[优质文档]适合高中生背诵的经典英语短文

[优质文档]适合高中生背诵的经典英语短文 适合高中背诵的篇目 To us young people, challenge often emerges in the form of competition. In the next century, competition will not only come from other college graduates, but also from people of all ages, of all origins. With increasing international exchanges, we have to face growing-competition from the whole outside world. This is calling for a higher level of our personal development. ---Excerpt from Liu Xin's speech (全国英语演讲比赛第一届冠军:刘欣,南京大学,1996年) 对于我们青年一代，挑战往往出现在竞争的形式。在未来的世纪，竞争将不仅只是其他大学毕业生，但也从所有年龄 的人，所有的起源。随着国际交流，我们要面对不断增长，从整个外部世界的竞争。这是要求我们的个人发展提出了 更高的水平。 A Chinese philosopher, Feng Youlan, once said China is an old country with a new life. To us, that means this country with a long, long history is on its course of modernization. I am encouraged every time I think of it. I do believe China really has a bright future, if it seeks this opportunity to continue building a road to the world. I see the future as a huge project in which I can play an important role. China needs more and better roads to the rest of the world. I feel needed. I feel inspired. I'm ready. ---Excerpt from Li Shu's speech (全国英语演讲比赛第二届冠军:李舒,四川大学,1997年) 一个中国哲学家冯友兰曾经说过中国是一个古老的国家新的生活。对我们来说，这意味着具有悠久， 历史悠久，是这个国家在其现代化的进程。我感到鼓舞我每次想到它。我相信中国真的有一个光明的 未来，如果它试图借此机会继续建设向世界的道路。我认为这是一个庞大的系统，让我可以发挥 重要作用的未来。中国需要更多更好的道路，到世界各地。我觉得需要。让我感到振奋。我准备好了。 We live at a critical juncture of our evolution because such problems as ethnic conflict and regional unrest are increasingly posing a threat to peace and happiness of the whole human race. To cope with such an era and to embrace an even brighter future, we need to learn to live more harmoniously in a world community which is becoming smaller and smaller. ---Excerpt from Liang Limin's speech (全国英语演讲比赛第三届冠军:梁励敏,北京外国语大学,1998年) 我们生活在一个发展的关键时刻，因为我们的种族冲突，地区动荡等问题正日益构成威胁的和平与全 人类的幸福。为了应付这样一个时代，拥抱更加美好的未来，我们需要学习生活在一个世界大家庭中 变得越来越小了更加和睦。 What happened to this beautiful valley in Australia should also happen to our Yellow River and, in fact, it is happening. I have seen farmers planting trees on mountains along the Yellow River. I have seen them climb the mountain tops with seeding on their shoulders because they had no machinery. I have seen them pour on trees the water they carried up in buckets from miles down the valley. These farmers are quietly nourishing our Yellow River, just as the river has nourished them. ---Excerpt from Cai Li's speech (全国英语演讲比赛第四届冠军:蔡力,南京大学,1999年) 发生了什么事在澳大利亚这个美丽的山谷也应该发生在我们的黄河，事实上，它正在发生。我看到农 民种植对沿黄河山区树木。我看到他们爬高山上，因为在他们的肩上，他们没有播种机械上衣。我看 到他们在树上的水倒入桶中，他们进行了数英里下山谷。这些农民正悄悄地滋润我们的黄河，正如河 流滋养了他们。 If a person inherits his father's millions of dollars and leads an easy life, he is not a successful person even in material terms, because there are no difficulties involved in his achieving affluence. The term "success", to be sure, will not sit still for easy definition. But as I understand it, the true meaning of success entails a combination of both the process and the satisfactory result of an endeavor. ---Excerpt from Chen Heng's speech (全国英语演讲比赛第五届冠军:陈恒,上海外国语大学,2000年) 如果一个人继承他的父亲美元的百万家产而生活得轻松，他不是一个即使在物质上成功的人，因为有 他的参与没有实现富裕的困难。所谓成功，可以肯定，不会坐视静态简单的定义。但据我了解，成“” 功的真正意义两者的过程和努力的一个满意的结果。 The first and foremost thing is to let people fall in love with the city at first sight, attracting them by its unique image. What image does Beijing intend to create for itself once it has the opportunity to host the 2008 Olympics? It is known to all that the Beijing Municipal Government has already set the theme for the future games: New Beijing, Great Olympics. For me, the 2008 Olympics will be a great green Olympics illuminated with two more special colors, yellow and red. ---Excerpt from Qi Yue's speech (全国英语演讲比赛第六届冠军:戚悦,北京语言文化大学,2001年) 首要的事情是让人们爱上了一见钟情的城市，吸引他们以自己独特的形象。什么样的形象北京打算为 自己塑造一个一旦有机会主办年奥运会,这是众所周知，北京市政府已经为未来的奥运会的主题:2008 新北京，新奥运。对我来说，年奥运会将与另外两种颜色，黄色和红色说明了一个伟大的绿色奥2008 运会。 Like many young people of my age in China, I want to see my country get prosperous and enjoy respect in the international community. But it seems to me that mere patriotism is not just enough. It is vitally important that we young people do more serious thinking and broaden our minds to bigger issues. ---Excerpt from Sun Ning's speech (全国英语演讲比赛第七届冠军:孙宁,北京外国语大学,2002年) 像我的许多同龄的中国年轻人，我想看看我的祖国变得繁荣，享受在国际社会的尊重。但在我看来， 不只是单纯的爱国主义不够。这是非常重要的，我们年轻人做一些冷静的思考，把视野拓展到更大的 问题。 The other night, as I saw the moon linger over the land and before it was sent into the invisible, my mind was filled with songs. I found myself humming softly, not to the music, but to something else, someplace else, a place remembered, a place untouched, a field of grass where no one seemed to have been except the deer. And all those unforgettable scenes strengthened the feeling that it's time for us to do something, for our own and our coming generation. ---Excerpt from Gu Qiubei's speech (全国英语演讲比赛第八届冠军:顾秋蓓,上海外国语大学,2003年) 有一天晚上，当我看见月亮慢慢品尝前的土地和隐形传送进了，我的心中充满了歌。我发现自己轻声 哼唱，而不是音乐，而是别的东西，别的地方，一个地方记住，一个地方不动，一草的田野，那里没 有一个似乎已经被除鹿。而所有这些令人难忘的场景加强了感觉，它的时候了，我们要为我们自己和 子孙后代的事情。 Look at us today! So many doors are open to us! I believe there have never been such abundant opportunities for self-development as we have today. The doors open to us also pose challenges. Each door is a test of our courage, ability and judgement, but with the support of my teachers, parents and friends, I believe I can meet the challenge head on. ---Excerpt from Hong Ye's speech (全国英语演讲比赛第九届全军:洪晔,南京大学,2004年) 看看今天的我们～因此，许多门是开放给我们～我相信从来没有自我发展的机会，因为我们如此丰富 的今天。开放的大门也向我们提出挑战。每门是我们的勇气，能力和判断力的考验，但与我的老师， 家长和朋友的支持，我相信我能接受这个挑战头部。 The Force of Habits Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed. The more we do a thing, the more we tend to like doing it; and if we do not continue to do it, we feel uncomfortable. This is called the force of habits, and the force of habits should be fought against. This applies even to such good things as work or rest. Some people form a bad habit of working too much, and others of idling too much. Bad habits, once formed, are difficult to get rid of. The wise man always remembers to check any bad habit. He warns himself “I am now becoming idle” or “I like too many sweets” or “I smoke too much”. And then adds, “I will get myself out of this bad habit at once.” 习惯的力量 习惯，不管是好还是坏，都是逐渐形成的。我们越做了一件事情，我们就越倾向于喜欢做的，如果我 们不继续这样做，我们觉得不舒服。这就是所谓的习惯力量，习惯的力量应该攻打。 这甚至适用于此类工作或休息的好东西。有些人形成了工作太多坏习惯，空转太多人。坏习惯一旦形 成，难以摆脱。 聪明的人总是记得检查任何坏习惯。他警告自己:我现在已经成为闲置或我喜欢太多糖果或我抽“”“”“ 烟太多。然后说:我会得到这个坏习惯，自己去一次。”“” The Way to Achieve Success Many people say that they owe much of it to the cultivation of certain good habits in early life. In forming good habits, I think we should pay attention to four things, that is honesty, industry, enthusiasm and thrift. “Honesty is the best policy.” This is a proverb to which we must pay attention. There are so many temptations in society that through a little carelessness we may go astray. But when we are honest, people will not be dishonest to us. Industry gives every man and woman, every boy and girl, proper work to do. To do nothing is going to ruin oneself. Enthusiasm is a great force. One’s soul will expand if one devotes oneself to a noble cause. The difficulties in our way are tremendous, but what can we not accomplish, if with enthusiasm? There are many proverbs, which set forth the advantages of thrift. Since we live in the world in which money is a very powerful thing, we should always try to save a portion of our earnings for future use. These are the four things to which we must pay attention. It is only by this way that we can achieve success. 