可可電臺，每期節目一話題，讓英語磨練耳朵的同時學到更多有益的小知識，豐富知識的同時受益于生活。

How to be a true friend 如何做個真正的朋友

Speak the truth (even if it hurts).

說實話（哪怕有點傷人）。

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.——Oscar Wilde

真相很少會純潔簡單。——奧斯卡·王爾德

Have you ever watched a friend damage her self-esteem by staying in an emotionally abusive relationship?

有沒有看著一個朋友身處虐心的戀情，連自尊都不顧？

I have, and it hurts more than words can express. Confronting a person about an inconvenient truth isn't easy, but sometimes it needs to be done.

我有過，這種感受無法用語言來表達。要告訴某人一個不好的事實不容易，但有時我們需要這么做。

If you have something to say and can't find the nerves to do it, ask yourself, "How would I feel if it was me making a very bad decision and my friend said nothing about it?"

如果你有話要說，卻鼓不起勇氣去做，那問問自己：“如果是我在做一個很糟糕的決定，但朋友卻無動于衷，那我會怎么想？”

While speaking out doesn't guarantee you'll change their mind, staying silent does guarantee you'll regret not speaking up sooner.

說出你的想法并不能保證就能改變他們，但保持沉默只會讓你日后后悔沒有早點說出口。

【知識點津】

guarantee n.保證，擔保；保證人，保證書；抵押品

例句：

He gave me a guarantee that it would never happen again.

他向我保證這種事情絕不會再發生。

abusive adj.罵人的；濫用的；虐待的

例句：

He became openly abusive.

他開始公然大罵。

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