
Different people look at learning and love in different ways.
Some college teachers argue that students should give up love for the sake of learning. They maintain that love makes us time consuming and tears on away from learning. If a student falls in love, he will certainly fall behind in his courses. Students, however, hold that forbidding love affairs among college students is not good. They insist that a student who falls in love will study harder and will make great progress. They don’t believe that a person who has not fallen in love can concentrate on learning.
As a popular saying goes, “Everything has two sides.” So does love. If you don’t give yourself away in love but takes it as a drive, you will make more progress in your learning and have good scores. But if you are infatuated with love, you will be a definite failure in your studies.
4. Should Euthanasia Be Legalized?
Euthanasia, a quiet and easy death, or “mercy killing” as we call it recently has made the headlines frequently. Many people applaud it and argue that euthanasia should be legalized.
As is pointed out, to practice euthanasia can benefit both the patient and his family. To a terminally ill person who is suffering excruciating pains day and night or living “like a vegetable”, to be allowed to end his life painlessly is a good release. To his family it is also a big relief considering the financial and emotional drain on them. However, the legalization of euthanasia may also bring about problems that our society have not previously faced. For example, is it humane to end the life of a terminally ill patient who does not want to die? Is it possible that euthanasia could be taken advantage of for criminal purposes?
Since the legalization of euthanasia will raise serious moral and social issues, the decision our society makes about it will undoubtedly have tremendous consequences in society.
专四写作常见错误分析
一、句子平行方面
1.The price of milk isn’t higher than grain.
2.The energy problem is currently of great concern of a nation, the world and human being.
3.Before I selected the new courses, my teacher warned me of the difficulty of the course and how long it lasted.
4.Making cities greener has a lot of advantages, such as its improvement of our environment, its contribution to our industry and its making our cities beautiful.
二、搭配方面
1.The traffic in China is becoming more and more crowded.
2.However, the speed of a car is much faster than that of a bicycle.
3.We should study as much knowledge as possible so that we can be fully prepared for the future.
4.The opportunity to be promoted is smaller for a woman who has a child.
5.Last Sunday my flat was stolen.
三、中国式英语
1.Traffic is a serious problem, and one of the reason is that Shanghai has over ten million people.
2.My handwriting has made great progress.
3.With the improved design of advertisements, people’s interest in them has become more and more.
4.I want a single room, but I can’t afford to rent it.
5.This makes me difficult to fall asleep.
6.Some people think TV advertisements can add color to TV programs, but to me, it is just like drawing a snake and adding feet to it.
四、重复累赘
1.The cause of the accident was due to the careless driving.
2.In my opinion, I think the owner is justified to do so.
3.Is it really a good solution to solve the heavy traffic problem?
4.We should combine the study of language with that of culture together.
五、单词的使用问题
1.Above all, reading books should be selected, because our time is unenough.
2.The producers may have not thought about the disutility to others.
3.Advertising on television enables consumers to choice commodities to their satisfaction more easily.
4.The high profits brought by TV advertisements are naturally excited to the TV station.
六、语法问题
1.Considered that your club is close to my university, it would be convenient for me to have sports after class.
2.It is a construction site locating in Jiangnan Road.
3.Opportunity is only belonged to those who work hard.
4.Lots of exams have to be taken by students each term.
5.Most consumers are sometimes cheated by TV advertisements.
5. Never, Never Give Up
We often hear people say, “Never give up.” There can be encouraging words and words of determination. A person who believes in them will keep trying to reach his goal no matter how many times he fails. In my opinion, the quality of determination to succeed is an important one to have. Therefore, I believe that we should never give up.
One reason is that if we give up too easily, we will rarely achieve anything. It is not unusual for us to fail in our first attempt at something new, so we should not feel discouraged and should try again. Besides, if we always give up when we fail, we will not be able to develop new skills. Another reason we should never give up is that we can learn from our mistakes only if we make a new effort. If we do not try again, the lesson we have learned is wasted. Finally, we should never give up because as we work to reach our goals, we develop confidence, and this confidence can help us succeed in other areas of our life.
In short, it is important that we do not give up when working for our goals. Whether we succeed in the end or not, we will learn something, and what we learn will help us to become more confident.
6. Jobs for Graduate
Job hunting has always been a headache for college graduates. Though many graduates are employed right after graduation, some are not. Most serious of all, some still have no idea where to go working even a long time after graduation.
The reasons for this phenomenon are various. On the one hand, a few years ago colleges and universities enrolled so many students in popular majors, such as economy, finance and so on, that the number of graduates was greater than the need in the market. On the other hand, most graduates would rather stay in large cities without suitable job to do than go to the country.
I think the problem can be solved if both colleges and students take measures. First, colleges should research the market and develop special skills to suit its need. Second, students’ attitude towards employment should be changed. They should go to some small cities and countries. There they can also give full play to their professional knowledge. In a word, if we pay much attention, the problem can be solved.
