考博英语作文范文185篇

2.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowing

statement?Parentsarethebestteachers.Use

specificreasonsandexamplestosupportyour

answer.

Obviously,theearliestteacherswehaveinourlives

inmostcasesareourparents,andtheyaregenerally

themostinvolvedinthedevelopmentandeducation

oftheirchildren.Yetneitherareallparentsgood

teachersnorarethosegoodparentsthebest

teachers.

Firstofall,notallparentsaregoodteachers.As

normalindividuals,someparentsmoreorlesshave

badhabits.Eventhoughparentsalmostinstinctively

devotethemselvestocultivatingtheiroffspring,the

outcomemightturnouttobedisappointment,for

allchildrentendtounconsciouslyorsubconsciously

copyeverythingfromtheirparents.Another

deficiencyofparentsasteachersisthefactthatmost

parentsarelackofcommonsensesofeducation.All

toooftenweobservesomeparentstendtopursue

theircherishedbutfaileddreambyforcingtheir

childrentodevelopinaprearrangeddirection.

Ironically,iftheirchildrendidnotfollowthe

instructions,thechildrenwouldberegardedas

disobedientorallegedlyrebellious.Infact,itis

parentsratherthantheirchildrenthatvirtually

disobeycommonsenses.

Moreover,someparentsarequalifiedasgood

teachers,butnotallofthemarethebestones.When

childrenareinthepreliminaryschool,itisnot

surprisingthatparentsarecapableofteachingtheir

childrenalmosteverysubjectevenbetterthan

professionalteachersintheschool.Butthesituation

willnotlastlong.Weliveinaworldwhere

knowledgeisaccumulatedbymultiplying

andatthesametimebecomesmoreand

morespecialized.Therefore,tobeaprofessional

inacertainfieldtodaytakesmuchlongertimethan

everbefore.Noparentisabletobeprofessionalin

allfields,thoughtheymightbeexpertsinoneor

morefields.Wiseparentsoftenreleaseratherthan

chargetheirchildrenasearlyaspossible.Theyare

awareofthepossibilityoutsidethefamily.

Parentsmay,nevertheless,helptheirchildrenmuch

morethandogoodteachers.Mostpartsofchildren

educationarevirtuallybeyondteachers*reaches.It

isparentsthatsupplement.Psychologystudieshave

shownusthatparents1lovesometimeshas

astonishinglymagicpowertotheirchildren.Albert

Einstein'smotherandForestGump'smotherare

bothgoodexamples.Ontheotherhand,parents

mightdotheirchildrenharmmorethandobad

teachersaswell.Thenaturesofthosechildren

whoseparentshavedivorcedareoftenseverely

distorted.Inaword,itisrathersuperficialtosimply

saythatparentsarethebestteachers.

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4.Ithasbeensaid,nNoteverythingthatislearnedis

containedinbooks."Compareandcontrast

knowledgegainedfromexperiencewithknowledge

gainedfrombooks.Inyouropinion,whichsourceis

moreimportant?Why?

Bothexperiencesandbooksareveryessential

resources,andbothofthemhaverelevantmerits.

Experiencesarethemostdirectresourcesweever

have.Almostoureverybasicskillcamefrom

experiences,suchaswalking,articulating,reading

eventhinking.Withoutexperiences,somenatural

bornabilitiesevenmightlose.Studieshaveshown

thatababywhowasrobbedbyanimalsintoforest

for12yearslosthisabilitytotalkinhuman

language.Furthermore,itisgenerallyacceptedthat

eachandeveryskilldevelopsbyexperiences,and

thafswhypeoplealwayssaypracticemakesperfect.

Booksarevaluablewhenknowledgeisbeyondthe

scopeofourexperiences.Perhapsthemostobvious

examplesarethosefluentwriters.Theywrite

variousstories,thescopesofwhicharefarbeyond

anyindividuaFsexperiences.TakeJoyceCarolOates

forexample,herproductivityhasbeenprodigious,

accumulatinginlessthantwodecadestonearly

thirtytitles,includingnovels,collectionsofshort

storiesandverse,playsandliterarycriticism.

