Friendship 友情篇

Friendship 友情篇

The eye of your friend is a mirror.

朋友的眼睛是一面镜子。

Friendship is a wise investment.

友情是明智的投资。

Friendship occupies your mind.

友情占据你的心灵。

Friendship is a great sheltering tree.

友情是遮风挡雨的大树。

Friendship is a warm smile in winter.

友情是冬天一抹温暖的微笑。

The joy of life lies in mutual affinity.

人生乐在相知心。

A true friend is the good wine of life.

真正的朋友是生活的美酒。

A faithful friend is the medicine of life.

忠实的朋友是人生的良药。

A friend is a present you give yourself.

朋友是你送给自己的一份礼物。

Never visit a friend in his humiliation.

千万不要在朋友丢人时拜访他。

When you are sad,I will dry your tears.

你悲伤时,我会擦干你的眼泪。

Good advice is the best gift to a friend.

忠告是送给朋友的最好礼物。

Friends are the family you have chosen.

朋友是你选择的家人。

With friends around,hell will turn into heaven.

良友在身旁,地狱变天堂。

The only way to have a friend is to be one.

拥有朋友的唯一方法就是做一个朋友。

When you are scared,I will ease your fears.

你害怕时,我会抚平你的恐惧。

When you are worried,I will give you hope.

你忧虑时,我会给你希望。

Compliment today means slander tomorrow.

今天的捧场意味着明天的诽谤。

True friendship is a plant that grows slowly.

真正的友情是一株成长缓慢的植物。

An open enemy is better than a false friend.

宁要公开的敌人,不要虚伪的朋友。

When you want to give up,I’ll help you cope.

你想放弃时,我会帮你应对。

True friendship is the greatest treasure of life.

真正的友情是人生最大的无价之宝。

What is friendship? Two bodies and one mind.

什么是友情?两具肉体和一个灵魂。

A friend can be a lot of things,but he isn’t a critic.

一个朋友可以是很多东西,但他不是批评家。

Never trust a friend who deserts you at a pinch.

千万别相信在紧要关头抛弃你的朋友。

Hold your tongue and you will keep your friend.

管住舌头,你就能保住朋友。

Hearts are not given as a gift but hearts can be earned.

人心只能赢得,不能靠馈赠。

Life without a friend is death without a witness.

活着时没有朋友,等于死了没有证人。

Fate makes our relatives while,choice makes our friends.

命运使我们成为亲戚,选择使我们成为朋友。

A friend that frowns is better than a smiling enemy.

一位皱眉的朋友胜过一个微笑的敌人。

Wealth is not a friend,but a friend is a treasure.

财富不是朋友,朋友却是财富。

Favorable impression is the prerequisite to friendship.

良好印象是友情的先决条件。

The quarrels between friends are the chances of foes.

朋友间的争吵就是敌人进攻的机会。

The suspicious people never become good friends.

多疑的人永远成不了好朋友。

Be slow in choosing a friend,slower in changing.

择友宜缓,换更宜缓。

Friends all the life shouldn’t once become estranged.

终生朋友不应该一度疏远。

A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.

远亲不如近友。

The best way to pay for a lovely moment is to enjoy it.

美妙时刻的最好回报方式就是去享受它。

Friendship is anyway an entirely equal relationship.

友情无论如何都是一种完全平等的关系。

Friendship is hoping that they experience the very best.

友情就是希望他们经历最好的体验。

Friends made in carelessness would turn to foes at last.

始交不慎,后必成仇。

Friendship is being close even when you are far apart.

友情是即使相纵隔遥远也亲密无间。

A sharp knife cuts deep; a malicious remark cuts deeper.

利刃划得深,恶语伤更深。

Don’t lend your friend your medal; you are insulting him.

不要把你的勋章借给朋友,你是在侮辱他。

All the splendor in the world is not worth a good friend.

世界上所有的辉煌也抵不上一位好朋友。

A friend should be considerate of his friend’s weaknesses.

