美文串记考研词汇 朋友

（单词翻译）

Friends

朋友

Friends play an important role in our life. In pleasure, friends will share happiness together with you; in depression, friends will unburden your anxiety, sorrow, distress¹ or puzzle, and cheer you up; in hesitation², the frank suggestion from friends can make you confident and vigorous.

朋友在我们生命中扮演着重要的角色。快乐时朋友和你一起分享快乐；沮丧时，朋友可以分担你心中的焦虑、悲伤、担忧或迷惑。犹豫时，朋友的建议可以使你充满信心和活力。

When you encounter difficulties, the spiritual of financial aid of friends can easily confirm your belief to accomplish your objective. Furthermore, an intimate and loyal friend is also a healthy outlet³ of your negative feelings such as complaint, hatred⁴ or even curse.

当你遇到困难时，在朋友的精神支持或资金援助下，你可以顺利地实现你的目标；而且，亲密忠诚的朋友也是你抱怨、憎恨甚至是诅咒的发泄口。

Indeed, friends are those who willingly and readily help us when we are in trouble, and show sympathy for us when we are in misery⁵. To make friends, some factors must be taken into account such as age, race, intelligence and individual passion. Although these ingredients are not of prime importance, it is more difficult for us to get on with others when there is a marked difference in age and background.

其实，朋友就是那些在我们遇到困难时乐意帮助我们、在我们悲伤时同情我们的人。交朋友必须考虑诸如年龄、种族、智力水平和个人感情等因素。虽然这些因素并非至关重要，但当人们的年龄与背景方面存在明显差异时，他们往往较难相处。

Normally speaking, a permanent friendship needs mutual⁶ tolerance⁷ and understanding.

一般来说，长久的友谊需要相互的容忍和理解。