Keeping Good Company结交益友

　　26 Keeping Good Company

　　26 结交益友

　　Just like reading good books,keeping good company helps broaden your knowledge and vision of the world.

　　就像阅读好书一样，结交益友能帮助你开拓知识领域和视野。

　　Likewise, maintaining bad company will surely lead you astray.

　　同样地，结交损友一定会引你误人歧途。但是益友的定义是什么呢?

　　But what is the definition of good company?

　　两千五百多年以前，孔夫子教导自己的门生要结交诚实、真挚并通过教育及经历获得智慧的朋友。

　　More than two thousand five hundred years ago, Confucius taught his pupils to make friends with those who were honest, sincere and had gained wisdom through education and experience.

　　他讲的道理仍适用于我们的现代社会。

　　His principle is still suitable for our modern society. Good companions will advise you, comfort you and support you whenever you are in need.

　　益友会在你有困难时规劝你、安慰你并支持你。

　　In short, good company matures you and inspires you to continue advancing through life.

　　简言之，益友使你的思想成熟并能激励你在一生中不断进步。

　　短语解析:

　　1. keep company with sb 与某人交往

　　例:Sue asked her daughter not to keep company with such a bad boy.

　　苏要她女儿别和那么糟的男生交往。)

　　2. help + 动词原形帮助

　　例:Did the guidebook help you plan your trip to Italy?

　　那本旅游指南对你计划意大利之行有帮助吗?

　　3. Likewise...同样地，

　　例:These novels arent worth reading. Likewise，those comic books belong in the trash can.

　　这些小说不值得一读。同样地，那些漫画也属于垃圾之作。