如何看待在校大学生打工（１）
【题目】
Insomecountries,teenagershavejobswhiletheyarestillstudents.Doyouthinkthisisagoodidea?Supportyouropinionbyusingspecificreasonsanddetails.
【范文】
Inmanycountriesitiscommonforteenagerstotakepart-timejobswhiletheyarestillinhighschool,whileinothersocietiesthisisvirtuallyunheardof.Inthelattersituation,studentsareexpectedtospendalloftheirtimeontheirstudiesandconsiderschoolworktheir
Whileitistruethatastudent'smostimportantgoalmustbetolearnandtodowellathisstudies,itdoesnotneedtobetheonlygoal.Infact,alifewhichconsistsofonlystudyisnotbalancedandmaycausethestudenttomissoutonothervaluablelearningexperiences.Inadditiontobringingmorebalancetoastudent'slife,part-timeworkcanbroadenhisrangeofexperience.Hewillhavetheopportunitytomeetpeoplefromallwalksoflifeandwillbefacedwithawidervarietyofproblemstosolve.Furthermore,workhelpsastudenttodevelopgreaterindependence,andearninghisownpocketmoneycanteachhimhowtohandlehisfinances.Finally,apart-timejobcanhelpastudenttodevelopagreatersenseofresponsibility,bothforhisownworkandforthatoftheteamheworkswith.
Forallofthesereasons,Ifirmlybelievethatmoststudentswouldbenefitfromtakingapart-timejobwhiletheyareinhighschool.Ofcourse,theymustbecarefulnottoletittakeuptoomuchoftheirtimebecausestudyisstilltheirprimaryresponsibility.Insum,livingabalancedlifeisthebestwaytobesuccessful.
［参考译文］青少年与打工
在许多国家，青少年普遍会在高中时期打工。然而在有些国家，这几乎是前所未闻的。如果是后者的情况，那是因为一般认为学生应把所有的时间花在学业上，把学业当作是自己的
同的问题需要解决。此外，工作帮助学生更加独立，而且自己赚零用钱还可以教导他如何处理自己的财务。最后，打工可以帮助学生培养对自己的工作和团队工作更大的责任感。
基于这些理由，我坚决相信，大多数学生在高中时期打工都能获益。当然，他们也必须小心，不要让打工占据太多时间，因为学业仍然是青少年首要的责任。总之，过均衡的生活才是最佳的成功之道。
讨论汽车快速发展利与弊（２）
以下文章主要讨论小汽车的利与弊（Advantagesanddisadvantagesofprivatecars）。
WiththefantasticspurbothinindustryandineconomyinChina,thenumberofpeoplewhoownprivatecarsisontherise.Somepeoplehaveboughtcarsoftheirown,andothersareplanningtobuycars.Buttherehavebeentwoquitedifferentviewsonthisphenomenon.
Someclaimthattherearemanyadvantagesbroughtaboutbycars.First,theautomobileindustryprovidesjobsforcountlessworkersandstrongsupportforotherindustries.Second,ifconditionspermit,owningacarcanmakeusworkmoreefficiently.Finally,lifewillbecomemoreconvenient.Acarallowsonetomovefreelyandwithacarthereisnoneedtowaitforthebusinthecoldorundertheburningsun.
However,othersstronglyobjecttotheincreaseindevelopingprivatecars.Theyholdthatautomobileswillgiverisetoaseriesofproblems.Inthefirstplace,asmoreandmorecarsareproducedandruninthestreet,alargevolumeofpoisonousgaswillbegivenoff,pollutingtheatmosphereandcausingactualharmtothehealthofpeople.Next,privatecarscontr123tetotrafficcongestionsogreatlythattheadvantagesgainedincomfortandfreedomareoftencancelledoutbythefrustrationcausedbytrafficjams.Thelastproblemistheincreasingnumberofcaraccidentsthathavekilledandwillkillalotofpeopleinafrictionofasecond.
Inmyopinion,althoughautomobileshavebeenplayingavitalpartinthedailyactivitiesofoursociety,theyalsobringusnumeroustroublessuchasmoreseriousenvironmentalpollution,moretrafficaccidentsandmore123rgyconsumption.Theydrinkuphugeamountsoffuelandthrowouthugeamountsofpollutants.Trafficaccidentskillthousandsandthousandsofpeopleeachyearandcripplemore.Jamswasteourprecioustime.ThereforeIamagainstdevelopingprivatecars.
tosupportyouropinion.
【范文】TheAdvantagesofSavingMoney
Everyonemustworktolive,butmanypeoplearefortunateenoughtomakemoremoneythantheyimmediatelyneed.Whatshouldtheydowiththisextraincome?Whileitistemptingforpeopletospenditallonthingstheydesire,Ibelieveitisbettertosaveatleastaportionoftheextraincomeforthefuture.
Bysavingmoney,peoplegivethemselvesmoresecurity.Theycannotpredictthefuture;perhapsonedaytheywillbejobless.Atatimelikethistheirsavingscansparethemagreatdealofsufferingandhelptoseethemthroughthehardtime.Inaddition,savingmoneyallowspeopletobuildupalargersum.Theycanthenbuysomethingmoreworthwhilethanthesmallthingstheycanbutiftheyspendthemoneyrightaway.Forexample,theymaybeabletobuyahousewiththeirsavings.Finally,thepracticeofsavinghelpspeopledevelopthehabitofsettinggoalsandplanningfortheirfuture.Inthiswaytheyareboundtoleadmoremeaningfulandsuccessfullives.
Mostpeoplewouldliketoenjoytheirmoneyimmediately.Nobodylikestowaitforthethingsthathewants.However,ifwelearntosaveourmoney,wecangainmoreadvantagesinthefuture.Wewillleadmoresecureand,thus,happierlives.Wewillalsobeabletobuythethingswetrulywantbutcannotaffordrightnow.
【参考译文】：存钱的好处
每个人都必须工作以求生存，但是有许多人很幸运，能够赚得比他们立即需要的还要多的钱。他们应该如何处理这些额外的收入呢?尽管把钱全花在自己想买的东西上是很诱人的，但我认为最好至少把一部分的额外收入存起来，以备将来之需。
通过存钱，人们能获得更多的安全感。未来是无法预测的，或许有一天我们会失业。碰到像这样的情况，存款可以让我们免去许多痛苦，帮助我们渡过难关。此外，存钱可以使人积累较多的钱，可以用于买更有价值的东西，比马上把钱花掉所能买到的东西更有用。例如，我们可以用存款买房子。最后，存钱能帮助我们培养设定目标及为未来作计划的习惯。如此一来，我们一定会过着更有意义并且更成功的生活。
大部分的人会想要马上享用手边的钱。没有人想等到以后再买想要的东西。然而，如果我们学会存钱，未来可以获得更多的好处。我们将过着更有安全感而且更快乐的生活。我们也能购买我们真正想要但现在无法负担的东西。
书本知识与实践经验哪个重要(4)
【范文】BookKnowledgevs.Experience
Knowledgecanbeacquiredfrommanysources.Theseincludebooks,teachersandpracticalexperience,andeachhasitsownadvantages.Theknowledgewegainfrombooksandformaleducationenablesustolearnaboutthingsthatwehavenoopportunitytoexperienceindailylife.Wecanstudyalltheplacesintheworldandlearnfrompeoplewewillnevermeetinourlifetime,justbyreadingabouttheminbooks.Wecanalsodevelopouranalyticalskillsandlearnhowtoviewandinterprettheworldaroundusindifferentways.Furthermore,wecanlearnfromthepastbyreadingbooks.Inthisway,wewon’trepeatthemistakesofothersandcanbuildontheirachievements.
