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学英语写作文

Youngstersmaybeleftbehind,butnotforgotten

ByAn baijie and Xiang mingchao（ChinaDaily）

Editor'snote:

AsthenationpreparestocelebrateChildren'sDayonJune1,ChinaDailytraveledtomeetyoungstersgrowingupinthecountryside,andthemigrantworkerparentsforcedtoleavethembehind.

ZhouJingsatinheryardwatchingablackcatplaywithtwo10-day-oldkittens.Herfacewasunabletohideherjealousy.

"Sometimes,itfeelslikeI'vebeenabandonedbymyparents,"shesaidwithasigh.

The14-year-oldseeshermotherandfatheronlyonceayear,ifthat.Shesaidtheydon'tevencallonherbirthday.

LikemillionsofyoungstersacrossChina,Zhouisa"left-behindchild",atermusedtodescribethechildrenofmigrantworkerswhoremaininthecountrysideandareraisedbyelderlyrelatives.

InZhou'scase,sheliveswithhergrandparents,herhalf-sisterandhercousininFushantownshipofHenanprovince.Herparents,bothfactoryworkers,areseveralhoursawayinXuzhou,Jiangsuprovince.

HeEnfu,Zhou's68-year-oldgrandmother,saidtheyworkinthecitytoearnmoremoney,whereasiftheyworkedonfarmlandinthemountainousvillagetheywouldhardlymakeanymoney.

"Thereareninepeopleinmyfamily,andweonlyhad4.5mu（0.3hectares）offarmland,fromwhichwecouldjustfeedourselvesandseldomearnanymoney,"shesaid.

"Themountainousregionisnotsuitableforfactoriesandtherearenotsomanyjobopportunitieshere,"saidQiuZhouhe,deputyheadofFushan."Asaresult,mostyoungpeoplegotootherplacestoseekbetterjobs."

Hesaidthereare31,000peopleinthetown,andmorethan7,000ofthemhavebecomemigrantworkers.

Unbearablefeeling

AccordingtotheAll-ChinaWomen'sFederation,roughly58millionchildrenwereleftbehindinruralareasbymigrant-workerparentsin2010nationwide.Thatworksouttoaboutoneineveryfourchildreninruralregions.

About79.7percentofleft-behindchildrenarecaredforbytheirgrandparents,and13percentwerelefttotheirrelativesorfriends,whiletheremaining7.3percentlivebythemselves,thefederationsaid.

Zhou'sparentswereforcedtoleavetheirdaughtersinthevillagebecausetheycouldnotaffordthechildren'sexpensesintheurbanregion,whereeducationfees,foodandhousingaremoreexpensive,saidHe,thegirls'grandmother.

"Byworkingdayandnightwithoutanyweekends,herparentscanearn4,000to5,000yuan（$629to$786）amonth,"Hesaid.

Whentheytalkonthephone,Zhousaidthemaintopicofconversationwithherparentsisifsheisbehavingandmakingprogressinherstudies.

"Weseldomhaveanytopicsotherthanthetworoutinequestions,"theteenagersaid.

Zhou'sparentsdeclinedtobeinterviewed,sayingonlytheyfeelsadforfailingtostaywiththeirchildren.

XiangYongjian,33,lefthisdaughterinthevillagewhenshewasbornsevenyearsago.

Althoughhesaidhemissedherverymuch,heexplainedthatheandhiswifecouldnottakethegirlwiththemtoFoshan,Guangdongprovince,wheretheyworkedfrom2003to2011.

"BothmywifeandIworkedaroundtheclockwithoutholidayinthefactory,sowehadnotimetotakecareofababy,"hesaid."Ourincomesaddeduptonomorethan2,500yuanamonth,notenoughtohireababysitter."

Thecouplemissedtheirdaughtersomuchthattheycriedwhentheyheardhervoiceonthephone,hesaid.

"Thefeelingbecameunbearablewhenwesawsomeotherparentsplayingwiththeirchildreninthepark,"headded.

Fornearlysevenyears,Xiangandhiswifehadtobeapartfromtheirdaughtertoearnmoremoney.

"Nomoney,nohappiness,"hesaid."Maybeit'sshort-termpaintobeseparatedfrommybaby,butwehavenootherchoice.Noneofuswanttoliveinpoverty."

Unhealedscars

Xiang'swifegavebirthtoaboylastyear,andtheydecidedtoreturnhome.

ThesalaryofXiangandhiswifereached7,000yuanamonthbeforetheyleftthefactoryinFoshan.However,hesaidhewouldrathergiveupthejobinexchangeforbeingwithhischildren.

"Ihavealreadygivenmydaughteracompletechildhoodawayfromherparents,andIdonotwanttodothattomyson,"hesaid.

WiththemoneyheandhiswifeearnedinFoshan,Xiangmanagedtobuildathree-storyvillainhishometown,buyacarvaluedat70,000yuanandsetuparestaurantnearaprimaryschoolinthecounty.

Theeconomicrewardhasmadehimquitehappy,buthis7-year-olddaughterhasbecome"toodisobedient",whichmadehimworried.

Thegirlusedtotellhimthattherewasnohomeworkafterclass,butherteachertoldhimthatthepupilshavetodohomeworkeveryday.

"Topunishherfortellinglies,Iusedtolashherhandswithasmallwhip,"hesaid."Iwastooangrytoholdmytemper."

