题目内容：

How to support your friends when they are down

One of the greatest things about having friends is that they can be there for you when you’re feeling down. 1. Here’s how to be a good friend when you’re needed.

2. Therefore, you’ll be able to tell what your friend is upset about, and thus avoid awkwardly sitting with no idea what is going on or what to say. It will also give you an advantage because it’ll make it easier for you to know what are the right and wrong statements to make.

Be an active listener. When your friends pause and look to you for a response, repeat what they just said. 3.

Give your friend a hug, whether he or she shared anything with you or not. 4. You could also pat (轻拍) him or her gently on the shoulder or back.

Don’t use this as an opportunity to talk about yourself and your own problems. 5. There is nothing worse than one person adding to the woes (悲痛) by trying to out­compete with the other’s own woes. Drop it and be empathetic (同情的) in more constructive ways.

A.This is about your friend!

B.They can cheer you up, or even help you in a way.

C.Know the situation before you attempt to help your friend.

D.Don’t make your friend do anything he or she doesn’t want to.

E.Then tell them about some problems that have made you sad or angry.

F.But do it in your own words to show that you are really listening to him or her.

G.Sometimes, a friend just needs another friend’s touch to make him/her feel better.