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Just in case you were wondering, below is a short intermediate essay on How to Make Friends. <!--more-->

This article was both written and translated into English by a Chinese student on her own blog. I wish I could remember where I found it now, as I'd like to give the credit where credit is due, but it's been sitting in my "drafts" folder forever. The Chinese title is 如何交朋友.

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<h4>Click to Listen</h4>
共事 - [pinyin]gong4 shi4[/pinyin] - Work together
交 - [pinyin]jiao1[/pinyin] - to "make" (in this case, to "make" friends)
呢 - [pinyin]bao4 yi3[/pinyin] - To give in return
报以 - [pinyin]huang1 fei4[/pinyin] - Abandoned
陌生人 - [pinyin]mo4 sheng1 ren2[/pinyin] - A stranger
为重 - [pinyin]wei2 zhong4[/pinyin] - Attach the most importance to
分歧 - [pinyin]fen1 qi2[/pinyin] - Difference of opinion
危急关头 - [pinyin]wei1 ji2 guan1 tou2[/pinyin] - Desperate situation, critical juncture
患难 - [pinyin]huan4 nan4[/pinyin] - trials and tribulations
相待 - [pinyin]xiang1 dai4[/pinyin] - to treat [someone a certain way]
利益 - [pinyin]li4 yi4[/pinyin] - Benefit
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人人都需要朋友。朋友可以给我们以帮助，与我们<strong>共事</strong>困难和快乐。但是，怎样<strong>交</strong>朋友<strong>呢</strong>? 

交朋友首先要对别人友善。你对别人微笑；肯定别人也会<strong>报以</strong>微笑。要使<strong>陌生人</strong>感到亲切，关心别人要比,关心自己<strong>为重</strong>，决不以貌取人。 

其次，朋友之间应该商量而不是争吵。当与别人有<strong>分歧</strong>时，要和他一起讨论。 

最后，不要相信那些在<strong>危急关头</strong>背离你的人，也不要在朋友危难时离开他。记住: <strong>患难</strong><strong>之中见真情。 

朋友应该以诚<strong>相待</strong>。只要你把朋友的<strong>利益</strong>置于你的利益之上，你就会拥有好多好朋友 
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Everyone needs friends. A friend can give us help and share our difficulties and happiness. But how can we make friends? 

First, to make friends, you must be friendly to others. Smile at others and you are sure to get a smile in return. You should try to make a stranger feel at home wherever he happens to be. Think more of others than of yourself and never judge a person by their appearance and clothes. 

Second, friends should negotiate instead of quarrel. When you don't agree with someone, discuss the issue with them. 

Finally, never trust in those who leave you when you are in trouble. And never leave your friends when they are in trouble. Remember, a friend in need is a friend indeed. 

Friends should be faithful to each other. So long as you can put your friend's interests in front of yours, you will have a lot of good friends.
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