真正的朋友-值得信赖

Dependability

 

值得信赖

 

"You need not wonder whether you should have an unreliable person as a friend. An unreliable person is nobody's friend."–Idries Shah

 

 

Have you ever had an experience in which you made sure you were there for a friend when they needed you, but when you needed them in turn, they weren't available?

 

 

If you have, you might remember how much that hurt, and how betrayed you may have felt at the time. It hurts like hell when you go out of your way to take care of someone, and then when you're vulnerableand in need, find out that they'd consider it inconvenient¹ to reciprocate².They might say that they're too busy, or they might even "accidentally"miss your calls/texts, but there's usually some excuse they come up with in order to get out of whatever it is you need from them.

 

 

A true friend is the person you can call in the middle of the night if you're sick or heartbroken, and they'll offer to come over to help you out however they can. They're the ones you can turn to in crisis, or will keep secrets absolutely safe if you're planning something spectacularly wonderful.There's never any doubt as to whether they'll be there for you when you need them to be; you can depend on them as well as they depend on you, in a perfect balance of giving and sharing.

 

转自可可英语

 

1 inconvenient   

adj.不方便的，令人感到麻烦的

参考例句：

• You have come at a very inconvenient time.你来得最不适时。
• Will it be inconvenient for him to attend that meeting?他参加那次会议会不方便吗？

2 reciprocate   

v.往复运动；互换；回报，酬答

参考例句：

• Although she did not reciprocate his feelings, she did not discourage him.尽管她没有回应他的感情，她也没有使他丧失信心。
• Some day I will reciprocate your kindness to me.总有一天我会报答你对我的恩德。