英語(yǔ)沙龍短文HowtheAmericansViewFriendship美國(guó)人的友誼觀

1、英語(yǔ)沙龍短文How the Americans View Friendship美國(guó)人的友誼觀How the Americans View FriendshipSteve and Yaser first met in their chemistry class at an American university Yaserwas an international student from Jordon He wanted tolearn more about American culture andhoped that he and Steve would become good friends

2、 At first ，Steveseemed very friendly He always greeted Yaser warmly before classSometimes he offered to study with YaserHe1) even invited Yaser to eat lunch with him But after thesemesterwas over ，Steve seemed more distant The two former classmates didnt seeeach other very much at school One day Yas

3、er decided to callSteve Steve didnt seem very interested in talking to him Yaser washurt by Steves change of attitude “ Steve said we were friends ， ” Yaser complained ，“and I thought friends were friends for ever ” Yaser is a little confused Asforeigner ，he doesnt understandthe way American view fr

4、iendshipAmericans use the word “friend ” in avery2)general way They may call both casual acquaintances and close companions“friends ” These friendships are based on common interests When the sharedactivity ends，the 3)friendship may fade Nowas Steve and Yaser are no longer classmates， their “friendsh

5、ip ” has2. acquaintance , n.相識(shí) , 熟人changed In some cultures friendship means a strong life betweentwopeople In these cultures friendships develop slowly， since they arebuilt to lastAmerican society is one of rapid changeStudies showthat one out of five American families movesevery year American frie

6、ndships develop quickly， and they maychange just asquickly People from the United States may at first seem friendlyAmericans often chat easilywith strangers But American friendliness is not always an offer of true friendship After an experience like Yasers people whove been in this country for only

7、a few monthsmayconsider Americans to be fickle Learning how Americans view friendship can helpnon Americans avoid misunderstandings It can also help them make friends theAmerican way史蒂夫和亞瑟第一次見(jiàn)面是在美國(guó)一所大學(xué)的化學(xué)課上。亞瑟是來(lái)自約旦的外 國(guó)留學(xué)生。他想更多地了解美國(guó)文化，并希望能和史蒂夫成為好友。起初，史蒂夫顯得很 友好。上課前他總是熱情地與亞瑟打招呼。有時(shí)他主動(dòng)提出與亞瑟一起學(xué)習(xí)，甚至還邀請(qǐng)亞瑟 共

8、進(jìn)午餐。但學(xué)期結(jié)束后，史蒂夫顯得比較冷淡了。這兩位先前的同班同學(xué)在學(xué)校不再經(jīng)常見(jiàn) 面。有一天，亞long bond瑟決定給史蒂夫打個(gè)電話，可史蒂夫?qū)εc其交談似乎不太感興趣。史蒂夫態(tài)度 的改變讓亞瑟感到受了傷害。“史蒂夫說(shuō)過(guò)我們是好朋友，”亞瑟抱怨說(shuō)，“我本來(lái)以為是朋 友就永遠(yuǎn)是朋友?！眮喩行┎唤?。作為一個(gè)外國(guó)人，他不理解美國(guó)人對(duì)友誼的看 法。美國(guó)人對(duì)“朋友”一詞的使用非常廣泛。他們可能把一般的熟人和親密的伙伴 都稱之為“朋友”。這些友誼都是基于共同的興趣。當(dāng)這些原來(lái)共同從事的活動(dòng)不復(fù)存在時(shí)，友誼也可能隨之淡化?，F(xiàn)在亞瑟 和史蒂夫不再是同學(xué)，所以他們的“友誼”已經(jīng)發(fā)生了變化。在有些文化中，友誼意味著維系 兩個(gè)人的牢固的持續(xù)終生的紐帶。在這些文化中，友誼發(fā)展得很慢，因?yàn)槿藗兪窃诮⒊掷m(xù)終生 的感情。而美國(guó)社會(huì)是個(gè)快速變化的社會(huì)。有研究顯示，每年每五個(gè)美國(guó)家庭中就有一家遷 移。美國(guó)人的友誼建立得非?？欤渥兓餐瑯涌?。從美國(guó)來(lái)的人給人的第一印象是很友好。美 國(guó)人常隨意與陌生人交談。然而美國(guó)人的友好并不總是真正友情的表示。來(lái)到美國(guó)才幾個(gè)月的 外國(guó)人在經(jīng)歷了一次如同亞瑟這樣的經(jīng)歷之后，可能會(huì)認(rèn)為美國(guó)人易變。了解美國(guó)人對(duì)友誼的看法，有助于非美國(guó)人避免