译林版牛津高中英语(必修5):Unit1 Getting along with others-Project(3)（在线收听）

What friendship means to me

对我来说友谊是什么

When deciding what is most important in life, some people choose money, while others choose things like security and comfort.

当判定生活中什么最重要时，有些人选择了钱，而其他人则选择了如安全和舒适这类事情。

However, for me, the most important thing in life is friendship. I cannot imagine being without it.

然而，对于我来说，生活中最重要的是友谊。我无法想象没有友谊的生活会是什么样子。

Friendship means not being alone. Once I was travelling by myself through Beijing on the way to my grandparents' house.

友谊意味着不孤独。曾经，我孤身前往爷爷奶奶家，途径北京。

Since my next train left in the evening, I had a day for sightseeing.

由于我乘坐的车是晚上发车，所以我有一天的时间可以观光。

At first, I didn't mind being alone, but then I saw all of the tourists having their pictures taken together, and I began feeling sad.

起初，我并没有感到孤独，但是当我看到所有的旅客都一起拍照，我开始感到难过。

I ended up returning to the train station and spending the rest of the day in the waiting room.

我停下来，返回了车站，剩下的时间里，就一直在候车室待着了。

Life is no fun without a companion to share it with.

没有同伴共同分享生活，生活便是无趣的。

Friendship means having someone I can rely on.

友谊意味着我可以依靠某人。

Last year, I forgot my schoolbag on a trolleybus, and I lost all of my notes for the final exam.

去年，我把书包落在了电车上，我期末考试的所有笔记都丢了。

You can imagine how I panicked. Luckily for me, my best friend Jenny let me copy her notes, and I used them in my revision.

你可以想象我当时有多着急。不过幸运的是，我的好朋友珍妮把她的笔记借给我抄，我复习时用的就是那些笔记。

Thanks to her help, I was able to pass the exam.

幸亏她帮忙，我才通过了考试。