Topic:
Some people like different friends. Others like similar friends. Which kind of friend do you prefer? Explain why.
英语范文
Which kind of friends is more desirable, different friends or similar friends? Since people' s criterion for friendship differs, they may never agree on the above issue. Personally, I have made friends with people from all walks of life, and these different friendships are such a precious treasure for me.
In the first place, a mixture of friends can bring us many practical benefits. As the saying goes, a friend in need is a friend indeed. Since we all need to move on in life, we need new friends to lead us to new adventures, new career opportunities and new life. In fact, most of us have to make new friends when we leave school and find employment. Besides, different friends can help us with the different difficulties that we encounter in life. And the friend in a foreign country might be able to arrange cheap accommodation for a holiday.
In the second place, the contact with different friends gives us a broad outlook on life. As the Chinese sage Confucius put it, “When three persons walk together, one of them can surely be my teacher.” Since we all have our own weaknesses, the strengths of different friends can always complement each other. For example, from a friend who majors in computer, I have learned how to design my own web page; by exchanging e-mails with an American pen-friend, I have greatly improved my English writing. In addition, different friends can help me to enjoy a variety of interests, and we can always attract each other with our different hobbies, different ideas and different experiences. I feel that I can always find new things to learn from my various different friends.
All in all, although “birds of a feather flock together,” I would like to fly with “birds” of different feathers, which would certainly make my life more colourful.
题目：
有些人喜欢与自己性格迥异的人交朋友，有些人喜欢和自己兴趣相投的人交朋友，你喜欢和哪种类型的人交朋友呢？请说明理由。
译文：
哪种朋友值得交，性格迥异的还是兴趣相投的？不同的人对友谊的判断标准也不相同，他们对上述问题也许不会达成一致。就我个人而言，我和各行各业的人交朋友，这些性格迥异的朋友对我而言就是宝贵的财富。
首先，各种各样的朋友可以带来一些切实的好处。常言说得好，患难见真情。因为我们都需要在生活中不断前进，所以我们需要新朋友带给我们新的挑战、新的工作机会和新的生活。实际上，我们中大多数人需要在毕业和找到工作后结交新的朋友。此外，不同的朋友可以帮助我们解决生活上遭遇到的各种困难。如果我们有一个身处国外的朋友，在度假的时候他可以帮我们找到便宜的居所。
其次，与不同的朋友接触，会让我们对生活有更多的见解。正如中国古代哲学家孔子所说，“三人行，必有我师。”我们都有我们自身的弱点，性格迥异的朋友可以优势互补。例如，从一个计算机专业的朋友那里，我学到了如何设计我自己的网页；通过电子邮件与一个美国的笔友交流，我的英语写作有了很大的提高。另外，不同的朋友可以让我享受到多种兴趣爱好的乐趣，我们往往会被对方不同的爱好、想法以及经历所吸引。我感到我总是能够从很多不同朋友的身上学到东西。
总之，虽然说“物以类聚，人以群分”，但我更喜欢结交不同的朋友，这将一定会使我的生活多姿多彩。