Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it 1 with patience(耐心). If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to 2 some action. You must first go where there are people. You won't make friends staying home 3.
Joining a club or group, talking to those who like the same things 4 you do is much easier. Or join someone 5 some activity. Many people are 6 when talking to new people. 7 all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown. And it's human nature to feel a bit 8 about the unknown. Most of fears (害怕) about dealing 9 new people come from doubts about 10. We imagine other people are 11 us — finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don't forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself 12 you are ,and try to put the other at ease (放松). You'll both feel more comfortable.
Try to act self-confident(自信) even 13 you don't feel that way when you 14 a room full of strangers. Walk tall and straight, look15 at other people and smile. If you see someone you'd like to 16, say something. Don't wait for 17 person to start a conversation.
Just meeting someone 18 does not mean that you'll make friends with that person. 19 is based on mutual(相互的) likings and "give and take". They take time and effort to develop. And there are things that keep a new friendship from20.
