友谊也是托福写作中经常会考到的话题，下面我们来看一些关于友谊的语料
1.Sincere friendship is what every individual aspires after. 真诚的友谊是人人渴求的。
2. However, people differ greatly in their views as to whether or not true
friendship can withstand the test of competition.
然而，关于是否真正的友谊是否可以经受住竞争的考验，人们的观点各异。
3. As I see it，competition can be a promoter of friendship rather than a barrier for interpersonal relationship. 我认为，竞争可以促进友谊，而不是人际关系的阻碍。
4. As a proverb goes, excellent people usually appreciate each other. Hence, true friendship should be based on mutual respect and appreciation. 友谊是建立在互相尊敬和欣赏的基础之上的，所谓英雄相惜。
5. Only by means of competing with friends, can we find the personal strength of our friends, naturally, respect grows. After all, such is human nature to stick with elite people. 只有通过竞争， 我们才能发现朋友的优点，进而产生一种敬意，因为和优秀的人在一起也是人的一种本能。
6. This debate reminds me of a story. 这个争议是我想起来一个体育故事。
7. James and Paul are noted for their basketball talents and skills on the NBA court, during the basketball game, they compete with each other fiercely for the honor of respective team. However, competition never alienate their friendship, they are close friends in real life for the simple reason that they appreciate each other. 球星James 和 Paul 是一对好朋友，他们在比赛中互不相让，为了各自的团队荣誉而战，但是，在生活中他们是好友，他们因为彼此欣赏，才结为朋友，友谊没有因为竞争而淡化。
8. One's reaction in time of hardship or crisis, in the eyes of the vast majority of people, will be one of the most crucial criteria to evaluate friendship. 衡量友谊的一个很重要的标准就是朋友在患难或者危机时刻的表现。
9. From our life, we can find plenty of evidence to prove that many people are just good playmates, however, it is extremely hard for them to maintain friendship if personal interests are involved, especially when a person intentionally sell friends out. In this case, competition might make two people go from being best friends to bitter rivals. 生活中例证很多，很多人是玩耍的好伙伴，但是，一旦遇到竞争，尤其是涉及到个人利益的竞争，如果一方为自我的私利而做出有损于友谊的事情，这时，友谊很难维持。
10. What I want to rebut, however, is that those who do things for personal profit at another's expense in the hot competition are never trustworthy friends. 但是，我想反驳的是：为了个人的利益就可以在竞争中卖友求荣，损人利己的人，不值得结交。
