Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Newspapers and magazines are the best ways to learn about a foreign country.
Foreign countries always seems mysterious to people. Some people consider that newspapers and magazines are the best ways to learn about a foreign country. But I don’t agree with it.
Foremost, there is one point we should make sure. That is, what stand for a country? The GDP? The prosperous of the big cities? The military power or the international influence? No, absolutely wrong. I think it’s the culture, the history and the custom that represent a country uniquely.
Admittedly, newspapers and magazines are good ways to learn about a foreign country. We can easily catch the latest news and events in the foreign newspaper, such as the celebration of festivals or the great policy reform. We can also get much information of particular aspects through the specific magazines. However, I don’t think it’s the best way to learn because of the follow reasons.
For one reason, things what are revealed by media are limited and are not definitely the truth. Limited by their space of pages, newspapers and magazines can’t introduce all the things in details. Besides, media such as newspapers and magazines have a great effect on the public. Sometimes, what will be published are selected by those who in charge of them for some reasons. It’s doubtful whether it’s the truth or not.
For another reason, the articles and pictures have a distance to real life. You may be touched by a vivid description in a novel, but you’ll never really have the feelings unless you go there. In my point of view, the best way is to pay a visit to a foreign country. Take an example of Jiangnan in China, in the Yangtze River Delta. It’s a magic place with water. Innumerable prose and novels tell stories happened there, stories about the moist air, beautiful fog, and soft girls. But you’ll never enjoy it unless you walk along the on blue slate stone road and wonder in the deep laneway vanished in the fog. It’s so humid that you’ll feel yourself immersing in the water. You’ll in the peace and quiet, may be with little sentiment. You can only know a place like that.
To sum up, I think newspapers and magazines are good ways to learn about a foreign country, but not the best one. The best way is, to see it with your eyes and feel it with your heart. Cause what the country is lies in the daily life of their people and the old buildings and streets.
Foreign countries always seems mysterious to people(us). Some people consider that newspapers and magazines are the best ways to learn about a foreign country. But I don’t agree with it. 7 {4 m# ^$ Y- M: R+ I/ u
Foremost, there is one point we should make sure. That is, what stand(s) for a country? The GDP? The prosperous of the(去掉) big cities? The military power or the international influence? No, absolutely wrong(太绝对了). I think it’s the culture, the history and the custom that represent a country uniquely.(感觉这段和主题脱离)
Admittedly, newspapers and magazines are good ways to learn about a foreign country. We can easily catch the latest news and events in the foreign(?) newspaper, such as the celebration of festivals or the great policy reform. We can also get much information of(about) particular aspects through the(some) specific magazines. However, I don’t think it’s the best way to learn because of the follow reasons.
5 P9 [0 Z+ }+ l9 K For one reason, things what(that) are revealed by media are limited and are(can not definite the truth)not definitely the truth. Limited by their space of pages, newspapers and magazines can’t introduce all the things in details. Besides, media such as newspapers and magazines have a great effect on the public. Sometimes, what will be published are selected by those who in charge of them for some reasons. It’s doubtful whether it’s the truth or not.(内容有点单调)
2 Y- A" b" r4 q c# \/ k) D: g For another reason, the articles and pictures have a distance to (表达有点生硬)real life. You may be touched by a vivid description in a novel, but you’ll never really have the feelings unless you go there. In my point of view, the best way is to pay a visit to a foreign country. Take an example of Jiangnan in China, in the Yangtze River Delta. It’s a magic place with water. Innumerable prose and novels tell stories happened there, stories about the moist air, beautiful fog, and soft girls. But you’ll never enjoy it unless you walk along the on blue slate stone road and wonder in the deep laneway vanished in the fog. It’s so humid that you’ll feel yourself immersing in the water. You’ll (be) in the peace and quiet, may be with little sentiment. You can only know a place like that.(扩展的不错)
+ |& t/ E6 q" Q1 D. j; b8 s1 }' B To sum up, I think newspapers and magazines are good ways to learn about a foreign country, but not the best one. The best way is, to see it with your eyes and feel it with your heart. Cause what the country is lies in the daily life of their people and the old buildings and streets.
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? A job with more vacation time but a low salary is better than a job with a high salary but less vacation time.
Choosing a job with more vacation time but a low salary or a job with a high salary but less vacation time is always controversial. However, I absolutely agree with the statement:
a job with more vacation time but a low salary is better than a job with a high salary but less vacation time. The reasons are as follows.
First, people can have more private time to enjoy their life and accompany their family. Many people, especially man, urge to get a good job ignoring whatever sacrifice. They usually overwork day and night despite of harming their health or engaged in social activities but have little time playing with their children. They may earn a high salary, however they will find that they miss too much in the end. Nowadays, many people know this tragedy and don’t want to follow it anymore. Consequently, they prefer a job with more vacation even if the salary is lower. In the leisure time, they can develop their habits, keep close with their family members, and life will have more fun.
Second, the productivity will be greatly developed when people deal with a job with more vacation time. Because people work time decreased, they will be more energetic and in a better mood so that less faults will be made and they will work more efficiently. Moreover, employer can use the money saved by reducing the salaries to hire more workers. It can create more benefits for the company.
In conclusion, I think it’s a good choice to choose a job with more vacation time but a low salary. However, I saw the news that, to confront the economic crisis, many people who have reached the age of retirement have to continue their work. I don’t think it’s a good phenomenon, and solutions should be carried out. I still believe that taking a job with more vacation time but a low salary will be a tendency in the whole world someday.
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The best way to improve the quality of the education in a country is to increase teachers' salaries.
As a student in a normal university, I noticed that teachers’ image in the society is not as good as it before, and even turn worse day by day. Their social status also dropped. The reason is that good teachers are fewer and fewer. It makes me worried. Doubtlessly, teachers are crucial because the quality of education in a country depends on them. We can find that, nowadays the quality of the education is far beyond our expectation. The common phenomenon, especially in high school, is that teachers don’t pay much attention to the class in the school but force the students to come to their personal class outside the school. Is that a big deal with money? Of cause!
Do teachers lack of money? Admittedly, teachers are not a group of people with high salaries. Lots of jobs offer higher salaries and the today’s inflation made life with a low salary much harder. Resembling a pedagogic young worker, want to buy easier said than done of a house. Increase teachers’ salaries is efficient way to improve teachers’ life standard and inspire them by material matters. But will this method lead a way to approach a good quality of the education, it is still questioning.
As is known to all, teachers are considered to be not only knowledgeable, strict, but also noble and have virtues. In the old days, people respect teachers for these reasons. Consequently, the good characteristics should be remained and made glory. To increase teachers' salaries is an indirect way to improve the quality of the education in a country; however, I think the key point is about the ethic. Teachers should know that their career is lofty and can’t be replaced. They must decide to take the responsibility since they choose this career and not let a student down. Nothing can be the excuse for decrease the quality of education. Besides, to some greedy people, no matter how high the salaries you pay them, they won’t be satisfied.
According to all the discussion above, the best way to improve the quality of the education in a country is to rebuild the ethics of teachers. It can fundamentally make things happen.