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英语角话题王

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1.Pressure

Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlife,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationisessentialforahealthymindandbody.

Stressisanaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingasitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.

Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstanddependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsightofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetween“flightorfight”andinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicesmadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecriseswemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseaseshaveestablishedlinkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlives（itwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecould）,weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.

2.CheatingontheCampus

Iwalkedintotheexaminationroom,tiredandstressed.Ihadbeenuplatethenightbefore,preparingforourfirstarithmetictestoftheyear.

Wheneveryonesatdown,testpaperswerehandedoutandIbegan.Lessthantenminuteslater,ourteacherannouncedhehadanerrandtorun,andtoldustokeepworkinguntilhereturned.Assoonashewalkedoutofthedoor,however,Iknewexactlywhatwasgoingtohappen.

Icontinuedconcentratingonthequestionsinfrontofme,butsuddenlytheroomwasnotsoquietanymore.WithasighIliftedmyhead,andlookedaroundtheroom.

Nowthattheteacherhadgone,manyofthestudentsbegansharinganswersanddiscussingtheproblemstogether.Althoughthiswasfarfromthefirsttime,onceagainIwasfilledwithafeelingofdisappointment.Itriedtocontinueworking,butmymindwasnowcloggedwithconfusionanddisappointment.Afterall,thiswasanimportantexam,andwewereseniorsinhighschool.Shouldn'twebetrustworthyenoughtobeleftaloneintheclassroomwithouttheteacherhavingtoworryaboutuscheating?

Cheating

Thewordbringstomindmanydifferentconnotations,fromdeceptiontodishonestytocorruption.Ihavealwaysbeenagainstcheatingandhaveworkedhardtoearnmygradeshonestly,seeingwhathavehappenedallaroundmeisverydifficulttoaccept.Ihaveneverreallyunderstoodhowdifficultitcanbetoresistcheating,untilIbegantowitnessmypeersdoingitonadailybasis.Formany,cheatinghasbecomejustapartofeverydaylife,andtheydon'teventhinktwiceaboutdoingit.Ican'tevenexplainhowdisappointingitfeelstoputallmyeffortintoahomeworkassignmentorstudyingforatest,andthenseesomeoneelsecheattogetabettergrade.Tome,thegradeonereceivesshouldrepresentnotonlyhisintelligence,butalsohowmucheffortandhardworkhehasappliedtohonestlyearnthegrade.

Afewweekslater,whenourclassranksweredisclosed,Iwasveryexcitedtorank2ndinmyclass.IhonestlyfeltthattheamountofworkandcommitmentIhadmadetomystudiesthroughouthighschoolearnedmethisplace,andIwasproudtohavecomethisfar.However,Iwaswonderingaboutthosewhohadcheatedtogetwheretheywere.Manyofthemwererankedclosetome,andevenatthetopoftheclass.

Ihavecontemplatedmanytimeswhetheritisrighttoletalltheseactsgounreportedandtoletthesestudentscontinuetothinkthatcheatingisthebestsolution.Ofcoursethetemptationtocheatwillalwaysbethere,butasaresultmanyofthesestudentswillneverbeabletoexperiencehowgooditfeelstoearnagoodgradethroughhardwork.Cheatingmayseemliketheeasiestsolutionnow,butinthefutureitwillmakethingsmuchmoredifficult.Thesestudentswhobecomeaccustomedtocheatingonaregularbasiswillfinditmayprogressfarbeyondtheirschoolwork.Theywillcontinuetodeceiveothersinallaspectsoftheirlives,frompersonaltobusinessrelationships.Ijusthopethatsomedaytheywillbeabletorealizethatcheatingandmisleadingotherscannotbekeptupforever.Eventually,theywillrealizeforthemselvesthattheonlywaytosuccessistoworkhonestly,andtohonestlyearnwhattheywant.AllIcandoistoprayandhopethatsomeday,somehow,peoplewillbefairandhonest.It'sasimplewish,butasadonethatisprobablybeyondmygrasp.

Asformyfirstarithmetictest,Iendedupgettinga142onit.AsIsatinclassthatday,Ilistenedtothestudentsaroundme,whohadcheated,braggingabouttheirgradeseachother.IhavenowrealizedthatnomatterhowangryIget,orhowmuchIcomplainaboutit,someofthesestudentswillcontinuetocheat,aslongastheycangetawaywithit.Althoughmy142maynotbeperfect,Icanwalkoutoftheroomfeelinggoodaboutmyself,andbeingproudthatIworkedtothebestofmyability.IfeelconfidentinwhatIbelieveisrightwillhelpmegrowbetterasahumanbeing,andhopefullyitcanhelpmetoadvanceonestepfurtheronthelong,complicatedpathoflife.

