I thought Gene would always stick by me, but when I got into trouble, he turned out to be a fair-weather friend.
A. fickle friend
B. stalwart companion
C. opportunist
A. fickle friend (người bạn hay thay đổi)
B. stalwart companion (người bạn đồng hành kiên cường)
C. opportunist (người cơ hội)
D. temporary ally (đồng minh tạm thời)
Giải thích: B
a fair-weather friend.: bạn xu thời (là những người chỉ gắn bó khi cuộc sống của bạn diễn ra tốt đẹp, nếu bạn rơi vào hoàn cảnh khó khăn, họ sẽ mất liên lạc) trái nghĩa với stalwart companion: người bạn đồng hành kiên cường.
Tạm dịch:
Tôi nghĩ Gene sẽ luôn ở bên cạnh tôi nhưng khi tôi gặp khó khăn, hóa ra anh ấy lại là một người bạn xu thời.
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