美文欣賞Cherishyourfriends(課程Unit1Friendship)

Cherishyourfriends！Inkindergarten,yourideaofagoodfriendwasthepersonwholetyouhavetheredcrayonwhenallthatwasleftwastheuglyblackone.Infirstgrade,yourideaofagoodfriendwasthepersonwhowenttothebathroomwithyouandheldyourhandasyouwalkedthroughthescaryhalls.Insecondgrade,yourideaofagoodfriendwasthepersonwhohelpedyoustanduptotheclassbully.Inthirdgrade,yourideaofagoodfriendwasthepersonwhosharedtheirlunchwithyouwhenyouforgotyoursonthebus.Infourthgrade,yourideaofafriendwasthepersonwhowaswillingtoswitchsquaredancingpartnersingymsoyouwouldn'thavetobestuckwithNastyNickyorSmellySusan.Infifthgrade,yourideaofafriendwasthepersonwhosavedaseatonthebackofthebusforyou.Insixthgrade,yourideaofafriendwasthepersonwhowentuptoNickyorSusan,yournewcrush,andaskedthemtodancewithyou,sothatiftheysaid"no",youwouldn'thavetobeembarrassed.Inseventhgrade,yourideaofafriendwasthepersonwhohelpedyoutostudythesocialstudieshomeworkfromthenightbeforethatyouhad.Ineighthgrade,yourideaofafriendwasthepersonwhohelpedyoupackupyourfluffytoysandoldbaseballcardssothatyourroomwouldbea"highscholar’s"room,butdidn'tlaughatyouwhenyoufinishedandbrokeoutintotears.Inninthgrade,yourideaofafriendwasthepersonwhowenttothatpartythrownbyaseniorsoyouwouldn'twindupbeingtheonlyfreshmanthere.Intenthgrade,yourideaofafriendwasthepersonwhochangedtheirschedulesoyouwouldhavesomeonetositwithatlunch.Ineleventhgrade,yourideaofafriendwasthepersonwhogaveyouridesintheirnewcar,convincedyourparentsthatyoushouldn'tbegrounded,consoledyouwhenyoubrokeupwithNickorSusan,andfoundyouhadadatetotheprom.Intwelfthgrade,yourideaofafriendwasthepersonwhohelpedyoupickoutacollege/university,assuredyouthatyouwouldgetintothatcollege/universityandhelpedyoudealwithyourparentswhowerehavingahardtimeadjustingtotheideaoflettingyougo.Atgraduation,yourideaofafriendwasthepersonwhowascryingontheinsidebutmanagedthebiggestsmileonecouldgiveastheycongratulatedyou.Thesummeraftertwelfthgrade,yourideaofafriendwasthepersonwhohelpfulyoucleanupthebottlesfromthatparty;helpedyousneakoutofthehousewhenyoujustcouldn'tdealwithyourparents;assuredyouthatnowthatyouandNickoryouandSusanwerebacktogether,youcouldmakeitthroughanything;helpedyoupackupforuniversityandjustsilentlyhuggedyouasyoulookedthroughblurryeyesat18yearsofmemoriesyouwereleavingbehind;andfinallyonthoselastdaysofchildhood,wentoutoftheirwaytogiveyoureassurancethatyouwouldmakeitincollegeaswellasyouhadthesepast18years;andmostimportantlysentyouofftocollegeknowingyouwereloved.Now,yourideaofafriendisstillthepersonwhogivesyouthebetterofthetwochoices,holdsyourhandwhenyou'rescared,helpsyoufightoffthosewhotrytotakeadvantageofyou,thinksofyouattimeswhenyouarenotthere,remindsyouofwhatyouhaveforgotten,helpsyouputthepastbehindyoubutunderstandswhenyouneedtoholdontoitalittlelonger,stayswithyousothatyouhaveconfidence,goesoutoftheirwaytomaketimeforyou,helpsyouclearupyourmistakes,helpsyoudealwithpressurefromothers,smilesforyouwhentheyaresad,helpsyoubecomeabetterperson,andmostimportantlylovesyou!Thankyouforbeingafriend.Nomatterwherewegoorwhowebecome,neverforgetwhohelpedusgetthere.珍惜你年輕時的朋友！幼兒園時，好朋友是當(dāng)你的手中只剩一支丑陋的黑蠟筆時給你紅蠟筆的人。一年級時，好朋友是陪你一起去廁所、牽著你的手陪你穿過令人恐怖的走廊的人。二年級時，好朋友是幫助你勇敢地抵抗班上那些欺凌弱小同學(xué)的人。三年級時，好朋友是當(dāng)你將午餐遺忘在公車上時與你分享午餐的人。四年級時，好朋友是那個在體育館內(nèi)跳方塊舞時與你交換舞伴，讓你不必與討厭的尼克或者蘇姍跳舞的人。五年級時，好朋友是在公車后面為你占座的人。六年級時，好朋友是那個走到你喜歡的尼克或蘇珊面前，邀請他們與你共舞，即使他們拒絕，也不會讓你感到尷尬的人。七年級時，好朋友是在你需要交社會學(xué)科家庭作業(yè)的前一天晚上，幫你補習(xí)功課的人。八年級時，好朋友是幫你整理塞滿了玩具動物和過期棒球票的房間，讓它成為標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的"中學(xué)生宿舍"，而后當(dāng)你感激得流下眼淚也不會嘲笑你的人。九年級時，好朋友是陪你一起參加高年級同學(xué)舉辦的派對讓你不會因陌生人而感到緊張的人。十年級時，好朋友是改變原來的計劃留下來與你共進午餐的人。十一年級時，好朋友是開著新車帶你兜風(fēng)，說服你的父母信任你，當(dāng)你與尼克與蘇珊分手時安慰你并在舞會上給你介紹朋友的人。十二年級時，好朋友是幫你挑選大學(xué)，讓你相信自己能考上大學(xué)，當(dāng)你即將離開父母，幫助他們調(diào)整心態(tài)，接受你即將遠行的人。畢業(yè)時，好朋友是掩飾內(nèi)心的痛苦，卻努力綻放出最燦爛的笑容向你表示祝賀的人。畢業(yè)那年暑假，好朋友是在派對過后幫你收拾干凈所有的瓶子，當(dāng)你與父母鬧別扭時幫你偷偷溜出去，保證你和尼克或蘇珊重歸于好并度過一切難關(guān)，幫助你打點上大學(xué)的行裝，靜靜地擁抱你與你一同含淚回首過去18年的童年時光，并不斷鼓勵你給你信心，讓你相信自己能在大學(xué)校園里活得如同過去的18