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How to be a true friend

如何做個真正的朋友

Life can be a lonely thing without companionship. Acquaintances are easy to come by but true friends are a whole other story. The best way to develop meaningful connections with true friends we can trust is to become a true friend yourself.

沒有朋友，生活該多么孤單。泛泛之交遍地都是，但真正的朋友卻少之又少了。要想結交到真正值得信任的朋友，最好的辦法莫過于先讓自己成為可靠的朋友。做到下面10步你就能成為值得信賴的朋友啦。

Be present for their highs and lows.

榮辱與共。

"If you’re absent during my struggle, don't expect to be present during my success."——Will Smith

“在我艱難的時候你缺席，那么我成功的時候你也不必在了。”——威爾·史密斯

It's easy to be there for our friends when they ask us out for fun things like drinks at the bar, dancing in the club, or laughs at the theater.

被朋友喊出去玩樂很簡單，一起去酒吧喝酒跳舞，或者是去戲院看戲找樂子。

But are you willing to be there for the hard times that are the opposite of fun?

但如果是陪他們度過一段艱難的時期你愿意么？

You might not feel comfortable while spending time with an emotionally fragile person on the verge of tears, but true friends are readily available when they're needed the most.

也許讓你花時間和一個充滿負能量眼淚汪汪的人在一起不是那么舒服的事情，但真正的朋友是在最需要的時刻陪在身邊。

【知識點津】

companionship 友誼

例句：

We have a very amiablecompanionship.

我們之間存在一種友好的關系。

acquaintance n.相識的人，熟人；相識；對…有了解；知識，心得

例句：

I regret to have made youracquaintanceso late.

識荊恨晚。

fragile adj.易碎的，脆的；虛弱的

例句：

She looked wan andfragile.

她看上去既疲乏又虛弱。

verge n.邊，邊緣；界限；范圍；起始點

例句：

Carole was on thevergeof tears.

卡蘿爾差點就要哭了。

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