Friends are fantastic. They look after each other and have fun together. They laugh and even cry together. Friends can be like family. The only difference is that you can choose them.
朋友真是太棒了。他们互相照顾，一起玩乐，一起欢笑，甚至一起哭泣。朋友就像家人一样，唯一的不同是你可以选择他们。
Friends are very important in our lives. They are there for us in good times and bad times. Studies show that they are really good for our health, too. There’s even an International Day of Friendship that is celebrated on the 30th of July.
朋友在我们生命中非常重要。无论顺境逆境，他们总在我们身边。研究也表明朋友对我们的健康很有好处。甚至还有一个国际友谊日，在每年的7月30日庆祝。
2,400 years ago, the Greek philosopher Aristotle said that there were three types of friendship: the useful friendship, the fun friendship and the good friendship. What do you think? Was he right or are there other types of friends? There was no Internet back then and he didn’t know about social media. But what type of friends have you got on social media?
2400年前，希腊哲学家亚里士多德说友谊有三种类型：有用的友谊、快乐的友谊和美好的友谊。你怎么看？他说得对吗，还是存在其他类型的朋友？那时还没有互联网，他也不知道社交媒体。那你在社交媒体上拥有哪种朋友呢？
Some people say you can have many friends, but only one best friend, a friend who understands you even when you’re not talking. True friendship is hard to find. So when you find it, make sure you take care of it! In life, people grow and change and so do our friends. Is it possible to have the same best friend forever?
有人说你可以有很多朋友，但只有一个挚友，一个即使你不说话也能理解你的朋友。真正的友谊很难得。所以当你找到它时，一定要好好珍惜！生活中，人们在成长变化，我们的朋友也是。我们可能永远拥有同一个最好的朋友吗？
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| 单词 Word | 音标 Pronunciation | 中文释义 Definition |
|---|---|---|
| difference | /ˈdɪfərəns/ | 差异；不同 |
| International Day of Friendship | /ˌɪntərˈnæʃənəl deɪ əv ˈfrendʃɪp/ | 国际友谊日 |
| Greek | /ɡriːk/ | 希腊的；希腊人 |
| philosopher | /fɪˈlɒsəfə(r)/ | 哲学家 |
| Aristotle | /ˈærɪstɒtəl/ | 亚里士多德 |
| friendship | /ˈfrendʃɪp/ | 友谊 |
| social media | /ˈsəʊʃl ˈmiːdiə/ | 社交媒体 |
| true friendship | /truː ˈfrendʃɪp/ | 真正的友谊 |