学校英语报正在改版,拟从现有的三个栏目(健康、娱乐、文化)中去除一个,并从三个备选栏目(时尚、职业规划、读者反馈)中挑选一个纳入该报。假设你是该校学生程飞,给校报编辑写一封电子邮件,表达你的观点。邮件须包括以下内容:
1、你建议去除的栏目及去除的理由;
2、你建议增加的栏目及增加的理由。
DearEditor,
WhenitcomestotheselectionofthecolumnsfortheschoolEnglishnewspaper,opinionsvaryfromonetoanother.AsfarasIamconcerned,thecolumnspreservedwilldefinitelymakeafeatureofstudents'interestandexertpositiveeffectsontheirstudyandlife.
Comparativelyspeaking,Imaintainthatthevalueofthecolumnsconcerninghealthandculturefaroutweighsthatoftheentertainment.Theimmediatefactorisnothingismorevaluablethankeepinghealthyinthatlossofhealthsignifieskissinggoodbyetolife.That'swhymoreknowledgeofhowtokeepfit,moreeffectivelyonecanimprovehisqualityoflife.Thesecondpointtobementionedisthatprogressintheacquisitionofculturescontributestobroadeningone'shorizons,whichinturnfacilitatesone'sstudyandtheestablishmentofphilosophyoflife.
Asfortheaddition,thecareerplanningconstitutesatoppriority.Foronething,itconcernsone'scareerdevelopmentagreatdealwhileforanother,itmakesagreatdifferencetoone'scareersuccessinthefuture.
Iamprettyconvincedthatawisechoicemakesperfect.Iamwritingthee-mailinthehopethatmyadvicewilladdabrillianttouchtotheimprovedversionofourschoolEnglishnewspaper.
Yourssincerely,
ChengFei
PresidentBushsChristmasAddress
Thankyouall.Thankyouverymuch.WiththelightingoftheNationalChristmasTree,weobserveoneofthegreattraditionsofournationscapital.AndthroughouttheChristmasseason,werecallthatGodsloveisfoundin1)humbleplaces,andGodspeaceisofferedtoallofus.LauraandIarepleasedtobewithyouatthisChristmasPageantofPeace,andwethankyouallforcomingaswell.
IwanttothankBarbaraforhostingthisevent.(Applause)Iwanttothankallthe2)entertainersformakingthenightsuchaspecialevening,thankyouallforcoming.(Applause)IwanttothankPeterandtheboardofdirectorsandtheproductionteamfororganizingthisfineevent.IappreciateSantacoming.(Laughter)LookslikeheneedsabeltforChristmas.(Laughter)Finally,IwanttothankallthegoodpeopleoftheNationalParkService.(Applause)TheNationalChristmasTreeisalivingtreeandtheParkServicelooksafteriteverysingledayoftheyear.
Fornearly80years,intimesofcalmandintimesofchallenge,Americanshavegatheredforthisceremony.Thesimplestorywerememberduringthisseasonspeakstoeverygeneration.Itisthestoryofaquietbirthinalittletown,onthemarginsofanindifferentempire.Yet,thatsingleeventsetthedirectionofhistoryandstillchangesmillionsoflives.Forovertwo3)millennia,ChristmashascarriedthemessagethatGodiswithus-and,becauseHeswithus,wecanalwaysliveinhope.
Inthisseason,wecelebratewithourfamilies-anddeeplymissfamilymembersnolongerwithus.ThousandsoffamiliesinournationarestillgrievingovertheterriblelossesthatcametothemlastyearonSeptemberthe11th.Weprayfortheircomfort.Weprayforthecomfortforeveryonewhohaslostalifethisyear.
Ourentirenationisalsothinkingatthistimeofyearofthemenandwomeninthemilitary,manyofwhomwillspendthisChristmasatpostsfarfromhome.TheystandbetweenAmericansandgravedanger.Theyserveinthecauseofpeaceandfreedom.Theyweartheuniformproudlyandweareproudofthem.(Applause)
LauraandIwisheveryAmericanfamilytheblessingsofthisseason,happyholidays,andamerryChristmas.AndnowwehavethehonoroflightingtheNationalChristmasTree.Andjoiningus,wevegottwonewfriends,SamaraBanksandBenSchneller,tohelpuslightthistree.
Now,ifeverybody-youallstepuphere-(laughter)-getready.Pleasejoinusinthe4)countdown:Five,four,three,two,one.(Applause)
Currently,asamassofreportsondeathsandinjuriescausedbydrunkendrivingarealloverthenews,thephenomenonofdrunkendrivinghasarousednationwideconcern.
Drunkendrivingwillundoubtedlygiverisetosevereconsequencesifweturnablindeyetoit.Inthefirstplace,itwillputthesafetyofdrivers,passengersandpedestriansunderthreatbycausingtrafficaccidents,injuriesorevendeaths.Afterthat,itmeansamournfulwasteoftimeandmoneytotreattheinjuredandfixthecrashedcars.Inaddition,theirresponsiblebehaviorsofthedrunkendriversmayleadtotheunstabilizationofthesociety.
Promptandeffectivemeasuresshouldbetakentoreducedrunkendrivingbeforethingsgetworse.Ontheonehand,itisessentialthatlawsandregulationsshouldbestrictlyenforcedtoimposeheavypenaltyonthosewhoviolatetherules.Ontheother,moreeffortsshouldbemadetoarousepublicconsciousness,suchaspropagatingthebadinfluenceofdrunkendriving.Onlyinthiswaycandrunkendrivingbereduced.
Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonlivinginthevirtualworld.Trytoimaginewhatwillhappenwhenpeoplespendmoreandmoretimeinthevirtualworldinsteadofinteractingintherealworld.Youarerequiredtowriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
Thereisnodenyinginsayingthattheinternethasbecomeanindispensablepartofourdailylife.Admittedly,thisgreatinvention,asamajormeansofentertainmentthatrelievesone’spressure,boredom,stressandburden,addssomeflavoroffunandhigh-techintoourseeminglytedious,routineandmonotonouslife.
Nevertheless,thestaggeringadvancementoftechnologyisattendedbygraveconsequences.Itisuniversallyacknowledgedthatpeople,especiallytheyoungsters,arespendingmoreandmoretimeinthevirtualworld,suchaschattingwiththestrangers,beingaddictedtothecomputergamesandsoon,insteadofinteractingintherealworld.Bydoingso,theyoungwastetheirhours,lavishtheirdays,evensquandertheiryearswhilelivinginthevirtualworld.
Itishightimewepaiddueattentiontothisadversetrendbroughtbytheunprecedentednewtechnology.Wemustensurethattechnologicalinnovationswillnotrenderusslavestohightechnology.Onlyinasensible,healthyatmospherecanwehopetowitnesstheidealsceneinwhichwe,humanbeings,canutilizetheinternettoitsuttermost.