07年专八作文范文经济差异与友谊

Some people think that financial disparity affects friendship. What do you think? Write an

essay of about 400 words.

In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the

second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part

you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.

You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.

Marks will be awarded for content, organization

，

grammar and appropriateness. Failure to

follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

Some people think that financial disparity affects friendship. What do you

think? Write an essay of about 400 words.

Financial Disparity and Friendship

People

have

long

been

dominated

by

a

fixed

notion

that

friendship

rests

more

largely

on

economic

status

shared

by

friends

than

anything

else.

They

believe

that

financial

disparity

will

definitely

affect

friendsh

ip.

Indeed,

“Birds

of

a

feather

flock

together.”

Unfortunately,

this

notion

of

friendship

cannot

always

apply. The possible truth is that, in a harmonious universe, birds of

different feathers can and should be flying together. Therefore, one is

sure to have friends from different economic backgrounds, and true

friendship transcends financial differences. It embraces the quality of

being genuine, lasting and productive

.

To

begin

with,

true

friendship

should

be

genuine

.

Genuine

friendship

does

not

assume

the

commonly

held

view

that

financial

equality

can

nurture

a

harmonious

relationship

between

friends.

Karl

Marx

and

Engels

,

two

great

German

thinkers,

have

provided

an

undisputable

example

in

this

regard.

They

came

from

totally

different

families, the former being financially disadvantaged while the latter being

a

son

of

wealthy

capitalist.

However,

unlike

table

friends

who

might

value various material comforts, they developed genuine friendship that

helped

refuel

the

two

great

minds.

Together,

they

contributed

to

the

treasure

of

human

thoughts

that

has

exerted

the

greatest

impact

on

the

course

of

history.

Their

example

is

educational

in

that

their

life- long

friendship shows unmistakably that money counts least in true friendship.

Additionally,

true

friendship

should

be

lasting.

People

say

nothing lasts in the world.

But as far as I am concerned, true friendship

does last forever. With lasting friendship, friends can go far both in life

and career. A notable Chinese ancient novel

Three Kingdoms

renders a

typical

case

in

point.

Liu

Bei,

Guan

Yu

and

Zhang

Fei,

the

three

protagonists of the book, who were sworn brothers, notwithstanding they

were

from

totally

different

socio-economic

backgrounds.

Liu

was

penniless

despite

the

fact

that

he

believed

he

had

descended

from

aristocracy; Guan, a tramp from modern standard of judgment; Zhang, a

wealthy

landlord.

Their

friendship

was

formed

long

before

they

were

successful.

They

clung

to

their

friendship

no

matter

what

befell

them.

With permanent friendship the three lived a meaningful life. With abiding

friendship they built a prosperous kingdom called Shu. Ever since then,

their friendship has become a legend.

Last

but

not

least,

true

friendship

should

be

productive

.

Of

course,

no

one

could

deny

the

fact

that

in

seeking

friendship,

one

has

some personal concerns like enjoying the company of friends, wining and

dining, etc. But

the best way to perpetuate good friendship is certainly

to

make

it

productive

.

During

the

Chinese

Cultural

Revolution

,

my

uncle met some intellectuals, who suffered from political persecution and

lived

in

sheer

poverty.

Rather

than

look

down

upon

or

shun

them,

my

uncle treated them as equal and made them his life-long friends. Together

they started their own business when China implemented the opening-up

policy some 10 years ago. Through fair and foul

（在任何情况下）

, and

above all their joined efforts, they finally turned their concern into one of

China 500. And today their relationship is more solid than ever before.

As Bacon wrote, “We die as often as we lose a friend.” Few could

live a rich, abundant and eager life without friends. Making friends and

maintaining

lasting

friendship

are

an

indispensable

part

of

a

successful

and happy existence. If we consider what makes a good friend, money is

the least concern. While we live, let us make friends.