Practicalexperience,ontheotherhand,cangiveusmoreusefulknowledge.Itissaidthatonelearnsbestbydoing,andIbelievethatthisistrue,whetheroneissuccessfulornot.Infact,Ithinkmakingmistakesisthebestwaytolearn.Moreover,ifonewantstomakenewadvances,itisnecessarytoact.Innovationsdonotcomeaboutthroughreadingbutthroughexperimentation.Finally,onecanapplytheskillsandinsightsgainedthroughthestudyofbookstopracticalexperience,makinganalreadymeaningfulexperiencemoremeaningful.However,unlessitisappliedtorealexperiences,bookknowledgeremainstheoreticaland,intheend,isuseless.ThatiswhyIbelievethatknowledgegainedfrompracticalexperienceismoreimportantthanthatacquiredfrombooks.
【参考译文】书本知识与实际经验
获得知识的来源有很多，其中包括书本、老师，以及实际经验，而每一种都有其优点。从书本上及正规教育中所获得的知识使我们知道在日常生活中没有机会亲身去体验的事。通过读书，我们可以研究世界各地的资料，还可以向不曾谋面的人学习。我们也可以培养分析的技巧，并学习如何以不同的方式去观察并理解周围的世界。此外，我们可以通过读书，从历史中获取教训。如此一来，就不会再重复别人的错误，并且能够以他人的成就作为我们行动的基础。
另一方面，实际经验能够给我们更多有用的知识。大家都说从做中学的效果最好，我也认为的确如此，无论一个人成功与否。事实上，我认为犯错是最好的学习方式。此外，如果想要有新的进展，就必须要付诸行动。想要创新，只靠阅读是不够的，必须要去实践。最后，我们可以将通过读书所获得的技巧和见解应用于实际经验中，使得原本有意义的经验变得更有意义。不过，除非我们能将书本知识运用于实际经验中，
Acompanyhasannouncedthatitwishestobuildalargefactorynearyourcommunity.Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthisnewinfluenceonyourcommunity.Doyousupportoropposethefactory?Explainyourposition.
【范文】AFactoryneartheNeighborhood
Havingafactorynearwhereonelivesbringswithitbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Anobviousadvantageisanincreaseinthenumberofavailablejobs,andmanypeopleinthecommunitymightfindemploymentinthenewfactory.Thefactorywouldbringmoneyintothecommunityinotherwaysaswell.Itwouldhavetopaysometaxestothelocalgovernment,andworkersmightgoshoppingoreatatarestaurantintheareabeforeoraftertheirshifts.
However,thefactorywouldbringsomedisadvantages,too.Dependingonwhatkindoffactoryitis,itmightpollutetheenvironmentandbringdownpropertyvalues.Itwouldbesuretoincreasetrafficinthearea,causingcongestionandmakingitunsafeforchildrentoplayoutside.Finally,theneighborhoodwouldbecomeanoisy,busyplace.Forallofthesereasons,Iwouldbeopposedtotheconstructionofanewfactorynearmycommunity.Whiletheemploymentopportunitieswouldhelpthecommunity,Ibelieveitwouldbebetterforresidentstocommutetoworkandpreservethepeaceofourneighborhood.
【译文】住家附近的工厂
住家附近有工厂既有优势也有弊端。一项明显的优势是工作机会会增加。社区内的许多居民可能会在新工厂找到工作。工厂也会以其他方式为社区带来收入。它必须上缴给当地政府部分税金，工人也可能会在轮班工作的前后在当地购买东西或在餐厅用餐。
然而，工厂也会带来某些弊端，这取决于工厂的性质。它可能会污染环境，造成房地产价格下跌。工厂一定会使当地的交通流量增加，导致交通阻塞，使得小孩在外面玩耍变得不安全。最后，社区附近地区会变得既热闹又嘈杂。基于这些理由，我反对在社区附近兴建新的工厂。虽然就业机会能造福社区，但我认为还是居民乘车上下班，保持社区附近环境的安宁比较好。
运气在事业成功中的作用(6)
【题目】
veryimportantandisthesurestwaytosuccessformostpeople,Imustdisagreewiththisstatement.Itcannotbedeniedthatluckoftenplaysanimportantroleinsuccess.Forexample,manyimportantdiscoverieshavebeenmadebyaccident.Therehavebeenmanycasesofresearchersandinventorsmakingmajorbreakthroughswhiletheywereactuallytryingtosolveanotherproblemorcreateadifferentdevice.Furthermore,thereissomethingtobesaidforsimplybeingintherightplaceattherighttime-perhapsmeetingsomeonebychancewhocanofferagoodjoborrareopportunity.Andofcourse,therearetherareexamplesofgamblersandlotterywinnerswhobeattheoddsandachievesuddenandunexpectedsuccess.
Whiletheinfluenceofluckcannotbeignored,thisisnottosaythatoneshoulddependonitandignorethevalueofhardwork.Ifoneiswillingtoworkhard,Ibelievethatsuccesswilleventuallybeachieved,withorwithouttheaddedbenefitofluck.Moreover,hardworkisoftenanessentialingredientofluckbecauseitenablesonetotakeadvantageofaluckyencounter.Ifthescientisthasnotworkedhardtodevelophisknowledgeandskills,hemaynotrecognizethatluckybreakthroughwhenitcomesalong.Therefore,mysuggestionisnottocountonlucktobringyousuccess.Instead,workhardandkeepyoureyesopenforthatluckyopportunity.参考译文：运气在成功里所扮演的角色
有人说一个人会成功是因为努力，而运气和成功则是一点关系也没有。虽然我相信努力很重要，而且对大部分的人来说，努力是成功最可靠的方法，可是我不得不反对这种说法。能否成功，运气扮演着一个很重要的角色，这是不可否认的事实。例如，很多重要的发现都是在偶然情况下发生的。有很多实例表明，有重大突破的研究人员和发明家，原本是要试图解决其他问题或是发明别的仪器。而且，仅仅是天时地利这方面也有一些关系--也许是偶然碰到能提供好的工作和珍贵机会的人。当然也有极少数赌徒和彩票得主得到突如其来、意想不到的成功。
尽管运气的影响力不容忽视，但也不表示人就应该完全靠运气，而忽视努力的价值。如果一个人愿意努力，不论有没有运气额外的帮助，我相信终究还是会成功。此外，因为努力能让人充分利用幸运的机会，所以努力通常也是运气的必要因素。如果科学家没有努力培养自己的知识和技巧，那么当某个幸运的突破出现时，他可能也看不出来。因此，我建议大家不要指望运气能带来成功。相反地，应该努力，并随时注意不要错过任何好机会。
人们为什么要参观博物馆(7)
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【范文】WhyPeopleVisitMuseums?
