四级范文

Unit24 What Is a Friend?
第24单元 何谓朋友?

Most people think that a friend in need is a friend indeed.
大部分的人认为患难见真情。
A good friend is someone who is always there to lend a helping hand.
好朋友是随时随地准备伸出援手的人。
He will never let you down or betray you.
他永远不会让你失望或背叛你。

In times of trouble you can always count on him.
在有困难时你可以随时依赖他。
As far as I am concerned, a true friend is simply a person who cares.
就我个人而言，真正的朋友就是会关心你的人。
He is a person who will patiently listen to my problems or lend me a shoulder to cry on.
他会耐心倾听我的问题。
I hate to think of friends as only people who can be helpful.
或让我趴在他的肩膀上哭一场。
For me, the ones who really care are the ones that really matter.
我讨厌将朋友看作是仅能提供帮助的人。

重点讲解

1.lend a helping hand 伸出援手，助一臂之力
例句：He seldom lends a helping hand to others.
他很少对他人伸出援手。
2.let sb down 使某人失望
例句：He promised to help but he let us down.
他答应帮我们，但他让我们失望了。
3.in times of ... 在……时
例句：In times of war, we must all stand together.
在战时，我们必须要团结一致。
4.as far as I am concerned 就我个人而言
例句：As far as I am concerned, they are strongly against it.
据我所知，她们都很强烈地反对假唱。