Bathedinsomanyworthybooks,everyoneisfacedwiththeoptionofreadingmethod.Somethinkthatweshouldreadextensively.Itistheirconvictionthat,readingextensivelycouldeasilyenlargeknowledge,wideninterestsandenrichlives.Ontheotherhand,withthesharpincreaseininformationtoday,wearenotallowedtoreadwordbyword.Itseemsanimpossiblemissiontoaccomplishdigestingcarefullyeverymaterial.Therefore,whatweneednowadaysistoreadextensively.
However,somepeople,onthecontrary,holdtheoppositepointofview.Intheireyes,webenefitmuchmorefromreadingintensively.Onlybyfollowingeverywordareweabletocomprehendthehiddenmeanings.Besides,withoutintensivereading,wearelikelytomissagoodmanywonderfulexpressions,thoughtfulwordsandeventruths.Thus,theysuggestchewingabookmouthbymouthratherthansimplyswallowingitatatime.
AsfarasIamconcerned,weoughttolearntoreadextensivelyaswellasintensively.Itisnotoftenpossible,toreadinmerelyoneway.Insteadoftryingtoreadeverylineandwordinnewspapersandmagazine,we'dbettersummarizethemainidea.Andwhenitcomestoliterature,art,sciencearticlesandotherslikethese;itiswisetoreadthemintensively.
1993MyIdeaofBecomingaTeacherintheFuture
Moststudentswanttobecomeabusinessperson,somewanttoworkinagovernmentdepartment,andonlyafewwanttobeateacher.I’moneofthefew.Ithinkteachingisanoblejob,anditisbeneficial,too.
Chinaisnowdevelopinghereconomy,whichcannotbeachievedwithoutasolidfoundationofscienceandtechnology.Withouteducation,advancedscienceandtechnologyisoutofthequestion.It’ssafetosaythatteachersplayadecisiveroleinthecountry’seconomicdevelopment.Besidestheimportanceoftheirjob,China’steachersenjoyalotofspecialbenefits.Thejobissecure;salariesareguaranteed,andtherearetwovacationsinayear,ofwhichpeopleinotheroccupationsareoftenjealous.Oneisamonthlongandtheotherlaststwomonths.
It’sglorioustodowhatthecountrymostneedsustodo.AndpersonallyIliketheprofessionofteaching.
1994TV:aGoodThingoraBadThing
Withmoreandmoreteenagersstudentsbecomingaddictedtotelevision,andwithmoreandmorediseasessuchasobesityandnear-sightednessareprovedtobeTV-relateddiseases,someparents,teachers,andeducatorsarecomplainingthattelevisioniscausingmoreandmoreproblems.However,Ibelievethattelevision,despiteitsnegativeaspects,isagoodthingonthewhole.
Inthefirstplace,watchingTVhasthevalueofsheerrelaxation.Afterawholeday'stediousandtiresomework,onecangetrelaxedandrefreshedwhilewatchingTV.Inadditiontobeingasourceofrelaxation,televisionisamostconvenientsourceofentertainment.Withnumerousprogramsinstore,allonehastodoisjusttopressabutton,selecthisorherfavoritechannels.Mostimportantofall,televisioniseducational.Frompreschoolerstoadultstudents,everybodycangeteducatedfromdifferentcoursesgivenontelevision.
Fromtheabovediscussion,wecanusethetelevisiontorelax,tohavefun,andtomakeourselvessmarter.Thenwecriticizeitforitsnegativeinfluence,wemustbearinmindthattelevisionisaservant,notamaster.Wiselyused,televisioncanbeagoodthingonthewhole.
1995Nowadaysithasbecomefashionableforcollegestudentstotakeapart-timejobintheirsparetime.Discusstheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthistrend.
1996TheMainDifferenceBetweenMyCollegeLifeAndMyMiddleSchoolLife
1997MorePressurefromAcademicStudiesdoes(doesnot)Goodtous
Therehasbeenaheateddebateabouttheeffectofpressurefromacademicstudiesonusstudentsincollege.Someofmyfellowstudentsarguethatitisnotgoodforustostudyundergreatpressure.PersonallyIdonotagreetothisview.Myargumentisbasedonthefollowingtwoaspects.First,nopressuremeansnoprogress.Withthedevelopmentofoursociety,competitionamongpeoplegrowsmoreandmorefierce.Collegestudentsarenoexception.Theymustlearnhowtodealwithfuturechallengesforeseeable.Underproperpressure,eachstudenthastoworkhardtolayasolidfoundationinhisorherspecialty.Second,nopressuremeansnoself-discipline.Inourdailycollegelife,quiteafewstudentsidleawaytheirsparetime—evensomeoftheiracademictime.Withmoreacademicpressureuponthestudents,theywillcherishtheirtimeandhaveself-restrictionswiththeirstudyandevenself-behavior.Insummary,Ibelievemorepressurefromacademicstudiesdoesagreatdealofgoodtouscollegestudents.Ifweputpressureintoperspective,wewillsurelyenjoyourcampuslifemoreandbenefitmorefromitaccordingly.
