1、A Forever Friend 永远的朋友 “A friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out.“ “别人都走开的时候，朋友仍与你在一起。” Sometimes in life, 有时候在生活中， You find a special friend; 你会找到一个特别的朋友; Someone who changes your life just by being part of it. 他只是你生活中的一部分内容，却能改变你整个的生活。 Someone who makes you laugh until you cant stop;
2、 他会把你逗得开怀大笑； Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world. 他会让你相信人间有真情。 Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it. 他会让你确信，真的有一扇不加锁的门，在等待着你去开启。 This is Forever Friendship. 这就是永远的友谊。 when youre down, 当你失意， and the world seem
3、s dark and empty, 当世界变得黯淡与空虚， Your forever friend lifts you up in spirits and makes that dark and empty world suddenly seem bright and full. 你真正的朋友会让你振作起来，原本黯淡、空虚的世界顿时变得明亮和充实。 Your forever friend gets you through the hard times,the sad times,and the confused times. 你真正的朋友会与你一同度过困难、伤心和烦恼的时刻。 If you t
4、urn and walk away, 你转身走开时， Your forever friend follows, 真正的朋友会紧紧相随， If you lose you way, 你迷失方向时， Your forever friend guides you and cheers you on. 真正的朋友会引导你，鼓励你。 Your forever friend holds your hand and tells you that everything is going to be okay. 真正的朋友会握着你的手，告诉你一切都会好起来的。 And if you find such a fri
5、end, 如果你找到了这样的朋友， You feel happy and complete, 你会快乐，觉得人生完整， Because you need not worry, 因为你无需再忧虑。 You have a forever friend for life, 你拥有了一个真正的朋友， And forever has no end. 永永远远，永无止境。 Where is the father?Two brothers were looking at some beautiful paintings.“Look,“ said the elder brother. “How nice th
6、ese paintings are!“ “Yes,“ said the younger, “but in all these paintings there is only the mother and the children. Where is the father?“The elder brother thought for a moment and then explained, “Obviously he was painting the pictures.“父亲在哪儿？兄弟俩在看一些漂亮的油画。“看，” 哥哥说，“这些画多漂亮呀！”“是啊，” 弟弟说道，“ 可是在所有这些画中，只有
7、妈妈和孩子。那爸爸去哪儿了呢？”哥哥想了会儿，然后解释道：“ 很明显，他当时正在画这些画呗。”The mean mans party.The notorious cheap skate finally decided to have a party. Explaining to a friend how to find his apartment, he said, “Come up to 5M and ring the doorbell with your elbow. When the door open, push with your foot.“Why use my elbow and
8、 foot?“Well, gosh,“ was the reply, “Youre not coming empty-hangded, are you?“吝啬鬼请客一个出了名的吝啬鬼终于决定要请一次客了。他在向一个朋友解释怎么找到他家时说：“你上到五楼，找中间那个门，然后用你的胳膊肘按门铃。门开了之后，再用你的脚把门推开。”“ 为什么要用我的肘和脚呢？”“你的双手得拿礼物啊。天哪，你总不会空着手来吧？” 吝啬鬼回答。Not long after an old Chinese woman came back to China from her visit to her daughter in t
9、he States, she went to a city bank to deposit the US dollars her daughter gave her. At the bank counter, the clerk checked each note carefully to see if the money was real. It made the old lady out of patience.At last she could not hold any more, uttering. “Trust me, Sir, and trust the money. They a
10、re real US dollars. They are directly from America.“它们是从美国直接带来的一位中国老妇人在美国看望女儿回来不久，到一家市银行存女儿送给她的美元。在银行柜台，银行职员认真检查了每一张钞票，看是否有假。这种做法让老妇人很不耐烦，最后实在忍耐不住说：“相信我，先生，也请你相信这些钞票。这都是真正的美元，它们是从美国直接带来的。”But the teacher criedThe six-year-old John was terribly spoiled . His father knew it, but his grandma doted on h
11、im. He hardly left her side. And when he wanted anything, he either cried or threw a temper tantrum. Then came his first day of school, his first day away from his grandmothers loving arms.When he came home from school his grandma met him at the door.“Was school all right?“ she asked, “Did you get along all right? did you cry?“Cry?“ John asked. “No, I didnt cry, but the teacher did!“可是老师哭了六岁的约翰娇生惯养。他的父亲知道这一点，可他的祖父母仍然宠着他。这孩子几乎寸步不离他的祖母。他想要什么不是哭，就是闹。他第一天上学才离开祖母的怀抱。约翰放学了，他奶奶在门口接他并问道：“ 学校怎么样？你过的好吗？哭了没有？”“哭？” 约翰问，“不，我没哭，可老师哭了。”
