为什么你朋友很少-不关心朋友,计较友情的公平(5)

 Why don't you have lots of friends?

 

为什么你朋友很少？

 

You Don't Care About Your Friends

 

If you don't care what's happening in your friends' lives, your friends might not keep you around. It's important to show interestin how your friends are doing. People will likely grow insulted¹ if you don't care to ask about them or you don't care about their feelings.

 

You Keep Score

 

Keeping score has no place in true friendship. If you try to keep score about whose turn it is to choose where you're going to dinner or whose turn it is to call who, you will likely turn your friends away.Be willing² to give to the relationship, rather than focus³ on trying to keep everything fair.

 

1 insulted   

侮辱，冒犯( insult的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• I have never been so insulted in my life! 我一生中从未被如此侮辱过！
• These boys insulted a girl by spitting at her. 这几个男孩向一个女孩吐口水侮辱她。

2 willing   

adj.愿意的，自愿的，乐意的，心甘情愿的

参考例句：

• We never lack food and clothing if we're willing to work.如果我们愿意工作,就不会缺吃少穿。
• He's quite willing to pay the price I ask.他很愿意照我的要价付钱。

3 focus   

n.焦点，焦距；vi.聚焦，注视；vt.使聚焦，调焦，集中

参考例句：

• She was the focus of everyone's attention.她是大家注意的焦点。
• The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.噪音让我无法集中注意力工作。