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英语

英语

Doyoubuythingsaccordingtowhatadssay?

Whyorwhynot

No,advertismenthavesomeshortcomings.Someofthemcontainsunhealthymaterialsthatisharmfultoteenagers.Someisfullofcheating.Theadvertisedproductisnotsogoodasitsays.Inmymind,insuchacomplexsociety,wewouldrathertrustourselvesthantheadvertisement.

2.2,Theinfluenceofads

Theadvantageoftheadsisself-evident.Theyprovideuswithagoodcollectionofgoodsandservice,fromwhichwecanmakeourbestchoices.someoftheadsareillegal,spreadingfalseinformationandplanningtotreatpeoplewhoareeagertosolvetheirproblems.Tomanyadsdospoilourdailylifeandwasteourtime.TheyinterrupttheTVprograms,fillingourletterbox,andruinourappreciationofnatureinplaceofinterests.Peopleoftenfeelburdenedwiththeadsinsteadofsatisfyingwiththem.

1,Whydopeoplekeeppets?

Firstofall,petscanbegoodcompanions,whichisespeciallyimportantforthosewholivealoneandtheoldwhocannotgetoutmuch.  Whattheygetfromthepetsisnotonlyhoursofamusementbutalsoloyalty.  Somepetscanevenprotectthehousefromthieves.  Secondly,takingcareofapetalsohelpschildrentoberesponsibleandcaringmembersofthesociety.  Achildwholearnstobeverysensitivetothefeelingsofapetcanbeexpectedtohavepositiveattitudestootherpeopleandlife.

2,Doyou/Didyoueverraiseanypets?

Pleasetellyourstory

Mygrandmothergavemeacatasabirthdaypresent.ItwasnamedMini.Itwasblackandwhite.WhenIcamebackhome,sheusuallyrantomeandplayedwithme.WhenIwasdoingmyhomework,sheusedtolieunderthetablequietly.Shelovedtolookatherselfinthemirror.Shekeptcleanandenjoyedbeingwashed.Shewassuchaniceandlovelycat.AweekagowhenItookherout,shewassohappyrunningaround.Unfortunatelyshewaslost.SincethenIhaveneverfoundher.HowImissher

一．TheOriginoftheSong“HappyBirthdaytoYou”

Beganasasweetone,butlaterbecamebitter.Twosisters,MildredHill,ateacheratakindergarten,andDr.PattyHill,theprincipalofthesameschool,wroteasongtogetherforthechildren,entitled“GoodMorningtoAll”.WhenMildredcombinedhermusicaltalentswithhersister‟sknowledgeintheareaofkindergarteneducation,„GoodMorningtoAll”wassuretobeasuccess.Thesisterpublishedthesonginacollectionentitled“SongStoriesoftheKindergarten”in1893.Thirty-oneyearslater,afterDr.PattyHillbecametheheadoftheDepartmentofKindergartenEducationatColumbiaUniversity‟sTeachersCollege,agentlemanbythenameRobertColemanpublishedthesong,withoutthesisters‟permission.Headdedasecondpart,whichisthefamiliar“HappyBirthdaytoYou”.Mr.Coleman‟sadditionofthesecondpartmadethesongpopularand,finally,thesisters”originalfirstpartdisappeared.“HappyBirthdaytoYou”hadaltogetherreplacedthesisters‟originalsong“GoodMorningtoAll”.In1916PattytooklegalactionagainstMr.Coleman.Incourt,shesucceededinprovingthatheyweretherealownersofthesong.

二．AGreatActor

Therewasonceagreatactorwhocouldnolongerrememberhislines.Afterseveralyearsofsearching,hefinallyfoundatheaterthatwaswillingtogivehimatry.Thedirectorsaid,“Thisisthemostimportantpart,andithasonlyoneline.Attheopeningyouwalkontostagecarryingarose.Youholdtherosetoyournosewithjustonefingerandthumb,smellitdeeplyandthensaythelineonpraiseoftherose:

„Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.‟”Theactorwasexcited.Alldaylongbeforetheplayhepracticedhislineoverandoveragain.Finally,thetimecame.Thecurtainwentup,theactorwalkedontothestage,lookedattheaudience,andwithgreatemotionsaidtheline,“Ah,thesweetsmellofmylove.”Theaudienceexplodedinlaughter.Onlythedirectorwasfurious!

“Ahhhhhh!

Youdamnedfool!

”hecried.“You‟veruinedmyplay!

You‟veruinedme!

”Theactorwaspuzzled,“Whathappened?

DidIforgetmyline?

”“No!

”shoutedthedirector.“Youforgettherose!

”

（二）AlfredHitchcock

AlfredHitchcockwasaBritishdirector.Hismoviesfrequentlyshowinnocentpeoplecaughtupinsituationsbeyondtheircontrolorevenunderstanding.Hitchcockpreferredtheuseofsuspenseinhismovies.Insurprise,thedirectorprovidestheviewerwithfrighteningthings.Insuspense,thedirectortellsorshowsthingstotheaudiencewhichthecharactersinthemoviedonotknow,andthenskillfullybuildsuptensionaroundwhatwillhappenwhenthecharactersfinallylearnthetruth.Hitchcockhadagreatsenseofhumor.OnceataFrenchairport,asuspiciouscustomsofficiallookedatHitchcock‟spassport,whichwasmarkedsimplyPRODUCER.Thecuriousofficialasked,“Andwhatdoyouproduce?

