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考研热点话题英语作文例文
1.LetCopenhagen'sstoryofhopecontinue
Iftheworldistosaveitselffromtheundesirableconsequencesofglobalwarming,allcountriesmustworktogethernowtoreachaclimateaccordoutofhope,notoutofhardbutusuallyshort-sightedpoliticalcalculation.
TheneedforactionstillprevailsforasimplebutsignificantreasonthatthereisnoplanBforCopenhagenbecausewedonothavePlanetB.Nomatterwhatevidenceyoumayfindagainstthenecessityoftakingimmediateanddrasticactiontocutgreenhousegasemissions,thedangerofinactionfarexceedsthatofover-reactioninthefaceoftheindisputablelong-termtrendofglobalwarming.
AkeyreasonwhytheUShassofarshirkeditsobligationsincombatingclimatechangeisdomesticworryaboutthecostthatmaybeimposedonitseconomy.Yettheproblemisthateithersuchcalculationishijackedbyindustriesofvestedinterestsoritfailstoanalyzecostandbenefitfromadevelopmentalpointofview.Theadditionalcostforsomespecificindustriesisoftenexaggeratedcomparedwiththeoverallbenefitofalow-carboneconomyforthecountry.And,thefightagainstclimatechangeisastoryofdevelopmentforbothpoorandrichcountries.Anyeconomythatrefusestoadapttothelow-carbonfuturewillonlybefutureless.Inthissense,asonespeakerattheforumputit,thosewhofailtofulfilltheiremissioncuttingtargetswillonlybepunishedbythemselves.
BychoosingCopenhagentobethecitythatwillwitnesstheclimaxtotwoyearsofinternationalnegotiationsoveranewglobalclimatetreaty,mankindhassignaleditswillingnesstotranscenddomesticintereststoactasoneinsavingtheirownplanet.Don'tletdowntheLittleMermaidthatsitsonarockintheCopenhagenharbor.Someyearslater,whenourchildrenandchildren'schildrenaretoldthefairytaleoftheLittleMermaid,theyshouldbeproudthatmankindhasliveduptotheirhighhopeinCopenhagenthisDecember.
2.Principledteaching
Shouldateacherongovernmentpayrolltutorstudentsafterschoolforextrapay?
ItisrightfortheMinistryofEducationtoanswerinthenegativeasthereisadangerthatteachersmaynotdoagoodjobinteachingthosetheyaresupposedtoteachandthenorganizeafter-schoolclassesforextrapayonceitgivesthegreenlight.
Howevernecessarytherulesmaybe,itwillbeextremelyhardinrealitytoprohibitsometeachersfrommakingextramoneybydoingthisbusiness.Sinceitisabusiness,itwillnotperishaslongasthereisamarket.
Sothequestionatissueiswhetherateachercanteachwhole-heartedlyinschool.Itisdefinitelyunforgivableforateachertoteachinaperfunctorymannerinordertosaveenergyforafter-schoolclasses,whichbringsmoremoney.
Franklyspeaking,lackofprofessionalcommitmentforsometeachersiswheretherealproblemlies.Ateacherwhoisreallycommittedtotheprofessionandtostudentswillnevermakefoolsofhisstudentseventhoughheorshemaynotbeloftyenoughtoresistthetemptationofmakingextramoneyatafter-schoolclasses.
Itisunrealistictoonlyexpectteacherstowhole-heartedlydevotethemselvestoworkwithoutmakingextramoneybydoingextraworkwhenmoneyworshipprevailsinalmostallwalksoflife.
Ittakestimetokeepallteacherscommittedtotheirwork.Morethanaban,whatisbadlyneededisamechanismtoencouragegoodteachersandpunishpoorones.Onlywhenthosewhohavecommittedthemselvestoworkandstudentshaveincentivestodoevenbettercanweexpectprofessionalcommitmenttoprevail.
3.Threeyounglivesriseabovedeath
ThoughIhaveneverdoubtedthemoralqualityofthemajorityoftheyouths,theheroicdeedofthreeuniversityfreshmen,whosacrificedtheirlivestosavetwoyoungboysfromdrowningintheYangtzeRiver,stillhumbledme.
FourteenstudentsfromChangjiangUniversityinJingzhou,Hubeiprovince,hadassembledforaget-togetherononeofthebanksoftheYangtzeonSaturdaymorningwhentheysawtwoboysfallingintotheriver.They,includingseveralfemalestudents,immediatelyjumpedintothewaterandjoinedhandstoformahumanchain,andtriedtopullthetwokidsfromtheswiftcurrents.
Afteroneoftheboyswaspulledtosafetyandtheotherwasapproachingthebank,astrongcurrentbrokethehumanchain.Threewinterswimmers,allintheirsixties,happenedtobenearbyandcametothestudents'rescue.Theypulledoutsixofthem,butcouldnotsavetheotherthree.Allthethreewere19-years-oldandhadenrolledintheuniversityonlytwomonthsago.
Butsomepeoplehavequestionedtherationalityofthestudents'action.Theyaskifitwasworthsavingtwoboysatthecostofthreeuniversitystudents'lives.
