EW146 Friend (ii)

 

Ni-Hao, this is Mark. Once again welcome to our program.

           我是xxx。欢迎朋友你收听我们的节目。

We are your on-the-air friends.

           我们是你空中广播的朋友。

On our last program we talked about being friends.

           上回节目裡我们谈到作朋友。

We said it’s like playing Ping-Pong.

           提到做朋友很像是打乒乓球。

One hits the ball over, and the other returns the ball back to you.

           一个人把球打过边，另一个人把球回过去。

Coming and going, back and forth.

           来来去去，有来有往。

That’s what being friends is about.

           这就是友谊之道。

As your friend, we want you to write us or e-mail us.

           我们做为你的朋友，希望你可以写信或电遊给我们。

We would love to hear from you.

           我们会很欢喜收到你的来函的。

 

Vocabulary 123 生词鲇滴

Friend 朋友   a friend 一位朋友,  a close friend 一位知心朋友         

Acquaintance 熟人，友人  an old acquaintance 一位旧识        

Enemy 仇敌      an enemy 一个仇敌

Opponent 对手，敌手   an opponent 一位对手

Foe  敌人        a foe 一位敌人

Remember？ When you come across words that start with a vowel sound, like AEIOU, you should use ‘an’ instead of ‘a’.

还记得吗？当你碰到以母音开头的字时，別忘了用an 而不是a.

 

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Xxx, how long have we been friends?

           About 3 years. 我们认识大概有三年了。

That’s not a very long time.

For sure. 的确是不太长。Would you like to make it longer?你想把它拉长些吗？

Sure, but only “time” can strech the length of the friendship.

            你說的对。只有时间可以拉长友谊的长短。

But friendship can always be built deeper no matter what.

           That’s very true. 无论交友时间或长或短，人人都可以建立更深的友谊。

Following is our “Everyday Dialogue”.

           接下来是”日常对话”.

Two friends are conversing with each other。

两位朋友正在彼此谈话。

 

Dialogue

A: I can’t thank you enough.

B: Don’t mention it.

A: I don’t know what I would do without you.

B: I‘m glad I can be of some help.

A: What a friend you are. You are truly my good buddy.

B: Yes, any time, any where.

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Xxx, let’s help the listeners to understand their conversation.

           OK，现在我们带你来了解对话的內容。

A: I can’t thank you enough.

           我对你实在感激不尽。

B: Don’t mention it.

           別提了。

A: I don’t know what I would do without you.

           如果沒有你在，我不知道会如何呢。

B: I‘m glad I can be of some help.

           我很高兴我能帮助你。

A: What a friend you are. You are truly my good buddy.

           你这个朋友，实在是我的好伙伴（好兄弟）。

B: Yes, any time, any where.

           当然了，任何时候，任何地鲇，我都是你的朋友。

 

Fun with Idiom 趣味成语

“A friend in need is a friend indeed.”

患难中的朋友，是真正的朋友。

When someone is “In need”, that means he is poor and lacking,

当我们說有人 in need 时，那表示 他可能贫穷有缺乏，

Or it could mean he is in trouble or in a difficult situation.

也可能表示，他遭遇困难和麻烦事，有”难”了。

The word “Indeed” means in actuality, truly.

那indeed这个单字，意思是实在的，真实的。

“A friend in need is a friend indeed.”

患难中的朋友，是真正的朋友。

A friend who comes to help in times of need is a true friend.

一个在患难中拔刀相助的朋友，是位真实的朋友。

 

Let’s review the “Everyday Dialogue” once again.

           我们现在再来复习”日常对话”.

A: I can’t thank you enough.

B: Don’t mention it.

A: I don’t know what I would do without you.

B: I‘m glad I can be of some help.

A: What a friend you are. You are truly my good buddy.

B: Yes, any time, any where.

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Xxx, do you think it’s hard to find a good friend?

Yes, 好朋友可是打著灯笼都难找到的。but Mark, I guess the question should be the other way around. 我认为这个问题应该倒过来问。

What do you mean?

