ZhangDongismybestfriend.Heenteredourclasslastsemester.Heisaboy.BothofusaregoodatEnglish,soweoftenhaveachatinEnglishinoursparetime.Afterschool,weoftenplayfootballtogetherontheplayground.HerunssofastthatIcannotcatchupwithhim.Heisanexcellentstudent.Henotonlygetsgoodmarksinallsubjectsbutalsoisverykindandmodest.Helovespopularsongsandalsoclassicalmusic.
Therearethreepeopleinhisfamilyandheistheonlychild.HisfatherisadoctorandhismotherisaBeijingOperaactress.ThoughZhangDong＇sfamilyiswealthy,heisusuallysimplydressed.Hehasadreamwhichistobealawyer.
Suchismyfriend,acleverandkindboy.Heishighlypraisedbytheteachersandstudents.
译文：
张东是我最好的朋友。他是上学期来我们班的，他是个男孩。我们两个人都擅长英语，因此我们经常在课余时间用英语聊天。放学后，我们经常在操场上踢足球。他跑得特别快，我追不上他。他是个优秀的`学生，他不但各科功课好而且很友善、谦虚。他喜欢流行音乐，也喜欢古典音乐。
他家有三口人，他是独生子。父亲是个医生，母亲是个京剧演员。尽管张东家境比较富裕，但是他的穿着却十分朴素。他有一个梦想，就是将来当个律师。
这就是我的朋友，一个聪明、友好的男孩。老师和同学们都喜欢他。
DearMrGreen,
TherewillbealectureonabriefhistoryoftheEmperorPalacegivenbyprofessorRamfromthepalacemuseuminthechildren'spalaceat3:00tomorrowafternoon.Ifyouareinterestedinthelecture,plsgettothechildren'spalacebefore3o'clock.Thechildren'spalaceisnotfarfromyourhotel.Youmaywalkthere.Itwilltakeyouonlyafewminutes.Whenyougooutofthehotel,turnleftandwalkdownthestreetuntilyoucometoatrafficlight.Takearightturnthere,walktwocrossingsandyouwillseeapostofficeonyourright.Thechildren'spalaceisnexttoit.Seeyoutomorrowafternoon.
Asthesayinggoes,“Afriendinneedisafriendindeed”.Friendsplayaveryessentialroleinourdailylife.However,howtomakegoodsfriendsisaproblemformostofus.Asforme,Ihavethreeprinciplestochoosefriends.
Inthefirstplace,goodfriendsshouldhavetheirownprinciples.Weshouldtakeintoaccountthefactthatpeoplewhoinsistontheirprincipleshavehighquality.Therefore,itisworthmakingfriendswiththem.
Then,Iwanttopointoutthatgoodfriendsshouldbefulloftrust.Thiskindofpersonhasapureheart,sowecancommunicatewitheachotherbyheart.
Finally,activefriendsarejustlikebeautifulsunshine.Theycanlightupourbluemood,driveawaythedarkcloudsandgiveuscourage.
Friendswhohaveabovethreecharacteristicswillbegreatwealthforus.