History always has incredible similarity. So it is with the great minds through the long river of history. The followings are typical thinking from the west to the east. We may find an echo in our hearts. Grasp them, chew them and digest them, for they absolutely will add luster to your writing!苏将拉底在受审判的时候,面对着雅思的民众为自己做了申辩,他的后一句话就是:The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways——I to die, and you to live. Which is better?God only knows.诀别的时候到了,我们各走各的——我将死去,你们将接着活下去。哪个更好?只有神明之岛。(《苏格拉底的申辩》)《圣经》十戒之一:You shall not covet your neighbour's house You shall not covet your neighbour's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbour.不可贪恋他人的房屋,也不可贪恋他人的妻子、仆婢、牛、驴、并他的一切所有——这一思想对西方的财产权观念产生了深远的形响孔子训减::He who heard the truth in the morning might die content in the evening.朝闻道,少形可矣。(《语・里仁》)老子训诫:Therefore the sage in this exercise of his government, empties their minds, fills their bellies, weakens their wills and strengthens their bones.是以圣人之治,虚其心,实其腹,弱其志,强其骨。
社会现象与社会问题
青少年吸毒·犯罪·国际援助·安乐死合法化·隐私·互联网审查
写作高频词汇1. be accused of drug-smuggling/dnug- trafficking 被控贩毒2. morphine 吗啡3. narcotic 麻醉药,致幻毒品4. intravenous drug abuser 静脉注射的吸毒者5. paranoid 患偏执症的,有妄想狂的6. mutilate oneself 自残7. contentious 有争议的8. undergo extreme suffering 遭受(经受)巨大的痛苦9. complication 并发症10. inadvertently 无意地,不经意地11. breakdown= nervous breakdown 精神崩溃12. wrong outlook on life 错误的人生观13. take fantasy for reality 把虚幻当现实14. die away 无所事事15. ack of sense of belonging 缺乏归属感16. international aid 国际援助17. international community 国际社会18. epidemic disease 传染病19. natural disaster 自然灾害20. financial aid 经济援助21. medical aid 医疗援助22. far-reaching significance 深远的意义23. deep-rooted/ deep-seated cause 根深蒂固的原因24. indigenous 本地的,当地的,土生土长的25. inequality between nations 国家间的不平等26. mercy kiling 安乐死27. practice mercy killing/perform euthanasia 实行安乐死28. abuse of human life 草菅人命29. sinful (伦理、道德上)有罪的30. exercise mercy killing unscrupulously 肆无忌惮地实行安乐死31. person in a coma 处于昏迷中的人32. terminally 病入膏肓的33. terminal/incurable illness X症34. put an end to one's misery 结束…的苦难35. bring release to 给……带来解脱36. white lie (尤指为避免伤害他人感情的)善意的谈言37. perverse 执拗的,任性的,不通情理的38. hold back the truth 隐瞒事实39. long-cherished virtue 传统美德40. withhold the truth隐瞒事实41. exert a very damaging effect on 对……造成伤害性的影响42. make it worse 使事情更槽糕43. peep the privacy 偷看隐私45. infringe upon 侵犯46. pry into sth. (贬义)窥探47. destructive impact 毁灭性的影响48. an appalling consequence 恶劣的后果49. be avid for 渴望,贪婪50. racketeer (贬义)诈骗者,非法获得钱财者51. set up a bad example to 树立不好的榜样52. revenue-generating gold mine 纳税的金矿53. harmless diversion 无害的娱乐54. in the disguise of 打着…的幌子55. moral deterioration/ corruption/ degradation 道德败坏56. inappropriate for minors 未成年人不宜57. give free rein to sth. 对……不加约束,放任自由58. parental guidance 家长指引59. information filtering 信息过滤60. have access to 访问61. deceptive report 欺骗性的报道62. mainstream 主流63. grapevine 谣言,流言语64. back alley news 小道消息65. sidebar 花絮新闻66. obliterate 涂去,删除67. quality newspaper (供有品味者阅读的)高质量报纸68. tabloid 小报,通俗小报69. sex scandal 桃色新闻写作万能句型1. It is absolutely truo that taking such drugs as marjuana and heroin can be destructive to an individual毋庸置疑,吸食大麻和海洛因这样的毒品对人是毁灭性的。2. Drg abuse will definitely bring about physiological dysfunction and other serous complications.吸毒必定会引起生理功能紊乱和其他严重的并发症。3. Many evidences have shown that taking drugs can be severely damaging to one's central nerve system, causing such symptoms as insomnia, nervousne and forgetfulness.很多证据已经表明吸毒会严重损害人的中枢神经系统,并引起失眠、紧张和健忘等症状。4. Female crime is a common phenomenon that stuns no people.女性犯罪是一种普遍现象,人们对此并不惊讶。5. Under the circumstance of unbearable domestic violence, many females choose to take revenge on their abusive husbands.在无法忍受的家庭暴力下,很多女性选择对他们虐待成性的丈夫施以报复。6. To probe into the phenomenon, careful studies are strongly recommended.为了调查清楚这一现象,细的研究工作是非常必要的。7. Some people agree to international aid and believe that it has far-reach singnificances and is for the benefit of the whole human race一些人赞同国际援助并认为这样做具有深远的意义,也会使全人类都获益。8. As a matter of fact. it is an abuse of human life and an obvious violation of the basic right of subsistence.事实上,这就是草菅人命,也是对基本生存权的明显违背。9. To put it from another perspective, some people involved will be likely to exercise mercy killing unscrupulously with varied ultenor moves换句话说,一些卷入其中的人可能带着不可告人的动机肆无忌惮地实施安乐死。10.To make one final point, strict censorship should be conducted so that those healthy materials can be wipe out completely总之,应当实施严格的审查以便底根除那些不健康的内容