取得成功之路 很多人说，他们欠一大部分用于某些良好习惯的培养在早期的生活。在形成良好的习惯，我认为我们 应该注意的四件事情，就是诚实，勤劳，热情，节俭。 “诚实是最好的政策。”这是一个俗语，我们必须注意。在社会上有这么多的诱惑，通过一个小疏忽， 我们可能会误入歧途。但是，当我们是诚实的，人们不会对我们是不诚实的。 行业让每个男人和女人，每一个男孩和女孩，适当的工作要做。什么也不做会毁了自己。 热情是一个伟大的力量。一个人的灵魂，如果一个致力于将扩大自己一个崇高的事业。在我们这样的 困难是巨大的，但我们不能完成的，如果与热情, 有许多谚语，其中确定了节俭的优点。因为我们在这个世界上，钱是一个非常强大的东西生活，我们 应该始终尝试保存供日后使用我们的盈利部分。 这是四件事情是我们必须注意。因为只有这样，我们才能取得成功。 TV --- A Blessing or a Curse? As TV enters more and more families, people begin to wonder about its advantages and disadvantages. Some believe it is a blessing, others hold that it is a curse to society. TV, as a mass media, can bring to people new information on economies, culture, arts, and many other fields. People can enjoy their favorite programs at home. In some countries, some TV stations provide such programs as looking for dangerous criminals and lost children, helping to find an ideal lover, and others which are quite beneficial to society, some TV stations provide various useful seminars for people of various ages and social status. But on the other hand, TV may exert bad influence on people. Some programs are full of violence. As a result, people, especially juveniles, are led to commit crimes. An increasing number of people are so indulged in TV programs that some even neglect their duties. In my opinion, the attitude towards TV all depends on oneself. People should choose those programs, which are useful, and can bring to them the sense of beauty. 电视是福还是祸,--- 随着电视进入越来越多的家庭，人们开始怀疑有关它的优点和缺点。有些人认为它是一种幸福，有人 认为这是对社会的诅咒。 电视作为一种大众媒体，可以给人们带来新的信息对经济，文化，艺术等诸多领域。人们可以在家里 享受自己喜欢的节目。在有些国家，有些电视台提供危险罪犯和寻找走失儿童等活动，帮助找到一个 理想的恋人，和其他人是相当有利的社会，一些电视台为不同年龄和社会地位的各种有用的研讨会。 但在另一方面，电视可能对人造成不良影响。有些节目充满暴力色彩。因此，人们，尤其是青少年， 是导致犯罪。越来越多的人如此沉迷于电视节目，有些甚至玩忽职守。 在我看来，对电视的态度完全取决于自己。人们应该选择那些方案，这是有用的，可以给他们带来的 美感。 On Test and Test Taking The purpose of a test is to check how much we students have learned about a subject. It not only helps make our newly acquired knowledge permanent, but also enables us to find out what needs to spend more time improving. But some students do not deal with test correctly. Some of them are afraid of failing in a test. They cheat even at the risk of being caught on exams. Though cheating might give one “better grades”, it adds nothing to one’s knowledge. This dishonest behavior will do one more harm than good. I think that we go to college in order to have our further studies, and prepare us to be qualified for the future job. Therefore, we should take a correct attitude towards test. As long as we study diligently and review our lessons regularly, we are sure to be used to serve its real purpose. 以在测试和试验 一个测试的目的是检查我们是多么地学生对主题的教训。它不仅有助于使我们的新学到的知识永久性 的，但也使我们能够找出需要花费更多的时间来提高。 但是，一些学生不正确处理试验。他们中有些是在测试害怕失败。他们甚至不惜作弊被抓到考试的风 险。虽然作弊可能会给一个更好的成绩，它增加了一个无关的知识。这个不诚实的行为将做一弊多“” 于利。 我认为，我们去上大学，为了让我们的进一步研究，并准备我们要为未来胜任这份工作。因此，我们 应该采取对测试的正确态度。只要我们勤奋学习，定期检讨我们的教训，我们肯定会被用来为它的真 正目的。 The Dictionary The dictionary is a living teacher. Whenever you come across a new word, just consult it and you will get a clear definition. Every student, whether attending school or self-taught, should always have a dictionary at hand. As a study aid, it is convenient, inexpensive and almost omniscient (all-knowing). Language skills will develop with your constant use of various dictionaries. The more you use them, the more familiar you will become with them. Sooner or later, you will be quite skilled in finding the page, scanning the entries and locating the exact meanings of the new words. But you should have one thing in mind. As a language student, you can never become too much attached to dictionaries; basic language skills do not come from dictionaries, but from your practice. Expose yourself to the language by listening, speaking, reading and writing more, and that is the only way to the mastery of a language. 字典 这本字典是一个活老师。当你遇到一个新单词时，可以查字典你会得到一个明确的定义。每一个学生， 无论是上学或自学成才，必须有一个在手边的字典。作为一个学习工具，很方便，价格低廉，几乎无 所不知的(全知)。 语言能力就能够提高你的不断使用各种词典。你用得越多，就越熟悉你将成为他们。迟早，你会发现 相当的页面，浏览目录并快速定位的新词的确切含义的技能。但是你应该有一个心的事。作为学语言 的学生，你永远成不了太多的重视词典，基本语言技能不是从字典中来，而是通过不断的实践。暴露 自己的听，说，读，写更多的语言，而且是唯一的方式向掌握一门语言。 On Learning Learning is one’s own business, which cannot rely on others. As we know, learning is a process of accumulating knowledge. It is one’s life-long task, which cannot be accomplished in one move. A successful learner is an independent one who has both an indomitable (unyielding) will and amazing endurance. He will try to discover his own way of learning. Instead of waiting for the teacher’s help, he will make efforts to create favorable conditions on his own initiative. It will certainly be of great help, if there is good environment, sufficient books and equipment, as well as instructions from teacher and beneficial friends. But even if one has got all these favorable conditions, one cannot be sure to succeed in learning. So the most important factor in learning consists in one’s own effort. To learn is rather a painstaking and persevering business. Many a man is a failure because he cannot bear such indispensable hardships. Unremitting (never stopping) efforts can compensate for the lack of talents and thus enable one to get considerable progress in learning. 论学习 学习是自己的业务，不能依赖他人。我们知道，学习是一个积累知识的过程。这是一个人的终身的任 务，不可能在一蹴而就。一个成功的学习者是一个独立的一个谁也都一往无前(不屈不挠)的意志和 惊人的耐力。他将试图发现他自己的方式学习。而不是为老师的帮助下等待，他将努力创造自己的主 动创造有利条件。它必将有很大的帮助，如果有良好的环境，充足的图书和设备，以及从老师和朋友 们有益的指示。但是，即使有人得到了所有这些有利条件，一是不能肯定能成功地学习。 因此，在学习上最重要的因素在于自己的努力。学习是一个艰苦的，持之以恒，而业务。很多人是一 个失败，因为他无法忍受这样的不可缺少的困难。不懈的(永远停止)努力可以弥补人才缺乏，从而 使一个得到学习长足的进步。 Is Failure a Bad Thing? Failure is a common occurrence (happening) in our daily life. Whatever we do, there are always two possible results: success or failure. Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries, sometimes failure can’t be avoided. Different people hold different attitudes towards failure. When faced with it, some can stand up to it, draw a useful lesson from it and try their best to fulfill what they are determined to do. Others, however, lose heart and give in. They do nothing but complain about themselves and objective conditions. As a popular saying goes, “Failure teaches success.” In my opinion, what really counts is not the failure itself, but the proper attitude we should take after it. I trust that as long as we keep to what is right and correct what is wrong, that is to say, learn a lesson from failure, we will be certain to succeed. So I am of the opinion that failure is not a bad thing. 失败是坏事吗, 失败是经常发生在我们的日常生活(事情)。无论我们做什么，总是有两种可能的结果:成功或失败。 虽然每个人都希望他成功尝试，有时失败无法避免。 不同的人对失败持有不同的态度。当面对失败，有人能够经得起考验它，从中汲取有益的教训，尽力 去完成他们下定决心做的事。然而，其他人丧失信心和退让，他们只是抱怨自己和客观条件。 正如常言道，失败是成功之母。在我看来，真正重要的不是失败本身，而是我们应采取正确的态度“” 后。我相信，只要我们坚持正确的什么是正确的，什么是错的，这就是说，从失败中汲取教训，我们 肯定会成功。所以我认为，失败不是一件坏事。 Recreation It is impossible to keep in good health unless we take sufficient (enough) recreation. The mind, too, requires change to make it acute (sharp) and vigorous. There is much truth in the old saying, “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” There are many games for people to indulge (enjoy) after their work of study. Among them are football, tennis, and kite-flying. Other forms of recreation are boating, fishing, gardening, cycling, walking, chess-playing, and reading. Those who spend most of their time in the open air and have constant muscular employment, should adopt reading or some other quiet forms of recreation. Persons who sit much at their business should take a kind of recreation that will supply their muscles with exercise. Recreation provides people with the kind of rest and relaxation. It makes people feel happy, energetic and confident, meanwhile it prepares people to do much better than ever in their daily work. 