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was into other self-destructive behavior. I was blown away! She told me how she had been lying to her parents about where she was going and even stealing out to see this guy because they didn't want her around him. No matter how hard I tried to tell her that she deserved better, she didn't believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have disapperared.

I tried to convince her that she was ruining her future and heading for big trouble. I felt like I was getting nowhere. I just could't believe that she really thought it was acceptable to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boy friend.

By the time she left, I was really worried about her and exhausted by the experience. It had been so frustrating that I had come close to telling her

several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to continue our friendship, but I didn't. I put the power of friendship to the ultimate test. We'd been friends for far too long. I had to hope that she valued me enough to know that I was trying to save her from hurting herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer anything.

A few days later, she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our conversation, and then she told me that she had broken up with her boy friend. I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face. It was one of the truly rewarding moments in my life. Never had I been so proud of a friend.

最近,我周末和一个很要好的朋友在一起,我们俩从上幼儿园第一天开始,就是无话不谈的好朋友.几年前,我搬到了另一个镇上,所以我们俩都非常期待着一年当中为时不多的见面的日子.

周末的晚上,我们俩到深夜还迟迟不睡,我们一直在说她身边交往的人,她跟我说了她新男朋友的事,讲他是怎样去尝试大麻,还有其他那些自毁行为.我很是震惊!他父母不许她和他在一起,她跟我说,她是怎么骗她父母,甚至偷跑出来,去见这个家伙.不管我怎么努力劝她说你该过的更好,她都不听.她的自尊似乎也消失了.

我试着让她相信,她这是在自毁前程,并且会有大麻烦等着她.我觉得我的劝告毫无进展.我真是不敢相信,她居然和愿意和一群失败者捆在一块儿,尤其是她那个男朋友.

她走之前的这段时间,我真的很担心她,也对她的经历感到疲惫.周末的时候,我有好几次靠近她,想灰心地告诉她,也去我们成长的日子里,不在一起的时间太长,不能再维持我们的友谊了.但我没说.友谊的力量让我通过了最后的考验,我们已经是几十年的朋友了,我只是希望她能好好珍惜我,知道我是在帮她让她不要再伤害自己了.我愿意相信我们的友谊可以战胜一切. 几天后,她打电话给我,说她认真想了很久我们之前的谈话,然后告诉我,她和男朋友分手了.我只是静静地在电话的那头听着.开心地流下了眼泪.这是我人生中一次真正觉得值得的时刻.我从没有为一个朋友感到感到如此自豪.

5.The interview is an important event in the job-hunting process, because the 20 or 30 minutes you spend with the interviewer may decide whether or not you get the particular job you want. Therefore, it is important to remember that your purpose during the interview may differ from that of the potential employer. You want to make yourself stand out as a whole person who has personal strengths and should be considered the right person for the job. It is encouraging to know that the interviewer’s task is not to embarrass you, but to hire the right person