Should friends be the same or different? Read about what these people think. Underline the comparative words and phrases in the passages.

朋友之間應該相同還是不同？讀下面幾段話，看看這些人是怎麼認為的。在文章中對比性的單詞和短語下面畫線。

Jeff Green

傑夫·格林

My mother told me a good friend is like a mirror. I"m quieter and more serious than most kids. That"s why I like reading books and I study harder in class. My best friend Yuan Li is quiet too,so we enjoy studying together. I"m shy so it"s not easy for me to make friends. But I think friends are like books-you don"t need a lot of them as long as they"re good.

媽媽告訴我，一個好朋友就像一面鏡子。我比多數孩子要安靜些、嚴肅些。那就是為什麼我喜歡讀書，而且在班裡學習更刻苦的原因。我最好的朋友袁立也很安靜，所以我們喜歡一起學習。我很害羞，所以對我來說不容易交到朋友。但是我認為朋友就像書籍——他們不在多而貴在好。

Huang Lei

黃雷

It"s not necessary to be the same. My best friend Larry is quite different from me. He is taller and more outgoing than me. We both like sports,but he plays tennis better,so he always wins. However,Larry often helps to bring out the best in me. So I"m getting better at tennis. Larry is much less hard-working,though I always get better grades than he does! so maybe I should help him more.

朋友並不一定要事事相同。我最好的朋友拉里就和我有很大不同。他比我更高，而且更外向。我們都喜歡運動，但他網球打得更好，所以他總是贏。然而，拉里經常幫助我激發出我身上最優秀的品質。所以我的網球打得越來越好。然而，拉里學習很不努力。我的成績總是比他好，所以也許我應該多幫助他。

Mary Smith

瑪麗·史密斯

I don"t really care if my friends are the same as me or different. My favorite saying is,"A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart. "My best friend Carol is really kind and very funny. In fact,she"s funnier than anyone I know.I broke my arm last year but she made me laugh and feel better. We can talk about and share everything. I know she cares about me because she"s always there to listen.

我並不那麼在意朋友跟我相同還是不同。我最喜歡的一句格言是：“一個真正的朋友在需要時給你幫助，使你感動。”我最好的朋友卡羅真的既友好又風趣。事實上，她比我認識的侄何一個人都要風趣。去年我摔斷了胳膊，但她讓我開心地笑，讓我感覺好多了。我們可以談論和分享一切。我知道她在意我，因為她總是樂於傾聽。

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