朋友应该体谅朋友的弱点。

Only your real friends will tell you when your face is dirty.

只有真正的朋友才会在你的脸脏时告诉你。

Those who praise us behind our backs are our good friends.

背后称赞我们的人是好朋友。

Pine and cypress cannot be known without coldness and a

gentleman cannot be known without hardships.

岁不寒无以知松柏,事不难无以知君子。

Friendship is always a responsibility,but never an opportunity.

友情永远是责任,从来不是机遇。

Friendship is like earthenware: once broken,it can be mended.

友情如陶器,破了还能补好。

You can tell what people are like from the friends they choose.

观其友,知其人。

Friendship is a quiet walk in the park with the one you trust.

友情就是和你信任的人在公园里静静散步。

True friendship is a contribution; and it never asks for reward.

真正的友情就是奉献,从不图酬报。

All friends who have been tested should be kept close to you.

凡是经过考验的朋友都应将他们紧密团结在你身边。

I cannot be your friend and flatterer at the same time.

我不能既是你的朋友又拍你马屁。

A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies.

一个人在选择敌人时无论多么小心都不过分。

Friendship is a lamp on a cold night that burns warm flame.

友情是寒夜里燃烧热情火焰的一盏灯。

Though teeth always bite the tongue,they’re still friends.

牙齿总咬舌头,但它们仍是朋友。

The ornament of a house is the friend who frequents it.

一座房子的装饰品就是经常拜访的朋友。

Friendship can smooth the wrinkles out of desperation.

友情能抹平因绝望而生出的皱纹。

Friends,like fiddle-strings,must not be screwed too tight.

琴弦不可太紧,朋友不可太亲。

Don’t push away the boat that carried you across the river.

不要推开渡你过河的小船。

My friends are an oasis to me,encouraging me to go on.

我的朋友是我的绿洲,鼓励我继续前进。

Friendship,like a bright lamp,has illuminated my soul in the past life.

友情在过去的生活里如一盏明灯照彻了我的灵魂。

Whoever asks for a friend without defects will have no friend.

谁要求没有缺点的朋友,谁就没有朋友。

The followers of the rich and powerful cannot be trusted in need.

趋炎附势者,不可共患难。

Treat your friends with generosity and treat yourself with frugality.

交友须带三分侠气,做人要存一点素心。

You shall judge of a man by his foes as well as by his friends.

你不仅应根据一个人的朋友也应根据他的敌人来判断他。

Friendship is the condiment of life and also the painkiller of life.

友情是人生的调味品,也是人生的止痛药。

You can win more friends with your ears than with your mouth.

倾听能比说话赢得更多的朋友。

Instead of loving your enemies,treat your friends a little better.

与其去爱你的敌人,不如对你的朋友好点儿。

A friend needs your help today.Don’t put it off until tomorrow.

朋友需要你今天帮助。不要推到明天。

Help your friend’s boat across and your own will reach the shore.

帮助朋友的船过河,你自己的船也会到达岸边。

We choose our friends by instinct,but keep them by judgment.

我们选择朋友靠的是本能,但保住朋友靠的是判断。

Visit more frequently the friend in trouble but not the friend in luck.

要常常去探望危难之中而不是春风得意的朋友。

When you’re lost and can’t see the light,I’ll be your shining beacon.

当你迷失方向看不到灯光时,我会做你闪亮的灯塔。

Friendship is to know that you will always try to be there when in need.

友情就是知道需要帮助时,你总会努力在那里。

One who covers up your errors and shortcomings is a false friend.

袒护你的错误和缺点的是假朋友。

True friends foresee the needs of others rather than proclaim their own.

真正的朋友总是预见别人的需要,而不是提出自己的要求。

There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.

最宝贵的财产莫过于一位忠实的好朋友。

Compromise to all and you leave will no room to compromise any more soon.

