托福写作机经,2014年8月30日托福写作真题及答案.pdf

智 课 网 托 福 备 考 资 料 托福写作机经 2014年8月30日托福写作真题及答案 2014年8月30日托福写作真题及解析 供您参考 独立写作也是之 前有说到过的 关于朋友 关于人际关系能力的 且看自己是如何说的 后有范文 也可以看看思路怎样 作为一种经验 2014年8月30日托福写作真题及解析 供您参考 独立写作也是之 前有说到过的 关于朋友 关于人际关系能力的 且看自己是如何说的 后有范文 也可以看看思路怎样 作为一种经验 2014年8月30日托福综合写作 2014年8月30日托福独立写作 A D the ability to maintain a small number of friends for a long time is more important to happiness than the ability to make new friends easily Friends are those who see us through in all the ups and downs of our lives While new acquaintances often bring surprises and vitality to maintain a close relationship with a couple of old friends can never be easy As for me to nourish a long lasting friendship is of more importance The first reason is that to keep an old friend close has to stand the test of time Fresh affection can always be exciting but it wouldn t be long before certain problems show up and two people no longer see eye to eye Studies have shown that for the first three months everything goes well but after the honeymoon period any relationship has to face disagreements and divergences As a problem free friendship is non existent the ability to reconcile and the willingness to make compromise would mean a lot I met Tina ten years ago when we both were invited to a local gallery opening Both passionate about paintings and sculpture we found us share a lot in common and hit it off quite soon Naturally two art lovers become close friends and later on we chose to be roommates That s when we realized it took a lot more than just a common interest to stay friends She had a dog but I was allergic to animal fur and she enjoyed Rock n Roll while loud music gave me nothing but a headache Different lifestyle gives us fresh perspective at first but turns into the source of every argument after the first year If we chose to part ways we could spare both some inconvenience but ended up looking for new companions Instead we had some serious talks about ways we wanted things to be Then she gave her dog up for adoption and I learnt to make peace with heavy metal music In this decade long friendship we all made compromises which was hard but was all worthwhile in the end Besides it is old friends that lend a hand whenever one is in trouble It is true the ability to make new friends is a good indication of personal charm and popularity but it takes some effort for the newly acquainted to build a real bond We can only trust those who once shared joys and sorrows all together That s something old friends can do for you A business man may have no trouble making friends on banquets dining and wining They all seem happy and content just to spend the night talking about business deals and trade leads After the business dinner very few would give a call to anyone especially if it is a private matter That s because people are quite aware of the fact that newly acquainted business partner cannot be trusted They would feel more comfortable calling an old friend who knows it all and all the small talks could be spared All of this couldn t have been possible if one were lousy at maintaining long lasting friendships To sum up keeping old friends close entails time and efforts but it matters more b