【英語科普】人生中應(yīng)該有的八種朋友

Didyouknowthatpeoplewithoutfriendsaremorelikelytodieanearlydeath?It'strue.Justaskscience.你知道嗎？沒有朋友的人往往死的早。這是真的。不信，可以向科學求證。Toupyourchancesoflivingalong,happylife,havingabunchoffair-weatherbuddies1won'tdothetrick.Youneedadiverse,well-roundedentouragethatwillstickwithyouthroughthickandthin.Thefollowingeighttypesoffriendsarejustwhatyouneedtokeepthedoctoraway.1.ALoyalBestFriendSometimesaloyalbestfriendistheonlythingyouneedtostaysane2.Everyoneneedsanon-judgmentalfriendwhowillsupportthemnomatterwhat.Thisisthekindoffriendwholetsyoubeahotmessandknowsallofyourdeepestanddarkestsecrets,butstilllovesyouallthesame.2.AFearlessAdventurerWeliveinabigworldwheretherearesomanyplacestosee,peopletomeet,andexperiencestobehad,yetsomanyofusarestuckinourownroutinesandforgetto,well,live.Weallneedanadventurous3friendwhowillpullusoutofourshellsandintroduceustonewideas,cultures,philosophies,andactivities.3.ABrutally4HonestConfidantThere'scertainsituationsinlifewhereweneedtoheartheharshtruth.That'swhatthebrutallyhonestconfidantisfor.Ifyou'reinarockyrelationshipandeveryone'stellingyouthatit'sperfectly5normalthatyou'rebackwiththatspecialsomeoneforthe8thtimeinthelast2years,thebrutallyhonestconfidantistheretoyankyourrose-coloredglassesoffandtellyou,“Enough.Stopwithallthatbreak-up-and-get-back-togetherdrama.Youdeservebetter.”Friendsaresupposedtobehonestwitheachother.Ifyoufindsomeonewhoisbrutallyhonestwithyou(inaconstructive6way),thenholdontothisperson!Peoplelikethatarehardtocomebythesedays.4.AWiseMentor7JesseJacksononcesaid,"Neverlookdownonsomeoneunlessyou'rehelping8themup."Ifyouhavesomeonesmart,inspiring,andadmirableinyourlifewhopracticesthisphilosophy,you'reextremelylucky.Weallneedafriendwhoinspiresustobebetterpeoplewithoutmakingusfeelinadequate9.Plus,beingaroundsuchapersonwillchallengeustobetterourselveseveryday.Thewisementorinyourlifedoesn'thavetobesomeonewhosharesthesameoccupationorhobbieswithyou.It'ssimplysomeonewho'safewstepsaheadofyouinlifeandhasenoughwisdomandpatiencetoguideyouintherightdirection.Itcanbeanyone--acolleague,afriendwho'sbeyondtheiryears,oranolderneighbor--aslongasyoulookuptothispersonandwanttobemorelikethem.5.AFriendFromaDifferentCultureThelastthingyouwanttobedescribedasissomeonewho'sstuckintheirownways.Ifeveryonehadafriendfromadifferentculture,theworldwouldbeamuchbetterplace.Beinginacross-culturalfriendshipallowsyoutoexplorecustoms,values,andtraditionsoutsideofyourownculture.Sometimesyoumightevenadoptnewwaystodothings.Becareful;don'tbefriendsomeonejustbecausethey'refromadifferentculture.Noonelikestobeatokenfriend.Instead,keepyourmindopen,andifyoucomeacrosssomeoneyouclickwithwhojustsohappenstobefromadifferentculture,maketheefforttolearnabouttheircustoms,values,andtraditionswhilegettingtoknowthepersononapersonallevel.6.APolarOppositeWehumansarehard-wiredtogettogetheringroupsandattackoutsiders--thehumanpackmentality10,ifyouwill.Ifyouonlydevelopfriendshipswithotherswhofollowthesamebeliefs,customs,andvaluesasyoudo,chancesareyou'resomewhatdetachedfromtherestoftheworld,andyou'remorelikelytoperpetuate11stereotypes12onanyonewhoholdsadifferentworldviewfromyou.Insteadofconstantlysurroundingyourselfwithlike-mindedpeople,trytobreakoutofyourcomfortzoneandbefriendpeoplewhoholdopposingviews.Theywillhelpopenyoureyestodifferentworldviewsandyou'lllearntoacceptpeoplewhodon'tseetheworldexactlythewayyouseeit.7.AFriendlyNeighborThesedays,alotofpeopledon'tknowtheirownneighbors.It'sashame,becausesomeneighborscanbethenicestandmosthelpfulpeopleever.Ifyou'reonavacation,andyousuddenlyrealizethatyouforgottolockthefrontdoor,youcancallupyourtrustyol'neighborandaskthemtoheadovertoyourhouseandlockitforyou.Nicedependableneighborswhohaveeachother'sbacksareadyingbreed,butthatdoesn'tmeanyoushouldn'tintroduceyourselftothenewneighborsacrossthestreet!8.AWorkPal13Didyouknowthatwithafull-time14job,youspendatleast50%ofyourwakinghoursatwork?Notonlythat,butyouspendsomemoretimecommuting15towork,thinkingaboutwork,workingovertime16,andfurtheringyourcareeronyourpersonaltime.Depressing,isn'tit?Statisticsshowthatthemoreisolated17youareatwork,themoredepressed18youget.That'swhyitmakessensetogetaworkpaltochatwithatthewatercoolerandtohelpyougetthroughtheweek.Youspend50%ofyourwakinghoursatwork,andsodoesyourworkpal.You'llfinditmucheasiertoshootthebreezeandcomplainaboutworkwithsomeonewhocanrelatetoyouthaneatinglunchaloneeveryday.Yourworkpaldoesn'thavetobeyourbestfriendoutsideofwork.Theyjustneedtobesomeoneyouclickwithonsomelevel,andifyoutwohititoffexceptionallywell,youcanalwayssta