Friends can provide companionship (友谊) and support.
When you know that a friend will listen to your problems, it can make you feel stronger and more comfortable. Talking things through, reflecting, expressing your
Eating well, chatting
Friendships are changeable,
2 . Friends should always be honest with you, right?
The lying can be as simple as telling you that they love the latest dress you bought (when in fact they don’t), or as horrible as lying to cheat you. Sometimes friends lie about an outing that you’re not invited to. Other times people may lie about being friends with someone else.
One of the biggest reasons friends lie is simply to avoid hurting your feelings. Questions like, “Do you think I can sing?” might lead to a little white lie or an avoidance of telling the truth. Some people don’t understand the difference between being gently honest with a friend and being so straightforward that you leave a verbal (言语的) wound.
What can you do?
| A．Why does this happen? |
| B．How to realize this? |
| C．So when they lie, it can be really hard to take. |
| D．Encourage your friends to be straight with you. |
| E．Sometimes friends lie just to protect your feelings. |
| F．Instead of these two extremes, they choose avoidance in the form of a lie. |
| G．Make it clear that you are there for them when and if they are ready to talk. |
3 . No matter how often it’s repeated, let’s all face it — we naturally are quite likely to mirror (反映) the behaviour of those in our surroundings. While it’s neither a good nor bad habit, I believe we should think about how much we let others impact us. Why? Because we’re independent people and we can choose our own way.
Jim Rohn, a public speaker, said, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” This means our close circle of peers (同龄人) can be seen as parts of ourselves. That’s why I often find it difficult, even now, to go against my family’s or friends’ opinions, because they’re the people I care for most and don’t want to disappoint.
When I was around nine years old, I went to a summer camp where I met lots of other kids. At dinnertime, we’d all gather around in the restaurant. At some point, my group of friends and I decided to have a competition to see “who could drink the most glasses of water.” Little me, very competitive and careless, drank 14 glasses of water in 20 minutes. Obviously, I was encouraged by my friends, who were cheering me on. As the night went on, I was rushed to the hospital.
It’s the feeling of belonging to a group that’s tricky (难以对付的). One truth I know for sure now is real friends will always respect your choices. If you’ve thought through it and don’t want to do something, you shouldn’t do it. Your true friends shouldn’t force you to do anything. You’re the master of your own choices. For example, I’ve often turned down some party invitations because I’ve made my own decisions about what I do and don’t want to do. This can, however, leave a cold impression at first, because you’re not following the decisions of the people you may usually agree with. However, in the end, I realize I’m the one who faces the consequences (后果) of my actions, not my friends.
1. What can we infer from Jim Rohn’s words?| A．We should have at least five friends. |
| B．We’re likely to be average people. |
| C．We’re easily influenced by people around us. |
| D．We should spend more time with our friends. |
| A．Competitive kids made fun of him. |
| B．He was invited to hold a competition. |
| C．He was thought highly of by his friends. |
| D．Drinking too much water put him in danger. |
| A．True friends are respectful. |
| B．True friends are hard to find. |
| C．It’s necessary to make a good first impression. |
| D．It’s understandable that improper choices are made. |
| A．Lead your peers |
| B．Go your own way |
| C．Keep fighting in life |
| D．Be a doer than a talker |
Long ago, a man and a woman and their daughter, Oksana, lived in a tiny cottage on the edge of a village. The family was poor, but their home was rich with love and laughter. And Oksana was never lonely, for behind their cottage was a high hill where the village children played throughout the year.
But one winter, Oksana fell ill. Her parents were too poor to pay for the costly medicine she needed. Oksana would sit by the window all day, watching her friends outside. While Oksana watched the children, a little spider watched Oksana from her web in the rafters (椽子).
One day, the spider spun down next to her. “Hello there, little spider,” Oksana said. She watched as the spider began to spin a delicate design in the window.
When Mama came to set some tea by Oksana’s bed, she noticed the spider too. “What’s this?” she said. “Let’s get the creature out of here!” She reached for the broom.
“No, Mama, please let her stay,” said Oksana. “She is my friend. Look, she’s spinning a web for me.”
“Ah, Oksana, talking to spiders. You silly girl!” Mama patted Oksana’s cheek. “We need to get you back outside with your friends. You’re as pale as the snow.” As the spider scurried (小步疾跑) away, she turned her head toward Oksana as if to say thank you.
