善待朋友: 怎样经营你的友谊银行
<p><span word="For">For</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Christina">Christina</span> <span word="Steinorth">Steinorth</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> -- <span word="last">last</span>-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>, <span word="countless">countless</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> (<span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Steinorth">Steinorth</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="licensed">licensed</span> <span word="marriage">marriage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="therapist">therapist</span>). <span word="She">She</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="return">return</span>.</p><p>去20年来，无论密友有什么事情需要帮助，克里斯蒂娜·斯泰诺特(<span word="Christina">Christina</span> <span word="Steinorth">Steinorth</span>)一直都乐意帮忙，比如临时受托替她照看孩子、在她车子送去维修时送她上班，以及提供无数个小时的免费婚姻咨询（斯泰诺特是一名持照婚姻家庭治疗师）。斯泰诺特并未期望获得任何回报。</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Steinorth">Steinorth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="pal">pal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="recommendation">recommendation</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="enthusiastically">enthusiastically</span>, <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Steinorth">Steinorth</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="apologized">apologized</span> <span word="profusely">profusely</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="letter">letter</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="Ms">Ms</span>. <span word="Steinorth">Steinorth</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p>几年前，斯泰诺特与丈夫决定收养一个孩子，便请这位好友给她写一封推荐信。斯泰诺特说，朋友热情地答应了，但是几个月过去，她没收到任何信件。她又问了一次，朋友再三道歉，但是依然没有寄信过来。几个月后，斯泰诺特又问了一次，这位朋友干脆置之不理。</p>
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