1998Itisnowgenerallyacceptedthatvehicles(cars,trucks,etc.)areamajorsourceofairpollutionincities.YouaretosuggestonlyONEwaytosolvetheproblem.
OneWaytoSolvetheProblem
Weallknowthatvehiclesarethemajorsourceofairpollutionincities.tosolvetheheadache,peoplehavetakenavarietyofsteps,buttheresultisnotsatisfying.here,onewaytosolvetheproblemistosetgasthrifterinvehicle.Settinggasthrifterinvehiclenotonlydecreasestheconsumptionofgaswhichisamajorsourceofairpollutionbutalsoslowsdownthecostofpossessingavehiclewhichmakesthepricelower.Thereby,settinggasthrifterforallvehicleswillmakeairhavealowercarbondioxidecontentderivingfromburninggasandcoal.Thelesscarbondioxide,thelessairpollution.Therefore,throughsettinggasthrifter,vehicleswillbumlowergases,andtheproblemwillpartlybesolved.Despiteotherwaystosolvetheproblem,ithinkthebestwayistosetgasthrifterinvehicleforbotheffectandpractice.
1999AMajorAdvantage/DisadvantageofAdvertisingonTelevision
Therearetworeasons,Ithink,forthegrowingnumberofadvertisementonTV.First,inacompetitiveeconomy,theconsumerusuallyhasthechoiceofseveraldifferentbrandsofthesameproduct.Thus,manufacturersareconfrontedwithaproblem—Howtokeepsaleshighenoughtostayinbusiness.Theysolvethisproblembyadvertising.Throughadvertising,eachmanufacturingcompanytriestoconvinceconsumersthatitsproductisspecial.Second,mostconsumersareinterestedinadvertisement.TheywishtogetfromTVadvertisementthefirsthandinformationaboutnewproducts,whichenablesthemtochoosetheonetheylikebest.Asaresult,thereisasharpincreaseinadvertisementontheTVscreen.
Inconclusion,TVadvertisingplaysaveryimportantroleinoureconomicbehavior.WithabundantinformationavailableonTV,wecanmakesensiblechoicesasconsumers.
2000TheImportanceofExtracurricularActivities
Collegeisaplacetoraiseall-roundintellectuals,whichmeansthatlifeoncampusshouldconsistofdiverseactivitiesratherthanmereacademicstudies;andthat’swhyextracurricularactivitiesbecomeimportant.
Foronething,extracurricularactivitiescanprovidestudentswithreal-lifeexperienceindecision-makingandproblem-solving,throughwhichsomespecificknowledgeorskillsarerequired.Forexample,thedevelopmentofleadershipskillsoccursasstudentsassumeownershipforthesuccessoftheirorganization.Suchexperiencewillhelpthemmoreaboutthemselvesandpointthewaytotheirfuturecareer.Foranother,participationinextracurricularactivitieswillenablestudentstodevelopabalancebetweenacademicaccomplishmentsandsocialdevelopment.Thisnecessarybalancewillgreatlyaideachstudenttomoresuccessfullyencounterthechallengesofourcontemporarysociety.Moreover,participatinginextracurricularactivitiescouldalsobooststudents’developmentofinterpersonalrelationship.Theawarenessofresponsibility,cooperation,punctuality,andundependabilityarefosteredaseachstudentinteractswithothermembersoftheirgroup.
Inshort,extracurricularactivitiesarevitalbecausetheycouldhelpstudentsexploretheirinterestsandtalents,teachthemtomanagetheirtimeandknowtheirlimits,aswellasfittheminwithotherstudents.
