day 4friends

friends

Weigh two opposing views, say which one you agree with and why, and grant the other side; retell a short anecdote with a twist and read a short argument aloud.

words to say

• 真诚 zhēnchéng · sincere
• 信任 xìnrèn · to trust
• 交往 jiāowǎng · to associate with, have contact
• 相处 xiāngchǔ · to get along (with)
• 来往 láiwǎng · to keep in touch, have dealings
• 亲密 qīnmì · close, intimate
• 深厚 shēnhòu · deep (friendship, feelings)
• 彼此 bǐcǐ · each other
• 伙伴 huǒbàn · partner, buddy
• 打交道 dǎjiāodao · to deal with (people)

sentences

• 我比较同意第二种看法。 · I tend to agree with the second view.
• 这种说法虽有道理，但不够全面。 · That view has a point, but it isn’t the whole picture.
• 真正的朋友会彼此信任。 · Real friends trust each other.
• 不过，我们也不能忽视朋友多的好处。 · But we shouldn’t ignore the advantages of having lots of friends either.
• 他很真诚，也很会跟人打交道。 · He’s sincere, and he’s very good at dealing with people.

say it after the voice

• 我觉得真正的朋友不在多，而在于彼此信任。 · I think real friendship isn’t about numbers; it’s about trusting each other.
• 这种看法虽有道理，但我们也不能忽视另一面。 · That view has a point, but we can’t ignore the other side either.
• 我们俩虽然不在一个城市，但一直保持来往。 · We don’t live in the same city, but we’ve always kept in touch.
• 跟真诚的人相处久了，心里会觉得特别轻松。 · After spending time with sincere people, you feel really at ease.

questions to answer

• 如果好朋友搬走了，你会怎么办？ · If a close friend moved away, what would you do?
• 为什么有的朋友越走越远？ · Why do some friends drift apart?
• 你怎么看在网上交朋友？ · What do you think of making friends online?

a passage to retell

• There were two old friends: one lived in the north, the other in the south. As New Year approached, each wanted to surprise the other. They both secretly posted the other a present. When they opened their parcels, it was exactly the same scarf!

a passage to read aloud

朋友是人生路上的伙伴。维持朋友之间的感情，靠的不是常常见面，而是彼此的真诚和信任。有的人天天在一起，却并不了解对方；有的人一年只见一次面，却愿意把什么都告诉对方。由此可见，交往时间的长短并不是最重要的。只要相处的时候真诚，就算分开十年，再见面时也会像从前一样亲密。