Museumsaregreatrepositoriesofmankind’shistoricalartifactsandachievementsinart.Fromthemwecanlearnagreatdealaboutthepeopleofthepastandtheirlinktothepeopleofthepresent.Wecanalsolearnaboutculturesotherthanourown.Ibelievethislastadvantageisthemainreasonmanypeoplevisitmuseumswhentheytravel.
Whensomeonechoosestovisitanewplace,heoftendoessobecauseheisinterestedinseeingadifferentenvironmentandadifferentwayoflife.Togainabetterunderstandingofthisnewculture,manytravelerswillgotoahistoryorculturalmuseum.Eventhosewhonevervisitmuseumsathomemaybeinspiredbythenewsightsaroundthemandwanttofindoutmore.Otherpeoplechoosetovisitmuseumsabroadingroupstoseethingsthattheycannotseeathome.Theymayhavereadoffamousworksofartandlookforwardtothechancetoseethemwiththeirowneyes.Stillothersmayhaveaspecificinterest,suchasbutterfliesoreighteenthcenturyfurniture.Itisnotpossibleforeverycommunitytosupportamuseumdevotedtoeveryfieldofstudy,buttravelerscantakeadvantageoftheopportunitytopursuetheirinterests.
Nomatterwhyonetravels,thejourneyoftenofferstheopportunitytovisitanewmuseum.Itisanactivitythatwillprovidethetravelerwithabetterunderstandingoftheworld,nomatterwhathisspecificinterestis.ThatiswhyIthinkmostpeoplechoosetovisitmuseumswhentheytraveltoanewplace.
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参考译文：人们为什么要参观博物馆？
博物馆是人类历史文物及艺术成就的伟大宝库。我们可以从中了解到很多与过去的人们有关的事以及他们与现代人之间的关联。我们也可以从中了解其他不同的文化。我认为最后这项优点是许多人旅行时会去参观博物馆的主要原因。
人们选择游览一个新的地方是因为他们对不同的环境以及不同的生活方式感兴趣。为了更加了解这个新的文化，许多游客会去参观历史或文化博物馆。即使是在国内从不去参观博物馆的人，也可能会受到周围景物的启发而想要发掘更多东西。有些人在国外选择参观博物馆是为了要看国内所看不到的东西。他们可能已经阅读过一些著名艺术作品的资料而期待这个可以亲眼目睹的机会。还有些人可能对某些事物有特定的兴趣，如蝴蝶或18世纪的家具。可是并非每个地区都能资助与每一种学术领域有关的博物馆，所以游客就可以利用这个机会去追求自己的兴趣。
无论一个人为了什么而去旅行，旅行常能提供参观新博物馆的机会。这
Howdomoviesortelevisioninfluencepeople’sbehavior?Usereasonsandspecificexamplestosupportyouranswer.
【范文】TheInfluenceofTelevisionandMovies
Thereisnodoubtthatwatchingtelevisionandmoviescaninfluencethewaythatpeoplebehave.Moreover,itseemsthatpeoplearespendingmoreandmoretimewatchingsomesortofvisualentertainment,whetheritistelevision,avideotapeoraDVD.Therefore,theeffectsofvisualmediacannotbeignored.
Oneobviouseffectofthesemediaisthatwatchingtheminducespeopletobuycertainproducts.Televisionadvertisingiswidespreadand,nowadays,evenmovietheaterspermitadvertisements.AnotherwayTVandthemoviesaffectpeopleisthattheygivepeopleeitherabroaderviewoftheworldoradistortedone,dependingonwhattypeofprogramtheywatch.Thosewhowatchnewsandeducationalprogramcanlearnmanynewthingswhilethosewhowatchprimarilyentertainmentshowsmaycometobelievethatmostpeopleintheworldpossessgreatwealthandgoodlooks.Itmaymakethembecomedissatisfiedwiththeirownlives.Finally,perhapsthemostsusceptibleviewersarechildren,whomaybeunabletotellfactfromfictionandmaytrytoimitateactsthattheyseeonTVorinthemovies.
Withtheever-increasingpopularityofvideoentertainment,societymustpayattentiontotheseeffects.Televisionandmovies,whileentertainingandinformative,cannottaketheplaceofrealexperience.
控制影视暴力场景的意义(９)
［题目］
Thegovernmentshouldcontroltheamountofviolenceinfilmsandontelevisioninordertodecreasetheviolentcrimesinsociety.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisissue?
［参考范文］
ItiswidelyacknowledgedthattheamountofviolenceinfilmsandonTVisoneofthedirectcausesthatleadtoourhighcrimerateinoursociety.Thevoiceofdemandingthegovernmenttocontrolviolentscenesinmediahasbeenmuchlouderthanbefore.Personally,Itotallyagreewiththisvoice,foritisthemosteffectivewaytoreduceviolentcrimesintherealworld.
Firstandforemost,violenceonTVorinfilmsisoftenportrayedasextremeaspossibleinordertoattractaudiences.Thiswilldefinitelysetabadexampleforthoseimmatureaudiences,who,lackingcorrectparental
reflectingtruephenomenainthesociety.Violence,asoneofthefactsintherealworld,certainlyhastobereported.However,excessiveviolenceisofferingmisleadinginformationtothepublic,whichwillexertdetrimentalinfluencetothesociety.Forexample,teenagerswillregardthosekillersandmurderersinthefilmsandonTVasrolemodelsandcopytheirbehaviors.Itisrecentlyreportedinthenewsthataseventeen-year-oldkilledallhisfamilymembers,onesisterandtwoparentsoutofhatredandjealousy.Intherealworld,weareoftenremindedoftheharmandhurtthatviolenceinfictionalworldhasbroughtus.
naword,oursocietyispreoccupiedbytheviolentscenesandplotsatpresent.Whatthegovernmenthastodoimmediatelyistotakeeffectivemeasurestocontroltheamountofviolenceinmedia.Onlyinthisway,canoursocietyenjoyhighlevelofsecurityandpeace.
ChildrenshouldbegintheirformalschoolingatanearlyagePeoplehavedifferentviewsonwhatchildrenshoulddoataveryearlyage.Somethinkthatchildrenshouldbegintheirformaleducationandstarttospendmostoftheirtimeonstudies.Othersbelievethatitisstilltimeforyoungchildrentoplay.Bothviewsarebasedonrespectiveground.
Thosewhoarguefortheplayingtimeforchildrensuggestthatchildrenataveryearlyagearestilltooyoungtofocustheir
longerthan15minutesorso.Butwecanarrangeclassesforshorterperiods,can’twe?Andwecanshiftteachingsubjects.Throughputtingthemtostudy,youngchildrenareoccupiedwithlearningbutnotwithplaying.
Thosewhoargueforchildren’searlycommencementforformaleducationbelievethatbeingputtostudies,childrencandevelopgoodhabitofstudying,fortheprocessoflearninghelpsdevelopchildren’smentalabilitiesliketheabilitytomemorize,theabilitytounderstandandtheabilitytodosimplecalculation.Children’shabitofstudyingandloveforlearningareofgreatimportancetoyoungstersbecausethesetwothingssetupthesoundfoundationfortheirfuturestudies.
