10. what are friends for？

　　jane meets her old friend， fred.

　　j： hi， fred！ how's everything？

　　f： not so good， i'm afraid. supporting a family is becoming more and more difficult these days.

　　j： what you say can't be more true. everything is so expensive. i can hardly make ends meet myself.

　　f： oh， really？ do you need any money？ what i have is not much， but i can loan you some.

　　j： i'm ok. thanks for being so thoughtful anyway.

　　f： what are friends for？