Whileshebecamelonelyonthemoonwithoutherhusband,shedidhavecompany,ajaderabbit.
Therearemanysuccessfulpeopleintheworld.SinceI’mafootballfan,I’dliketotalkaboutDavidBeckham,asuccessfulfootballplayer.Alotofpeopleknowhimnotbecausehe’sanexcellentfootballplayerbutbecauseofhisgoodlooking.Especiallyalotofwomen,theyregardhimasabigsportstar.Butthat’snotthereasonIadmirehim.Ithinkhe’sasuccessfulmanbecauseheworkshardandnevergivesup.
Asayoungplayer,hewasblamedforhismistakethatcausedthefailureofhisnationalteaminthe1998worldcup.Alotofpeoplelaughedathim,buthewasnotdefeatedandtriedharderthanbefore.In2001,hisscorehelpedhisnationalteamtowinthegameagainstGreece,whichenabledthemtoenterworldcupinthenextyear.Hebecameanationalheroovernight.
Ilearnedalotfromhim.Sometimes,wemightfailonceorseveraltimesbutitdoesn’tmeanwewillneversucceed.It’salwaysgoodtokeeptrying.Ibelievehardworkwilleventuallymakeabigdifference.
Iwanttodescribeatoyinmychildhood.Actually,itwasnotagirlytoy.Itisamodelcar.
WhenIwasakid,IactedlikeaboyandIwasveryinterestedincarmodelsandguns.Butmymotherdidn’tknowthatandsheboughtmanydollsforme.Totellyouthetruth,myfatherfoundthatIlikedmodelcars,soheboughtmeoneasalittlepresent.
It’sasbigasabookandthecolorwasverybright,itwasred.IthinkthecarwascoolandIlikeditverymuch.Iwouldalwaystakeitoutandstudyit.Ifiguredoutmanyfunctionsofthecar.Ifeltitwasamazingthatpeoplecouldinventthistoolfortransportation.
Sinceitwasthegiftthatmyfathergaveme,Ikeptitverycarefully.Evennow,itstilllookslikeabrandnewcar.Ithinkit’sverymeaningfulforakidtoownsomethingthattheylike.
I’dliketodescribeaskillIlearned,whichistoeditsongsoncomputerbyusingthesoftware,calledcooledit.
Ilovesinging,soaskilltoeditsongsisverypracticalandimportantforme.IfirstheardaboutitwhenIwaselevenyearsold.WhenIwassurfingtheinternet,anetfriendtoldmeaboutthissoftware.Ibegantolearnhowtouseatoncebywatchingmanyonlineclassesaboutit.SoonIcanrecordmyvoiceonthecomputerandafteralotofpractice;Icaneditmanyaudiofilesperfectly.Forexample,Isangasongnamed“takemeaway”,afterbeingedited,itsoundsjustliketheoriginalsinger’ssinging.Itisamazing,becauseIcanevenchangeagirl’svoiceintoaboy’svoice.
Iliketoplaywithitinmysparetime,somyskillhasimprovedalot.WhenItoldmyfriendsaboutit,allofthemwerereallyimpressed.
I’dliketotalkaboutapieceofadvancedequipmentinmyhome,anairconditioner.MyparentsboughtitinadepartmentstorewhenIwassixteenyearsoldtoreplacetheoldone.
Ithinkitisinterestingtousethisequipment,justlikemagic.Becausewhenweuseit,itcanchangehotairtocoldair.Whenwearecold,wealsogetwarmbyusingit.Ican’timaginewhatourlifewillbeifwedon’thaveit.
Ofcoursewedon’tuseitallthetime.Becausewheninspringorautumn,theweatherisverycomfortable,itisn’tnecessarytouseit.Ifweuseitallthetime,itisnotenvironmentalfriendly.Also,itisnotgoodforourhealthifwestayinanair-conditionedroomforalongtime.WhenIfeelveryhotorcoldoutside,Iwillmissmyairconditioner.
I’dliketodescribeaforeignteacherofmine,Bob.Heistallandstrong,withstrongmuscles.HeisatypicalAmerican—confidentandhumorous.Heisaveryattractiveman.