Havingchildrenstartformaleducationataveryearlyagebenefitsyoungchildrenmuchmorethansimplylettingthemplaymostoftheirtime.Agoodhabitneedsalongtimetodeveloptobecomeasecondnature.Moreimportantly,itisbettertodevelopagoodhabitbeforeabadonemaygrow.Similarly,theloveforlearningshouldtaketootsforbeforetheloveforplayingisestablished.Shouldapersonmakeanimportantdecisionalone?
Apersonshouldnevermakeanimportantdecisionalone,importantdecisionsshouldbewellthoughtout.People,whoknowyouwell,knowwhatisbestforyou,andclosetoyoucangiveyougoodadvice,giveyouadifferentperspective,orsharetheirownexperience.
WhenIhaddifficultydecidingwhichclassestotakeincollage,Italkedtomyteachersandadvisors;theyhadtheknowledgeandexpertisetohelpmedeterminewhichclasseswerethebestonestotakeformyfuturecareer.Withouttheiradvice,Imighthavechosenunsuitablecourses.
Incollage,IhadconvincedmyselfthatIwasnotgoodenoughtoactintheschoolplay.Therefore,Idecidednottoauditioneventhoughdramahadalwaysbeenmypassion.Thedayoftheaudition,afriendofmineaskedmewhyIwasnotauditioning.WhenItoldherIdidnotfeelIwasgoodenough,shewasshocked.Shewasabletoprovidemewithanotherperspectiveonmyselfandmy
overseas,Italkedtomyfriend.ThiswasthebestthingIcouldhavedone.ThiswasabigdecisionformebecauseIhadneverbeenoverseasonmyownandIwasnotsureifIcoulddoit.Shehadstudiedoverseasthepreciousyear.ShetoldmeaboutthechallengesandopportunitiesImightencounterandhelpedmemaketherightdecision.Iwentanditwasamazing.
WheneverIamfacedwithanimportantdecision,IseekadvicefromotherssothatIamwell-informedandhavethebenefitoftheirperspectiveandexperience.
Myopiniononadvertisement
Advertisementsappeareverywhereinmodernsociety.Therearemanywaytoadvertiseandadscomeindifferentforms.Newspapersandbillboardscarryadvertisements;someproductsareannouncedonTVandradiowhichhaveawideaudience.
Advertisingisabigindustryandmanyagenciesaresetupforfurnishavarietyofservicesforit.
However,advertisingisnotwelcomesometimes.AmostirritatingthingistowatchadvertisementsbeforeandduringfilmsonTV.Therearesomanyofthemthattheymakeyouforgetwhatyouaresittingtherefor.Theironicalthingisthatadvertisementsofonetypeofthingsareoftenshownoneafteranothersothatyouareconfusedastowhichproductyoushouldchoose.What’smore,advertisingisnotalwaystruthful.Theadvertisersexaggeratethebenefitsofthemerchandisetheywanttosellinordertogainmoreprofits.Thustheconsumersfallvictimtosuchadvertising.
Althoughtherearedisadvantagesofads,wecannotforgettheadvantagesandtheconveniencestheybringtous.First,bytellinguswheresomethingisavailable,theymaysaveusmoneyandtime.Theyguideusinfindingsuitablejobsandotherinformationaswell.Secondly,awiderangeofactivitiesandinstitutionsreceivefinancialsupportthroughadvertising.Withoutthissupportwewouldhavetopaymuchmorefornewspapersandsportsgames.Thirdly,perfectadvertisementsevenprovideentertainment.Aconsiderableamountofeffortgoesintotheirproduction.Soinmostcasesthephotographyistrulyartistic,theslogansare
easierbylearningtochooseproperads,andbethemasterofadvertisements,nottheirsalve.
Livinginuniversitydormitoriesorapartmentsinthecommunity?
Ithinkitisbetterforcollegestudentstoliveoncampusduringtheirfirsttwoyears,andthenmoveintoanapartmentforoff-campuslife,whilejuniorsandseniorsneedtheindependenceofoff-campuslife.Student’sneedschangeoverfouryears,sotheirhousingshouldtoo.
Livingon-campusmakesiteasiertogetorientedtothewaythingsaredone.Yougetthewholeuniversityexperience.Plus,youinteractmorewithotherstudents.Thisincludesnotonlyyourroommates,buteveryoneinyourdormitory.Theolderstudentsinthedormitorycanbeabighelpforthenewstudents.Keepingupwithstudiesinyourfirstyearishardenough.Youshouldnothavetoworryaboutfindingyourwayaroundandfiguringouttheuniversitybureaucracy.
Livinginthedormitoryalsomakesastudentfeelmoreapartoftheuniversitycommunity.Therearemoreopportunitiesforbecominginvolvedinuniversityactivitiesandnetworkingwithstudentsanduniversityadministration.
Livingoff-campus,however,isadefiniteadvantageforolderstudents.Findinganapartment,dealingwithleasesandthelandlord’sregulations,cookingmeals,andfiguringoutbudgetsareallgoodpracticeforlifeaftergraduation.Thiskindofindependencehelpsolderstudentsgrowinadulthood.
Off-campushousingalsogivesstudentsabetterperspectiveonwhatisgoingonaroundthem.Campuscanbelikelittleworldsoftheirown.Therearefewchildrenorolderpeopleandeveryoneisfocusedoneducation.Gettingtoknowneighborswhoarenotstudentsisgoodforstudentscomingfromdifferenceplaces.Itisachancetofindoutwhatotherpeoplethinkandfeel.
Ithinkacombinationoftwoyearson-campusandtwoyearsoff-campusisawinningcombinationformoststudents.
Whilephysicalexerciseisimportant,Idonotbelievethatitistheschool’sresponsibilitytoprovidephysicaltrainingforitsstudents.Thatissomethingthateveryonecantakecareofonhisorherown.Manystudentsgetplentyofphysicalexerciseaspartoftheirdailylifeorrecreation.Astudentwhobicyclestenmilestoandfromschooldoesnotneedmoreexercise.Agoodphysicaleducationprogrammusttakeastudent’soutsideactivityintoconsideration.Otherwise,somestudentswillspendvaluableclasshoursrepeatingphysicalexercise.
Ifaschoolofferssuchactivities,italsosuggeststhatstudentswillbegradedonthem.Therangeofpossiblephysicalactivitiesisgreat:football,swimming,weightlifting,ballet,ballroomdance,yoga,skiing,horsebackriding,andgolfarejustafew.However,thenumberofactivitiesthataschoolcouldofferissmall.Somestudentscouldgetbadgradesinphysicaleducationsimplybecausetheschoolcouldnotprovideanactivitytheyenjoyordowell.Thisseemsunfair.Researchsuggeststhatparticipation,notexcellence,intheseactivitiesdeterminesthephysicalbenefitsthebodywillget.Anotherissueiseconomic.Manyschoolsdonothavethemoneytoprovidegryfacilities,playingfields,andathleticequipmentfortheirstudent.Otherschoolsarelocatedincitieswherethekindofspacejustisnotavailable.Afewschoolswouldratherkeepmoneyforacademicpurposes.
Schoolscancertainlyencouragephysicalactivity.Theycanprovidespaceforactivities,events,andclassesforphysicalactivities.Theycanencouragestudentstoplantimeawayfromacademicstudiestogetsomeexercise.However,Ithinkthatprovidingexerciseshouldnotbetheschoolsresponsibility.
