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How would you feel if moving to a new town meant losing track of your friends
mean 意味著
mean (doing) sth. 動(dòng)詞ing形式作賓語
mean (that)
How would you feel if moving to a new town meant losing track of your friends
track 跑道，軌道rail/train track,（人踩出的）小道
lose track of=lose touch with/out of touch
我寫著作業(yè)，完全忘記了時(shí)間。
I was doing my homework and lost track of time.
keep track of 保持聯(lián)系
V. 追蹤=be on the track of The police is tracking/on the track of the thief.
What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered
what if+完整句子，引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句
要是…會(huì)怎樣？假設(shè)/邀請
今天下午去散步怎么樣？
What if we have a walk this afternoon
What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages to be delivered
deliver
deliver letters/mail/milk
deliver a speech against war
deliver a baby=give birth to a baby
delivery
Thanks to advances in technology, how we make friends and communicate with them has changed significantly.
thanks to 多虧，幸虧，得益于
Thanks to your help, I managed to finish the task on time.
thank sb for (doing) sth 感謝 He thanked everyone for their hard work.
“thanks to” vs. “due to” vs. “because of”
同：+名詞、動(dòng)名詞
thanks to: 正面 /諷刺 Everyone knows about it now, thanks to you!
due to: 書面，負(fù)面 Tokyo Olympics was delayed due to COVID-19.
because of: 口語，廣泛 (because+句子）
Thanks to advances in technology, how we make friends and communicate with them has changed significantly.
advance n. 進(jìn)步，進(jìn)展
in advance 提前, 預(yù)先
他經(jīng)常提前寫完作業(yè)。
He always finishes his homework in advance.
advances in ……方面的進(jìn)步 recent advances in medical science
advanced adj. 先進(jìn)的; 高級的
Thanks to advances in technology, how we make friends and communicate with them has changed significantly.
significantly: greatly
significant:
large a significant change
important The drug has a significant impact on dealing with COVID-19.
significance
Nowadays, we can move around the world and still stay in touch with the people that we want to remain friends with. Social media tools let us see what our friends are up to and maintain friendships. All you need is a wi-fi connection.
stay/keep in touch with
be up to sb.
Pasta or rice It is up to you to decide what to eat.
Hi, I haven’t seen you for a long time. What are you up to
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But we need to keep in mind that what we see on social media is often not the whole truth about a person.
keep/bear sb./sth. in mind 牢記
It is a good idea. I will keep it in mind.
keep./bear in mind that
Keep in mind that you are a student.
On social media sites, people tend to post only positive updates that make them appear happy and friendly.
tend v.
tend to do sth. 易于做某事; 傾向于做某事
tendency n.
have a tendency to do sth. 有…的傾向
to work
update
vt. 更新 Update your work schedule/knowledge
n. 最新消息 A weather update 最新天氣預(yù)報(bào)
Nowadays there is a growing tendency for people ________ (work) at home instead of in the office.
現(xiàn)在人們越來越傾向于在家工作而不是在辦公室工作。
Although technology has changed the way we acquire friends, the meaning of friendship and our longing for friends remain the same.
although
讓步狀語從句：although, though, even if, even though, while
although正式，though口語。
although不可以與but連用
Homework
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