如何做个真正的朋友-小心嫉妒之心

 How to be a true friend 如何做个真正的朋友

 

Watch out for jealousy¹.

 

小心嫉妒之心。

 

The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you. ——Bette Midler

 

Your friend landed his dream job and you feel stuck in a rut.

 

Your friend scored a hot date with Mr. Perfect and you feel down and depressed².

 

Jealousy is a nasty feeling that can take hold of our thoughts without warning.

 

If a friend achieves something you aspire³ to do, channel that jealous feeling into an "if they did it, I can too" attitude.

 

1 jealousy   

n.妒忌，嫉妒，猜忌

参考例句：

• Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
• I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。

2 depressed   

adj.沮丧的，抑郁的，不景气的，萧条的

参考例句：

• When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
• His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

3 aspire   

vi.(to，after)渴望，追求，有志于

参考例句：

• Living together with you is what I aspire toward in my life.和你一起生活是我一生最大的愿望。
• I aspire to be an innovator not a follower.我迫切希望能变成个开创者而不是跟随者。