2001Travelhasbecomepartofourlife.Andmoreandmoreofushavecometoknowthesignificanceoftravelthroughourownexperience:
TravelBroadenstheMind
SampleA:
Nowadays,travelhasbecomeapopularactivity.Manypeoplearerichenoughtoaffordatravelathomeorabroad.Asamatteroffact,travelhasbecomepartofourlife.Theincreasingpopularityoftravelis,amongothers,duetothefollowingreason:travelbroadensourmindstoanextentwhichmaynotbereachedpreviously.
Forexample,ifwetraveltoAfrica,wewillfindaculturetotallydifferentfromthatofours,andpeoplewhothinkandliveinawayunimaginableforusbeforewesetfootonthecontinent.Andwewillmarvelatthenaturalwonders,historicmiraclesandculturalbrillianceswefindthere.Alltheseexperienceshelptobroadenourminds.Asaresult,ourmisunderstandingaboutthecontinent,ifany,willbeweededout,ourperspectiveofseeingtheworldpossiblychanged,ourmodeofthinkingalteredand,aboveall,ourmindbroadened.
Readingmakesanerudite博学的man;practicingacapableman;andtravelingabroad-mindedman.
SampleB:
Travelhasmanybenefitstooffer.Itenrichesourexperiencesandhelpsusknowmoreabouttheworld,asidefromrelaxingourselvesbothphysicallyandpsychologically.
Tobeginwith,travelisoneofthebestwaystoenrichourexperiences.Ifwevisittouristattractionsandhistoricalorculturalrelicsatdifferentplacesofourcountryorforeignlands,wewillmeetdifferentpeople,enjoyexoticnaturalsceneries,haveatasteofvariedculturesand,inthelongrun,enrichourknowledge.Moreover,travelalsohelpstoenlightenandbroadenourminds,sinceitprovidesuswithnewperspectivesthroughwhatwelearnfromothercultures.Forexample,ithelpstoreduceculturalprejudiceafterwehavegotabetterunderstandingofcivilizationsthatvarysharplyfromoneanother.
Travelisgainingincreasingpopularityamongus.Wetraveltorelaxourselves,enrichourexperiencesandbroadenourminds.
2002TheBestWaytoStayHealthy
Nowadayspeoplearebecomingincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofhealth.Andtheyhavedifferentwaystostayhealthy.Forexample,someexerciseeveryday;otherstrytokeepabalanceddiet.Formypart,thebestwaytostayhealthyisthecombinationofproperphysicalexerciseandabalanceddiet.
Bothphysicalexerciseandproperdietareessentialtohealth.Foronething,physicalexercisenotonlybuildsaperson’sbody,butalsohelpstoreducehisorherunnecessaryfat.Indeed,thisisveryimportantsincetheredundancyoffathasbeenmedicallyprovedtobeacauseofvariousdiseases,someevenfatal.Foranother,abalanceddietcanprovideapersonwiththerightkindandamountofnutritionrequiredbytheoperationofourorgans.Asweknow,amultitudeofelementsareeffectiveinkeepingourbodyrunningproperly.Adeficiencyinanyofthemwillresultinsomedysfunction.Yetabalanceddietmaypreventthisfromhappening.
Allinall,Ibelievethebestwaytokeepfitistakingproperphysicalexerciseplusstayingonabalanceddiet.Neitherisdispensableifwearetoenjoysustainablehealth.
范文2
TheBestWaytoStayHealth
Nowadays，thedesireforgoodhealthisuniversal.Whereveryouareandwhateveryoudo,stayinghealthyisalwaysimportant.Withtheimprovementofourlivingstandards,peopleareattachingmoreandmoreimportancetotheirhealth.However,whichdoyouthinkisthebestwaytokeephealthyDifferentpeoplecomeupwithdifferentviews:eatinggreenfood,doingoutdoorexercisesorgoingtohospitalformedicaltreatmentfrequently.AsfarasIamconcerned,thebestwaytokeephealthyistodevelopagoodqualityofpsychology.
Accordingtosomesurveys,nowadays,mostpatientsarenotphysicallysickbutmentallyill.Theburdenontheirshouldersismuchheavierthanothers,sotheycan’tstepoutoftheshadowofdepressionandsadness.Theyneedtoreleasetheirspirittothenature.Besides,ifyouhavedevelopedagoodqualityofpsychology,you’llbecomemoresociableandthusmorewillingtoplayyourpartinthesociety.Enrollingforsomekeep-fitclubsorjoiningsometravelagency,whichbythemselvesarevariousversionsofphysicalexercise,willbenefityoualot.