Alotofmyclassmateslikedhisclassverymuch.Ialsochosehiscourseinthesecondyearofmyuniversity.Atfirst,Ididn’tfeeltherewasanythingspecialabouthim.Later,Ifoundthathereallyhadtheabilitytomakehisclassinterestingbecausehewassofunnyandgoodattellingjokes.Hewasalsocreative.HehadsomanynewwaysforustopracticeourEnglish.
Afterclass,IliketalkingwithhiminbothChineseandEnglishbecausehealsolearnedsomeChinese.Throughcommunicatingwithhim,Ilearnedalotaboutwesternculture.
Ineedtothankhim.Becauseofhim,IfeelthatEnglishisactuallyafunsubjecttolearn.MyinterestinEnglishgrewandnowI’mstillinterestedinlearninglanguage.
I’dliketotalkaboutmyuncle’sfamily.Ithinkthelifestyleinthisfamilyisverydifferentfromminebecauseasabigfamily,theycandomanythingstogether.It’sverydifferentfrommyfamily;theyhavethreechildren,twoboysandonegirl.
Thisisbigfamilyisalwaysverylively.I’mtheonlychild,sosometimesIfeellonely.Butinthisfamily,youwillalwayshearthelaughterandeveryonewillbeinfluencedbytheircheerfulness.Theyalwaysdosomeoutdooractivities.Forexample,theywouldhavepicniconweekendsandgomountainclimbingatthenearbyplaces.Theysometimesgofarawayplacesforlongtrips.IadmirethembecausewhenIlookattheirpictures,Icouldseehowhappytheyare.
UsuallyIthinkit’sagoodthingtobetheonlychildbecauseIcouldhavemyparents’fullattention.However,sometimes,whenIlookattheirfamily,IwillfeelitmightbeevenbetterifIhavebrothersandsisters.
Ithinkthemostinterestingsubjectinmyhighschoolisgeography.IhaveadreamtotravelaroundtheworldsinceIwasachild.Atthattime,Iwouldalwayswonderwhereexactlysomefamouscitieswereonthemap,suchasLondon,NewYork,soIamreallyinterestedingeography.
Ihadagreatgeographyteacherinmyhighschool.
Shewasknowledgeable,hard-workinganddevotedtothestudents.IalwaysfeltveryexcitedwhenIhadgeographyclassesbecauseIcouldn’twaittolearnmoreabouttheworld.Besidesthat,Ialsolikedreadingatlasandotherbooksaboutgeographyduringmysparetime.Iwouldalwayshavegoodmarks/gradesongeographythroughoutmyhighschoolyears.
WhenItalkaboutgeographywithmyclassmatesorevenparents,Icanalwaysimpressthemwithmyknowledge.IstilllikegeographyandhopeIcantravelaroundtheworldinthefuture.
Nowadaysmanypeoplespendtoomuchtimeindoorsworkingorstudying,butoutdooractivitiesareveryimportantforustokeephealthy.Ilikemanyoutdooractivities,especiallyjogging.
Ioftenjogintheparknearmyhomeonsunnydays.IcanlistentomusicandbreathethefreshairwhileIjogsoIcanfeelreallyrelaxed.WhenIjoginthepark,Icanalsoseethegreentreesandbeautifulflowers.Icanfeelclosetothenature.It’salsoagoodtimeformetothinkimportantthingsinlife.Ifeelit’sanimportantpartofmydailylife.Sometimes,Iwouldaskmyfriendsorparentstojoinme.It’salsoagoodtimetocommunicatewithothers.It’sasimpleactivity;youonlyneedapairofgoodsneakers.It’salsosuitableformanypeople,fromchildrentooldpeople.Theycanenjoythisactivity.
Ithinkeverybodyshoulddosomeoutdooractivitiesbecauseit’sagreatwaytohelpusgetclosetothenature.It’snotonlygoodforourphysicalfitnessbutalsogoodforourmentalhealth.
Windblowsupbagshigherandhigherinthesky.Itisascarythoughtthatsomedaytheearthwillturnintoahugegarbageland.Wastes,ifnottreatedproperly,willmakeourlifealivingnightmare.
Theenvironmentalissueisgettingworsealmosteverydayincitieswithverylargepopulation.Asisoftenthecase,citydevelopmentoutpacesenvironmentalprotection.Peopleconsumegreatamountofnaturalresoucesandproducewastes.Toeffectivelyaddresssuchproblems,citiesneedtospendbigmoney.Inaddition,theyneedtocalltotheattentionofpeopletobecomemoreenvironmentallyresponsible.
