This is "a friend in need is a friend indeed."

这就是“患难见真情”。

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A friend in need is a friend indeed.

患难中的朋友，才是真正的朋友。

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A friend in need is a friend indeed!

一个朋友在需要的是真正的朋友！

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"Ireland is a friend in need and it is in our national interest that we should be prepared to help them at this difficult time, " he concluded.

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My personal rule was that a cop in need is a friend indeed, no matter how I felt about them personally.

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Sometimes the thing you need most of all is a friend to talk to in moments of triumph and defeat.

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