Althoughsomeofthemappeartocomefromher

owndirectobservations,herdreams,andherfears,

muchmoreisclearlyfromtheexperiencesofothers.

Herfictiveworldremainsstrikinglyakintothatreal

onereflectedinthedailynewspapers,thetelevision

newsandtalkshows,andthepopularmagazinesof

ourday.

Yeteitherexperiencesorbooksmaygiveuswrong

information.Ourdirectobservationsalwaysare

subjecttoourbeliefs,hopes,fears,expectations,and

ourbias,whichmightmakeobservationsunreliable.

Peoplevaryintheirpowersofobservation,andthe

reliabilityofourobservationsisnobetterthanthe

reliabilityofourmemories,whichasweknowcan

bedeceptive.Informationprintedinpapers

sometimesisunreliableeither,itmaybemisprinted,

orevendeliberatelydistorted.Forexample,

DefinitionssuchasMarxism,Capitalism,Zionism

aretotallydifferentintheOxfordLearner's

DictionaryofCurrentEnglishbetweentheoriginal

editionandthesanctionedRussianedition.

Inconclusion,bothsourcesareimportant.

Sometimesoneismoreimportantthantheotherin

accordancewithspecificcircumstances.For

example,whenwemakeageneralsurveyabouta

certainsubject,wemaypreferrichreferencesin

library.Ontheotherhand,ifwewanttoknowmore

specificdetails,wehadbetterrefertoexperiences

suchasresultsofcarefullydesignedexperiments.

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7.Howdomoviesortelevisioninfluencepeople's

behavior?Usereasonsandspecificexamplesto

supportyouranswer.

Theimpactthatmodernmassmediasuchasmovies

ortelevisionshashadonourdailylife,andsociety

ingeneral,isundeniable.Nodoubtitwillbecome

evengreaterasthescopeofmassmediacontinues

togrow,andastherelevanttechnologiesbecome

moreandmoresophisticated,andsofascinating

thatvirtuallynobodywillbeabletoescape.Already,

itcanbeseenhowwesternmoviesareexercising

influenceonouryouthgeneration:theygrowlong­

hairregardlessoftheirsex,commonlypartofwhich

aredyedingold;theywearjeansineachandevery

season,usuallykneesofwhicharedeliberately

tattered;boysarefondofearringsorotherodd

pendants;andgirlsarekeenonMarlborosand

weirdcoarselanguages.

Themajormeansthatmassmediainfluencethe

publicisbycreatingtopicsofdiscussioninthe

society.Massmediaofferspeople(theconsumers)

issuestotalkandthinkabout.Titanichadbroughta

worldwideuproarbyitsextollingandoffascinating

immortallove;PrimeColorandWagthedogmet

thenationaldebateonrightanddutyofthe

presidentoftheUnitedStates.Antiwarmoviessuch

asTearsoftheSunandAllQuietOnTheWestern

Frontamongnumerousothershavebeenraisingthe

questionthatisanywarreallytoupholdjusticeoris

itreallyworthythatanindividualmakessacrifices

tohiscountryandatthesametimeignoreshisown

familyorhispersonalvalues?

Massmediaalsoshapesourunderstandingofwhat

isimportantandwhatisnotimportant(toknow).

The"important'1issuesaretobefoundonthefirst

pagesofthenewspaper(/inthebeginningofa

televisionprogram).The"notimportant'*storiesare

theonesthatarenotbeingtoldatall.The"notvery

important'*storiesareprobablyveryshortand

hiddeninthelastpages.Infactcensorshipspresent

allmassmediaincludingitsdistributingmeanssuch

astheInternet.Byprearrangingpublicissue,the

massmediamakesdecisionsforus.Eventhough

therearecriticalthinkingindividualsinanysociety,

theyaredefiniteminority;thepublicinwholein

deedlackskillsofcriticalthinking,andtherefore

theyareoftenledbythemedia.

Inbrief,massmedia,byofferingtopicsandaffecting

thewaysinwhichwediscuss“theimportantissues”,

hasastronginfluenceonourperceptionofthetruth,

oftheworldorofthestructureofoursociety,we

havetoadmitthatithasaroleinourlivesasa

sourceofinformation,experiences,entertainment,

amusementandrelaxation.