Manypeoplearebecominglessresponsibleandeasilyinfluencedbybadbehaviors.“WhyshouldIcarewhileothersdon’tcare”Suchideamakessomepeopleonlyconcernwithplaceswheretheyliveandwork.Furthermore,peoplesometimesevenpurposelylitterforrevengetootherpeople.
Althoughmediapromotesenvironmentalawareness,goodpeopleareoftensnubbedasposerswhotrytosetupasuperiorimageinreallife.Consequently,theyareintimatedofreceivingnegativecommentsfordoingtherightthing.Wrongasitis,suchphenomenoniswidespreadespeciallyamongyoungstersandpeoplewithlowincomeandlittleeducation.
However,oursocietyiswagingacampaignagainstenvironmentalpollution.Peoplelearntheharmsofundegradablelunchboxesandotherpollutingwastes.Lawsinmanycountriesprohibitorlimitexcessiveuseofpollutingbags.Companiesarecontinuelyreplacingtheoldmaterialswithmoreenvironmentalfriendlyandrecyclablekinds.Scientistshavedevelopedmoreeffectivetechnologiesinwastetreatment.Astimegoesby,moreandmorepeopleputhighpriorityontheprotectionofenvironmentforahealthierlife.
Tosumup,peopleproducehugeamountofgarbageandtheenvironmentisseriouslypollutedbecauseoflackoffinancialresources,senseofresponsibility,orefforts.Buttheworldwillnotturnintoa“throwaway”societyifpeopleputinsufficienteffortstoprotectourenvironment.
Environmentalhazardsareoftentoogreatforparticularcountriesorindividualstotackle.Wehavearrivedatapointintimewheretheonlywaytolessenenvironmentalproblemsisataninternationallevel.
Environmentalproblemshavereachedsuchproportionsthatpeoplefeelinternationalorganizationsmustbesetuptointerveneinworldaffairstoresolvetheseproblems.Whetherthiswillresolvetheproblemisveryunlikelyasinternationalorganizationsarejustanextensionofhumanbehavior.Thatis,ifhumanconflictscannotberesolvedathome,thentheyareunlikelytoberesolvedattheinternationallevel.Nevertheless,internationalorganizationsdoattractattentiontothegrowingproblemofaimsoftheinternationalcommunitytoresolvetheissueofenvironmentalpollutionandsupporttheircause,Idonotbelieveitisthebestoronlywaytoprotecttheenvironment;infact,itisonlyasmallpartofwhatisneededinaglobalinitiative.
Allworldproblems,whetheritisenvironmentalpollution,war,energyinsufficiency,orfamine,arisefromtheabusivebehaviorofallindividuals.Therefore,thesolutiontoalltheseproblemsistheneedforacollectiveconsciousness.Whatismeantbythisisthateachindividualmustbeawareoftheimpactheorshehasontheworldandtheiruniqueparttoplayinthisworld.Afterall,ifoneishappywithhislife,hewillsurelynotendeavortoharmtheenvironmentoranyoneelse.Hisbehaviorwillbethatofaresponsibleindividual.
Whatisneeded,therefore,iseducation.Educationisthekeytoallproblemsanditstartsfrompregnancyallthewaytoadulthoodandbeyond.Furthermore,educationmeansthatchildrenallovertheworldshouldbeallowedtogotoschoolswithgoodteachersandwhereteachingmaterialsandmethodscanbeadaptedtoeachindividual.Educationmeansraisingchildrentoberesponsibleindividuals.
Thismaysoundlikeutopia,butitisnot:ifacountryhadimportantproblemsinitseducationalsystem,thenitshouldrealizethatitiscontributingtotheworld’sproblems.Theseareperhapslongtermsolutions,buttheyaremorerealisticsolutionsthansettingupyetanotherinternationalorganization.
Look,thisismybedroom.Itsnotverybig.Butitsbeautifulandclean.Inthemiddleofmybedroom,thereisabed.Thereisateddybearandsomehairclipsonit.Besidethebed,thereisadesk.Itscolourisbrown.Therearemanythingsonthedesk,somepens,aWalkman,alightandmanystickers.Oh,thereisachairbesidethedesk,too.Ontherightofthedesk,thereisabookcase.Itsbigandtall.Therearelotsofbooksinthebookcase.Theyarecomicbooks,exercisebooks,storybooksandcopybooks.
