What is the most important thing in life? This question has been asked by many people. Some say that money is the most important thing. Some say that power is. But in my view, the most important thing is friendship.

　　In the world, some people are not happy although they are very rich. And the poor people are not always sad. Even the king also has things to worry about. This is really interesting. But why? I think some of the rich are not happy because they live without friendship.

　　It is unimaginable(无法想像) to think of a world without friendship. That means we have to do everything by ourselves. No one will share the happiness or distress with us. If we are in trouble, no one can give us a hand. How can we be happy in such a lonely world?

　　But friendship makes things different. Friends will share everything with us. They also will help us to solve the difficulties and overcome whatever trouble we come across. They always try to make us happy. So we can say friendship makes our life filled with sunshine. It brings meaning and bright colour into our daily life. It can even make our dormitory(寝室), classroom and school a home. With friendship, we will always feel warm and happy.

　　点评:这篇小短文结构清晰。在当今社会,人们追求的东西似乎总离不开金钱和权力。但作为初中生的小作者,却能透过社会的现象去追求社会真实的一面——友情。他相信友情能给我们带来幸福与快乐。这种体验很有现实意义,本文也具有一定的教育意义。

　　(文/解益宁 储祥生 英语辅导报牛津八年级版2004-2005学年第23期；版权归英语辅导报社所有独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)