译林版牛津高中英语(必修5):Unit1 Getting along with others-Project(4)

Friendship means¹ being committed² to others.

友谊意味着奉献。

The best way to have a friend is to be a friend. Because I am a friend, I have had to learn patience and mercy³.

拥有朋友的最好方式就是成为他人的朋友。因为我是他人的朋友，我就得学会耐心和原谅。

Once I had a quarrel with Jenny, and she made some cruel comments about me.

有一次我和珍妮吵架，她对我说了很多刻薄的话。

Even though I was hurt, I forgave her and she later made an apology.

虽然我受到了伤害，但我还是原谅了她。后来，她也道歉了。

Through this incident⁴, both of us have become better people.

通过这次事情，我们俩也提高了自己。

However, if I had ended our friendship, we would have both learnt nothing.

可是，如果我结束了我们的友谊，那我俩什么都学不到了。

In conclusion, when we are old and look back on our lives, what will we remember?

总之，当我们老去，回望自己的生活时，我们会记住什么？

Will we remember the things we bought or the places we have been to?

我们会记住买过的东西还是去过的地方？

No, we will remember those whom we loved and those who loved us. We will remember our friends.

不，我们记住的是那些我们爱的人和那些爱我们的人。我们会记住所有的朋友们。

1 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

2 committed   

a.坚定的，献身的，忠诚的

参考例句：

• They called for assurances that the government is committed to its education policy. 他们要求保证政府切实执行其教育方针。
• He committed the cardinal sin of criticizing his teammates. 他犯了指责队友的大错。

3 mercy   

n.仁慈，宽恕，怜悯

参考例句：

• Mercy to the enemies means cruelty to the people.对敌人的仁慈就意味着对人民的残忍。
• It is a mercy that you did not go.你幸好没有去。

4 incident   

n.附带事件，小事件；事件，事变；adj.易发生的；附属的；入射的

参考例句：

• With the passage of time the incident was forgotten.随着时间的消逝，那个事件被忘却了。
• The incident had left him visibly angry and upset.那起事件显然让他既恼火又心烦。