Canyouseetwopicturesonthewall？
Asisobviouslyrevealedinthebarchartabove,overthepastsevenyears(1998—2010),theproportionoffreeblooddonationinclinicalbloodcollectionhasbeenclimbingandrocketedtooverseventypercentin2004,whichisawelcomedevelopmenttoourwholesociety.
Inmayview,effectivemeasuresshouldbetakentoencouragefreeblooddonation.Firstofall,anation-videeducationcampaignshouldbelaunchedtospreadthenecessityandknowledgeoffreeblooddonation.Besides,shouldbesetuptoprotectthosewhodonateblood.Onlyinthiswaycanwecreateaharmoniousandhealthysociety.
Itisreportedthatthenumberofteenagesmokershasbeenontheriseinrecentyears,whichhascausedgreatconcernamongpeopleinailwalksorlife.Thereareseveralreasonsthataccountforthisfact,butthefollowingthreemaybethemainones.
Firstofall,itiseasyforteenagerstogetcigarettes.Cigarettesareavailablealmosteverywhere.Today＇steenshavemoresparemoney,whichcomesfromtheimprovedlivingstandardoftheirparents.Theycanbuywhattheywant,includingcigarettes.Second,teenagerssmokebecausetheiradolescentyearsarefilledwithpsychologicalproblems.Oneoftheseproblems,forexample,isestablishingasenseofidentity.Theteenyearsarethetimewhenyoungpeoplewanttobemoreindependentfromtheirparentsandformtheirownvalues.Theenormousmentalpressuresoftheseyearscanmakesomepeopleturntosmoking.Afinal,andperhapsmostimportant,reasonispeerpressuretoconform.Teensoftenbecomeveryclosetospecialfriends,foronething,andtheywillshareafriend＇sinterest,evenifoneoftheseissmoking.Teenagersalsoattendpartiesandothersocialgatheringswhereitisallimportanttobeoneofthecrowd,tobe"cool."Eventhemostmatureteenagermightbetemptedtosmokethantoriskbeinganoutcast.Forallthesereasons,cigarettesareamajorproblemfacingteenagers.
DearsirorMadam,IamwritingtoyouinthehopeofthatImayobtainopportunityofteachingpostinyourschool.Currently,Iamasenior3studentinLanzhouCityUniversity,mymajorisEnglish.Accordingtotheadvertisement,yourpositionrequirestopuniversity,BachelororaboveinComputerScienceorequivalentfieldandproficientinWindowsNT4.0andLINUXSystem.IfeelthatIamcompetenttomeettherequirements.IwillbegraduatingfromGraduateSchoolofTsinghuaUniversitythisyearwithaM.S.degree.MystudieshaveincludedcoursesincomputercontrolandmanagementandIdesignedacontrolsimulationsystemdevelopedwithMicrosoftVisualInterDevandSQLServerInLanzhouCityUniversity,Ihavebeenworkinghardanddoingwellinthemajorcourses.NotonlyIhaveIpassedcet4,cet6,butmoreimportant,IcancommunicatewithothersfreelyinEnglish.
IhavegoodcommandofspokenandwrittenEnglish.Atpresent,IworkhardandtrymybesttopasstheTEM4.Besides,Iamskilledincomputeruseage,suchasCAD.Teachingpracticedoenrichmyworkingexperience.Duringmyteachingpractice,Iwasalwayspreparingmylessonplancarefully.Ihavecombinedtheoriesintopractice.MissLiangFang,mydirectorteacherthoughtwellofmyenthusiasm,devotion,intelligence,anddiligence.
Noonecanhavefailedtonoticethefactthatpsychologicalproblemsarebecomingseriousamongcollegestudents.Reportsareoftenheardthatsomecollegianscommittedsuicideormurderedtheirroommates.TypicalexamplesincludethecaseofaChinesestudentnamedMaJiajueandthatofaKoreanstudentstudyingintheU.S.
ThenwhatarethecausesoftheseproblemsamongcollegestudentsThefollowingmightbesomeofthesourcesoftheseyoungmenandwomenstroubles.First,asyoungadults,mostofthemareatthestageofpersonalityformationandarequitesensitivetotheirsurroundings.Secondly,theyareatacriticalpointofpersonaldevelopmentandarefacingpressurefromvariousaspects:love,academy,job-seekingandsoon.Tomakethingsworse,mostofthemarelivingoffhomeandwithouttheirparentscareandsupervision.