如果向所有人妥协,你很快就会没有妥协的余地。

Show me the man you honor and I will know what kind of man you are.

把你尊敬的人告诉我,我就会知道你是哪种人。

If your friend must know the ebb of your tide,let him know its flood,too.

如果你的朋友一定要知道你的落潮期,那就把涨潮期也告诉他。

Friendship is a gust of gentle wind that can stroke the wet heart warm.

友情是温暖潮湿之心的一阵柔风。

The dearest presents between friends are understanding and forgiveness.

朋友间最珍贵的礼品是理解和宽恕。

Learn from friends’strong points without considering their weak points.

与朋友交,只取其长,不计其短。

Friendship can survive without love.Love cannot live without friendship.

没有爱情,友情仍能继续。没有友情,爱情无法生存。

Those who give the slowest promises are the most devoted friends in action.

最难给你承诺的人是在履行时最忠诚的朋友。

There is more danger from a pretended friend than from an open enemy.

伪装的朋友比公开的敌人更危险。

Friendship is a kind of wealth that should be most carefully saved and kept.

友情是一种最需要小心积蓄和保存的财富。

Convey your love to your friend as an arrow to the mark and stick there.

应该像把箭射向靶子那样把你的爱送给朋友,让它留在那里。

It is better to keep a friend from falling than to help him up after he falls.

不让朋友跌倒,胜于跌倒后扶他起来。

One good friend is not to be weighed against the jewels of all the earth.

全世界的珠宝都抵不过一位好朋友。

Friendship is when they gaze into your eyes and you know they care.

友情就是有人凝视你的眼睛时你知道那是关怀。

Friends are lights in winter; the older the friend,the brighter the light.

朋友是冬天里的灯光;朋友越老,光越亮。

A bird cannot forget its nest,and neither should a person forget his country.

鸟儿不会忘记自己的窝,人也不该忘记自己的祖国。

A friend is someone who tells you a secret before he tells it to anyone else.

朋友就是在告诉他人之前先将秘密告诉你的人。

Friendship is an umbrella in the rainy season that props a stretch of clear day.

友情是雨季里撑起一片晴天的一把伞。

Some friends are like your shadow—you see them only when the sun shines.

有些朋友像你的影子——只有阳光灿烂时你才见到他们。

Treat your friends as you take your pictures and place them in their best light.

对待你的朋友,就像你拍照时一样,让他们站在最佳光线当中。

When you are with someone and silence is comfortable,you are with a friend.

相处无言而感快意者,就是和朋友在一起。

A winter in one’s own country is better than passing a hundred springs abroad.

在祖国过一个冬天,胜过在异国过一百个春天。

Those who make friends with you for profits may also estrange you for them.

因有利可图才与你结为朋友的人,也可能会因此与你疏远。

A man always likes to have a companion even if it is a little burning candle.

人总喜欢有个伙伴,哪怕只是一根点燃的小小蜡烛。

A man alone may be destroyed in some place,where two together may be saved.

单独一人可能毁灭的地方,两人在一起就可能得救。

If you have a friend who knows your heart,distance cannot keep you two apart.

海内存知己,天涯若比邻。

A friend is someone who knows your song and sings it to you when you forget.

朋友就是知道你的歌并在你忘记时唱给你听的人。

We need two kinds of acquaintances,one to complain to while to another we boast.

我们需要两种朋友:一种可向其发发牢骚,另一种对其吹吹牛。

When we make friends,we should choose those who are our supporters in danger.

我们交友时,应当选择那些在危险时能在我们旁边的人作为同盟。

Advise your friends just between the two of you,but praise them on open occasions.

劝告朋友要在无人的地方,赞扬朋友要在人多的场合。

Often we have no time for our friends,but all the time in the world for our enemies.

我们经常对朋友没有时间,但对敌人却无时时刻。

A real friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be on the way down.

真正的朋友绝不会挡住你的去路,除非在你走下坡路的时候。

The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef.

