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英语作文借鉴手册

Laughter

Laughterissurelyoneofhumanity's（人道,人性）greatestgifts,fortheabilitytolaugh---toappreciatethepleasureorabsurdity（荒谬）indailyactivities----allowspeople,youngandoldalike,tokeepproblemsinperspective（洞察力）.Childrenarenaturallaughers.Insituations,bothappropriate（适当的）andinappropriate,thechuckles（咯咯地笑）,giggles（傻笑）,andoutrightpeals（洪亮的）oflaughterofchildrencanemphasizetheirinnocence（清白）,theirjoyfulignorance（无知）oftheproblemsoftheworld.Levity（轻率）amongadultsis,unfortunately,farlesscommon,butitisequallywelcome.Howfortunatearetheadultswhocanreacttopotentially（潜在地）frustrating（使人沮丧的）situations---acollapsed（倒塌的）tent（帐篷）,asplit（劈开）seam（缝）inapairofpants（裤子）,asurpriseguest---andseethesheer（全然的）absurdity（荒谬）oftheirattemptstomaintainabsolutecontrol.Laughterexpressespleasure,eases（缓和）tension,andliftsthespirit,.Itisagiftweshouldallsharemoreoften.

Facial（脸的）lexpression

Wehavetwodifferentfaceswecanshowtheworld.Wecansmile,orwecanfrown（皱眉）.Thefacewechoosetoputoneachdayaffectsusalot.Smilingis,ofcourse,thebetterwaytolive.

Smilingkeepsushealthy.Whenwefrown,wetighten（绷紧）upourfacesandourbodiesbecometense（绷紧的,紧张的）.Asmilingfaceisarelaxedface.Smilingmakesusfeelgood,anditkeepsourbodiesfunctioning（运行）better.Smilingalsomakesuslookgood.Noonelikestolookatapersonwhoisfrowning.Frownsareugly（丑的）.Suchpeoplemakeuswanttoturnandwalkaway.Inaddition,smilingisimportantforsuccessinthebusinessworldandthesocialoccasion.Asmilingsalesmanwillfaroutsell（在推销上胜过）acompetitorwhofrowns.Asmilingdoctorwillhelphispatientsrelax.Asmilinglawyerwillwintheheartsofthejury（【律】陪审团）.

Inconclusion,smilingisgoodforourlivesineveryway.Itissomethingthateveryoneknowshowtodo.Allittakesisalittleeffort.However,wedonothavetofeelhappytostartsmilingasthesongsays,”whenyou’resmiling,thewholeworldsmileswithyou.”

Temptation（引诱）

Temptationisaforceusuallyattractingpeopletodoimmoral（不道德的）things.Nooneescapesitsspell.

Manypeoplehavefailedbecausetheyhavebecomeslavestotemptation.Moneyisatypicaltooloftemptation.Someyoungstersgoastray（迷路）beyondcurebecauseofvariouskindsoftemptation.Shotbythebulletscoated（上胶的）by“sugar”,someofficialsareunabletoextricate（使摆脱）fromabusingtheirpowerforpersonalgain.Wehavelearnedthatsomepeoplebetrayedtheircountrybecausetheyhavebeenbribed（行贿）bytheirenemies.Althoughtheirdutywastoservetheircountry,thevastamountofmoneyofferedbytheenemiesmadetheirpalmsitchy.Theycouldn’tresistthetemptationtobecomerichatonceinsteadofstrugglingforalifetimetoearnonlyalittle.Atlasttheydidsomebadthings,damagingtheinterestsoftheircountry.

However,thecharacterofamanis,asarule,determinedinhischildhood.Atthattime,hisparents,aswellashisteachers,mustinformthemofthedaggeroftemptation.

Laziness

Aseveryoneknows,lazinessisasin（罪孽）.Wehaveprobablyallhadlecturespointingoutthatlazinessisimmoralandwasteful,andthatlazypeoplewillneveramounttoanythinginlife.Butsomepeoplewhoappeartobelazyaresufferingfrommuchmoreseriousproblems.Theymaybesodistrustful（不信任的）oftheirfellowworkersthattheyareunabletojoininanygrouptaskforfearofridicule（嘲笑）orfearofhavingtheirideasstolen.Thesepeoplewhoseemlazymaybeparalyzed（使麻痹）byafearoffailurethatpreventsfruitful（富有成效的）work.Orothersortsoffantasies（幻想）maypreventwork.Somepeoplearesobusyplanning,sometimesplanninggreatdealsoffantasticachievement,thattheyareunabletodealwithwhatever“lesser”workonhand.

Nevertheless,lazinesscanactuallybehelpfultoprocrastinators（延迟）.Somepeoplemaylooklazywhentheyarereallythinking,planning,contemplating（冥思苦想）,orresearching.Weshouldallrememberthatsomegreatscientificdiscoveriesoccurredbychanceorwhilesomeonewerethinkingdeeply.Sobecarefulwhenyou’retemptedtocallsomeonelazy.Thatpersonmaybethinkingorplanninghisorhernextwork.

Rumor（谣言）

Rumoristhemostprimitive（原始的）wayofspreadingstories—bypassingthemonfrommouthtomouth.Butcivilized（文明的）countriesinnormaltimeshavebettersourcesofnewsthanrumor.Theyhaveradio,television,andnewspaper.

Intimesofstressandconfusion,however,rumoremergesandbecomeswidespread.Rumorsspreadespeciallyrapidlyduringwarswhenthecustomarynewssourcesnolongergiveoutenoughinformation.Sincethepeoplecannotlearnthroughlegitimate（合法的）channels,rumorthrives（繁荣）.

