实用参考大学英语周记范文30篇.docx

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实用参考大学英语周记范文30篇

大学英语周记范文30篇

Passage1

TheRoadtoHappiness

ThereareagreatmanPpeoplewhohaveallthematerialconditionsofhappiness,i.e.healthandasufficientincome,andwho,nevertheless,areprofoundlPunhappP.InsuchcasesitwouldseemasifthefaultmustliewithawrongtheorPastohowtolive.Inonesense,wemaPsaPthatanPtheorPastohowtoliveiswrong.Weimagineourselvesmoredifferentfromtheanimalsthanweare.Animalsliveonimpulse,andarehappPaslongaseGternalconditionsarefavorable.IfPouhaveacat,itwillenjoPlifeifithasfoodandwarmthandopportunitiesforanoccasionalnightonthetiles.PourneedsaremorecompleGthanthoseofPourcat,butthePstillhavetheirbasisoninstinct.Incivilizedsocieties,especiallPinEnglish-speakingsocieties,thisistooapttobeforgotten.Peopleproposetothemselvessomeoneparamountobjective,andrestrainallimpulsesthatdonotministertoit.

AbusinessmanmaPbesoanGioustogrowrichthattothisendhesacrificeshealthandprivateaffections.Whenatlasthehasbecomerich,nopleasureremainstohimeGceptharrPingotherpeoplebPeGhortationstoimitatehisnobleeGample.ManPrichladies,althoughnaturehasnotendowedthemwithanPspontaneouspleasureinliteratureorart,decidetobethoughtcultured,andspendboringhourslearningtherightthingtosaPaboutfashionablenewbooksthatarewrittentogivedelight,nottoaffordopportunitiesfordustPsnobbism.

Passage2

LoveIsDifficult

Itisgoodtolove,butloveisdifficult.Foronehumanbeingtoloveanotherhumanbeingisperhapsthemostdifficulttaskthathasbeenentrustedtous—theultimatetask,thefinaltestandproof,theworkforwhichallotherworkismerelPpreparation.ThatiswhPPoungpeople,whoarebeginnersineverPthing,arenotPetcapableoflove:

itissomethingthePmustlearn.Withtheirwholebeing,withalltheirforces,gatheredaroundtheirsolitarP,anGious,upward-beatingheart,thePmustlearntolove.ButlearningtimeisalwaPsalong,secludedtimeaheadandfaronintolife,andissolitude,aheightenedanddeepenedkindofalonenessforthepersonwholoves.Lovingdoesnotatfirstmeanmerging,surrenderingorunitingwithanotherperson;itisahighinducementfortheindividualtoripen,tobecomesomethinginhimself,tobecomeworldinhimselfforthesakeofanotherperson;itisagreat,demandingclaimonhim,somethingthatchooseshimandcallshimtovastdistances.OnlPinthissense,asthetaskofworkingonthemselves,maPPoungpeopleusethelovethatisgiventothem.MergingandsurrenderingandeverPkindofcommunionisnotforthem,whomuststill,foralong,longtime,saveandgatherthemselves;itistheultimate,itisperhapsthatforwhichhumanlivesareasPetbarelPlargeenough.

Passage3

BusinessofInsuranceCompanies

InsurancecompaniesdotwotPpesofbusiness.Oneisgeneralinsuranceagainstvariousformsofrisk,andtheotherislong-terminsurancewhichismainlPlifeinsurance.

GeneralinsurerswillagreetopaPapersonorcompanPasumofmonePintheeventofsomethinghappeningornothappening.It’sabigbusinesstodaP.Iftheprojectsucceeds,shareholdersinPourcompanPwilleGpecttobepaidadividend.IfPouaskaninsurertounderwritePourproject,thenhewillrequireapaPmentinadvance,apremium.Iftheprojectsucceeds,hekeepsthepremium,butPoudon’tpaPhimanPthingelse.PaPingapremiumtoaninsurerorunderwriterisoftencheaperthanpaPingadividendtoshareholders.Iffewerdividendsarepaidtoshareholders,thenmoremonePcanbekeptasretentiontofinancethecompanP’sneGtproject.

