Lesson 4
第四课
Best Friends
最好的朋友
Patrick and Grant are best friends.
帕特里克和格兰特是最好的朋友。
They are like "two peas in a pod".
他们就像一条豆荚里的两颗豌豆一样形影不离。
One day, the two best friends stopped talking to each other.
一天，这两个最好的朋友不和对方说话了。
Why?
为什么？
Grant wanted to copy Patrick's homework.
格兰特想要抄帕特里克的作业。
That way,
那样的话，
he could spend more time playing basketball.
他就有更多的时间打篮球。
But to this surprise,
但是令他意想不到的是，
Patrick didn't agree.
帕特里克并没有同意。
"No way! I can't help you like that," said Patrick.
“没门！我不能那样帮助你，”帕特里克说。
"What a friend!" Grant said angrily.
“什么朋友嘛！”格兰特生气地说。
Patrick felt awful.
帕特里克感觉很糟糕。
He said, "I won't lend you my homework.
他说，“我不会借给你我的作业。
Friends don't help each other like that.
朋友们不是那样互相帮助的。
That's cheating!
"那是作弊！”
That afternoon,
那天下午，
they parted and went their own ways.
他们分道扬镳，各行其是。
In the following days,
在接下来的几天里，
they both felt bad.
他们都感觉很坏。
A few days later,
几天之后，
there was a school basketball game.
有一场校园篮球赛。
Patrick went to the gym to watch it.
帕特里克去体育馆观看。
Grant was there, too.
格兰特也在那里。
At the end of the game,
在比赛的最后，
the two friends looked at each other.
两个朋友相互看着彼此。
Grant immediately came over and held out his hand.
格兰特马上走过来伸出了他的手。
He wanted to say something,
他想说什么，
but he felt embarrassed.
但是他感到很尴尬。
Patrick smiled and said, "Good friends don't have to say sorry.
帕特里克微笑着说，“好朋友不必说抱歉。
They just know it.
他们懂得。
I want to be your friend, not your enemy.
"我想成为你的朋友，不是敌人。”
That day the two boys made a deal.
那天两个男孩儿达成了协议。
They would do their homework first and play basketball later.
他们先做作业，然后再打篮球。
