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1、M5 U1 Project 阅读材料中英文对照版Teenagers friendship青少年的友谊观My friend, Robert, has a twin sister named Amanda Though they get along well, there are some things about Amanda and her friends that puzzle Robert 我的朋友罗伯特有一个双胞胎妹妹叫阿曼达。尽管他们相处融洽，但阿曼达和她朋友的一些事还是让罗伯特感到困惑。He cant understand how girls can talk for so long
2、 For example, sometimes when he leaves the apartment to play football, Amanda and her friend, Sharon, are sitting on the sofa, talking When he comes back three and a half hours later, theyre still sitting on the sofa, continuing the same conversation on the same topic 他无法理解女孩子怎么会聊天那么长时间。例如，有时他离开公寓去踢
3、足球时，阿曼达和她的朋友沙伦就坐在沙发上聊天。当他三个半小时后回来时，她们仍然坐在沙发上，继续聊着同样的话题。One day Robert was so curious that he asked Amanda what they talked about, but she replied, Were best friends We talk about almost everythingfilm stars, pop songs, recipe, everything!一天，罗伯特抑制不住好奇，问阿曼达她们聊了什么，她回答说：“我们是最好的朋友。我们什么都聊电影明星、流行歌曲、食谱等等，所有
4、的事！”Boys and girls have different attitudes towards friendship 男孩和女孩对待友谊有着不同的态度。Friendships between girls are usually anchored in shared feelings and support, but friendships between boys are based on shared activities or interests 女孩之间的友谊通常建立在共同的情感和互相支持之上，而男孩之间的友谊则以共同的活动或兴趣为基础。A boy is likely to be
5、 cautious about sharing his feelings with his close friends A girls closest friend, however, might be eager to tell her about something that has happened in her life对于与密友们分享感情这件事，一个男孩会更加谨慎。而一个女孩的密友则可能会迫不及待地向她吐露自己生活中发生过的一些事。Many studies worldwide show that girls have more friendships than boys 全球范围的许
6、多研究表明女孩比男孩享有更多的友谊。In fact, many adolescent males cannot name a single best friend 事实上，许多青春期的男孩说不出一个最好的朋友。When asked, they usually hesitate before responding, My best friend? I cant think about that I am busy with my homework, and I have so many different friends that it is hard to choose just one be
7、st friend当被问起时，他们在回答前往往会犹豫一下：“最好的朋友？我没有想过这个问题。我忙于家庭作业。我有很多朋友，很难说出哪一位是我最好的朋友。 ”Females who have been asked can usually answer the question without pausing, A best friend? Of course We have a lot to share with each other We do a lot of things together such as talking and shopping被问到过这个问题的女孩往往能毫不犹豫地回答：
8、“最好的朋友？当然有。我们分享的东西很多。我们经常一起做很多事，比如聊天和逛街。 ”We have to realize: boys share activities, while girls share feelings 我们必须认识到男孩共享活动，而女孩分享情感。The qualities that boys and girls consider important in a friend seem to be the same, regardless of the basis of these friendships 无论男孩和女孩友谊的基础是什么，他们所看重的朋友身上的品质似乎是一样的
9、。The important thing to remember is that both of them are friendships We all need friends in our lives所要记住的重要一点是：它们二者均是友谊。我们在生活中都需要朋友。What friendship means to me?友谊对我意味着什么?When deciding what is most important in life, some people choose money, while others choose things like security and comfort 当确定
10、生活中最重要的是什么时，有些人选择金钱，而别的人则选择诸如安全感和舒适度之类的东西。However, for me, the most important thing in life is friendship I cannot imagine being without it然而，对我而言，生活中最重要的东西是友谊。我不能想像没有它。Friendship means not being alone 友谊意味着不孤独。Once I was travelling by myself through Beijing on the way to my grandparents house 有一次去我
11、独自一人旅行，途经北京去我祖父母家。Since my next train left in the evening, I had a day for sightseeing 由于我要乘坐的下一趟火车要到晚上才开，我有一天的观光时间。At first, I didnt mind being alone, but then I saw all of the tourists having their pictures taken together, and I began feeling sad 起初，我并不介意自己一个人，但后来看见所有的游客一起拍照，我开始感到难过。I ended up ret
12、urning to the train station and spending the rest of the day in the waiting room 最终我回到火车站，在候车室里度过了当天余下的时光。Life is no fun without a companion to share it with 如果没有同伴分享，生活就索然无味。Friendship means having someone I can rely on 友谊意味着有人可以依靠。Last year, I forgot my schoolbag on a trolleybus, and I lost all of
13、 my notes for the final exam You can imagine how I panicked 去年，我把书包忘在了无轨电车上，丢了所有的期末考试的笔记。你可以想像我有多慌乱。Luckily for me, my best friend Jenny let me copy her notes, and I used them in my revision Thanks to her help, I was able to pass the exam幸运的是，我最好的朋友珍妮让我复印了她的笔记，我复习时用了它们。多亏她的帮助，我才得以通过考试。Friendship mea
14、ns being committed to others The best way to have a friend is to be a friend 友谊意味着忠诚于他人。拥有朋友的最佳途径就是做一个朋友。Because I am a friend, I have had to learn patience and mercy 因为我是一个朋友，我就要学会有耐心和宽容。Once I had a quarrel with Jenny, and she made some cruel comments about me 有一次我与珍妮吵架，她说了一些有关我的残酷无情的闲话。Even thoug
15、h I was hurt, I forgave her and she later made an apology尽管我的感情受到了伤害，我还是原谅了她。后来她向我道歉。Through this incident, both of us have become better people However, if I had ended our friendship, we would have both learnt nothing 通过这一事件，我们俩都变成了更好的人。然而，如果当初我终止了我们的友谊，那我们俩都会一无所得。 In conclusion, when we are old and look back on our lives, what will we remember? 总之，当我们年老时回顾我们生活时，我们会记住什么呢？Will we remember the things we bought or the places we have been to? 我们会记住我们买过的东西或者是去过的地方吗？No, we will remember those whom we loved and those who loved us We will remember our friends不，我们会记住那些我们爱过的人和爱过我们的人。我们会记住我们的朋友。
