【明報專訊】◆友誼(名詞) 粵音【jau5 ji4】
朋友間的交情。
◆friendship /'frendʃɪp/ noun
a relationship between friends
“ Friendship is like money, easier made than kept. ──Samuel Butler
友誼像金錢，獲得比保持容易。 ——巴特勒(英國作家) ”
“ True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. ──George Washington
真正的友誼像長得慢的植物，經得起逆境衝擊的友誼才能稱作真。 ──喬治．華盛頓(美國首任總統) ”
“ 君子之交淡若水，小人之交甘若醴；君子淡以親，小人甘以絕。彼無故以合者，則無故以離。 ──《莊子．山木》
註：君子交友平淡如水般無味，小人交友熱情如美酒甘甜；君子淡泊卻親密，小人熱情卻易斷絕。那樣的朋友很容易結合，也很容易分離。 ”
“ I always felt that the great high privilege, relief and comfort of friendship was that one had to explain nothing. ──Katherine Mansfield
我總覺得友誼的最大特權、寬解、慰藉是：一切不必解釋。 ──曼斯菲爾德(新西蘭女作家) ”
“ 海內存知己，天涯若比鄰。 ──王勃(唐代詩人) ”
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