Asapoemsays,youthisnotaperiodoftime;it’sastateofmind.Everybodywantstokeepyoungatheartbecauseyouthisasymbolforendlessenergyandpassionforliving.Keepagoodqualityofmind,orkeepasenseofhumor,tobeprecise,evenifyouare80,andyou’llneverbeold.
2003TheImportanceOfKeepingaGoodMoodPeopleinmodernsocietyliveunderalotofpressure.Therearethreekindsofpressureworkingonpeopletoday:pressurefromeducation,familyandcareer.Itiseasytoblametheschoolforchargingtoomuchmoney,thefamilymembersfortheheavyburden,andthesocietyforthefiercecompetition.Itisuniversallyacknowledged/Thereispublicperceptionpeopleshouldrelax.Itisimportantforthemtokeepagoodmoodunderwhatevercircumstances.
Longgonearethedayswhenpeoplelivedtheirlifewithacertainrelaxation,samplingawidevarietyofactivities—film,music,art,poetry.Butnow,alotofpeoplesufferfromalotofpressure.Theycan’tcommunicatewellwithco-workersandfamilymembers,andhaveunbalanced,one-dimensionallives.Somepeoplecomplainofsymptomsofstress,forinstance,lossofappetite,acompletesenseofexhaustion,insomniaandlowmorale.Thushavedestructiveeffectontheirhealth.Peopletendtolosetempereasily,andthismayinterferepersonalrelationship.What’smore,ahighrateofsuicidemaywarnpeopleoftheiremotionalwell-being.
Tobeahealthypersonphysicallyandpsychologically,oneshouldkeepagoodmood,accordingtosomepsychologyexperts.Thoselittlethingsmayseemrelatively
insignificant—readingmysterynovels,playingvolleyball,spendingtimewithfamilyandfriends,maintainingyouremotionalwell-being,gettingplentyofrest,goingfishing.Theycanhelpyoukeepagoodmood.
2004WillPhonesKillLetterWriting
LetterWritingWillNotBeKilled
Nowadays,youngpeoplechoosetophoneeachotherratherwritingletters.Butevenifso,Istillmaintainthatletterwritingwillneverbekilledbyphones,thoughwehavesteppedintotheInformationAge.
Firstly,letterscanexpressyoursubtlefeelings.Withtheincreaseofthelivingpaceofmodernsociety,wefindthatthereisalackofcommunicationnow.Sometimeswhenyouarespeakingtosomeonethatyoucareandloveonthephone,youaresoshythatit’stoohardtoexpressanyofyourfeelingstowardshim/her.Yourthroatseemstobeblocked!Atthistime,letterswillhelp.Withoutanyembarrassment,youcanjustwritedownyourdeepconcernandloveonapieceofpaper.Whenyoudroptheletterintothepillar-box,youwillfeelwhathe/shewillreceiveisnotonlyaletter,butalsoyourdeepestlove.
Secondly,letterscanbekeptasarecordofmemory,whilephonescannot.Justimaginewhenyouopenanoldboxoflettersandreadthemyearslater,alotofbeautifulandindeliblememorieswillbebroughtbacktoyou.Whatanirreplaceablefeelingitis!AndIbelieve,thisfeelingissomethingthatyoucandefinitelyneverexperiencethroughseveralphonecalls.
Allinall,letterwritingwillabsolutelysurviveandeventhriveintheInformationAge.Phonescanneverkillit,neitherwillanything.
2005MyIdeaOfAUniversityArtsFestival
Withmerelyfourmonthstogobeforetheartsfestivalstarts,myfellowstudentsaregettingincreasinglyenthusiasticinbrainstormingforthesignificantevent.Whileinmyopiniontypicalactivitiessuchasperformances,forumsandlecturesonartshouldbetakenintoconsideration.
Thefestivalitselfisanimage-creatingundertaking.Studentsshouldbeattractedtothefestivalatthefirstglimpse,sotheopeningceremonymustbeofvitalimportance.Fascinatingperformances,forinstance,popmusic,balletdancingandinstrumentplayingoughttobeputoninthissectionandifpossibleanorchestracanbeinvitedtoaddspicetotheceremony.Certainlyonlyperformancesaretoosuperficial.Tohelpstudentstakeadeeperinsightofarts,forumsandlecturesmustbeheld.ForumscanbeheldthroughBBSowningtothewideaccessibilitytoInternet,whereasprofessorsandexpertscanbeinvitedtogivelecturesconcerningbasicknowledgeofartandtherolethatartplaysindailylife.However,priortoalltheabove,professionalorganization,detailedplansandeffectivepromulgationareneededtopromiseasuccess.
