译林版牛津高中英语(必修5):Unit1 Getting along with others-Project(4)

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Friendship means¹ being committed² to others.

友谊意味着奉献。

The best way to have a friend is to be a friend. Because I am a friend, I have had to learn patience and mercy³.

拥有朋友的最好方式就是成为他人的朋友。因为我是他人的朋友，我就得学会耐心和原谅。

Once I had a quarrel with Jenny, and she made some cruel comments about me.

有一次我和珍妮吵架，她对我说了很多刻薄的话。

Even though I was hurt, I forgave her and she later made an apology.

虽然我受到了伤害，但我还是原谅了她。后来，她也道歉了。

Through this incident⁴, both of us have become better people.

通过这次事情，我们俩也提高了自己。

However, if I had ended our friendship, we would have both learnt nothing.

可是，如果我结束了我们的友谊，那我俩什么都学不到了。

In conclusion, when we are old and look back on our lives, what will we remember?

总之，当我们老去，回望自己的生活时，我们会记住什么？

Will we remember the things we bought or the places we have been to?

我们会记住买过的东西还是去过的地方？

No, we will remember those whom we loved and those who loved us. We will remember our friends.

不，我们记住的是那些我们爱的人和那些爱我们的人。我们会记住所有的朋友们。