历年四级真题作文范文

08.06四级考试作文题目：

Recreationalactivities

提纲

1.娱乐活动多种多样

2.娱乐活动可能使人们受益，也可能有危害性

3.作为大学生我的看法

Recreationalactivities

Amongvariousrecipesoneenjoysinhisorhercollegelife,recreational

activitiescanbynomeansbeignored.Itisnumerousactivities,suchasspoken

Englishcompetitions,sportsevents,andclubsandsocietiesofdifferent

interests,whichhelptomakecampuslifecolorfulanddiversified.

Facingsomanyinterestingextracurricularactivities,wecollegestudents

havetroubletochoosetheproperones.Asfreshmen,weareconfusedbyall

kindsofpostersforstudents5clubstorecruitnewmembers.Therearetwo

oppositeviewsaboutrecreationalactivities.Onesaystheyexertpositive

influenceonastudent'sphysicalandmentaldevelopment,fortheycanexplore

astudent'stalent,developastudent'sabilityincommunication,andteachthem

tobemoreindependent.While,oppositevoicescanalsobeheardbyasserting

thatrecreationalactivitieswastetoomuchtime,andthereforemayhinder

studentfromfocusingonhisorherstudy.

Asforme,Iholdabeliefthatrecreationalactivitiesdomoregoodthan

harm,becauseIhavealwaysbeenoftheimpressionthatasacollegestudent,

heorshe,besidestheacademicinformation,shouldpickupmorepractical

skillstobebetterpreparedforthecareerdevelopment.Recreationalactivities

dogiveusagoodchance.And,solongasonecanarrangethetimebyreason,

activitiesbesidesstudywilldefinitelyprovidemorebenefitforus.

RecreationalActivities

Intheeraofinformationandtechnology,thereareallkindsofrecreational

activities.Somepeoplethinkthoserecreationalactivitiesaregreatand

necessary,becausetheycanhelppeoplerelaxfromthehardworkandstudy.

Someoftheactivities,suchashiking,jogging,canhelppeoplerelaxphysically;

whilesomeofthem,suchassurfingtheInternet,canhelppeoplerelax

mentally.

However,somepeoplethinkthatsomanykindsofrecreationalactivities

mayhaveabadeffectonourlives.Somepeoplemaynotresistsome

temptationsfromthoseactivities,andindulgethemselvesinthoseactivities.At

lasttheyareluredawayfromtheirstudyortheirwork.

Inmyopinion,weshouldpaymoreattentiontotheadvantagesofvarious

recreationalactivitiesandmakethemostofthem.Meanwhile,weshouldlearn

howtousethoseactivitiespositively,andmakethemahelpfultoolforour

development.

Interests

Itisnodoubtthateveryonehashisinterests.Forexample,yoursisteris

interestedinstampcollecting;yourbrothertakesinterestinphysics;andyou

yourselfhavealikingforcomputer.

Todevelopyourinterestswillhelpyoumakewayintheworld.Ifyoulike

tobeateacherandyoureceiveadequateeducation,youwillcertainlymake

yourselfasuccessfulone.Ifyoucultivateyourvariousinterestsproperly,you

willprobablyfinditeasiertofindajoborprofession.

Sometimesyouhavetogiveupyourinterestsforonethingoranother.If

youhaveafamilyandstillyouhaveagreatinterestinwatchingTVorsome

otherpastime,youhavetogiveitupfromtimetotimesothatyoucanhelp

withhouseworkorspendtimewithyourlovelykid.

2007年12月英语四级作文

1、各大学开设了各种各样的选修课

2、学生因为各种原因选择了不同的选修课

3、以你自己为例……

范文一

Nowadays,thereusuallyexistsawideselectionofelectivesforcollege

studentstochoosefrom.However,studentshavequitedifferentplansfortheir

futuresotheyalwaysenduplearningcoursesbasedontheirownideas.