Auniversityartsfestival,inbrief,mustembracerichcontentandcarefulpreparation.Onlythencanitbesuccessfulandcaneveryoneenjoyhimself.
2006YourAttitudetowardFinancialPlan,MoneySavingsandSpending.
MyIdeaofSavingMoney
范文一
Arecentsurvey,carriedoutbyaBeijing-basedinformationcompany,hasshownthattwothirdsoftheChinesecollegestudentstodayfavortheideaofsavingmoneyforlateruse,whereasquitemanyothersdeemitmuchbettertousetomorrow’smoneytoday.Personally,Isidewiththeformer.
Firstly,savingmoneycanrelieveone’sanxietyincaseofaccidents,diseaseorothermishaps.Asweallknow,whenonefacessuchtragediesasfirdamageorfataldisease,onewouldneedalargeamountofmoneytosurvivesuchdifficulties.Secondly,savingmoneycangiveoneasenseoffulfillment.Sincemostpeopleworkhardeveryday,theywillbequiethappyandsatisfiedwithhis“achievement”whentheyfindtheyhaveaccumulatedalargedepositinthebank.Thirdly,savingmoneyallowsonetogiveahelpinghandtoothers.Withmoneyavailableatthemoment,onecanofferbadlyneededhelptothoseintemporarydifficulty,say,thosewhoaresufferingfromflood,famine,acaraccident,orthingslikethat.Yettakingaloanfromabankisoftentoocostly.Thus,thetimelyhelpwillberewardedwithgratitude.Adependablefriendshipwilleventuallybefostered.
Tosumup,savingmoneydoeshavemanyadvantages.Indeed,itisanimportantaspectoftheChineseconceptionofvirtue.Therefore,let’sstartsavingmoneyfromtodayon.
范文二
UsingTomorrow’sMoneyforToday’sComfort
RecentlyaBeijinginformationcompanydidasurveyofstudentlifeamongmorethan700students,andtheresultshaveshownthat67percentstudentsthinkthatsavingmoneyisagoodhabit,whiletherestbelieveusingtomorrow’smoneytodayisbetter.Forme,Iagreewiththelatterpointofview.
MostpeoplemayhaveheardofthestoryaboutaChineseoldladyandanAmericanoldlady.Theformerspentallherlifepainstakinglysavingenoughmoneytobuyanewapartment,withoutlivinginitforalongtimebeforeherdeath,whilethelatterfirstborrowedmoneyformthebanktobuyanewapartmentinheryouthandlivedinitcomfortably,thenspenttherestofherlifepayingtheloan.Inthestory,theresultsarethesame---theybothboughtanapartment,buttheirlifeexperiencesareradicallydifferent;theformerhardlylivedinthehouseforshehadspentallherlifesavingmoneyforit,whilethelatterenjoyedlivingthereforquitealongtimebecauseshe“usedtomorrow’smoneytoday”.Bycomparison,wecanclearlyseethatthelatter’schoicesoflifestyleismuchbetterthantheformer’sThen,whydon’tweusetomorrow’smoneyfortoday’scomfort
Toconclude,Ithinkusingtomorrow’smoneytodayismuchbetterthansavingmoneyallday.
2007IsItWisetoMakeFriendsOnline
IsitWisetoMakeFriendsontheInternet
Admittedly,makingfriendsonlinebringusagreatamountofjoyandunimaginedstimulatingexperience.Nevertheless,aswecanonlycommunicatepeoplethoughwordsorimages,someonewithulteriormotivesmayhidebehindthescreenwaitingforamomenttoconspirehisillegalactions.Justasthejoketells,a21yearsoldprettygirlmayturnouttobean80yearsolduglydrunker.
Inaddition,peopleareeasilygettingaddictedtothisfictitiousrelationshipandlosingtheabilityofsurvivingintheirreallivingenvironment.Netcommunicationcannevertaketheplaceofafacetofacetakingorafamiliarattractingexpression.Whatismore,whoareyouturningintowhenemergencyhappens,someonethousandsmilesfarawaythatyouevendon’tknowabouthisname,orthenextdoorneighborswhosmileatyoueverymorning
Inconclusion,whenwetrytomakefriendsonline,itisnecessarytobesensibleandtakeprecautionstoensureoursafetyespeciallymeetingnetfriendsoutside.Onlyinthisway,canweenjoytheexcitingexperienceandextremelyconvenientthenetbringstous.
