1、Last year, I was told that there was an American TV serial called “Friends” that enjoys an overwhelming popularity in America. This semester I had an opportunity to watch it and from that moment on I learned that it had been filmed for ten years. What a great accomplishment it is!Indeed, The TV seri
2、al “Friends” has been a sensation throughout the world. More and more Chinese audience are exposed to Friends and deeply impressed with the actors good performance and the funny stories. I begin to think about the reason why it is so popular with people; what on earth motivated them to film the seri
3、al on end for more than ten yeas. Before answering the questions, I give a briefing of the story and leading characters.It is a story in which six of typical young people live a common life. They are Ross, Phoebe, Chandler, Monica, Joey, Rachel. They have many conflicts in terms of emotion, principl
4、es, interest, and social status. Meanwhile, the friendship and love are promoted to a new level. This story actually mirrors our daily life and routines. It also stimulates us to think about how to live a better life and appreciate the beauty of life.Some tips I gained from this story are as follow:
5、1. Pursuing love and it is difficult to love a personAny popular TV serials are all like a small Utopia that not only reflects the reality but are faraway form reality. In this story, the emotion between six people attracts much audience. Their behavior demonstrate young peoples pure attitude toward
6、s love. For instance, for ten years the story between the key couple Ross and Rachel moved the hearts of thousands of audience. In the beginning Ross was too shy to express his love to Rachel and then fell in love with Rachel. Later they broke up and then they reconciled in a short time. Again and a
7、gain, the love and experience between them bear a remarkable resemblance to common peoples life. Two common persons fell in love after various kinds of arduous tests. Like two children walking on the road, they once tumbled and cried and in the end hold his or her hand to stride forward in life.2. C
8、herishing affection among family members and respecting decisions made by parentsEvery family has its own problems. It is in the case of the family of six young people. For instance the parents of Ross and Monica are very partial. They take great pride in Ross and pay little attention to Monica. Whe
9、n Phoebe is young, her father left home and her foster mother committed suicide. Whats phoebes mother didnt k know anything about her daughters situation. After all, however, parents are parents. One must have deep affection toward his or her parents. Of course, six young people do love their parent
10、s.This story also tells us what attitude towards parents we should have. First of all, dont expect your parents are saint. Dont point out directly the demerits of parents. Take Monica for example, she told her mother not to be rigorous. In addition, we should endeavor to avoid conflicts with parents
11、. For instance, on Rachels birthday six of them organized two parties in order to save Rachel from meeting her parents.Besides, we should respect our parents decisions. Although Joey didnt like parents and sisters behavior, he could nothing about it. Affection makes us have no choice. You cannot cho
12、oseyour parents or sisters. You must accept them and they are equal to you.3. Cherishing friendship and trusting friendsFriendship is difficult to establish and easy to destroy. The phenomenon happened to the six friends. Chandler once chased Joeys girlfriend and had a romance with Joeys sister.They
13、 all have various defects. Ross sometimes declares a dissertation like a a sealed book. Chandler is an expert in making jokes. Monicas cleanliness and emulation is unbearable. Rachel doesnt do anything and can do nothing but shopping. She even doesnt know how to dispose waste. Whats more terrible is
14、 Phoebes voice. She loves singing but no one can afford to listen to.Nevertheless, we can learn a lot from them. The solid friendship among them doesnt just result from the demand of plots. The real reason is they know the greatest principles of friendship: trust, tolerance and support. They trust e
15、ach other and tolerant others shortcoming and mistakes, whats more, they support each other to do what he or she likes to do.4. Positive attitude toward life and no abuseThe reason why Friends has become a hit among young people lies in their positive attitude toward life. Many people think their wa
16、y of thinking is very simple and dont have any corrupt practice. They have strong sense of humor and often make a mistake. However none of them have conspired to harm others. Most jokes in the serial are almost their innocence and exaggerated performance.Another point is that they dont have any corr
17、upt practice. Sometimes they drink a little to make a special atmosphere. Although they support each other, they may quarrel with others about trifling things. At last, however, they embrace each other and reconcile, saying: “I love you”. Sometime you may feel that they are the most qualified citize
18、ns.These tips above are adequate answers to the questions posed before. Of course, a good serial is a product of culture. We know that American is multicultural country that respects liberty and individualism and independence and so on. This serial presents us a live textbook of contemporary America
19、n culture and American lifestyles.Lets mine some cultural backgrounds behind the scene.1. Left BoobOnce, Monica must go to work with fake corsage and searched everywhere for left boob. At that time, Joey said he liked the movie. Obviously, Joey correlated left Boob with the famous movie “My Left Foo
20、t” featured by Louis. of course, this was a joke.2. Hello KittyHello Kitty is a very popular doll in America. Ross wanted to see her sister with broken leg and asked Monica what present she should bring. Monica told her to bring a Hello Kitty. This is a satiric saying.There are a lot cultural backgr
21、ounds behind the scene. You cannot understand the joke if you are not familiar to the American culture. From this point we need strengthen our understanding of American culture. Only adequate background knowledge does enable us to fully enjoy this serial. It is no wonder that we heard many Chinese s
22、tudents dont understand where the fun in the TV serial is.The most impressive things at the first sight at the serial may are their funny and wise dialogues. You may perceive the free mind and unique way of thinking behind the American culture. Enjoying the fun in the language, you are definitely mo
23、ved by their friendship and love. The long Ten years “Friends” is miracle in the history of American TV.I love Joeys freedom and innocence. Phoebe is charming and full of wisdom. Ross have good education and grace. Rachels loveliness and beauty is impressive. Chandler is humorous and nice. Monica is
24、 arbitrary but generous.I have got used to American way of humor. Some scenes are impressive. For instance, they always embrace others to console them. I feel it is a great way to show affection whether it is love or friendship. I bet that embrace gives you a sense of security. In China, embrace is
25、almost a symbol for love not for friendship. I think Chinese people are shier than Americans. These are different characteristics of different nations.I begin to love the serial because of in many areas it teaches us a lot, including American social society and lifestyles and even American values.In
26、 conclusion, this TV serial is a masterpiece that influences numerous people. What experience can we Chinese, especially Chinese young students draw from it? In my view, we can learn three important views.First, youth is invaluable. As a college student, I see many college students idle away on camp
27、us all days and dont cherish youth days. We should always maintain a state of young mind. We should make good use of youth time to develop our strengths and to make contribution to our country.Second, respect parents and cherish friendship. Chinese parents are well known for their dedication for chi
28、ldren. However, we children need dedicate more time and effort to accompanying parents. Friendship is also precious that can lead us to a meaningful life. We should trust friends and cooperate with friends.Third, Positive attitude is everything. We face a more fierce competitive society in which we
29、must develop a positive attitude for the rest of our life. Every year, we heard a lot of college students commit suicide because of unbearable stress from study or something else. What a pity they dont have a positive attitude. Admittedly, they are stressed. I believe that only if you are alive you have hope and your future is bright.