7. Being an Only Child is More Advantageous
More and more people are concerned with the number of children in a family. From my point of view, being an only child offers more advantages than disadvantages.
In comparison with the life in a big family, the life of being an only child has four obvious advantages. Firstly, the child enjoys the privilege of being the center of attention and can get all the love and care of the parents. Secondly, the parents are usually able to satisfy all the material needs of the child. Thirdly, the child is completely free from the possible conflicts often found in a big family. Lastly, because of lack of mutual help and because the parents cannot be with the child all the time, the child is likely to develop an independent character that will enable him or her to succeed more easily in society.
Although the disadvantages of being an only child are also obvious, such as the lack of playmates at home and the possible overindulgence in some cases, it seems to me that being an only child is more advantageous.
8.The Effects of Technology on Learning
The technological advances of the last few years have been amazing. Never before have students had such a wide variety of resources to help them in their studies. Those who can take advantages of theses resources have the opportunity to learn about more subjects and to acquire more in-depth knowledge. In my opinion, students can indeed learn more and learn more quickly with the help of modern technology.
The piece of technology most important as a learning tool must be the computer. Paired with the Internet, it allows students to research topics more quickly and thoroughly and to write up their findings more rapidly as well. Furthermore, advances in many fields are being made so fast these days that it is impossible for textbooks to keep up. Technology allows students to keep abreast of the latest development. Also, it cannot be denied that many students enjoy using such resources in their studies. Because of this, they are more likely to pursue subjects in greater depth.
For all these reasons, I believe that technology is of great benefit to today’s students. Of course, it is still possible to learn without the aid of such devices, but I believe that those students who are fortunate enough to have access to technological resources should take every advantage of them.
9.Develop Western Regions
The large- scale development of West China is of profound significance. First, it will open a broad development space for central and eastern regions. Besides, it’s critical to China’s overall economic rise. What’s more, it’s the only effective way to decrease the imbalance of economic development in the east and west so as to revitalize our nation.
There are various reasons why the landlocked west has lagged behind in its economic development. The chief reason, I think, is that the opening-up policies enable the east to lure more foreign capital and make a fantastic spur in its development. As a result, it leaves the west far behind in its economic growth. In addition, the west’s unique unfavorable geographic positions greatly limit its development. Therefore, the gaps between the west and the east have been widened since China’s reform. In fact, many regions in the west still remain comparatively underdeveloped. To illustrate, most of the 30 million poor populations, who still have subsistence problems, live there. If left unchanged, the underdevelopment in the west will greatly affect overall prosperity and even social stability.
However, the western region development is a long-term systematic project. It calls for tremendous efforts of several generations. To sum up, our chief goal is to build West China with economic prosperity, social progress, political stability and beautiful landscape. Finally, I believe the west will catch up with the east in its economic development in the near future.
说明文写作方法
1. 下定义
Home is the place in the world that totally belongs to you,… Home is the symbol of reunion.
2. 分类法
A language is made up of many elements. Each language has a set of sounds, separated into vowels and consonants, which differs in subtle ways from the sound sets of every other language.
3. 举例法
Strong will, perseverance and diligence are the three key factors to success. A man of strong will and perseverance always has an inflexible spirit. Dr. Sun Yat-sen was such a man. Many of his attempts failed, but he held to his purpose with firmness and finally succeeded in overthrowing the Qing Dynasty. Diligence means steadiness in one’s work and study. Karl Marx often worked 15 hours a day. Life is short and we have too much to do. Without diligence one can achieve nothing.
4. 比较和对照
Owing to different experiences, the young and the old have much to disagree on. Young people on average favor changes and new ideas, while old people are usually conservative, sticking to traditional principles and old ideas and looking down on young people’s innovative behaviors and radical ideas.
议论文写作方法
1. 引证法
In modern society, it seems impossible to live without money. For instance, a country needs money to develop its economy and to raise people’s living standards. For a person suffering from poverty or a serious disease, he has to go hungry or to wait to die. Money is even regarded as a symbol of wealth and status. As a proverb goes, “Money makes the mare go.”
2. 正反论证法
Faced with criminals, different people take different attitudes towards them. Some become so frightened that they tend to give up fighting or to turn a blind eye to the criminals. Others, however, are brave enough to fight the criminals even at the risk of their own lives. There is no doubt that they set a good example for all of us to follow.
3. 因果论证法
Nuclear power stations are now being built by the developed countries. We need to build nuclear power stations. Nuclear power is our hope for the future.
Why? This is because we need to develop new forms of energy. Oil cannot last forever. It is said that by the middle of the 21st century, we will have used up nearly all the oil in the planet. Moreover, nuclear energy is much more efficient than petrol energy. And we can achieve reduction in the cost of electricity generation from nuclear power.
