1、英語沙龍短文How the Americans View Friendship美國人的友誼觀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 , 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面是在美國一所大學的化學課上。亞瑟是來自約旦的外 國留學生。他想更多地了解美國文化，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。有時他主動提出與亞瑟一起學習，甚至還邀請亞瑟 共

8、進午餐。但學期結束后，史蒂夫顯得比較冷淡了。這兩位先前的同班同學在學校不再經常見 面。有一天，亞long bond瑟決定給史蒂夫打個電話，可史蒂夫對與其交談似乎不太感興趣。史蒂夫態度 的改變讓亞瑟感到受了傷害。“史蒂夫說過我們是好朋友，”亞瑟抱怨說，“我本來以為是朋 友就永遠是朋友。”亞瑟有些不解。作為一個外國人，他不理解美國人對友誼的看 法。美國人對“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。當這些原來共同從事的活動不復存在時，友誼也可能隨之淡化。現在亞瑟 和史蒂夫不再是同學，所以他們的“友誼”已經發生了變化。在有些文化中，友誼意味著維系 兩個人的牢固的持續終生的紐帶。在這些文化中，友誼發展得很慢，因為人們是在建立持續終生 的感情。而美國社會是個快速變化的社會。有研究顯示，每年每五個美國家庭中就有一家遷 移。美國人的友誼建立得非常快，其變化也同樣快。從美國來的人給人的第一印象是很友好。美 國人常隨意與陌生人交談。然而美國人的友好并不總是真正友情的表示。來到美國才幾個月的 外國人在經歷了一次如同亞瑟這樣的經歷之后，可能會認為美國人易變。了解美國人對友誼的看法，有助于非美國人避免