2008TheBenefitsofVolunteering
Volunteeringhasgrownintoafashiontheseyears,withvolunteersrangingfromcollegestudentstowhitecollarworkers.ItisreportednowChinahas4.5millionregisteredvolunteershavingprovidedmorethan4.5billionhoursofvolunteerwork.WhywouldsomanypeopleliketodovolunteerworkArethereanybenefitsofvolunteering
Theanswerisabsolutelyyes.Firstofall,throughvolunteeringwecangainmoreexperiences.Whatevervolunteeringworkwedo,eitherbeingavolunteerteacherforavillageschooloravolunteerworkerinaretiredhouse,wecantastedifferentlifestylesandbroadenourhorizon.
Secondly,throughvolunteeringwecanacquirethesenseofbeingneeded.Manypeoplefeelfrustratedwithtravailsinlifeandemptywiththecyclingofworkingandresting.Theygraduallybecomenumb,losingthesenseofbeingneeded.Byjoiningthevolunteergroupandofferinghelpvoluntarilytopeoplewhoneedit,wemayfeelhappyandfulfilledagain.
Thirdly,throughvolunteeringwecanlearnmoregoodqualities.Volunteerworkisteamwork,whichneedsgoodcooperation.Wecanknowpeoplewithdifferentpersonalitiesanddifferentbackgroundjoininginthevolunteergroupanddevotingtothevolunteerworktogether.Fromourco-volunteerswecanabsorbmanygoodqualitiesthatcouldhelpusbebetterpersons.
Inconclusion,volunteeringisofgreatbenefitinthatwecangainmoreexperiences,acquirethesenseofbeingneededandlearnmoregoodqualities.
2009WillTourismBringHarmtotheEnvironment
2010ShouldCollegeStudentsHireCleaners
Itwasrecentlyreportedthatafewcollegestudentshiredahelptodosomecleaningintheirdorm.Thesestudentsattributethisbehaviortotheirlimitedsparetime.Theyclaimthatitcanhelpthemtosavetimeandpaymoreattentiontotheirstudies.AsfarasIamconcerned,suchachainofreasoningisseriouslyflawed,andtheyarejustmakinganexcusefortheirlaziness.Collegestudentsshouldnothireahelpfortheirdormitorycleaning.
Tobeginwith,itisnotnecessaryforcollegestudentstohireacleaner.Asboarding-schoolstudentslivingintinydorms,wedon’thavemuchcleaningtodoatall.Whatweneedtodoeverydayisjustwashingorsomebasiccleaning,whichwelearnedtodoinchildhood.Undoubtedlywecanmanagethemourselves.Inaddition,cleaningupadormwon’ttakemuchtime.Conversely,itmayhelpustodivertourattentionawayfromstudiesandreduceourpressure.Asaresult,wedon’tneedtohireacleanertokeepourdormsclean.
Amoreimportantreasonwhyuniversitystudentsshouldnothireacleaneristhatuniversityeducationinvolvesbothknowledgelearningandcharacterbuilding.Intheuniversityweshouldtryourbesttobemoreindependentandself-reliant.Otherwise,wecannotshouldergreaterresponsibilitywhenwestepintothesociety.Ifnowwestillrelyoncleanersfordormsanitation,howcanweearnourownlivinginthefutureConsequently,themostbasicthingweshoulddonowistotakecareofourselvesandprepareforourfuture,insteadofevadingresponsibilitybyhiringahelp.
Insummary,collegestudentsshouldlearntostandontheirownfeet.Hiringacleanerisdefinitelynotawisechoice.
2011ShouldPrivateCarOwnersbeTaxedforPollution
2012TheDragonBoatFestival
TheDragonBoatFestival,alsocalledtheDuanwuFestival,isatraditionalChineseholidayoccurringonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth.ThefestivalisbelievedtohaveoriginatedinancientChina.Todayseveralexplantionsexistconcerningitsorigins.However,themostpopularonerelatestothesuicideofQuYuan,anuprightpoetandstatesmanoftheWarringStatesPeriod.HedrownedhimselfintheMiluoRiver,wherethelocalresidentspaddledboatesouttoretrievehisbodyandthentoscarethefishaway,whichissaidtobetheoriginoftheDragonBoatFestival.