友情的感觉就像饱餐烤牛肉之后那样惬意。

Friendship founded on a business is better than a business founded on friendship.

在业务基础上建立的友情,胜过在友情基础上建立的业务。

A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your successes.

真正的朋友是忽略你的失败、忍受你的成功的人。

Friendship is like the light of fireflies.The darker it is,the brighter the light will be.

友情如同萤光,周围越黑,就会越亮。

A true friend is like a good book—to be judged by what’s inside,not on the cover.

真正的朋友就像一本好书——要看内容,不是封面。

He who sympathizes with you is not your friend,but he who helps you is yours.

怜悯你的人不是朋友,帮助你的人才是朋友。

Gratifying wine doesn’t make men drunk; intimate words don’t make friends bored.

舒心的酒,千杯不醉;知心的话,万言不赘。

Animals are such agreeable friends that they ask no questions and pass no criticism.

动物是和蔼可亲的朋友,它们从不提问题,也不吹毛求疵。

Genuine friendship is like sound health—its value is seldom known until it is lost.

真正的友情如同健康的身体,直到失去它,才知道它的价值。

Only when you have a clear knowledge of yourself can you know clearly about others.

只有明察自己,你才能明察他人。

A relaxed manner is more convincing than an aggressiveone.

从容不迫的举止比咄咄逼人的态度更能让人折服。

Friends are those rare people who ask how you are and then wait to hear the answer.

朋友就是那些为数不多问你如何、而后等待倾听你说话的人。

A true friend is someone who knows everything about us and likes us anyway.

真正的朋友对我们了如指掌,无论如何都会喜欢我们。

Pay attention to your enemies,for they are the first to discover your mistakes.

注意你的敌人,因为他们是第一个发现你的错误的人。

You cannot make friends upon any other terms than upon the terms of equality.

除了平等,你不能以任何其他条件交友。

Write down the advice of him who loves you though you like it not at present.

把爱你的人的劝告写下来,尽管你现在不喜欢。

If friendship is exploited by craft,it will be of no value as diamonds becomes glass.

如果友情被精明利用,就会像钻石变成了玻璃一样一文不值。

Those who like to find faults with others are not the sort to make friends with.

喜欢挑别人毛病的人不是做朋友的那种人。

Forsaking one’s most devoted friend is no less than forsaking one’s life one treasures most.

抛弃最忠实的朋友,无异于抛弃最珍惜的生命。

Friendship that is bought will not stay long.Sooner or later a higher bidder will come along.

买来的友情不会持久,迟早会随出高价者而去。

Never believe a man can become happy through the unhappiness of another.

千万不要相信一个幸灾乐祸的人。

A crowd is not company,and faces are but a gallery of pictures when there is no love.

一群人不是友伴;没有爱时,那些人的面孔不过是画廊里的肖像画而已。

If you have no enemies,you are apt to be in the same predicament in regard to friends.

如果没有敌人,你就可能因朋友而陷入同样的困境。

It is a principle of friendship neither to beg others nor to do mean things for others.

既不乞求别人,也不为别人做卑鄙之事,这是友情的原则。

The arms of friendship are long enough to stretch from one end of the world to the other.

友情的双臂长得足以从世界这端伸到世界那端。

Friendship with the good is like the evening shadows,increasing till the sun of life sets.

与善良人的友情就像傍晚的影子,越来越长,直到生命的太阳落山。

Two persons cannot be long friends if they cannot forgive each other’s little failings.

如果两人不能互相原谅彼此的小毛病,就不能做长久朋友。

As a lickspittle,his purpose of patting a horse on the rear end is to ride on the horseback.

拍马屁的人都是为了骑马。

Friendship is a pure white handkerchief that dries the sad tear stains on your cheeks.

友情是拭干腮边伤心泪痕的一块洁白手帕。

The firmest friendship is formed in the shared hardship,just as the hottest fire can cast iron.

