范文句型分析:
1.Friends are one of the most valuable assets that one can possess.
→Friends are among the most valuable assets one can possess.
  朋友是一个人所能拥有的最重要的财产之一
  解说：
a.本句中的that是关系代词，在所引导的定语从句中因作possess的宾语，故可省略
b.among prep.在……之中(用于三者或三者以上)
  between prep.在……之间(用于两者之间)
  例:Phil was among the peop1e in the audience.
     菲尔是观众群中的一位。
     The post office is between the bank and the bookstore
     邮局位于银行与书店之间。
c.asset n.资产.财产
  例:That man's assets include a company and several buildings.
     那个人的财产包括一个公司和数栋建筑物。
d.possess vt，拥有，持有
  例:Everything the family possessed was destroyed in the fire.
     那家人所拥有的每样东西都在这场火灾中付之一炬。

2.I am a very luc材person because I have many close friends.
  我是个非常幸运的人，因为我有许多要好的朋友。
  解说:
a.lucky  a.幸运的
  例:You're Iucky that the car didn't hit you.
     你很幸运，那辆车没有撞到你。
b.close  a.亲近的，交情好的
  be close to…与……很亲近
  例:Jim is very close to his mother.
      吉姆与他母亲很亲近。

3.They mean a lot to me.
→They are very important to me.
  他们对我而言非常重要.
  解说:
  mean a lot to sb  对某人很重要/很有意义
  mean nothing to sb 对某人一点都不重要/毫无意义
  例:Winning the award meant a lot to Alice.
     赢得那个奖对爱丽丝而言非常重要。
     Money means nothing to Daniel.
     钱对丹尼尔来说一点都不重要。

4.Whenever I feel down，they will try to cheer me up.
  每逢我感到沮丧时，他们总会设法逗我开心。
  解说:
a.down a.气馁的，沮丧的
 =depressed a.
  例:John has been feeling down for the past week because he didn't do well on the test.
      约翰过去一个星期以来一直很沮丧，因为他考试没考好。
b.cheer sb up  激励某人，使某人高兴起来
  cheer up  鼓舞.振作/高兴起来
  例:When he heard that his ex-girlfriend was coming to visit him，he cheered up.
     听到前女友要来看他时，他就振作起来了。

5.And when I am in trouble，they never fail to offer me help.
  我有麻烦时，他们一定会帮助我
  解说:
a.be in trouble 有麻烦，遭遇困难
  例:Mary is in trouble because she forgot to do her homework.
     玛丽有麻烦了，因为她忘了做功课。
b.never fail to V  总是会/一定会……
  例:He never fails to brush his teeth after every meal.
     饭后他一定会刷牙。

6.Even when I am happy, it makes me feel good to share my happiness with them.
  我快乐时，与他们分享我的快乐也会令我觉得很愉快。
  解说:
  share sth with sb  与人分享某事物
  例:The miser is reluctant to share his wealth with his relatives.
     那个守财奴不愿与他的亲戚们分享他的财富。

7.My teacher once said，“We are all social animals.”
  我的老师曾说:“我们都是群居的动物”
  social a. 群居的;社会的
  social animal  群居动物

8.How right he is!
  他说得真好!
  解说:
  本句为how引导的感叹句。感叹句多由how及what引导how是副词，之后接形容词或副词，句型为:
  How+adj.ladv.+S+V!  多么/真……!
  what则为限定词，之后接名词，句型为:
  What+N+S+V!   多么/真……!
  例:Now pleasant it is to meet you here!
     在这儿见到你真令人愉快!
     What an idiot that guy is!
     那家伙真是个白痴!

9.Can you imagine what life would be like without friends?
  你能想象没有朋友的人生会是什么样子吗?
  解说:
  imagine vt.想象
  例:Try to imagine a world with no war or conflict.
     试着想象没有战争或冲突的世界会是什么样子。

10.It would be boring beyond words.
   那将会无聊得难以形容。
a.boring   a.令人厌烦的，无聊的
b.beyond words  非笔墨/言语所能形容
  例:When he heard what had happened, his anger was beyond words.
     听到所发生的事时，他的怒气实非言语所能形容。

11.However, there is one thing I have to say.
 →There is one thing I have to say, though.
    不过，有件事我得声明.
  解说:
  though  adv:不过，然而&conj.尽管，虽然
  注意:
  though通常作副词连接词，表“虽然”，引导状语从句，换言之，though之后紧接主语及动词，形成状语从句，修饰主句。但though亦可作副词，表“然而” .等于however，使用时，通常置于句 尾，though之前要置逗号
  例:She isn't that smart；she is very hardworking，though.
     她没那么聪明;然而，她却很努力。
     Though Dave wanted to come for a visit，he didn't have time to do so.
     虽然戴夫想来，但他抽不出时间。

12.I choose my friends with great care.
 →I choose my friends very carefully.
     我择友非常谨慎小心。
  解说:
  Choose vt.挑选，选择
  三态为:choose chose chosen
  例:You should take your time when choosing a place to live.
      选择居住的地方时，你应该慢慢来。

13.This is because bosom friends are hard to find while fair-weather friends can be found by the dozens.
   这是因为酒肉朋友易得而知心朋友难觅啊。
   解说:
a.bosom  a.知心的，亲密的
  bosom friend  知心朋友，知己
b.fair-weather  a.好天气的
  fair-weather friend  酒肉朋友;可同甘而不能共苦的朋友
c.by the dozen(s)  数以打计，很多(本文中不按字译以求通顺)
  例:Trees were knocked down by the dozen during the typhoon.
     台风天气期间，很多树都被吹倒了。