什么是真正的朋友？ · What Is a True Friend? — HSK 4 Chinese Reading with Pinyin

Key Pattern · 重点句型

不是…而是…（否定前者，肯定后者）：真正的朋友不是越多越好，而是要能互相理解。→ 先说一个常见的看法，再说出作者真正的意思。

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有人说，「朋友多了路好走」，所以认识的人越多越好。Yǒu rén shuō, "péngyou duō le lù hǎo zǒu", suǒyǐ rènshi de rén yuè duō yuè hǎo.

可是，真正的朋友不是越多越好，而是要能互相理解、互相帮助。Kěshì, zhēnzhèng de péngyou bú shì yuè duō yuè hǎo, érshì yào néng hùxiāng lǐjiě, hùxiāng bāngzhù.

当你成功的时候，身边会有很多人为你高兴；但是当你遇到困难的时候，还愿意留在你身边的人，才是真正的朋友。Dāng nǐ chénggōng de shíhou, shēnbiān huì yǒu hěn duō rén wèi nǐ gāoxìng; dànshì dāng nǐ yùdào kùnnan de shíhou, hái yuànyì liú zài nǐ shēnbiān de rén, cái shì zhēnzhèng de péngyou.

真正的朋友还会直接指出你的缺点，因为他们希望你变得更好。Zhēnzhèng de péngyou hái huì zhíjiē zhǐchū nǐ de quēdiǎn, yīnwèi tāmen xīwàng nǐ biàn de gèng hǎo.

当然，友谊是两个人的事。Dāngrán, yǒuyì shì liǎng ge rén de shì.

如果你只在需要帮助的时候才想起朋友，那么这样的友谊是很难保持下去的。Rúguǒ nǐ zhǐ zài xūyào bāngzhù de shíhou cái xiǎngqǐ péngyou, nàme zhèyàng de yǒuyì shì hěn nán bǎochí xiaqu de.

Some people say, "With more friends, the road is easier to travel," so the more people you know, the better.

But true friendship is not about having as many friends as possible — it is about understanding and helping each other.

When you succeed, many people around you will be happy for you; but when you run into difficulties, the ones who are still willing to stay by your side are your true friends.

True friends will also point out your shortcomings directly, because they hope you become better.

Of course, friendship takes two.

If you only think of your friends when you need help, such a friendship will be hard to keep.

Key Vocabulary

友谊

yǒuyì

friendship

我们的友谊已经有十年了。Our friendship has lasted ten years.
友谊比钱更重要。Friendship is more important than money.

缺点

quēdiǎn

shortcoming; weakness

每个人都有缺点。Everyone has shortcomings.
他最大的缺点是太马虎。His biggest weakness is being too careless.

保持

bǎochí

to keep; to maintain

请保持安静。Please keep quiet.
我们一直保持联系。We have always kept in touch.

Comprehension Quiz

1. 根据文章，什么样的人是真正的朋友？

2. 真正的朋友为什么会指出你的缺点？

3. 选词填空：毕业以后，我和大学同学一直（　）着联系。

4. 排列顺序：A. 那么这样的友谊很难保持下去　B. 如果你只在需要帮助的时候　C. 才想起朋友

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