英语演讲PPT――友情.ppt 11页

'Friendship汤明 Thetruefriendship,isaplantthatgrowsslowly Whatisafriend？Afriendisacupofhotteathatwestandatthewindowstoenjoythewinterfallingsnowwiththehandholding;afriendisanumbrellathatwewalkintheraininsummerwiththehandholding;afriendisthewinewerevelintheautumnwhispersinharvestseason. InmyeyesIthinkfriendshipisoneofthemostimportantpartsinmylife.Therearesomeofmyopinions.Firstly,whenweareintroubles,Wecanhelpeachother.Secondly,wecanshareourhappinesswiththem.Andthemostimportantly,ifwehavefriendsaroundus,wewouldnotfeellonelyandatthesametime,wecanlearnhowtogetonwellwithothers.Buttherearealsosomedisadvantages.Ifwefindwrongpersonstobeourfriends,wemaybeinfluenced.Andifwespendtoomuchtimemakingfriends,ourgradesmaygetworse.Inaword,friendsareimportantforus.Weshoulddealwithitcorrectly,andinthiswaywecanliveahappyandcolourfullife. DifferentfriendshipsinChinaandWestForChineseatruefriendshipenduresthroughoutlifechanges.Chinesearefriendseveniftheyhaven’tspokenfor20years.Ifyousharedsomethingatonetime,thenallyourlifeyouarefriends.Thisisthebestofguanxi(关系),theWideWebthatconnectsChinesethroughtimeandspace.So,wecansayChineseinventedtheInternetlongbeforeBillGateswasborn.InNorthAmerica,eventherelationshipinwhichpeoplefeelcloseandtelleachotherpersonalproblemsmaynotsurvivelifechangessuchasmovingtoanothercity,graduationfromauniversityormarriage.Ifthepeopledonotseeeachotherregularly,therelationshipislikelytodie. Chinesefriendsshare“thingsincommon”:atask,aclass,thehometown.Friendshipsareformedbypeoplewhoworkorgotoschooltogether.Youmayormaynotliketheperson,butifheorshecandosomethingforyoubecauseofhispositionorjob,youcanbefriends.ButinNorthAmerica,businessandfriendshiparekeptseparate.Thefriendshipsareusuallytiedtospecificactivities.Apersonmayhaveworkfriendsandleisure(休闲时)activityfriends.Alsofriendstendtohavesimilarfinancialcircumstances,becausefriendshipintheWestisbasedonequality. IntheWest,youcancertainlyaskafriendtodosomethingwithyou,butyourecognizethatyourfriendmaysayno,ifheorshegivesyouasreason.Youwouldnotexpectafriendtodropeverythingtorespondtoanon-urgentneedsuchasshopping.Norwouldyouexpectafriendtorecognizeandrespondtoyourwisheswithoutstatingthem.AfriendinChinaissomeonewhooffershelpwithoutwaitingtobeasked.Therearefewlimitstowhatyoucanexpectfromafriend.Youcanfeelfreetotellyourfriendwhatheorshecanorshoulddoorhelporpleaseyou. Goodfriendsarelikestars.Youdon’talwaysseethem,butyouknowtheyarealwaysthere. Friendships IpartmentisanChinesesitcomwhichpremieredonSMG.Ipartmentwas shot in Shanghai isheavilyattractiveespeciallywiththeyoungergeneration.FriendsisanAmericansitcomwhichpremieredonNBCin1994.TheseriesrevolvesaroundagroupoffriendsintheareaofManhattan,NewYorkCity,whooccasionallylivetogetherandsharelivingexpenses.Famoussitcomsaboutfriendships. THANKS'