朋友是一個人所能擁有的最重要的財產之一。

　　I am a very lucky person because I have many close friends.

　　我是個非常幸運的人，因為我有許多要好的朋友。

　　They are very important to me. Whenever I feel down, they will try to cheer me up.

　　他們對我而言非常重要。

　　And when I am in trouble, they never fail to offer me help.

　　每逢我感到沮喪時，他們總會設法逗我開心。

　　Even when I am happy, it makes me feel good to share my happiness with them.

　　我有麻煩時，他們一定會幫助我。

　　My teacher once said, "We are all social animals."

　　我快樂時，與他們分享我的快樂也會令我覺得很愉快。

　　How right he is! Can you imagine what life would be like without friends?

　　我的老師曾說:“我們都是群居的動物。”

　　It would be boring beyond words.

　　他說得真好，你能想象沒有朋友的人生會是什么樣子嗎?

　　There is one thing I have to say, though.

　　那將會無聊得難以形容。

　　I choose my friends very carefully.

　　不過，有件事我得聲明。

　　This is because bosom friends are hard to find while fair-weather friends can be found by the dozens.

　　我擇友非常謹慎小心，這是因為酒肉朋友易得而知心朋友難覓啊。

　　短語解析：

　　1.cheer sb up 激勵某人，替某人打氣

　　例:We visited our sick friend and tried to cheer him up

　　我們探望一位生病的朋友，設法為他打氣。

　　2. be in trouble有J’麻煩，遭遇}=}l F}l難

　　例:If Caroline isn't home by midnight, she'll be u} trouble with her parents.

　　如果卡羅琳半夜不回家，她父母不會饒她的。

　　3. never fail to V 總是會/一定會……

　　例:Nick never fails to call his mother on weekends.

　　尼克在周末一定會打電話給他母親。

　　4. share sth with sb 與某人分享某事物

　　例:The little boy didn't want to share his toy with his sister.

　　那個小男孩不肯與他妹妹分享他的玩具。