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朋友是会防止你犯错的人，帮助你的人。是可以同他们握手、拥抱或亲吻而不会感到尴尬的人，因为他们懂得你所做的事，并因此喜欢你的人。

他们会追随你，和你站在一起，握着你的手。他们会关注你的生活，你也会关注他们的生活，并向他们学习。没有了朋友，你的生活将是另一幅模样。

Who are Friends　

Friends are the people you feel safe around because you know they care about you. They call just to see how you are doing, because a friend doesn't need an excuse. They tell you the truth, the first time, and you do the same. You know that if you have a problem, they are there to listen.

Friends are the people who won't laugh at you or hurt you, and if they do hurt you they try hard to make it up to you. They are the people you love, regardless of whether you realize it.

Friends are the people you cried with when you got rejected from colleges and during the last song at the prom and at graduation. They are the people that when you hug them, you don't think about how long to hug and who's going to be the first one to let go.

They are the people who stop you from making mistakes and help you when you do. They are are the people whose hand you can hold, or you can hug or give them a kiss and not have it be awkward because they understand the things you do and they love you for them.

They stick with you and stand by you. They hold your hand. They watch you live and you watch them live and you learn from them. Your life is not the same without them.

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真正的朋友

朋友是让你感到安全的人，因为你知道他们在关心你。他们给你打电话只是想知道你在做什么，因为做朋友是无需借口的。他们会在第一时间告诉你真相，你也一样将真相告诉他们。你知道有问题时他们总在聆听。

朋友是不会笑话也不会伤害你的人，如果伤害了你，他们总会想法弥补。你爱他们，无论你是否意识到这一点。

朋友是当你被大学拒绝时可以向之哭诉的人，是毕业的最后舞会上陪你落泪的人。是同你拥抱时，你不会去想着要拥抱多久，谁先放手的人。

朋友是会防止你犯错的人，帮助你的人。是可以同他们握手、拥抱或亲吻而不会感到尴尬的人，因为他们懂得你所做的事，并因此喜欢你的人。

他们会追随你，和你站在一起，握着你的手。他们会关注你的生活，你也会关注他们的生活，并向他们学习。没有了朋友，你的生活将是另一幅模样。

词汇释义

1.excuse[iks'kju:z] vt. 辩解，原谅 n. 借口，理由，辩解

His excuse for being late was that he had missed the train.
他迟到的理由是没有赶上火车。

2.reject vt. 拒绝，驳回，丢弃，排斥 n. 被拒之人，不合格产品

I absolutely reject the management's line on this.
我断然否绝经理部门处理此事的方法。