Itiswidelyacceptedthat“Nevergiveup”,astrongandpositivelifeattitude,isthekeyforindividualsuccessonthegroundsthatpermanentpersistencemayboostourconfidence,strengthenourwill,andprovideusasecondchanceforsuccesswhenweareinhardship.However,othersarguethatsensibleabandonmentismorepreciousthanblindpersistencebecausethewiseoneshouldchoosethemostsuitableareaforhimself/herself.
Inmyopinion,weneedtolearntogiveuptimely.Themostimmediatereasonisthatweshouldadjustouraimcarefullyinordertogoaheadcontinuously.Sometimes,togiveupthoseunrealistictargetsisessentialforsuccess.Besides,theattitude“Nevergiveup”exhaustsusbothmentallyandphysically.Onlythroughlearningtogiveupcanweleadapleasantandrelaxinglife.Finally,thetemporarycomprisemeansanewstart,abeginningbringingnewhopes,expectationsandopportunitiesforus.
Passiveasgivingupsoundsalike,itrepresentsamorematureandrealisticmentality.Ifthoseopposingthisattitudecantakeintoconsiderationofitsbenefits,thenthismayseemacceptableinourlives.
购物中心
AShoppingCenterintheNeighborhood
Althoughlargeshoppingcentersareveryconvenientandgoodplacestospendfreetime,theycanalsobringsomedisadvantages,andforthisreasonIwoulddisagreewiththebuildingofoneinmyneighborhood.
Firstofall,onedisadvantageofhavingalargeshoppingcenterwouldbeagreatincreaseintraffic.Morecarswouldnotonlybringtrafficjamsbutalsonoiseandparkingproblems.Second,alargeshoppingcenterrequiresalotofspace.Tobuildone,someopenspacewouldhavetobesacrificed.Wemightnolongerhaveroomforasportsground.
Justbecauseoftheabovedisadvantages,Iwouldopposeanyplantoconstructalargeshoppingcenterinmyneighborhood.Althoughitisnecessaryformetovisitshoppingcentersonoccasion,Icouldspendsometimetravelingtoanotheronenotfaraway.MyneighborhoodisapeacefulandquietplaceandIhopeitwillstaythatway.
选修课程
SelectingCourses
Recently,peopleingrowingnumbersshowtheirconcernaboutselectingcourses.Insomecolleges,studentsarepermittedtopickouttheircourse’sprofessorsfreely.Thereasonsarelistedasfollows:
Inthefirstplace,studentscanchoosetheteacheraccordingtotheirinterests,whichwillbehelpfulfortheirfuturecareers.Besides,selectingcoursescanreducetherateofstudents’absenceindirectlyforstudentsusuallychoosetheirfavoriteteachers.
AsfarasIamconcerned,everycoinhastwosides.Ontheonehand,studentsmaylearnthecoursebetter,becausetheymaychoosetheprofessortheyliked.Ontheotherhand,iftheprofessorwhoisverypopularandagreatnumberofstudentswouldliketoattendhis/hercourse,theclassroommustbeovercrowded.Itwillhaveabadimpactontheclass.
传统图书馆
DoLibrariesBecomeUselessattheAgeofInformation
Therehasbeenaheateddiscussionaboutlibrariesattheageofinformationamongpeople.Somepeople,especiallytheyoungergeneration,challengethevalueofconventionallibraries.Whentheyneedanyinformationintheirstudiesorwork,theycanturntotheircomputersforhelp.Forthisreason,theydonotneedtogotoalibraryforborrowingorreturningoneortwobooks.
Whileothers,includingmostoldpeopleaswellasscholars,valuelibraries.Theylovelibrariesbecausetheycanenjoypeaceandquietnessinanisolatedspiritualworld.Andtheyalsohaveaccesstorareacademicworksneededfortheirstudiesinthelibraries.
Inmyview,conventionallibrariesarestillavailablethoughthereisstillmuchroomforimproving.AttheAgeofInformation,aslongasknowledgeisrespectedandcherished,librarieswon’textinctfromourlives.Ontheotherhand,librariesshouldnotrefusethelatestinformationtechnology,whichwillenablethemtoregainthoseyoungreaders.
跳槽
MyViewonJob-Hopping
Somepeopletendtosticktotheirpositionsallthetime,astheythinkthelongeroneworksinaparticularfield,themoreskillfulonewillbeatit.Somehavebeenteachersalltheirlives.Somedevotetheirlifeenergytoscientificresearch.Suchpeoplelovetheirworkandturnouttobespecialistsintheirownfield.Theyareusuallyhighachievers.
Somearedifferent.Theyareinthehabitofjob-hopping,fortheyalwayspursuewhatisnewandstimulating.Theyneverseemcontentwiththeirpresentsituation.Someliketomeetmorepeople,makemoremoneyandnewacquaintances,sotheyhopfromjobtojob.
AsfarasIamconcerned,Iwanttobeprofessionallystrong.Iamnotinfavoroffrequentjobhopping,asthesayinggoes"Jackofalltrades,masterofnone".ButIwanttohaveopportunitiesforadvancementandasmanycolleaguesaspossibletocooperateandcommunicatewithsoastobemorecreativeandlesspartial.
