3. Your friendship is very important for me. 你的友情对我来说非常重要。
4. He is a close friend of mine. 他是我的挚友。
5. I treasure your friendship. 我珍视和你的友谊。
应用对话
Julia: Are you close?
Steven: Yes. He's one of my best friends. Our friendship formed at college.
茱莉娅：你们俩关系近吗？
史蒂文：是的，他是我最好的朋友之一。我们的友谊从大学时就开始了。
补充短语
be important for... 对……很重要
07 I've known her for years, but she was never a friend.
我认识她多年了，但成不了朋友。
语法TIPS
for years意思是“多年，数年”，在句中作时间状语，常与现在完成时和现在完成进行时连用。
常用单词
friend [frend] n. 朋友，友人
学学这样说
1. I didn't want to destroy our friendship. 我不想毁掉我们之间的友谊。
2. heir friendship. 误会损害了他们的友谊。
3. They had a quarrel, but they're friends again now.
他们吵过架，不过现在又和好了。
4. He finds it hard to make friends with others. 他发现难以和其他人交朋友。
08 Suspicion is the poison of friendship.
猜疑对友谊而言是毒药。
常用单词
poison ['p??zn] n. 毒药，极有害的思想（或心情等）
friendship ['frend??p] n. 友情，友谊
学学这样说
1. A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。
2. A friend is easier lost than found. 朋友失去容易得来难。
3. Better be alone than in bad pany. 与坏人交朋友，不如没朋友。
4. A friend that you buy with presents will be bought from you.
用礼物“买”来的朋友终会被“买”走。
5. The worst solitude is to be destitute of sincere friendship.
最孤独的事莫过于缺乏真诚的友谊。
补充短语
in bad pany 交坏朋友
09 Make friends with people who will force you to lever yourself up.
交那些让你不得不长进的朋友。
解析 ▲ lever up是一个动词词组，意思是“提升”。如果宾语是代词，代词可放在中间。
语法TIPS
该句用的是一般将来时态，谓语动词要用will加上动词原形。
学学这样说
1. y of friends. 朋友的真诚在患难中得到检验。
2. Fire is the test of gold; adversity of friendship. 烈火见真金，逆境知友谊。
3. Developing friendship takes tis. 建立友谊需要时间和心思。
4. Books and friends should be few but good. 书籍和朋友都要少而精。
5. A true friend is one who overlooks your failure and tolerates your suess.
真正的朋友从不追究你的失败，也从不忌妒你的成功。
6. In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
在顺境中，朋友了解我们；在逆境中，我们了解朋友。
10 Friendship reduces sorrow in times of pain and adds to joy in happy times.
忧愁时，朋友为我们分担；高兴时，朋友使欢乐倍增。
解析 ▲ add to是一个动词词组，意思是“增加”。其中的to是介词，后面跟名词或者名词词组。
学学这样说
1. Without a friend, the world is wilderness. 没有朋友，这世界无异于荒野。
2. Friendship is one of the most important things in our life.
友谊是我们人生中极为重要的一部分。
3. A friend's frown is better than an enemy's smile. 朋友对你皱眉胜过敌人对你微笑。
4. Friendship multiplies joys and divides grieves. 友谊倍增欢乐，分担忧愁。
5. Honest eem and value nothing so this world as a real friend.
诚实的人把真正的朋友看得比世界上任何东西都珍贵。
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be better than... 比……更好
11 Their friendship was as close as ever it had been.
他们的友谊跟以往一样亲密。
解析 ▲ be as...as意思是“和……一样”，as与as之间要用形容词或副词原级。
学学这样说
1. I hope you can make good friends with each other. 我希望你们能成为好朋友。
2. The boys have had a long friendship. 这些男孩们有很长时间的友谊了。
3. He seemed to have already struck up a friendship with her.
他似乎已经和她交朋友了。
4. The friendship between them started at college. 他们的友谊是在大学时建立的。
补充短语
have a long friendship 有很长时间的友谊了
strike up a friendship with... 和……交朋友