英语翻译ElvaRobisonwillneverforgetthephonecallshereceivedoneSeptembermorning.Herdaughter,Dianne,a22-year-oldcollegestudent,hadbeenkilledinacaraccident.TheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedwerefullofgriefforElva.Relative

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　　ElvaRobisonwillneverforgetthephonecallshereceivedoneSeptembermorning.Herdaughter,Dianne,a22-year-oldcollegestudent,hadbeenkilledinacaraccident.

　　TheweeksandmonthsthatfollowedwerefullofgriefforElva.Relatives,churchmembersandneighborsinhertinyfarmingtownofblueMound,Kan.,reachedouttoherandherfamily.ButElvadrewthegreatestcomfortfromheroldhighschoolstudent,IrmaHyson.IthappenedthatIrmahadlosther21-year-olddaughter,Nancy,inacaraccidentjustayearbefore.

　　NowIrmaandElvawouldspendhourscryingandtalkingabouttheirdaughters.Sometimestheywouldbringflowerstothecemeterytogether.IrmaunderstoodlikenooneelsewhatElvawasfeeling,andthatgaveElvastrength.

　　Inthemanyyearssincethen,thetwowomenhavecontinuedtoshareinoneanother’slosses,hardships—andjoys.“Idon’tknowwhatI’ddowithouther,”ElvasaysofIrma.“I’vetoldher,’Youhavesavedmylife.’AndIknowshefeelsthesamewayaboutme.”

　　Somestudiesfindthathavingawiderangeofsocialcontacts—belongingtochurchandcommunitygroupsaswellashavinganetworkoffriends—offersthegreatestprotection.Butothersshowthatthemostimportantishavingbeenjustafewclosefriends—“Qualitybeatsquantityallthetime,”saysLauraCarstensenofStanfordUniversity.ElvaandIrmawouldsurelyagree.FiveyearsafterIrma’sdaughterdied,herhusband,Paul,waskilledinatractoraccident.ElvaimmediatelywenttoIrma’ssideandhelpedwithhouseholdtasksandanythingelseshecould.“Shepracticallylivedhereforawhile,”Irmasays.

　　WhenElva’shusband,Truman,diedinJanuary2001,Irmastayedclosebyherside.Elva’sdoctorsuggestedshegetcounseling（心理咨询）orjoinasupportgroupforthebereaved（失去亲人的）.ButElvatoldhimshereallydidn’tneedanyofthatbecauseshehadIrma.

　　Bothcelebratingtheir84thbirthdaysthisyear,thetwobestfriendsstilldrive,travelandkeepgunshandytoscarethewolvesofftheirfarms.

　　Infact,there’ssolidscientificevidencethatfriendshipcanextendlife.Peoplewithstrongsocialnetworksareshownto:

　　increasetheirchancesofsurvivinglife-threateningillnesses;

　　havestrongerimmune（免疫）systems;