Timeflies,youthwalkingintheriverbankoftime,driftingaway.EarlysummertoJulythepaceofgettingcloser,fouryearsofcollegelifeiscomingtoanend,butalsotostartanewjourney.Here,Ispentfouryearsofinnocenceoflife,forgetthefouryears,thiswillbeagoodmemoryofmylife.
Inthepastfouryears,manyprofessorsandteachershavetaughtusthetorchofknowledgeandlaidthefoundationformyfuturework.Theyareabeacon,guidingmyfuturedirection.
Here,metthestudentsfromallcornersofthecountry.Wegatheredhere,butalsoafate.Fourstudents,withConfucianismtoMo,QiisafewwordstothemonebyoneSyria.Friendshipiswealth,inmynextfewdecades,itwillbewithmeuntiltheendofmylife.
Iwitnessedthegrowthofthecollege,fromasmallcampustoasmallcampusnowsurroundedbyXinghai,anewcampus.Seeitgrow,andmyheartproducedajoy,becauseinfouryearshadadeepfeelingforhisalmamater.
Opportunity,liketime,isfairtoanyone,thekeyiswhethertoseizetheopportunity.Whentheopportunitycomes,ifthereisnostrength,itwillonlybelostinvain.Inthesparetime,Icontinuetoenrichthemselves,improvetheirliteraryliteracy,improvetheircognitivelevel.Theschoollibrarygavemethespiritofgrowingfood,toenrichmycollegelife.Wheneverthenexteveningstudy,whenapersonwalkinginthecampus,lookingatthelongandshortunderthelongandshortshadow,mindImaginethefuture,inevitablyproduceaninfiniteyearningforthefuture.
Theuniversityprovidesuswiththefreedomandspacetoshowourselves,butalsotothefledglingustocareforthefuturetobefreetoflyintheskywrestlingwithourwings.Intheuniversity,Iknowhowtoadhereto,knowhowtowork,knowhowhard,knowhowtopay,knowhowtogiveup......yousetupabridgetomature,formeintothecommunitytopavetheway.
MaybeIhavesomemistakes,mayhavelostthedirection,mayhavebeenstrandedsomewherethereisnoforward,perhapsoncehadlettheteacherdown.Thismanyoftheshortcomings,andthosewhohaveunpleasantthings,wanderinginthelongriverofmyhistory,afterthebaptismoftime,afterthewashingofmemories.Whenyouthinkagain,themouthsmileisthebestinterpretationofthis.
Lifeisreal,everyoneisveryordinary,veryordinary.Dreamsliketheskycanflyfarfromthekite,butthepursuitoftoohighwillinevitablywandering.So,ordowntoearth.Perhapsparting,holdingasimplebagthatseemstofallsomething,butalsocannotrememberwhatitis.Perhapsthisfaintlosswillaccompanymeforalongtime.Myyouth,thesefellowtravelers,weworktogethertocreateanera,themostpreciousofthem,howcanInottakeit,itwillneverstayinthecampus.
"Withoutsomecoldbiting,howplumscent"Infact,theroadisnotsmooth.Inthestudyoflife,wewillinevitablyencountersomedifficultiesandsetbacks.However,whenfacedwithdifficultiesandsetbacks,weshoulddaretostruggle,thecouragetoclimb,shouldnotgiveuponthemselves,blamingothers,butshouldnotliveintheillusionoftheirownoutoftheself-liberatedsoapbubblewastedyears,wastedtheiryouth."Frustrationisawealth,experienceisapossession,nottheirown,donotreluctantly!
Willowwithered,andthenwhenthegreenpeachXie,andthenopenthetime,butfouryearsinhisalmamaterisgone.Leavingonlyapreciousmemory,akindofindissolublefriendship,alifetimeofunforgettableexperience.