Untiltoday,asacelebrationofthefestival,thedragonboatracingisstillpracticed—anumberofdragon-shapedboatsrowforwardincadencewithadrumbeatcompetingtoreachthefinish.It’squiteaspectaclewithcolorfulboatsandthousandsofaudiencecheeringalongtheriversides.Besides,thefestivalisalsomarkedbyeating”zongzi”,apyramid-shapeddumplingmadeofglutinousriceandwrappedinreedleavestoaddaspecialflavor.Othercustomsarealsoobserved,includinghanginghealthyherbsonthefrontdoor,drinkingrealgarwine.
Thankstoitsre-recongnitionasapublicholidayin2005,theDdragonBoatFestivalhasbeenenjoyingmorepopularityandsignificance.Althoughtheessenceofthefestivalmightdifferfromthepast,itstillofferstheobserveranopportunitytohaveaglimpseoftherichChineseculturalheritage.
2013TheAdvantagesofBeingCarefulwithMoneyinDailyLife
Nowadays，thereisahotdebateonwhetherpeople，includingstudentsshouldbecarefulwiththeirmoneyintheirdailylifesincetheytrytheirbesttosavemoney．Somepeoplethinkitisnotgoodtodosobecausethismaynotmakepeoplesmartconsumers．Butinmyeyes，theadvantagesofbeingcarefulwithmoneyindailylifeoutweighthedisadvantages．
First，beingcarefulwithmoneyisavirtuethatcanalwaysbenefitpeople．Beingthriftyisofgreathelp，especiallywhentheeconomicstatusaroundtheworldisnotverygoodanditbecomeshardertoearnmoneythanbefore．Agoodhabitofbeingcarefulwithmoneywillhelpmanypeoplegothroughthisdifficultperiodoranyotherdifficultfinancialsituationintheirlife．Peoplewiththisawarenesswillthinkcarefullybeforedecidingtobuyanything．Forstudents，thisawarenessisalsoofgreathelpsincetheymainlydependontheirparentsforfinancialsupports．Whentheykeepthisawarenessintheirmind，theywilldefinitelyavoidwastingmoney．
Secondly，beingcarefulwithmoneyis，infact，agoodwayofpracticsinghowtomanageone'smoney．Incurrentsociety，itisnecessarytolearnsomthingaboutfinance．Buttheoriesareusuallyhardtolearn．Incontrast，mostpeoplecanlearnquicklybypractising．Beingcarefulwithmoneymeansanefficientuseofmoney，which，inessence，equalstopartofthejobofafinancialplanner．Beingcarefulwithmoneycanteachpeopletomakebestuseoftheirmoney．
Itistruethatbeingtoocarefulwithmoneymayhavesomedisadvantages；forexample，itmaycausepeopletoignoreotheraspectsofcommodities．Butoverallthisbehaviorisgoodandhasitsrealitybasis．Money－consciousnessisalwaysneededinthemarket－orientedeconomy．
2014ShouldEnglishMajorsStudyMath？
Nowadays,thereisawidespreadconcernovertheissuethatshouldEnglishmajorsstudymath.Somepeopleholdthatallofstudentsshouldstudymath,othersdonotagree.
Asforme,Iagreewiththelateropinion.Withuniversitybudgetscut,moreandmoreuniversitieschoosetocancelmatheducation.Providingmathaspartofeducationhelpsdevelopintelligencethatleadstogreatersuccessinschoolandinlife.Everystudentinthenationshouldhaveaneducationinmathuntiltheypreparetowork.Universitiesshoulddoeverythingtheycantospreadtheimportanceofmath.Andadvancetheresortofmatheducationaspartofthecore.Givingastudentopportunitytostudyaccountingcanpromotehisorherlatersuccessinsociety.Researchershavefoundthatstudentsinvolvedinmathlikelytosucceedinsociety.
Mathisnotonlyaskill,butalsoacultureinaword,non-EnglishmajorsstudyEnglishincollegeisbenefittotheirlifeandfuture.TheyshouldstudyMathincollege.
2015HowIDealwithStress
Intoday’sincreasinglycompetitivesociety,thetempoofpeople’slivingisspeedingupandmoreandmorepeopleareloadedwithagrowingamountofstressandtension.Everyonefeelsoverwhelmedandstressedinsomeway,asstressisanunavoidableconsequenceoflife.ThemomentswhenIwascaughtupinextremestressandoverwhelmarewhenIwasexperiencinggreatdifficultiesfindingsatisfactoryjobs.
