舉例如下：
1、A friend in need is a friend indeed.翻譯：患難見真交。
2、A friend in court is better than a penny in purse.翻譯：囊中有錢，不如朝中有友。
3、To preserve a friend three things are required: to honour him present, praise him absent, and assist him in his necessities.翻譯：維持友誼需要三點∶當面尊重他，背後讚揚他，需要時幫助他。
4、A bosom friend afar brings distant land near.翻譯：海內存知己，天涯若比鄰。
5、Friendship the older it grows the stronger it is.翻譯：友誼地久天長。
