Friends & Friendships
Friends & Frienships 是雅思口语中比较常见的一个话题，在三个部分均有涉及。在今天的文章里，我们来梳理一些与这个话题相关的语料和素材。
Part 1中关于Friends&friendship的小问：
Do you have many friends?
Do you often go out with your friends?
Are you still in touch with friends from childhood?
Do you think you’re a good friend?
How important are friends to you?
在进行回答时，大家可以尽可能与其他的一些话题进行结合，避免各个小问的回答都局限在同一个方向。比如结合个人性格、结合社交网络、年龄段等可以回应朋友多少的问题：相对来说，比较内向、胆怯性格的人可能不太喜社交，所拥有的好友数量并不多，但大多是亲密无间的好友，彼此相识相知了多年；而性格较为开朗、外向的人，或许会经常参与各种社交活动，因而会结识到不少朋友，有的还因志同道合而成为了挚友。
随着社交网络成了年轻一代的必需品，可能很多人的微信、微博或其他社交软件上的好友名单有很长一串，但真正和自己有密切来往、乐于与彼此分享喜乐的朋友其实寥寥可数。相比于青少年时期，成人后的朋友圈子似乎也会缩小，即使是曾经亲密无间的好友好像也会因为各种原因减少了联络、聚会等。
相关表达：
introvert/introverted 内向的
extrovert/extroverted 外向的
timid 胆怯的，羞怯的
outgoing 外向的，开朗的
feel out of tune with … 感觉与……格格不入
socialise 社交 v.
sociable 好交际的
feel like a square peg (in a round hole) 感觉格格不入
fit in 融入 v.
casual acquaintance 泛泛之交
fair-weather friend 酒肉朋友
mutual friend 共同的朋友
close/intimate/bosom friend 挚友
hit it off immediately 立马就合得来
for ages / for donkey’s years 很多年了
teenage years 青少年时期
shrink 减少，缩减 v.
barely get in touch with … 几乎不与…… 联系
social function / social event 社交活动
strike up a friendship with 与……建立友谊
drift apart from 与……渐行渐远
make lasting friendships 建立长期/持久的友谊
promote intimacy between friends 促进朋友之间的亲密度
one’s circle of friends 某人的朋友圈子
参考例句：
- I wouldn’t say I have tons of friends though I do have a long list of contacts on WeChat, a hugely popular chatting app in China/an equivalent of WhatsApp.
- I’m not the kind of person who finds it easy to strike up friendships with people at social functions.
- I did have a bunch of friends back in junior high. We always shared the innermost secrets with one another, which we thought would promote intimacy between us. But sadly, many of us have just drifted apart for various reasons.
- I’m not that sociable. I always feel like a square peg in a round hole at social functions.
说到朋友之间一起做的事，很多小伙伴都会提到hang out together，然后顺带提到watching movies，shopping, eating together。其实除了这些，大家完全可以细想一下都和朋友们做过哪些事，无聊的、有趣的、新奇的、惊险的……在这里，可以结合doing sports&keeping healthy，barbecue，picnic，hair & skin care & beauty，celebration，TV programs，parks, coffee and cafes等进行回应。
比如女孩子可能经常三三两两约着一起去美发美甲、讨论着最近最流行的妆发和实用的美妆技巧、去某个咖啡店打卡拍照、一起去游乐园玩个痛快、在樱花盛开之际去樱花公园尽兴拍照、热火朝天地讨论最近热播的电视剧或大火的演员、去丛林徒步或野外露营看星星。而男孩子们可能在世界杯、欧洲杯等赛事期间约着一起在某个串吧或酒馆看直播比赛、几个好兄弟约着一起来个长途骑行……
相关表达：
get a stylish hairdo 做个时髦的发型
have one’s hair cut/permed 剪头发/烫头发 v.
have a manicure 美甲 v.
passionately/excitedly chat about the trending series 激情/激动地聊热播剧
tell sb. the latest gossip 跟某人讲最新的八卦
useful makeup tips 有用的化妆方法
in full blossom 在盛开之际
have a ball in an amusement park 在游乐园玩得开心
go hiking in a forest 在森林里徒步
go camping 去露营
amble down 漫步，闲步 v.
a distinctive vibe 独特的氛围
starry night /night sky filled with stars /star-filled sky 繁星点点的夜空
sports event 运动赛事
live broadcast of … ……的现场直播
long-distance cycling 长途骑行
ride an ultra-distance cycling
grill 烧烤店
参考例句：
- My bestie and I have a joint membership at a hair salon, so we often go there together to get our hair cut or have our hair permed.
- We usually go hiking on weekends. There’s a forest not so far from downtown, and we‘re both pretty busy on weekdays, so we think it’s relaxing to get away from the hectic schedule on our days off.
- We’ve got scores of things to do. This spring, for example, we went to a park where cherry trees were in full blossom. We took countless photos there - selfies, landscapes and portraits.
- I’m a heavy coffee drinker. So are my friends. That’s why we always amble down some backstreets to see if there’re any independent coffee houses. Sometimes, with a bit of luck, we may come across one with a distinctive vibe and speciality coffee.
- Unlike girls who always hang out together, we don’t meet up that often. But when there’s a big sports event - the World Cup or something - we’d gather at a pub for drinks but also to enjoy the live broadcast of the match.
其他适用于Friends & friendship话题的例句（节选自原版英语教材或资料）
For me, a good friend has to be reliable. I can’t stand being stood up or having my emails and texts ignored.
reliable 靠谱的
stand sb. up 放某人鸽子 / be stood up 被放鸽子
A friend should be someone you can have good fun with. There are many things in life to be serious about, but friendship shouldn’t be one of them.
have good fun 享受快乐
serious 严肃的
You sometimes wonder what you used to find to talk about. And so you often grow apart from old school friends or old colleagues.
grow apart from 与……疏远
He’s actually quite different from me. At uni, he’d often suggest doing something and I’d go along with it, and because I'm laid back I never felt overwhelmed by him. We’ve never fallen out or something.
go along with 同意，赞成
laid back 松弛的，悠闲的
fall out 不和，吵架
If you join a social network, you can acquire friends and build up your list of contacts. You can invite people to become your friends, and you can choose to accept new friends who invite you.
acquire 获得，获取
contacts 联系人
From our BFF to a workmate, it’s good to have someone to chew the fat with or offer comfort and support.
BFF = best friend forever
chew the fat 闲聊
workmate 工友，同事
It can be hard to choose who’s in your friendship circle. In life, as we go through certain stages and ages, our attention shifts, and we want to be around people who are like us.
friendship circle 交友圈
shift 转移，变化
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