Jessica Stevenson
語篇導(dǎo)讀
朋友是荒涼戈壁中的一泓清泉,是茫茫沙漠中的一方綠洲,是炎炎夏日里的一棵大樹,是冽冽寒冬里的一盆炭火。真正的朋友是你心靈的歸依,也是你快樂的起源。那么,真正的好朋友應(yīng)該是什么樣的呢?
What are the qualities of a really good friend? When teenagers make friends, here are a few qualities to pay attention to.
●A Good Friend Is Honest
Good friends may not share every detail of every second of their life, but they do try to make you be clear about their intentions. This means that they try to present an exact picture of who they are and how they respond in different situations to you. When something doesn’t seem right, they will let you know.
●A Good Friend Supports You And Your Goals
Good friends will help you become the person you want to be. They won’t try to change who you are and won’t drag you into situations that make you uncomfortable or put you at risk of losing something.
●A Good Friend Clearly Cares About You
Different people may have different ways to let you know how they care about you. One person may give you a big hug whereas another might gently make fun of you. A big clue that someone cares you is that they talk to you fairly often and, in general, know what’s going on in your life and express inter-ests.
●A Good Friend Accepts You And Your Faults
Good friends are also patient with you when you make mistakes even big ones, and learn how to forgive you when you hurt them. In other words, they treat you as you’d like to be treated, even when you aren’t at your best.
◆典句賞析
1.They won’t try to change who you are and won’t drag you into situations that make you uncomfortable or put you at risk of losing something. 他們不會試圖改變你,不會把你拖入讓你不舒服或讓你有失去某些東西的危險的境地。
that是關(guān)系代詞,引導(dǎo)定語從句,修飾先行詞situations;at risk of...為固定短語,意為“冒……險”,指冒著某種風(fēng)險去做還沒有發(fā)生的事情。
【即時嘗試】他已經(jīng)下定決心去那里,即使是冒著生命危險也在所不惜。
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2.In other words, they treat you as you’d like to be treated, even when you aren’t at your best. 換言之,即使你不是最好的人,他們也會像你想要的那樣對待你。
treat... as...是固定搭配,意為“像……一樣對待……”,treat為動詞,后面的人稱代詞用賓格形式;in other words是固定短語,意為“換言之”。
【即時嘗試】他們不會被當(dāng)作敵人對待.
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(答案見第63頁)
譯文助讀
真正的好朋友該具備的品質(zhì)是什么?以下是一些青少年交朋友時需要考慮的品質(zhì)。
●好朋友是誠實的
好朋友可能不會分享他們生命中每一秒的每個細(xì)節(jié),但他們確實會試圖讓你明白他們的意圖。這意味著他們會努力呈現(xiàn)出一幅圖畫,這幅圖畫能準(zhǔn)確地顯示出他們是誰以及在不同的情況下他們會做出什么反應(yīng)。當(dāng)事情看起來不對勁時,他們會讓你知道。
●一個好朋友會支持你和你的目標(biāo)
好朋友會幫助你成為你想成為的人。他們不會試圖改變你,不會把你拖入讓你不舒服或讓你有失去某些東西的危險的境地。
●好朋友顯然會關(guān)心你
不同的人可能會用不同的方式讓你知道他們對你的關(guān)心。有人可能會給你一個大大的擁抱,而另一個人可能會溫柔地笑你。在意你的人最大的暗示是他們會經(jīng)常用平等的姿態(tài)來和你聊天,總的來說,他們知道你的生活發(fā)生了什么事情,并表現(xiàn)出了興致。
●好朋友會接受你和你的缺點
當(dāng)你犯錯誤時,即使是大錯誤,好朋友也會對你非常有耐心。當(dāng)你傷害他們的時候,他們也會學(xué)著原諒你。換言之,即使你不是最好的人,他們也會像你想要的那樣對待你。