康乐 这是不可能保持身体健康，除非我们采取足够(足够)娱乐。心，也需要改变，使其急性(夏普)和 活力。在有句古话，很有道理:所有的工作，不玩耍，杰克也变傻。“” 还有人沉溺于自己的研究工作后(享受)的许多游戏。其中包括足球，网球，放风筝。其他形式的娱 乐划船，钓鱼，园艺，骑自行车，散步，下棋，打球，和阅读。这些谁在露天度过他们的大部分时间 都不变肌肉就业，应该采取一些阅读或安静的消遣方式。谁坐的人在他们的大部分业务应采取的一种 消遣，这将提供锻炼他们的肌肉。 休闲提供了休息和放松善良的人们。它使人们心情舒畅，充满活力和自信，同时它准备的人做比以往 任何时候都好于他们的日常工作。 On Today’s Education I think one of the main problems with today’s education is that too much emphasis is placed on test score. It has become the most important criterion (standard) for college enrollment. A student, however creative and intelligent, will not be admitted into a college for his total scores are just one point less than required. It is also on of the crucial (decisive) factors either in job assignment or in employment competitions. The competition for high scores among students becomes intense. Students find themselves concentrating more on strategies to achieve high scores than on acquiring the knowledge. They will play truant (stay away from) of some subsidiary (less important) courses and skip over the substance, which will not be tested on. Teachers are apt to give their students high scores. As their job is judged mainly by the students’ performance in terms of scores, some teachers tend to set easy papers to test their students on or narrow down the scope of the exam, even give them the hints to exams, or favor their students with higher scores. As a result, the competition for high scores becomes so intense that it actually affects our education results. 在今天的教育 我认为今天的教育的主要问题之一是，太多的重点放在考试成绩上。它已成为最重要的对大学入 学率(标准)。一个学生，但创造性和聪明，不会被承认为一所大学为他的总成绩只需要不到一分。这 也是对关键(决定性的)无论是在分配工作或就业的竞争因素。 对于高分学生之间的竞争变得激烈。学生们发现自己的集中战略，以实现比获取更多的知识高分。他 们将逃学(远离)一些附属公司(不那么重要)课程并跳过该物质，不会被测试。 教师很容易给学生高分。由于他们的工作是判断学生的表现主要是在得分方面，有些教师往往容易设 置文件，以测试他们的学生或缩小考试范围，甚至给他们的提示，考试，或有利于自己的学生更高的 分数。 因此，对高分数的竞争变得十分激烈，它实际上影响着我们的教育效果。 Weekend Weekends are important. They provide people with the kind of rest and relaxation that are essential to a happy and healthy life. I’m one of those who know how to enjoy their leisure on the weekend. A good sleep at Saturday night usually helps me to recover from the hard labor of the week. A delight Sunday trip to the suburbs makes me fresh and free from any tension. If I stay at home, I usually do some light reading or practice Chinese calligraphy ---- a traditional writing skill which has an extraordinary calming effect. Sometimes mother invites me to help her cook and I am always happy to accept her invitation.A good rest on the weekend always makes me feel happy, energetic, confident and ready to all the hard work ahead of me. You cannot work happily and efficiently until you learn how to rest and relax on the weekend. 周末 周末很重要。他们提供休息和放松是必不可少的那种快乐和健康生活的人。我为那些谁知道如何享受 周末的休闲之一。在星期六晚上的睡眠通常可以帮助我恢复一周的辛勤劳动。一个快乐星期天到郊外 旅行，使我神清气爽，无任何紧张。 如果我留在家里，我经常做一些轻阅读或练习汉字书法一个传统的写作技能，具有非凡的镇定效果。---- 有时母亲请我帮她做饭，我总是乐于接受她的邀请一个周末好好休息总是让我感到快乐，精力充沛，. 有信心，并准备向所有辛勤工作在我前面。你不能有效地工作，快乐，直到你学会如何休息和放松的 周末。 My View on Job-Hopping Some people tend to stick to their positions all the time, as they think the longer one works in a particular field, the more skillful one will be at it. Some have been teachers all their lives. Some devote their life energy to scientific research. Such people love their work and turn out to be specialists in their own field. They are usually high achievers. Some are different. They are in the habit of job-hopping, for they always pursue (follow) what is new and stimulating (interesting). They never seem content with their present situation. Some like to meet more people, make more money and new acquaintances, so they hop from job to job. As far as I am concerned, I want to be professionally strong. I am not in favor of constant job-hopping, as the saying goes “Jack of all trades, master of none”. But I want to cooperate and communicate with someone else so as to be more creative and less partial. 我对跳槽的看法 一些人坚持自己的立场的时候，他们认为时间越长中的一个特定领域的作品，更多的人会熟练它。有 些人被老师所有的生命。一些贡献自己的科研生命能量。这样的人热爱自己的工作，并最终被证明在 自己领域的专家。他们通常是高成就。 有些是不同的。他们在工作习惯是跳槽，因为他们始终奉行(后续)什么是新的，刺激(有趣)。他们 似乎永远与他们目前的状况的内容。有些人喜欢以满足更多的人，赚更多的钱，并结识新朋友，让他 们跳的转换工作。 至于我本人而言，我想成为专业强。我不是在不断跳槽了赞成票，因为俗话说人不可貌相，不精。“” 但我想与人合作和沟通，否则，以更多的创造性，少部分。 Attending College at One’s Own Expense Nowadays, colleges and universities tend to accept more and more candidates with a score close to the required by charging a portion of their tuition. Moreover, the percentage of the students attending college this way will be increasing year by year. Owing to this practice, college candidates have much freedom in choosing the major they mostly interested in. In addition, those who did not perform well on the College Entrance Exam are able to attend college to have further studies. It is reported that most of these students work harder than their classmates. Certainly this practice has some disadvantages. For example, those candidates who cannot afford the tuition might have fewer opportunities to receive higher education. In my opinion, the advantages of this practice weigh more than its disadvantages. So I am in favor of it and I believe people will be more willing to accept it as time goes by. 参加自费大学 如今，学院和大学倾向于接受对他们收取学费的部分的分数接近所需要的越来越多的候选人。此外，这种方式在上大 学将逐年增加学生的百分比。 由于这种做法，高考学生在选择的自由度，他们最感兴趣的是另外英寸大，这些谁没有履行在高考考不好可以读大学， 有进一步研究。据悉，这些学生大部分工作比其他同学更努力。当然这种做法也有一些缺点。例如，这些候选人谁付 不起学费可能有较少机会接受高等教育。 在我看来，这种做法的优点都不如它的缺点了。所以我是赞成的，我相信人们会更愿意接受它随着时间的推移。 School-aged Children Drop Out It’s reported that in China about one million school-aged children drop out of school each year and 80% of the drop-outs are from the families which are too poor to keep their children at school. To tackle the problem, the government has launched the Hope Project. It has helped thousands of children go back to school. But in my opinion, this is far from enough. In order to change this situation completely, the government should set aside an adequate amount of money for education, especially for elementary education. And also, the government should establish laws to ensure that no children should drop out of school as elementary school education is compulsory in China, and local governments should aid the poor families so that they can send their children to school. To sum up, so long as our central and local governments and the whole society pay enough attention to this problem and take effective action, this situation will be changed. 适龄儿童辍学 据报道，在中国约一百万适龄儿童辍学，每年的辍学,来自贫困家庭，也让他们的孩子在学校。80 为解决这个问题，政府已推出了希望工程。它已帮助数千名儿童重返校园。但在我看来，这是远远不 够的。为了彻底改变这种状况，政府应该拨出足够的金钱教育的数量，特别是小学教育。同时，政府 应制定法律，以确保不让孩子们辍学作为小学教育的学校在中国的是义务教育，地方政府应帮助贫困 家庭，使他们能够送子女上学。 综上所述，只要我们的中央和地方政府以及全社会给予足够的重视这一问题，并采取有效的行动，这 种情况将会改变。 