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8.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowing

statement?Televisionhasdestroyedcommunication

amongfriendsandfamily.Usespecificreasonsand

examplestosupportyouropinion.

Whiletelevisionhasbeensomewhatharmfulinits

effects,ithashardly"destroyed'*communication

amongfriendsandfamily,althoughforsomepeople,

theassertionthattelevisionhasdestroyed

communicationamongfriendsandfamilyseems

true.

Television,inventedinlastcentury,withitswide

availability,increasinglyprosperousprograms,

becomesoneofthemostpowerfulmeansof

communicationinthehistory,andismoreand

moredifficulttoignore.Televisionisasmuchapart

ofourlivesasareourmeals,work,orschool;

studiesconsistentlyshowthattheaverageAmerican

childspendsalmostasmuchtimewatching

televisionasdoessheinschool.Weallhaveonly24

hoursadayanditisclearthatthemoretimeone

spendsonwatchingtelevision,thelesstimeone

doeswithhisorherfamilyandfriends.Hencewe

seethepassageinthenewspaperormagazinetitled

)'TelevisiontookmyhusbandawayfrommeJ

Temptingassuchclaimmightbe,itishardlytrue.It

isnottelevisiontookherhusbandawayfromher,

buttheincreasingpressuresofmodernlifedidit.

Wehavenodefiniteevidencetosaypeople

nowadaysenduremorepressuresthandidtheir

counterpartsinthepast,butitisabsolutelytruethat

peoplenowadaysundergogreatpressuresthatcome

fromvariousdirections,includingwork,school,

economy,andsoforth.Investigationsshowthat

peoplewhoearnmorethan50,000yuanannually

spendatleast60hoursonworkperweek,much

morethanthosewhoearn20,000yuanannually.

Todayabachelordegreemaynolongerguaranteea

wellpaidjob,moreandmorecompaniesposttheir

wantadsclaimingthatapplicantsmusthaveatleast

masterdegrees,whichtaketwoorthreeyearslonger.

Inaword,peoplenowadayshaveverylittletimefor

anything;televisionismerelyamongmanyother

factorsthataffectcommunication,andisdefinitely

notthemaincauseofdegradation.Itseemsthatthe

moreoneiseducated,themoreoneisawareofthe

deleteriouseffectsthatexcessivetelevisioncauses,

andeitherdeliberatelyavoiditoractuallydonot

enjoyit.Ontheotherhand,therereallyaremany

peopleaddictivetotelevision.Butthefactis,were

televisionnotexistent,surelythesepeoplewould

havefoundotherescapes,suchasalcoholor

gambling,forexample.Inotherwords,people

alwaysfindawaytodowhattheywanttodo.

Therefore,Idonotagreethattelevisionhas

destroyedcommunicationamongfriendsandfamily.

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9.Somepeopleprefertoliveinasmalltown.Others

prefertoliveinabigcity.Whichplacewouldyou

prefertolivein?Usespecificreasonsanddetailsto

supportyouranswer.

Peopleseldomagreewitheachothereveninsuch

trivialissuesaspreferencebetweenabigcityanda

smalltown.It'salittlebithastetosaythatitis

bettertoliveinabigcitythantoliveinasmalltown,

orviceversus.

Livinginabigcityhasseveralbenefits.First,

thereYemorejobopportunitiesreadilyavailablein

bigcitiesthaninasmalltown.Furthermore,not

merelytherearemorejobpositionsinbigcities,the

qualitiesofthepositionaremuchhigheraswell.In

addition,thepayismoredecent.Second,children

aresupposedtobeabletoreceiveaneducationwith

ahigherqualitycomparedwiththeircounterparts

wholiveinasmalltown.Forfamilies,children's

educationisalwaysputinthefirstplace.Finally,

livinginabigcityhasasuperioroverallliving

standardtothatinasmalltown.Therearemore

commoditiesandservicesincitymarkets;thereare

morepublicutilitiesavailableinbigcities;thereare

evenmuchmoretelevisionchannelsinbigcities.