3.WorriesaboutTelephone

Asisknowntoall,telephoneisoneofthemostindispensablepartsinpeople'severydaylife.However,ithasbroughtalotofworriesaswellasquitesometroubletome.

AslongagoasIwasstudyinginjuniorhighschool,mydeskmate,whowasratherpoorathisschoolworksimplyregardedmeashisprivateteacher.Onaveragehetelephonedmefivetimesadayandaskedmemanyquestionsconcerningdifferentsubjects,whichmadeithardformetoconcentrateonmyownstudy.However,thinkingthathewasinrealneedofhelp,Ididmybesttoprovidehimwithsatisfyinganswers,althoughitalwaystookmeplentyoftime.

SinceIenteredseniorhighschool,moretroubleemerged.Maybeowingtomygoodstudyandmyappearancewhichseemsalwaysreadytohelpothers,atschool,Iwasinvariablysurroundedbyseveralpuzzledfacesandmybrainwasthusconstantlyfilledwithalargenumberofacademicquestions.Thenathome,onthephone,Iwasinevitablywantedbymyclassmatesandevenmyformeronestosolvetheirproblemsofstudy,especiallybeforetheexams,duringwhichperiodoftimeIwasalmostfullyengagedbythoseregulartelephones.AndIjustcouldn'tconcentrateonmypreparationsfortheexams.

However,astimewentby,itturnedouttobemorethanMomcouldpossiblybear.Everynight'scontinualdisturbanceeventuallygaveuptotheexplosionofherannoyance."Youareastudent.Youaren'ttheirteacher!

"shesaidangrilytome,"Theyonlycareabouttheirownstudy.They'veneverthoughtofyourheavyburden.""Oneday,youwillseethemmakinggreatprogresswhileyouyourself...."

Atfirst,Ididn'ttakeitseriouslyasIthoughtshedidn'tunderstandme.Ireallydidn'twanttodisappointmyfriends.Ievenreasonedherwithallthegoodthatansweringtelephoneswoulddotothemasteryofmyownknowledge.Butthatdidn'thelpatall.Whatwasworse,forthenextseveralmonths,IhadindeedhadahardtimeputtingupwithMom'sendlessscreamingeverytimeafteraphonecall.TheworstwasthatatlastshespokereallyloudlywhenIwasansweringaphonecall.Atthosemoments,Ifeltreallyembarrassedbecauseherpenetratingremarkscouldbeheardbymyclassmates.Whatwouldtheythinkofherandthenme?

IunderstoodthatMomwasjustworriedaboutmyschoolwork,butasfarasIcouldseefrommyacademicachievements,Ihadnotbeenaffectedbyansweringthecalls.SobythenIwasstillundertheimpressionthatitwouldn'tdomuchharmtomystudy.ThereforeIpersistedinansweringeachphonecallregardlessofMom'sopposition.

ItwasnotuntilIgotpoormarksduringthetwoconsecutiveexaminationsthatIcametorealizehowtelephonehadaffectedmystudy.Whatwasmoreimportant,Ishouldn'thaveplacedtoomuchconcernoverotherpeople'sattitudetowardsme.Ishouldn'thaveturnedawayfromtherealitythatIdidn'thaveenoughtimeandenergytospare.MyambitionofbecomingakeyuniversitystudentwasunlikelytoachieveunlessIputmywholehearttothearduousandtortuousprocessofstudy.Momwasright.

Thus,itwasnecessaryformetodosomethingtomakemytelephonesomewhatsilent.How?

Ihadnoalternativebuttoappealtomyclassmates.Tomygreatcomfort,theyallunderstoodmeandpromisedtoaskfewerquestionsonthephone.

Sureenough,eversincethen,Ihavebeenabletogoonsmoothlywithmystudyeveryevening,freefromthefrequentblaringofthephoneandthescreamingofMom.Ofcourse,occasionaltelephonecallsstilldistractmenowandthen.ButIdon'thaveto'worry'abouttheillresultsofthemanymore.

Aboveall,IhavealreadygotoutofthetroublebroughtaboutbyphonecallsandI'vecometoknowthatitisabsolutelyimportantforastudentlikemetohaveacorrectandpracticalattitudetowardstherelationshipwithhisclassmatesandtherelationshipbetweenhelpingotherswiththeirstudyandmakingprogresshimself.

4.Myfavoritepastime

Doyouoftensurftheinternet?

Doyouliketraveling?

Wherehaveyoubeen?

Canyousaysomethingaboutthecharacteristicsoftheseplaces?

5.What'reyourcriteriaformakingfriends?

6.HowdoI