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M5 U1 Project 阅读材料中英文对照版 Teenagers friendship 青少年的友谊观 My friend, Robert, has a twin sister named Amanda Though they get along well, there are some things about Amanda and her friends that puzzle Robert 我的朋友罗伯特有一个双胞胎妹妹叫阿曼达。尽管他们相处融洽，但阿曼达和她朋友的一些事还是让罗伯特感到困惑。 He cant understand how girls can talk for so long For example, sometimes when he leaves the apartment to play football, Amanda and her friend, Sharon, are sitting on the sofa, talking When he comes back three and a half hours later, theyre still sitting on the sofa, continuing the same conversation on the same topic 他无法理解女孩子怎么会聊天那么长时间。例如，有时他离开公寓去踢足球时，阿曼达和她的朋友沙伦就坐在沙发上聊天。当他三个半小时后回来时，她们仍然坐在沙发上，继续聊着同样的话题。 One day Robert was so curious that he asked Amanda what they talked about, but she replied, ‘Were best friends We talk about almost everything—film stars, pop songs, recipe, everything! 一天，罗伯特抑制不住好奇，问阿曼达她们聊了什么，她回答说：“我们是最好的朋友。我们什么都聊——电影明星、流行歌曲、食谱等等，所有的事！” Boys and girls have different attitudes towards friendship 男孩和女孩对待友谊有着不同的态度。 Friendships between girls are usually anchored in shared feelings and support, but friendships between boys are based on shared activities or interests 女孩之间的友谊通常建立在共同的情感和互相支持之上，而男孩之间的友谊则以共同的活动或兴趣为基础。 A boy is likely to be cautious about sharing his feelings with his close friends A girls closest friend, however, might be eager to tell her about something that has happened in her life 对于与密友们分享感情这件事，一个男孩会更加谨慎。而一个女孩的密友则可能会迫不及待地向她吐露自己生活中发生过的一些事。 Many studies worldwide show that girls have more friendships than boys 全球范围的许多研究表明女孩比男孩享有更多的友谊。 In fact, many adolescent males cannot name a single best friend 事实上，许多青春期的男孩说不出一个最好的朋友。 When asked, they usually hesitate before responding, ‘My best friend? I cant think about that I am busy with my homework, and I have so many different friends that it is hard to choose just one best friend 当被问起时，他们在回答前往往会犹豫一下：“最好的朋友？我没有想过这个问题。我忙于家庭作业。我有很多朋友，很难说出哪一位是我最好的朋友。” Females who have been asked can usually answer the question without pausing, ‘A best friend? Of c