最牢固的友情是在共同苦难中形成的,就像最炽烈的火能铸铁一样。

Only those who wish you happy without the slightest envy are worthy of your true friends.

只有毫无嫉妒祝你幸福的人才称得上真正的朋友。

Don’t make friends at ease with you.Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up.

不要交那些和你得过且过的朋友。要交那些让你不断进取的朋友。

The discord lying between friends provides an opportunity for an enemy to launch an attack.

朋友间存在的不和会为敌人发动进攻提供机会。

The new friendship is like the fresh nectar,which will be rich and fragrant only when it is old.

新结的友情像清冽的甘露,年代久远才会浓郁芳香。

On the way to climbing up the social ladder rapidly must be strewn with the broken friendships.

飞黄腾达的路上一定点缀着破碎的友情。

In society,try to overcome your shortcomings; in friendship,try to learn strong points from others.

处世当克己短,交友应学人长。

Mountains and rivers are not important.What matters is that you can meet a confidant in your life.

山河不足重,重在遇知已。

What the strongest controls first is himself while what the weakest gives up last is himself,too.

最坚强的人首先控制的是自己,最懦弱的人最终放弃的也是自己。

It is a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; it is a greater confidence to tell him his faults.

把你的缺点告诉朋友是对他极大的信任;把朋友的缺点告诉他是对他更大的信任。

If you sob,your tears will make my face wet; and if you grieve,your sadness will make my heart pain.

如果你流泪,湿的总是我的脸;如果你伤心,苦的总是我的心。

You are your greatest enemy if you are a coward; if you are brave,you are your greatest friend.

如果你是懦夫,你就是自己最大的敌人;如果你勇敢,你就是自己最好的朋友。

Friendship should never become a deal; on the contrary,it needs the most thorough interest-free concept.

友情永远不应该成为一种交易;相反,它需要最彻底的没有利害的理念。

I would ask you to drink a cup of wine once again; west of the Sunny Pass no more friends will be seen.

劝君更尽一杯酒,西出阳关无故人。

Friendship is like fragrance.The lighter it is,the more people will be attached,and the longer it can keep.

友情像花香一样,香气越淡,越使人依恋,也越能持久。

In adversity those who help you are faithful friends; in prosperity those who stick to you are little minds.

雪中送炭真君子,锦上添花是小人。

It is satisfying in life to make one friend,more than enough to make two friends and rare to make three friends.

一生中交一个朋友谓之足,交两个朋友谓之多,交三个朋友谓之难得。

May the sun always shine on your windowpane; may a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.

愿太阳永远照在你的窗玻璃上;愿每一场雨后都会出现彩虹。

The art of dealing with one’s enemies is an art no less necessarily than knowing how to appreciate one’s friends.

对付敌人的艺术和懂得如何赏识朋友的艺术一样重要。

We have to learn to be our own best friends because we fall too easily into the trap of being our worst enemies.

我们必须学会做自己最好的朋友,因为我们太容易掉入陷阱,成为自己最凶恶的敌人。

Friendship admits the difference from the personalities,just as love admits the difference from the sexes.

友情承认性格差异,正如爱情承认性别差异一样。

It only takes a few seconds to open deep wounds in persons we love,and that it takes many years to heal them.

打开我们所爱之人的深深创伤只需几秒钟,而要愈合伤口则需要很多年。

Friendship is the purest love.It is the highest form of love as it does not require anything and has no any conditions.

友情是最纯洁的爱。它是爱的最高形式,它不要求任何东西,也没有任何条件。

Friendship is the combination of souls,which is a tacit agreement between two sensitive and upright persons.

友情是灵魂的结合,这是两个敏感正直的人之间心照不宣的契约。

True friendship should be the same on both sides.It cannot be a rosebush from front,but a thorn from behind.

真正的友情正反两面都应该一样,不可能从前面看是蔷薇,而从后面看是刺。

Since we are mortals,friendships are best kept to a moderate level,rather than sharing the very depths of our souls.

