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学生英语演讲稿

　　Asweallknow,afriendinneedisafriend

　　indeed.Aharmoniousfriendshipisasnecessaryastheairaround

　　us.Friendsbringthedistancebetweenpeople

　　nearer.Friendsencourageustocheerupwhenwefacefailureor

　　distress.Allinall,friendshipisanindispensablepartofour

　　life.

　　Owingtotheimportanceofharmoniousrelationships,weshouldthinkabouthowwecandotoimproveour

　　friendships.Ithinkthatthequalityofgenerosityiswhatgoodfriends

　　need.Whatelse?

　　Smiles,likefood,canbringwarmthto

　　others.Thereasonwhysmileshavesuchalargeeffectisthattheydemonstrateour

　　friendliness.

　　Whenyouaresoangrythatyouareoutofcontrol,pleasecalmdownanddon’tletyourangerdoany

　　harm.

　　Weallknowastorysimilarto

　　this:

TwoMenanda

　　Bear.Intheforest,whenabearattackedthem,thethinnermanquicklyclimbeduptothetopofatreeandforgothispromisetothefatterguy,whocouldnotclimbthetree,abouthelpingeachotherwhenin

　　danger.Luckily,thefattermansaved

　　himself.Thefattermatwasverydisappointed,andwhentheygottogetheragain,hesaidtothethinnerman,"Youarenotmyreal

　　friend.Onlyafriendinneedisafriendindeed".Thisisaveryfamiliar

　　story.Itillustratestouswhatafriendshouldbe

　　like.Itis,however,justa

　　story.

　　Iwouldliketotellyousomethingaboutmyself,mytruefeel-

　　ings.WhenIwasinSeniorOne,Ihadgreatdifficultyinlearningscience

　　subjects.Iwasunabletounderstandtheteacherand1couldnotdotheexercisesorthe

　　homework.IbelievedthatIwasstupidandcouldnotlearn

　　anything.Theskywasgrayandthegrasswasyellowthose

　　days.Everythingwasamessinmy

　　brain.Myclassmate,agoodstudent,whomIonlyconsideredasoneoftheclassmatesbefore,cametomewitha

　　smile.ShetoldmethatifIneededhelp,shewouldliketohelp

　　me.Asshewasalsoverybusywithherstudies,Iaskedmyself,"Couldshehelpme?

　　"Sev-eraldayslater,Iknewthe

　　answer.Yes,she

　　could.Shedidasmuchasshe

　　could.Shemadetimeeverydaytohelpmesolvetheproblemsandshowedmemanygoodwaystostudy

　　science.Herpatienceandearnestnaturetouchedme

　　deeply.Iworkedveryhardandmyprogresswasreflectedinmyexamination

　　result.Iappreciatedherhelpverymuchandwantedtothank

　　her.WhenIlookedather,onceagainshesmiledatmewithanencouragingandcongratulatory

　　look.AtthatmomentIunderstoodthatatruefriendshouldbelike

　　this.Nowadays,itseemsthattherearemanywaysofexpressing

　　friendship.Ourlivesaregenerally

　　better.Peoplenowhavemoretimetoconsiderandbemoreconcernedabouttheir

　　lives.Money,whichisconsideredbymanytobeofprimeimportance,makesitdifficulttofindtrue

　　friendship.Isfriendshiponlygreetingeachotheronmeeting?

　　Isfriendshiponlydrinkingandeatingtogether?

　　Isfriendshiponlylendingmoneytoeachother?

　　No,afriendShouldbeapersonyoutrustand

　　understand.Afriendshouldbeapersonwhotasteshappinessandbitternesswith

　　you.Afriendshouldbeapersonwhocangiveyouconfidenceand

　　encouragement.

　　Thougheverythinghaschanged,andfriendshiphasscoresofdefinitions,Istillbelieve,andIwillbelieveforeverthat"AFriendinNeedisaFriendIndeed".

　　Iamlosingfriendsleftandright,well,actually,only

　　left.Somefriendships,however,havebeenstrengthenedduringthis

　　election.

　　WhenIwas6,Ilearneda

　　song:

"Makenewfriends,butkeeptheold,oneissilverandtheother's

　　gold."

　　Evenasachild,Iwasabornraconteur,soIalwayshadlotsof

　　friends.But,bythetimeIgottofourthgrade,Iwasalreadygettingintopolitical

　　brawls.Earlyon,Ibeganlivingmypoliticallyactivemother'sjoke,"Myname,itopenssomedoorsandcloses

　　others."

　　IlearnedtotoneitdownabitbythetimeIgotto

　　college.

　　Asatheatermajor,itwasfuninanactingclassoneday,whenweeachhadtopretendtobeanother

　　student.Ichosetomimicabeautifulpetitegirlwithlongdark

　　hair.Shewasmypolaropposite,thisformercheerleader-turned-hippie-princessnamed

　　Michelle.Shegotakickoutofmyimpressionof

　　her.Ithoughtitwascoolthatshecouldlaughat

　　herself.Webeganafriendshipthathasbroughtustothepresent

　　day.

　　Yetwewerealways

　　opposites.IamRomanCatholic,sheis

　　Jewish.Iamtall,sheis

　　short.Onerainyafternoononcampus,Michelleinsistedoncarryingtheumbrellaforbothofus,（Idon'tthinkIstoodupstraightuntilthenextday!