One day, Dad took home an evergreen tree. Mama hollowed (挖空) out some eggs so Oksana could paint them as decorations for the tree. But halfway through painting the first one, Oksana stopped. “Mama, I’m too tired.” She sighed and shut her eyes. Mama finished the egg and hung it on the tree.
As the spider watched Oksana’s family, an idea came to her. Once Oksana, Mama, and Dad were asleep, the little spider set to work. She carefully climbed every branch, leaving a trail of sticky webs behind her. As the night sky lightened, the spider reached the top of the tree. It was only a short way to her own web in the rafters, but it felt like miles.
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Suddenly, a gust (股) of air blew under the door and turned the gray webs to silver — real silver.
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When villagers got word of the silver tree, they all came to see it.
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When we watched Shackleton and the boat sailed away
Whether a thing is worth doing or not really depends on how you look at it. If we always ignore our own intention, we will obviously feel unhappy. Thus, take all your courage and do something your heart tells you to do so that you may not regret doing it later in life.
The following story happened in a battlefield during the World War I. The soldiers from two sides were fighting against each other fiercely and there was no sign for the war to stop. All of a sudden terror attacked the heart of Peter, one of the French soldiers, as he saw his friend—Tom, who was born in the same village as him and had played with him happily and joined the army at the same time falling in the battle. Caught in the trenches (战壕) with continuous gunfire whizzing (嗖嗖地移动) over his head, Peter was lost in thought. He couldn’t decide whether he should lend a hand to Tom. Eventually he gathered all his courage and asked his officer if he could be allowed to go out into the“No Man’s Land” between the trenches to bring his helpless partner back because he thought there might be some chances of saving him.
“You can certainly go,“ said the officer, who couldn’t understand why Peter had made such a crazy request,“but I don’t think it will be worth it. As you know, your friend is probably dead and if you rush out of the trenches you may possibly throw your own life away.”
Considering the situations of the war, what the officer said really made sense because he didn’t want Peter to risk doing so. However, the officer’s words didn’t matter to Peter, and he had obviously made up his mind and he went anyway bravely.
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Much to the officer’s surprise, Peter managed to reach his friend.
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“I told you it wouldn’t be worth it,“ the officer said.
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I saw children playing in the playground happily, but I was never allowed there. It wasn’t just me, but all my other friends. When I was little, I didn’t care about it much, but when I grew up things seemed to change. Me, my family, and friends were all Africans and mainly we all had dark skin, which was the reason for all this.
My mama would always say, “Things will change, Berhane, you will one day see the world.” What she said turned out to be right years later. But at that time, I doubted about her words because of the rules of my school without knowing I would make friends with a white girl.
The school I studied had two parts which were separated by a wall. I never knew what was like on the other side of the school and neither did my friends. But there was one thing that we know for sure, if you try to find out what was going on the other side, you will be punished.
One day I was playing with a ball during break with Walter and Grady. I kicked the ball so hard that it went to the other side. We decided to bring the ball back because we had no money to buy another.
Making sure that everything was okay, we went to the other side. We walked along the wall. By the time we got close to the ball, we were all dirty and hurt. But all our efforts were a waste because a group of white children already got the ball.
They were wondering where it had come from. We were pushing and fighting each other, saying, “You get the ball!” “No, you get it!” I was told to get the ball because I was the one who had kicked the ball to the other side. I stood there quietly watching the kids. There was a girl and two boys, their backs toward us. Their hairs were all combed and mine were all curled up. I was a girl with dark skin, while they had light skin. We were completely different.
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“I will go to get it,” I accepted at last.
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But suddenly, I heard a girl’s voice from behind, so I turned to have a look.
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9 . You’ll make new friends in each stage of your life. Some of them will come and go, while others will last for the rest of your life.
There are many benefits of having strong friendships. According to experts, many people regret not keeping friendships going and end up living a life with no close friends or even enduring mental and physical sufferings.
Sometimes it’s a good idea to let a friendship go, even if you’ve been friends for a long time. If one party isn’t making an effort to keep things going, it can lead to feelings of hurt and betrayal, and it might be time to let things cool off and pursue other friendships.
| A．Lifelong friendships are what most people desire. |
| B．You don’t have to be mean or harsh to get this done. |
| C．If you are lacking in good friendships, it’s not too late. |
| D．You can also make friends with people you work with. |
| E．So making time for your friendships is vital to a healthy life. |
| F．Sign up for a dancing class to meet those with the same passion. |
| G．While this can be sad, it can actually improve your quality of life. |
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