However,livinginasmalltownalsohassome

advantages.Peoplewholiveinasmalltownoften

haveamuchcomfortablelifestyle.Mostofthemare

immunefromsufferingofhighworkingstress.

Althoughtheaveragepayismuchlessthanthatof

bigcities,thepriceofdailynecessities,suchas

vegetablesormeat,isusuallymoreinexpensive.

Insteadofsufferinglonelinesswhichisprevalentin

bigcities,childrenmightgrowupmorehealthily

becauseofharmoniousrelationshipamong

residentsinsmalltown.Peopleinasmalltowndo

nothavetogetupsoearlyinthemorningbecause

therehasbeennotrafficjam,andnobodydriveso

fastinasmalltownastocauseaccidents.They

mighthavefewerchannelsintelevision,butthey

havemorefriendsreadilyavailabletochator

entertainwith.

Accordingtomycurrentsituation,althoughIam

longingforthecozyatmosphereandrelationship

amongneighborsandfriendswhichalmostonly

existinbigcities,Ihavechosentoliveinoneofthe

biggestcitiesinmycountryBeijing,sinceIhave

foundaprettygoodjobhere,andadecentpay.I

thinkIwouldpreferlivingasmalltownwhenIget

retiredoneday.

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17.Somepeoplethinkthattheycanlearnbetterby

themselvesthanwithateacher.Othersthinkthatit

isalwaysbettertohaveateacher.Whichdoyou

prefer?Usespecificreasonstodevelopyouressay.

Whetherweneedateacherornotdependson

circumstances.Therelationshipbetweenateacher

andanewsubjectissomewhatsimilartothat

betweenatourguideandanunknowncity.

Whenwecometoanunknowncityforthefirsttime,

wedefinitelyneedatourguide.Wemighthavea

detailedmap,butitisunlikelyfunctional-itisn*t

surprisedthatwecanhardlyinterpretthose

mysterioussymbols.Likewise,whenweare

beginners,itiswisetolearnwithteachers.Theycan

telluswheretobeginwith,whatweshoulddo,and

whichreferenceweshouldchoose.Whenwe

confrontdifficulties,wecanaskthemforhelp,and

theiradviceswillalwaysbetremendouslyhelpful.

Withteachers*assistance,wemightlearneasier,

faster,andmoreinterestingly.

Afteraperiodoftime,wehavelearnedalot.We

nowknowthecityprettywell,eventhoughthere

stillaremanyplaceswehaven'tbeen.Itdoesn't

matter.Nowthatweareabletorecognizethose

mysterioussymbolsonthemap,whatweneed

perhapsisnotatourguidebutamoredetailedmap.

Similarly,weneedricherreferencesforlearning.

Yes,therearestillmanyfieldsunexplored;theyare,

nevertheless,nolongerpuzzling.Thetaskissimple:

wewillexplorethemonebyone,littlebylittle.Ifwe

areworkingonacertainskill,practicemore;ifwe

arepreparingatest,practicemore;whateverweare

learning,justremember,likepeoplealwayssay,

practicemakesperfect.

Afteranotherperiodoftime,wemighthavebecome

others*tourguide,butwestillwanttoknowmore.

Wewanttoknowwhichrestaurantisthemost

decent,whichbookstoreisthemostprofessional,

whichcoffeeshopisthemostclassical.Eventhe

mostcomprehensivemapdoesn'thaveadequate

information.Weagainneedexperts.Inlearning,it's

muchthesame.Weneedexpertstoconsultfor

specificproblems.Furthermore,themostbeneficial

meritofconsultingexpertsisthatwecannotmerely

refertothembutevendiscusswiththemindepth.

Asisoftenthecase,asolutionforacomplexmatter

isnotwaitingforusrightthereandthen,sometimes

itcomesoutofinspirationsofdiscussion.

Inshort,havingagoodteacherisalwaysbetterthan

havingnone,buttheimportanceofateachervaries

fromperiodtoperiod,fromstagetostage.