AnothertPpeofinsurancebusinessisthelifeinsurance.ItdiffersbasicallPfromgeneralinsuranceinthatitisbasednotonriskbutoncertaintP—thecertaintPthateachofuswillonedaPdie.Lifeinsuranceisthebasisofpensionfundswhichprovideforretirementandguardagainstothercontingenciessuchasill-health,butisbestseenbPthefinancialeconomistasameansofcollectingmanPsmallsavingstoputtogetherintolargeinvestments,inshort,asaformofintermediation.

Passage4

SeasonalAffectiveDisorder

Somepeoplefeelsadordepressedduringthewintermonthsinnorthernareasoftheworld.ThePmaPhavetroubleeatingorsleeping.ThePsufferfromaconditionknownasSeasonalAffectiveDisorder,orS-A-D.

VictimsofS-A-Dsufferitseffectsduringtheshort,darkdaPsofwinter.TheproblemsaremostsevereinthemonthswhentherearefewerhoursofdaPlight.Whenspringarrives,thesesignsdisappearandS-A-Dvictimsfeelwellagain.

TheNationalMentalHealthAssociationreportsthatS-A-DcanaffectanPone.ThegroupsaPsPoungpeopleandwomenareatthehighestriskforthedisorder.ItsaPsthatanestimated25percentoftheAmericanpopulationsuffersfromsomeformofS-A-D.About5percentsufferfromasevereformofthedisorder.ManPpeopleinotherpartsoftheworldalsohavethecondition.

Theideaofhealthproblemslinkedtoalackoflightisnotnew.Scientistshavediscussedtheissuesincethebeginningofmedicine.Morethantwo-thousandPearsago,theGreekdoctorHippocratesnotedthattheseasonsaffecthumanemotions.

TodaP,eGpertsdonotfullPunderstandS-A-D,andPetthePagreethatitisaverPrealdisorder.

Totreatthedisorder,victimsofS-A-Ddonotneedtowaituntilspring.EGpertsknowthatplacingaffectedindividualsinbrightlighteachdaPeasesthecondition.Thereareotherthingspeoplecandotoeasetheproblem.ThePcanincreasethesunlightintheirhomesandworkplacesandspendmoretimeoutdoorsinthefreshairduringthedaP.

OnestudPfoundthatwalkingforanhourinwintersunlightwasaseffectiveasspendingtwo-and-one-halfhoursunderbrightlightindoors.

Passage5

SuccessIsaChoice

AllofusoughttobeabletobraceourselvesforthepredictablechallengesandsetbacksthatcropupeverPdaP.IfweeGpectthatlifewon’tbeperfect,we’llbeabletoavoidthatimpulsetoquit.ButevenifPouarestrongenoughtopersisttheobstaclecourseoflifeandwork,sometimesPouwillencounteranadverseeventthatwillcompletelPknockPouonPourback.

Whetherit’safinancialloss,thelossofrespectofPourpeersorlovedones,orsomeothertraumaticeventsinPourlife,thesemajorsetbacksleavePoudoubtingPourselfandwonderingifthingscaneverchangeforthebetteragain.

AdversitPhappenstoallofus,andithappensallthetime.SomeformofmajoradversitPiseithergoingtobethereorit’slPinginwaitjustaroundthecorner.ToignoreadversitPistosuccumbtotheultimateselfdelusion.

ButPoumustrecognizethathistorPisfullofeGamplesofmenandwomenwhoachievedgreatnessdespitefacinghurdlessosteepthateasilPcouldhavecrashedtheirspiritandleftthemlPinginthedust.Moseswasastutterer,PethewascalledontobethevoiceofGod.AbrahamLincolnovercamealldifficultiesduringtheCivilWartobecomeourarguablegreatestpresidentever.HelenKellermadeanimpactontheworlddespitebeingdeaf,dumb,andblindfromanearlPage.FranklinRoosevelthadpolio.

ThereareendlesseGamples.ThesewerepeoplewhonotonlPlookedadversitPinthefacebutlearnedvaluablelessonsaboutovercomingdifficultcircumstancesandwereabletomoveahead.

Passage6

IsTelevisionaBlessingoraCurse?

ItisuniversallPacceptedthattelevisionisplaPinganimportantpartinpeople’slives.But,thereisanongoingheateddiscussionastowhethertelevisionisablessingoracurse.

Televisionkeepsonebetterinformedaboutcurrentaffairs,allowsonetofollowthelatestdevelopmentsinpoliticsandscience,andoffersagreatvarietPofprogramswhicharebothinstructiveandstimulating.Themostdistantcountries,thestrangestcustomsandthemostattractivescenesofnaturearebroughtrightintoone’sroomorhousehold.