如何看待在校大学生打工（１）
【题目】
Insomecountries,teenagershavejobswhiletheyarestillstudents.Doyouthinkthisisagoodidea?Supportyouropinionbyusingspecificreasonsanddetails.
【范文】
Inmanycountriesitiscommonforteenagerstotakepart-timejobswhiletheyarestillinhighschool,whileinothersocietiesthisisvirtuallyunheardof.Inthelattersituation,studentsareexpectedtospendalloftheirtimeontheirstudiesandconsiderschoolworktheir
Whileitistruethatastudent'smostimportantgoalmustbetolearnandtodowellathisstudies,itdoesnotneedtobetheonlygoal.Infact,alifewhichconsistsofonlystudyisnotbalancedandmaycausethestudenttomissoutonothervaluablelearningexperiences.Inadditiontobringingmorebalancetoastudent'slife,part-timeworkcanbroadenhisrangeofexperience.Hewillhavetheopportunitytomeetpeoplefromallwalksoflifeandwillbefacedwithawidervarietyofproblemstosolve.Furthermore,workhelpsastudenttodevelopgreaterindependence,andearninghisownpocketmoneycanteachhimhowtohandlehisfinances.Finally,apart-timejobcanhelpastudenttodevelopagreatersenseofresponsibility,bothforhisownworkandforthatoftheteamheworkswith.
Forallofthesereasons,Ifirmlybelievethatmoststudentswouldbenefitfromtakingapart-timejobwhiletheyareinhighschool.Ofcourse,theymustbecarefulnottoletittakeuptoomuchoftheirtimebecausestudyisstilltheirprimaryresponsibility.Insum,livingabalancedlifeisthebestwaytobesuccessful.
［参考译文］青少年与打工
在许多国家，青少年普遍会在高中时期打工。然而在有些国家，这几乎是前所未闻的。如果是后者的情况，那是因为一般认为学生应把所有的时间花在学业上，把学业当作是自己的
同的问题需要解决。此外，工作帮助学生更加独立，而且自己赚零用钱还可以教导他如何处理自己的财务。最后，打工可以帮助学生培养对自己的工作和团队工作更大的责任感。
基于这些理由，我坚决相信，大多数学生在高中时期打工都能获益。当然，他们也必须小心，不要让打工占据太多时间，因为学业仍然是青少年首要的责任。总之，过均衡的生活才是最佳的成功之道。
讨论汽车快速发展利与弊（２）
以下文章主要讨论小汽车的利与弊（Advantagesanddisadvantagesofprivatecars）。
WiththefantasticspurbothinindustryandineconomyinChina,thenumberofpeoplewhoownprivatecarsisontherise.Somepeoplehaveboughtcarsoftheirown,andothersareplanningtobuycars.Buttherehavebeentwoquitedifferentviewsonthisphenomenon.
Someclaimthattherearemanyadvantagesbroughtaboutbycars.First,theautomobileindustryprovidesjobsforcountlessworkersandstrongsupportforotherindustries.Second,ifconditionspermit,owningacarcanmakeusworkmoreefficiently.Finally,lifewillbecomemoreconvenient.Acarallowsonetomovefreelyandwithacarthereisnoneedtowaitforthebusinthecoldorundertheburningsun.
However,othersstronglyobjecttotheincreaseindevelopingprivatecars.Theyholdthatautomobileswillgiverisetoaseriesofproblems.Inthefirstplace,asmoreandmorecarsareproducedandruninthestreet,alargevolumeofpoisonousgaswillbegivenoff,pollutingtheatmosphereandcausingactualharmtothehealthofpeople.Next,privatecarscontr123tetotrafficcongestionsogreatlythattheadvantagesgainedincomfortandfreedomareoftencancelledoutbythefrustrationcausedbytrafficjams.Thelastproblemistheincreasingnumberofcaraccidentsthathavekilledandwillkillalotofpeopleinafrictionofasecond.
Inmyopinion,althoughautomobileshavebeenplayingavitalpartinthedailyactivitiesofoursociety,theyalsobringusnumeroustroublessuchasmoreseriousenvironmentalpollution,moretrafficaccidentsandmore123rgyconsumption.Theydrinkuphugeamountsoffuelandthrowouthugeamountsofpollutants.Trafficaccidentskillthousandsandthousandsofpeopleeachyearandcripplemore.Jamswasteourprecioustime.ThereforeIamagainstdevelopingprivatecars.
tosupportyouropinion.
【范文】TheAdvantagesofSavingMoney
Everyonemustworktolive,butmanypeoplearefortunateenoughtomakemoremoneythantheyimmediatelyneed.Whatshouldtheydowiththisextraincome?Whileitistemptingforpeopletospenditallonthingstheydesire,Ibelieveitisbettertosaveatleastaportionoftheextraincomeforthefuture.
Bysavingmoney,peoplegivethemselvesmoresecurity.Theycannotpredictthefuture;perhapsonedaytheywillbejobless.Atatimelikethistheirsavingscansparethemagreatdealofsufferingandhelptoseethemthroughthehardtime.Inaddition,savingmoneyallowspeopletobuildupalargersum.Theycanthenbuysomethingmoreworthwhilethanthesmallthingstheycanbutiftheyspendthemoneyrightaway.Forexample,theymaybeabletobuyahousewiththeirsavings.Finally,thepracticeofsavinghelpspeopledevelopthehabitofsettinggoalsandplanningfortheirfuture.Inthiswaytheyareboundtoleadmoremeaningfulandsuccessfullives.
Mostpeoplewouldliketoenjoytheirmoneyimmediately.Nobodylikestowaitforthethingsthathewants.However,ifwelearntosaveourmoney,wecangainmoreadvantagesinthefuture.Wewillleadmoresecureand,thus,happierlives.Wewillalsobeabletobuythethingswetrulywantbutcannotaffordrightnow.
【参考译文】：存钱的好处
每个人都必须工作以求生存，但是有许多人很幸运，能够赚得比他们立即需要的还要多的钱。他们应该如何处理这些额外的收入呢?尽管把钱全花在自己想买的东西上是很诱人的，但我认为最好至少把一部分的额外收入存起来，以备将来之需。
通过存钱，人们能获得更多的安全感。未来是无法预测的，或许有一天我们会失业。碰到像这样的情况，存款可以让我们免去许多痛苦，帮助我们渡过难关。此外，存钱可以使人积累较多的钱，可以用于买更有价值的东西，比马上把钱花掉所能买到的东西更有用。例如，我们可以用存款买房子。最后，存钱能帮助我们培养设定目标及为未来作计划的习惯。如此一来，我们一定会过着更有意义并且更成功的生活。
大部分的人会想要马上享用手边的钱。没有人想等到以后再买想要的东西。然而，如果我们学会存钱，未来可以获得更多的好处。我们将过着更有安全感而且更快乐的生活。我们也能购买我们真正想要但现在无法负担的东西。
书本知识与实践经验哪个重要(4)
【范文】BookKnowledgevs.Experience
Knowledgecanbeacquiredfrommanysources.Theseincludebooks,teachersandpracticalexperience,andeachhasitsownadvantages.Theknowledgewegainfrombooksandformaleducationenablesustolearnaboutthingsthatwehavenoopportunitytoexperienceindailylife.Wecanstudyalltheplacesintheworldandlearnfrompeoplewewillnevermeetinourlifetime,justbyreadingabouttheminbooks.Wecanalsodevelopouranalyticalskillsandlearnhowtoviewandinterprettheworldaroundusindifferentways.Furthermore,wecanlearnfromthepastbyreadingbooks.Inthisway,wewon’trepeatthemistakesofothersandcanbuildontheirachievements.
