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33年友谊岁月的秘密 Post written by Sherri 作者 雪莉 My friend D and I have been friends for 33 years. To be honest we’re more like sisters and even my sisters think so. We met when we were toddlers and have been through a lot together since then.
We don’t see each other everyday, in fact we can go for months without catching up. The funny thing is that when either of us do pick up the phone and start chatting, it’s as though no time has passed. 我们并不是每天都玩在一起，有时候更是几个月都见不上一面。但有趣的是只要我们拿起电话开始闲聊时，还能那么知心。 What I love about this friendship of ours is there are no games, no making the other feel bad or cold shoulders for not keeping in touch more. 这份友谊最令我珍惜之处就是我们之间没有嬉闹，没有任何令彼此难堪和伤心的事使我们冷战。 We’ve been there for each other through deaths in our families and she’s been there to meet our kids when they were just a few hours old. She was the maid of honour at my wedding and I was hers this past weekend. I can’t wait to meet her little babies when they make their grand appearance … one day (no pressure ). 当家人过世时我们彼此安慰，她与我分享初得贵子时的喜悦。婚礼上她是我的伴娘，上个礼拜我也荣幸的作了她的伴娘。我更是迫不及待的想看到她可爱的孩子。。。在将来的某一天（D不要有压力哈）。 It’s been great helping D plan her wedding this past year. We’ve gotten to know each other better and I’ve been able to get to know her (now) husband and he’s such a fantastic person, to say I’m happy for both of them would be a huge understatement. 我很开心能够帮D设计她的婚礼。我们更加了解彼此，我也认识了她现任老公一个绝顶好男人，我真心为他们高兴。 So what’s our secret? 那么我们维持友谊的秘诀是什么呢？ To be perfectly honest with you, I don’t know. It just works and it’s great. 说实话，我不知道。这段友谊就是这么建立并且一直美好着。 We’re there for each other to share good news, bad news and anything else. 我们在需要彼此的时候出现并分享那些好的，坏的。 We can count on each other when we feel we may not be able to count on anyone else. 我们相信彼此在我们不能相信其他任何人时。 We don’t judge or put each other down. 我们不任意断定和贬低彼此。 We encourage and are genuinely happy for each other. 我们互相鼓励并真心为彼此的开心而开心。 In short we’re respectful and nice to each other and we’re remarkably similar (as I’ve come to learn especially over this past year). 简言之，我们互相尊重彼此善待，关键我们是如此的相似脾气相投（这一点是我在去年才尤为发现的）。 Sometimes things just work and there is no further explanation than that. 有时候有些事情就是这么发生了，没有缘由的发生并美好着。 If you want a relationship or friendship to last be grateful for that person in your life, do things that make you both feel good, share the good and the bad, be understanding and caring, withhold judgement and laugh together. 当你希望一段爱情或友情长久的美好下去时，那就做些让双方都快乐的事，多分享些好的坏的心情，试着多些理解和关怀，少些肆意的妄断，多些共同欢笑。 I’m incredibly grateful to have D in my life and that I was there this weekend able to join in the celebration of her wedding. Here’s to the past 33 years and to many more in the future! 我很庆幸我的生命中有D，也庆幸这个周末可以参加她的婚礼。以此来纪念我们共同度过的33年和以后的很多很多33年。 Photo courtesy of: zoerochelle 图片提供：zoerochelle |
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自从D成为了我的朋友后，我们做了33年的朋友。说实话她比我的亲姐妹还要亲，就连我的姐妹们都这么认为。我们自幼相识，从此更是一起经历了人生的种种。
