Convenience and Nature

When we go to the dining hall of our college, we use disposable chopsticks. Those chopsticks are made of wood, and the wood comes from our forest. It is always easy for people to accept things which can bring convenience to them. So when the disposable utensils come into use, they become popular at once. Countless chopsticks are discarded after eachmeal. People get used to it, but Nature does not. Therefore, sandstorms ravage the land; desert expands its territory; floods and droughts claim lives and property. Nature is expressing her objection to such convenience in her own way for the loss of her forest. It is high time we stopped pursuing convenience regardless of Natare. Although their is a long way for us to go to raise everyone's awareness of environmental protection, we must try our best to let everyone love and protect our Mother Nature, for her sake and for our own sake as well.

Dont Scribble on the Desk

The desk is the place at which one can read and write. But in the classrooms of our campus, we can often read something on the surface of the desks, because someone writes directly on it. In nly opinion, scribbling on the desk is vandalism, even though some scribbles are regarded as artistic or literary works by a few. Desks at the college are public property. Students have no right to express personal feelings by scribbling on them. In fact, most of the marks left there are meaningless and very ugly, and some are engraved by knives and the like that the damage is hard to remove. A college with good academic atmosphere should not allow such behavior and any student with morality will feel ashamed of that. So stop scribbling on the desks from now on. Let our campus remain clean and beautiful by our joint efforts.

Fireworks

There has long been a heated discussion by the public over the setting off of firecrackers and fireworks. Some people, especially the middle-aged and elderly, argue that playing with firecrackers during the Spring Festival is a traditional ritual. Others, usually younger people, claim that it brings about too much noise, air pollution and even danger to haman bodies. For example, a primary-school pupil was badly injured by fireworks in Shanghai last Spring Festival. In ray opinion, although the deafening sound and strong smell of firecrackers and fireworks give us a festive atmosphere, the negative effects on our environment and health are too great. With the increasing awareness of the Chinese people on the importance of environmental protection and with our central and local governments' efforts, I believe this tradition will be replaced by some new way of celebration soon.

At the Zoo

At the Zoo Last Sunday, my sister and I visited the Tianjin Zoo. We had a good time there. Early that morning, we got to the zoo. As .soon as we entered the zoo, we .saw a big white house. On the wall of the house, there was a picture of a panda. "This is the Panda's House, ", I said to my sister "Let's go and see the pandas first ". We ran to the Panda's House. It was big and clean. There were three pandas in the house. One of them was much smaller than the other two. Later we were told that the small panda was born just six months ago and was named "Jingjing". We watched Jingjing playing with a big ball near his mother. We cried: "Hello, Jingjing." We watched Jingjing playing with a big ball near his mother. We cried:" Hello, Jingjing. "Hearing this, Jingjing turned round and reared up, as if was saying:" Wel-corne! Warmly welcome!" Seeing this, rny sister and I were very happy. Then we went to see the Monkey-Hill. Most of the visitors, especially the children love the monkeys very much. There were a lot of monkeys on the hill. Some of them were playing, and some were running about. Others were hanging from trees by their tails. A small monkey ran towards us and wanted to get some food from us. My sister threw a banana to him. He caught it and made faces to us. This made the people around us laugh.

My Mother

My Mother My mother is a kind and gentle woman. She is always very gentle. She takes good care of her children and keeps them all at school. I have two brothers and two sisters. So she gets five children in all. She gives us every comfort we need. We all love her very much. My mother has too much to do in bring us up. As our family is not rich enough, my mother always hits to do a lot of work. She gets up very early and sleeps very late every day. She works very hard, yet without complaining. My mother is also a thrifty and industrious woman. She saves every penny that she can to keep everything in order. As she has been busy ever since she was young, she looks older than she really is. Her face is wrinkled, her hair becomes silver white, some of her teeth become movable. But she works as hard as ever. My mother often says to us," work while you work, play while you play. If you did not work, you will become lazy and of no use to the society." What a good piece of advice it is! We must worth it well and always keep it in our minds.

Why My Spoken Enslish is Poor?(

When we study English, we learn to listen, speak, read and write. Of these abilities, speaking is the most important. As we all know, the fundamental means of commUnication is speaking. Onlyby speaking to each other directly can two people exchange their ideas freely and efficiently. This is especially true in modern times when we live in a "global village", where joint ventures and overseas tourism become commonplace. Many employers in joint ventures speak English, so do most of the tourists. Many difficulties will arise if we can't express ourselves fluently in English. In spite of my awareness of its importance, I seldom find chances to practice and improve my oral English. So, I am still very weak with regard to this respect. one reason is that my pronunciation and intonation aren't good enough. The other is that I am so shy that I am always too nervous to find the exact words to express my ideas and feelings. As a result the best way for me to do is to remain silent when others are practicing and making great progress in their oral English everyday. Now I am attaching much more importance to oral English and I have made up my mind to seize every opportunity to practice. I begin to participate actively in all kinds of English activities, such as going to "English Corners", talking in English with my classmates and with native speakers. "Nothing is difficult in the world if you really put your heart to it." as the Chinese saying goes. If I can build up my confidence, if I am not afraid of losing face any more, if I really work hard on it, I am sure my oral English will be excellent someday.

How to Take Notes

There are many things you should do if you want to excel in college courses. One of the most important things, Ithink, is to take effective notes. The following tips should help you take better notes in your classes. First, attend classes faithfully. Copying another student's notes cannot substitute for hearing the idea in person. Second, develop a system of abbreviation. Using abbreviations for often used words and special terms can speed up your note taking. In addition, be alert for signals of importance: anything written on blackboard, definitions, examples, emphasized words, and repeated ideas. Writing down examples and connections between ideas is also essential. Too many students merely copy the terms the teacher puts on the blackboard; they forget that as time goes by, details that serve as a bridge between the ideas quickly fade. Next, review your notes after class toclassify and expand them. Finally, take notes in every class you attend. Otherwise, you are sure to forget most of what you hear. If you can follow the above tips, you are bound to find all your lessons easy and enjoyable. And, as time goes, you will do better than most of the students in your class.