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翻译
你的友谊对我很重要，我会永远珍惜的。
Your friendship is important to me and I will cherish it forever.

全文
(Grant is at the door of his apartment.)
Conversation A
Grant: Thanks for coming, Tess and Eve. See you later.
Josie: Well, Grant, I guess we should go, too.
Pete: I’m really sorry you lost the election.
Cindy: Yeah. You should have won!
Zack: I agree. You were the best candidate.
Grant: Not very many people thought that. But thanks for supporting me, you guys.
Josie: You’re welcome. And if you decide to run again, I’ll vote for you again.
Grant: Thanks for your friendship, Josie.

Conversation B
Grant: And, Hey, now you won’t have to listen to any more campaign speeches.
Cindy: Yeah, that’s good.
Josie: Cindy! We should be encourging Grant right now.
Cindy: I mean, it’s good that Grant won’t have to make any more speeches.
Pete: Right. And you won’t have to wear any more funny costumes.
Grant: That’s true. Actually, I kind of liked the costumes.

Conversation C
Josie: Do you need any help cleaning up here?
Zack: No, don’t worry about it.
Josie: Ok, well, we’ll see you later.
Cindy: So do you feel like a failure? I’d feel like a big loser, if I were you.
Pete: Cindy!
Josie: We’re leaving now.
Pete: See you.
Cindy: Bye!
(they leave.)
Zack: You’re not a failure. Grant. You know that, right?
Grant: Yeah, sure. I think I need to be alone for a while. (goes into his room)

Key words
Support(v)支持
I’d like to support you. How can I help?

Friendship(n)友谊
Your friendship is very important to me. I don’t want to do anything to hurt it.

Encourage(v)鼓励，鼓舞
Say something nice to Brad. Encourage him!

Failure(n)失败，失败的经验
The dinner I cooked was a failure. It tasted terrible!

Loser(n)失败者
You’re not a loser. You can do many things well.