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By May 2021, my5 decided it was time to take me away from London for a week of fishing in northeast Scotland. This meant days of tangled lines, grey skies, wind, rain, and mud. For years, they had dragged me along on fishing trips until I was6 enough to resist (抵制). Fishing always felt like a7 to me because I just couldn't do it. I wanted to be inside, lying on the sofa, reading a book8 out in the cold and wet.

But this time was9. I found myself immersed in the gentle rhythm (节奏) of casting the line and watching the fly (钓饵) move through the air. There were walks through the forest to pools, a cup of coffee here and there, breaking for lunch and being10. I was with my family instead of fighting against them,11 the days to last longer.

On that final morning, after a week of fishing, I finally caught my first salmon. I found myself close to12 . Catching that fish made me realize I had control over the way I felt. I have something now that gives me hope when life is at its most13 .That small, shining salmon14 all of this.

I still go fishing to this day. I also read, write, run, cook, swim, talk, and laugh-but fishing is the thing that absorbs (吸引) me most completely. In searching for silence, fishing is my perfect15.

However, once the strangeness becomes a thought of the past, it becomes much easier to talk to potential new friends. Overcome the shyness of meeting new people and be yourself. Start out with a simple conversation like "Hello, I like your coat" or a discussion about the weather. Those icebreakers will give you the time to feel comfortable and help you open the floor for future conversations.

It can be attending a book club or maybe just enjoying a cup of coffee. Making new friendships means learning about someone and sharing stories about each other's life. Think of your new friendship as a plant. In order to grow, you have to water it and provide it with sunlight. If you want to make new friends, you have to be willing to make the effort. Keep in mind that some people are more outing than others and it's okay to be reserved (矜持). But it's necessary to make use of opportunities to develop your newly-found friendship.

One thing to be cautious about, when you meet new people, is to be always genuine (真诚的). If you don't like fishing or running, then don't pretend that you do just so someone will be friends with you. Find people that share common interests and goals and build your friendship. Then you'll find it's much easier to keep friendships.

A. Friendships are quite similar.

B. Friendships are great support systems.

C. In most cases, you are your biggest road block.

D. Be true to yourself and don't be someone that you are not.

E. However, making new friends is much easier said than done.

F. Building new friendships means spending quality time together.

G. Then find a common ground and build your friendship around that.

All oral arguments at the Supreme Court begin the same way: "Mr. Chief Justice, and may it please the court." You can listen to the recording of RBG speaking these words, how at first they came out a little shakily. It was her first time arguing before the court.

To relieve the sickness in her stomach, she had memorized the opening sentence. She told the justices about Sharron Frontiero, an air force soldier whose husband, Joseph, had been denied (拒绝) the same housing, medical, and dental benefits as other military spouses (配偶), simply because Sharron was a woman and Joseph was a man.

Fourteen months earlier, the court had ruled on the case of an Idaho woman denied the right to manage her dead son's estate (财产) because she was a woman. The justices said in the case of Reed v. Reed that the state couldn't naturally assume men were better equipped to handle (处理) an estate than women. But they had left unsolved the broader question of whether discriminating on the basis of sex was almost always unconstitutional. RBG took a deep breath and told the justices they had to finish the job they started.

The state law in Reed case and the federal one she challenged that day in Frontiero v. Richardson, RBG argued, drew on "the same stereotype (刻板印象). The man is or should be the independent partner in a married unit. The woman, in most cases, is dependent, protected from bread-winning experience."

Suddenly, she felt the ground steady under her. These men, the most important judges in the country, were her audience for the next ten minutes. RBG knew so much more about the case and the topic than they did. She had to teach them. She knew how to do that. RBG had been teaching law for almost a decade.