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How to be a true friend

如何做个真正的朋友

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.

没有朋友，生活该多么孤单。泛泛之交遍地都是，但真正的朋友却少之又少了。要想结交到真正值得信任的朋友，最好的办法莫过于先让自己成为可靠的朋友。做到下面10步你就能成为值得信赖的朋友啦。

Be present for their highs and lows.

荣辱与共。

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

“在我艰难的时候你缺席，那么我成功的时候你也不必在了。”——威尔·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.

被朋友喊出去玩乐很简单，一起去酒吧喝酒跳舞，或者是去戏院看戏找乐子。

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

但如果是陪他们度过一段艰难的时期你愿意么？

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.

也许让你花时间和一个充满负能量眼泪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时刻陪在身边。

【知识点津】

companionship 友谊

例句：

We have a very amiablecompanionship.

我们之间存在一种友好的关系。

acquaintance n.相识的人，熟人；相识；对…有了解；知识，心得

例句：

I regret to have made youracquaintanceso late.

识荆恨晚。

fragile adj.易碎的，脆的；虚弱的

例句：

She looked wan andfragile.

她看上去既疲乏又虚弱。

verge n.边，边缘；界限；范围；起始点

例句：

Carole was on thevergeof tears.

卡萝尔差点就要哭了。

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