Somestudentsmaychoosetolearnacertaincourseinordertoobtainan

extracertificatefortheirjobhuntingaftergraduation.Becausetheyassume

thatsomemoreknowledgecouldensuremorechancesofwinninginfindinga

goodjob.Othersmayhavetheirchoicemadejustforfun.Theytendtohold

theideathatcollegelifecouldbemorecolorfuliftheycouldwidentheir

knowledgethroughelectivecourses

Asfarasrmconcerned,I'minclinedtochooseelectivesbasedonboththe

valueofthecoursesandtheinterestofmyown.

范文二

Nowadaysmanycollegestudentsprefertohaveelectivesintheirspare

timebecausethecoursescanofferavarietyofskillsandabundantknowledge

apartfromwhattheylearninthedailycourses.Therearemanyfactorsthat

mayaccountforit,andthefollowingarethemostconspicuousaspects.

Tostartwith,manystudentswanttogetanotherdegreebesidestheirown,

sothattheycanhavemorecompetencewhentheyseekajob.Furthermore,as

forme,Idon'tcareaboutdegreeorjob,Ijustwanttoobtainsomenecessary

skillstomakemycollegelifeworthwhile.WhatI'mconcernedmostishowto

ownmoreskillsthatmaybenecessaryformyfuture.Finally,somestudents

wanttolearnanythingthatisdifferentfromwhattheyarelearningnow.The

sciencestudents,forexample,wanttoknowaboutShakespearewhiletheart

studentswanttotellhowavehicleworksandhowtodealwithitwhenit

breaksdown.So,theycanallgetwhattheythinkisusefultotheircollegelife.

Onthewhole,thephenomenonisoneoftheresultsofmulti-demandof

theemploymentmarket.Thereisstillalongwayforustoimprovetheelective

itself,butasastudentmyself,Ifinditrewardingandinteresting.

范文三

WhatElectivesToChoose

WiththereformofChinesehighereducation,moreandmorecollegesand

universitiesputemphasisonnurturingstudents5abilities.Asaresult,elective

coursesareavailablenotonlyforexcellentacademicperformersbutalsofor

studentsabouttheaveragelevel.

Certainly,studentshavedifferentreasonstochoosetheirownelectives.

Forsome,practicalskillsaretheessenceofcollegeeducation,andtherefore,

coursesoncomputerscience,marketing,andfinancearehighlypreferred.On

theotherhand,othersmayholdtheideaofliberaleducationandelectives

concerningliterature,history,andphilosophyarethemostwelcome.

Takemeasanexample:beingadiscipleoffreeeducation,Istandforthe

notionthatuniversityisnotaplaceforsurvivalskills,butapalaceof

knowledgeandcriticalreasoning.Althoughmymajorischemistry,the

electivesIattendmostfrequentlyareEnglishliterature,anIntroductionto

ClassicMusic,andDifferentSchoolsofWesternPainting.Theyreallywiden

myhorizon.

2007年6月四级作文题目

作文：申请加入一个社团

Anannouncementtowelcomestudentstojointoaclub

Welcometoourclub

1、本社团的主要活动内容

2、参加本社团的好处

3、如何加入本社团

WelcometoOurClub

une23,2007

TheSpeechClubisorganizingschool-widespeechtrainingandcontests

tobeheldoneachSaturdayattheStudents9RecreationalCenter.Five

prestigiousexpertsandprofessorswillbeinvitedtobespeechlecturersand

contestjudges.Foreachspeechcontest,thefirstsixwinnerswillbegiven

awards.

Attendingourclubhassubstantialadvantages.Firstly,itcanimproveyour

abilitytodeliveraspeechwhichisofutmostsignificancetoyourfuturecareer

anddevelopment.Secondly,itcanhelpyoutopossessself-confidence,enrich

yourextracurriculaactivitiesandmakeyourcampuslifedimensional,colorful

andvigorous.Tosumup,theexperiencesinourclubwillbeextraordinarily

unforgettablethroughoutyourlife.

Studentswhoareinterestedintakingpartinitmaysignupwiththe

monitoroftheirclassesbeforeTuesdaynextweek(June26).Everybodyis

welcometoattendourclub.

SpeechClub

2006年12月四级考试作文题目

1、许多人喜欢在除夕夜观看春节晚会2、但有些人提出取消春节晚会3、

我的看法

TheapproachoftheChineseLunarNewYearposesanationalissue

concerningthenecessityofholdingtheCCTVSpringFestivalGala.Its

establishedstatusisbeingchallengedbyagrowingnumberofpeople,

especiallybyyoungergenerations.Itisincreasinglydifficulttocaterforall

tastes.