I mean we should ask:” How can I be a good friend to other people?” 我们该问：“我要怎樣去作其他人的好朋友呢？”

You know what? You are right. Have you heard of the story of the Good Samaritan?

           Oh, 你问我是否听过那个好撒玛利亚人的故事？当然了。

Jesus uses the story to talk about what is a good neighbor.

           嗯，耶稣用那个故事谈到，什麼叫做作一个好邻舍。

One time, a man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho,

一回， 有一个人从耶路撒冷下到耶利哥去。

He came into the hands of robbers.

他落入強盜手中。

They stripped him of his clothes,

他们剝去他的衣裳，

Beat him and left, leaving him half dead.

把他打个半死，就丟下他走了。

A well respected religious teacher happened to be going down the same road,

一个受尊敬的宗教老师从这条路下来，

And when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.

看见他，就从另一边过去了。

Later, another religious leader came from his country to the place,

不久，另一位他本国的宗教领袖也来到那儿，

When he saw that man, he passed by on the other side.

看见他，他也照樣从那边过去了。

Finally, a foreigner from Samaria came along.

最后，一个从撒玛利亚地来的外国人经过那裡。

He saw the wounded man, took pity on him.

他看见受伤的人，就动了慈心。

The Samaritan bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine.

上前用油和酒倒在他的伤处，包裹好了，

Then he put the man on his donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him.

扶他骑上自己的牲口，带到店裡去照应他。

The next day, he gave money to the innkeeper, asked the innkeeper to look after the man.

第二天，这个人拿出二钱银子来，交代店主照应那人。

He promised that when he returned, he would reimburse the extra expense.

並且答应会回来赔偿超额的费用。

Mark, was this Samaritan an old friend of the man?这位撒玛利亚人並不是这人的老朋友吧？

No, he was a total stranger and didn’t know the injured man at all.

           哦，受伤的人根本不认识他，他乃是从另一个国家来的陌生人。

In fact, during that time, Jewish people and Samaritans did not associate with each other.

事实上，当时的犹太人和撒玛利亚人是不相往来的。

But this good Samaritan disregarded the differences.

           但是这位好撒玛利亚人卻不理会这些顾忌。

He responded to the need of this man.

           他对这个有需要的人伸出援手。

And even went an extra mile to take care of the wounded man.

          为了照顾这受伤的人，他甚至作超过他该作的，。

Jesus says this Samaritan was a good neighbor to that wounded man.

耶稣說这位撒玛利亚人是受伤的人的好邻舍。

 

Verse of the Week每週金句

Jesus answered, 耶稣回答說

“The most important commandment is this:诫命中第一要紧的就是，

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul

And with all your mind and with all your strength.

你要尽心，尽性，尽意，尽力，爱主你的神。

The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself.”                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            其次，就是要爱邻舍如同自己。

Mark 12: 30,31  马可福音12章节30,31                                                                                   

 

Because we have the love of Christ inside us.

           正因为我们有基督的爱在心裡面，

We should respond to the needy people around us.

           我们应该对周遭有需要的人伸出援手。

Be a good neighbor to them.

           作他们的好邻舍。

And become a friend in need.

           成为他们的患难中的真实朋友。

Jesus says, “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

           耶稣說，要爱邻舍如同自己。

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We are glad you are here with us.

           真高兴你和我们度过这段时间。

We will be happy to answer questions you have in learning English.

           我们也乐意为你解答任何英语方面的疑问。

Also, we want to share good gifts with you。

           我们也有好东西要和你分享。

Free booklets are yours for the asking.

           只要你来信索取，就为你寄上免费的小冊子。

Until next time, this is your friend Mark.

           下回XXX和马可老师和你再见了。

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Xxx, are you really my neighbor?

           Yes. Have you been robbed and injured?

Not exactly, but I do have this scratch on my arm.

           Oh, I’ll go get the first aid kit and bandage you up.

Thanks neighbor.