【素材】Module-3-文本-Talking-about-Friendship(外研)VIP免费

TalkingAboutFriendshipFriendshipisakindofhumanrelations.Itishumaninstincttomakefriends.Whenintrouble,weneedfriendstoofferushelp,supportandencouragement.Withsuccessachieved,wealsoneedfriendstoshareourjoys.Friendshipisalsooneofthegreatestpleasuresthatwecanenjoy.Itimpliesloyalty,cordiality,affectionandreadinesstohelp.Nomancanmakethemostofhislifewithoutcarefullyandconscientiouslystrivingtowintherightkindoffriendsashegoesalong.So,trytofindyourfriendsandcherishthem.OK."Friendshipimproveshappinessandabatesmiserybythedoublingofourjoyandthedividingofourgrief."-MarcusCicero(BC)Interactingamiablywithfamilyandfriendsisasuperstressreducer.Insteadofourmindsworkingovertimeonworrisomeproblems,itisoccupiedwiththoughtsofotherthingsandotherpeople.Thereislessroomleftforanxietiesandself-doubt.Goodfriendshipislikegoodhealth-appreciateitwhileyouhaveit."Lifehasnoblessinglikeaprudentfriend"-Euripides(BC)"Theonlywaytohaveafriendistobeone...AfriendisapersonwithwhomImaybesincere.BeforehimImaythinkaloud."-RalphWaldoEmerson(1803-1882)Gettingpeopletolikeyouisthestartingpoint,anditshouldbefairlyeasytodo.Peoplehaveabasicneedtobelikedthemselves,andbyshowingyourappreciationofthem,theywillreturnyourfeelings.Praisegivenoutsincerelyisagreatactoffriendship.Bekind,pleasant,calm,andagoodlistener.Trytoseethegood,notthebadqualitiesinpeople.Smile."Theruleoffriendshipmeansthereshouldbemutualsympathybetweenthem,eachsupplyingwhattheotherlacksandtryingtobenefittheother,alwaysusingfriendlyandsincerewords."-Buddha(BC)Asafriend,trytoletanunfavorableincidentorremarkflyrightoverthetopofyourhead.Weallblurtoutsomethingstupidordosomethingregrettableattimes,andit'ssonicewhentheotheractsasifitneverhappened.Thisisadearfriend."IdestroymyenemywhenImakehimmyfriend"-AbeLincoln(1809-1865)