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一、WhyDoWeAttendUniversity?

我们为什么要上大学？

Whenweconsiderwhyweshouldattenduniversities,differentpeoplehavedifferentideas.Insomestudents'eyes,studyinginuniversitiesmeansabrightfutureaftergraduation.Theythinktheyareboundtofindgoodjobswithagoodcollegeeducation.However,lifeinthecollegesandthejobsthattheycanfindareusuallysomewhatdisappointing.

Especiallyundertheseverecompetitionoftoday'ssociety,itisnotveryeasyforacollegegraduatetofindasatisfyingjob.AsfarasIamconcerned,universitiescanprovidegoodstudyopportunitiesandessentialfacilitiesforthosewhowanttoacquireknowledgefortheconstructionofourcountry,andthisisthereasonwhyweattenduniversities.

2、OnSuperGirls

关于超级女生

Ourclasshasrecentlyheldaheateddiscussionaboutthesupergirl'sphenomenonwhichwashotnewsintheseyears.Thestudentsshowtheirdifferentopinionsaboutit.

62%ofthestudentssupportit,theythinkthatitprovidesachanceforthosewithtalentforsingingtoshow.Inthisway,somenewsingerscanbetrainedandsoitcanpromotethedevelopmentofmusicanditcanalsoimprovetheirconsciousnessofcompetition.However38%ofthestudentsareagainstit.Theybelievethatmanystudentsspendtoomuchtimeandenergyonthecompetition.Somestudentsevenlongtobecomefamousovernightandcan'tconcentratethemselvesonstudies.What'sworseitcancausesomestudentstoworshiptheiridolsblindly.

3CanMoneyBuyHappiness?

钱可以买到幸福吗？

Nowadays,alotofpeopleinsocietythinkthemoremoneytheyhavethemorehappinesstheywillobtain.Asaresulttheywilltrytheirbesttogetmoney,evenwithoutconsideringthelaw.

Butinmyview,thegreatesthappinessliesinone’ssatisfactionwithone’ssurroundings.Solongaswecanlookatthingswithahappyheart,wecanbehappy.Ithasnothingtodowithamountofmoneywehave.Therefore,peopleshouldn’tpaytoomuchattentionmoneywehave.

Onthecontrary（相反地）whattheyshoulddoistoputtheirmoneytogooduseandtrytohaveanoptimisticoutlookallthetime.

4TheAdvantagesandDisadvantagesofSurfingtheInternet

上网的益处和坏处

Withthedevelopmentofcomputertechnology,theinternethasbecomemoreandmorepopular.Opinonsaredividedonwhetherstudentsshouldsurftheinternetafterclass.Somestudentsregarditasagreathelper,themainreasonsforthisarelistedasfollows,firstyoucansurftheinternetforanyinformationyouneedinashorttimewithoutworkinghardinthelibrary;besidesitisconvenienttocommunicatewithothersbyusingtheinternet.However,otherstudentsthinkthattherearesomedisadvantagesoftheinternetbecausethereisalsosomeinformationthat'snotgoodforthestudents.Inaddition,spendingtoomuchtimeplayinggamesonlinewillnotonlyhaveabadaffectonstudybutalsodoharmtoourhealth.Thereforeweshouldmakeproperuseoftheinternet.Itisofgreatimportanceforustoseparategoodplansfromwildweeze.

5NaturalResources

自然资源

Formanyyears,wehavebeentoldthatChinaisrichinvariousnaturalresoucessomanypeopletakeitforgrantedthattheyareinexhaustible.peoplehavenotconsideredthatonedaysomeofthesenaturalresourceswillbeusedupandthatwewillthenbefacedwithenergycrisis.Asamatteroffact,manyofthenaturalresourcescan'tbereplacedonceusedupsuchasthecoalminesoroilfuels,etc.energycrisiswillthreatenourexistancebecauseofourexcessiveexploitationandbecauseofthegrowingpopulation.Consideringtheabovethegovernmentshouldtrytotakesomeactiontoprotectthenaturalresourcesandpeopleshouldbeeducatednottowastethem.

6Examinations

考试

Therearemanyargumentsabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofexaminations.Somepeoplethinkthatexaminationscanhelpthemreviewthelessonsregularly,whileothersmaintainthattoomanyexaminationshavefrustratedthem.TomeIthinkanexaminationisagoodthingforboththeteachersandstudents.Teacherscanfindouthowmuchthestudentshavegraspedandthenimprovetheirteaching,studentsontheotherhandwilllearnwhattheirweakpointsareandthenstudyevenharder.Allinall,weshouldnotwastetimearguingwhetherexaminationsaregoodornot.Whatweshoulddoistotrytoimprovetheexamsystemandtrytoadjustittoourdifferentrequirements.

7Homework

作业

Nowadays,moreandmorepeopleinsocietyhaverealizedtheimportanceofqualityeducation.Howeverstudentsinprimaryschoolsandhighschoolsarestillcomplainingthattheyareoverloadedwithtoomuchhomework.Inmanyteachers'eyes,homeworkoffersagoodmethodstostrengthentheknowledgethestudentshaveobtained,yettheyignoredthedisadvantagesthathomeworkbrings.Foronethingtoomuchhomeworkwilltakeupallthesparetimeofstudentsleavingthemunabletoenjoytherestoftheirlives;foranothertoomuchhomeworkwilldogreatharmtostudents'healthbothphysicallyandmentally.Itshightimethatschoolsthoughtmoreaboutthefunctionofhomeworkandtriedtotakepracticalmeasurestopromotetheall-rounddevelopmentofstudents.

