Friendship (1)

Friendship （1）

关于友谊（1）

Friends play an important part in our lives, and although we may take the friendship for granted, we often don't clearly understand how we make friends. While we get on well with a number of people, we are usually friends with only a very few, for example, the average among students is ut 6 per person. In all the cases of friendly relationships, two people like one another and enjoy being together, but beyond that, the degree of intimacy between them and the reasons for their shared interest vary enormously. As we get to know people we take into account things like age, race, economic condition, social position, and intelligence. Although these factors are not of prime importance, it is more difficult to get on with people when there is a marked difference in age and background.

生活中，朋友扮演着一个极为重要的角色。然而，我们可能把友谊视为理所当然，却通常并不清楚朋友是怎么结识的。尽管我们与很多人都相处融洽，但真正成为朋友的却只有少数几个——比如，学生平均每人有6个朋友，其中两人志趣相投，相处甚好；除此之外，朋友间的亲密程度及志趣相投的原因大有不同。我们在彼此结识时，常会考虑对方的年龄，种族，经济条件，社会地位和聪明才智等。尽管这些因素并非特别重要，但当人们在年龄与背景方面存在太大差异时，往往很难相处。