Practicalexperience,ontheotherhand,cangiveusmoreusefulknowledge.Itissaidthatonelearnsbestbydoing,andIbelievethatthisistrue,whetheroneissuccessfulornot.Infact,Ithinkmakingmistakesisthebestwaytolearn.Moreover,ifonewantstomakenewadvances,itisnecessarytoact.Innovationsdonotcomeaboutthroughreadingbutthroughexperimentation.Finally,onecanapplytheskillsandinsightsgainedthroughthestudyofbookstopracticalexperience,makinganalreadymeaningfulexperiencemoremeaningful.However,unlessitisappliedtorealexperiences,bookknowledgeremainstheoreticaland,intheend,isuseless.ThatiswhyIbelievethatknowledgegainedfrompracticalexperienceismoreimportantthanthatacquiredfrombooks.
【参考译文】书本知识与实际经验
获得知识的来源有很多，其中包括书本、老师，以及实际经验，而每一种都有其优点。从书本上及正规教育中所获得的知识使我们知道在日常生活中没有机会亲身去体验的事。通过读书，我们可以研究世界各地的资料，还可以向不曾谋面的人学习。我们也可以培养分析的技巧，并学习如何以不同的方式去观察并理解周围的世界。此外，我们可以通过读书，从历史中获取教训。如此一来，就不会再重复别人的错误，并且能够以他人的成就作为我们行动的基础。
另一方面，实际经验能够给我们更多有用的知识。大家都说从做中学的效果最好，我也认为的确如此，无论一个人成功与否。事实上，我认为犯错是最好的学习方式。此外，如果想要有新的进展，就必须要付诸行动。想要创新，只靠阅读是不够的，必须要去实践。最后，我们可以将通过读书所获得的技巧和见解应用于实际经验中，使得原本有意义的经验变得更有意义。不过，除非我们能将书本知识运用于实际经验中，
Acompanyhasannouncedthatitwishestobuildalargefactorynearyourcommunity.Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthisnewinfluenceonyourcommunity.Doyousupportoropposethefactory?Explainyourposition.
【范文】AFactoryneartheNeighborhood
Havingafactorynearwhereonelivesbringswithitbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Anobviousadvantageisanincreaseinthenumberofavailablejobs,andmanypeopleinthecommunitymightfindemploymentinthenewfactory.Thefactorywouldbringmoneyintothecommunityinotherwaysaswell.Itwouldhavetopaysometaxestothelocalgovernment,andworkersmightgoshoppingoreatatarestaurantintheareabeforeoraftertheirshifts.
However,thefactorywouldbringsomedisadvantages,too.Dependingonwhatkindoffactoryitis,itmightpollutetheenvironmentandbringdownpropertyvalues.Itwouldbesuretoincreasetrafficinthearea,causingcongestionandmakingitunsafeforchildrentoplayoutside.Finally,theneighborhoodwouldbecomeanoisy,busyplace.Forallofthesereasons,Iwouldbeopposedtotheconstructionofanewfactorynearmycommunity.Whiletheemploymentopportunitieswouldhelpthecommunity,Ibelieveitwouldbebetterforresidentstocommutetoworkandpreservethepeaceofourneighborhood.
【译文】住家附近的工厂
住家附近有工厂既有优势也有弊端。一项明显的优势是工作机会会增加。社区内的许多居民可能会在新工厂找到工作。工厂也会以其他方式为社区带来收入。它必须上缴给当地政府部分税金，工人也可能会在轮班工作的前后在当地购买东西或在餐厅用餐。
然而，工厂也会带来某些弊端，这取决于工厂的性质。它可能会污染环境，造成房地产价格下跌。工厂一定会使当地的交通流量增加，导致交通阻塞，使得小孩在外面玩耍变得不安全。最后，社区附近地区会变得既热闹又嘈杂。基于这些理由，我反对在社区附近兴建新的工厂。虽然就业机会能造福社区，但我认为还是居民乘车上下班，保持社区附近环境的安宁比较好。
运气在事业成功中的作用(6)
【题目】
veryimportantandisthesurestwaytosuccessformostpeople,Imustdisagreewiththisstatement.Itcannotbedeniedthatluckoftenplaysanimportantroleinsuccess.Forexample,manyimportantdiscoverieshavebeenmadebyaccident.Therehavebeenmanycasesofresearchersandinventorsmakingmajorbreakthroughswhiletheywereactuallytryingtosolveanotherproblemorcreateadifferentdevice.Furthermore,thereissomethingtobesaidforsimplybeingintherightplaceattherighttime-perhapsmeetingsomeonebychancewhocanofferagoodjoborrareopportunity.Andofcourse,therearetherareexamplesofgamblersandlotterywinnerswhobeattheoddsandachievesuddenandunexpectedsuccess.
Whiletheinfluenceofluckcannotbeignored,thisisnottosaythatoneshoulddependonitandignorethevalueofhardwork.Ifoneiswillingtoworkhard,Ibelievethatsuccesswilleventuallybeachieved,withorwithouttheaddedbenefitofluck.Moreover,hardworkisoftenanessentialingredientofluckbecauseitenablesonetotakeadvantageofaluckyencounter.Ifthescientisthasnotworkedhardtodevelophisknowledgeandskills,hemaynotrecognizethatluckybreakthroughwhenitcomesalong.Therefore,mysuggestionisnottocountonlucktobringyousuccess.Instead,workhardandkeepyoureyesopenforthatluckyopportunity.参考译文：运气在成功里所扮演的角色
有人说一个人会成功是因为努力，而运气和成功则是一点关系也没有。虽然我相信努力很重要，而且对大部分的人来说，努力是成功最可靠的方法，可是我不得不反对这种说法。能否成功，运气扮演着一个很重要的角色，这是不可否认的事实。例如，很多重要的发现都是在偶然情况下发生的。有很多实例表明，有重大突破的研究人员和发明家，原本是要试图解决其他问题或是发明别的仪器。而且，仅仅是天时地利这方面也有一些关系--也许是偶然碰到能提供好的工作和珍贵机会的人。当然也有极少数赌徒和彩票得主得到突如其来、意想不到的成功。
尽管运气的影响力不容忽视，但也不表示人就应该完全靠运气，而忽视努力的价值。如果一个人愿意努力，不论有没有运气额外的帮助，我相信终究还是会成功。此外，因为努力能让人充分利用幸运的机会，所以努力通常也是运气的必要因素。如果科学家没有努力培养自己的知识和技巧，那么当某个幸运的突破出现时，他可能也看不出来。因此，我建议大家不要指望运气能带来成功。相反地，应该努力，并随时注意不要错过任何好机会。
人们为什么要参观博物馆(7)
【题目】
【范文】WhyPeopleVisitMuseums?