Suchdoubtsstemfromthethoughtdevelopedoverthepastthreedecadesofeconomicreformthattherationalityofanymoveshouldbejudgedintermsofeconomicvalueandtheefficiencyitgenerates.
Forquiteanumberofpeople,moneyandotherworldlybenefitshavebecometheonlycriterionofjudginganaction.Itisthismindsetthatpromptsthedoubterstoclaimthatthelifeofthreeuniversitystudentsisgreaterthanthatoftwoyoungkids.Therefore,theyargue,themoveofthestudentsisrespectablebutshouldnotbeencouraged.
Thisisridiculouslogic.Itistantamounttoquestioningthenobilityoftheheroes.Wedofeelsorryforthethreestudents'families.Wesympathizefromthecoreofourheartswithalltheirlovedones.Butwealsosharetheprideoftheparentsforgivingbirthtoandbringingupbraveandselflesschildren.
Thethreeheroes'sacrificeisevenmorepreciousbecauseitdefiesthecurrentmindlesstrendofself-centeredness.
Whenthestudentsjumpedintothecoldwater,theydidnotthinkabouthowtheworldwouldjudgethem.Theydidnothaveenoughtimetothinkaboutthepotentialdangerseither.Theyactedonlyoutofinstinct,thehumaninstinctofsavinganotherhuman.Thisinstinctisnurturedbyourparentsandteachers.Itistheresultoftheculturerootedinoursoil.
Itisreassuringtoknowthatourtraditionofvaluingandadmiringasacrificehaspassedontothepresentgeneration.Itisalsoreassuringtoseethattheconceptof"protectingone'sownlifeisfarmoreimportantthanfightingacrimeorsavinganotherlife",whichhasdevelopedinrecentyears,isnotthemottoofallouryouths.
Weshouldbegrateful,too,tothethreestudentsforcarryingforwardthespiritofhumanityandthenation.Andweshouldnotforgettheselflessactoftheotherstudentswho,too,jumpedintotheriverandweresavedbythesexagenarians.
4.Fightingthevirus
ThenumberofcasesofpeopleinfectedwiththeA/H1N1influenzavirusseemstoberunningamok,withmorethan42,000confirmedonthemainlandbyFridayandfourdeathsreported.
Nearly400,000caseshavebeenreportedfromacrosstheworld,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),andithasclaimedthelivesofatleast5,000peopleworldwide.
Epidemicoutbreakscanoccuralmostanywhereinthecountry.So,itisnotonlyhardbutalsounnecessarytodesignateanyparticularplaceasthekeycenterforpreventionandcontrolefforts.Thisalsomakesthepreventionandcontrolworkmoredifficult.
Butthat,bynomeans,istosuggestthatpreventionandcontroleffortsshouldberelaxed.Rather,theymustbefurthertightened,withvulnerablegroupssuchaspregnantwomen,childrenandthosewithchronicailmentsputunderspecialcare.
Thefactthatthefluspreadinmorethan1,500denselyconcentratedsettings,suchasschools,signifiesthatevenmoreandspecificpreemptivemeasuresmustbetakenbeforesuchepidemicoutbreaksturnintoapandemic.
InBeijing,where200ormorecasesarebeingreporteddaily,someuniversitiesrequirestudentstochecktheirbodytemperatureeveryday,andreportsymptomsofflu,suchasfeversandcoughs,tothehealthcaredepartment.Sucheffortsarevital.
Butitisevenmoreimportantthatpeopledevelopahealthywayoflife-washinghandsbeforeeating,keepinghomeswellventilatedandstrengtheningtheimmunesystembyexercises.
So,topreventphysicalailments,itisofutmostimportancetodevelopahealthylifestyle,whichwillkeepusinsoundhealth,bothphysicallyandpsychologically.
5.Let'sbuildaworldenvironmentorganization
Globalenvironmentalcrises,fromvanishingbiodiversityanddegradingforeststocollapsingfishstocksandclimatechange,willnotberesolvedwithoutsometoughthinkingaboutinternationalgovernance.
ThereisanurgentneedforanenvironmentalorganizationwithintheUNsystemwiththeinfluencetorealizechangeandtostandsidebysidewithstrongorganizationssuchastheWorldTradeOrganizationandWorldHeathOrganizationthatarethecornerstonesofthesocialandeconomicpillarsofsustainabledevelopment.
Historyhasproventhatstronginternationalinstitutionsareapreconditionforbuildinganysuccessfulinternationalcooperation.TheglobalfinancialcrisisandthecollaborationthroughG20andtheInternationalMonetaryFundarerecentexamples.
Aplanetofmorethan6billionpeople,whichwillhave9billionpeopleby2050,requiresgovernmentstoplanfortomorrow,otherwisetomorrowwillplanitself.
Ifthatplanningistobeseriousenoughtoresolvepersistent,systemicandemergingenvironmentalcrisesandifgovernmentsnowacceptthatalowcarbon,highlyresourceefficientgreeneconomyistheonlywayfortheworldtosurvive,letalonethriveinthe21stcentury,thenstrengtheningtheinternationalenvironmentalgovernancesystemmustbepartofthepackageofenlightenedreformsunderactiveandworldwidedebate.
StefaniaPrestigiacomoisItaly'sministerforEnvironment,L