what do we talk about when we talk about happiness?

We really need to talk about your friends

我们真的需要谈谈你的朋友

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Today we will talk about different expressions that we use for different kinds of friendship.

Your childhood friends, for example, are the people you grew up with. Many people grow apart from their childhood friends. But some people remain close with those who were among their first friends.

今天我们将讨论我们用于不同类型友谊的不同表达方式。例如，您儿时的朋友就是与您一起长大的人。 许多人的成长与他们儿时的朋友分开。 但有些人仍然与他们的第一批朋友保持密切联系。

These days, there are people who are friends through social media, mainly Facebook. As social media developed, the word ”friend” has also become a verb, as in this example:” I unfriended her on my social media accounts.”

如今，有些人通过社交媒体成为朋友，主要是 Facebook。 随着社交媒体的发展，“朋友”这个词也变成了一个动词，例如：“我在我的社交媒体账户上取消了她的好友。”

Now, if you have friends who are important or extremely wealthy and powerful, you might say that you have friends in high places. These friends have power and influence. They can help you when you’re in trouble or when you need something. If someone is no longer your friends, you can call him or her an ex-friend. The two of you may have had a “falling out,” meaning a disagreement or fight. And now you are no longer talking to each other.

现在，如果你有一些重要的或者非常有钱有势的朋友，你可能会说你有高处的朋友。 这些朋友有权力和影响力。 当您遇到麻烦或需要某些东西时，他们可以帮助您。 如果某人不再是您的朋友，您可以称他或她为前朋友。 你们两个可能有过“争吵”，意思是不和或争吵。 现在你们不再互相交谈了。

There’s another kind of friend that we’ve all had at one point: the fair-weather friend. The term fair-weather means something that can only be used in good weather. For example, in boating, a fair-weather sail is only good for sailing in good weather. And a fair-weather tent is only meant to be used when camping in dry weather. Well, the same can be said for a fair-weather friend. Such a person is only there during easy, carefree times. But as soon as things get difficult, they are nowhere to be found!

我们曾经有过另一种朋友：天气晴朗的朋友。 Fair-weather 一词的意思是只能在天气好的时候使用。 例如，在划船时，晴天帆只适合在天气好的时候航行。 晴雨帐篷仅用于在干燥天气露营时使用。 好吧，对于天气晴朗的朋友也可以这样说。 这样的人只有在轻松、无忧无虑的时候才会出现。 但是一旦事情变得困难，他们就无处可寻！

That is why we should have close friends and even best friends. This person will help you through thick and thin and who doesn’t want a friend like that ?

这就是为什么我们应该有亲密的朋友，甚至最好的朋友。 这个人会帮助你风雨同舟，谁不想要这样的朋友？

1. Where are you most likely to make your first friends?

A. Facebook B. Kindergarten C. Literary Salon D. High places

2. What can we infer from paragraph 4?

A. You often talk and hang out with your ex-friends.

B. You should apologize to friends that you treated badly.

C. You may have a falling out if you quarrel with your friend.

D. You must turn to friends in low places when you need something

3. What friends does” fair-weather friends” refer to in the paragraph 5?

A. Friends that leave you as a crisis comes

B. Friends you can turn to when in trouble

C. Friends you can sail with in good weather

D. Friends you like to camp with on a dry day.

4. Which of following suggestions may the author agree with ?

A. Trust and rely on friends made on social media.

B. Never fight or disagree with your close friends.

C. Cherish friends who play with you during easy times.

D. Make friends that will help you through thick and thin.

好词好句

If you both have totally different interests, you will eventually grow apart. 如果你们的兴趣完全不同，你们最终会分道扬镳。remain active 仍然活跃

remain confused 迷惑不解

remain hungry 只好饿着

remain silent 保持沉默

remain unknown 依旧不详

remain unsettled 仍然未解决

His hair is falling out 他的头发在脱落。ˈfɔːlɪŋ

At one point I thought she was going to refuse, but in the end she agreed.我曾一度以为她会拒绝的，但最后她还是同意了。 在某一刻

Once we grow up, the carefree times have flown away and there are so many pains waiting for us!

一旦我们长大，无忧无虑的时代已经飞走了，有这么多的痛苦等待着我们！

There was nowhere to hide and nowhere to run.

没有任何地方可藏，也没有任何地方可逃。

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