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Lesson 4
第四課
Best Friends
最好的朋友
Patrick and Grant are best friends.
帕特里克和格蘭特是最好的朋友。
They are like "two peas in a pod".
他們就像一條豆莢里的兩顆豌豆一樣形影不離。
One day, the two best friends stopped talking to each other.
一天，這兩個最好的朋友不和對方說話了。
Why?
為什么？
Grant wanted to copy Patrick's homework.
格蘭特想要抄帕特里克的作業。
That way,
那樣的話，
he could spend more time playing basketball.
他就有更多的時間打籃球。
But to this surprise,
但是令他意想不到的是，
Patrick didn't agree.
帕特里克并沒有同意。
"No way! I can't help you like that," said Patrick.
“沒門！我不能那樣幫助你，”帕特里克說。
"What a friend!" Grant said angrily.
“什么朋友嘛！”格蘭特生氣地說。
Patrick felt awful.
帕特里克感覺很糟糕。
He said, "I won't lend you my homework.
他說，“我不會借給你我的作業。
Friends don't help each other like that.
朋友們不是那樣互相幫助的。
That's cheating!
"那是作弊！”
That afternoon,
那天下午，
they parted and went their own ways.
他們分道揚鑣，各行其是。
In the following days,
在接下來的幾天里，
they both felt bad.
他們都感覺很壞。
A few days later,
幾天之后，
there was a school basketball game.
有一場校園籃球賽。
Patrick went to the gym to watch it.
帕特里克去體育館觀看。
Grant was there, too.
格蘭特也在那里。
At the end of the game,
在比賽的最后，
the two friends looked at each other.
兩個朋友相互看著彼此。
Grant immediately came over and held out his hand.
格蘭特馬上走過來伸出了他的手。
He wanted to say something,
他想說什么，
but he felt embarrassed.
但是他感到很尷尬。
Patrick smiled and said, "Good friends don't have to say sorry.
帕特里克微笑著說，“好朋友不必說抱歉。
They just know it.
他們懂得。
I want to be your friend, not your enemy.
"我想成為你的朋友，不是敵人?！?/div>
That day the two boys made a deal.
那天兩個男孩兒達成了協議。
They would do their homework first and play basketball later.
他們先做作業，然后再打籃球。