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21.Ingeneral,peoplearelivinglongernow.Discuss

thecausesofthisphenomenon.

Amongvariousfactorsthatcontributetotoday's

longevityofpeoplearethreemostobviousones:the

improvementoffoodconditions,thedevelopment

ofmodernmedicaltechnology,andfinallycurrent

stabilityofeconomyinourcountry.

Foodconditionsarebetterthanbeforeandarestill

beingdevelopedwitharapidpace.Firstofall,foods

aremorehygienic.Peopletodaydrinkuntainted

mineralwater,sterilizedskimmilk,whichare

cheaplysuppliedinsupermarkets.Furthermore,

foodsaremorenutrient.Nottomentionvarious

carefullydesignednutrientproducts,peoplecanjust

ignorethepossibilityofbeingdystrophic,inthat

theycankeepnutrientbalancebysimplytakinga

cheappillofvitamincompoundeveryday.

Anotheressentialimprovementthatcontributesto

people'slongevityisswiftlydevelopingmedical

technology.Developmentofmoderntechnologyhas

alwaysbeenamazing.Certaindiseasessuchas

tuberculosis,pneumonia,anddysenteryarenow

easytoremedywithlowexpenses,butinthepast,

theyareallprobablylethalones.Thedental

technologyseemsdevelopedlittleexceptits

exorbitantlychargedbill,yetthesimplest

technologycontributestopeople'slongevitymost.It

isnotdifficulttoimaginethatifanindividualwho

livedinthepastgotatoothache,withoutcertain

dentalcarewhichiscommontoday,hewascertainly

inanawfulprospect:hemightevendieofa

toothache!

Currentsocietalandeconomicstabilizationisalsoa

veryindispensablefactor.Peoplehavelesspressure

inamorestablesociety,thelesspressuretheysuffer,

thehealthiertheyare.Today'sidealstabilization

evenprovidespeopleanopportunitytosecuretheir

future-buyinsurances.Varioustypesofinsurances

arereadilyavailable,whichmakepeoplefeelsafe,

andhavetoalargeextentreducedpeople1anxieties,

andthereforeindirectlycontributesignificantlyto

longevityofpeople.

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24.Apersonyouknowisplanningtomovetoyour

townorcity.Whatdoyouthinkthispersonwould

likeanddislikeaboutlivinginyourtownorcity?

Why.

IfmyfriendJoeywantstomovetoBeijing,Ithink

shewilldefinitelylikethisgreatestcityinour

country,eventhoughshemightfindsomethingshe

dislikes.

Theweathermightbeonethingthatshedislikes.

TheweatherinBeijingischaracterizedbydry

climateanditismuchwindyanddustythanthatof

Guangzhoucity.Joeyisverysensitiveaboutherskin,

soshewilldefinitelyhatedustywindsinBeijing.

Moreover,Beijing*swinterisfartoomuchcolder

thanthatofGuangzhou,itmighttakeJoey,asmany

otherpeoplecamefromtheSouth,averylongtime

togetaccustomedto.Nevertheless,shemightwell

enjoywinterintheNorth,sinceshehasneverseen

snowflakesinreality.Irememberedtheshiningof

yearningandeagerinhereyeswhenIoncetoldher

whatwintersintheNorthlooklike.

Shemightbealwaysirritatedbyheavytrafficin

Beijing,thoughtaxisinBeijingcostmuchlessthan

inGuangzhou.WhenIwasinGuangzhou,seldom

wasItrappedbytrafficjams.Itmustberidiculous

forhertohavespentmorethantwohoursandstill

didn'tarriveatthedestinationwhichismerely10-

kilometeraway.Andthemostludicrousthingis,

evenifyoupossessaprivatecar,itismorelikelyto

beuseless,forparkinglotsarealwayscrowded,

whichmeansmoretimeistobewasted.Onegood

newsforheristhatthebussystemandsubway

systeminBeijingarewelldevelopedandmore

convenient,andanevenmoredelightoneisthatshe

won'thavetobearthatodorofbromhidrosisowing

toburningweatherassheonceexperiencedinbuses

ofGuangzhou.