Thebestlifeincollegelifewillneverstop,andovertime,becomememories.Inthelongroadahead,collegelifewillbemyforevergoodmemories.Itisamilestoneinmylife,arecordofmymostbeautifulandpreciouslife.July,Iwilltravel,withadeepattachmenttohisalmamaterandtheinfinitevisionofthefuture,bidfarewelltomystudentera.Nowturnaroundisthewindandblackhair,maybelookingback,isthesnowoverwhite!Yesterday,afterall,short,tomorrowisforever,infrontoftheroadtherewillstillbealotofthorns,thefuturemaynotbesunnyday,butIfirmlybelievethattheseawithwidediving,high-daybirdfly,letuslookforwardtotomorrowwillbemoreWell,lookforwardtohisalmamaterbettertomorrow!
BigfattogettotheUnitedStatesvisathatday,histwomonthssincethemosthappyday.
Heisoneofmybestfriends.Ourfourbrothers,alsothesameroomroommate.Oldhighschoolcomputer,netsbigfat;thesecondishandsomethinmonkey,eachpartyalwaysattractstheattentionofmanygirls;smallhighinthefourofusrankedthird,butthehighestChinese,lovetowriteprose,Many,butthereisalwaysphilosophicalwordsemergefromhim.Ilikeapersonwithoutcharacteristics,inadditiontoliketodoexperiments.
FreshmanIdonotknowanything,thebosshasbeguntobusybuyingRedBook.HehasathickEnglishdictionaryontheshelf,closetoalineofwords:fouryearslater,theUnitedStates,Iwillbethere.Heistheonewhoknowsthemostofourgoals.Otherpeople,mostlylikeme,muddletostartclasses,doexperiments,writepapers.Asifthesamehighschoolstudents,thehabitofbeingarrangedeverydayfullofDangdang,oncenoonetube,asifsomethingless.
Wetalkedveryseriouslyaboutthisideal.Bigfatthathewantedtobecomeascientist.Welaughedandsaidthattenyearsagoeveryoneintheessay,probablywrote:myidealistogrowupwhenascientist."Otherwise,thatistheteacher."Shoumonkeyrushsaid,"Atthattime,Ithinktheteacheristhebiggest,iftheteacherinthefuture,mustbeveryimposingmanner,nochildrendaretobully."
Ialsodreamedofchildhoodwhenscientistsandteachers,highschool,chosescience,becauseIlikethefeelingofdoingexperiments.Thatfeeling,asifeverystepofthings,youcansee,cancontrol,and,wrongcanalsoberepeated.Iflifecanbeastransparentasatesttube,butunfortunatelyotherwise,manytimes,wecannotcontrollife,soevenmorelikethelifeinthelaboratory,puresilence.
Startlookingforwork,ShouHoulookedathispersonalresumesigh.Comparedwithothers,hispracticeexperiencerarely,perhapsbecausetoomuchtimetolove.However,heisstillagoodboy,soafterthelayersofinterviewstoagoodInternetcompany,perhapswithusbubbleBBStimetohelphimalotofbusy.
Smallhighfinallychoseourchildhooddreamcareer.Hewasgoingtobeateacher,and,notinthebustlingcity,thereisnoconsiderablewages.HeappliedtogotoQinghai,wherethereisanationalvolunteersupportproject.Hesaidhecamefromthecountryside,andknewhowmuchchildreninthemountainswouldwanttoknowabouttheoutsideworld.
BigFatisthelastofourfourbrothers.Celebratingthesuccessofhisdinnerdinner,wecanfinallymissthefouryearsoflife,misseverydrunk,andeveneveryquarrel.SincethebeginningofJuly,thefirsttimeIfeltsournose.
Reallydonotwanttosaygoodbye,butthesummerof2005thatday,wereally,really,tograduate.
TheSpringFestivalisatraditionalChineseholiday,thefamilygettogethertocelebratethearrivaloftheNewYear.
TheSpringFestivallastsfifteendays.Soduringthefifteendays,wealwaysvisitourrelativesfromdoortodoor.Atthattime,childrenarethehappiestbecausetheycangetmanyredpacketsformtheirparents，grandparents,uncles,auntsandsoon.ThelastdayoftheChineseNewYearisanotherfestival.ItnamestheLanternFestival.
SotheSpringFestivalestotheend.
TheSpringFestivalisagreatoccasiontotheChinesepeople.Itlastsaboutthefirstfourdaysoftheyear,duringwhichpeopledonotworkexceptfortheworkersonduty.Studentsdonotgotoschool,andshopsareclosed.