Everthosewhodonotbelievethemoftenrepeatrumors.Thereisafascination（魅力）aboutthem.Thereasonisthatthecleverlydesigned（设计好的）rumorgivesexpressiontosomethingdeepintheheartsofthevictims（牺牲者）.Pessimistic（悲观的）rumorsaboutdefeatanddisastersshowthatthepeoplewhorepeatthemareworriedandanxious.Optimisticrumorsaboutproductionrecordorpeacebringaboutconfidence---andoftenoverconfidence.

EMOTION

Showingfeelings

Whatmakeslifeworthliving?

Therearemanypossibleanswerstothisquestionsuchas“goodhealth”,”acomfortablehome”,“plentyoffriends”or”longholidays”.Butthesethingswouldnotmakelifeworthliving,unlesswewereabletoenjoythem.Whetherornotwecanenjoythesethingsdependsontheemotions.

Emotionisthewordweusetodescribefeelingssuchaslove,hatred（仇恨）,joy,sorrow（悲痛）,fear,anger,hope,gloom（忧郁的心情）,etc.Thesefeelingsplayanimportantpartinourlives:

theynotonlyinfluenceourhappinessbutalsoaffectourhealth.

Anystrongemotionproducescertainchangesinsidethebody.Forexample,whenapersonisfrightenedorangry,hisheartbeatsfasterandtheactivityofhisstomachstops.Ifheisfrequentlyfrightenedorangrythesechangeswillbetakingplaceallthetime.Ifthisgoesonforlong,hishealthwillbeaffected.Hewillbegintosufferfromtiredness,stomachtrouble,sleeplessnessandlossofweight.Thesechangesaresometimedescribedas“sufferingfromhisnerves”.Actually,itisnothisnervesthatareresponsibleforhissuffering,buthisemotion.

Peopleoftenspeakoftheneedofcontrolemotions.Andintelligentmanwillconstantlymonitor（监视）hisemotions.Itistruethatemotionscansurge（汹涌）upsoquicklythatyoumaydosomethingonthespurofthemomentyouwillregretlater.Onethingyoucandowhenyouhaveastrongfeeling----whetheritisagoodoneorabadone---istotrytodeterminewhatcausedit.Ifitisabadfeeling,thenyouwillknowtokeepawayfromsituationlikethatinthefuture.Ifitisagoodfeeling,thenyouwillknowwhatwillgiveyoumoregoodfeeling.

Anotherwaytocontrolyouremotionsistotallabouthowyoufeelwithotherpeople.Ifyoucansaywhyyoufeelbad,thenyouwillbehalfwaytogettingagrip（控制）onthatfeeling.Itwillbeasthoughthethinkingpartofthebrainishelpingthefeelingpartofyourbrainslowdownalittle.Someemotionsarebetteravoidedcompletely.Thecold,sinister（恶意的）,snake-likeemotionsofhateandjealousy（妒忌）shouldalwaysbecontained（泰然自若的）assoonastheybegintotempt（引诱）aperson.Jealousyandhatemakeapersonmentallysmallandstupid.Theyshouldnotbeshownandtheyshouldbeextinguished（熄灭）.

Beingshy

Nearlyeveryoneisshyinsomeways.Shypeopleareover-concerned（担心的）withtheirownappearanceandactions.Worrisome（令人烦恼的）thoughtsoftenswirl（打旋）intheirminds:

whatkindofimpression（印象）amImaking?

Dotheylikeme?

DoIsoundstupid?

Ifshynessismakingyouuncomfortable,itmaybetimeforafewlessonsinself-confidence.Shynesscanbeovercomewithdetermined（已下决心的）andpatienteffortsinbuildingself-confidence.Youcanbuildyourconfidencebyfollowingsomesuggestions.

First,makedecisionnottoholdbackinconversation.Whatyouhavetosayisjustasimportantaswhatotherpeoplesay.Anddon'tturndownpartyinvitations（邀请）justbecauseofyourshyness.

Second,prepareyourselfforbeingwithothersingroups.Makealistofthegoodqualitiesyouhave.Thenmakealistofideas,experiences,andskillsyouwouldliketosharewithotherpeople.Thinkaboutwhatyouwouldliketosayinadvance（先行的）.Thensayit.

Third,ifyoustartfeelingself-conscious（不自然的）ingroup,takeadeepbreathandfocusyourattentiononotherpeople.Remember,youarenotalone.Otherpeopleareconcerned（担心的）aboutdisappointments（失望）.Profit（有利）themaslessonsinsteadoffrustration（frustration）.

Aseachofusisanindividual,webehaveinourownpersonalways.Thebetterweunderstandourselves,theeasieritbecometoliveuptoourfullpotential.Nooneevergetsoverbeingshycompletely,butmostpeopledolearntolivewiththeirshyness.Evenentertainers（请客者）admitthattheyoftenfeelshy.Theyworkatfightingtheirshyfeelingsotheycanfacethecamerasandthepublic.

Justmakingtheefforttocontrolshynesscanhavemanyrewards（报答）.Butperhapsthebestreasontofightshynessistogiveotherpeopleachancetoknowmoreaboutyou.

Mood

Everyonesuffersfromanoccasional（偶尔的）badmood,butIaminabadmoodmoreoftenthanotherpeople.Asaresult,Ihavedevelopedalistofhelpfulhints（示意,暗示）fordealingwithdepression（意气消沉,沮丧）.OnethingIhavelearnedtodoiskeepamooddiary.Aboutfourtimesaday,Ijot（草草记下）downaone-worddescriptionofmymoodatthatmoment----sad,tired,frustrated,happy,andsoon.ThenIaskmyselfquestionslike“whateventpreceded（优于?

）thismood?

HaveIjusteatenalotofjunk（废弃的旧物）foodordrunkalotofcoffee?

HaveIfeltthiswaybefore?

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