Friendship

Translation A. Translate the following passage into Chinese. Friendship is valuable for two reasons: It is a source of pleasure as well as a component of good health. Pleasure and happy feelings are intensified when shared with friends. Special celebrations become fond memories when friends are part of these events. On the other hand, when we face problems and feel upset by them, friends can be helpful. Talking with compassionate friends alleviate our fears, and thus our stress is reduced. At times when we feel guilty about mistreating someone, friends can reassure us. All this positive interaction provides concrete emotional benefits that derive from friendship. In many ways, friendship is actually therapeutic. During adolescence and old age, friends are an important source of reassurance and positive feelings about ourselves. Although friendships enhance our lives, we don’t keep all our friends for a lifetime. People are attracted to others with common interests. Interests change at various times in life, and friends do too. Often, however, people have just a few lifelong friends. Confidences are shared candidly with these people without any fear of being ridiculous. We benefit from trusting friendships with others. Likewise, others enjoy the same benefit from us. To betray a trust would destroy a friendship. Without a doubt, friendships are essential for a full, happy and healthful life. 友谊极富价值，原因有二。其一，友谊既是快乐的源泉，又是健康的组成部分。特别的时刻有朋友共同分享感觉会更为珍贵。其二，在我们遇到挫折时，朋友会助一臂之力。向朋友倾诉自己的问题有助于减轻我们的痛苦，从而减少我们的压力。在我们觉得有愧于心的时候，朋友会助我们重新找回自我。在很多情况下，朋友就是一剂良药。在青春期和老年时代，朋友就是的来源。 尽管友谊对我们一生如此重要，但并非朋友都是一辈子的。人们因为共同的兴趣吸引他人的注意，兴趣在一生中是会变化的，朋友也是。在一般情况下，人们只有一个一生的朋友。我们从朋友的友谊那里获得好处，同样，朋友也享受着同样的好处。出卖朋友的信任会毁灭友谊。毫无疑问，缺乏友谊，人的一生就称不上是完整、快乐和健康的。 B．Translate the following passage into English. 1. 他振作起精神去继承父亲未尽（书上是竞，应改成尽）的事业。 He makes himself spirited to take up what his father left off. 2. 上百万的美国人喜欢到人们珍惜友谊的地方去度假，希望结交新朋友，建立新的友谊。 Millions of American like to make holiday to where the people value friendship, with the hope of making new friends and establishing (striking up) new friendships. 3. 美国是一个被称作在车轮子上的国家，美国人很少有一辈子只呆在一个地方，从不搬迁。 America is a country that called on the wheel. Few Americans stay put for a lifetime. 4. 在任何国家，友谊得到赏识。但是在不同的国家，人们对友谊内涵的期望则各不相同。 Friendship is appreciated in any country. However, in different country, the people’s expectation from friendship is different. 5. 以前在法国，友谊被看作是男人之间的一种关系，而女人是不能成为朋友的，因为大部分女人的生活均以家庭为中心的。 In the past in France, friendship is seen as a relationship between men. Women can’t be friends, because most women’s life centered on families. 6. 德国人的友谊通常带有许多义务，因此德国 Germany’s friendships usually have many commitments, so Germany youths probably have some difficulty in establishing friendship with Americans. 7. Our discuss make a common understanding that friendship is based on freely selection and equal consideration for each other. 8. The friendship between the two countries went back to Tang Dynasty. 9. As his friend and tutor, I know well his talents and main interests, I want to try to draw out latent talents. 10. 中国学生对真正友谊的期望值显然不同于美国人的期望值，因为对中国人来说，真正的友谊应改经得起一生中各种变化的考验。 Chinese students’ expectation of true friendship apparently is different from the expectation of Americans. Because for Chinese, true friendship should be stood the test of various changes in lifetime.