九年级英语上册Unit4文化扩展沪教牛津版

How toKeep YourFriendshipsToo manypeople wantothers to be theirfriends,but theydon tgive friendshipsback.That iswhy somefriendships don t lastvery long.To havea friend,you mustlearn tobeone.You mustlearn totreat your friend theway youwant your friend totreat you.Learning（慷慨的），tobe a goodfriend meanslearning threerules:be honest,be generousbeunderstanding.Honesty iswhere agood friendshipstarts.Friends mustbe ableto trustone another.If youdonttell thetruth,people usuallyfind out.If a friend findsout thatyou haven（依赖，t beenhonest,you maylose yourfriend strust.Good friendsalways counton依靠）one anotherto speakand acthonestly.Generosity meanssharing andsharing makesa friendshipgrow.You dont have to giveyourlunch moneyor yourclothes,of course.Instead youhavetolearn howto sharethingsyou enjoy,such asyour hobbiesand interests.Naturally youalso wantto shareyour ideasandfeelings.These can be valuableto afriend.They tellyourfriendwhat isimportantto you.By sharingthem youhelp yourfriend knowyou better.Sooner orlater everyoneneeds understandingand help.Something maygo wrongat school.Talking aboutthe problemcan makeit easierto solve.Turning toafriendcanbea firststepin solvingthe problem.So tobeafriend you must listenand understand.You musttryto putyourself inyourfriends placeso thatyou canunderstand theproblem better.（相像）.No twofriendships areever exactlyalike Butall truefriendships havethreethings inmon.If youplan tokeep yourfriendships,youmustpractice honesty,generosityand understanding.。