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1、Unit26 FriendsBringHappiness Wesitaroundtheroughwoodentableinthesummercabinforaclassreunion.About15menandwomenwhohaveonethingincommon:weallwenttoelementaryschooltogether.Aclassmatesumsitup."What'smostimportantinlifeisfriendship.Idon'tknowwhatI'ddowitho
2、utmyfriends."Theroomfullofgrayhairapplaudsinagreement. Decadesofresearchhavedocumentedthatfriendshipisgoodforyourhealth.Peoplewithfriendshavelowerdeathrates.Theyrecoverfasterfromillness.Justwhyfriendshipisahealingforceisthefocusofmuchresearch.Asscientis
3、tstrytounraveltheDNAcodebookoflife,Ilookaroundthetableatmyclassmates. Thereareoldmemoriesofthegray-hairedmusicteacher.Thereareturningpointsofweddings,births,funerals.Laughterandgossip.Crisesofillness,despair,andloss.Atitsmostbasiclevel,friendshipisahuma
4、nconnectionthatinvolveaffectionandintimacy.Intheinnercircle,thereisacontinualsharingofthemostimportantdetailsofyourlife.Whomdoyouconfideinonaregularbasis?Whomcanyoucalluponifyouneedhelp?Whomdoyoucallifyouwantcelebrate?Theinnercircletodaymayincludespouses
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7、thoughwewerebornintoacertainbiologicalfamilyandhaveendedupwithadiversewebofkinship. Doctorswarnusalackoffriendscanbehazardoustohealth.Isolationandalienationareriskfactorsfordiseases.Researchwithmonkeysshowsthatadultfemaleshousedalonearetwiceaslikelytode
8、velopdiseasesofarteriesasanimalsthatliveinsmallgroups.Inastudyofpatientshospitalizedforheartattacks,38percentofthosewithoutsocialsupportnetworkdiedinthehospital,comparedwith11percentofthosewhohadsupport. Theexperienceofbe
