Be a friend. You don't need money;
作为一个朋友,你不需要金钱财产;
Just a disposition sunny;
只要你有着性情上的温暖阳光;
Just the wish to help another,
只要你有乐于助人愿望。
Get along some way or other;
要以各种方式与人融洽相处;
Just a kindly hand extended
只是需要你伸出体贴温柔的臂膀。
Out to one who's unbefriended;
对于那些寡朋少友的人们,
Just the will to give or lend,
仅仅需要你有赠与和借出的愿望。
This will make you someone's friend.
这种愿望会使你成为某些人的知心友朋。
Be a friend. You don't need glory.
作为一个朋友,你不需要荣誉和赞扬。
Friendship is a simple story.
友谊只是一个简单朴实的过程,
Pass by trifling errors blindly,
放过因轻率所犯下的微小差错。
Gaze on honest effort kindly,
亲切地注意切切实实所尽的力量。
Cheer the youth who's bravely trying,
愉快地欢迎年轻人勇敢的尝试,
Pity him who's sadly sighing
同情怜悯某些人哀伤的悲叹。
Just a little labor spend
为了尽朋友应该负起的责任,
On the duties of a friend.
苦口婆心把工夫花在他们身上。
Be a friend. The pay is bigger
作为一个朋友,赋给要多于他们从
Than is earned by people clever
更聪明人那里所取得的补偿。
In what's merely self-endeavor.
在那只有自我奋斗的地方,
You'll have friends instead of neighbors
有了朋友就可以替代左邻右坊。
For the profits of your labors;
由于你所花功夫所获得的好处,
You'll be richer in the end
最终你将成为更富有的人在这世界上。
Than a prince, if you're a friend.
比得过当上王子,假如作为一个朋友你称得上。
作者:埃德加·格斯