The old saying "A friend in need is a friend indeed" has become the teaching and standard for true friends.俗话说“患难朋友才是真正的朋友”。

Friend

Friends are very important to us. When in trouble, we need friends to offer us en couragement and help. With success achieved, we also need friends to share our joys. It's hard to imagine life without friendship!

A person should make as many friends as he can. The more friends he has, the more meaningful his life will be. Similarly, a country, too, needs friends. China today, for example, has friends all over the world. With the open policy being successfully carried out, she is certain to make more friends in the future.

However,real friends are not easy to find. That's why we highly value our friend ship with them. False friends also exist. They may have a bad influence on our character and are even worse open enemies. Therefore, it is essential we take care in making friends. 朋友

朋友对我们非常重要。当碰到困难时，我们需要朋友给予鼓励和帮助：获得了成功，我们也需要朋友分享我们的欢乐。没有友谊的生活是难以想象的! 一个人应广交朋友。朋友越多，他的生活将更有意义。同样，一个国家也需要朋友。譬如，今天的中国，朋友遍天下。随着开放政策成功的施行，中国将会有更多的朋友。

然而，真正的朋友却不易寻觅。这就是为什么我们非常珍视朋友之间友谊的原因。假朋友也是存在的，他们对我们的品格有不良影响，甚至是更坏的公开敌人。因 此，根本的问题在于慎重交友。

An Ideal Friend

Friends can be classified into two kinds, good friends and evil friends. Evil friends lead us astray and may destroy our life, while good ones drive us towards the right and make our life successful.

Two of them exist in our daily life. However, ideal friends exist in people's mind. They should be diligent, successful and loyal. When you need help, they will stand beside you and be delighted to give you a hand. Also you can share your happiness and sorrow together. In my opinion, friends can share something but they also should keep their own secrets. So I wish my friends wouldn't interfere in my privacy too much. On the other hand, my friends should have Something in common with me, at the same time something special. In this way we can attract each other and learn from each other.

理想的明友

朋友可以分为两种，益友和狐朋狗友。狐朋狗友会使我们误入歧途，毁了我们的一生;而益友会使我们明辨是非，使我们成功。

日常生活中这两种朋友都存在。然而，在人们心目中仍存在理想的朋友。这种朋友勤奋、成功并忠诚。当你需要帮助时，他们会与你并肩作战，伸出援助之手。他们还可以与你分享快乐与痛苦。

我认为朋友要分享一些东西但也要保留自己的秘密，所以我希望我的朋友不会过多地介入我的私事。从另一方面来说，我的朋友和我应有共同之处，同时又有各自的特点。这样我们才可以互相吸引，互相学习。