白领英语晨读-150 Who are Friends 谁是朋友？

Who are Friends　

Friends are the people you feel safe around because you know they care about you. They call just to see how you are doing, because a friend doesn't need an excuse. They tell you the truth, the first time, and you do the same. You know that if you have a problem, they are there to listen.

Friends are the people who won't laugh at you or hurt you, and if they do hurt you they try hard to make it up to you. They are the people you love, regardless¹ of whether you realize it.

Friends are the people you cried with when you got rejected² from colleges and during the last song at the prom and at graduation³. They are the people that when you hug them, you don't think about how long to hug and who's going to be the first one to let go.

They are the people who stop you from making mistakes and help you when you do. They are are the people whose hand you can hold, or you can hug or give them a kiss and not have it be awkward⁴ because they understand the things you do and they love you for them.

They stick with you and stand by you. They hold your hand. They watch you live and you watch them live and you learn from them. Your life is not the same without them.

1 regardless   

adj.不留心的，不注意的；不管，不顾；adv.无论如何，不管怎样

参考例句：

• I protested,but she carried on regardless.我极力反对，但她仍一意孤行。
• I shall go regardless of the weather.无论天气好坏我都要去。

2 rejected   

n.被弃之物，落选者adj.拒绝的v.拒绝( reject的过去式和过去分词 )；（因质量差）不用；排斥；拒收

参考例句：

• Mary rejected Tony's amorous advances. 玛丽拒绝了托尼的挑逗。
• She peremptorily rejected the request. 她断然拒绝了请求。

3 graduation   

n.毕业，毕业典礼

参考例句：

• Graduation from university is an event in life.大学毕业是人生中的大事。
• He had just attended his daughter's graduation.他刚参加了女儿的毕业典礼。

4 awkward   

adj.笨拙的，尴尬的，使用不便的，难处理的

参考例句：

• John is so shy and awkward that everyone notices him.约翰如此害羞狼狈，以至于大家都注意到了他。
• I was the only man among the guests and felt rather awkward.作为客人中的唯一男性，我有些窘迫。