Knowledge and Power Knowledge and power are the two things most desired by man. There is close connection between these two things. The man, having done his best in acquiring knowledge, will easily get a high position and perform it successfully. Power depends on knowledge. Knowledge to power is just like a compass to a ship, by which her sailing is made safely across an unknown ocean. A great statesman or a learned scholar can render (give) his good services to his country just because he has perfect and profound knowledge. Power only follows knowledge. A man cannot do anything well unless he has some information as how to do it well. A man will sometimes lose his way in a strange land; an apprentice cannot produce any delicate work. Why are these so? Because they are in want of knowledge. If the apprentice wishes to produce good work, he must pay attention to his instructor’s advice. We are all the future masters of our country. Our country needs our services. How can we fulfill our future tasks? To get more knowledge is the only answer. 知识与权力 知识和权力是由人的两个最想要的东西。这两者之间有密切联系的东西。该名男子，他已经做了最好 的获取知识，很容易获得较高的地位，它成功地执行。 功率取决于知识。知识权力，就像一个指南针，船舶，其中她的帆船是由在一个未知的海洋安全。一 位伟大的政治家或一个博学多才的学者也呈现(给)他的良好的服务，只是因为他自己的国家拥有完 善而深刻的认识。 功率只有如下的知识。一个人不能做任何事，除非他有一些如何把它做好信息。一个人有时会失去他 在一个陌生的土地方式学徒不能产生任何棘手的工作。为什么这些呢,因为他们非常想去的知识。如; 果学徒要产生良好的工作，他一定要注意他的导师的意见。 我们都是我们国家未来的主人翁。我们的国家需要我们的服务。我们怎样才能实现我们未来的任务, 为了获得更多的知识是唯一的。 Breakfast We get the energy for our movements from food. Human beings are just like machines. For us to work properly, we must be well energized. The energy, of course, comes from the three meals a day, that is, breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast is more important than any other meal in a day. For one thing, after a night’s sleep, most of the energy stored in the human body has been consumed. Breakfast serves the purpose of replenishing (fill up again) energy, thus making us energetic again. For another, in the course of a day, morning is the period of time in which we work with most efficiency. Without breakfast, the efficiency would be lost. Finally, the constant lack of breakfast can contribute to stomach troubles. Therefore, to keep fit, we must have breakfast every day. It can be a cup of mild with some bread, or a bowl of porridge with some steamed bread, or anything else of the similar kind. Anyway, we must eat our fill (eat as much as we can), because a good breakfast can not only ensure our good health but also make a good beginning for a new day. 早餐 我们得到了我们的运动从食物中的能量。人类是一样的机器。对我们来说，能够正常工作，我们必须 有充分的活力。的能量，当然，来自一日三餐，那就是，早餐，午餐和晚餐。 早餐是比任何其他在一天吃饭重要。一方面，经过一夜的睡眠，在人体内储存的大部分能量被消耗掉。 早餐的作用，是补益的目的(填写一次)的能量，从而使我们精力充沛了。另一方面，在一天中，上 午是时间中，我们与大多数工作效率的时期。不含早餐，效率将会消失。最后，缺乏固定的早餐可以 帮助胃病。 因此，为了保持健康，我们每天必须吃早餐。它可以是一个温和一些面包杯，或与一些馒头稀饭一碗， 或任何其他的同类。无论如何，我们必须吃的补(吃多，我们可以)，因为一个良好的早餐不仅能保证 我们的健康，也为新的一天一个良好的开端。 Ability and Gook Looks Old people usually tell the young, “Don’t judge a person by his appearance.” Meaning ability is more important than appearance. Indeed, we’ve seen so many brilliant but not at all good-looking people. In the film Mozart, an opera singer reiterates (repeat) this view by saying, “For a woman of taste, it is not the looks, but the talent that interests me.” For her, the preference shows one’s taste. However, nowadays, with more and more interviewers putting much emphasis on the looks, the appearance of the job-applicants, a lot of people come to the conclusion that appearance is more important than ability because many beautiful girls acquire very good positions although they don’t have much talent. In my opinion, ability is definitely much more important than good looks, because it demonstrates one’s own self-cultivation. It bespeaks (show) the efforts and the glory of acquiring something through one’s hard work whereas a good look bespeaks no struggle of the individual. Good looks are pleasant, but I like the ability because it really shows something of my own self. 能力和对韩国人看来 老人们通常会告诉孩子们，不要听他的外表的人。意义的能力比容貌更重要。事实上，我们已经看“” 到这么多的辉煌，但并不好看的人。莫扎特在电影，歌剧歌手重申(重播)说这一观点，对于一个女“ 人的味道，它不是外表，但吸引我的天赋。对于她来说，偏好显示一个人的口味。” 然而，如今，随着越来越多的面试将在看起来非常重视，对工作申请人的外观，很多人得出的结论是， 外表比能力更重要，因为许多漂亮女孩获得很好的位置，虽然他们不有多少才华。'T 在我看来，能力确实比长相重要，因为它表明自己的修养。它体现了(显示)的努力和获得通过一个 人的，而一个很好看的东西荣耀努力接引没有对个人奋斗。漂亮的脸蛋是愉快的，但我喜欢这个能力， 因为它真正体现了我自身的东西。 Life Is Struggle Everything in the world is in constant struggle. Struggle is in a sense of the competition in natural selection among organisms. Animals and plants struggle for their existence. Nature provides them with weapons for that struggle. Lions have claws; fish have scales; roses have thorns. They use these weapons for the unavoidable war of existence. Nature also orders us to struggle; when we obey the nature, we win our existence. The result of struggle is the evolution of a better society. In order to surpass the others, one has to devote himself to what he does. If every individual does so, the society will make progress. Struggle is inevitable. But we should struggle with sportsmanship, not to stand in the way of others in order to achieve our own success. It is only by struggling in such a way, mankind will see a world getting more glorious day by day. 要奋斗人生 世界上的事物是在不断的斗争。斗争是在自然选择中的生物体之间的竞争意识。 动物和植物的生存斗争。大自然赋予了这一斗争武器。狮子有爪，鱼有鳞，玫瑰有刺。他们使用了这 些武器的存在不可避免的战争。大自然也迫使我们去奋斗，当我们服从的性质，我们赢了我们的生存。 斗争的结果是一个更好的社会变迁。为了超过别人，要立志报国，他做些什么。如果每个人都这样做， 社会就会进步。 斗争是不可避免的。但是，我们应该努力，赛，而不是在别人的阻碍，以实现我们自己的成功。只有 通过这样的方式挣扎，人类将看到一个世界日趋更加辉煌的一天。 Can Computer Replace Human Brain Computers are working faster than human brain. But is it possible that some day the computer will replace human brain and control the human being? It is quite impossible. Computers are designed and developed by human brain. They are used to speed up the calculation. Computers are working according to the orders designed by human being. The running of computer is a group of integrated circuit run by a set of programmes. Without programmes, the computers will not know what to do. It is true people are relying more and more on computers. If people don’t know how to control computers, they may be replaced by computers and lose their jobs. 电脑可以代替人脑 计算机是人类大脑的工作速度比。但有没有可能有一天计算机会取代人类的大脑和控制人类, 这是很不可能的。计算机是人类大脑的和开发。它们被用来加快计算。计算机正在根据人类设计 的订单。在计算机运行的一个小组，由集成电路一组程序运行。没有纲领，计算机将不知道该怎么办。 这是真正的人民都是靠越来越多的计算机上。如果人们不知道如何控制电脑，他们可能会被取代电脑 而失去了工作。 Success Success is a lousy (very bad) teacher. It seduces (tempt) smart people into thinking they can’t lose. And it’s an unreliable guide to the future. What seems the perfect business plan or latest technology today may soon be out-of-date. Usually winning lottery (彩票) is thought to be one’s luck. Many people like to try their luck. One of the lottery’s new millionaires gave an interview on television. When he was asked by the reporter how he had picked his winning numbers, he said that while “two of the six numbers he just pulled for no particular reason.” As for the other four numbers, he used family birth dates. “ So, you see,” he boasted(自夸), “Winning the lottery is not all just luck.” 成功 成功是一个糟糕的(非常糟糕)的老师。它会诱导他们的思想不能丢(引诱)聪明的人。它是一个不 可靠的指导未来。看似完美的商业计划或最新的技术今天可能很快就会过时的。 通常情况下赢得彩票(彩票)被认为是一个人的运气。许多人喜欢尝试自己的运气。 该彩票的人给一个新的百万富翁在电视采访。当他被记者问及他如何偷了他的中奖号码，他说，虽然 至于其他四个数字的六个数字，他刚把车并没有任何特别的原因。二，他用家人出生日期。所以，“”“ 你看，他自豪(自夸)，中大奖是不是所有的只是运气。”“” The Car and Pollution Most Americans would find it hard to think what life would look like without a car. However, some have realized the serious problem of the air pollution caused by the car. The polluted air becomes poisonous and dangerous to health. One way to get rid of the polluted air is to build a car that does not pollute. That’s what several of the large factories have been trying to do. But to build a clean car is easier said than done. Progress in this field has been slow. Another way is to take the place of the car engine by something. Now inventors are working on steam cars as well as electric cars. Many makers believe that it will take years to develop a useful model that pleases men. To prevent the world from being polluted by cars, we make some changes in the way many of us live. Americans, for example, have to reduce the number of their total cars. They are encouraged to travel and to work by bicycle. It is thought to help man to keep the air clean. But this change does not come easily. A large number of workers might find themselves without jobs if a car factory closed. Thus the problem of air pollution would become less important than that of unemployment. Although cars have led us to better life, they have also brought us new problems. 