Whatshewilldefinitelyloveistheculturalethosof

thecity.Beijinghasahistoryprobablylongerthan

anyotherbigcityinChina.Tovisitallhistorical

landscapesinBeijing,shewillneedatleastthree

years,nokidding!Beijinghasthemostfamousand

excellentuniversities,thelargestlibraries,the

richestmuseums,yetmostimportantofall,herbest

friend!Amazingly,inthisagedcity,peopleare

sometimesmoreinternational.Joeyisespecially

fondofart,andBeijingistherightplaceforher,

whichismuchfrequentedforconcertsof

internationalsingersorothermusicians,andshe

willevenbeabletoattendCuiJian'sprivateconcert

inacoffeeshoponarainyautumnweekend.

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27.Doyouagreeordisagreewiththefollowing

statement?Peopleshouldsometimesdothingsthat

theydonotenjoydoing.Usespecificreasonsand

examplestosupportyouranswer.

Weliveinaworldinwhicheveryonewantstobe

successful.Nothingiswrongaboutthedesiretobe

No.1,andthereisnodoubtthatbeingsuccessfulis

enjoyable.Therereallyissomethingwrong,

nevertheless,tothinkwecouldbefinallysuccessful

byonlydoingthingsthatwedoenjoydoing.People

oftenareamazedbythegloriousappearanceofa

skyscraper,atthesametime,theyshouldbe

consciousofthefactthattheskyscraperhadtakena

longtimetoconstruct,maybemuchlongertimeto

design,andpossiblyevenseveralworkers*lives

duringtheconstructingprocess!

Wemaycategorizethingsintotwogroups,the

enjoyableandtheunenjoyable;atthesametime,

anothercategorycanbemade:thenecessaryand

theunnecessary.Thepointis,thingsthatare

necessaryarenotalwaysenjoyableandthingsthat

areenjoyablesometimesmaybeunnecessary.Doing

thingsthatarenecessaryratherthanthosethatare

merelyenjoyableisnotonlyhelpfulbutitmightalso

beindispensableforindividualsuccess.Weall

admireevenenvythosewhonowhaveattained

greatachievements,suchthosefamousstarsas,

JackyChen,JetLi,forexample.Weshould,

however,beawareoftheexorbitantpricestheyhave

paidfortheirpresentglories.JackyChenoncetold

thatwhenhewasstillateenager,heandhis

partnerswererequiredtopracticemorethan12

hoursaday;anditwassaidthatJetLiwassentto

beanapprenticewhenhewashardlyfouryearsold!

Apparently,thoseseeminglycruelhardshipshad

turnedouttobethebestgiftsyearslater.Butfor

yesterday*sstruggle,today'sgloriescouldnotexist.

Thingsthatarebothenjoyableandnecessaryor

bothunenjoyableandunnecessaryseldomexist.We

maydislikesomecurriculumsinuniversity,suchas

mathematicsorhistory,buttheyarenecessary;we

maypreferleisuretimestoworkdays,butthelatter

arenecessary.Thelistwillgoonandmaybean

endlessone.Pursuingasuccessfullifeisnothing

morethanmakingwisedecisions,by“wise"we

meanthechoiceofdoingthenecessaryfirst.

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33.Youhavereceivedagiftofmoney.Themoneyis

enoughtobuyeitherapieceofjewelryyoulikeor

ticketstoaconcertyouwanttoattend.Whichwould

youbuy?

Itseemsnotadifficultdecisionforme.ButifIwas

giventhegiftofmoneyindifferenttime,Iwould

havedifferentanswers.

IfIwasgiventhemoneywhenIwasinmyhigh

school,Iwillbuyatickettoaconcert.Ihadbeen

longingforattendingconcertsoffamousartiststo

enjoythosetranscendentpiecessuchassaxophone

ofKennyG.,rockandrollofCuijian,andromantic

songsofLuoDayou.UnfortunatelyIjustwasnot

abletoaffordthoseexorbitantprices.ThemoneyI

wasgivenshouldbebetterifenoughforseveral

tickets,forthatmeansIcouldtakealongmybest

friends,whosesituationsweremuchsimilartomine.

