boys and girls，
good afternoon.
the content that i will give a lecture today is still about the subject that's unchanged since ancient times to now days， which is friendship. there have been thousands of explanations as for the word "friend". but i resolutely think that there is the best definition to explain it， which is trust. the story that i read recently makes my idea firm.
it happened in italy four centuries b.c.a young man named pi sia was sentenced to death， because of having offended the tyrant. pi sia was a filial son， and he asked to see his old mother before death. the king promised him ， but set down the condition that he must find another person to be in prison instead of him. the condition was so critical that it was almost impossible to be realized. but pi sia did find such a man， who was his friend named dameng. then pi sia went home to bid farewell with mother as he wished.
days passed quickly， and the term of imprisonment was near at hand， but pi sia had not turned back yet. most people ascertained that pi sia had deceived his friend.
it was a rainy day. when demeng was sent to the execution ground， all persons watching around laughed at him， but demeng himself was not worried at all. the rope was hanging on his neck， and just at the critical moment， one person ran quickly through the rain shouting loudly， "please wait， i'm coming!" it was pi sia who turned back in time.
this was the most moving curtain in the world. demeng took no care of himself in order to help his friend realize the duty， whose kind of spirit was moved one to tears. while pi sia did not hesitate to take life as the price for performing the promise， whose kind of courage was also rare to meet. my dear friends， do you know why demeng was so calm before death? the reason was that he believed his friend pi sia would not do such despicable thing as deceiving friends. this depended on the strength of trust.
this is a true story that is enough to shock everyone. especially to contemporary people who are surrounded by the benefit of themselves， it is more worth of pondering. friendship is the precious deposits of the human world and the coordinate of life， and it may keep the flowers of heart fresh and sweet forever. a true friend is large treasure of your whole life. when you are downhearted， they may encourage you to do all to catch up with the others， and when you are proud of yourself， they may remind you of keeping a clear head with sincere advice.
however， in the modern society that regards the real interest as the most supreme power ， friendship becomes fragile and stingy is common that good friends known several years fall out to become enemies， and the friendship also becomes the chip of business...
in fact friendship will not die out， but people do not know to value it famous writer bi shumin once said in a piece of paper， " there is only one fruit in the tree of friendship， which is trust." friendship is a kind of nutrition for people that is the most simple and the most luxurious at the same time， which needs irrigating with trust and true feelings. it is just like the flower living in the comfortable hothouse. only with the attentive care， can it become more and more beautiful. in the modern and changeable age， we should abide by the an－cient rule， which is trust. friendship is so hard that it may exist forever as long as you treat it with heart.
trust is one kind of precious feeling in the world. no one can buy it with money， and no one can get it by cheating or force. it comes from the innermost soul of people. just like clean spring， it washes away the dirt of common customs and makes you pure and self-confident. moreover， it can clear away the obstacles in your heart and help you gain more friend－ship.
in the real life， what will be kept in the history is not material wealth， but mutual affection being loyal-hearted. let us abandon suspicion， hate out of jealousy， and deal with friends in all sincerity. believing that our eyes will brighten， and there will be even more happy laughter and cheerful voices in our world.
譯文：
信任的力量
同學們：
下午好！
今天我所要演講的內容仍然圍繞著人類的一個亙古不變的話題進行，那就是———友情。千百年來，世人對於“朋友”的闡釋有千種萬種，但我一直堅決地認為，對這一定義的最好解釋只需兩個字，那就是信任。前不久，讀了一篇久遠而真實的故事，更堅定了我這一看法。
那是在公元前四世紀的義大利，有一個名叫皮斯阿司的年輕人因觸犯了暴君而被判處絞刑。皮斯阿司是個孝子，臨死之前，他希望能與遠在百里之外的母親見最後一面。國王感其誠孝，決定讓他回家與母親相見，但條件是必須找到一個人來代替他。這是一個看似簡單其實近乎不可能實現的條件。要知道，有誰肯冒著被殺頭的危險來替別人坐牢？但世界上真的有這樣的人，他就是皮斯阿司的朋友達蒙。於是，皮斯阿司如願以償回家與母親訣別。
日子如水，眼看刑期在即，可皮斯阿司卻絲毫沒有回來的跡象。人們議論紛紛，都說達蒙上了皮斯阿司的當。
行刑日是個雨天，當達蒙被押赴刑場之時，圍觀的人都在嘲笑他，但刑車上的達蒙卻面無懼色。絞索已經掛在達蒙的脖子上，就在這千鈞一髮之際，淋漓的風雨中一人飛奔而來，高呼著：“等等，我來了！”是皮斯阿司回來了。
這是人世間最最感人的一幕。達蒙為顧全朋友的孝心置自身安危於度外，這種精神可歌可泣；皮斯阿司為履行諾言不惜以生命為代價，這種勇氣世間又有幾人能具備？同學們，面對死刑，達蒙之所以坦然，就在於他相信皮斯阿司不是那種言而無信、出賣朋友的小人，這就是信任的力量。
這是一個真實的震撼人的靈魂的故事，尤其對於尊崇自我中心化的現代人而言，它更是發人深省。友情是人間的寶藏，是人生的座標，是保持心靈之花永不枯萎的甘露。真正的朋友會在你消沉時以微笑激勵你奮起直追，會在你得意時以忠言提醒你保持清醒。可是，在當今現實利益具有無上威力的社會裡，友情卻變得脆弱而吝嗇，數年的好友可能一夜間反目成仇，友情也可能成為交易的籌碼……
其實，友情不會泯滅，只是人們不懂得珍惜。著名作家畢淑敏在一篇文章中提到：“友情：這棵樹上只結一個果子，叫做信任。”友誼是最簡樸同時也是最奢侈的營養，需要用信任和真情去灌溉；它彷彿溫室中的花朵，只有在悉心地呵護和滋養下才會愈加嬌豔和燦爛。在什麼都是越現代越好的年代裡，友誼，我們還應保持那古老的準則———信任。只要你信任以待，友情就會永遠地捍衛在你的周圍，成為你終生的財富。
信任是一種彌足珍貴的感情，沒有人能夠用金錢買得到，也沒有人可用利誘和武力得到。它來自一個人的靈魂深處，彷彿流淌的清泉，滌除世俗的汙垢，讓心靈充滿純潔和自信；它可以拯救靈魂，掃除盤踞於人內心深處的屏障，使你獲得加倍的友誼。
人生一世，消失的是歲月，收穫的是情誼。長留史冊的，不是錙銖必較的利益，而是肝膽相照的情分。讓我們拋棄猜疑和嫉恨，以信任之情和朋友坦誠相待。相信我們的眼睛將雲翳頓散，相信我們的世界會有更多的歡聲笑語。
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