Someindividualsdeemthatitshouldbecanceledorreplacedbyother

programs.Theseyoungpeoplefocustheirattentiononotherformsof

celebrationinsteadofimmersingthemselvesinTV.Despitethat,themajority

ofmid-agedpeopleandseniorcitizensupholdtheimportanceofthetraditional

performance.Themoststrikingfeatureofthisgalaisitstraditionallycloselink

withordinarypeople'slives.Mostofpeopleviewthisgalaasanannualstaple

onthetraditionalChineseSpringFestivalEve.Theyallhavearestlessnight

andgluetheireyesonthetelevision.

Iamnotsupportiveoftheviewthatthegrandgalashouldbeabandoned.

Undoubtedly,itplaysavitalroleinthecelebrationofChineseNewYear.To

increaseitsappealandmeetyoungadults'need,theupcomingperformance

shouldinvitesomebignamesincludingsuperstarsfromHongKongand

Taiwan.Wearealleagerlyanticipatingthisunforgettableeveningshow.

2006年6月英语四级作文

题目：Anannouncementforavoluntaryprogram

1、校学生会组织1次暑假志愿活动现招聘志愿者2、本次志愿者活动的目

的内容及安排3、报名条件和联系方式

VolunteersNeeded

(lendertheauspicesoftheStudents'Unionofourschool,avolunteer

activitywillbeorganizedduringthesummerholidays.®Thevolunteerteam

willgototheruralareastogivepoorchildrencomputerandEnglishlessons.

③Thisactivityaimstoprovideaplatformforstudentstoshowandprovetheir

abilities,meanwhilebroadentheirhorizon.®Thearrangementsareas

followed:

⑤Thisactivityisarrangedtolast20daysorso.⑥Itisplannedto

beginonJuly10.©Theteammemberswillbearrangedtogotodifferent

countryschools.@Yourmaintaskistoteachchildrenhowtouseacomputer

andlearnEnglishbetter.

©AnyonewhohasgoodEnglishandcomputerknowledgeiswelcomed

warmly.@Thoseinterestedareexpectedtocometotheofficeofthe

Students5Uniontofillinanapplicationform.(11)尸/easecontactLiMingat

12345678forfurtherinformation.⑫Lookingforwardtoyouractive

participation.

heStudents5Union

6月24日新英语四级考试作文

1、有些大学允许学生自由选择某些课程的任课老师。

2、学生选择老师时所考虑的主要因素是……

3、学生自选任课老师的益处及可能产生的问题。

OnStudentsSelectingtheirLecturers

Atpresent,somecollegesanduniversitiespermittheirstudentstoselect

lecturersofsomecoursesbythemselves.Afterall,someteachersarevery

boringandsomerequiredsubjectsareprobablynotverypractical.

Severalfundamentalfactorsareconsideredwhenstudentsselectingtheir

lecturers.Firstandforemost,agoodinstructorshouldbeabletointerestand

motivatetheirclasses.Studentswilllearnmorequicklyandthoroughlyfroma

teacherwhomakesthesubjectmattercomealiveforthem.Whatismore,an

outstandingtutorshouldspendtimeandenergyorganizingandpreparingthe

lessons.

Goodasselectinglecturersis,italsohasitsowndisadvantages.Onthe

onehand,ifstudentscanchoosetheirowncurriculum,theycangenerallydo

betterinsubjectsthatinterestthem.Ontheotherhand,giventhehighpressure

tomakegoodgrades,manystudentswillmisusetheopportunityandnaturally

choosetheeasiersubjectsratherthantheharderones.Itishightimethatwe

attachedimportancetothisissue.

Nowadays,thereusuallyexistsawideselectionofelectivesforcollege

studentstochoosefrom.However,studentshavequitedifferentplansfortheir

futuresotheyalwaysenduplearningcoursesbasedontheirownideas.

