散文欣赏（汉译英）：什么是朋友
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="Faraway">Faraway</span> <span word="Friend">Friend</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Faraway">Faraway</span> <span word="Friend">Friend</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="addressed">addressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="handwriting">handwriting</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Faraway">Faraway</span> <span word="Friend">Friend</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="invites">invites</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span>, <span word="always">always</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Faraway">Faraway</span> <span word="Friend">Friend</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="celebration">celebration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="binges">binges</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span>.</p><p>远方的朋友是这样的一个人：和你从小一同长大的，或者是同学，或者和你原本住在同一个镇上，后来你们中的一人搬到了别处。没有一位远方的朋友，你连一封手写的信都收不到。远方的朋友会半夜打来电话，邀请你去参加她的婚礼，她总是说要来看你，却很少露面。要是真的来访，那才叫“不亦乐乎”，各种名目的狂欢可就有了理由。</p><p><span word="Faraway">Faraway</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="phases">phases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intense">intense</span> <span word="communication">communication</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="Either">Either</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="Faraway">Faraway</span> <span word="Friend">Friend</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span>: <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="confusing">confusing</span> <span word="fork">fork</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="road">road</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cracker">cracker</span>-<span word="box">box</span> <span word="subdivision">subdivision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Faraway">Faraway</span> <span word="Friend">Friend</span> — <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="picture">picture</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="acquainted">acquainted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="route">route</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="place">place</span> — <span word="is">is</span> <span word="indispensable">indispensable</span>.</p><p>两个远方的朋友会经历密切交流的阶段，接下来或许几个月都不联系。但无论联系与否，友谊永远不会改变。与远方的朋友一席长谈，总是有助于你更好地认识生活；当你觉得自己走入了死胡同时，当你面对岔路而不知所措时，来自远方朋友的忠告就越发不可或缺，她看得清大局，完全了解你是怎么走到这一步的。</p>
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