Lesson 3

All About 【Friends】

A friend in need  患难时帮助你的朋友

I’ll always be grateful to Jane for lending me a hand at that time. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

我很感激简能在那个时候向我伸出援手，能够共患难的朋友才是真朋友。

 

A fair-weather friend 不能共患难、只可共安乐的朋友

I really thought she’d be there to help me, but it seems that she’s just a fair-weather friend.

我当时真的以为她会来这儿帮我，看来她不是个能共患难的朋友。

 

A circle of friend 朋友圈

He introduced me to his circle of friends.

他把我介绍给他的那群朋友认识。

 

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今日话题:  约朋友
精选新词：colleague 同事

---Bill: Hi! Dan, How are you?
嗨，丹，最近还好吗？

---Dan: Fine. How about you?
挺好的，你呢？

---Bill: Super! Let me introduce you to my friend, Clarence. Clarence, this is Dan--he works with me at the office.
太棒了，让我来向你介绍我的朋友克拉伦斯。克拉伦斯，这是丹，我办公室的同事。

---Clarence: Hello, Dan.
你好，丹。

---Bill: Dan, this is my colleague, Clarence.
丹，这是我的同事克拉伦斯。

---Dan: Pleased to meet you. I have never met any of Bill’s workmates before? Where are you from?
见到你很高兴。我还从来没有见比尔的同事，你是哪里人？

---Bill: He is from East America., and has just moved here.
他来自美国东部，刚刚搬到这里来。

---Dan: What part of the East, Clarence?
东部的哪里，克拉伦斯？

---Clarence: Boston, near the harbor.
波斯顿，在哈勃附近。

---Dan: It must be quite a change--coming here?
来到这一定挺不适应的吧？

---Clarence: It is, but I'm glad to be here and make new freinds.
是的，但是我来这也挺高兴地，可以认识新的朋友。

---Bill: Hey, Dan. Do you still play golf?
丹，你也打高尔夫吗？

---Dan: Not as much as I would like.
打得不多。

---Bill: Clarence plays. Maybe we could all play sometime soon?
克拉伦斯喜欢打，也许我们几天之后可以一起打球。

---Dan: That sounds great. How about tomorrow morning?
听起来不错，明天怎么样？

---Bill.: Sure, say 7:00, out at Harrison Park?
当然，7点吧，在哈里森公园可以吗？

---Dan: sounds good to me.
好的。

---Bill: Dan, could you pass me that newspaper? Let's see what the weather's supposed to be.
丹，你能够把报纸传给我吗？让我们看看天气怎么样。

---Dan: Sure, here you go.
恩，给你报纸。

---Bill: Thanks. The report is a humdinger. I guess summer is finally here.
谢谢，天气非常好，我觉得夏天终于快到了。

---Clarence: Great, 7 A.M. at Harrison. I look forward to it
好的，哈里森公园早上7点见面。真期待。

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【人生】圈出你的真朋友

A simple friend, when visiting, acts like a guest. A real friend opens your refrigerator（n.冰箱） and helps himself.

普通朋友来访时就像个客人. 真朋友打开你的冰箱，自己自足.

 

A simple friend has never seen you cry. A real friend has shoulders soggy from your tears.

普通朋友从没看过你哭. 真朋友的肩膀曾经被你的泪水浸湿.

 

A simple friend brings a bottle of wine to your party. A real friend comes early to help you cook and stays late to help you clean.

普通朋友给你的派对带来一瓶葡萄酒. 真朋友会早来帮你烹饪, 晚走帮你收拾.

 

A simple friend hates it when you call after he has gone to bed. A real friend asks you why you took so long to call.

普通朋友不喜欢你在他睡觉后还给他打电话. 真朋友会问你怎么才想起给他电话.

 

A simple friend seeks to talk with you about your problems. A real friend seeks to help you with your problems.

普通朋友设法和你讨论你的问题. 真朋友设法帮你解决你的问题.

 

A simple friend wonders about your romantic history. A real friend could blackmail（v.勒索） you with it.

普通朋友有对你的浪漫史感到好奇. 真朋友会以此勒索你.

 

A simple friend thinks the friendship is over when you have an argument. A real friend calls you after you had a fight.

普通朋友认为你们的友谊在争论时结束了. 真朋友会在你们吵架后给你来电话.

 

A simple friend expects you to always be there for them. A real friend expects to always be there for you!

普通朋友希望你一直为他守候. 真朋友希望可以一直守候你.