新版自考英语(二)课文及翻译Reflections Friendship and Loyalty

2013版自考英语（二）课文第三单元翻译

Unit 3 Text A

Reflections: Friendship and Loyalty

思考友谊和忠诚度

How many of us recognize true loyalty in a friend? Loyalty consists of a friend, who will stick by you, though thick and thin. A friend who is always honest with you and never betrays the friendship with lies is a loyal friend. If you have a loyal friend, you have indeed found a true virtue in that friend.

我们中有多人能够结识真正忠诚的朋友？忠诚的朋友既是你遇到艰难险阻也会不离不弃。一个朋友总是对你诚心诚意，从来不用谎言背叛友情这才是忠诚的朋友。如果你有一个忠诚的朋友，你会真真切切的发现一个真正的友情美德。

The current trend on the internet is befriending anyone who requests to be your friend. However, this new trend may lead to disasters. It may be popular and trendy to have a network filled with a multitude of mutual friends. However, one true loyal friend may be the only friend you need.

当今互联网的趋势是任何人都可请求成为你的好友。然而，这种新的形势可能导致麻烦。在网络上拥有众多的共同好友可能变得流行和时尚。但是，一个真正忠诚的朋友可能才是你真正需要的那份友情。

A term used on the popular Facebook site is B.F.F. This acronym means best friends forever. Are they really your best friends forever? You might ask yourself this question, \"Will they share my private matters with others on the pages of Facebook, or perish the thought, engage in gossip about me with others?\" If the answer to that is, \"I don't know\forever. Maybe not，even for a day.

B.F.F术语被用在游行的社交网站（Facebook）上，这个缩略词的意思是永远的好朋友。难道他们真的是你永远的好朋友吗？你可能会问自己这样一个问题，他们将我在Facebook页面的私人事情与他人进行分享，诋毁我的看法，讨论我和他人的流言蜚语，这也是永远的好朋友？正是基于这些，我对在线社交的看法变得有些迷茫！甚至更确切的来说，他们不会永远是你最好的朋友。可能也不是这么绝对，没准将来有一天真的会是好朋友。

I choose to have a B.L.F, a best loyal friend, for those of you who may be challenged by the use of acronyms during this age of technology and fast-talking.

在这个瞬息万变的时代，你们中的一些人使用首字母缩略词来表达友情可能变得不准确。但无论如何我选择拥有一个最忠诚的朋友。

Loyalty found in a friend is akin to making a deposit in a bank account. More often than not, you deposits gain interest, an interest in your well-being and welfare. A loyal friend attracts another loyal friend.

忠诚的朋友类似于银行账户中的存款。它往往可以产生利息，带来对美好生活的兴趣。

一个忠诚的朋友能够帮你不断的结识一个又一个忠诚的朋友。本质上来说，忠诚的朋友会聚集更多的忠诚朋友。

If you were a B.L.F. way before Facebook gained notoriety, then I'm sure you understand the premise of loyalty in a friend. You should never exploit your B.L.F. to gain more friends or make yourself seem more important to others. These are not the traits of a best loyal friend.

如果你在社交网站上声名狼藉但你获得了真正忠诚的朋友，那么我确信你深刻理解了获得忠诚朋友的根本前提。你从来不会利用你最忠诚的朋友去获得更多朋友，以确保你自己对其他人来说更重要。这些都不是最忠诚朋友有特质。

A best loyal friend does not care who is invited to your party. They will attend your party and celebrate you, just in the way a best loyal friend should do.

最忠诚的朋友不会在意都有谁参加你的晚会。他们参加你的聚会庆祝，仅仅是一个最忠诚朋友应该做的事情。

Reconnecting with a best loyal friend is easier to do on the pages of Facebook. However, a virtual friend does not assure you of his loyalty. My caution to you is that you'd better pay attention to the smiling faces on the Facebook pages. In the eighties we were warned of smiling faces in a song, which contained these lyrics, \"A smile is just a frown turned upside down, my friend.\" Now, that is the undisputed truth for my generation.

在社交网站上与最忠诚的朋友取得联系非常容易。然而，虚拟网络中的朋友不能保证他对你的忠诚。我可要警告你，在社交网络上和你微笑的人你应该更加留心。在八十年代，有一首歌曲来警示微笑的背后，歌词是这样写的“微笑只是眉头一动，背后隐藏的太多太多，我的朋友。”现在，对于我们这一代人来说已是不争的事实。