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Welcome to Spotlight.
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I'm Liz Waid.
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And I'm Colin Lowther.
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Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting.
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It is easier for people to understand no matter where in the world they live.
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Do you recognize this song from a television program?
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The program ended in 2004.
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But it is still one of the most popular programs around the world.
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It is the 26th most popular English language program on earth.
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In India and Pakistan, it is still the third most popular English language program.
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It is from the television program, Friends.
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This show is about the lives of six people.
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Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey and Phoebe.
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They are all friends who live in New York.
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They are always together.
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They drink coffee, eat meals,
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watch television, and do other things.
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Each character has a job.
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Each character has a family.
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But the important relationships in this show are the friendships.
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This is why the show is called Friends.
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Life can be like this program.
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When a person moves away from their family,
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their friends can become the most important relationships they have.
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Or this can happen because of a bad relationship with a parent.
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Or maybe a person's family has died.
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These situations can make people look for new relationships.
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Today's Spotlight is on when friends become family.
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A program like Friends has all the things that people want in relationships.
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People want to feel close to the people they love.
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They want to be able to talk about anything.
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They want to know people for many years.
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Sometimes even a lifetime.
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People want things to be easy.
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They want to be able to call a friend without planning and talk or eat a meal together.
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Deborah Tannen is a teacher at Georgetown University.
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In 2016, she was writing a book about friendship.
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She talked to many people.
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She was surprised at how many people said that their best friends were like family.
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They shared stories and experiences with each other.
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They shared meals.
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One man said that he did not really enjoy spending time with his friend,
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but that he had to because the man was like family.
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Tannen understood that many of these people felt close to a person in some way.
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A way that felt comfortable.
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Tannen thought about her own friend, Carl.
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She recognized how he had many of the things she wanted in a friend.
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She wrote, If I am angry or sad about something, I call him.
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I trust his judgment, though I might not always follow his advice.
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And most of all, there is comfort.
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I feel completely comfortable in his home.
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When I am around him,
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I can be completely myself.
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I do not have to worry." Friends that make us feel at home are wonderful.
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But everyone knows that friendships are not always easy.
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When on a program like Friends,
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people fight with each other.
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Tannen writes, Just as with families,
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friends who are like family can bring happiness, but also pain.
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The comfort of a close relationship can sometimes change and make you feel trapped.
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The closer the connection, the greater the power to hurt.
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Your friend may disappoint you or make you sad.
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The people who understand us are people who have experienced what we have experienced.
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This is why sometimes friends become like family.
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Imagine two people serving together in a war.
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Thomas Brennan served in the United States military.
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He fought in wars both in Iraq and and Afghanistan.
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He told the New York Times that,
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I feel pride in my country.
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I have seen things that made me sometimes regret my service.
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But I felt a calling to serve.
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In my case, it was because of the attacks of 9-11.
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I have learned that I will always belong to a brotherhood until I die.
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The military are my family." The strong feelings for the people you fight with exist in militaries all around the world.
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In fact, it can be difficult for people who have served in war to make new friends.
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They are joined to other soldiers by very difficult situations.
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When they return home, they do not have the same people around them.
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Their family does not understand what they experienced.
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They can feel lonely.
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People who serve in the military sometimes need help connecting to new people when they finish their military service.
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It is not just war that connects people.
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Neha Ashtikar moved from Mumbai, India, to Paris, France.
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She only knew one person and was very lonely.
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In India, she talked to her mother every day.
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She missed this.
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It took time, but eventually her friends filled this need for her.
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Ashtikar told the website Hello Giggles,
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My friends are my family in Paris.
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Not only have they helped me through rough times,
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they have also shaped my personality in so many ways.
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My parents and friends back home are definitely supportive.
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But physical presence changes everything.
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Ashtikar's friends helped her find a place to live.
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They help her with other problems.
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They celebrate holidays together.
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And when she misses India,
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they help cheer her up.
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She says, If you are with the right people,
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your friends can lift you up and give you courage to survive any problem.
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It may relate to living in a different country or just being a human.
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They will be proud of you when you earn an achievement.
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They will teach you to love yourself.
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They will get mad at you when you are wrong.
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They will prevent you from making bad choices.
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Your friends will fill the hole and be your family.
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But can your friends replace your family?
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It is difficult to know.
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Sometimes important relationships form between family members.
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Sometimes they happen between friends.
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We all need people in our lives who accept us for who we are.
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We all need people who will help us to grow and change.
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For many people, this is a family of friends.
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What do you think?
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Do you have a friend who is so close that you think of them as family?
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Do you have a person in your family that you would call your best friend?
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Tell us about them.
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You can leave a comment on our website.
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Or email us at radio at radioenglish dot net.
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You can also comment on Facebook at facebook.com slash spotlight radio.
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The writer of this program was Adam Navis.
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The producer was Michio Ozaki.
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The voices you heard were from the United States and the United Kingdom.
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All quotes were adapted for this program and voiced by Spotlight.
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You can listen to this program again and read it on the internet at www.radioenglish.net.
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This program is called, Forming a Family, Friends as Family.
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Look for our listening app in the Google Play Store and in iTunes.
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We hope you can join us again for the next Spotlight program.
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Goodbye.
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语法与语境中的表达
在这个视频中，演讲者使用了几种重要的语法结构和表达方式，这些都是学习英语口语时的关键要素：
- 使用过去时态：例如，“The program ended in 2004”（这个节目在2004年结束）。了解过去时态的使用有助于您在讲述自己的经历时更加流利。
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常见发音陷阱
在视频中，有些单词和短语的发音可能会对学习者构成挑战，特别是在快速对话时。以下是一些需要注意的发音点：
- 单词“friends”（朋友）：注意音节的清晰发音和连读。
- 短语“feel close to”（感到亲近）：确保“close”发音的正确性，以避免混淆。
- 名字“Carl”的发音，确保清晰，尤其是在快速对话中。
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