这款车与污染 大部分美国人会觉得很难想象我们的生活会是什么样子没有一辆车。然而，有些人实现了由汽车造成 的空气污染严重的问题。被污染的空气具有毒性，并且危害健康。 一个办法摆脱空气污染的是制造汽车，不会污染。这是什么样的几个大型工厂一直在努力做的。但是 生产清洁汽车说起来容易做起来难。在这一领域的进展一直很缓慢。 另一种方法是采取一些汽车的发动机进行。现在发明家正在研制蒸汽汽车和电动汽车。但是许多厂家 认为，这将需要几年时间开发一个有用的模型，为所欲为的人。 为了防止被汽车污染的世界，我们的方式使我们许多人生活的一些变化。美国人，例如，必须降低他 们的总汽车数量。鼓励他们去旅行，骑自行车去上班。它被认为是有助于人们保持空气清洁。 但这种改变并不容易。大批的工人可能会发现自己没有工作，如果一个汽车工厂关闭。因此，空气污 染问题将成为不到失业重要。 尽管汽车为我们更好地生活，他们也给我们带来了新的问题。 Time Is Money Time is money.” This saying means that time is very valuable. “ But time is more valuable than money. The money we have lost can be gained again, but the time we have wasted cannot be regained. Moreover, sometimes persons can exist without money, but nothing can be done without time, just as no one can live without air. Despite being so valuable, time is often neglected by men. Since time is an invisible thing, men often waste their time unconsciously(无意地). Without anything to do, they may gossip from morning till night. Man can live only at most to about 100 years. It seems fairly long, but in fact it is rather short. We often say “How quickly time flies!” How many things can a man accomplish in such a short period? Hence we should use the valuable time properly to do our work. We will race with it. We will study and work hard. Never waste a little bit of it. 时间就是金钱 时间就是金钱。这句话的意思就是说时间是非常宝贵的。“” 但是，时间比金钱更宝贵。我们已经失去了可以得到钱了，但是我们也浪费时间不能恢复。此外，有 时没有钱的人可以存在，但什么事也没有时间做，只是因为没有人能够生活在没有空气。 尽管是如此宝贵，时间往往忽略了男性。由于时间是一种无形的东西，男人往往不自觉地浪费自己的 时间(无意地)。没有什么关系，他们可能会从早忙到晚闲话。 人可以住在最多只有约年。似乎相当长，但实际上它是比较短。我们常说时光飞逝～多少事，男100“” 人能做到在这么短的时间,因此，我们应该用正确的宝贵时间做我们的工作。我们将与它比赛。我们 将努力学习和工作。永远不要浪费一点点位。 Try to Be a Good Student Perhaps it is the dream of everyone to be a good student at school, but quite a few students feel at a loss on how to make it. In my opinion it is rather easy if you can act on the following points. First of all, make full use of your time and work hard. Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today, as time past will never come back. The fast developing society requires adequate knowledge, which presses us to spare no efforts to study. Of course, your hard work will be rewarded one day. Secondly, use your own head and present your point of view. Credulous(轻信的) attitude will only make you take anything for granted. With your own judgment you will be able to tell right from wrong and set up your own theory. Thirdly, set aside enough time for relaxation, entertainment, etc. don’t ignore the harm of all work and no play. Proper sports will build up your body and improve the efficiency of your studying. To be a good student is easier said than done, for it needs a student’s consistent efforts. But nothing is difficult to a man if he puts his heart into it. 试着做一个好学生 也许这是每个人的梦想是在学校的好学生，但不少学生对如何使它丧失感觉。在我看来，这是相当容 易，如果你可以做以下几点。 首先，请您充分利用时间，努力工作。不要推迟到明天应该怎么做的今天，随着时间的过去永远不会 回来。快速发展的社会需要足够的知识，按我们不遗余力地研究。当然，你的努力会得到回报的一天。 其次，用你自己的头和现在你的观点。轻信(轻信的)的态度只会让你理所当然的事情。有了自己的 判断，你将能够明辨是非，建立自己的见解。 第三，预留休闲，娱乐的时间不够，等等千万不要忽视了各项工作，不玩耍伤害。适当的体育运动会 逐渐建立起自己的身体，提高您的学习效率。 要成为一个好学生，说起来容易做起来难，因为它需要一个学生的一致努力。但世上无难事，一个男 人如果他把它放在他的心。 Natural Resources Nature has provided us with many kinds of resources. Almost everything we use in our everyday life comes from Nature. The food we eat, the water we drink, the clothes we wear, the concrete and bricks to build our houses, the materials to make bikes we ride, etc. all come originally from Nature. People have been making use of these natural supplies for thousands of years. With the development of technology and the increase of the population, the amount and range of materials taken has increased. It is estimated that this tread will continue in the years to come. However, natural resources are not in exhaustible. Some resources are already nearly used up. For example, the end of the world’s fuel is already within sight. Such an essential daily item as water is in short supply in many parts of the world. We can no longer thoughtlessly use the many resources provided by Nature. We must learn to conserve what remains. 自然资源 大自然为我们提供了多种方式的资源。几乎所有的事情在我们的日常生活中，我们使用来自大自然。 我们吃的食物，我们喝的水，我们穿的衣服，水泥和砖建造的房屋，材料，使我们骑自行车等，都来 原本来自大自然。 人们做了几千年的这些天然用品的使用。随着技术的发展和人口的增加，材料的数量和所采取的一系 列增加。据估计，这种胎面将在未来几年继续下去。 然而，自然资源不枯竭。有些资源已耗尽。例如，世界的燃料资源已经指日可待了。这种必要的，因 为水在日常项目，在世界许多地区供不应求。我们再也不能草率利用大自然提供了许多资源。我们必 须学会保护剩下。 We Have Only One World When industries grow, pollution also grows. Today the problem of environment has become more and more important. The world population is rising so quickly that the world has become too crowded. We are using up our natural resources too quickly and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we don’t take action immediately, then we will destroy our only world. Man has made great progress in environment protection. Government of many countries has established laws to protect the forest and sea resource and to stop the environmental pollution. Still more measures should be taken to solve the problem. First, we should start by educating the public about the hazards of pollution. The government on its part should also design stricter laws. This is not only for our own generation but also for the future generation to come. It is necessary to protect our nature environment. We must begin now to protect our only world. 我们只有一个世界 当产业发展，污染也成长起来了。今天，环境问题已变得越来越重要。世界人口增长如此之快，世界 已经变得过于拥挤。我们正在利用我们的自然资源太快，并在同一时间，我们与危险化学品污染我们 的环境。如果我们不立即采取行动，那么我们将破坏我们唯一的世界。 人类已经在环保很大的进步。许多国家政府设立了法律来保护森林和海洋资源，制止对环境的污染。 但更应该采取措施来解决这个问题。首先，我们应该从教育有关的污染危害公众。对政府方面也应该 设计严格的法律。这不仅是为我们这一代人，但也为未来的一代来。 要保护我们的自然环境。我们必须现在就开始保护我们唯一的世界。 Make The Best Use of Our Land It is the land that has been providing us with everything we need for centuries. In other words, almost everything we use daily comes from the land directly or indirectly. The food, clothes, houses, even the books and furniture are all supplied by the land. But the limited land is decreasing at a surprising speed. With the expanding of the cities, the development of the industry and over population, lots of large pieces of good farmland are being turned into residential areas with many houses and apartment buildings, or industrial areas, or warehouses. Therefore some measures must be taken to stop the abusing of our farmland. On the other hand, we should let everyone realize the danger of being short of land. And also we should educate them how to make better use of our land. 充分利用我们的土地的最佳使用 这是土地已经提供了几个世纪以来，我们的一切需要我们。换句话说，几乎所有我们日常使用的都是 直接或间接从土地。食物，衣服，房子，甚至是书籍和家具都提供了土地。但有限的土地以惊人的速 度减少。随着城市的扩大，行业及以上人口的发展，大块的良田变成许多正在与许多住宅和公寓楼， 或工业区，住宅区或仓库。 因此必须采取一些措施来阻止我们的农田滥用。另一方面，我们应该让大家认识到土地是短期的危险。 同时要教育他们如何更好地利用我们的土地。 