Somestudentsmaychoosetolearnacertaincourseinordertoobtainan

extracertificatefortheirjob-huntingaftergraduation.Becausetheyassume

thatsomemoreknowledgecouldensuremorechancesofwinninginfindinga

goodjob.Othersmayhavetheirchoicemadejustforfun.Theytendtohold

theideathatcollegelifecouldbemorecolorfuliftheycouldwidentheir

knowledgethroughelectivecourses.

AsfarasI'mconcerned,I'minclinedtochooseelectivesbasedonboth

thevalueofthecoursesandtheinterestofmyown.

2005年6月英语四级作文

HonorforMyTeacher

Teacher'sDay：

1.向老师致以节日的问候。

2.回忆件老师的教诲中难忘的事情。

3.我如何报答老师。

HonorforMyTeacher

September10thisthedaythateverystudentshouldbearinmind.Itisthe

timetoexpressourcongratulationstoourteachers,whohavedevotedmostof

theirtimeandenergytous.

Iamwritingtoexpressmyheartfeltgratitude.Iamreferringtothat

unfortunateaccidenttheotherday,whenIwasknockedoffmybikebyataxi.

Ifithadnotbeenformyteacher'stimelyassistanceingivingmefirstaid,

Ifearthattheconsequencesmighthavebeenmuchserious.Everyone

agreesthatitwashisquick-wittedresponseinthatemergencythathasled

tothissatisfactoryoutcome.

Iwillrepaymyteacher'skindnesswithmyunselfishhelptoothers.

Althoughnowadayspeopleinmountingnumberstalkabouttheneedtobe

unselfish,weseeveryfewpeoplepracticewhattheypreach.Iftherewere

morepeoplelikemyteacher,thisworldwouldbeamuchnicerplace.

2005年1月四级作文题

Directions:ACampaignSpeech

1、你认为自己具备是什么条件（能力，性格，爱好）可以胜任学生会主

席工作？

2、如果当选你将会为本校同学做什么？

ACampaignSpeech

TodayIamverygladtorunforthechairpersonoftheStudentUnion.I

amjuniorintheDepartmentofChineseLanguageandLiterature.

IamsurethatIamqualifiedforthisposition.First,Iamgoodat

communicatingandorganizing.Bytheway,withmyoutstandingleadership,I

havebeenelectedpresidentofourdepartmentseveraltimes.Second,Iam

warm-heartedandeasygoing.Notonlydomyqualificationsandwork

experiencemakemeaperfectcandidate,mycheerfulpersonalityiswellsuited

fortheposition.Last,myhobbiesincludesportsandmusic.

IfIamelected,Iwillexertallmyefforts.Firstly,Iwillorganizesuitable

activities.Secondly,Iwilltrytoreachyourdemandsaswell.Therefore,Ido

nothesitatetorecommendmyselfasanidealcandidate.Iamsureyouwill

makeawisedecisioninvotingforme.Ihopetheaboveinformationwill

helpyoutoknowaboutmyself.Ifanyofyouhaveany

question/advice/recommendationforme/needanyfurtherinformation,

pleasefeelfree/donothesitatetoaskatanytime.Thanksforyour

listening/attention.

2004年6月四级作文题

ABriefIntroductiontoaTouristAttraction

Yourrole:atourguideYouraudience:agroupofforeigntourists

Yourintroductionshouldinclude:

somewelcomingwordsthescheduleforthedayadescriptionofthe

placethetouristswillbevisiting

(e.g.ascenicspotorahistoricalsite,etc.)Youshouldmaketheintroduction

interestingandthearrangementsforthedaycleartoeverybody.

Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen,welcometoBeijing!Tobegin

with,Iwouldliketomakeabriefintroductiontomyself.Iamyourguide

fromChinaTravelAgency.TodayI'mverygladtobeyourguide.Ifsgreat

honortostayherewithallofyouforawholeday.Justastheoldsaying

goes,“Itisalwaysapleasuretogreetafriendfromafar”.Iwishallofyou

toenjoyyourselvesduringthistrip.

