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好朋友A Good Friend

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In kindergarten your idea of a good friend was the person who let you have the red crayon when all that was left was the ugly black one.

In primary school your idea of a good friend was the person who went to the bathroom with you; held your hand as you walked through the scary halls; helped you stand up to the class bully; shared their lunch with you when you forgot yours on the bus; saved a seat on the back of the bus for you; knew who you had a crush on and never understood why.

In secondary school your idea of a good friend was the person who let you copy their social studies homework; went to that“cool”party with you so you wouldn’t wind up being the only fresher there; did not let you lunch alone.

In pre-university your idea of a good friend was the person who gave you rides in their new car; convinced your parents that you shouldn’t be grounded; consoled you when you broke up with Nick or Susan; found you a date to the prom or went to the prom with you (both without dates); helped you pick a university and assured you that you would get into that university; helped you deal with your parents who were having a hard time letting you go.

On the threshold of adulthood your idea of a good friend was the person who was there when you just couldn’t deal with your parents; assured you that now that you and Nick or you and Susan were back together, you could make it through anything; just silently hugged you as you looked through blurry eyes at 18 years of memories; and reassured you that you would make it in university as well as you had these past 18 years; and most importantly sent you off to university, making you feel being loved.

Now, your idea of a good friend is still the person who gives you the better of the two choices; holds your hand when you’re scared; helps you fight off those who try to take advantage of you; thinks of you at times when you are not there; reminds you of what you have forgotten; helps you put the past behind you but understands when you need to hold on to it a little longer; stays with you so that you have confidence; goes out of their way to make time for you; helps you clear up your mistakes; helps you deal with pressure from others; smiles for you when you are sad; helps you become a better person...

And most importantly loves you!

上幼兒園時,你認為最好的朋友就是那個寧願自己用難看的黑蠟筆,也要讓你用紅蠟筆的人。

在小學時,你認為最好的朋友就是陪你一起去洗手間;牽著你的手一起走恐怖的走廊;幫助你勇敢地抵抗班上那些欺淩弱小者;你把午飯忘在校車上,就與你共享他的午飯;在校車的後麵給你留個座位;知道你大膽地暗戀誰,卻從不明白為什麽的那個人。

在中學時,你認為最好的朋友就是讓你抄他的社會調查作業;陪你去參加“酷”派對,以便讓你在見到陌生人時不會緊張;不會讓你獨自進餐的那個人。

在大學時,你認為最好的朋友就是讓你搭坐他的新車;勸說你的父母,不能讓你總窩在家裏;當你跟尼克或是蘇珊的感情破裂時安慰你;為你找一個舞會上的舞伴或是陪你一起去(你們兩個都沒有舞伴);幫助你選擇一所你一定能進入的大學;幫助你勸慰不放心你去外地上學的父母的那個人。

在成年後,你認為最好的朋友就是當你不能安排父母時,在你身邊陪你;當你和尼克或是蘇珊重修舊好時,使你確定你們一定能度過所有難關;當你含淚追憶過去18年的生活時,靜靜地給你一個擁抱;使你自信能度過曾經的18年,成功完成大學學業;最重要的是,在你上大學時送你,讓你感覺到有人愛著你的那個人。

現在,你仍然認為最好的朋友是當你麵臨兩種選擇時,給你最好的那一個答案;當你感到不安時,緊握你的手;幫助你抗爭那些試圖侵犯你利益的人;當你不在時會想著你;提醒你忘記了東西;幫助你走出過去的陰影,但是當你需要在過去中逗留片刻時,也會表示理解;陪著你,使你更有信心;不知疲倦地為你爭取時間;幫助你糾正錯誤;幫助你緩解來自他人的壓力;當你傷心時給你微笑;幫助你變得更優秀的那個人……

並且,最重要的是他愛著你!

1.have a crush on

crush是“大力壓碎”的意思,但have a crush on指對某位異性產生愛慕之情。

例:I have a crush on that boy.

我對那個男子動心了。

和have a crush on相關的搭配有:all over someone。

2.on the threshold of

這個短語的意思是“在……的開頭,在……快要開始的時候”,其中threshold的意思是“開始,開端”。

表示“開端,開始”的短語還有:at the beginning, from the first等。

例:He was on the threshold of his career.

他的事業剛剛起步。

1.In________school your idea of a good friend was the person who let you copy their social studies________; went to that“cool”party with you so you wouldn’t wind up being the only fresher there; did not let you________alone.

2.On the threshold of________your idea of a good friend was the person who was there when you just couldn’t________your parents;________you that now that you and Nick or you and Susan were back together, you could make it through anything.