）

　　Backthen,shewasaspassionateaDemocratasIwasa

　　Republican.However,myfriendandIstillhadsomethingincommonthatwasmoreimportantthanallthe

　　differences.Wesharedthesamevaluesandtheyshowedupinadozenlittle

　　ways.Thatiswhywearefriendsalmost30years

　　later.Furthermore,shehadbeenmovinginmydirectionpoliticallybefore,but

　　Sept.11,20xx,broughtustoanewlevelof

　　communication.Wehavebondedevenmoreduringthis

　　election.

　　Sadly,Ialsohavere-evaluatedsomeotherfriendshipsastensionsincreasedduetotheKerry-Edwards

　　demagoguery.ThisisthefirsttimeinmemorythatI'veevenbeenappalledbybothspousesoftheDemocratic

　　ticket.IratherlikedTipperGoreandHadassa

　　Lieberman.Ithoughttheywere

　　sweet.Andthat'sthewayIusedtofeelaboutmyliberal

　　pals.But,nowaTeresaHeinz-Kerry-likeirrationality/ElizabethEdwardssnottyinnuendohasinfectedsomeofthem--anditmakesthemunpleasanttobe

　　around.

　　Thiselectionmayleavethosefriendshipsinits

　　wake.TheoutlookisdefinitelynotgoodfortheirChristmascard

　　inclusion.

　　Sept.11,Iraq,thedemonizationofIsraelbyKerry'sEuropeanfans,thebeheadings--allofthelatterjustdoesn'tseemtochangethe'90smentalityofthoseIknowwhoarevotingfortheDemocraticParty

　　ticket.LikeKerry,theystillseemtoconsidertheUnitedStates'life-and-deathstrugglea

　　nuisance.Theseliberalfriendsofminearecertainlynotbadpeople,butdeepdown,theystilldon'tgetthatweareatwarwithagreaterevilthananyofushasever

　　known.Combinedwiththeextremismculturallyontheleft,thesepeoplearebecomingmorethananuisance

　　themselves.

　　Thesoberingfactisthatthesefriendshipsarejusttootaxing（inbothsensesofthatword）.Thoserelationshipshavebecomelikeoldpromdressesinthattheyjustdon'tfit

　　anymore.Therecomesapointwheresomeassociationscanbecomeafirehazardinone's

　　closet.Itmaybetimetodospringcleaning,eveniftheseasonis

　　autumn.

　　Sure,friendscan'tagreeoneverything,noraretheysupposedtobutthoughImaythinksomeone'saniceperson,fun,

　　etc.,increasinglydeepdifferencesinourworldviewcan'tbeignoredinthesefrightening

　　times.

　　Threedecadeslater,Michelleisnolongertheshorter-than-meactresswhoinsistedoncarryingtheumbrellaaswewalkedtoclass,thoughsheisstillshorterthan

　　me.ButsheandIeasilywalktogetherunderanumbrellaofshared

　　concerns.AfewweeksagowesatsidebysideatamostmovingeventcelebratingJewishandChristiansupportofIsraelandeach

　　other.

　　Yet,westillliveverydifferent

　　lives.Mycollegefriendhasbeenmarriedfor25yearstotheloveofherlife,themotherofthreeandanexecutiveinanentertainment

　　corporation.Andmeanwhilehersinglefree-lancingwriter/actressfriend,evenafteralltheseyearsstilldoesimpressionsofheronlyinprint

　　now.Happily,othershavealsocomealongtobecomecomradesinarmsthis

　　election.Theyrepresentadiversityinlifestylethatwouldwarmanyliberal'sheart（althoughsaidliberalwouldn'twarmourhearts）.There'sGeniethestockbroker,Cathythecastingdirector,Robinthemomofoneofmyformeractingstudents,Sallythedaughterofoneofmymother'soldfriendsandmany

　　others.Theire-mailmessagesandcallsletmeknowthatthoughotherfriendshipsmaywitherduringthiselection,I'mhardly

　　alone.Theyallhaveapointofviewthatenablesustoskipto

　　shorthand.（"DidyoureadDrudge?

"

　　"Yep!

"）Allofthesewomenmakeupmyownpersonalnon-elitistversionof"TheView,TheConservative

　　Cut."

　　Yes,nowthoseoldchildren'slyricsresonatewithanewmeaningin"Makenewfriends,butkeeptheold,oneissilverandtheotheris

　　gold."

　　Regretfully,withoutsharedvaluesevenafterthistumultuouselectionof20xx,somefriendshipsmayhaveturnedtoatinthatringshollowintheseperilous

　　times.

　　Bytheway,IrecentlychattedwithoneofthoseformerBrownieswhosangwithmesolongago,Sheisa"security

　　mom."

　　SheisvotingforGeorge

　　W.BushandshewilldefinitelybeincludedonmyChristmascard

　　list.

　　Ireceivedadevastatingblowtomyself-confidenceinthefirstinterviewofmycollege

　　years.IappliedtobeahostinourStudentActingTroupeandfeltconfidentthatIwouldbe

　　accepted.Butoneofthepanelmemberstold

　　me:

"Youseeminadequateandyouarealittlevertically-

　　challenged."

　　Mylifehasneverbeenthesame

　　since.Iusedbiggerheelstocomplementmyheightandpsychologicalmaneuversandtrickstohidemylackof

　　confidence.ButnomatterhowhardItriedtolookthepart,therewasstillsomething

　　missing.

　　AspresidentofEnglishClub,IorganizedtherehearsalofSnowWhiteforanEnglish

　　party.Unfortunately,wecouldnotfindanactortobethelast

　　dwarf.Ithadtobesomeonewhowashumorousbynatureandfluentin

　　English.Suddenly,alleyesturnedtome,andIknewIwouldhavetobethe

　　dwarf.Tomygreatsurpriseanddelight,onceo