Health It is said that we do not properly value a thing until we have lost it. It is only when a friend dies that we find out how much he was to us. So it is with health. When we are young and strong and have good health, we think little about it. It seems natural to us to be always well, and we cannot imagine what it is like to be ill. Wo we are often careless about our health, and without thinking we spoil our health by bad habits and doing silly things. It is only when we have our good health that we find that it was one of God’s best gifts to us. Health is our most important possession. We should do our best to maintain it. Good health is necessary to happiness and success. People who are in poor health are often pessimistic or depressed. As a rule, bad health means misery and failure. How can we keep our health? Only by knowing and carefully obeying the laws of health. A happy man is a healthy man, and only the healthy man can live a happy life. The desire for good health is universal. Everyone who loves life understands how important health is. First, good health is the guarantee for enjoying life. The only desire of a patient is always to live an ordinary and healthy life. Second, good health establishes a firm foundation for your ambition of the career. Without it, any lofty aspiration turns to be a daydream. Then how to keep fit? Everyone has his own answers to this question, while I think three principal suggestions should be followed. The first one is that a scientific diet should be adopted, which offers the necessities for your body. The second one is that physical exercises must be persisted, especially for the indoor people. The last, but not the least, is that the cheerful mood should be kept. In order to keep fit, I force myself to keep away from the “junk food”, although it usually tastes good, I even form a good habit of doing morning exercises. And the beautiful music and good books always cheer me up. 健康 有人说，我们不好好珍惜的东西，直到我们失去它。它是只有当一个朋友去世，我们发现了多少，他 给我们。因此，它与健康。当我们还年轻，强壮，身体健康，我们考虑的很少。他很自然地我们要始 终顺利，我们不能想象是什么样的病。禾我们经常对我们的健康不小心，没有思想，我们破坏我们的 健康的坏习惯，做愚蠢的事情。只有当我们有我们自己的健康，我们发现这是上帝的恩赐给我们最好 的之一。 健康是我们最重要的东西。我们应该尽力维护它。身体健康是必要的幸福和成功。谁在健康状况不佳 的人往往是悲观或沮丧。作为一项规则，坏的健康意味着痛苦和失败。 如何才能保持我们的健康,只有通过了解和认真遵守健康的法律。一个快乐的人是一个健康的人，只 有健康的人能够过上幸福的生活。 对于身体健康的渴望是普遍的。大家谁懂得热爱生活的重要健康。首先，良好的健康是享受生活保障。 一个病人的唯一愿望始终是一个普通的生活和健康的生活。第二，建立良好的健康为您的事业野心了 坚实的基础。没有它，任何崇高的愿望变成是一枕黄粱。 那么如何保持身体健康,每个人都有他自己对这个问题的答案，而我认为三个主要建议，应遵循。第 一个是，应采取科学的饮食，这为您的身体的必需品。第二个是，必须坚持体育锻炼，尤其是室内的 人。最后，但并非最不重要的，就是要保持心情开朗。 为了保持身材，我强迫自己远离垃圾食品了，虽然它通常味道很好，我什至形成了晨练的好习惯。“” 和美丽的音乐和好书总是鼓励我。 Sports and Games Sports and games do a lot of good to our health. They can make us strong, prevent us from getting too fat, and keep healthy and fit. Especially they can be of great value to people who work with their brains most of the day, for sports and games give people valuable practice in exercising the body. What’s more, they make our life richer and more colourful. If we do not have a strong body, we will find it hard to do whatever we want. So persons of all ages enjoy watching and taking part in various kinds of sports-track and fields, swimming, skating, football, volleyball and basketball, etc. Sports and games are also very useful in character training. They demand not only physical skills and strength but also courage, endurance, discipline and usually teamwork. For boys and girls, what is learned in the playground often has a deep effect on their character. If each of them learns to work for his team and not for himself on the football field, he will later find it natural to work for the good of his country instead of only for his own benefit. A healthy citizen makes a strong country. Let’s all take part in sports and games. Smoking It is well known that smoking does harm to the health. Today, so many people still keep smoking, which has drawn wide attention of the society. Smoking has so many disadvantages but no advantages at all. First, the cigarettes with nicotine in them do great harm to the health. Such diseases as pneumonia, lung cancer may be caused or partly caused by them. Furthermore, the bad effects of cigarettes cost the smokers lots of money, which could be spent on other meaningful things. Thirdly, the accidents of fire all over the world every year are mostly caused by the still-burning butts (end). The government has formulated the regulation of no smoking in public places. Yet its result is not so satisfactory. From my point of view, it needs the common efforts of the society. Not only the nonsmokers but the smokers should cooperate on this matter. My Views on Large Modern Cities Since every coin has two sides, living in large modern cities offers us many advantages, simultaneously causes many troubles. Better education and better jobs are easy to get, and better medical care is convenient to receive in large modern cities. People are usually well informed due to the advanced media, such as television, newspaper and net PC. Large modern cities also provide varied entertainment for the city-dwellers. The public places like cinema, bar, disco-ball are everywhere. On the other hand, large modern cities are too big to control, so the traffic jams and traffic accidents often happen, and the social security is a headache problem. And city-dwellers have to face the housing problem. Usually a house is too expensive for the salary earning class to buy and the rent is also high. Moreover, noise and pollution in large cities bring harm to people’s health. Live in the City or in the Country Where do you like to live, in the city or in the country? Most cities are centers of economy, trade, transportation or culture. With the development of economy and society, more and more people have flooded into the cities, which makes the scale of the cities larger and larger. Surely, it is very convenient for shopping, education, business and so on. But it also has many disadvantages: the large population makes it crowded in each corner of the city; the big factories, too many cars, buses and trucks pollute the clean air; too much noise can make people mad. To live in the city, one even can’t get enough room for living. To live in the country is another thing. You can breathe the fresh air cheerfully, own a spacious house with a big backyard, and relax yourself in quietness. But when you want to go shopping, or take your child to school, perhaps you will complain about its inconvenient transportation, its remoteness„I am an ordinary person. I am always longing for the peaceful idyllic(田园诗般的) life of the countryside. Advertisement Advertisement can be seen everywhere in the modern society. Large billboards are built on the roadsides or on the top of the high buildings. Newspapers become thicker and thicker, for pages of the paper are covered with advertisements. TV shows us endless ads day and night. Advertisements force people to notice their products. It is a good way to promote their new products. When a new product is developed, it is the manufacturer’s or seller’s duty to let the public know what the new product is; what the specialties are and what the manufacturer’s or the seller’s guarantees are to the products. Surely, advertisements are like bridges between customers and manufacturers or sellers. But false or deceptive advertisements can also be found at the same time. When a person has been cheated once, he can’t believe advertisements once more, or at least he can’t believe ads fully. People have become wiser and learnt to use their brains when facing a beautiful and attractive advertisement. The World is Getting Smaller and Smaller In ancient times, people’s only