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Friends play an important role in our life. Most people hope that their friends will always be there. They expect friendship to last forever. However, even the best friendship can end. As time goes by, many friendships end because of a change in personality or way of life. The friendship slowly loses importance and finally disappears.
Peter explained, "We started seeing each other less and less. The friendship was just over." Alice said, "The end of our friendship was a gradual thing. I moved from one side of the city to the other. Since then we seldom made a phone call. We met less
and less. At last our friendship ended." Jack said, "When I moved to Seattle after college, our friendship died. Both of us were always fighting for new jobs, so we didn't keep in touch with each other."
Yet the biggest problem to a friendship is change. Lillian Rub wrote in her book Just Friends, "Generally it's true that friends will accept each other if they both remain what they were when they met, or change in similar directions. If they change or grow in different ways, the friendship will most likely be lost." When nothing can be done to keep the friendship, it is important to forget the pain. Then move on to build new friendships.
May new friendships bring you pleasure and happiness!
词汇
go by 流逝,过去
gradual / 'grædʒuəl/ adj. 逐渐的,逐步的,渐进的
in similar directions 朝相似的方向
likely / 'laɪkli/ adv. 可能
句型
1. Generally it's true that friends will accept each other if they both remain what they were when they met, or change in similar directions. 一般来说,如果朋友双方一直保持着他们刚认识的时候的样子,或者朝着相似的方向改变,他们就会接受彼此。
2. May new friendships bring you pleasure and happiness! 愿新友谊给你带来快乐和幸福!
may 意为“(表示愿望)但愿”,搭配是“may+you+动词原形+其他”。
⇒ May you return soon.
May you succeed.
理解
1. What is the biggest problem to a friendship?
Change.
2. How will you deal with your friendship? Let it go or keep it?
I will try to keep it if possible. If nothing can be done, I will let it go and move on to build new friendships.