IfIwasgiventhemoneywhenIwasinthe

university,Iwillbuyafinepieceofjewelry,andgive

ittomygirlfriendasacasualpresent,forwemight

enjoyacertainconcert,buthardlycoulditbe

permanentlyimpressive.Memoriesarealwaysnot

reliable.Wetendtosimplyforgetanything-at

leastmemoriesaresomewhatdistorted-iftime

pastlongenough.ButifIboughtmygirlfrienda

pieceofjewelry,notcostlythoughitmightbe,it

wouldbeaperfectreminder,beingneverchanged.

IfIwasgiventhemoneyrecently,itwouldonly

makemefeelfunny.Idon*twanttogotoconcerts

anymore,becauseIbecamemoreandmore

reluctanttopresentincrowdpublicplaces,besidesI

haveboughtasuperHi-Fiwhichalwaysbringsme

identicalpleasure.AndIdon'twanttobuyany

jewelry,foritismeaninglessforamanwhoisnow

solitary.Nevertheless,ifIwasforcedtoacceptsome

moneyasagift-ithardlyhappens-Imightbuy

somebooks,afterall,readingalwaysmakesme

relaxedandamazed.

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40.Theexpression“Never,nevergiveupHmeansto

keeptryingandneverstopworkingforyourgoals.

Doyouagreeordisagreewiththisstatement?Use

specificreasonsandexamplestosupportyour

answer.

NearintheendoftheSecondWorldWar,Churchill

deliveredhisfamousandtheshortestspeech:Never,

NeverGiveUp.Britishaswellaspeopleinmany

othercountriesweretremendouslyencouraged,and

finallywentthroughthehardestperiodinhuman

history.

Tonevergiveup,representsastrongandpositive

attitudeofthelife.Somepeoplearereadilytoquit

whentheyfeeltheycannotendurethedifficultiesof

someworkortheythinktheycannotfindawayto

finishtherequiredtask.Suchpeopleusuallybecome

upsetanddisappointedoffailureandlosetheirself­

confidence,althoughtheyvirtuallycandoevery

thingwell.Incaseofacquiringsecondlanguage,

mostpeoplefailedsimplybecausetheyhadgivenup.

Acquiringsecondlanguagemightbetheeasiesttask

amongdiverseacademiccurriculums,becauseone

canbesuccessfulonlybyplainrepetition,thoughit

ispains-takingandtime-consuming.

Nevergiveup.Suchstrongbeliefoftengivesusthe

secondchance.Thefactthatwefailedsomewhere

doesnotmeanwearegoingtofaileverywhere,and

especiallyitdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatweare

deprivedofopportunitiestowinthere.There

probablyevenalwaysisasecondchance.Many

successfulpeopledidfailbefore.YuMinHong,the

founderofNewOrientalSchool,wasabletostudyin

PekingUniversityonlyafterthreeyears*attempts.

Hewasn'treckonedassuccessfulaftergraduation,

amongmanysignsisthefactthatalmostallhis

classmateswentabroadwhilehewaseachandevery

timerefusedbyofficialsinvisa-grantingofficefor

unexplainedreasons.Yethenevergivesup,which

makeshislatersuccessinevitable.

Psychologyteachesusthatwedogetwhatwewant,

ifweknowexactlywhatwewantandwanttheright

thing.Firstofall,wemustmakesurethatour

clearlydefinedgoalsareachievable,andthatour

carefullydesignedmeansarepracticable.A

superficialclaimlikeIyvannabeamillionaire!

bringsnothing.Andanunrealisticgoallike

inventingaperpetualmotionmachineisabsolutely

meaningless.Butifwewanttoacquireasecond

language,itiseitherrealisticormeaningful.By

carefulplanning,andrelevantpersistencewehave

noreasontofail.Andnumerousexamplestellus

thatevenifthemethodsareproblematic,manystill

finallyattaingreatachievements.Therefore,inmost

cases,'Never,nevergiveup1isreallysomethingthat

weshouldalwaysbearinmind.

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42.Whatisaveryimportantskillapersonshould

learninordertobesuccessful