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Friendship in China and the West
中西方的友誼
Chinese expect friendships to be more lasting.
忠實(shí)友誼注重天長(zhǎng)地久
For Chinese a true friendship endures throughout life changes. Chinese are friends even if they haven't spoken for 20 years.
對(duì)于中國(guó)人而言，真正的友誼可以經(jīng)得住生活變故的考驗(yàn)。即使有20年都沒(méi)能說(shuō)話，那也是朋友。
If you shared something at one time, then all your life you are friends.
如果你曾經(jīng)和朋友們分享過(guò)快樂(lè)，那么你們會(huì)是一輩子的朋友。
This is the best of Guanxi, the Wide Web that connects Chinese through time and space.
這是一種最好的關(guān)系，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)讓中式友誼沒(méi)有時(shí)空的限制。
Chinese invented the Internet long before Bill Gates was born.
在比爾·蓋茨出生前，中國(guó)人就發(fā)明了網(wǎng)絡(luò)。
In North America, even the relationship in which people feel close and tell each other personal problems may not survive life changes such as moving to another city, graduation from a university, a change in economic circumstances, or marriage.
在北美，即使之前關(guān)系親密無(wú)間的朋友，也可能會(huì)因?yàn)榘峒业搅硪粋€(gè)城市，從大學(xué)畢業(yè)，家庭經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況發(fā)生變化，或者是結(jié)婚而終止了友誼。
If the people do not see each other regularly, the relationship is likely to die.
如果人們不能經(jīng)常看到對(duì)方，那么朋友關(guān)系也可能會(huì)消失。
Different foundations for friendships Chinese friends share "things in common": a task, a class, the hometown.
友誼的建立有不同的基礎(chǔ)，其中的共同點(diǎn)是：一個(gè)任務(wù)，一個(gè)班級(jí)，一個(gè)家鄉(xiāng)。
Friendships are formed by people who work or go to school together.
友誼建立在那些一起工作或者一起上學(xué)的伙伴之間。
You may or may not like the person, but if he or she can do something for you because of his position or job, you can be friends.
你可能喜歡或者不喜歡某個(gè)人，但是如果他或者她能夠憑借自己的職位和工作為你做一些事，那么你們也可以是朋友。
But in North America, business and friendship are kept separate. The friendships are usually tied to specific activities.
但是在北美，生意和友誼是分開(kāi)的。友誼通常是和某個(gè)特別的活動(dòng)有關(guān)系。
A person may have work friends and leisure activity friends.
一個(gè)人也學(xué)有工作朋友，或者娛樂(lè)活動(dòng)的朋友。
Also friends tend to have similar financial circumstances, because friendship in the west is based on equality.
當(dāng)然，朋友們間的經(jīng)濟(jì)水平也在同一水平上，因?yàn)槲鞣降挠颜x是建立在平等的基礎(chǔ)上的。
Friends should exchange similar activities and give similar things to each other.
朋友間應(yīng)該能夠參與彼此的活動(dòng)，給予對(duì)方類似的東西。