”“Gooseflesh.”repliedHitchcock.AlfredHitchcockalwaysmanagedtomakeabriefappearanceinhismovies:

Hewassometimesgettingonabus,orcrossingastreet,prwalkinginfrontofastore,oracrossthecourtyardinanapartment.However,forthemovieLifeboatin1944,hewasfacedwithadifficultproblem.Theentiremoviewassetinalifeboatoutatsea,andtherewereonlyafewcharactersintheboat.Originally,hewantedtofloatbyasadeadbody,buthewasafraidhe‟dsink!

Hiscleversolutionwastoplaceaphotographofhimselfinanewspaperthatoneofthecharactersreadduringthecourseofthemovie.

三．Dating

Beforemarriage,youngerAmericansdateeachother,thatis,theyoftengoouttogether.Casualdatingusuallybeginsintheearlyteens,andinthelateteensapatternofsteadydatingdevelops.Thereisagreatpossibilitythatonegoestoadancewithoneperson,toafootballgamewithanother,andtoapicnicwithathird.Sometimestwocouplesgoouttogether.Thisisknownas“doubledating.”Groupdatingisalsopopularamongyoungpeople.Largegroupsofboysandgirlsmaygoaroundtogether.Youngpeoplemaygoouttogetherforalongtime,whichis,ineffect,apublicstatementoftheirintentiontomarry.Menandwomengoouttogetheragreatdeal,especiallythoseincities.Thisis“adultdating.”Theyskitogether,dinetogether,eitheratrestaurantsorineachother‟shomes.TheAmericandatingsystemisarathercasualone.OftenyoungAmericanswhohardlyknoweachothergooutondates.Itisalsoacceptableforthemtoarrangea“blinddate”,thatis,adatebetweentwoyoungpeoplewhohavenotmetbefore.

（三）LongDistanceFriendships

Americanweddingsarenotalwaysthesame.I‟dliketoshowyoupicturesofmywedding.Whenwegotengaged,anannouncementwaspublishedinthenewspaper.Theannouncementtypicallyincludesthenamesofthebride,thebridegroomandtheirparentsandtheweddingisexpectedtobeheld.Aboutamonthbeforethewedding,wesentoutweddinginvitationstorelativesandfriends.Thisisthechurchwherewehadthewedding.Myfathergavemetomyfuturehusband.Thentheministerstartedtheweddingceremony.Hegreetedtheguests,andtalkedaboutthemeaningofmarriage.Next,weexchangedvowsandgaveeachotherrings.Thisisthemainpartofthewedding.Afterthevows,theministerprayedforus.Thentheministerdeclaredushusbandandwife,andwekissedeachother.Hereismysister,whowasabridesmaid.ThisisthebouquetIcarried.Traditionally,theunmarriedwomengatherafterthewedding,andthebridethrowsherbouquettothem.Theonewhocatchesitwill,accordingtotradition,bethenextonetogetmarried.Atthereception,wecuttheweddingcakeandfedeachotherbitesofthecake.Thenwetoastedeachotherwithchampagne.Finallythereceptionwasover,andtheministersignedthemarriagecertificateandwewerelegallymarried.

四．AJobAdforaFriendlyEmployee

Afirmadvertisingfora“friendly”employeehasbeenaskedtochangeitswordingbecauseitdiscriminatesagainstunfriendlypeople.Travelco,atravelagency,putinarequestfora“Friendlyemployee”toprovidefoodforitsstaff.ButtheJobCenterinBristoltoldmanagingdirectorHarrySmiththathewouldhavetoremovetheword“friendly”beforetheadvertisementcouldbeaccepted.Mr.Smithsaidhecouldnotbelievethedecisionandthoughtitwas“ridiculous.”Hesaid:

“Weweretoldwecouldnotusethatparticularwordbecauseitwasdiscriminatoryagainstpeoplewholookedunfriendly.Wethoughtitwasridiculous.It‟sonlytoonaturalforustospecifywhatkindofpeoplewewant.”Headded,“Thepeopleatthecenterhavesincesaidtheythoughttheyhadbeenalittleoverthetop.”Thecenterhadmadeitarulethatcertainwordswerenorallowedinadsandthewords“motivated”and“enthusiastic”hadbeenbannedinthepast.Anofficialofthecentersaid:

“Wedohaveguidelinesofnotusingpersonalitycharacteristicsinadvertisementstoensurethatthereisnodiscriminationintheprocess.”Sheadded:

“Weshouldleavethedisputetothelocaljudges.They‟llmakethefinaldecision.It‟spossiblethatamemberofourstaffhasbeenover-enthusiasticincuttingoutwordsinads.”

五．AnIntelligentDog

Ablackdogwalkedintoabutcher‟sshopwithafive-dollarbillinhismouth.Hespentseveralminuteslookingatthemeatondisplay.Hefinallyfixedhiseyesonthelambchopsandbarked,showingthathewantedtobuysomeofthem.Thebutcher,thinkingthedogwouldn‟tknowthedifference,pickedouttheworstchops.Thedogbarkedangrilyandcontinuedtobarkuntilthebutcherselectedthefinestchops.Afterthebutchertookthemoneyfromthedog‟smouth,thedogpickedupthechopsandlefttheshop.Thebutcherwasdeeplyimpressedanddecidedthathewouldliketoownacleverdoglikethat.Heclosedupshopandfollowedthedogtoseewhereitwent.Thedogenteredanap