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1.TheForceofHabitsHabits,whethergoodorbad,aregraduallyformed.Themorewedoathing,themorewetendtolikedoingit;andifwedonotcontinuetodoit,wefeeluncomfortable.Thisiscalledtheforceofhabits,andtheforceofhabitsshouldbefoughtagainst.Thisapplieseventosuchgoodthingsasworkorrest.Somepeopleformabadhabitofworkingtoomuch,andothersofidlingtoomuch.Badhabits,onceformed,aredifficulttogetridof.Thewisemanalwaysrememberstocheckanybadhabit.Hewarnshimself“Iamnowbecomingidle”or“Iliketoomanysweets”or“Ismoketoomuch”.Andthenadds,“Iwillgetmyselfoutofthisbadhabitatonce.”2.TheWaytoAchieveSuccessManypeoplesaythattheyowemuchofittothecultivationofcertaingoodhabitsinearlylife.Informinggoodhabits,Ithinkweshouldpayattentiontofourthings,thatishonesty,industry,enthusiasmandthrift.“Honestyisthebestpolicy.”Thisisaproverbtowhichwemustpayattention.Therearesomanytemptationsinsocietythatthroughalittlecarelessnesswemaygoastray.Butwhenwearehonest,peoplewillnotbedishonesttous.Industrygiveseverymanandwoman,everyboyandgirl,properworktodo.Todonothingisgoingtoruinoneself.Enthusiasmisagreatforce.One’ssoulwillexpandifonedevotesoneselftoanoblecause.Thedifficultiesinourwayaretremendous,butwhatcanwenotaccomplish,ifwithenthusiasm?Therearemanyproverbs,whichsetforththeadvantagesofthrift.Sinceweliveintheworldinwhichmoneyisaverypowerfulthing,weshouldalwaystrytosaveaportionofourearningsforfutureuse.Thesearethefourthingstowhichwemustpayattention.Itisonlybythiswaythatwecanachievesuccess.3.TV---ABlessingoraCurse?AsTVentersmoreandmorefamilies,peoplebegintowonderaboutitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.Somebelieveitisablessing,othersholdthatitisacursetosociety.TV,asamassmedia,canbringtopeoplenewinformationoneconomies,culture,arts,andmanyotherfields.Peoplecanenjoytheirfavoriteprogramsathome.Insomecountries,someTVstationsprovidesuchprogramsaslookingfordangerouscriminalsandlostchildren,helpingtofindanideallover,andotherswhicharequitebeneficialtosociety,someTVstationsprovidevarioususefulseminarsforpeopleofvariousagesandsocialstatus.Butontheotherhand,TVmayexertbadinfluenceonpeople.Someprogramsarefullofviolence.Asaresult,people,especiallyjuveniles,areledtocommitcrimes.AnincreasingnumberofpeoplearesoindulgedinTVprogramsthatsomeevenneglecttheirduties.Inmyopinion,theattitudetowardsTValldependsononeself.Peopleshouldchoosethoseprograms,whichareuseful,andcanbringtothemthesenseofbeauty.4.OnTestandTestTakingThepurposeofatestistocheckhowmuchwestudentshavelearnedaboutasubject.Itnotonlyhelpsmakeournewlyacquiredknowledgepermanent,butalsoenablesustofindoutwhatneedstospendmoretimeimproving.Butsomestudentsdonotdealwithtestcorrectly.Someofthemareafraidoffailinginatest.Theycheatevenattheriskofbeingcaughtonexams.Thoughcheatingmightgiveone“bettergrades”,itaddsnothingtoone’sknowledge.Thisdishonestbehaviorwilldoonemoreharmthangood.Ithinkthatwegotocollegeinordertohaveourfurtherstudies,andprepareustobequalifiedforthefuturejob.Therefore,weshouldtakeacorrectattitudetowardstest.Aslongaswestudydiligentlyandreviewourlessonsregularly,wearesuretobeusedtoserveitsrealpurpose.5.TheDictionaryThedictionaryisalivingteacher.Wheneveryoucomeacrossanewword,justconsultitandyouwillgetacleardefinition.Everystudent,whetherattendingschoolorself-taught,shouldalwayshaveadictionaryathand.Asastudyaid,itisconvenient,inexpensiveandalmostomniscient(all-knowing).Languageskillswilldevelopwithyourconstantuseofvariousdictionaries.Themoreyouusethem,themorefamiliaryouwillbecomewiththem.Soonerorlater,youwillbequiteskilledinfindingthepage,scanningtheentriesandlocatingtheexactmeaningsofthenewwords.Butyoushouldhaveonethinginmind.Asalanguagestudent,youcanneverbecometoomuchattachedtodictionaries;basiclanguageskillsdonotcomefromdictionaries,butfromyourpractice.Exposeyourselftothelanguagebylistening,speaking,readingandwritingmore,andthatistheonlywaytothemasteryofalanguage.6.OnLearningLearningisone’sownbusiness,whichcannotrelyonothers.Asweknow,learningisaprocessofaccumulatingknowledge.Itisone’slife-longtask,whichcannotbeaccomplishedinonemove.Asuccessfullearnerisanindependentonewhohasbothanindomitable(unyielding)willandamazingendurance.Hewilltrytodiscoverhisownwayoflearning.Insteadofwaitingfortheteacher’shelp,hewillmakeeffortstocreatefavorableconditionsonhisowninitiative.Itwillcertainlybeofgreathelp,ifthereisgoodenvironment,sufficientbooksandequipment,aswellasinstructionsfromteacherandbeneficialfriends.Butevenifonehasgotallthesefavorableconditions,onecannotbesuretosucceedinlearning.Sothemostimportantfactorinlearningconsistsinone’sowneffort.Tolearnisratherapainstakingandperseveringbusiness.Manyamanisafailurebecausehecannotbearsuchindispensablehardships.Unremitting(neverstopping)effortscancompensateforthelackoftalentsandthusenableonetogetconsiderableprogressinlearning.7.IsFailureaBadThing?Failureisacommonoccurrence(happening)inourdailylife.Whateverwedo,therearealwaystwopossibleresults:successorfailure.Althougheveryonewantstosucceedinwhathetries,sometimesfailurecan’tbeavoided.Differentpeopleholddifferentattitudestowardsfailure.Whenfacedwithit,somecanstanduptoit,drawausefullessonfromitandtrytheirbesttofulfillwhattheyaredeterminedtodo.Others,however,loseheartandgivein.Theydonothingbutcomplainaboutthemselvesandobjectiveconditions.Asapopularsayinggoes,“Failureteachessuccess.”Inmyopinion,whatreallycountsisnotthefailureitself,buttheproperattitudeweshouldtakeafterit.Itrustthataslongaswekeeptowhatisrightandcorrectwhatiswrong,thatistosay,learnalessonfromfailure,wewillbecertaintosucceed.SoIamoftheopinionthatfailureisnotabadthing.8.RecreationItisimpossibletokeepingoodhealthunlesswetakesufficient(enough)recreation.Themind,too,requireschangetomakeitacute(sharp)andvigorous.Thereismuchtruthintheoldsaying,“AllworkandnoplaymakesJackadullboy.”Therearemanygamesforpeopletoindulge(enjoy)aftertheirworkofstudy.Amongthemarefootball,tennis,andkite-flying.Otherformsofrecreationareboating,fishing,gardening,cycling,walking,chess-playing,andreading.Thosewhospendmostoftheirtimeintheopenairandhaveconstantmuscularemployment,shouldadoptreadingorsomeotherquietformsofrecreation.Personswhositmuchattheirbusinessshouldtakeakindofrecreationthatwillsupplytheirmuscleswithexercise.Recreationprovidespeoplewiththekindofrestandrelaxation.Itmakespeoplefeelhappy,energeticandconfident,meanwhileitpreparespeopletodomuchbetterthaneverintheirdailywork.9.OnToday’sEducationIthinkoneofthemainproblemswithtoday’seducationisthattoomuchemphasisisplacedontestscore.Ithasbecomethemostimportantcriterion(standard)forcollegeenrollment.Astudent,howevercreativeandintelligent,willnotbeadmittedintoacollegeforhistotalscoresarejustonepointlessthanrequired.Itisalsoonofthecrucial(decisive)factorseitherinjobassignmentorinemploymentcompetitions.Thecompetitionforhighscoresamongstudentsbecomesintense.Studentsfindthemselvesconcentratingmoreonstrategiestoachievehighscoresthanonacquiringtheknowledge.Theywillplaytruant(stayawayfrom)ofsomesubsidiary(lessimportant)coursesandskipoverthesubstance,whichwillnotbetestedon.Teachersareapttogivetheirstudentshighscores.Astheirjobisjudgedmainlybythestudents’performanceintermsofscores,someteacherstendtoseteasypaperstotesttheirstudentsonornarrowdownthescopeoftheexam,evengivethemthehintstoexams,orfavortheirstudentswithhigherscores.Asaresult,thecompetitionforhighscoresbecomessointensethatitactuallyaffectsoureducationresults.10.WeekendWeekendsareimportant.Theyprovidepeoplewiththekindofrestandrelaxationthatareessentialtoahappyandhealthylife.I’moneofthosewhoknowhowtoenjoytheirleisureontheweekend.AgoodsleepatSaturdaynightusuallyhelpsmetorecoverfromthehardlaboroftheweek.AdelightSundaytriptothesuburbsmakesmefreshandfreefromanytension.IfIstayathome,IusuallydosomelightreadingorpracticeChinesecalligraphy----atraditionalwritingskillwhichhasanextraordinarycalmingeffect.SometimesmotherinvitesmetohelphercookandIamalwayshappytoacceptherinvitation.Agoodrestontheweekendalwaysmakesmefeelhappy,energetic,confidentandreadytoallthehardworkaheadofme.Youcannotworkhappilyandefficientlyuntilyoulearnhowtorestandrelaxontheweekend.11.MyViewonJob-HoppingSomepeopletendtosticktotheirpositionsallthetime,astheythinkthelongeroneworksinaparticularfield,themoreskillfulonewillbeatit.Somehavebeenteachersalltheirlives.Somedevotetheirlifeenergytoscientificresearch.Suchpeoplelovetheirworkandturnouttobespecialistsintheirownfield.Theyareusuallyhighachievers.Somearedifferent.Theyareinthehabitofjob-hopping,fortheyalwayspursue(follow)whatisnewandstimulating(interesting).Theyneverseemcontentwiththeirpresentsituation.Someliketomeetmorepeople,makemoremoneyandnewacquaintances,sotheyhopfromjobtojob.AsfarasIamconcerned,Iwanttobeprofessionallystrong.Iamnotinfavorofconstantjob-hopping,asthesayinggoes“Jackofalltrades,masterofnone”.ButIwanttocooperateandcommunicatewithsomeoneelsesoastobemorecreativeandlesspartial.12.AttendingCollegeatOne’sOwnExpenseNowadays,collegesanduniversitiestendtoacceptmoreandmorecandidateswithascoreclosetotherequiredbychargingaportionoftheirtuition.Moreover,thepercentageofthestudentsattendingcollegethiswaywillbeincreasingyearbyyear.Owingtothispractice,collegecandidateshavemuchfreedominchoosingthemajortheymostlyinterestedin.Inaddition,thosewhodidnotperformwellontheCollegeEntranceExamareabletoattendcollegetohavefurtherstudies.Itisreportedthatmostofthesestudentsworkharderthantheirclassmates.Certainlythispracticehassomedisadvantages.Forexample,thosecandidateswhocannotaffordthetuitionmighthavefeweropportunitiestoreceivehighereducation.Inmyopinion,theadvantagesofthispracticeweighmorethanitsdisadvantages.SoIaminfavorofitandIbelievepeoplewillbemorewillingtoacceptitastimegoesby.13.School-agedChildrenDropOutIt’sreportedthatinChinaaboutonemillionschool-agedchildrendropoutofschooleachyearand80%ofthedrop-outsarefromthefamilieswhicharetoopoortokeeptheirchildrenatschool.Totackletheproblem,thegovernmenthaslaunchedtheHopeProject.Ithashelpedthousandsofchildrengobacktoschool.Butinmyopinion,thisisfarfromenough.Inordertochangethissituationcompletely,thegovernmentshouldsetasideanadequateamountofmoneyforeducation,especiallyforelementaryeducation.Andalso,thegovernmentshouldestablishlawstoensurethatnochildrenshoulddropoutofschoolaselementaryschooleducationiscompulsoryinChina,andlocalgovernmentsshouldaidthepoorfamiliessothattheycansendtheirchildrentoschool.Tosumup,solongasourcentralandlocalgovernmentsandthewholesocietypayenoughattentiontothisproblemandtakeeffectiveaction,thissituationwillbechanged.14.KnowledgeandPowerKnowledgeandpowerarethetwothingsmostdesiredbyman.Thereiscloseconnectionbetweenthesetwothings.Theman,havingdonehisbestinacquiringknowledge,willeasilygetahighpositionandperformitsuccessfully.Powerdependsonknowledge.Knowledgetopowerisjustlikeacompasstoaship,bywhichhersailingismadesafelyacrossanunknownocean.Agreatstatesmanoralearnedscholarcanrender(give)hisgoodservicestohiscountryjustbecausehehasperfectandprofoundknowledge.Poweronlyfollowsknowledge.Amancannotdoanythingwellunlesshehassomeinformationashowtodoitwell.Amanwillsometimeslosehiswayinastrangeland;anapprenticecannotproduceanydelicatework.Whyaretheseso?Becausetheyareinwantofknowledge.Iftheapprenticewishestoproducegoodwork,hemustpayattentiontohisinstructor’sadvice.Weareallthefuturemastersofourcountry.Ourcountryneedsourservices.Howcanwefulfillourfuturetasks?Togetmoreknowledgeistheonlyanswer.15.BreakfastWegettheenergyforourmovementsfromfood.Humanbeingsarejustlikemachines.Forustoworkproperly,wemustbewellenergized.Theenergy,ofcourse,comesfromthethreemealsaday,thatis,breakfast,lunchanddinner.Breakfastismoreimportantthananyothermealinaday.Foronething,afteranight’ssleep,mostoftheenergystoredinthehumanbodyhasbeenconsumed.Breakfastservesthepurposeofreplenishing(fillupagain)energy,thusmakingusenergeticagain.Foranother,inthecourseofaday,morningistheperiodoftimeinwhichweworkwithmostefficiency.Withoutbreakfast,theefficiencywouldbelost.Finally,theconstantlackofbreakfastcancontributetostomachtroubles.Therefore,tokeepfit,wemusthavebreakfasteveryday.Itcanbeacupofmildwithsomebread,orabowlofporridgewithsomesteamedbread,oranythingelseofthesimilarkind.Anyway,wemusteatourfill(eatasmuchaswecan),becauseagoodbreakfastcannotonlyensureourgoodhealthbutalsomakeagoodbeginningforanewday.16.AbilityandGookLooksOldpeopleusuallytelltheyoung,“Don’tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance.”Meaningabilityismoreimportantthanappearance.Indeed,we’veseensomanybrilliantbutnotatallgood-lookingpeople.InthefilmMozart,anoperasingerreiterates(repeat)thisviewbysaying,“Forawomanoftaste,itisnotthelooks,butthetalentthatinterestsme.”Forher,thepreferenceshowsone’staste.However,nowadays,withmoreandmoreinterviewersputtingmuchemphasisonthelooks,theappearanceofthejob-applicants,alotofpeoplecometotheconclusionthatappearanceismoreimportantthanabilitybecausemanybeautifulgirlsacquireverygoodpositionsalthoughtheydon’thavemuchtalent.Inmyopinion,abilityisdefinitelymuchmoreimportantthangoodlooks,becauseitdemonstratesone’sownself-cultivation.Itbespeaks(show)theeffortsandthegloryofacquiringsomethingthroughone’shardworkwhereasagoodlookbespeaksnostruggleoftheindividual.Goodlooksarepleasant,butIliketheabilitybecauseitreallyshowssomethingofmyownself.17.LifeIsStruggleEverythingintheworldisinconstantstruggle.Struggleisinasenseofthecompetitioninnaturalselectionamongorganisms.Animalsandplantsstrugglefortheirexistence.Natureprovidesthemwithweaponsforthatstruggle.Lionshaveclaws;fishhavescales;roseshavethorns.Theyusetheseweaponsfortheunavoidablewarofexistence.Naturealsoordersustostruggle;whenweobeythenature,wewinourexistence.Theresultofstruggleistheevolutionofabettersociety.Inordertosurpasstheothers,onehastodevotehimselftowhathedoes.Ifeveryindividualdoesso,thesocietywillmakeprogress.Struggleisinevitable.Butweshouldstrugglewithsportsmanship,nottostandinthewayofothersinordertoachieveourownsuccess.Itisonlybystrugglinginsuchaway,mankindwillseeaworldgettingmoregloriousdaybyday.18.CanComputerReplaceHumanBrainComputersareworkingfasterthanhumanbrain.Butisitpossiblethatsomedaythecomputerwillreplacehumanbrainandcontrolthehumanbeing?Itisquiteimpossible.Computersaredesignedanddevelopedbyhumanbrain.Theyareusedtospeedupthecalculation.Computersareworkingaccordingtotheordersdesignedbyhumanbeing.Therunningofcomputerisagroupofintegratedcircuitrunbyasetofprogrammes.Withoutprogrammes,thecomputerswillnotknowwhattodo.Itistruepeoplearerelyingmoreandmoreoncomputers.Ifpeopledon’tknowhowtocontrolcomputers,theymaybereplacedbycomputersandlosetheirjobs.19.SuccessSuccessisalousy(verybad)teacher.Itseduces(tempt)smartpeopleintothinkingtheycan’tlose.Andit’sanunreliableguidetothefuture.Whatseemstheperfectbusinessplanorlatesttechnologytodaymaysoonbeout-of-date.Usuallywinninglottery(彩票)isthoughttobeone’sluck.Manypeopleliketotrytheirluck.Oneofthelottery’snewmillionairesgaveaninterviewontelevision.Whenhewasaskedbythereporterhowhehadpickedhiswinningnumbers,hesaidthatwhile“twoofthesixnumbershejustpulledfornoparticularreason.”Asfortheotherfournumbers,heusedfamilybirthdates.“So,yousee,”heboasted（自夸）,“Winningthelotteryisnotalljustluck.”20.TheCarandPollutionMostAmericanswouldfindithardtothinkwhatlifewouldlooklikewithoutacar.However,somehaverealizedtheseriousproblemoftheairpollutioncausedbythecar.Thepollutedairbecomespoisonousanddangeroustohealth.Onewaytogetridofthepollutedairistobuildacarthatdoesnotpollute.That’swhatseveralofthelargefactorieshavebeentryingtodo.Buttobuildacleancariseasiersaidthandone.Progressinthisfieldhasbeenslow.Anotherwayistotaketheplaceofthecarenginebysomething.Nowinventorsareworkingonsteamcarsaswellaselectriccars.Manymakersbelievethatitwilltakeyearstodevelopausefulmodelthatpleasesmen.Topreventtheworldfrombeingpollutedbycars,wemakesomechangesinthewaymanyofuslive.Americans,forexample,havetoreducethenumberoftheirtotalcars.Theyareencouragedtotravelandtoworkbybicycle.Itisthoughttohelpmantokeeptheairclean.Butthischangedoesnotcomeeasily.Alargenumberofworkersmightfindthemselveswithoutjobsifacarfactoryclosed.Thustheproblemofairpollutionwouldbecomelessimportantthanthatofunemployment.Althoughcarshaveledustobetterlife,theyhavealsobroughtusnewproblems21.TimeIsMoney“Timeismoney.”Thissayingmeansthattimeisveryvaluable.Buttimeismorevaluablethanmoney.Themoneywehavelostcanbegainedagain,butthetimewehavewastedcannotberegained.Moreover,sometimespersonscanexistwithoutmoney,butnothingcanbedonewithouttime,justasnoonecanlivewithoutair.Despitebeingsovaluable,timeisoftenneglectedbymen.Sincetimeisaninvisiblething,menoftenwastetheirtimeunconsciously（无意地）.Withoutanythingtodo,theymaygossipfrommorningtillnight.Mancanliveonlyatmosttoabout100years.Itseemsfairlylong,butinfactitisrathershort.Weoftensay“Howquicklytimeflies!”Howmanythingscanamanaccomplishinsuchashortperiod?Henceweshouldusethevaluabletimeproperlytodoourwork.Wewillracewithit.Wewillstudyandworkhard.Neverwastealittlebitofit.22.TrytoBeaGoodStudentPerhapsitisthedreamofeveryonetobeagoodstudentatschool,butquiteafewstudentsfeelatalossonhowtomakeit.Inmyopinionitisrathereasyifyoucanactonthefollowingpoints.Firstofall,makefulluseofyourtimeandworkhard.Don’tputofftilltomorrowwhatshouldbedonetoday,astimepastwillnevercomeback.Thefastdevelopingsocietyrequiresadequateknowledge,whichpressesustosparenoeffortstostudy.Ofcourse,yourhardworkwillberewardedoneday.Secondly,useyourownheadandpresentyourpointofview.Credulous（轻信的）attitudewillonlymakeyoutakeanythingforgranted.Withyourownjudgmentyouwillbeabletotellrightfromwrongandsetupyourowntheory.Thirdly,setasideenoughtimeforrelaxation,entertainment,etc.don’tignoretheharmofallworkandnoplay.Propersportswillbuildupyourbodyandimprovetheefficiencyofyourstudying.Tobeagoodstudentiseasiersaidthandone,foritneedsastudent’sconsistentefforts.Butnothingisdifficulttoamanifheputshisheartintoit.23.NaturalResourcesNaturehasprovideduswithmanykindsofresources.AlmosteverythingweuseinoureverydaylifecomesfromNature.Thefoodweeat,thewaterwedrink,theclotheswewear,theconcreteandbrickstobuildourhouses,thematerialstomakebikesweride,etc.allcomeoriginallyfromNature.Peoplehavebeenmakinguseofthesenaturalsuppliesforthousandsofyears.Withthedevelopmentoftechnologyandtheincreaseofthepopulation,theamountandrangeofmaterialstakenhasincreased.Itisestimatedthatthistreadwillcontinueintheyearstocome.However,naturalresourcesarenotinexhaustible.Someresourcesarealreadynearlyusedup.Forexample,theendoftheworld’sfuelisalreadywithinsight.Suchanessentialdailyitemaswaterisinshortsupplyinmanypartsoftheworld.WecannolongerthoughtlesslyusethemanyresourcesprovidedbyNature.Wemustlearntoconservewhatremains.24.WeHaveOnlyOneWorldWhenindustriesgrow,pollutionalsogrows.Todaytheproblemofenvironmenthasbecomemoreandmoreimportant.Theworldpopulationisrisingsoquicklythattheworldhasbecometoocrowded.Weareusingupournaturalresourcestooquicklyandatthesametimewearepollutingourenvironmentwithdangerouschemicals.Ifwedon’ttakeactionimmediately,thenwewilldestroyouronlyworld.Manhasmadegreatprogressinenvironmentprotection.Governmentofmanycountrieshasestablishedlawstoprotecttheforestandsearesourceandtostoptheenvironmentalpollution.Stillmoremeasuresshouldbetakentosolvetheproblem.First,weshouldstartbyeducatingthepublicaboutthehazardsofpollution.Thegovernmentonitspartshouldalsodesignstricterlaws.Thisisnotonlyforourowngenerationbutalsoforthefuturegenerationtocome.Itisnecessarytoprotectournatureenvironment.Wemustbeginnowtoprotectouronlyworld.25.MakeTheBestUseofOurLandItisthelandthathasbeenprovidinguswitheverythingweneedforcenturies.Inotherwords,almosteverythingweusedailycomesfromthelanddirectlyorindirectly.Thefood,clothes,houses,eventhebooksandfurnitureareallsuppliedbytheland.Butthelimitedlandisdecreasingatasurprisingspeed.Withtheexpandingofthecities,thedevelopmentoftheindustryandoverpopulation,lotsoflargepiecesofgoodfarmlandarebeingturnedintoresidentialareaswithmanyhousesan