我们是凡人,最好把友情维持在一个不高不低的水平上,而不要分享灵魂深处的东西。

I’d rather take care of the stomachs of the living than the glory of the dead in the form of stone memorials.

我宁愿关心活人的饥饱,也不愿为死者树碑立传。

Best friends are those who do not like talking too much,gaze at each other in silence and whose hearts beat as with yours.

最好的朋友是那种不喜欢多说、能与你默默相对、息息相通的人。

To preserve a friend,three things are required: to honor him when present,praise him when absent,and assist him in his need.

维持友情需要三点:当面尊重他,背后赞扬他,难时帮助他。

An excellent text is nothing particular but just appropriate; an excellent personality is nothing special but just natural.

文章做到极处,无有他奇,只是恰好;人品做到极处,无有他异,只是本然。

To remember others’names and speak them out without any difficulty is to give a clever and effective compliment.

记住人家的名字,不费吹灰之力说出来,就是给人一次巧妙有效的赞美。

The real friendship needs distance.Distance leads to respect,and respect will keep the friendship everlasting.

真正的友情需要保持距离。有距离,才会有尊重;有尊重,友情才会持久。

The best way to maintain friendships is neither to borrow something from your friends nor to lend something to them.

保持友情的最好方法就是,既不向朋友借东西,也不借给他们东西。

A friend will joyfully sing with you when you are on the mountaintop and silently walk beside you when you go through the valley.

当你在山顶时,朋友会和你一起欢唱;当你穿过山谷时,他会默默地走在你身边。

You may forget whom you’ve hurt,but the one you’ve once hurt will never forget you,and never remember your strong points.

你伤害过谁,也许你会忘记,但你伤害的那个人永远不会忘记你,也绝不会记住你的优点。

Although gold is expensive,ten thousand tael is easy to get while friendship is dearer than gold and a true friend is hard to find.

万两黄金容易得,知心一个也难求。

When you go away from me,I shall not see you off; and when you come back,I will meet you no matter how heavy the rain is.

你离我而去时,我不会给你送行;你回来时,无论雨再大,我都会去接你。

Friendship cannot be expressed in words,but proved by a life; friendship cannot be accepted through ears,but tested by a heart.

友情不能用语言来表达,只能用生命证明;友情不能通过耳朵来接受,只能通过心灵考验。

Those who bestow favors on others shouldn’t try to be repaid,and those who receive favors shouldn’t forget your gratitude.

施惠者不图报,受惠者不忘恩。

Since we are all common people,we’d better keep our friendship at a proper level and do not get into one another’s life too deep.

既然我们都是凡人,最好把友情保持在适度水平,不要对彼此的生活介入太深。

Geography has made us neighbors.History has made us friends.Economics has made us partners.And necessity has made us allies.

地理位置使我们成了邻居。历史使我们成了朋友。经济使我们成了伙伴。需要使我们成了同盟。

Even if all the people in the world hate you and believe you are bad,so long as you are not conscience-smitten,you will not have no friends.

哪怕全世界的人都恨你,都相信你坏,只要你问心无愧,你就不会没有朋友。

True friends should stand to see each other on the same level.It shouldn’t be the case that one is on a hill and the other is at the foot of the hill.

真正的朋友应该站在同一水平线上看对方,不应该一个在山上、一个在山下。

If someone knows that others need his help and he awaits them to ask him for help,it is obvious that the help is not of wholeheartedness.

一个人如果看见别人需要,还等着别人求助,显然不是一心援助。

Among friends the following laws should be obeyed: Do not ask others to do shameless things and if asked you should refuse to do them.

朋友间应遵守以下规则:不要求别人去做寡廉鲜耻之事,如别人要求你那样做时也要拒绝。

The proper office of a friend is to side with you when you are in the wrong.Nearly anybody will side with you when you are in the right.

朋友应当在你犯错误时支持你。你没错时,几乎人人和你站在一起。

It is important for our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them,and it is also important to keep our friendship that we are not.

