第一篇:一位伟大的朋友AGreatFriendAsIamnowaseniorhighschoolstudent,Ihaveagreatmanyfriends,butthereisonewhomIprizeoveralltherest
IfirstmadehisacquaintancewhenIbegantogotoschool
Hehasbeenmyconstantcompanioneversince
Thoughheisseriousinappearance,heneverfailstobeinteresting
Oftenheisclever,sometimesevenmerryandgay
Heisthemostknowledgeablefriendapersoncouldhave
Heknowsvirtuallyeverylanguageoftheworld,alltheeventsofhistory,andthewordsofallthegreatpoetsandphilosophers
Akindlybenefactor,heisadmiredandenjoyedbyeveryonewhomakeshisacquaintance
Tome,hehasbeenagreatteacheraswellasafriend
Hefirsttaughtmethesecretsofmyownlanguageandthenthoseofothers
Withthesekeysheshowedushowtounlockalltheartsandsciencesofman
Myfriendisendlesslypatient
DullthoughImaybe,Icanreturntohimagainandagain,andheisalwaysreadytoteachme