Choosing Friends
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提纲：1.两种类型的朋友。2.交与己相似及与己不同的朋友各自的优点。3.自己的做法与理由。
Everybody has his friends. Some people like to choose friends who are different from themselves while others prefer those who are similar to themselves. Each of the choices has its advantages.
每个人都有自己的朋友。有些人喜欢选择与自己性格不同的朋友，而有些人更偏爱和自己兴趣相投的朋友。每个选择都有各自的优点。
When people have friends similar to themselves,they and their friends can chat, play, and do things together harmoniously. The result is that they all feel relaxed and can truly enjoy each other's company.
人们拥有和自己兴趣相投的朋友时，他们可以和朋友一起谈天说地，游玩，一起和谐的做同样感兴趣的事情。因此他们都能感到轻松愉快，也能享受对方的陪伴。
When a guy has friends different from himself, the advantage he has is that he can benefit from the contacts with different people. His friends may be different from him in character, education, occupation, social status, or political and religious beliefs. From those friends, he can learn a lot of things that he has never experienced himself and he can also enjoy being with thera when they know each other well.
当你的朋友和你的性格完全不同，好处在于他能够从不同的人沟通中获得不同的收获。他的朋友可能从性格，教育程度，职业，社会地位或者宗教信仰上都与他不一样。而从这些朋友当中，他能够学到很多与他自身经历完全不同的东西，当他们熟识之后也能相处得十分愉快。
Comparing the advantages of both cases, I think that it would be better for me to have both kinds of friends ... some who are similar to me and some who are different from me. In this way, I can have the best of both worlds. For instance, when I want to relax or when I am too tired to be careful about my speech and manner, I can stay with those friends who are like me. But, when I feel like it, it is also possible for me to stay with those who are different from me and learn something new.
对比这两种类型朋友的优点，我认为如果我同时拥有这两种朋友会更好......一些和我性格相仿，一些与我相反。这样，我就能同时拥有两方面的长处。比如当我想放松或者我觉得注意言辞行为太累的时候，我就可以和性格相仿的朋友在一起。但是，当我觉得喜欢与众不同的时候，我也能和那些性格迥异的朋友在一起学习更多新的东西。