Thefollowingisthetimeschedule.First,theGreatWallisthemajor

attractioninthismorning.Second,havinglunchnearby,wewillgotovisitthe

SummerPalaceintheafternoon.Thisisamust!Last,afterdiningatNightin

Beijing,it'stimetowatchtraditionalChineseperformances.At10p.m.,we

willgobacktoBeijingHotel.

Next,IwouldliketointroducetheGreatWalltoyou.ItiscalledtheEighth

Wonderintheworld.Built2000yearsago,thepresentrelicsareconstructedin

theMingDynasty.Hopeyouenjoyyourselves.

2004年1月四级作文题

Directions:

1.建议报考的专业及理由2.报考该专业的基本条件3.应当如何备考

DearXiaoqiang:

I'mgladtoknowthatyouaregoingtoapplyforadmissiontoour

university.Withregardtomajor,IadviseyoutoapplyfortheEnglishmajor,

becauseofitsmodernteachingequipmentsandprestigiousprofessors.

Somerequirementsareessentialforapplyingforthemajor.Firstly,you

shouldbegoodatEnglishgrammarandhaveconsiderablevocabulary.

Secondly,youshouldbeadeptinspokenEnglishfororaltestisfollowed

afternormalexamination.

Therefore,whenmakingthepreparationyoushouldpayattentionto

enlargingyourvocabularyandpracticinggrammar.Atthesametime,of

course,toreachthegoal,lotsofexercisesarenecessary.

Yours

sincerely,

LiMing

2002年1月四级作文题

ALettertotheUniversityPresidentabouttheCanteenServiceonCampus假设

你是李明，请你就本校食堂的状况给校长写一封信，内容应涉及食堂的饭

菜质量、价格、环境、服务等，可以是表扬，可以是批评建议，也可以兼

而有之。

DearMr.President,

IamsophomorefromtheDepartmentofLaw.Iamwritingtheletterin

purposeofcomplainingaboutthefoodandserviceinthecanteenoncampus.

Tobefrank,Iamratherdisappointedatthefoodquality,priceand

serviceinthecanteen.First,thedishesarescarcelywellcookedandmostof

themtastethesame.Secondly,mostofthedishestherearepricedsohighthat

somestudentscannotevenaffordthem.Thirdly,theserviceinthecanteenis

farfromsatisfyingandtheinsideofthecanteenalwaysseemuntidy.

Tosolvetheproblem,Isuggestthatanothercanteenbebuiltanda

mechanismofcompetitionbeintroducedbetweentheoldandthenew.Besides,

boththecanteensshouldbesubjecttothestudents,supervision.Diningis

aneverydayissueforstudents.Itmayaffecttheiracademicperformance.

Therefore,Isincerelyhopethislettercandrawyourattentiontothe

matterandIhopetheproblemsmentionedabovebesolvedassoonas

possible.

LiMing

2001年6月四级作文题

SupposeyouareZhangYing.WritealettertoXiaoWang,aschoolmateof

yourswhoisgoingtovisityouduringtheweek-longholiday.1.表示欢迎2.

提出对度假安排的建议3.提醒应注意的事项

DearXiaoWang,

WordsfailtoexpressmyexcitementwhenIlearnedthatyouwould

liketospendyourholidaytogetherwithme.ImissyousomuchthatIeven

can'twaittoseeyou.Iamsurethatyourjourneywillbeexciting,rewarding

andfullofalotoffun.

I'vemadearoughplanforthisholidayasfollows.Onthefirstdayyou

arrivehere,Iwillshowyouaroundournewcampus.Duringthesecondfive

days,wecanvisitsomescenicspotsandhistoricalsitesaroundBeijing,suchas

SummerPalace,theForbiddenCity,theGreatWall,theBeijingZoo,etc.On

thelastday,wecandosomeshopping.

Bytheway,pleasetakecareofyourluggageonthetrain.Anddon't

forgettotellmewhenyouwillarrive.

Bestwishes!

