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ShouldfamousChinesesitesofhistoricalinterestchargehigherfeesduringpeaktravelseasons?

Nowadays，withtherapiddevelopmentoftourismindustry,ithasbecomepopularforquitesomepeopletotravelatvacationafteralongperiodofheavyloadofworking.Theycometosomehistoricalsitestorelaxthemselves.Atthesametime,holidayisthebusiesttraveltimesoftheyear.Generallyspeaking,thefamousChinesesitesofhistoricalinterestwillchargehigherfeesduringthetime.Recently,acontroversialviewpointtowardshistoricsites'higherchargethatwhethersuchactionwillhurtcitizen'ssentiment.Myopinionisthatit'sworthcharginghigherfees.

Firstofall,Ifirmlybelievethatitisnecessarytochargehigherfees.Peoplecouldunderstandthemeaningoflifeandthepermanentvaluefromthesemeasures,thentheywillchangetheirthinkingstyleofstudyandwork.Historicalsitesletpeoplerealizedeathisnotfarawayandweshouldnotwasteourlife.

Moreover,whenparentstaketheirchildrentothehistoricinterest,thechildrencanlearnknowledgeofhistoryratherthanjustplayingthere.Atthesametimetheyreceiveeducation.Infact，IthinkitismeaningfultogotoChinesesitesofhistoricalinterestthantotheplayground.

Lastbutnotleast,historicalsites'completepreservationneedsalargeamountofmoney.Inordertomakeourhistoricalsitesexistforever,weshouldpayhigherfees.

Tosumup,it'snodoubtthathistoricalsiteschargehigherfees

intourismseason.Weshouldundertaketheresponsibilityofprotectinghistoricalsitesandourenvironment,meanwhileweshouldbeawarethatthemeaningoflifeisnotfrombirthtodeathbutmakingcontributiontosociety.

2009：Aredialectsjustasacceptableinpublicplaces?

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China’sStateAdministrationofRadioFilmandTelevision(SARFT)recentlyissuedanoticebanningdomesticradioandTVstationsfromtranslatingforeignradioandTVprogrammesintoanylocaldialect.ThenoticesaidthatsuchdialecttranslationcontradictsthenationalinitiativetopromotePutonghua,orMandarin,aroundthecountry.Foreignprogrammesthathavebeentranslatedintodialectsmustberemovedfromtelevisionandradioimmediately.Thenoticeevokedamixedresponsefromexpertsandaudioandvideoproducers,aswellasthegeneralpublic.Manyvoicedtheirconcernsthatlocaldialectswouldbeforniddeninpublicplaces.Mandarian,whichmeans"commonlanguage",isthecountry’spredominantlanguageandiswidelyusedbymorethan70percentofthepopulation.However,localdialectsstillenjoypopularityforrelativelyless-educatedpeopleinsomeoccasions.Thedialectsdomake

sober.Ifanycanliveuptosohighastandardofexistence,collegegraduatescan.AndIamfortunateinbeingamongthematthismomentandhavingsparedlittletimecultivatingmyvision,missionandpassioninthepastfouryears.Withthese,Ihavebettercouragetochangemyselfandmostprobablybetterpreparationformyfuture.

07：FinancialDisparity:NotaBarrierforFriendship

WiththedevelopmentofmarketeconomyinChinaarisetheincomegapsbetweenpeopleworkingindifferentfields:someearngoodmoney;somemakeendsmeet;someothersliveonnarrowmeans.Ontopofmanysocialproblemsthisfinancialdisparitymaycausethereisaclaimthatitaffectsfriendship.Theassumptionseemsreasonablebutwemayfinditdoesnotreallyholdwaterbytakingacloselookintothesubject.

Firstofalltrueandlastingfriendshipisbuiltoncommonvaluespursuitsorhobbiesratherthansimilarincomes.Friendsarethosewhoagreewithyourlifeviewsandsticktothesomeprinciplesthosewhoencourageyouwhenyoulackconfidenceinmeetingchallengesandpursuingyourdreamorthosewhoshareyourinterestsandappreciateyourtastes.Indeedwhatstrengthenstheseemotionalbondsbetweenyouandyourpalsisnotthesameamountofwealthbutspiritualcommonalities.Ofcoursewithsimilarfinancialbackgroundsyouwillprobableknowbetterabouteachother'slifestylebutthedifferenceinthisaspectwillnotmatterifyouaremutuallyappreciatedneededandtrusted.ThefriendshipbetweenMarxandEngels--thetwoGermanrevolutionists--isacaseinpoint.Theformerwasoftenindebtwhilethelatterwaswell-off;yetthesamesocialistdreamdrewthemtogetherandmadethemforeverfriends.

