我们需要什么朋友-睿智的导师(5)

What friends do we need?

 

我们需要什么朋友？

 

A Wise Mentor¹

 

睿智的导师

 

 

Jesse Jackson once said, "Never look down on someone unless you're helping² them up". If you have someone smart,inspiring, and admirable in your life who practices this philosophy, you're extremely lucky. We all need a friend who inspires us to be better people without making us feel in adequate³. Plus, being around such a person will challenge us to better ourselves every day.

 

 

The wise mentor in your life doesn't have to besomeone who shares the sameoccupation or hobbies with you. It's simply someone who's a few steps ahead of you in life and has enough wisdom and patience toguide you in the right direction. It can be anyone — a colleague, a friend who's beyond their years, or an older neighbor — as long as you look up to this person and want to be more like them.

 

 

1 mentor   

n.指导者，良师益友；v.指导

参考例句：

• He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
• He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 adequate   

adj.充足的，足够的；适当的，胜任的

参考例句：

• Though a bit too old,he is still adequate to the work.虽然他年纪大了点，却仍能胜任这项工作。
• I hope you will prove adequate to the job.我希望你证明能胜位这项工作。