校园恋爱
MyOpiniononCampusLove
Oncampus,loverscanbefoundhereandthere.Somepeoplethinktoomuchintimacyhasabadinfluence.Ittakesloverstoomuchtimeandenergy.Furthermore,theirintimacycandistracttheirownaswellasotherstudents’attentionfromstudy.Campusshouldbeaplaceforstudyandshouldmaintainanatmosphereoflearning.
Ontheotherhand,otherpeoplebelieveitisOK.Pursuingloveisallrighttostudentsoncampusandintimacyisanaturalexpressionoflove.Somescholarsoflawholdthatfriendshipandappropriateintimacyareanimportantpartofstudentdevelopment.
Inmyopinion,whatallpeopleshoulddoisjustleaveitasitis.Universitystudentsareadults,andtheycanhandletheirownaffairswellenough.However,theyhavetoadmitthatschoolisaplacewherepeoplereceiveaneducationandtheirmaintaskistostudy.Therefore,studentsareexpectedtobehavethemselvesinproperways.
缺电问题
NationwideShortageofPowerSupply
Accordingtoexperts,Chinaisfacingamoreseverepowershortageatpresentthanitdidinthesecondhalfoftheyear2006.Infact,agoodnumberofprovincialareashavealreadyimposedpowerbrownoutsinthepastfewmonths.
Thereisnodoubtthatacceleratingdevelopmentofpower-intensiveindustrialsectors,thegrowingpaceofurbanizationandlowenergyefficiencyshouldbeblamedfortheextensiveshortageofpowersupply.Besides,thesituationisworsenedbyslowpowerconstructionandinadequateoverallpowergeneration.
Inordertoeasethecurrentpowershortage,apackageofmeasuresshouldbeintroducedassoonaspossible.Firstly,anationwidecampaignshouldbelaunchedtoeducatethepublicaboutmethodstoimproveefficiencyofenergyconsumption.Secondly,greateffortsshouldbemadetocurbwastefulduplicationsandcutirrationaldemandinsomeindustries.Thirdly,constructionofenergyandtransportprojectsshouldbeacceleratedtoexpandpowersupply.Lastly,itisnecessarytooptimizeenergystructureandestablishadiversifiedenergyconsumptionpattern.OnlyinthiswaycanChina’spowershortageeaseandfinallydisappearinthenearfuture.
减肥
IssuesonWeightReducing
Nowadaysthepeopleareenjoyingamorecomfortablelifeandmanypeoplearesufferingfromobesity.Thus，losingweightbecomesverypopular.
However,weightreducingisatrickytopic.Somepeopleloseweightquicklybycrashdietingorotherextrememeasures.Thiswillnothelpthemloseweightsincetheyusuallygainbackall(andoftenmore)ofthepoundstheylostbecausetheyhaven’tpermanentlychangedtheirhabits.What’sworse,sometimestheseextrememeasureswillaffecttheindividual’shealth.
Inmyview,beforeonedecidestoloseweight,hefirstofallshouldmakeitclearwhetherheshouldornotloseweight.Thebestwaytofindoutifyouareatahealthyweightorifyouneedtoloseorgainweightistotalktoadoctorordietitian.Heorshecancompareyourweightwithhealthynormstohelpyousetrealisticgoals.Ifitturnsoutthatyouwouldbenefitfromweightlossthenyoucanfollowafewofthesimplesuggestionswhicharewidelyacceptedbyweightreducingexpertstogetitstarted.
信息安全
InformationSecurity
Thehumanbeingsaresteppingintotheinformationsociety.Theinformationindustrydevelopsincreasingly,sodothehackers,trick-playingteens,exploringchildren,fraudsters,andseriouswhite-collarcriminals.Thus,informationsecuritybecomesanimpendingimportantissue.
Incaseofinformationbreach,thevictims—agovernmentdepartment,anorganizationoraninstitution,oracompany,willinevitablysuffergreatorsmallloss.Governmentmaybethreatenedwithnationalsecurity.Companiesmayloseopportunitiestodevelopnewprojects.Andthepublic’sandusersconfidencewillbedamaged.
ThenhowtodealwiththisissueTechnologyisonlyapartialsolutiontoinformationsecurity.What’smoreimportantisthatorganizationsandcompaniesshouldpromotetheawarenessoninformationsecuritytoitsstaff.However,sincenosystemcaneverbe100percentsecure,aprevention-onlyapproachtoinformationsecuritymanagementisnotenough.Companiesandorganizationsshouldadoptadualapproachtoinformationsecuritymanagementbycombiningpreventionanddetectiontechniques.
请假条
October8,2007
DearMs.Riddle,
IwouldliketoknowifIcouldaskforacasualleaveofabsencefromyourOralEnglishclassthisThursdaymorning.
YesterdayafternoonIgotaphonecallfrommycousin,whoisnowoperatingasmallcompanyinsuburbsofthiscity.Heneedsaninterpreterfortwodaysbutcannotfindthemosttrustworthyperson,sohewantsmetomakeanattempt.ItseemstomethatthisisagoldenopportunitytoputwhatIhavelearnedinyourclassintopractice,butIneedyourpermissionofabsence.IfyouthinkImaygoandhelphimovercomethedifficulty,IamconfidentthatI’lldoagoodjobandbothofuswillbethankful.