SowhatcanwedowhenwefeeloverwhelmedandstressedaboutthethingsoverwhichwehavelittlecontrolInmyopinion,onewaytoworkoffstressistogetmoving.WhenIamstressed,Ijusttakeawalk,afterwhichIalwaysfeelcalmerandrelaxed.Besides,I’velearnedtoconfidemystresstoothers,whichdoeshelpalot.Friendsandfamilymemberscanbeagreatsourceofideasandencouragement.Lastbutnotleast,Itrytogetenoughrestandeatwell,bothofwhichenablemetobehealthyenoughandproperlyfueledtohelpmade-stress.
Asismentionedabove,likeitornot,itisimpossibleforustolivecompletelyfreeofstress.However,aslongaswecancomeupwithourownwaystocopewithit,stresswillnotdiscourageusfromlivingapleasantlife.
2016ShouldParentsTakeTheirChildrentoSpendHolidaysduringTermTime
Whenitcomestowhetherparentsshouldtaketheirchildrentospendholidaysduringterm-time,viewsontheissuevaryfrompersontoperson.Parentsclaimthatbydoingso,theycansavealotofmoneybornofbusyschoolholidays.Educationalofficialsstronglyopposethistendencyonthegroundthatitencouragestruancy,whichinturndamagesachild’seducation.Frommyperspective,themeritsofbanningterm-timeholidaysoutweighitsdemerits.
Tobeginwith,takingtoughmeasuresonthiskindoftruancyisconducivetothenormalteachingprocess,oneofthekeyelementstoguaranteekid’sacademicperformance.Asweknow,currently,teachershavethediscretiontoapproveacertaintimeofabsencefromschoolforeachchild,whichissupposedtobeforillnessandisnotsupposedtobegrantedforholidays.Bydefinitelyabolishingtherightofheadteachersto“authorizeabsence”fromtheclassroom,thoseteacherscanrarelybepesteredbyparentswhowanttotakechildrentogoonaholidayjusttosavemoney,whichseverelydisruptsteachingprocess.What‘smore,withoutstrictpenaltiesimposedontheparentswholeadtotheirkid’splayingtruant,thoseparentscangraduallyviewaskingforholidayleaveasaright.Oncethisculturalexpectationisformed,theleveloftruancywilldramaticallyincrease.
Accordingly,thegrowingtrendofterm-timeholidaysshouldbebannedwithnodelay.Inthisway,teacherscanimpartknowledgewithoutdisturbanceandparentswillbedeterredfromsavingmoneyattheexpenseofsacrificingtheirkid’seducation.
2017WithIntelligentMachinestoDotheThinking,WillOurBrainsGetLazy
Nowadays,manyaspectsofpeople’sdailylifehaveundergoneconsiderablechangesbecauseoftherecentdevelopmentinartificialintelligence.Obviously,artificialintelligencehasalreadycompletelyrenovatedpeople’slifestyle.Ontheonehand,thecontributionofartificialintelligencetothesocietyisprominentandpeople’sdependenceonitisanirreversibletrend.Peopleenjoythebenefitsandconveniencebroughtbyintelligentmachines.Ontheotherhand,peoplearestillconcernedaboutitsnegativeimpact,forexample,whetherourbrainswillregresswithintelligentmachinestodothethinking.
Inmyopinion,artificialintelligencewillenableourbrainstogetmorecreative.Admittedly,alotofworkhasbeendonebyintelligentmachines.Itseemsthatthefunctionofpeoplehasbeenweakenedandpeople’sbrainshavebeenreplaced.Asamatteroffact,thankstointelligentmachines,peoplecanexpandtheircreativeenergyandaddnewvarieties.Simplyspeaking,whenpeoplearefreefromtedious,repetitive,sometimesevendangerouswork,workefficiencywillundoubtedlybeimproved.Asaresult,peoplecansparemoretimetodowhattheywantandpursuewhattheydreamof,whichisthepremiseofcreativity.Moreover,creativitystemsprimarilyfromknowledgeandthinking.Oncepeoplehavetheopportunitytodomorethinkingandlearning,theirintelligencewouldbeenhancedratherthanweakened.
Althoughartificialintelligenceistheexhibitionofpeople’shighdegreeofcreativepower,itshouldbenotedthatitislikeadouble-edgedsword.Thesensiblechoiceistoembraceitsadvantagesandcopewiththeproblemsithasaroused.Thisiswhatanadvancedandrationalsocietyshouldbelike.