让朋友相信我们是以诚相待、毫无保留,这很重要;而为了维持友情却又不能毫无保留,这也很重要。

Real friends don’t talk about friendship in words.They ask nothing from their friendship while they try to do something for each other.

真正的朋友不会用语言来谈论友情。他们尽力为彼此做些什么时从不向友情索取任何东西。

Don’t try to win a friend by presenting gifts.You should contribute your sincere love and learn how to win others’heart in appropriate ways.

不要设法通过赠送礼品来赢得朋友。你应该奉献真挚的爱并学会如何通过适当方式来赢得别人的心。

An arrow says: “I’d like to charge forward in battle.”

A bow answers: “I’d like to be your powerful backer.”

箭说:“我愿意冲锋陷阵。”

弓答:“我想做你的后盾。”

Although you get petty favors from insidious friendship sometimes,you will lose something precious: your independent mind and your love of truth.

尽管你会从阴险的友情中得到一些小恩小惠,但你会失去某种宝贵的东西:独立思考和对真理的爱。

To weep for the misfortune of friends and joy for the pleasure of friends; it is the resonance of life,which means the formation of a true personality open to society.

为朋友们的不幸而哭泣,为朋友们的喜悦而欢欣,这种生命的共鸣意味着向社会敞开的真正人格的形成。

When you are in power and in high reputation,base persons dare not to look up at you with their jealousy.When you suffer a sudden decline,they will show their maliciousness.

当你身居高位如日中天时,卑鄙小人不敢以嫉妒的眼光看你。在你一落千丈时,他们会露出恶意。

Real friendship is exchanging secrets,like a puppy rolling over and exposing its soft underbelly.Tell your friend the truth and you’ll feel the friendship growing like a bank account.

真正的友情在于交换秘密,就像小狗翻滚露出柔软的下腹部那样。告诉朋友真相,你就会感到友情像银行存款一样增加。

Friends should frankly exchange their ideas if there are misunderstandings but not disparage each other behind; if there are faults,they should admonish each other face to face but praise each other’s strong points behind.

朋友间如果有误会,应当坦率交换看法,不可背地相互诽谤;有过失,应当面规劝,背后则应赞扬其优点。

When a friend hurts us,we should write it down in the sand,where the winds of forgiveness get in charge of erasing it away,and when something great happens,we should engrave it in a stone of the memory of the heart,where no wind can erase it.

当朋友伤害我们时,我们应该将它写在沙子上,宽恕之风会将它抹去;而当发生一些伟大事情时,我们应当将它铭刻在心灵记忆之石上,没有风可以将它抹去。

The best way to cope with your fear of outside enemies is to make more friends; try at least not to be at odds with those you cannot make friends with; if you cannot even do this,you’d better try to deal with them as little as possible and estrange them in your own interest.

有效对付惧怕外敌的最好方式就是多交朋友;对不能交为朋友的人,至少要避免和他们结怨;如果连这也办不到,就要尽可能避免和他们往来,为自己的利益疏远他们。

To young people,friends are the advisors to remind them not to make mistakes; to middle-aged people,friends are the arms to help them accomplish their great causes; to old people,friends are the assistants to add to their strength in exhaustion and to take care of them in difficulty in life.

对年轻人来说,朋友是提醒他们不犯错误的参谋;对中年人来说,朋友是帮助他们完成伟业的臂膀;对老年人来说,朋友是补济他们衰竭的体力、照顾他们生活困难的助手。

When you part from your friend,you grieve not; for that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence,as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plains.Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit,for love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught.

和朋友分别时,你不要悲伤,因为他不在身边时,他身上你最爱的东西会显得更加醒目,就像山峰对平原上的登山者那样清晰。除了心灵的深化,不要对你们的友情有什么企图,因为只求表露自我别无所求的爱并不是真爱,而是撒出的网,网住的仅仅是无益的东西。