Xiangattributedhisdaughter'srebelliontothelongseparation."Anyway,Iowemydaughteralot,"herepeatedseveraltimes.

Unliketheparentswhomisstheirleft-behindchildrenverymuch,mostoftheleft-behindchildreninterviewedbyChinaDailysaidtheydonotmisstheirparentsthatmuch.

"Ican'tevenrememberwhatmydadandmomlooklike,"saidZhouJing.

Zhousaidshemissedherparentswhenshewasbulliedatschoolbynaughtyclassmates.

Thereport

ItwasrecentlyreportedthatthelifestoryofChouwYun-Fat,asuperstarintheentertainmentindustry,hasbeenwrittenintothetextbooksforhighschoolstudentsinHongKong.Theeventcausedvariousresponsesamongstudents.Somesayitisagoodthingtohaveanicechangeaftersomanyyears’readingtraditionalmaterials.Othersclaimthattheylikesuperstarsbuttheydon’tliketoreadtheirlifestoriesintheirtextbooks.Stillothersregarditasanightmareinmoderneducation…

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Deareditr

Ienjoyedyourstoryaboutthechangeintheteachingmaterials.It’sgoodtowriteChowintotextbooks.Hislifeissimilartooursandisnodoubtpopularwiththeyoung.MyfriendsandIcan’twaittoseemoretextbookslikethis.Theoldpeoplethatwelearnedfromintextbooksaretoodistantfromus.Tobefrank,wearetiredofthetraditionaltextbooks.IfIhadchance,IwouldchouseZhaoBenshan,whoisfamousforhischiesenortheasterndialectandspecialsenceofhumor.

GaoYue

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Deareditor,

Ithinkchow’sexperiencescanencourageus.Howere,it’snotsuitabletoputactorsalongsideournationalheroes,suchasYueFeiandDr.SunYat-sen.ThoughwecanlearnfromChow,Iwouldratherreadaboulthislifestoryinamagainzethaninthetextbook.Itunbearabletoalwaysemphasizesuccessfulsuperstars.Forendsdon’talwaysjustifymeans.don’tyoutinkso?

GaoYuefei

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Deareditor

Ithinkit’sagreatideartohavechow’slifestorywrittenintothetextbook.Ifwealwayslearnoldthings,wewillbefedupwiththemandloseinterestinstuding.butifwelearnaboutpeopleweknowwell,wewilllearnbetter.IfIhadachancetochouseone,IwouldchouseJayChou.Heisatalentedsinger.

QiYanan

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Deareditor

Idon’tliketheidearatall.Thepersonwhomwelearnfrommustbeworthtoreceivesuchhonor.Chowdoesn’tmeetthiscondition,althoughhisexprisences,theyarealsosuccessful.Idon’tthinkthereisanyChinesestarworthwritingintoourtextbooks.Andpeopleworkingintheentertainmentindustrydon’ttinkmuchofthem.Therefore,it’srallyunbearabletohavetoreadandrecitedtheirlifestoriesalongsideancientpoemsbyLiBaiandDuFuorprosebyFanZhongyanandZhuZiqing.

LingJinghui

7ReasonstoQuityourJob

InOctober2005IreceivedadegreeinInternationalEconomics,andstraightoutoftheuniversityIwenttoworkforalargemultinationalcompany.Itiswasthemostobviouspathformetofollow;myparentsencouragedmetodoso,andmyfriendsweredoingitalso.Afteroneyear,however,Iwasnotsosurethatthiswastherightchoiceforme.ThemoreIthoughtaboutit,themoreIwantedtotakeashotandworkonpersonalprojects.

Latein2006Ifinallydecidedtorunaftermydreams.Iquitmyjob,movedfromItalybacktoBrazil,andstartedtoworkfulltimewithmyblogsandotherentrepreneurialprojects,mostofthemrelatedtotheInternet.Belowyouwillfind7reasonsthatmotivatedmetotakethisdecision.Ihadalreadywrittenaboutthosefactorsonanotherblog,butIdecidedtopublishitonDailyBlogTipsaswellbecausethereareprobablymanybloggersonthesamesituationthatIwas,checkitout:

1.IfIwillneedtoworkmyarseoff,I’dratherdoitforsomethingthatIown:

Ifirmlybelievethathardworkisthefoundationofsuccess.Evenifyouconsidersupposedgeniuseslikegreatmusiciansorwriters,historyshowsthatbehindeachandeveryoneofthemtherewasanincredibleamountofhardwork.Thereisnoeasywayoutandtherearenoshortcuts.So,ifthatisthecase,itisclearthatIwillneedtoworkdamnhardnomatterwhatIchoosetodoinlife.Whynotworkthathardformyownselfthen?

2.Shouldyouhitthejackpotwithanidea,itsyourcompanythatwillcollectmostoftheprofits:

Mostpeoplethinkthatworkingforanorganizationislessriskythanhavingyourownbusiness.Thereasoningisrighttoacertainextent.Afterall,astandardjoboffersasecurepaycheckattheendofthemonth.Thismeansthatyourincomehasalowerboundary,itwillnotgobelowacertainlevelnomatterwhat.Theproblem,however,isthatthissecuritycomesattheexpenseoflimitedearningpotential.Thismeansthatyourincomewillalsohaveanupperboundary.Itwillnotgoaboveacertainlevelnomatterwhat.Shouldyoucomeupwithabrilliantideathatgeneratemillionsforyourcompany,itisunlikelythatyouwillsharetheprofits.

3.Companies