Yours

sincerely,

ZhangYing

2001年1月四级作文题

HowtoSucceedinaJobInterview

1.面试在求职过程中的作用2.取得面试成功的因素：仪表、举止谈吐、

能力、专业知识、自信、实事求是……

HowtoSucceedinaJobInterview

Nowadaysitisgenerallyacceptedthatajobinterviewisindispensableinthe

processofjobhunting.②Itisobviousthatitisagoodchancetodisplay

talentedperformance.©Additionally,ifajobseekercanmakethebestuseof

theinterviewandleaveagoodimpressionontheinterviewer,hemaybelucky

enoughtogetthejobcompetedforbymanyapplicants.©Therefore,howto

succeedinajobinterviewisworthpayingmoreattentionto.

⑤Manyafactorplaysanimportantroleinasuccessfulinterview.©First

ofall,intervieweesshoulddressneatlyandproperlysincethefirstimpression

isalwayswherewestart.⑦Inaddition,theintervieweemustdemonstratehis

aptitudeandskillsforthejobandhisknowledgeaboutjob-relatedareas.⑧

Moreover,areallyimpressivejobseekermustconveyasenseof

self-confidence.

@AsfarasIamconcerned,theimportanceofaninterviewcan'tbe

overemphasized.⑩Iftheintervieweepresentshismostattractivequalities

duringaninterview,hewillmostprobablyobtainthejobhehasbeendreaming

of.(ll)Besides,opportunityisforthosewhoarewellprepared.(12)Allinall,it

isnecessarythatwelearnsomepointstoperformbetterinajobinterview.

2000年6月四级作文题

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowedthirtyminutestowritea

compositiononthetopicIsaTestofSpokenEnglishNecessary?Thefirst

sentencehasalreadybeenwrittenforyou.Youshouldwriteatleast120words,

andbaseyourcompositionontheoutlinegiveninChinesebelow:

1.很多人认为有必要举行口语考试，理由是…

2.也有人持不同的意见，…

3.我的看法和打算

IsaTestofSpokenEnglishNecessary?

AtestofspokenEnglishwillbeincludedasanoptionalcomponentofthe

CollegeEnglishTest(CET).Somepeoplearguethatitisabsolutelynecessary

toholdatestofspokenEnglishinChinabecausewehavebeeninformed

frequentlythataChinesestudentwhohasbeenlearningEnglishforoverten

yearscannotevencommunicatewithanativespeaker.Sometimeseventhose

topstudentswhoexcelingrammarandwritingskillsfindtheirEnglish

inadequatetoexpresstheirthoughtsfreely.AtestofEnglishwillbringthe

collegestudentsanawarenessoftheimportanceoforalEnglish,andwillthus

helpthemwiththeircommunicatingskills.

Ontheotherhand,someothersstillmaintainthatagoodcommandof

readingandwritingskillswillbeenoughfortheEnglishlearners.Tosome

extenttheiropinionderivesfromthefactthatstudentsarealreadyunder

considerablepressurefromtheircoursework.Anotherrequiredtestwillonly

addtotheirburden.Moreover,somestudentsmaytaketheshortcutby

focusingonseveralguessedquestionsaccordingtothefixedformatofthetest,

hopingforacoincidencetobringthemgoodluck.

Inmyopinion,atestofspokenEnglishwilldomoregoodthanharm.

SinceChinawillcontinueitspolicyofopeningandreform,theabilitytospeak

Englishfluentlyisamustforanyonewhowantstosurpassothersinahighly

competitivesociety.WhetherItakethetestornot,Ishallsparenoeffortsto

practiceoralEnglishintheremainingyearsofmycollegestudy.

2000年1月四级作文题

HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation

1.上大学的费用(tuitionandfees)可以通过多种途径解决

2.哪种途径适合于我(说明理由)

HowIFinanceMyCollegeEducation

©Recently,therehasbeenadiscussionabouthowtofinancecollege

education.②Thesolutiontothisproblemisquiteimportantforcollege

students'finishingeducationsmoothly.©Additionally,itisalsonecessaryfor

uscollegestudentstofindwaystorelieveourparents5burden.©Therefore,it

ishightimethatmoreattentionwaspaidtosolvingtheproblem.

⑤Thefollowingwayscanbeadoptedtopayallkindsofexpensesin

college.©Firstofall,wecanfindapart-timejob,forexample,asatutor,to

supportourselves.©Inaddition,bystudyinghard,someofuscangain

academicscholarship.©Besides,forthosestudentsfrompoorfamilies,

applyingforastudentloanisquiteagoodchoice.

