friendship of american style 美式友谊

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1、FriendshipofAmericanStyle美式友谊　　美国人待人友善，但友善并不是真正的友谊。了解美国人如何看待友谊，能够帮助非美国人士避免误会，也能帮助他们以美国人的方式交朋友。　　SteveandYaserfirstmetintheirchemistryclassatanAmericanuniversity.YaserwasastudentfromJordan.HewasexcitedtogettoknowanAmerican.HewantedtolearnmoreaboutAmericanc

2、ulture.YaserhopedthatheandStevewouldbecomegoodfriends.　　Atfirst，Steveseemedveryfriendly.HealwaysgreetedYaserwarmlybeforeclass.SometimesheofferedtostudywithYaser.HeeveninvitedYasertohavelunchwithhim.Butafterthesemesterwasover，Steveseemedmoredistant.Thetwof

3、ormerclassmatesdidn’tseeeachotherverymuchatschool.OnedayYaserdecidedtocallSteve.Stevedidn’tseemveryinterestedintalkingtohim.YaserwashurtbySteve’schangeofattitude.“Stevesaidwewerefriends.”Yasercomplained.“AndIthoughtfriendswerefriendsforever.”　　Yaserisalit

4、tleconfused.HeisanoutsidertoAmericanculture.Hedoesn’tunderstandthewayAmericansviewfriendship.Americansusetheword“friend”inaverygeneralway.Theymaycallbothcasualacquaintancesandclosecompanions“friends”.Americanshaveschoolfriends，workfriends，sportsfriendsand

5、neighborhoodfriends.Thesefriendshipsarebasedoncommoninterests.Whenthesharedactivityends，thefriendshipmayfade.NowSteveandYaserarenolongerclassmates，theirfriendshiphaschanged.　　Insomeculturesfriendshipmeansastronglife-longbondbetweentwopeople.Intheseculture

6、sfriendshipsdevelopslowly，sincetheyarebuilttolast.Americansocietyisoneofrapidchange.StudiesshowthatoneoutoffiveAmericanfamiliesmoveseveryyear.Americanfriendshipsdevelopquickly，andtheymaychangejustasquickly.　　PeoplefromtheUnitedStatesmayatfirstseemfriendly

7、.Americansoftenchateasilywithstrangers.Theyexchangeinformationabouttheirfamilies，hobbiesandwork.Theymaysmilewarmlyandsay，“Haveaniceday”or“Seeyoulater”.Schoolmatesmaysay，“Let’sgettogethersometime.”ButAmericanfriendlinessisnotalwaysanofferoftruefriendship.　

8、　AfteranexperiencelikeYaser’s，outsidersmayconsiderAmericanstobefickle.LearninghowAmericansviewfriendshipcanhelpnon-Americansavoidmisunderstanding.ItcanalsohelpthemmakefriendstheAmericanway.　　Hereareafewtipsonmakingf