英語(yǔ)短文朗讀英語(yǔ)短文朗讀英語(yǔ)短文朗讀xxx公司英語(yǔ)短文朗讀文件編號(hào)：文件日期：修訂次數(shù)：第1.0次更改批準(zhǔn)審核制定方案設(shè)計(jì)，管理制度PassagesforReading1.SmokingItisknowntoallthatsmokingisbadforhealth.Scientificresearchshowthatsmokingcanleadtoheartdisease,cancerandotherproblem.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysdiseaseslinkedtosmokingkillatleasttwomillionfive-hundred-thousandpersonseachyear.Still,manypeoplefinditdifficulttostopsmoking.Onereasonisthatsmokingusuallybecomesahabitualbehavior,andhabits,whethergoodorbadarenoteasytobegivenup.Anotherreasonistheeffectofnicotine,thesubstancefoundincigarettesworksonpeoplesomewhatasdrugsdo.Measureshavebeentakentohelppeoplekeepawayfromtheharmofsmoking.Inmanycities,smokingisforbiddeninpublicplaces.Thedangerofsmokingiswarnedofeverywhere.Andnewspapersareaskednottopublishadvertisementsforcigarettes.World"NoTobaccoDay"isobservedeveryyearasthebiggestcampaignagainstsmoking.2.MyFirstJobBeforeIstartedatuniversity,Itookmyfirstjobasawaitressinanicerestaurant.Atthenightbeforemyfirstday,Iwastooexcitedtogotosleepandasaresult,Igotuplateinthemorning.Ithrewonmyclothesandrushedovertotherestaurant.Inagreathurry,Ididn'thearclearlytheheadwaiter'sinstructionthatweshouldgointothekitchenthroughonedoorandoutfromtheother.SowhenItooktwoplatesofeggsandbaconandanorangejuiceouttotherestaurant,Iwentstraighttowardsthewrongdoorandcollidedwithanotherwaitercomingin!WorstofallwasthatIworeapairofsmartshoesbutwithhighheels!AfewhourslaterIwasinagonyyethadnotimetochangethem.Bythetimewefinishedservingdinneratabout10:30Iwascompletelyexhausted.Nevertheless,Ilearntsomethingthroughmyexperience.3.MoneyMoneyiswhateverybodydesires.Itcanbeusedtobuyfood,clothes,books,bicycle,furnitureandmanyotherthingspeopleneedorwant.Moneyisconsideredbymanypeopleasthemostimportantthinginlife.Withmoney,theycangowherevertheypleaseanddowhatevertheywant.Withmoney,theycanbuyafinehousetolivein,fashionableclothestoputon,andanicebicycletoride.Andwithmoney,theycanemployattendantstoservethem.Inaword,moneycanmakepeoplecomfortableandbringthemhappiness.

However,moneyisalsothesourceofallcrimesandbringsthemmisery.Sincemoneyissotempting,quiteafewpeopleareattractedbyitandbegintogoastray.Byhookorbycrook,theytrytomakemoney.Togetmoremoney,theygamble,swindle,steal,robordomanyotherevilthings,for"moneymakesthemarego".Asaresult,moneyleadsthemtojailoreventotheexecutiongrounds.

Ofcoursemoneyisusefulanddesirable,yetweshouldmakemoneyinproperwayandspendourmoneyonproperthings.4.MyViewonOpportunityDifferentpeoplehavedifferentviewsonopportunity.Itisheldthattherearefewopportunities.Butitisalsoheldthatthereareopportunitieseverywhere.

Thosewhoholdthefirstopinionthinkthattherearetoomanypeopleandthereisalwaysanintensecompetitionforlimitedopportunities.Incontrast,thosewhoholdthesecondviewthinkthatifoneisnotprepared,hecanhardlyhaveanyopportunities:however,ifoneisprepared,hecanhavealotofopportunities.

Astome,Iagreewiththelatter.Admittedly,thereisreallyanintensecompetitionforlimitedopportunities,butitisnottosaytheonecan'tcreateopportunitieshimself.Inmostcasesopportunitiesarecreatedbypeoplethemselves.Forexample,manypeoplelosttheirjobsinrecentyears.Somepeoplewaitforopportunitiesinvain.However,otherscreateopportunitiesthemselvesandgetself-employed.Eventuallytheybecomeemployersthemselves.

Therefore,tosomeextent,onecantakehisdestinyintohisownhands.5.Job-hoppingDifferentpeoplehavedifferentviewsonjob-hopping.Somepeoplewouldliketoalwaysengageinoneworkbecausetheythinkthatifonestickstoonework,hewillbequitefamiliarandskillfulwiththework.However,otherswouldliketochangejobsconstantlybecausetheyconsideritfashionabletodosoandbesidestheythinktheycangetdifferentworkexperiences.

Astome,Iaminfavoroftheformergroupofpeople'sattitude.Ithinkthatifonealwaysworksinonefield,hecanaccumulatealotofexperienceinthatfieldwhichinturnwillfurtherimprovehiswork.Thereforehewillbecomeanexpertinthatfield.However,ifonehopsfromonejobtoanother,hecanneveramassexperienceinonefield.Althoughhecangetdifferentworkexperiences,hecan'tmakeuseoftheseexperiencesinoneparticularwork.Therefore,hewillalwaysbeajack-of-all-trades.

Inconclusion,ifonewantstobeanexpertinonefield,heshouldnothopfromonejobtoanother.Passage6Ihadanamusingexperiencelastyear.AfterIhadleftasmallvillageinthesouthofFrance,Idroveontothenexttown.Ontheway,ayoungmanwavedtome.Istoppedandheaskedmeforalift.Assoonashehadgotintothecar,IsaidgoodmorningtohiminFrenchandherepliedinthesamelanguage.Apartfromafewwords,IdonotknowanyFrenchatall.Neitherofusspokeduringthejourney.Ihadnearlyreachedthetown,whentheyoungmansuddenly