译林版牛津高中英语(必修5):Unit1 Getting along with others-Project(1)

（单词翻译）

Teenagers' friendships

青少年的友谊

My friend, Robert, has a twin sister named Amanda. Though they get along well, there are some things about Amanda and her friends that puzzle Robert.

我的朋友罗伯特有个双生姐妹叫阿曼达。虽然他们相处得很好，但是阿曼达和她的朋友们让罗伯特感到很困惑。

He can't understand how girls can talk for so long.

他无法理解女孩们怎么能聊天聊那么久。

For example, sometimes when he leaves the apartment to play football, Amanda and her friend, Sharon, are sitting on the sofa, talking.

例如，有时候他出门去踢球，阿曼达和她的朋友雪伦坐在沙发上聊天。

When he comes back three and a half hours later, they're still sitting on the sofa, continuing the same conversation on the same topic.

3个半小时他回家后，她们还坐在沙发上不停地聊着同一个话题。

One day Robert was so curious that he asked Amanda what they talked about, but she replied, 'We're best friends.

有一天，罗伯特非常好奇地问阿曼达，她们在谈论些什么，但是她回答说：我们是好朋友。

We talk about almost everything—film stars, pop songs, recipes¹, everything!"

我们什么都谈从电影明星到流行歌曲，菜谱，任何事情都聊！”

Boys and girls have different attitudes towards friendship.

对于友谊，男孩和女孩的态度截然不同。

Friendships between girls are usually anchored² in shared feelings and support, but friendships between boys are based on shared activities or interests.

女孩之间的友谊通常建立在共同情感和互相支持之上，而男孩之间的友谊则以共同的活动或兴趣为基础。

A boy is likely to be cautious³ about sharing his feelings with his close friends.

男孩通常都会很谨慎的与好朋友分享自己的感情。

A girl's closest friend, however, might be eager to tell her about something that has happened in her life.

而女孩的好朋友，可能就会迫不及待要告诉她生活中发生的一些事情。