Museumsaregreatrepositoriesofmankind’shistoricalartifactsandachievementsinart.Fromthemwecanlearnagreatdealaboutthepeopleofthepastandtheirlinktothepeopleofthepresent.Wecanalsolearnaboutculturesotherthanourown.Ibelievethislastadvantageisthemainreasonmanypeoplevisitmuseumswhentheytravel.
Whensomeonechoosestovisitanewplace,heoftendoessobecauseheisinterestedinseeingadifferentenvironmentandadifferentwayoflife.Togainabetterunderstandingofthisnewculture,manytravelerswillgotoahistoryorculturalmuseum.Eventhosewhonevervisitmuseumsathomemaybeinspiredbythenewsightsaroundthemandwanttofindoutmore.Otherpeoplechoosetovisitmuseumsabroadingroupstoseethingsthattheycannotseeathome.Theymayhavereadoffamousworksofartandlookforwardtothechancetoseethemwiththeirowneyes.Stillothersmayhaveaspecificinterest,suchasbutterfliesoreighteenthcenturyfurniture.Itisnotpossibleforeverycommunitytosupportamuseumdevotedtoeveryfieldofstudy,buttravelerscantakeadvantageoftheopportunitytopursuetheirinterests.
Nomatterwhyonetravels,thejourneyoftenofferstheopportunitytovisitanewmuseum.Itisanactivitythatwillprovidethetravelerwithabetterunderstandingoftheworld,nomatterwhathisspecificinterestis.ThatiswhyIthinkmostpeoplechoosetovisitmuseumswhentheytraveltoanewplace.
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参考译文：人们为什么要参观博物馆？
博物馆是人类历史文物及艺术成就的伟大宝库。我们可以从中了解到很多与过去的人们有关的事以及他们与现代人之间的关联。我们也可以从中了解其他不同的文化。我认为最后这项优点是许多人旅行时会去参观博物馆的主要原因。
人们选择游览一个新的地方是因为他们对不同的环境以及不同的生活方式感兴趣。为了更加了解这个新的文化，许多游客会去参观历史或文化博物馆。即使是在国内从不去参观博物馆的人，也可能会受到周围景物的启发而想要发掘更多东西。有些人在国外选择参观博物馆是为了要看国内所看不到的东西。他们可能已经阅读过一些著名艺术作品的资料而期待这个可以亲眼目睹的机会。还有些人可能对某些事物有特定的兴趣，如蝴蝶或18世纪的家具。可是并非每个地区都能资助与每一种学术领域有关的博物馆，所以游客就可以利用这个机会去追求自己的兴趣。
无论一个人为了什么而去旅行，旅行常能提供参观新博物馆的机会。这
Howdomoviesortelevisioninfluencepeople’sbehavior?Usereasonsandspecificexamplestosupportyouranswer.
【范文】TheInfluenceofTelevisionandMovies
Thereisnodoubtthatwatchingtelevisionandmoviescaninfluencethewaythatpeoplebehave.Moreover,itseemsthatpeoplearespendingmoreandmoretimewatchingsomesortofvisualentertainment,whetheritistelevision,avideotapeoraDVD.Therefore,theeffectsofvisualmediacannotbeignored.
Oneobviouseffectofthesemediaisthatwatchingtheminducespeopletobuycertainproducts.Televisionadvertisingiswidespreadand,nowadays,evenmovietheaterspermitadvertisements.AnotherwayTVandthemoviesaffectpeopleisthattheygivepeopleeitherabroaderviewoftheworldoradistortedone,dependingonwhattypeofprogramtheywatch.Thosewhowatchnewsandeducationalprogramcanlearnmanynewthingswhilethosewhowatchprimarilyentertainmentshowsmaycometobelievethatmostpeopleintheworldpossessgreatwealthandgoodlooks.Itmaymakethembecomedissatisfiedwiththeirownlives.Finally,perhapsthemostsusceptibleviewersarechildren,whomaybeunabletotellfactfromfictionandmaytrytoimitateactsthattheyseeonTVorinthemovies.
Withtheever-increasingpopularityofvideoentertainment,societymustpayattentiontotheseeffects.Televisionandmovies,whileentertainingandinformative,cannottaketheplaceofrealexperience.
控制影视暴力场景的意义(９)
［题目］
Thegovernmentshouldcontroltheamountofviolenceinfilmsandontelevisioninordertodecreasetheviolentcrimesinsociety.Towhatextentdoyouagreeordisagreewiththisissue?
［参考范文］
ItiswidelyacknowledgedthattheamountofviolenceinfilmsandonTVisoneofthedirectcausesthatleadtoourhighcrimerateinoursociety.Thevoiceofdemandingthegovernmenttocontrolviolentscenesinmediahasbeenmuchlouderthanbefore.Personally,Itotallyagreewiththisvoice,foritisthemosteffectivewaytoreduceviolentcrimesintherealworld.
Firstandforemost,violenceonTVorinfilmsisoftenportrayedasextremeaspossibleinordertoattractaudiences.Thiswilldefinitelysetabadexampleforthoseimmatureaudiences,who,lackingcorrectparental
reflectingtruephenomenainthesociety.Violence,asoneofthefactsintherealworld,certainlyhastobereported.However,excessiveviolenceisofferingmisleadinginformationtothepublic,whichwillexertdetrimentalinfluencetothesociety.Forexample,teenagerswillregardthosekillersandmurderersinthefilmsandonTVasrolemodelsandcopytheirbehaviors.Itisrecentlyreportedinthenewsthataseventeen-year-oldkilledallhisfamilymembers,onesisterandtwoparentsoutofhatredandjealousy.Intherealworld,weareoftenremindedoftheharmandhurtthatviolenceinfictionalworldhasbroughtus.
naword,oursocietyispreoccupiedbytheviolentscenesandplotsatpresent.Whatthegovernmenthastodoimmediatelyistotakeeffectivemeasurestocontroltheamountofviolenceinmedia.Onlyinthisway,canoursocietyenjoyhighlevelofsecurityandpeace.
ChildrenshouldbegintheirformalschoolingatanearlyagePeoplehavedifferentviewsonwhatchildrenshoulddoataveryearlyage.Somethinkthatchildrenshouldbegintheirformaleducationandstarttospendmostoftheirtimeonstudies.Othersbelievethatitisstilltimeforyoungchildrentoplay.Bothviewsarebasedonrespectiveground.
Thosewhoarguefortheplayingtimeforchildrensuggestthatchildrenataveryearlyagearestilltooyoungtofocustheir
longerthan15minutesorso.Butwecanarrangeclassesforshorterperiods,can’twe?Andwecanshiftteachingsubjects.Throughputtingthemtostudy,youngchildrenareoccupiedwithlearningbutnotwithplaying.
Thosewhoargueforchildren’searlycommencementforformaleducationbelievethatbeingputtostudies,childrencandevelopgoodhabitofstudying,fortheprocessoflearninghelpsdevelopchildren’smentalabilitiesliketheabilitytomemorize,theabilitytounderstandandtheabilitytodosimplecalculation.Children’shabitofstudyingandloveforlearningareofgreatimportancetoyoungstersbecausethesetwothingssetupthesoundfoundationfortheirfuturestudies.
