5 .

Outside the cinema was a woman with long gray hair who had a slightly 6 smell and was asking for money. I 7 my wallet to give her a Euro and then something made me stop and enter into 8 with her. I said， “Look， people are seeing a film that could 9 your life. I would rather buy you a ticket than give you money.”

So she came in， 10 behind me because she said people 11 the theater didn’t like her. She sat next to me in the cinema. Then I noticed some women were looking at me， with expressions of 12 .