transportation means were their feet. So it was rather difficult for them to travel from one place to another. As a result, the world was too big for them to understand. With the development of modern science and technology, more and more transportation means appear: bicycle, bus, etc. They carry goods and passengers to and from every corner of the world. And they shorten the distance between people. With the help of these modern facilities, people all over the world can get in constant touch with each other. So it’s easier for people from different nations to understand each other, to communicate with each other. Thus, this world is getting smaller and smaller, just like one big family. Use of the Time A man’s life occupies, at best, but a limited space of time; every bit of time wasted in idleness means a reduction of success and prosperity to the man himself and to the world at large. The magnitude of a man’s success in life depends largely upon how he makes use of his time. Those who achieve greatness in different channels of success are, as a whole, the most hard-working people. Our famous scholar Yao and Shun wasted not a single minute, while Da Yu, our great emperor, valued even the briefest space of time; their accomplishments stand out in our history in bold relief. If we wish to do something useful, the sure way to success is to turn every minute that .The old hours that we have after our daily we may have at our disposal(可支配的) work are the best time for reading. There is a great deal of wisdom locked up in books. Nowhere else can we find such a rich spring of knowledge for quenching(satisfy止渴) our thirst. Of course, different people follow different occupations. They do not need the same sort of information. Here they must make their own choice to get the books best suited to their particular needs. The time spent in such reading will add greatly to their stock of knowledge and prepare them for greater work in their respective fields of activity. When the reading habit is once formed, they will enjoy reading far more than they do anything else. Exam Should Be Reduced It is known to us that the exam is the main method to measure the students’ knowledge in school. But nowadays this method is almost becoming the only way to judge the students’ ability of knowledge. If this method is over-used, I believe it will do us more harm than good. For one thing, too many exams keep the students from reading widely, because the students are forced to prepare the lessons to be examined. Their knowledge can only be narrowed within few textbooks taught in class. For another, the exam itself encourages rigid memorization instead of initiating (operate) the students’ creativity and individual thinking, which will be of great importance in their future work. So we can conclude that too many exams are no good to the students. Some measures should be taken to lessen the students’ burden. Remember the main purpose of the exam is to urge and to encourage the students to learn more. Part-time Job in College Nowadays there are arguments on the part-time job in college. Does it do good or do harm to the students? In my opinion, it has two sides. On one hand, doing part-time jobs can bring financial support to the students. As we all know the education fees in recent years have been higher and higher. It’s rather difficult for ordinary families to afford them. The burden of the parents will be greatly relieved if the students can earn some money, with which they can buy more books helpful to their studies. At the same time, they will obtain some social experiences, which is necessary for their future work. On the other hand, the part-time job will occupy the students a lot of time, which they should spend on their studies. Thus they can’t have enough time to learn the things they need or they like. As a result, it will be hard for them to meet the expectation of the college. Therefore, we should take the advantages of the part-time job and avoid its disadvantages. Only in doing so can we really benefit from it. Build up Good Hobbies Everybody has his own hobbies: some are fond of collecting stamps, coins, etc., some like swimming, and there are some who like reading or music ---- all these are of good hobbies. Nowadays, most teenagers are crazy about “hit-song”. From those songs we can learn many phrases, which we cannot find in books. Although teenagers like those songs very much, adults dislike them. And if they indulge in them, it would be a waste both of time and money. This should not be considered as a good hobby. The worst hobbies of all are smoking and gambling. Smoking harms our bodies. Some men like to smoke in public places, and do not care about other people’s feelings. Gambling will make you lose everything. You may lose your temper, money and friendship. Friendship is the thing that money cannot buy. To lose a friend is easy but to build up a friendship is hard. So, why don’t we play something that cannot hurt others and which is worthwhile to us? For good hobbies, like stamp collecting and reading can help us broaden our knowledge, music can make us happy, and sports can keep us in good physical condition. So why not take the good and discard the bad? Good Manners Good manners do not come naturally, for they have to be learnt. If children were not told and shown how to behave politely, they would grow up rough and rude like savages. Good manners are not the same in all countries. However different good manners may be in different places, the principle of good manners is always the same everywhere. It is consideration for the feelings of others. Good manners are the mark of a gentleman, and a real gentleman always tries to consider other people’s feelings. They will not say things that will hurt others; they will not speak in a rude way to offend them. When they are with others, they know what they do not like. So good manners are really a form of unselfishness. No one can have really good manners who is selfish and conceited, and who always wants his own way and seeks his own comfort. They may be outwardly polite, but they will not have the spirit of good manners. Is Money the Road to Happiness? In the modern society, quite a few people make money a target for pursuit, as they believe money is the road to happiness. Is that the case? Does money really make the matter go? I don’t agree to this opinion. Of course, we can’t live without money because it is the currency in circulation with which we can buy what we need in daily life. But money doesn’t mean everything in the world, such as happiness. The factors that contribute to happiness are unpredictable(出乎意料的). Those who have money to burn are not necessarily living a happy life while those who lack physical needs may be happier than the rich. People once said that money is the source of evil. It is true to some extent. To catch hold of money, people would rather pay any price ---- to steal, to rob, to commit murder and even to aggress another country. Sometimes money can drive people crazy and kill them. In that case how can money is the road to happiness! On Making Friends As a human being, one can hardly do anything without a friend. Helping one out of trouble and bringing happiness to a lonely heart, a true friend may shed (spread) sunshine and love on one’s life. A friend will help you find out and overcome an