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AmericanwriterGeneFowlersaid:

“Thebestwaytobecomeasuccessfulwriteristoreadgoodwriting,rememberit,andthenforgetwhereyourememberitfrom.”

Asweliveinacompetitivesociety,itisonlynaturalforustoconfrontpressuresofdifferentkinds–thepressuretohavegoodscoreinexams,thepressuretoexcelinjobmarket,thepressuretoclimbalongasocialorcareerladder,thepressuretoearnagoodfortuneforourretirement,etc.Likeeverythingelse,pressurehasbothpositivesideaswellasnegativeside.

Itspositivesideliesinthatitcanbeagoodspurthatwilldrivepeopleforward,whichwillbetterbringouttheirpotentialsandmaketheirlifemoresignificant.Iftheyfeelthattheirclassmatesorcolleaguesarecatchingup,theywillhavepressuretoworkerharder,andfindbetterwaystodealwiththeirproblems.Theymayfindtheyareablerindoingthingsthantheythought.Moreover,pressurecanencouragepeopletotakerisksandtotrysomeareatheyhaveneverbeenbeforeandthus,theirlifewillbefilledwithmorefunandexcitement.

Itsnegativesideisthatpressurecangrowquicklyandifnotcopedwithproperly,itcandoharmtopeople’slife.Wehaveseenmanyworkaholics.Ofcoursetherearemanyreasonsforpeopletobecomeworkaholics,butpressureisanimportantreason.Inaddition,toomuchpressurecanblindpeople’srightsenseofjudgment.Underhugepressure,peoplemaytrytodosomethingbeyondtheirabilityandtaketoogreatarisksoastofinallyruintheirlife.Therefore,weshouldkeepagoodbalanceofpressureandpleasureinlife,alwaystryourbestbutwithagoodsenseofjudgment.

themanmissedtheshipbecausehehadnotpreparedforhistripbygettinghisticketbeforehand（inadvance）.thatifonewantstobesuccessful,thenheshouldchooseanobjectiveandtrytoaccomplishit.

Let’stakeJobs/MaYunforexample

ForJobs,hisobjectiveinlifeistoprovidetheworldwithaproductthatcanleadthetrend.

Inordertorealizehisobjectiveinlife--toprovidetheworldwithaproductthatcanleadthetrend,hetriedtogetallthetechnologythatwouldbenecessaryforhisnewproduct.Therefore,hemergedmanycompaniesbeforehefinallycameupwithhisidealproduct—iPadoriPhone.

Ifoneprepareshislifeinthisway,thenhecanseizethechanceandbecomesuccessful.

Ontheonehand,weshouldhaveambitions.Furthermore,heneedstofindoutthepreconditionsforhisambitions.Finally,allhehastodoistosatisfythoseconditions.Thoseconditionsarehisticket.Withthisticket,I’mconvinced/Ifirmlybelievehecangetontheshipthatsailstosuccess.

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Asisdepictedinthepicture,therearetwowindmillsthataredrivensmoothlybythewind.Aswindcanbeutilizedasdriveforwindmill,thispictureimpliesthatchallengecanalsobeturnedintoimpetusiftreatedproperly.SUV—sportsutilityvehicleused

Inreallifebeingbraveandconfidentenoughtofaceupwithchallengemakesasharpdifference.Therealworldisfullofstoriesofchallenges.AnexampleisfoundinBeijing'shostofthe2008Olympics.ItissosaidbecausethepreviousgamesinSydneyhadbeencreditedas"thebestoneinhistory".Tosurpassthat,wefeelpressurecomingfromallsidessuchasmoney,experiences,expertise,andthehost'ssportspower.Ifwecancollect/gatherallourresourcesavailableforholdingthegames,thischallengemightbeaswellconvertedintoimpetus.Inthatway,peoplewillbecheeredupanddaretoattemptallthatisthoughttobeimpossible.Thetruthhereis,ifwedon'thavethegoals,thewholepreparationworkwillcollapse.Thus,challengewillbecomeanunbearableburdenoverourshoulders.

Itisevidentnowthatthereisonlyonewayoutofchallenge.Wehavetobuildupourmusclesandliveuptoanyseeminglyinsurmountablerequirement.Ifweknowthesecretofwinningover.challengeistotaketheroleofthechallenger,we'llsoonbestrongplayers.

challengenobstaclen.

confrontv.overcomev.,

conquervpressuren.

couragenscareda

cowardn.timida.

crisisn.transformv.

defeatv.transformations.

driven.trialn.

hindrances.-victory

impedevwinv.

impetusfaceupto

Admittedlychallengeis...butitdoesn'tmeanthat...

Judgingfromtheevidenceabovewemayconcludethat...

Itisevidentnowthatthereisonlyonewayoutofchallenge,thatis...

Ontheonehand,challenge...Ontheotherhand,..

Oursocietyaboundswiththeexamplesof...

Thereisnoeasyapproachtochallenge,but...mightbehelpful.

Challengecanalsobeturnedintoimpetus,Difficultiesvanishwhenfacedboldly.

Hopeisthepillarthatholdsuptheworld.Hopeisthedreamofawakingman.

Idealsarelikestars—weneverreachthem,butlikemariners,wechartourcoursebythem.

Hethatcanhavepatiencecanhavewhathewill.