Havingchildrenstartformaleducationataveryearlyagebenefitsyoungchildrenmuchmorethansimplylettingthemplaymostoftheirtime.Agoodhabitneedsalongtimetodeveloptobecomeasecondnature.Moreimportantly,itisbettertodevelopagoodhabitbeforeabadonemaygrow.Similarly,theloveforlearningshouldtaketootsforbeforetheloveforplayingisestablished.Shouldapersonmakeanimportantdecisionalone?
Apersonshouldnevermakeanimportantdecisionalone,importantdecisionsshouldbewellthoughtout.People,whoknowyouwell,knowwhatisbestforyou,andclosetoyoucangiveyougoodadvice,giveyouadifferentperspective,orsharetheirownexperience.
WhenIhaddifficultydecidingwhichclassestotakeincollage,Italkedtomyteachersandadvisors;theyhadtheknowledgeandexpertisetohelpmedeterminewhichclasseswerethebestonestotakeformyfuturecareer.Withouttheiradvice,Imighthavechosenunsuitablecourses.
Incollage,IhadconvincedmyselfthatIwasnotgoodenoughtoactintheschoolplay.Therefore,Idecidednottoauditioneventhoughdramahadalwaysbeenmypassion.Thedayoftheaudition,afriendofmineaskedmewhyIwasnotauditioning.WhenItoldherIdidnotfeelIwasgoodenough,shewasshocked.Shewasabletoprovidemewithanotherperspectiveonmyselfandmy
overseas,Italkedtomyfriend.ThiswasthebestthingIcouldhavedone.ThiswasabigdecisionformebecauseIhadneverbeenoverseasonmyownandIwasnotsureifIcoulddoit.Shehadstudiedoverseasthepreciousyear.ShetoldmeaboutthechallengesandopportunitiesImightencounterandhelpedmemaketherightdecision.Iwentanditwasamazing.
WheneverIamfacedwithanimportantdecision,IseekadvicefromotherssothatIamwell-informedandhavethebenefitoftheirperspectiveandexperience.
Myopiniononadvertisement
Advertisementsappeareverywhereinmodernsociety.Therearemanywaytoadvertiseandadscomeindifferentforms.Newspapersandbillboardscarryadvertisements;someproductsareannouncedonTVandradiowhichhaveawideaudience.
Advertisingisabigindustryandmanyagenciesaresetupforfurnishavarietyofservicesforit.
However,advertisingisnotwelcomesometimes.AmostirritatingthingistowatchadvertisementsbeforeandduringfilmsonTV.Therearesomanyofthemthattheymakeyouforgetwhatyouaresittingtherefor.Theironicalthingisthatadvertisementsofonetypeofthingsareoftenshownoneafteranothersothatyouareconfusedastowhichproductyoushouldchoose.What’smore,advertisingisnotalwaystruthful.Theadvertisersexaggeratethebenefitsofthemerchandisetheywanttosellinordertogainmoreprofits.Thustheconsumersfallvictimtosuchadvertising.
Althoughtherearedisadvantagesofads,wecannotforgettheadvantagesandtheconveniencestheybringtous.First,bytellinguswheresomethingisavailable,theymaysaveusmoneyandtime.Theyguideusinfindingsuitablejobsandotherinformationaswell.Secondly,awiderangeofactivitiesandinstitutionsreceivefinancialsupportthroughadvertising.Withoutthissupportwewouldhavetopaymuchmorefornewspapersandsportsgames.Thirdly,perfectadvertisementsevenprovideentertainment.Aconsiderableamountofeffortgoesintotheirproduction.Soinmostcasesthephotographyistrulyartistic,theslogansare
easierbylearningtochooseproperads,andbethemasterofadvertisements,nottheirsalve.
Livinginuniversitydormitoriesorapartmentsinthecommunity?
Ithinkitisbetterforcollegestudentstoliveoncampusduringtheirfirsttwoyears,andthenmoveintoanapartmentforoff-campuslife,whilejuniorsandseniorsneedtheindependenceofoff-campuslife.Student’sneedschangeoverfouryears,sotheirhousingshouldtoo.
Livingon-campusmakesiteasiertogetorientedtothewaythingsaredone.Yougetthewholeuniversityexperience.Plus,youinteractmorewithotherstudents.Thisincludesnotonlyyourroommates,buteveryoneinyourdormitory.Theolderstudentsinthedormitorycanbeabighelpforthenewstudents.Keepingupwithstudiesinyourfirstyearishardenough.Youshouldnothavetoworryaboutfindingyourwayaroundandfiguringouttheuniversitybureaucracy.
Livinginthedormitoryalsomakesastudentfeelmoreapartoftheuniversitycommunity.Therearemoreopportunitiesforbecominginvolvedinuniversityactivitiesandnetworkingwithstudentsanduniversityadministration.
Livingoff-campus,however,isadefiniteadvantageforolderstudents.Findinganapartment,dealingwithleasesandthelandlord’sregulations,cookingmeals,andfiguringoutbudgetsareallgoodpracticeforlifeaftergraduation.Thiskindofindependencehelpsolderstudentsgrowinadulthood.
Off-campushousingalsogivesstudentsabetterperspectiveonwhatisgoingonaroundthem.Campuscanbelikelittleworldsoftheirown.Therearefewchildrenorolderpeopleandeveryoneisfocusedoneducation.Gettingtoknowneighborswhoarenotstudentsisgoodforstudentscomingfromdifferenceplaces.Itisachancetofindoutwhatotherpeoplethinkandfeel.
Ithinkacombinationoftwoyearson-campusandtwoyearsoff-campusisawinningcombinationformoststudents.
Whilephysicalexerciseisimportant,Idonotbelievethatitistheschool’sresponsibilitytoprovidephysicaltrainingforitsstudents.Thatissomethingthateveryonecantakecareofonhisorherown.Manystudentsgetplentyofphysicalexerciseaspartoftheirdailylifeorrecreation.Astudentwhobicyclestenmilestoandfromschooldoesnotneedmoreexercise.Agoodphysicaleducationprogrammusttakeastudent’soutsideactivityintoconsideration.Otherwise,somestudentswillspendvaluableclasshoursrepeatingphysicalexercise.
Ifaschoolofferssuchactivities,italsosuggeststhatstudentswillbegradedonthem.Therangeofpossiblephysicalactivitiesisgreat:football,swimming,weightlifting,ballet,ballroomdance,yoga,skiing,horsebackriding,andgolfarejustafew.However,thenumberofactivitiesthataschoolcouldofferissmall.Somestudentscouldgetbadgradesinphysicaleducationsimplybecausetheschoolcouldnotprovideanactivitytheyenjoyordowell.Thisseemsunfair.Researchsuggeststhatparticipation,notexcellence,intheseactivitiesdeterminesthephysicalbenefitsthebodywillget.Anotherissueiseconomic.Manyschoolsdonothavethemoneytoprovidegryfacilities,playingfields,andathleticequipmentfortheirstudent.Otherschoolsarelocatedincitieswherethekindofspacejustisnotavailable.Afewschoolswouldratherkeepmoneyforacademicpurposes.
Schoolscancertainlyencouragephysicalactivity.Theycanprovidespaceforactivities,events,andclassesforphysicalactivities.Theycanencouragestudentstoplantimeawayfromacademicstudiestogetsomeexercise.However,Ithinkthatprovidingexerciseshouldnotbetheschoolsresponsibility.