Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

It Takes at Least 200 Hours to Make a Close Friendship, and More to Maintain It

Many of us worry that we don’t put in enough time to maintain close friendships. But how much is enough? Unfortunately, there’s no magic formula (公式) for how much time you need to spend on your friends to keep them. Each friendship and friend are unique and develops or ends depending on how we interact.

Forming a friendship in the first place takes a certain number of hours of being together. We need between 40 and 60 hours together for a person we know slightly to become a casual friend. In order to move from casual friends to close friends, we need to spend an additional 140 to 160 hours together for a total of about 200 hours.

However, deeper interactions can quicken that timeline. We can form a close bond in less than 200 hours with meaningful conversations. Contrarily, spending 200 hours together doesn’t necessarily mean a person will become a close friend. They have to want to be your friends. Some co-workers can spend 300 hours together and never become close friends.

When it comes to maintaining friendships, it’s not just the number of hours spent together, but what we do that matters. Engaging in passive activity with friends—like watching a TV series—is fun and enjoyable, but it doesn’t do as much to maintain friendship as having deep conversations, sharing feelings, and being a good listener. And routinely checking in with people we choose to connect with, through calls and texts or in person, helps maintain relationships and leads to higher scores of positive feelings, like happiness.

The key point is that sharing things about ourselves can lead to close friendships. Once that closeness is established, some ways to maintain closeness are supporting friends when things go wrong for them and celebrating their achievements.

The amount of time needed to form and maintain friendships varies, with deeper interactions quickening the process. It’s not just the number of hours spent together, but the quality and frequency of interaction that matters. Sharing personal experiences and supporting friends through ups and downs are key to maintaining close bonds. (51 words)

【导语】

这篇文章讨论了建立和维护友谊所需的时间，指出需要至少200小时才能发展成为亲密的朋友。尽管没有固定的时间公式，但深入的对话和情感分享可以加快友谊的建立。维持友谊不仅取决于相处时间，还包括深入交流、支持朋友、庆祝成就等积极行为。关键在于分享并保持真诚的互动，这有助于建立和巩固亲密友谊。

【详解】

1. 要点摘录

①Each friendship and friend are unique and develops or ends depending on how we interact.

②Forming a friendship in the first place takes a certain number of hours of being together.

③However, deeper interactions can quicken that timeline.

④When it comes to maintaining friendships, it’s not just the number of hours spent together, but what we do that matters. 

2. 缜密构思：将要点②③总说，将①④分说

3. 遣词造句

The amount of time needed to form and maintain friendships varies, with deeper interactions quickening the process.

It’s not just the number of hours spent together, but the quality and frequency of interaction that matters.

Sharing personal experiences and supporting friends through ups and downs are key to maintaining close bonds.

【点睛】

【高分句型1】The amount of time needed to form and maintain friendships varies, with deeper interactions quickening the process. (运了用with复合结构做状语。)

【高分句型2】Sharing personal experiences and supporting friends through ups and downs are key to maintaining close bonds. (运用了动名词做主语和宾语。)