【阅读理解SirWilliamOslerhasafewwordsforyou:“Inthelifeofayoungmanthemostessentialthingforhappinessisthegiftoffriendship.”Truerwordswereneverspoken.Forwhatmore】
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SirWilliamOslerhasafewwordsforyou:“Inthelifeofayoungmanthemostessentialthingforhappinessisthegiftoffriendship.”Truerwordswereneverspoken.Forwhatmorecouldyouaskthancomradeshipduringthepeaksandvalleysoflife?Towhomelsebutaclosevaluablefriendcanyoubrag(吹)aboutyoursuccessesandcomplainaboutyourfailuresorlosses?
Whatisa“goodfriend”?Howishebestdescribed?Wellithasbeenmyobservationthatalthoughmanywillcrywithyoufewcansincerelyrejoicewithyou.Thereforeinmyopinionagoodfriendisonewhocanenjoyyoursuccesseswithoutenvy;onewhocansay“Thatwaswonderful!Youcandoitagainevenbetterifyouwant!”andmeanit.Nothingtaxesafriendshipmorethantheprosperityofoneandnottheother.Eventheclosestoffriendships(andmarriages)oftencannotresistsuchpressureandfail.Nowondermanyminorfriendshipsgodownthedrain(每况愈下)forthesamereason.
Apersonofgoodcharacterandsoundmoralfiberofhonorandhumorcourageandbeliefisafriendtobesoughtandtreasured-fortherearefew.Toooftendowehear“Ifyoncancountyourgoodfriendsonmorethanonehand.consideryourselfblessed.”AndeventhenIwouldadd“Evenifyouhavelosttwofingersofthathandtotheelectricsaw.”
Whatmakesafriendshiplast?WellIdon'tknowalltheanswersbutoneofmyobservationsisthatmostgoodfriendsusuallyhavesimilartastes.Theygenerallylikeanddislikemanyofthesamethings.Therealsousuallyseemstoexistasimilarityofpersonalitytraits-especiallyinthefundamentalvaluesoflifesuchashonestysincerityloyaltyanddependability.Moreoftenthannotbirdsofafeatherdoflytogether.Idon'tthinkitmattersalotwhetheroneprefersjazzorhockeytoanother'sMozartorballet.Muchothermattersfarmore:confiding(倾诉)relyingsharinggivinggettingenjoying;asympatheticearalwaysthere;criticismwhenitcanhelp;praise-evenifonlybecauseitwouldhelp.Withnotmanypeopleonthisearthwillyoufindthismuchincommon.Whenyoufindonehangontohimforagoodfriendfoun