Severaldaysbeforethenewyear,peoplebegintoprepare.Farmerskillpigs,sheep,cocksandhens.Citydwellersbuymeatfishandvegetables.Housesarecleaned；coupletsarepostedonthedoors.Colourfullanternsarehungatthegate.
Ontheeveofthenewyear,eachfamilyhasitsmembersgatherdtogetherandeatsafamilyreuniondinner.AfterthemealtheywatchTVuntiltheclockstrickestwelve.Theneveryfamilysetsofflongstringsofsmallfirecrackersandotherfireworkstowelethenewyear.Onthefirstdayofthenewyear,almosteveryoneisdressedinhisorherbest.Whenpeoplemeetontheway,theysaytoeachother"HappyNewYear".Friendsandrelativespaynewyearcallsandgivespresentstoeachother.Childrenindulgethemselvesingames.
Youmayfeelthatcollegelifeisboring.Wedonotknowhowtodealwiththeplentyofsparetime.ButIthinkthecollegelifewillbecomewonderfulaslongasyoumakeitmeaningful.
Inyoursparetime,youcouldplaybasketball,footballandsoon.Doingsportsisveryinterestingandgoodforyourhealth.
Infact,youcandoanythingwhichyouareinterestedin.Donotbenervous.Wearefriends.
Studyingincollegeisabrandnewstartofourlife.Youcancontinuetostudyhardforthebetterscords.Libaryisagoodplaceforstudentstostudyin.Ifyouwanttoshowyourtalentsandskillsyoucanjoininallkindsofactivities.
Inaword,collegelifeiswonderful!
Withtimegoesby,itbecomesabithardformetoremembereverythingaboutmyselfatthefirstdayofmycollegelife.However,therewasonethingforsurethatIdidfeelquiteexcitedandcuriousaboutmyuniversity.Thereisnodoubtthatstudentslikemehavestruggledforalongtimesothatcanbepermittedtoentertheuniversity.
IstheExpansionofEnrollmentaGoodThing
Manycollegesanduniversitieshaveexpandedtheirenrollmentsince1998.Thereasonsfortheexpansionareasfollows.Firstly,theywanttokeepupwiththeneedofthejobmarkettoproducemorequalifiedpeopletotakeupthejobs.Secondly,theexpansionhasentitledmanyhighschoolgraduatestotherightofreceivinghighereducation.Lastbutnotleast,itcanraisetheintellectualstandardsofournation.
However,studiesshowthatthetrendtoexpandhasbroughtaboutmanyproblems.Forinstance,theteachingfacilitiesandaccommodationcapacitiesofmanycollegesanduniversitiesarelimitedandareunabletomeetthedemandofanever-increasingnumberofthenewlyenrolledstudents.Ontheotherhand,theaveragequalityofthefreshmenisdeclining.Inthelongrun,huntingforajobwillbeatoughthingforthegraduatesandthatwillinevitablyexertmuchpressureontheprospectsofemployment.
Inspiteofallthis,Iamstillconfidentthattheexpansionofenrollmentisofgreatbenefittooursocietyandisagoodthing.Withthedevelopmentofournationaleconomy,theproblemasmentionedabovewillbesolvedifpropermeasuresaretaken.
Helloeveryone,Firstletmeintroducemyself.Mynameis,yearsold.iamfrom,abeautifulcityinhenanprovince.itisfamousasthe"capitalof"andenjoyyhehonerthatlpeonyisthebestintheworld.playedaveryimportantroleinchinesehistory.soithasaprofoundculturalbackgroundandmanygreatheritagesiteshavebeenwellreverved.suchaslongmengrotto,oneofthethreegrottoesinchinaangwhitehorsetemple,beingregardedasthecradleofchnesebuddhism.peonyisworld-famous.everyyear,manytouriststraveltotoseethebeautyofpeony.thepeopleinmyhometownarefriendly,theywelcomethetravellersfromallovertheworld.ilikemyhometownverymuch.Iamverygladtobehereforthisinterview.IgraduatedfromCollegeinJuly,andmajorinfinance.Then,Iwasateacherinabc,WhenIwasaseniorschoolstudent,IaminterestedinthoughtandbegantoreadacertainclassicworkofMarxism,especiallyIfinishedreading“theflorilegiumof”.
