What Is a Friend何谓朋友

　　24 What Is a Friend?

　　24 何谓朋友?

　　Most people think that a friend in need is a friend indeed.

　　大部分的人认为患难见真情。

　　A good friend is someone who is always there to lend a helping hand.

　　好朋友是随时随地准备伸出援手的人。

　　He will never let you down or betray you.

　　他永远不会让你失望或背叛你。

　　In times of trouble you can always count on him.

　　在有困难时你可以随时依赖他。

　　As far as I am concerned, a true friend is simply a person who cares.

　　就我个人而言，真正的朋友就是会关心你的人。

　　He is a person who will patiently listen to my problems or lend me a shoulder to cry on.

　　他会耐心倾听我的问题。

　　I hate to think of friends as only people who can be helpful.

　　或让我趴在他的肩膀上哭一场。

　　For me, the ones who really care are the ones that really matter.

　　我讨厌将朋友看作是仅能提供帮助的人。

　　短语解析:

　　1.lend a helping hand 伸出援手，助一臂之力

　　例He seldom lends a helping hand to others.

　　他很少对他人伸出援手。

　　2.let sb down 使某人失望

　　例:He promised to help but he let us down.

　　他答应帮我们，但他让我们失望了。

　　3.in times of ...在...时

　　例:In times of war, we must all stand together.

　　在战时，我们必须要团结一致。

　　对我而言，真正关心我的朋友才是真正的朋友。