❶Be true friends

河北 张秀英

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真正的朋友,是互相信任、互相尊重、无话不说、在关键时刻能义无反顾地帮助你的人。有的人与朋友交往有始无终,有的甚至反目成仇……其实,他们都没有掌握与朋友成功交往的技巧,彼此没有成为真正的朋友。那么,我们究竟怎样才能成为真正的朋友呢？

True friends are hard to find.You often think you can believe in someone,but later he or she may let you down.

A true friend is someone who will always be there for you.Through good times or bad times,they will stand by your side.They will not leave you alone when things get difficult.They will accept you without trying to change you.They will bring new and exciting things into your life and make it richer．

True friends will keep your worst secrets as you will keep theirs.They will be honest and you can always believe in them.If you talk to someone who you believe in,you don't have to worry about what you may say wrong.We can enjoy this freedom only with friends．

Friendship is a two-way street.To find a true friend,you must be a true friend as well.Be there for your friends when they are in need and share the good times with them.Offer them the same things they give to you.Friendship will fall apart quickly if only one person is giving and putting effort into it.

You will find that there is nothing more valuable than having a true friend by your side to share life with.Just as someone puts it,“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship．”

◆词语积淀

1.accept/ək'sept/v.接受；接纳；同意

2.freedom/'friːdəm/n.自由；直率

3.two-way/,tu:'weɪ/adj.双向的；双通道的；双方的

4.valuable/'væljuəbl/adj.贵重的；宝贵的

5.prize/praɪz/v.珍惜；珍视

6.believe in．．．相信……；信任……；信仰……

7.stand by one's side支持某人；站在某人的一边

8.share．．．with．．．与……分享……

◆典句赏析

1.A true friend is someone who will always be there for you.真正的朋友是随时准备帮助你的人。

be there for sb.是常见的搭配形式,意思是“随时准备帮助某人”。介词for的后面既可以接名词,又可以接代词。

【即时尝试】我总会在你伤心和快乐的时候随时准备帮助你。

2.If you talk to someone who you believe in,you don't have to worry about what you may say wrong.如果你和一个你信任的人交谈,你就不必担心你可能说错什么。

(1)这是一个主从复合句。在由if引导的条件状语从句中,who you believe in是由who引导的定语从句,修饰先行词someone,who在从句中作宾语；在“you don't have to worry about what you may say”中,what you may say是由what引导的宾语从句。

(2)worry about是固定词组,意为“为……而担心”,表示担心的动作。如果表示“担心……”的状态,则往往用be worried about结构。但应注意：这两个词组中的介词about不能用介词for代替。

【即时尝试】昨天我见到了你一直在担心的人。

3.You will find that there is nothing more valuable than having a true friend by your side to share life with.你会发现,没有什么比在你身边有一个能与之分享生活的朋友更有价值了。

(1)“that there is nothing more valuable than having a true friend by your side to share life with”是由that引导的宾语从句。

(2)more valuable than意为“比……更有价值”,其中的多音节形容词valuable与more构成其比较级形式。

【即时尝试】我认为没有比书更值得珍惜的东西。

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译文助读

真正的朋友是很难找到的。你经常认为自己可以相信某人,但后来他或她可能会让你失望。

真正的朋友会是随时准备帮助你的人。无论经历好的或坏的时光,他们都会站在你这边。当局面艰难的时候,他们不会离开你。他们会接受你,而不是努力去改变你。他们会给你的生活带来崭新的、令人兴奋的事物,并让它变得更加丰富多彩。

真正的朋友会保守你最糟的秘密,正如你会保守他们的秘密一样。他们会是诚实的,你也总会相信他们。如果你和一个你信任的人交谈,你就不必担心你可能说错什么。只有和朋友在一起时,我们才能够享受到这种自由。

友谊是一条双向街道。要找到一个真正的朋友,你也必须是一个真正的朋友。当你的朋友处于困境时,你应该随时帮助他们并与他们分享美好的时光。把他们给你的东西也提供给他们。如果只有一个人在付出和努力,友谊很快就会破裂。

你会发现,没有什么比在你身边有一个能与之分享生活的朋友更有价值了。就像有人说：“世界上没有什么比真正的友谊更值得珍视了。”