Itisbettertohavefoughtandlostthannevertohavefoughtatall.

Itisnecessary/imperative/importanttoface/meetthechallenge.

Manypeopleinterpretchallengetobepressure,

Manypeopleareafraidofandconqueredbychallengebecausetheyequalchallengewithdifficulty.

Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.

Prosperityisnotwithoutmanyfearsanddisasters;andadversityisnotwithoutcomfortsandhopes.Somethingattempted,somethingdone.

Theonlythingwehavetofearisfearitself.

Theworstthinginyourlifemaycontainseedsofthebest.Whenyoucanseecrisisasanopportunity,yourlifebecomesnoteasier,butmoresatisfying.

Tostrive,toseek,tofind,andnottoyield.

Youcan'tbebraveifyou'veonlyhadwonderfulthingshappentoyou.

ToBeaSmallFishinaBigPondoraBigFishinaSmallPond?

　1.在大企业工作的特点

　2.在小企业工作的特点

　3.我的选择

Workinginabigorganizationoffersseveralprivileges.Bigorganizationsareusuallyfamousandwellrespectedandthus,beingamemberoftheirstaff,oneseemstosharetheglory.Moreover,abigbusinessestablishmentislikeahugeshipintheseaofbusinesswhichgivespeoplethesenseofsecurityandthechanceofpromotion.Moreimportantly,abigenterprise,especiallyamultinational,usuallyhasbusinessaroundtheworldandthereforeworkinginitcanbroadenpeople’shorizonandhelponerealizehispotentials.Thoughyouareonlyasmallfishinit,youcanhopetogrowbig.

Atthesametime,workinginasmallbusinesscompanyhasitsownadvantages.Youmaybeasmallfishbutinasmallpond,thesmallfishcanalsocauseabigsplash.Soworkinginthesmallplacegivespeopleasenseofbelongingandone’sabilitycanbeeasilydetectedandrecognized,whichcansometimesofferpeopleafeelingofsatisfaction.

I’dliketostartmypersonalcareerinabigpondsoastogainmoreinsightsaboutthebusinessworld.Equippedwiththenecessaryexperience,Ithenwanttohaveasmallpondofmyown.MydreamistomakemysmallpondintoabiglakesothatIcangrowinitfromasmallfishtoabigshark,likewhatBillGateshasbeendoingwithhisMicrosoft.

Development:

thepaceoflife=thetempooflife

thegapbetweentheurbanareaandtheruralarea

eliminate,eradicate,inferior,superior

facilities,facilitatev.

alienated,materialistic

thepresentsituation=thecurrentsituation=thestatusquo

exterior,interior

function

globalization:

sweepingtrends

synthesizetheAsianandtheWesterncultures

erode

universal

isolated

import

export

23"Manyanthropogenicactivitiesfoultheair,contaminatethewateranddevastatetheforests.”

—Newsweek

24“Don’tblowit—goodplanetsarehardtofind.”

—Time

Development

25."Tocreatearchitectureistoputinorder.Toputwhatinorder?

Functionandobjects."

--LeCorbusier

26"Thearchitectmustbeaprophet...aprophetinthetruesenseoftheterm...ifhecan'tseeatleasttenyearsaheaddon'tcallhimanarchitect."

--LeCorbusier

（LeCorbusier,1887.10.6-1965-8-27），瑞士/法国（1930年后）

20世纪最著名的建筑大师、城市规划家和作家。

是现代建筑运动的激进分子和主将，被称为“现代建筑的旗手”

Makinggoodsentences

1.Beginningwithadverbs:

Becauseitismorelikelynowthatbothparentswork,thereislittleopportunityforchildrentostayintheirownhomeuptothatage.Instead,theywillprobablygotoanurseryschoolwhentheyaremuchyounger.

Overall,Ithinkanabilitytokeepclearperspectiveinlifeisamoreessentialfactorinachievinghappiness.

Unfortunately,professionalsfromotherfieldswhomakeamuchgreatercontributiontohumansociety,arepaidsomuchlessthatitishardtodisagreewiththestatement.

Inspiteofthis,theobviousbenefitsofcomputerskillsforyoungchildrencannotbedenied.

Inadditiontothefinancialbenefits,somejobsbringintellectuallyrewards

Therearenotmanyjobopportunitiesavailable.Accordingly,thecompetitionforjobsisincreasinglyfierce.

Oddlyenough,mostpeopleseemtoenjoysayingwhichonesarebad,andthensaysomeareslightlybetter.

Surely,fewpeoplewouldseektopreservesuchtraditionsaslivingincaves.

Interestingly,areasonableamountofpressureseemstomakethemajorityofemployeesmoreproductive.

Theconsumptionoffoodandclothingcamedownafter1980.Similarly,fuelpricesfellquiteconsiderably.

Obviously,educationsystemsarebasedonthebeliefthatallchildrencaneffectivelybetaughttoacquiredifferentskills.

Specifically,somelawsprohibitactsofthiskind.

Intermsoftechnology,theiradultworldwillbechangingconstantly.

Justlikethemoviestars,theyliveextravagantlifestyleswithhugehousesandcars.

Likeself-awareness,thisisalsodifficulttoachieve,butIthinkthesearethetwofactorsthatmaybethemostimportantforachievinghappiness.

Inmanyways,thehi