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Dependability

值得信赖

"You need not wonder whether you should have an unreliable person as a friend. An unreliable person is nobody's friend."–Idries Shah

“你无需跟不可靠的人交朋友，因为不可靠的人不是任何人的朋友。”——爱德里艾斯·沙阿

Have you ever had an experience in which you made sure you were there for a friend when they needed you, but when you needed them in turn, they weren't available?

你是否也有过这样的遭遇：当朋友需要你时，你在所不辞；但当你需要他们时，一个个都找不着人影？

If you have, you might remember how much that hurt, and how betrayed you may have felt at the time. It hurts like hell when you go out of your way to take care of someone, and then when you're vulnerableand in need, find out that they'd consider it inconvenient to reciprocate.They might say that they're too busy, or they might even "accidentally"miss your calls/texts, but there's usually some excuse they come up with in order to get out of whatever it is you need from them.

如果有，那你肯定忘不了当时难过和被背叛的感觉吧？你为朋友赴汤蹈火，而反过来当你脆弱需要他们时，他们却躲闪推脱——真伤人！他们或许会说“太忙了”，甚至故意不接你电话不回你短信，反正不管你求他们什么，他们都有理由避而不帮。

A true friend is the person you can call in the middle of the night if you're sick or heartbroken, and they'll offer to come over to help you out however they can. They're the ones you can turn to in crisis, or will keep secrets absolutely safe if you're planning something spectacularly wonderful.There's never any doubt as to whether they'll be there for you when you need them to be; you can depend on them as well as they depend on you, in a perfect balance of giving and sharing.

如果是真朋友，当你生病或难过半夜打电话给他们时，他们定会尽可能陪在你身边。真朋友能在患难时伸出援手，当你行动大计划时能替你严守秘密。他们的忠诚绝对毋庸置疑：你们彼此给予和分享，完全值得信赖。

【知识点津】

dependability

unreliable 不可靠的

betray 背叛

vulnerable 易受伤的

reciprocate 互换互给

come up with 追赶上； 比得上； 想出

heartbroken 悲伤

crisis 危机

spectacularly 令人吃惊

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