⑨Asforme,apart-timejobisawisechoice.©Sincemyparentscanafford

mostofmyexpensesincollege,Ionlyneedmakesomemoneyformychanges

bydoingapart-timejob.(IDBesides,itcanhelpnotonlysupportmyself

financiallybutincreasemychancestopracticeinsociety.(12)Allinall,we

shouldchooseasuitablewaytofinanceourcollegeeducationsothatwecan

finishoureducationsmoothly.

Honesty

Whatishonesty?Honestymeanstellingthetruthandbeingfairand

uprightinact.Honestyisagoodvirtue.Hewholiesandcheatsisdishonest.

Thosewhogainfortunes,notbyhardlabour,butbyothermeans,aredishonest.

Honestyisthebestpolicy.Ifyouarehonestinallmatters,you'llbetrusted

andrespectedbyothers.Aliarisalwayslookeddownuponandregardedasa

blacksheepbythepeoplearound.Onceyouhavelied,peoplewillnever

believeyouevenifyouaretellingthetruth.Thefableoftheshepherdboyjust

makesatypicalexample.Honest,yourreputationwillbecomegreat.Dishonest,

yournamewillbespoiledandyourpersonalitydegraded.

Sincehonestyissoimportant,wemustcultivateit.Weshouldtellthe

truthatalltimesinsteadofmakingsuchanexcuseas"Alittledishonestyis

onlyatriflething".Weshoulderadicateimmediatelytheseedofdishonesty

onceitissowedinourminds.

TheGenerationGap

Thegenerationgapisthedifferentideasandattitudestowardthesame

matterbetweendifferentgenerations.

Whatcausesthedifferencesthen?Itistherapidchangesinasocietythat

makemanythingsdifferent.Differentgenerationsreceivedistincteducation,

andthereforehavedifferentknowledgeandexperiences.Parentswanttheir

childrentofollowtheirold-fashionedandtraditionalrulesandvalues.Butthe

youngstersliketoacceptthemodernonesandrejecttomaintaintheoldones.

Eachgenerationhasdifferentthingstodoandtheytendtohavedifferent

attitudestowardsmanymatters.Therefore,generationconflictsalwaysarise.

Inordertonarrowthegap,eachgenerationissupposedtobeawareofthe

needsoftheother.Hastheideaeveroccurredtoyouthateachgeneration

shouldrespecttheother,listentotheotheranddiscussproblemswiththeother

patiently?

Travelling

Peoplewholiketravellinghavetheirreasons.Theymaintainthat

travellingcanhelpthemexpandtheirscopeofknowledge,especially

geographicalandhistoricallearning.Theygoontopointoutthattouring

providesmorechanceforthemtoenjoyfoodandtryonclothes,which

otherwisewouldbeimpossible.

Thosewhodisliketravellinghavetheirreasons,too.Theywouldargue

thattravellingmeansaconsiderableamountofmoneyandenergy.Forexample,

trafficandaccommodationcallsformoneyandwalkingwhileseeingsights

oftentiresyou.

Inpractice,travellingdoesmoregoodthanharm.Ifyourfinanceand

healthpermit,youmightaswelldosometravellingfromtimetotime.Itwillat

leastenableyoutogetfamiliarwithpeopleandthingsthatyoumaywellgrow

tolikeandlove.

AGoodFriend

Everyonewantsafriendwhoencouragesthebestinhim.Suchafriend

showsheisinterestedinstrengtheninganother.Hecanbecountedontogive

hissupport,andhewillcriticize,too,becauseheknowsapersonhastohave

feedbacktogrowandchange.

Agoodfriendthinkscarefullybeforehecriticizes.Healwaysaskshimself

whetherhiscriticismisfair.Hetriestofindoutallthefactsinvolvedina

situationbecauseheknowshowharmfulinaccuracycanbe.

Kindnessisalsoimportanttohim.Hewantstounderstandwhattheother

personisfeelingandrespectthosefeelings.Ifafriendisbothaccurateand

kindasacritic,everyonerespectswhathesays.Hiscriticismissomethinglike

love.