My Best Friend-我最好的朋友
As I am now eighteen years of age,I have a great many friends. But one of them I like much better than any other. I became acquainted with him when I began to go to school. Since then he and I have been living together for ten years.
He is a man of a sweet and soft temper, but looks grave and solemn. He sometimes appears very old and sometimes very young and bright, but he is always clever, active, and alert. He is liked by all who know him.
He is a learned man. He knows everything and studies nearly all the languages spoken by mankind. Moreover, his memory is extremely remarkable. He remembers whatever has happened in the world. He is also a great teacher. He has taught millions upon millions of young men. Therefore he has been and is known to everybody.
He is my best teacher as well as my best friend. At first he taught me Chinese. When I was fifteen years of age, he began to teach me English and some sciences. This year he not only teaches me the languages mentioned above, but also teaches me a new language called French.
He is a patient man. Stupid as I am, he is never tired of teaching me. He continues to teach me until I am perfectly familiar with my lessons. But there is one thing which you may be surprised to know. Though I have lived with him a long time, I have never heard his voice. Whenever I ask him questions, he never answers them with his mouth, but shows me the answers on his face.
He is not only my best friend, but the best friend of many others. Therefore his name is widely known. I am sure you also know my best friend’s name and love him very much. Do you want me to write out his name? His name is B-O-O-K.