The standards of a really good friend真正的好朋友的标准

Jessica Stevenson

语篇导读

朋友是荒凉戈壁中的一泓清泉，是茫茫沙漠中的一方绿洲，是炎炎夏日里的一棵大树，是冽冽寒冬里的一盆炭火。真正的朋友是你心灵的归依，也是你快乐的起源。那么，真正的好朋友应该是什么样的呢？

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.

◆典句赏析

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. 他们不会试图改变你，不会把你拖入让你不舒服或让你有失去某些东西的危险的境地。

that是关系代词，引导定语从句，修饰先行词situations;at risk of...为固定短语，意为“冒……险”，指冒着某种风险去做还没有发生的事情。

【即时尝试】他已经下定决心去那里，即使是冒着生命危险也在所不惜。

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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. 换言之，即使你不是最好的人，他们也会像你想要的那样对待你。

treat... as...是固定搭配，意为“像……一样对待……”，treat为动词，后面的人称代词用宾格形式;in other words是固定短语，意为“换言之”。

【即时尝试】他们不会被当作敌人对待.

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（答案见第63页）

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真正的好朋友该具备的品质是什么？以下是一些青少年交朋友时需要考虑的品质。

●好朋友是诚实的

好朋友可能不会分享他们生命中每一秒的每个细节，但他们确实会试图让你明白他们的意图。这意味着他们会努力呈现出一幅图画，这幅图画能准确地显示出他们是谁以及在不同的情况下他们会做出什么反应。当事情看起来不对劲时，他们会让你知道。

●一个好朋友会支持你和你的目标

好朋友会帮助你成为你想成为的人。他们不会试图改变你，不会把你拖入让你不舒服或讓你有失去某些东西的危险的境地。

●好朋友显然会关心你

不同的人可能会用不同的方式让你知道他们对你的关心。有人可能会给你一个大大的拥抱，而另一个人可能会温柔地笑你。在意你的人最大的暗示是他们会经常用平等的姿态来和你聊天，总的来说，他们知道你的生活发生了什么事情，并表现出了兴致。

●好朋友会接受你和你的缺点

当你犯错误时，即使是大错误，好朋友也会对你非常有耐心。当你伤害他们的时候，他们也会学着原谅你。换言之，即使你不是最好的人，他们也会像你想要的那样对待你。