Moreoverfinancialdisparitybetweenfriendsdoesnotcausetroublebecauseeachofthemusuallylivesaself-reliantlife.Differentfromamarriedcouplewhohavecommonpropertiesbudgetandspendtheirincometogetherevenveryclosefriendsliveontheirownfinances.Forinstancethoughweexchangeideaswithandconfidesecretstoourfriendswewillneverrelyonthemforacomfortablelifenomatterhowrichtheyare.Admittedlytherearetimeswhenwemaygooutforfunortodinnertogetherwithfriends;howeverwhethertheyarericherorpoorerthanuswecandefinitelyfindaplacesuitableforallratherthanonebeyondsomebody'smeans.

Itisclaimedthatpeoplewithdifferentfinancialbackgroundshavedifferentsocialcontactsandaccordinglyasfriendswillgetestrangedsoonerorlater.Itistrueinsomecasesbutbosomfriendsarenotthosewhoyougetintouchwitheverydayinsteadtheyarethosewholendtheirhandstoyouwhenyoufallintotroublejustastheoldsayinggoesafriendinneedisafriendindeed.Hencedespitetheirdistinctmateriallifethericherandthepoorercanretaintheirfriendshipaslongastheystillcareabouteachotherunderstandandsupporteachother.

Tosumupfinancialdisparitywillnotaffectfriendshipwhenpeoplehavecommonspiritualpursuitsleadanindependentlifeandstandbyeachotherforbetterorworse.Itmightbequitesafetosaythatmoneyisnotthebarrierbutthetouchstoneofrealfriendship.

06：Ambition

Ambitionisthedecisiononemakesandtheresolutionwithwhichhecarriesoutthatdecision.

Itprovidesuswiththerequireddrivingforcetoaccomplishanyundertakingsinourlife.JustasJosephEpstein,afamousAmericanwriterputit,”Andaswedecideandchoose,soareourlivesformed.”Indeed,oncewemakeupourmindstochoosetodosomething,thenourlifebecomesmeaningfulandspecificallyorientated.Thisnotionoflife,asfarasIobserve,isclosesttotruthanddoesapplytoalmostallaspectsoflife.

Firstthingsfirst,ambitionrendersusasenseofmission.Nomatterwhatdecisionyoumakeyouhavetoberesponsibleforyourchoice.Yourchoiceprocuresyouasenseoforientation,ormorespeciallyasenseofmission.Andonlyastrongmissionmayenableonetoaccomplishgreatness.CaesaroftheancientRomanEmpirewasurgedbyhisambition“Icame,Isaw,Iconquered.”AndbecameanunrivaledempirebuilderinthehistoryofRome.JohnMilton,stimulatedalwaysbyhisambitionthataimedatwritingsome“mightylines”whichEnglandwouldunwillinglyforget,hadinduetimesecuredhispositionasthesecondShakespeareinthehistoryofEnglishliterature.Inthesecondplace,ambitioncanbringone’spotentialstothefull.Ambitionmaywellserveasacatalystactivatingone’sdormantpotentials.Withoutambitionone’spotentialswillremainslumberinglikeadormantvolcano.

AcaseinpointisMsZhangHeidi,aChineseHelenKeller.ItwasherambitiontobeausefulpersonhasturnedthealmostparalyzedZhangHeidiintoawell-accomplishedfigurewhoseachievementswoulddwarfthoseofsomenormalpeopleaimatthesun,though,atworst,theymayprobablylandonthemoon.Influentialasitisuponus,however,ambitionmustbechanneledintherightdirection.Ifwronglydirected,one’sambitionmaybringhavoconhimandothers.Hitler,whoseambitionwastoconquerEuropebywhateverevilmeans,finallyturnedhimintoademon.ItwasthisdemonthatalmostcastEuropeintoanunfathomableabyssofanguishandsuffering.

