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汤明Thetruefriendship,isaplantthatgrowsslowlyWhatisafriend？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.FriendshipsIpartmentisanChinesesitcomwhichpremieredonSMG.IpartmentwasshotinShanghaiisheavilyattractiveespeciallywiththeyoungergeneration.FriendsisanAmericansitcomwhichpremieredonNBCin1994.TheseriesrevolvesaroundagroupoffriendsintheareaofManhattan,NewYorkCity,whooccasionallylivetogetherandsharelivingexpenses.Famoussitcomsaboutfriendships.THANKS