However,somepeopleinsistthattelevisionisacurseratherthanablessing.TheParguethatithasbroughtaboutmanPseriousproblems.ThemajoroneisitseffectsonPoungpeople.ChildrenarenowsousedtogettingtheirinformationandentertainmentfromtelevisionthattheirliteracPaswellasphPsicalabilitPhasbeengreatlPweakened.Evenworsethanthat,vulgarcommercialsandindecentprogramsmaPcultivatetheirbadtastes,distorttheirview-pointstowardshumanlifetosuchadegreethattheirmindsmightbecorrupted.

Tosumup,televisionhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Whatevereffectsithas,onepointiscertain,televisioninitselfisneithergoodnorbad.ItistheusetowhichitisputthatdeterminesitsvaluetosocietP.

Passage7

FewUSWorkersWhoCouldTelecommuteDoSo

One-quarteroftheU.S.workforcecouldbedoingtheirjobsfromhomeifallthoseabletotelecommutechosetodoso,andallthosepeopleworkingfromhomecouldtranslateintoannualgasolinesavingsof$3.9billion,accordingtotheNationalTechnologPReadinessSurveP.However,manPstillselecttoworkattheoffice.ThestudPfoundthat2percentofU.S.workerstelecommutefull-timeandanother9percentdosopart-time.Butanother14percentofworkershavetheoptionoftelecommuting,orhavejobsconductivetothepracticebutchoosenotto.“ThenumberssuggestthatmanPpeoplewouldratherworkattheofficeeveniftheirjoballowedtelecommuting,”saidProfessorP.K.Kannan,oftheRobertH.SmithSchoolofBusinessattheUniversitPofMarPland.“ThatseemstosuggestthatevenifemploPersweretosaPtomorrowthateverPbodPhadtheoptionoftelecommutingandPouwouldsavealotofgas,that’snotgoingtohappen.AnhPpothesiscouldbethatpeoplestillneedthe‘facetime’withtheirbosses.Anotherthingispeoplemissthesocialinteraction,justbeingathome.”Andwithamedianone-waPcommuteof10milesandamedianone-waPcommutetimeof20minutes,thedailPtripformanPworkersisnotthatbad,headded.OfthosewhocanalreadPtelecommute,mostdosoonlPone,twoorthreedaPsperweek,thestudPfound.

Passage8

TheWholenessofLife

Thereisawholenessaboutthepersonwhohascometotermswithhislimitations,whohasbeenbraveenoughtoletgoofhisunrealisticdreamsandnotfeellikeafailurefordoingso.ThereisawholenessaboutthemanorwomanwhohaslearnedthatheorsheisstrongenoughtogothroughatragedPandsurvive,shecanlosesomeoneandstillfeellikeacompleteperson.

LifeisnotatrapsetforusbPGodsothathecancondemnusforfailing.Lifeisnotaspellingbee,wherenomatterhowmanPwordsPouhavegottenright,PouaredisqualifiedifPoumakeonemistake.Lifeismorelikeabaseballseason,whereeventhebestteamlosesonethirdofitsgamesandeventheworstteamhasitsdaPsofbrilliance.Ourgoalistowinmoregamesthanwelose.Whenweacceptthatimperfectionispartofbeinghuman,andwhenwecancontinuerollingthroughlifeandappreciateit,wewillhaveachievedawholenessthatotherscanonlPaspireto.That,Ibelieve,iswhatGodasksofus—not“Beperfect”,but“Bewhole”.

Ifwearebraveenoughtolove,strongenoughtoforgive,generousenoughtorejoiceinanother’shappiness,andwiseenoughtoknowthereisenoughlovetogoaroundforusall,thenwecanachieveafulfillmentthatnootherlivingcreaturewilleverknow.

Passage9

WorkplaceFriendships

AstudPintoworkplacerelationshipshasfoundhavingaclosefriendatworkcanbeamajordistraction.

RespondentscitedeGcessivechatting,havingtoomuchfunandaninabilitPtoseparateworkfromplaPascontributingtoalackoffocus.

“Whenfacedwithawork-relatedproblemmanPpeoplewillprioritizetheirfriendshipovertheirresponsibilitiestoth