AnothercaseisMacbethwhoseambitionwastobecomethekingofScotland.However,hisambitionwasmaterializedbythemurderofKingDuncan.Consequently,unbearableguiltandpsychologicalagonydrovehimtohistragicdoom.Tosumup,ambitioncanbenefitustremendouslyifwiselyandcorrectlychanneled,otherwiseitmayruinothersandourselves.Apoetsays:lifecanbebad.Lifecanbegood.Lifecanbedirty.Lifecanbesad.Lifecanevenbepainful.Inmymind’seye,apersoncanmakehislifebeautiful,meaningfulandrewardingandstandoutasarespectablepersonageifheismotivatedbyawell-orientatedambition.

05:InterviewAnEffectiveWaytoRecruitEmployees

Nowadays,interviewisfrequentlyusedbyemployersasoneofthepreferablemeanstorecruitprospectiveemployees.Asaresult,therehavebeenmanyargumentsfororagainstitasaselectionprocedure.Somepeopleregarditasagoodwaytoselectemployeesinashorttimewhileothersthinkitnotpropertodecideonapersonjustbythesimplemeansofinterview.Bothofthemhavesometruth.Butinmyopinion,itisanefficientwaytorecruitaprospectiveemployee.

Firstofall,interviewservesasanefficientwaytoexamineifapersonhasthequalitiesthatareneededformoderncompetitionorforacertaincompany.Ininterview,oneneedstopresentthebestpartofoneselftotheinterviewers.Iftheintervieweeiswellpreparedandhasaknowledgeablemind,heorsheshouldshowitplainlytotheinterviewers.Thekeypointfortheintervieweeonthisoccasionistobequick-mindedandresourceful.Certainlyonewillcomeacrosssometoughquestionsfromtheinterviewers.Whatthelatterexpectsisawittyevenhumorousanswer.Whatismore,inaninterview,facingagroupofinterviewers,whowillmakeadecisionontheinterviewee'fate,theintervieweehastoremaincalmwhichisanessentialqualityformoderncompetition.

Secondly,interviewembodiesfairness--theprincipleofmodernsociety.Duringaninterview,allintervieweeswillfacethesameconditions,suchasthesameplace,thesametime;theywillfacethesameinterviewersandquestionsofsimilardifficulties.Theoutstandingcandidatehastosurpassalltheotherintervieweesinansweringailsortsofquestionsanditmainlydependsonhisorherownability.Andthejudgmentisnotmadebyoneinterviewerbutusuallybyagroupofinterviewers,whichismoreobjectiveanddemocratic.

Thirdly,interviewoffersabroaderscopeofselectionforboththeinterviewersandinterviewees.Acompanythatneedstoremitemployeescanholdabiginterviewtoselecttheirmostidealemployeestheyexpectfrommanyapplicants.Theintervieweesontheotherhand,canattendseveralinterviewstofindthemostappropriatecompaniesinwhichtheywishtoworkanddevelop.Thusinterviewisreallya~importantbridgeintheprocessofjobhunting.

Tosumup,interviewhasmanyadvantagestocaterformodernsociety.Thankstotheinterview,bothcompaniesandintervieweescanmaketheirbestchoices.

03：Love,andThenBeLoved

Inrecentyears,moreandmoreteacherscomplainthattheirstudentsareindifferenttoothers.SomeevenworrythattheyounggenerationmightruinthefutureofChina.Tobesure,manyofouryoungpeoplecannotseeeyetoeyewiththisview.However,asauniversitystudent,Imyselfwouldliketocontentthatweyoungpeopletodayareingeneralmoreself-centeredandunsympatheticthanourpreviousgenerations.

Tostartwith,most,ifnotall,youngpeoplechoosetoattendexclusivelytotheirownneeds.Intheireyes,itisalltoonaturaltoseeksatisfactionfromwhattheydo,evenifitmaymeaninconveniencetoothers.Takemydormitoryforexample.Itisacommonsceneherethataroommatecheerfullytalkstohisgirlfriendonthephoneatmidnightwhenothersarestrugglingforasoundsleep.Onemaycomplainnowandthen,buttonoavail.Infact,theothers,totheexclusionofme,liveth