导读：
有些人认为，朋友之间谈钱伤感情。不论是借钱给朋友，还是向朋友借钱，都可能会影响两人的友谊。这里面到底有哪些风险？我们如何避免这些风险？本文围绕朋友间借钱的话题展开讨论。
一、语篇泛读
二、词汇表
borrower 借款人
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三、测试与练习
1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. What can a loan not being returned lead to?
2. What effect can lending money have on your position in a friendship?
3. According to the article, once you lend someone money, what advice should you give them?
4. What are the potential drawbacks of contracts?
5. With regards to some people, how should you ‘see’ the money you have lent them?
2. 选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。
1. Rather than pay everything at the start, let’s pay in _______.
instalments let go
deadline superior
2. I don’t feel very comfortable. It’s an _______ situation.
deadline awkward
instalments legal battles
3. She’ll be home late as she’s working to a tight _______.
superior inevitable
let go deadline
4. Just relax and learn to _______ of your stress!
let go capital
legal battles awkward
5. The contract you sign will be _______.
instalments deadline
superior legally binding
【参考答案】
1. 阅读课文并回答问题。
1. What can a loan not being returned lead to?
If the money that was lent doesn’t come back, it can lead to fights or even legal battles.
2. What effect can lending money have on your position in a friendship?
The action can change the balance of power. The lender becomes superior, while the borrower may feel awkward with the new arrangement.
3. According to the article, once you lend someone money, what advice should you give them?
None! Don’t try to guide the borrower with what they do with the money – let go – and see it as their money. In other words, don’t interfere.
4. What are the potential drawbacks of contracts?
Some friends may not take too kindly to being asked to make it official – seeing it as a lack of trust.
5. With regards to some people, how should you ‘see’ the money you have lent them?
Perhaps it’s best to just see the money as a gift and be pleasantly surprised if something comes back.
2. 选择意思恰当的单词或词组来完成下列句子。
1. Rather than pay everything at the start, let’s pay in instalments.
2. I don’t feel very comfortable. It’s an awkward situation.
3. She’ll be home late as she’s working to a tight deadline.
4. Just relax and learn to let go of your stress!
5. The contract you sign will be legally binding.
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