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CollegeStudentsandLuxuries
1、现在不少大学生都拥有奢侈品
2、大学生获得奢侈品的途径有……
3、我认为……
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CollegeStudentsandLuxuries
Walkingonthecampus,you’llfindluxuriesarenotfarawayforstudents.SomewearCKclothesandsomecarryLVbags.AccordingtoanonlinesurveyconductedbyTencentinMaythisyear,thereare37percentstudentsclaimingtohaveacertainluxury.
Onthebasisofthesurvey,thewayofobtainingluxuriesisquitedifferent.Somestudentsgetthemfromtheirparents,astheirfamiliesareingoodfinancialcondition.Sometakepart-timejobstobuyluxuriesbythemselves.Forexample,acollegestudentnamedXiaoMeisaidsheworkedasatutorforthreemonthsinordertogetabottleofDiorperfume.Somereceiveluxuriesasagiftfromtheirfriendsorrelatives.
Asforme,Iobjecttostudents'usingluxuries.Itisknownthatluxuriesarenotablefortheirsuperprices.However,studentsarenoteconomicallyindependentandtheirattentionshouldbepaidtostudy.Inthissense,usingluxuriesisimproperforstudents.
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositiononthetopicACurseCanBeaBlessinginDisguise。Youshouldwriteatleast150wordsbutnomorethan200words.
DisruptingMyComfortZone
Iwas45yearsoldwhenIdecidedtolearnhowtosurf.Theysaythatlifeistoughenough.ButIguessIliketomakethingsdifficultonmyself,becauseIdothatallthetime,everydayandonpurpose.That'sbecauseIbelieveindisruptingmycomfortzone.WhenIstartedoutintheentertainmentbusiness,ImadealistofpeoplethatIthoughtwouldbegoodtome.Notpeoplewhocouldgivemeajoboradeal,butpeoplewhocouldshakemeup,teachmesomething,challengemyideasaboutmyselfandtheworld.SoIstartedcallingupexpertsinallkindsoffields.Someofthemwereworld-famous.Ofcourse,Ididn'tknowanyofthesepeopleandnoneofthemknewme.
SowhenIcalledthesepeopleuptoaskthemforameeting,theresponsewasn'talwaysfriendly.
Andevenwhentheyagreedtogivemesomeoftheirtime,theresultsweren'talwayswhatonemightdescribeaspleasant.Take,forexample,EdwardTeller,thefatherofthehydrogenbomb.Ittookmeayearofbeggingandmorebeggingtogettohimtoagreetomeetwithme.Andthenwhathappened?Heridiculedmeandinsultedme.Butthatwasokay.Iwashopingtolearnsomethingfromhim—andIdid,evenifitwasonlythatI'mnotthatinterestingtoaphysicistwithnotasteforourpopculture.Overthelast30years,I'veproducedmorethan50moviesand20televisionseries.I'msuccessfuland,inmybusiness,prettywellknown.SowhydoIcontinuetosubjectmyselftothissortofthing?Theanswerissimple:Disruptingmycomfortzone,bombardingmyselfwithchallengingpeopleandsituations—thisisthebestwaythatIknowtokeepgrowing.AndtoparaphraseabiologistIoncemet,ifyou'renotgrowing,you'redying.SomaybeI'mnotthebestsurferonthenorthshore,butthat'sokay.Thediscomfort,theuncertainty,thephysicalandmentalchallengethatIgetfromthis—allthethingsthattoomanyofusspendourtimeandenergytryingtoavoid—theyarepreciselythethingsthatkeepmeinthegame.
AbilitiesandGoodLooks
Weareoftentoldnottojudgepeoplebytheirappearance,becauseforaperson,abilitiesarefarmoreimportantthanappearance.Throughouthistory,therearenumerousexamplesofoutstandingpeoplewithremarkableachievementswhoarejustplainornotgood-lookingatall.
However,nowadayssomepeopleholdthebeliefthatappearanceoutweighsabilities,partlybecausesomebeautifulpeopleseemtohaveadvantagesincompetitivesituationslikejobinterviewsandhavebeengivenmoreopportunitiesthanothers.
Nevertheless,Istillfirmlybelievethatabilitiesaremoreimportant.Foronething,althoughgoodlooksareeasyontheeye,itisalwaysone'sabilitiesthatcreatevaluesthatreallymatter.Foranother,whilepeople'sgoodlookswereborntothem,abilitieshavetobegainedthroughdeliberateself-cultivationandyearsofhardworkingwhichspeakmoreofpeople'struecolors.Lastbutnotleast,abilitiesgrowovertimewhilegoodlooksonlyfade.Eventually,itistheabilitiesthathelppeoplesucceed,soitissafetosaythatabilitieswillalwaysbringmoretolifethangoodlooks.