Essay 4 On making friends 如何交友
如何交友且听我说
3．On Making Friends
Everyone needs friends. If you fail to
make friends, you should examine yourself and see if there is something wrong with your personality. Maybe you have social faults which drive away new acquaintances. Whatever your social faults may be, look at them honestly, and make a real effort to correct them. To be friendly you must feel friendly. Cheerfulness is the basis of friendliness. A cheerful person smiles. A smile is a magnet which draws people. Smile at someone and you are sure to get a smile in return. A friendly person does his best to make a stranger feel at home, wherever he happens to be.
Put yourself in the other fellow's place
and make him feel welcome. Try to remember names. It makes your new acquaintance feel happy when you call him by his name. It gives him the feeling that he has made an impression on you, and that
