该句使用倒装句式强调困难中真实情况。
When you are successful, friends recognize you; when you are in trouble, you recognize your friends. Only in times of hardship do you realize how few people are willing to give you a helping hand. Only in the poorest moments do you understand that even the best relationships cannot always withstand reality. Over the long course of life, you learn that while many can love you, few are willing to tolerate you. Therefore, the people you should cherish most in this world are three kinds: friends who help you in times of need, women willing to accompany you through hardship, and men who tolerate everything about you.
得意时，朋友认识了你；落难时，你认识了朋友。只有在落魄时才懂，愿拉你一把的人何其少。只有在最穷时才懂，再好的感情也难敌现实，只有在漫长生活里才懂，人人能爱你却少人愿忍你。所以，这世上你最要珍惜的是这三种人：雪中送炭的朋友、愿陪你走过贫苦的女人、样样都忍你的男人。