赖世雄中级美国英语Lesson10

  　　10. What Are Friends For？

　　Jane meets her old friend， Fred.

　　J： Hi， Fred！ How's everything？

　　F： Not so good， I'm afraid. Supporting a family is becoming more and more difficult these days.

　　J： What you say can't be more true. Everything is so expensive. I can hardly make ends meet myself.

　　F： Oh， really？ Do you need any money？ What I have is not much， but I can loan you some.

　　J： I'm OK. Thanks for being so thoughtful anyway.

　　F： What are friends for？