朋友多，路好走 Making Friends
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
患難見真情。
A true friend is forever a friend.
真正的朋友是一輩子的朋友。
A man should keep his friendship in constant repair.
只有經常「澆灌」，方能保持友誼天長地久。
All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.
人世間所有的榮華富貴不如一個好朋友。
Don't try to win a friend by presenting gifts. You should instead contribute your sincere love and learn how to win others' heart through appropriate ways.
不要靠饋贈去獲得朋友。你必須奉獻你誠摯的愛，學會怎麼用正當的方法來贏得別人的心。
Friendship is an essential ingredient in the making of a healthful, rewarding life.
友誼是使人的一生健康而有意義所不可缺少的組成部分。
Interactive Dialogues
Dialogue 1
A：What's the matter, Susan? You look very tense. Anything wrong?
A：怎麼了，蘇珊？妳看起來很緊張。出什麼事了嗎？
B：It' my mother. She is in the hospital. I just got a call from the hospital.
B：是我媽媽。她住院了。我剛從醫院那裡接到電話。
A：What about her?
A：她怎麼了？
B：She has had heart problems for quite some time and the doctor said that she needs a bypass right away.
B：她的心臟問題已有好長一段時間了，醫生說她需要馬上做繞道手術。
A：I'm sorry to hear that. Why don't you take some days off and stay with your mom in the hospital? She needs you there.
A：聽到這個消息我很難過。妳為什麼不請假，在醫院陪妳媽呢？她那裡需要你。
B：I know. But what she needs most is money for the heart surgery right now. I had asked all my relatives and all the people I could think of. I am still short of some money.
B：我知道。但是她現在最需要的是馬上進行心臟手術的錢。我已請求我的所有親戚和我能想到的人，但是我還是沒湊齊錢。
A：How much more do you need? See if I could help you.
A：妳還需要多少錢呢？看看我是否能幫妳。
B：Three thousand.
B：三千。
A：I have two thousands in my savings and I will call my boy friend for the balance.
A：我有兩千塊的儲蓄，剩下的我來打電話給我男朋友。
B：Joe, it is so kind of you. I don't know how to thank you enough.
B：喬，妳真好。我不知道怎麼感謝妳。
A：Susan, please don't mention it. That is what friends are for. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Let me call my boy friend right now.
A：蘇珊，別客氣。這是朋友應該做的。患難見真情。我馬上就打電話給我男朋友。
B：Let me write it down the amount I borrow from you. As soon as I get the money, I will return it back to you.
B：我來寫下妳借我錢的總數，只要我拿到錢，我就立刻還妳。
A：Don't worry about it. OK. My boy friend said we could go and get the money now. Let's go.
A：別擔心。好。我男朋友說我們現在能過去拿錢了。走吧！
B：Great, Joe, a million thanks.
B：太好了，喬，萬分感謝。
Notes
1. tense（心理或神經）緊張的；引起緊張的。例如：
The situation suddenly became tense.
局勢突然變得緊張起來。
2. balance有「平衡」的基本涵義，但也有「剩餘部分」的意思，the balance指的就是「差額、其餘」。
3. don't mention it用在你幫助別人後，別人向你致謝時說的話；而no problem就是指別人需要你的幫助，你答應別人。
4. a million thanks也常說成thanks a million，是一種誇張的說法，表示「萬分感謝」的意思。
Dialogue 2
A：So how long have you known Mark?
A：所以你認識馬克有多久了？
B：We go way back. We've known each other since we were toddlers.
B：我們早就認識了。從學走路時就在一起了。
A：Really? You guys must be really tight.
A：真的嗎？一定很親密。
B：Yeah, We're buddy-buddy still.
B：對，我們就像親兄弟不分彼此。
A：He seems sincere, and trustworthy.
A：他看起來很真誠，值得信任。
B：Well, he is, but he can be conniving at times.
B：嗯，他是這樣。不過有時也滿滑頭的。
A：What do you mean?
A：什麼意思？
B：Well, I know that he would never stab me in the back. But I've seen him double-cross other people.
B：嗯，我知道他絕不會誹謗我。不過我知道他曾搬弄別人的是非。
A：Oh, my! Really? I never thought he would be like that.
A：哦，天哪！真的嗎？真沒想到他是這種人。
B：Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying he's like that all the time.
B：可別曲解我的意思，我並不是說他一直都是那樣。
A：So, can I trust him or what?
A：那，我能夠信任他嗎？
B：Well, I think you should decide for yourself.
B：嗯，我想你應該自己決定。
A：But I need someone that I can count on for this job.
A：但我需要一些我可以信任的人來做這份工作。
B：Okay, Okay. You can trust him. I was just trying to give you a hard time.
B：好的，好。你可以信任他。我只是想刁難刁難你。
A：Come on you're confusing me. Give it to me straight.
A：你把我弄糊塗了。直接告訴我。
B：Actually, he's the most dependable person I know, and he would never turn on anyone.
B：其實，他是我知道的人中最值得信賴的人，他不會出賣任何人。
Notes
1. go way back這是一個口語表達，意思是「有交情；兩個人在一起很長時間」。在美劇中常常會用到。
2. toddler意為「學步的小孩；蹣跚行走者」。例如：
The toddler tried to walk but kept falling down.
那小孩學著走路但老是跌倒。
3. tight這個詞除了形容某物很嚴密、很緊、很牢固之外，還可用來形容人的關係很親密。
4. buddy-buddy是一個俚語說法，意為「很親密的、非常親密的」。例如：
I am buddy-buddy with him.
我和他是非常要好的朋友。
但單獨一個buddy是名詞，表示好朋友。例如：
He is my buddy.
他是我的好朋友。
5. trustworthy是由trust+worthy組成的，意為「值得信賴的；可信的；可靠的」。例如：
He is an experienced and trustworthy guide.
他是一位有經驗的、可信賴的嚮導。
6. at times意為「有時、間或」。例如：
Everyone may make mistakes at times.
每個人不時都會犯錯。
7. stab sb. in the back字面意思是指在某人背後插一刀，引申為背叛（某人）或辜負其信任。其實就是「放冷箭」。例如：
Such a vicious lie is nothing but a stab in the back.
這種惡毒的謊言完全是暗箭傷人。
8. double-cross是口語說法，意為「背叛；詐欺；出賣」。double-cross也可寫成 doubleX。例如：
After he double-crossed his best friend, everyone gave him the cold shoulder.
在他出賣了最好的朋友後，每個人對他十分冷淡。
9. count on sb.意為「依賴；依靠；期待；指望」。例如：
Can I count on your help? = Can I count on you to help me?
我能指望你的幫助嗎？
10. give sb. a hard time意為「使某人難堪；和某人過不去；給……帶來困難、難題」。
11. give it to sb. straight意為「坦白的告訴某人」。
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