Just in case you were wondering, below is a short intermediate essay on How to Make Friends.
This article was both written and translated into English by a Chinese student on her own blog. I wish I could remember where I found it now, as I’d like to give the credit where credit is due, but it’s been sitting in my “drafts” folder forever.
如何交朋友
人人都需要朋友。朋友可以给我们以帮助,与我们共事困难和快乐。但是,怎样交朋友呢?
交朋友首先要对别人友善。你对别人微笑;肯定别人也会报以微笑。要使陌生人感到亲切,关心别人要比,关心自己为重,决不以貌取人。
其次,朋友之间应该商量而不是争吵。当与别人有分歧时,要和他一起讨论。
最后,不要相信那些在危急关头背离你的人,也不要在朋友危难时离开他。记住: 患难之中见真情。
朋友应该以诚相待。只要你把朋友的利益置于你的利益之上,你就会拥有好多好朋友
7 replies on “How to Make Friends”
Again, very nice, with helpful words and constructions for reading and writing. A couple points.
1. The vocabulary list on the right is “off by one”…when you mistranslate the 呢。
2. Perhaps inadvertently, the essay gives us practice in identifying and using various prepositions, which always bedevil English learners of Chinese– 给,与,对, 和。 Just think, she doesn’t even use 向 and 跟!
Nice paragraph.
Following William Yong’s observation about good practice in prepositions, this also gives us good practice in basic sequence words: 首先,其次 and 最后.
My apologies: I meant ‘William Long’.
Following William Long’s observation about good practice in prepositions, this also gives us good practice in basic sequence words: 首先,其次 and 最后.
Good Lesson.keep going bro!
This helped me to gain friends and realize who my real friends are.