我们需要什么朋友-友好的邻居(2)

What friends do we need?

 

我们需要什么朋友？

 

A Friendly Neighbor

 

友好的邻居

 

These days, a lot of people don't know their own neighbors. It's a shame¹, because some neighbors can be the nicest and most helpful people ever. If you're on a vacation, and you suddenly realize that you forgot to lock the front door, you can call up your trusty neighbor and ask them to head over to your house and lock it for you.

 

 

Nice dependable neighbors who have each other's backs are a dying² breed³, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't introduce yourself to the new neighbors across the street!

 

1 shame   

n.羞愧，遗憾的事；v.使羞愧

参考例句：

• She felt shame after she told the lie.她撒谎后感到羞愧。
• He felt no shame and no regret.他不感到羞愧和悔恨。

2 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。

3 breed   

n.品种，种类；vi.繁殖，产仔；vt.养殖，产生

参考例句：

• The parents are trying to breed their son a musician.这对父母尽力要把儿子培养成为音乐家。
• This breed of horses is both tall and heavily grown.这种马既高且大。