师：Okay, class begins. Stand up.
生：Good morning, secretary.
师：Well, good morning everyone. Some please well, guys, how are you today?
生：Fine, fine.
师：Okay, good. Me, I'm a little bit anxious. Why? And as you can see, I was invited to be the editor of our school magazine. I have received many letters from students asking about friendships. I have to answer them, but I have you. You are the same age and I really need your perspectives. So will you help me?
生：Yes, okay. Thank you.
师：So these questions about friendships come down to two basic questions. Let's look at the first one. What qualities would your best friend have? Hmm, that's a very interesting question. Think about it. Any ideas? Okay, you please.
生：Uh, I think faithfulness is a good quality that my friend should have.
师：Why?
生：Uh, as far as I'm concerned, faithfulness is of great significance in keeping long - lasting bonds. It is a base of trust and deeper interaction, which enormously influences our emotions in the friendship. A faithful friend always makes us more relaxed and more optimistic.
师：Optimistic, okay. Good. Stop please. Anything else? You please.
生：Uh, I think the quality my friend should have is a sense of responsibility, yes, sense of responsibility.
师：Okay. Uh, because...
生：If he has a sense of responsibility, he will treat you seriously and take responsibility for everything he does. Not only is he strict with himself but also with you. So you can open your mind to contact with him and make progress with him together.
师：Amazing. Good. Anything else? Please.
生：I think creativity is important, yeah, creativity.
师：Why?
生：Because I can learn a lot of unique ways to solve problems in daily life from him, and I can have a better way to understand the knowledge I learn.
师：Hmm, good. So are you a creative person?
生：Uh, I think I'm less creative.
师：Oh, okay. Thank you. Anything else? Anybody else? Come on, guys. Have a try. Please.
生：Uh, I think he should have optimism. Optimism can make a person have a positive mind to face challenges. So he will never say give up, and he never thinks failure is a bad thing but always learns from it.
师：You mean we should always look on the bright side of things, right?
生：Yes.
师：Okay, good. Sit down please. Right, so let me take myself for example. I have a best friend.
生：Okay, who is he?
师：His name is Frank. As you can see, he's a police officer, a policeman. But he doesn't want his photo shown to the public, so I use a cartoon character. My friend Frank has a wide range of good qualities that a good friend should have. So let's check them out. What is this quality of Frank? Frank always saves his pocket money and donates it to charity, and he often devotes his time to helping the people in need. So what is this quality?
生：Generosity.
师：Yeah, generosity. Pay attention to the transcription. Okay, generosity. Read after me: generosity.
生：Generosity, generosity, generosity.
师：Pay attention to the stress. Okay, to the stress: generosity. So how to pronounce this word?
生：Curiosity, curiosity, curiosity, curiosity, curiosity.
师：Okay. Another question. What is the adjective form of generosity?
生：Generous.
师：Generous, right. How about curiosity?
生：Curious.
师：Very good. So we should pay attention to the phonetic transcriptions when we memorize a word. Okay, yes. So now, how to use “generosity” and “generous”? Let's take a look. Oh, sorry, fill in the blanks. Let's fill in the blanks. I am very appreciative of Frank's generosity ____ me. What about the next one? It is generous ____ him to donate his money to charity. What about the last one? He is generous ____ his time and money. Are you generous with your time and money? Maybe. Right, okay, good. So what about the second quality of Frank? What is like glass? Once broken, it will never be the same again.
生：Trust, yeah, amazing, trust.
师：Right, trust. So this word can be used as a verb and a noun. Okay, I can say “I totally trust you.” But how about as a noun? Frank and I, our friendship is founded on mutual trust. It took a very long time to earn each other's trust. So if he puts his trust in me, I will never let him down. So you should know the collocation of “trust”, okay? Right. So as Kobe said, “If you want to be trusted, be trustworthy.” So what does “trustworthy” mean? Yeah, let's look at this short paragraph, okay. So what is a friend like? Let's read it together, okay. My friend, begin.
生：My friend is a trustworthy business man. He has achieved many honors. He once uncovered a hidden operation, which turned out to be advantageous. His actions during the crisis were truly praiseworthy.
师：Anything similar in these red words?
生：Trustworthy, worthy, newsworthy, praiseworthy. Yeah, they all have “worthy”, right.
师：Okay, so what does “trustworthy” mean? So this word we can say it has two parts, right? “Trust” and “worthy”. The way to join two separate words to produce a single word is called compounding, and the word is called a compound. Okay, so this word has the meanings of two words. So it has the meaning of “trust” and also the meaning of “worthy”. So what does “worthy” mean?
生：Worthy means having the value, deserving.
师：Yeah, having the value, deserving. So “trustworthy” means being worthy of trust. Good. So like this picture, I think Frank is so trustworthy, so I could leave my keys to Frank without hesitation or without any concerns. Understand? He's a trustworthy person. Okay, good. So one day, I came up with a very great idea. I wonder what Frank thinks of me as a friend. So I asked him on WeChat. So this is what he answers. Now listen carefully.
生：Hi, my bro. You're always being honest, just saying what you want to say. You point out my wrongdoings for my good. You're always putting me above yourself, helping and supporting me selflessly because of your compassion, and being such a good listener. People feel drawn to you and look to you for advice. You're always dependable, and I can count on you. What a blessing for me.
师：So what qualities do I have?
生：Honest, self - less, dependable.
师：Okay, good. Don't worry if you don't know. That's alright. Please fill in the blanks. We will listen to it a second time, and this time, please fill in the blanks, okay.