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Going on a Diet

  The phrase “going on a diet” has been very popular in recent years. People generally relate it to girls. Indeed, many girls going on a diet with a view to becoming more slim and charming. A good figure is what they want from going on a diet. However, going on a diet hasn’t been the privilege of girls. Many overweight people also go on a diet for the sake of their health, for fatness can lead to many diseases.

Going on a diet is quite necessary for people who are overweight , but it may have a negative effect on those who are not troubled by their weight , especially when they use it as the only way to reduce their weight in order to keep a good figure. Moreover, going on a diet needs perseverance. When a short time of going on a diet is followed by an act of devouring fatty food, the consequence will be terrible.

In conclusion, Whenever you get the idea of going on a diet, you should put health in the most important position. When your will is not strong enough to resist the temptation of delicious food, you’d better drop the idea.

Useful expressions

1. (going/be) on a diet 节食

2. relate to 与…有关

3. for the sake of为了…缘故，为…起见

4. have a negative effect on对…起消极的影响

5. in conclusion最后，在结束时

 

[范文2]

Fast   Food

   Many restaurants, in particular those near the railway stations, airports or the market areas specialize in the “fast food”, food which is served at the counter ready “to go “ or “ to take out”. The food, cooked and hot, is packed into plastic containers.

There are at least two reasons for the development of fast food. First of all, people are too busy with their work for the most convenient food at hand to save time for more work. The second reason is that eating fast food is cheaper. You need not empty your wallet to buy one.

Today, many kinds of food can be converted into fast food. In addition to the most popular one such as hot dogs, hamburgers, rice and noodles can also be served as fast food. We can often hear “Are you hungry? Let’s have a snack now.”

Useful expressions

1. in particular尤其是

2. specialize in专长于…，专门研究

3. at hand在手边，在近处，即将到来

4.be converted into…被变成/转换成

[范文3]

Our Eating Habits

   The survey shows that students, generally speaking, spend little time eating. They eat three meals a day, with rice as their basic food. Students from the north like pasta, for example, noodles, steam bread, and dumplings. Most students like fresh fish, seafood, and eggs. Only a few students say they are keen on meats of all kinds. Most students eat their meals at the students’ cafeterias. They don’t cook at home, and some haven’t tried. Their parents or grandparents do the cooking in their families.

   What is unusual is the fact that many students don’t eat vegetables. They think fruit can provide all the necessary nutrients their bodies need. With some students, milk is gradually taking the place of water and other drinks. Besides, in many families, it is now the father who does the most of the cooking. The role of the mother seems to have changed a lot.

 

Useful expressions

1. generally speaking一般说来，笼统说来

2. pasta面食

3. dumplings饺子

4. be keen on渴望，喜爱，爱好

5. take the place of代替

[范文4]

Self-confidence

Self-confidence refers to the first belief in one’s capability to do things well. In many cases, self-confidence is crucial to one’s success because it on the one hand provides a solid psychological ground for one’s work and on the other hand, it is based on an evaluation of one’s understanding of a certain kind of knowledge done by oneself.

   Self-confidence is an important factor in our work. We can safely draw the conclusion that being given the same kind of work, a self-confident person will find the work much easier and more interested than one that holds a gloomy view on one’s own ability. Similarly, when facing a patient, the doctor who is quite confident of his diagnosis is more likely to give much comfort to the patient and therefore achieves a more satisfying result than a doctor who isn’t because the self-confidence of a doctor greatly influences his patient’s mood.

  However, we shouldn’t confuse self-confidence with conceit. The former is based on a thorough understanding of knowledge one has acquired, whereas the latter isn’t. Conceit may make people succeed temporarily, but that won’t last. Nevertheless, self-confidence is forever a help, a stimulus to one’s success.

 

Useful expressions

1. refer to关于，参考，查阅，说到，涉及

2. In many cases在许多情况下

3. be crucial to对…非常重要/至关重要

4. draw the conclusion that…得出…结论

5. be quite confident of对…相当相信，确信

6. be more likely to大概，象要…，很可能

 

[范文5]

My Opinion on Keeping One’s Word

Keeping one’s word is a rare quality that man can possess because the basic character of the world is changing. When things have changed, is it possible that a person can still keep his word? The answer is “Yes”, but it demands a lot on the part of the person.

Do you have the experience that you promised to do something for others, but when the moment really comes, it turned out that, if you did it, you would have to sacrifice a lot yourself. For example, parents may promise to go on a travel if their child could get a satisfactory mark in the examination. But when the child comes home with a satisfactory mark, they are engaged in their work so that they can’t leave within weeks. How to make the decision? If the person gives up the travel, the child will feel hurt; but if the parents keep their word, the work will be interrupted, which is forbidden by the boss. Anyway, they have to suffer in a sense.

In a word, I think we should try to avoid promising anything if it is impossible. And if you have promised, try to keep it at all expenses.

Useful expressions

1. Keep one’s word守约

2. on the part of就…而言，代表，站在…一边

3. turn out实际情况是，结果是，证明是，生产

4. be engaged in忙于，从事于

5. in a sense在某种意义上

6. at all expenses不惜一切代价

 

[范文6]

How to Prepare for a Job Interview

  If you wish to pursue your professional career successfully, it is essential to find a satisfactory job. A job interview, in some cases, can be of critical importance for you to obtain a job you like. Since a job interview is so important, we should be well-prepared for it. Here are some of my suggestions.