overlooked(忽略的)shortcoming, so that you can make progress and have success in your work or study. All the splendor(辉煌)in the world is not worth a good friend. True friendship is like an in-time rain falling on the dry land. True friends are not those who like to eat or drink together with you, but those who concern more about your needs, growth, successes and failures. They will never flee for their own sake when faced with a great danger. Just as the old saying puts it, “A friend in need is a friend indeed.” I like making friends. In order to make true friends, I will trust others, following their advice and leading a hand whenever they need help. I like to make friends with those who have the same interests and ideas with me, but not those who are boastful (full of self-praise), aimless, narrow-minded or selfish. Once I make friends with someone, I hope that the friendship will last all through my life. My Ideal Job When a person is asked what his ideal job is, he may answer quickly, a doctor, an actor, etc. But when it comes to me, I feel at a loss. There are all kinds of work in the world, but I can’t decide which kind I like best. In my opinion, my ideal job must fully utilize (make use of) my intelligence and knowledge. I have been studying for so many years. The main purpose it to prepare myself for my future job. If most of my knowledge can’t be used, no doubt it is a great waste. I’m not afraid of a demanding and challenging job, for it’s the best opportunity to examine my capability. As a result, it stimulates me to make greater efforts and to achieve more. A relaxed, harmonious relationship among the companions is ideal, for it’s bound to improve the efficiency of work. I can’t imagine how they can cooperate if they can’t get along well, not to mention any achievement. At last, I wish my job will help people directly, thus the sense of achievement will make me work harder. Fate Many people believe that they are fated, or destined(注定)to a certain life. For example, if they are very poor or very ill, they say that it is because they were born to be poor or ill and there is nothing they can do about it. But in my opinion, people have more control than that over their lives. Maybe they didn’t work hard enough to make money or didn’t take proper care of themselves. By blaming their condition on fate, they are avoiding responsibility for their behavior. I think that for the most part of each person makes his own fate. If you are not satisfied with your own life, don’t accept it by blaming it on fate. Change it! If you really want to do it, you can! Set your goal and work toward it. Don’t wait for fate to bring you success because it won’t happen. Fate is in your own hands! Go out and make yourself successful, rich and happy. Then you can’t be pound of your accomplishment. We need a Science Society Youths today should all take a keen interest in science, for we are in a rapidly progressing scientific age. Indeed, no one can now be regarded “up-to-date” without a general scientific knowledge we get from school textbooks; we should visit the libraries more often and read the current scientific news from the newspaper. But the enthusiastic youths have often found out that there are not enough suitable books to read in the public libraries, since many of them are too advanced and too specialized. To overcome this difficulty, I suggest that the Education Department should establish an inter-school science society. The main objects of the society are to increase the scientific knowledge of youths and to foster friendship between members. Organize inter-school scientific contests. Arrange inter-school debates and discussions on interesting scientific subjects. This would not only give us a chance to express our ideas, but also help us to make more friends. This is a very important thing, for friendship is the very element in international understanding and world peace. Hold a weekly lecture, in which famous personalities of the scientific field should be invited to give, and also film shows. This shall be the chief source of new scientific knowledge for us. Sponsor Science Fairs of Exhibitions in which teenagers can compete with each other in their scientific projects. Erect up (set up) a large library with plenty of suitable scientific books for reference and research. It is also hoped that people who have a broad knowledge in science and can explain to us the things we read in books, which we cannot understand, staff the library. We Are Young But Once Many young girls like to copy grown-ups. They wear high-heels, paint their faces, dress in tight clothes and all that burden. They willingly let tight clothes suffocate(闷死;窒 息)their breathing, high-heels hinder(阻碍)their walking, and make-ups mar their natural beauty. They think they equal adults by using those stuff, and look down upon their counterparts as childish, who incidentally do not care much to over-act their age. In fact, one cannot be considered as a grown-up just by appearance. It acquires more, such as maturity of thought, which can only be seasoned by time. Youth is indeed a very precious gift, and remember, everyone is young only once. While we still have youth with us, why should we restrict ourselves from enjoying it to our heart’s content by attempting to be much older than we really are? Chances once lost may never come again, and youth definitely will not. Once it is over, real life requests our experience, and responsibilities await us with graveness. Our life will never be as free and blissful as we are today. Our present tasks in life are light. Our hearts are still full of youthful spirits and enthusiasm. So while we are still in the flower of life, why do we not gather the “rose-buds” of youth before they wither away(凋 谢), Caring for the aged Society has to try all means to care more for the elderly population. This is easy to say but difficult to arrange. With an increased life expectancy and a decreased birthrate due to the family planning policy, China’s population is aging at unprecedented(空前的) levels. Statistics(统计)suggest that by the end of the 20th century, more than 10 percent of the country’s citizens will be at least 60 years old. By the year 2040, this aged group will make up one fourth of the population. The same statistics also show that more than half of the aged population are financially(经济上)supported by their offspring (child/children). Only a quarter of them are independent, while only some of the rest live on retirement pensions. Whatever their financial situations are, the responsibility of most elderly people’s home care thus falls upon their children who already work full-time to support their own families. A considerable number of elderly population also live far way from their children, which sets tricky obstacles in their daily care. Courage Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer of Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liza who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. He only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her five-year-old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, “Yes, I’ll do if it will save Liza.” As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked in a trembling voice, “Will I start to die right away?” Being young, the boy had misunderstood the doctor. He thought he was going to have to give her all his blood.