8

WorkandRest

工作和休息

Justasafamoussayinggoes:

allworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.Itisobviousthatpeopleshouldhaveadequaterestinordertoworkhardyetsomestudentsespeciallythosewhoarepreparingforthecollegeentranceexaminationareworriedabouttheirlessonsandspendalltheirdaytimegoingoverthem.Intheireyestheyshouldsacrificetheirresttimeinordertogethighscoresontests.Asaresulttheysuffergreatlyfrompoorhealthandsomeofthemmaydopoorlyintheexaminations.Inconclusionweshouldbeawarethatnothingismorevaluablethanhealthwhichisafoundationofonesuccess.Withapoorhealthonecanhardlysucceedinanythinghedoes.Thereforeastudentweshouldhaveenoughresttoensureahealthybodytoworkandstudy.

9IsHonestyGoingoutofStyle?

诚实过时了吗？

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MostChinesepeoplearequitefamiliarwiththestoryofthethreewolvescries.Wetaughttobehonestwhenwewereveryyounghoweveraswegrowupwefindthatitisdifficulttobehonestallthetime.Sometimesweareforcedtotellliesandothertimeswefindpeoplewhoaredishonestcanenjoygreatpleasures,whilehonestpeoplehavetosufferfailuresandstilltherearetimeswhenwehavetotellliesinordernottohurtothers.Consequentlypeoplewonderwhetherhonestyisgoingoutofstyle.AsfarasI'mconcernedhonestyshouldalwaysbeanimportantfeaturevaluedbyChinesepeopleweshouldtryourbesttoavoidtellingliesevenwhiteliesonlyinthiswayit'safairsocietyawaitingus.

10MyViewsoftheBanonFirecrackers

我对禁止燃烧烟花爆竹的看法

Mostofusmaystillholdahappymemoryinourmindswhenwewereyoung,thespringfestivalwascelebratedwiththecompanyoftheflamingboxandtheloudexplosionsoffirecrackers,butbecauseofthenumerousdisasterscausedbythem,govenmentsinsomebigcitieshavecompletelybannedfirecrackersinthedowntownareas.

Somepeoplearesadaboutthisdecision.TheyarguethattheywilllosethetraditionoftheSpringFestival.Regardlessofthefiresandthedamagetohumanbodiescausedbyfirecrackerstheyonlyfocusonthepleasurefirecrackerscanbringabout.Withthedevelopmentofthemodernsociety,moreandmorechangeswilltakeplaceinourlives.Someofwhichmaybegreatchallengesagainstthetraditions,butweshouldsupportthegovenment'spolicyandtheconsiderationofthewholesociety.

What'smoreuponstepintothenewcenturyweshouldcelebratetheSpringFestivalinamorecivilizedway.

11ThePositiveandtheNegativeEffectsofAdvertising

广告的积极和消极影响

Inthemordeninformationera,onecan'tavoidbeingsurroundedbyvariouskindsofadvertisments.Theyserveasadirectbridgebetweenmanufacturesandconsumers.Byadvertising,manufacturescaneasilyintroducetheirproductsandattracttheattentionofconsumers.Ontheotherhand,consumerswillhavemoreopportunitiestogettoknowmoreaboutthethingstheyareinterestedin.However,thereisstilllotsofpeoplewhocomplainthatmanyofthewordsinadvertisementsarerathermisleading.Somemanufacturesspendfartoomuchmoneyonadvertisingtheirproductswithouttryingtopromotethequalityoftheirgoods.Tomakethingsworse,somepeopleevenusefalsedescriptionsintheiradvertisementsforthesakeofmakingmoney.Perhapsitisnotadvertisingthatshouldbeblamedratherweneedtostrengthenadvertisinglaw.Onlyunderthefirmcontrolofgovernment,canadvertisementsbenefitpeopleinthebroadestsense.

12TheGenerationGap

代沟

Nowadaysmanyyoungpeoplearecomplainingthattheirparentscannotunderstandthemverywell.Theysaythattheirparentstakecareofeveryaspectoftheirlivesleavingthemaneighbortohavetheirprivatespaceyetparentsareworriedthattheirchildrendon'tshowanyrespecttothemandnevergivethemanytrust.Consequentlythehouseholdphrasesspreadingitisthegenerationgap.Byusingthisphraseboththeyoungandtheoldhavefoundagoodexplanationfortheirmisunderstandingofeachother.Yettheydon'tbothertotakeanymeasurestocoverthedistancebetweenthem.InmyopinionIthinkweshouldfirstadmitthatthereareindeedsomedifferencesbetweenparentsandchildrenthenweshouldtrytotakesometimetocommunicatewitheachotherfrequently.Notonlytheparentsbutalsothekidsshouldbeequalwhenthey'reexchangingtheirviews.Onlybythejointeffortscantheparentsandchildrenbreachthegernerationgapbetweenthem.

13ScienceandHumanLife

科学和人类生活

Withthedevelopmentofscience,humanlifehaschangedtremendousl