  First of all, consider your qualifications and background and decide whether they satisfy the requirements of the job. If they do, get familiar with them in case you are asked about them during the interview.

  Secondly, remember your special abilities or hobbies, such as playing basketball or chess. Mention them if necessary. They may surprisingly influence the interviewers.

  My final advice is that you should take special care of your appearance. Though we should not judge a person by his appearance, the first impression is very important.

Useful expressions

1.in some cases有时候

2. be of critical importance非常重要的

3. first of all首先

4. get familiar with熟悉

5. in case以免，以防，假使，万一

6. take special care of尤其要注意，特别照顾

7. judge a person by his experience以貌取人

 

[范文7]

My  Ideal  Job

  When we are asked about what we want to be in the future, we have different answers. We may want to be a doctor, a lawyer, a politician, a scientist, or a worker and so on.

  My ideal job is to be an excellent teacher. This idea came into being when I was very young. No one is born with knowledge. If I am a teacher, I will be able to turn an ignorant boy into a learned person. I will teach what I know to my students. Sometimes I will be able to learn something from them because students are always active and creative. So life will be interesting and meaningful.

   However, I know it isn’t easy for me to be a good teacher. Being a teacher needs knowledge, patience, skills etc.. First, I must study very hard so that I will have a good command of knowledge. Second, I must learn to be patient so that I can tolerate the naughty students or the slow speed of some students in accepting knowledge. Third, I will study the skill of teaching so that I can make my students understand what I have said when I am a teacher.

   So, you see, different jobs require different talents. I will try to make my ideal come true.

Useful expressions

1. and so on等等

2. come into being开始存在，出现，发生

3. be born with 生而俱来的

4. have a good command of精通，能自由运用

5. make… come true使…成为现实

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Advantages of a Job Interview

  Now, when a person is hunting for a job, there will always be a job interview, and I think the job interview has a lot of advantages. The interviewer and the interviewee can know about each other from it.

First, the interviewer can tell something about the job to the interviewee such as salary, the work conditions and something else that is relevant to the job. Then the interviewee can decide whether the job is really suitable for him.

Second, I think the job interview is a good chance for the interviewee to show his ability and knowledge by expressing himself to the interviewer. He can also show both his ability and his confidence. Then, the interviewer can figure out whether he is the right person for the job.

In a word, I think the interview will do good to both the interviewer and the interviewee. By an interview the interviewer can find a suitable person if both of them make the best of the job interview.

 

Useful expressions

1. hunt for搜寻，探求，寻找

2. be relevant to与…有关

3. be suitable for对…合适

4. figure out算出，想出，理解，解决，断定

5. do good to sb. (=do sb.good) 对…有好处/益处

6 make the best of充分利用，善于处理

 

[范文9]

Students Taking Part-time Job Good or Bad?

 Some people think that college students should do part-time job while they study. They think college students will be a member of the society soon, and they need to get the real sense of how the society runs. That’s to say doing part-time job may be a good way because pat-time jobs not only give you the chance to show your ability, but also bring you a useful experience to your future.

By contrast, other people believe that doing part-time job is harmful to the students. They believe that, to a student, study should always be in the first place and taking part-time job will reduce the students’ study time. Besides, the outside’s colorful world may change those students and make them not like to study quietly on the campus.

In my opinion, students must learn to face the outside world, whether its good or bad because students will graduate sooner or later. Since college students will be members of the society, they need to learn about it, of course. Being a student, study is very important, but only if you take part-time job, can you know what is needed to learn. So I believe that, if one spends his time wisely, he will do well in both study and part-time job. 

 

Useful expressions

1. part-time job兼职工作，半工半读

2. By contrast对照/比之下，

3. be harmful to对…有害

4. In my opinion（据）我的观点

5. on the campus在学校/校园

 

[范文10]

On  Reading

  Nowadays a few of us read many books after we leave school. This tendency is rather disturbing, for one should know that books are no less necessary to one’s mental life than fresh air is to one’s physical life.

From good reading, we can derive companionship, experience, and instruction. A good book is our faithful friend. It can increase our contentment when we are cheerful and happy, and lessen our pain when we are sad or lonely. Books can also offer us a wide range of experiences. In books, we may join tourists traveling around the world. Few of us can live forever, but we can live many different lives through the pages of books. What’s more, reading books can increase our intellectual ability, broaden our minds and make us wise and clever.

Though with the development of television and books are no longer read as widely as before, nothing can replace the role that books play in our life.

Useful expressions

1. lessen one’s pain减轻痛苦

2. a wide range of大范围，一系列

3.make sb. wiser and clever使某人更聪明

4.nothing can replace the role that books play in our life

 没有任何东西可以替代书籍在我们生活中所起的作用

 

[范文11]

Writing an Essay

  Writing an essay requires much work. It involves searching for an idea, looking for materials to support it, and then organizing the materials.

   The idea is the most important thing for an essay. You’d better make it as clear as possible. As the unifying point of the whole essay, it is usually put in a prominent position such as beginning an essay.

   Once the idea has been found, you have to find materials to support it. Make sure that every detail you select must contribute to the central idea of your essay. Those materials that are not of much use to the illustration of the central idea should be cut out without mercy for the sake of brevity.

   In order to make the essay persuasive, you have to organize the materials in a logical way. Whenever you put forward a point, you should use materials to support it. In this way, you can write a good essay.

Useful expressions

1. contribute …to …有助于，贡献给…，为…出力

2. in a logical way以符合逻辑的方式