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　　1）Onyourcomputerathomeorwork,makeanoteto"

callfriends"

regularly.

　　2）KeepaPost-itnoteonthephone,thebathroommirror,thecardashboard,anywhereyou'

relikelytoseeit.

　　3）Alsomakesureyourfriends'

phonenumbersareprogrammedintoyourphone.Thencallafriendwhenyouhaveaspare10minutes.

　　4）Schedulearegularonce-a-monthlunch–sametime,sameplace.

　　2.Remember:

atruefrienddoesn'

tfleewhenchangesoccur.Nothingissadderfornewparentsthantofindthattheirsinglefriendshaveabandonedthembecauseofthebaby.Agoodfriendisonewhostaystruethroughitall–marriage,parenthood,newjobs,newhomes,anylosses.Justbecauseasituation'

schangeddoesn'

tmeanthepersonhas.

　　3.Makesureyouaren'

tbeingaburdentoafriend.Friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn'

tanequilibriumbetweenthegiveandthetake.Besensitivetohowmuchyourfriendcanandcan'

tofferyou–beittime,energyorhelp–anddon'

toverstepthemark.Andviceversa:

friendshipsthatdrainyouwillnotlast.Ifafriendshipisoutofbalance,talkthesituationthrough.

　　4.Beagoodlistener.Itcanbethehardestthingintheworldtodo–simplytolistenasheorshepoursitalloutorisseekingyouradviceoropinion.Tobeabetterlistener,followthisadvice:

　　1）Maintaineyecontact.Offernodsandmurmurstoindicatethatyouunderstandhisorherpointofview.

　　2）Don'

tfinishyourfriend'

ssentences.Ifyoucatchyourselfplanningyourresponsewhileyourfriendisstilltalking,gentlyremindyourselftofocus.

　　3）Minimizedistractions–don'

twriteorreade-mails,openthemailorwatchtelevisionwhileyou'

reonthephonetoyourfriend.Heorshewillhearthelackofinterestinyourresponses.

　　4）Becarefulwithadvice.Assumeyourfriendwantstoletoffsteam,notnecessarilyaskforaplanofaction.

　　5.Beinyourfriend'

scornerifheorshe'

snottheretodefendhimorherself.Ifyou'

reatagatheringatwhichsomeonementionsyourfrienddisparagingly,defendhimorheragainstgossiporcriticism.Say,"

Maryismyfriend,anditmakesmefeelbadtohearyoutalkthisway."

Soonerorlater,newsofyourloyaltywilltravelbacktoyourpal,anditwilldeepenyourfriendship.

　　当朋友不在场时要站出来为他们辩护。

当你站在一群人中正在说你朋友的坏话，你要站出来为他辩护，说，“玛丽是我的朋友，你们这样说她，我感觉很不好。

”早晚，你朋友会知道你对友情的忠诚，而且会加深你们的友谊。

女性更容易泄密

加入收藏【大中小】[2010-11-19]

　谁都不希望自己的秘密被他人说出去，但是万一那个人是女性的话基本上这个秘密保守不了多长时间。

据调查发现，大多数女性都不善于保守秘密。

　　Theaveragewomancannotkeepasecretforlongerthan47hours,anewstudysuggests.

　　Researchersfoundthatwomenareovercomebyaburningdesiretosharegossipassoonastheyhearit.

　　Theywilltypicallyspillthebeanstoatleastoneotherpersonin47hoursand15minutes.

　　Dependingonwhothegossipisabout,theirboyfriend,husband,bestfriendormotheraremostlikelytobetheinitialrecipientsoftheinformation.

　　Thestudyof3,000womenagedbetween18and65alsofoundthatfouroutoftenadmittedtheywereunabletokeepasecret–nomatterhowpersonalorconfidentialthenewswas.

　　Italsofoundthatalcoholusuallygivesusahelpinghandtoblurtoutsecrets–withmorethanhalfadmittingaglassortwoofwinecouldpromptthemtodishthedirt.

　　MichaelCox,UKDirectorofWinesofChile,whichcommissionedtheresearchtomarkChile'

sNationalDayonFriday,said:

"

It'

sofficial–womencan'

tkeepsecrets.

　　"

Wewerereallykeentofindoutwiththissurveyhowmanysecretspeoplearetold.Whatwedidn'

tbankonwashowquicklythesearepassedonbythoseweconfidein.

Nomatterhowpreciousthepieceofinformation,it'

softenoutinthepublicdomainwithin48hours.

　　Thestudyfoundthenation'

sladieshearthreenuggetsofgossipaweek,butenduppassingitontoatleastoneotherperson.

　　Sixin10enduptellingsomeonecompletelyuninvolvedsothepersonthesecretbelongstowon'

tknow.

　　Threein10admittedhavingtheurgetorevealsomeone'

ssecret.Nearlyhalf（45percent）disclosesecretsjustfortheweighttobeliftedfromtheirshoulders.

　　However,twothirdsendupfeelingguiltyafterpassingonsecrets.

　　Threequarterssaytheyarecapableofkeepingquietaboutasecret,and83percentconsiderthemselves100percenttrustworthywithineachgroupoffriends.

　　Yet,fourintenadmittogossipingtoaclosefriendfromanotherfriendshipgroup.

　　Morethanfourintenthinkitisacceptabletoshareafriend'

ssecretwithsomeonewhodoesnotknowthem,with