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Life can be a lonely thing without friends. Acquaintances（熟人）are easy to come by but true friends are a whole other story. 【小题1】 Learn these four steps if you'd like to be a true friend that can be relied on.
●Be present for their highs and lows.
If you're absent during my struggle，don't expect to be present during my success.
—Will Smith
It's easy to be there for our friends when they ask us out for fun things. 【小题2】 You might not feel comfortable while spending time with an emotionally weak person on the verge of tears，but true friends are always there when they're needed the most.
●【小题3】
When people talk，listen completely. Most people never listen.
—Ernest Hemingway
Give your friends the gift of silence so they can drop their baggage and get on with living.
●Accept them as they are.
Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
—George Orwell
If you can't accept people as they are，you will never know the feeling of true friendship. 【小题4】
●Forgive the past.
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
—Buddha
【小题5】 If so，you should understand that even the best of us suffer from the occasional slip of the tongue. Holding onto anger over a small mistake will make you look petty（小气的），so let it go.
| A．Know when to be silent. |
| B．Offer your encouragement. |
| C．But are you willing to be there for the hard times that are the opposite of fun？ |
| D．The best way to develop meaningful connections with true friends you can trust is to become a true friend yourself. |
| E．Have you ever shouted at a person when you were feeling stressed and wished you could take it back？ |
| F．Never hesitate to speak your thoughts and feelings. |
| G．Never attempt to "fix" them，no matter how crazy their action might make you. |
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