Fromthenon,Ihavedabbledinmoreandmoretheoreticalworksandaccumulatedgreatinterestsintheorystudy,especiallyinMarxism.Ihaveadream,adreamofmystudy.IwishdevotemywholelifeandenergyintothedevelopmentoftheMarxism.IfIhavetheopportunitytostudyinabcUniversity,I’lldabbleinasmuchasdocumentaboutthespecialtyaspossible.Ifitispossible,Iwanttogettheprimaryaccomplishmentinmymajor,atleast,astablebasis.Personally,fortoday’sChina,thefirsttasktothedevelopmentofMarxismisaprocessofconstruction.That’stosay,weshouldunderstandMarxismmostlyfromtheaspectofconstructionanddevelopmentofsocialsociety.Onlywhenoursocialisticcountryhasamorerapidandbalancedevelopmentthanthecapitalistic,wecanenhancetheattractivenessandpersuasionofMarxismeventually.Thankyou!
Writeanessayof160—200wordsbasedonthefollowingbarchart.Inyouressay,youshouldfirstdescribethebarchart,theninterpretitsmeaning,andgiveyourcommentonit.
YoushouldwriteneatlyonANSWERSHEET2.(20points)
Asisapparentlybetrayedinthebarchartabove,atpresentuniversitystudentssufferfrompsychologicalproblemsofvariouskinds,amongwhichspiritualdepression,miscellaneousproblems,andsuicide-committingtopthelist.Whatthechartrevealsisindeedthought-provoking.
Theimpliedmeaningofthechartabovecanbebrieflystatedasfollows.Ontheonehand,universitystudentsareencounteringmorepsychologicalproblemsthaneverbefore.Thefactcanbeattributedtomanyfactors.Mostuniversitystudentsareoverloadedwithstudyandhauntedbyemploymentpressure.Asyoungandinexperiencedpeople,theyarealsofacingemotionaldilemmaandtrialofhumaninterrelationship.Besides,somestudentsareinafinancialpredicament.Ontheotherhand,necessarypsychologicalworkforuniversitystudentisamustforthetimebeing.Itisquiteshockingthatatleastfortypercentofuniversitystudentssufferfromspiritualdepression.Theveryfactshouldnotbeneglected.Effectivecountermeasuresmustbetakentoreversethecurrentgrimsituation.Insum,thepsychologicalproblemsshouldbeputonouragenda.
Inmyview,greateffortsmustbemadesoastoensurethehealthygrowthofuniversitystudents.Tobeginwith,wemusthaveagoodunderstandingthenecessityofpsychologicalinstructionandguidanceamonguniversitystudents.What’smore,governmentdepartmentsatdifferentlevelsandrelatedorganizationsshouldmakejointeffortstocreateamorerelaxingenvironmentforuniversitystudents.Onlyinthiswaycanuniversitystudentsdevelopwellbothphysicallyandpsychologically.
Inmyunderstanding,ifwerefertoanidealcollegelifeasaformalwesterndinner,thenahighGPA,thatis,GradePointAverage,shouldbethemaincourse,whileanactivepartinactivities,togetherwithassociations,meanstheappetizer.Someromances,ofcourse,playtheroleasdesserts.Theyarethe3keyelementsforanidealcollegelife.
Those,however,arenotwhatcollegelifeisallabout.Asweallknow,collegeiswildlydifferentfrommiddleschool.Itconnectsnotonlyadolescencetoadulthood,butalsotheivorytowertotherealsociety.Therefore,theidealcollegelifeisthatIbecomematuredbothphysicallyandmentally,andthatIobtainqualifiedacademicknowledgeandgetwellpreparedforsocietyatthesametime.Underthiscircumstance,Ineverexpectmycollegelifetobetooideal,oryoucancallittooperfect.Itisnotrealistictomakeallthingsonmyownway,witheveryonelikingme,winningthefirstprizeallthetime,andsoon.Ofcourse,I’dliketoleadacarefreelife.However,thisdoeslittlegoodtomyfuture.Whatreallyhelpsishardshipslikefailure,betrayal,andunjusttreatment.
OnlyafterexperiencingthosecanIknowwhatsocietyislike,andwhatlifeislike.Toconcludemyspeech,Iwannasay,somepositiveexperiencesaresurelypartoftheidealcollegelife.But,Ishouldnotforgetaboutthenegativesides.Theyarenotlessnecessary.