大学英语周记范文30篇.docx
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大学英语周记范文30篇
Passage1
TheRoadtoHappiness
Thereareagreatmanypeoplewhohaveallthematerialconditionsofhappiness,i.e.healthandasufficientincome,andwho,nevertheless,areprofoundlyunhappy.Insuchcasesitwouldseemasifthefaultmustliewithawrongtheoryastohowtolive.Inonesense,wemaysaythatanytheoryastohowtoliveiswrong.Weimagineourselvesmoredifferentfromtheanimalsthanweare.Animalsliveonimpulse,andarehappyaslongasexternalconditionsarefavorable.Ifyouhaveacat,itwillenjoylifeifithasfoodandwarmthandopportunitiesforanoccasionalnightonthetiles.Yourneedsaremorecomplexthanthoseofyourcat,buttheystillhavetheirbasisoninstinct.Incivilizedsocieties,especiallyinEnglish-speakingsocieties,thisistooapttobeforgotten.Peopleproposetothemselvessomeoneparamountobjective,andrestrainallimpulsesthatdonotministertoit.
Abusinessmanmaybesoanxioustogrowrichthattothisendhesacrificeshealthandprivateaffections.Whenatlasthehasbecomerich,nopleasureremainstohimexceptharryingotherpeoplebyexhortationstoimitatehisnobleexample.Manyrichladies,althoughnaturehasnotendowedthemwithanyspontaneouspleasureinliteratureorart,decidetobethoughtcultured,andspendboringhourslearningtherightthingtosayaboutfashionablenewbooksthatarewrittentogivedelight,nottoaffordopportunitiesfordustysnobbism.
Passage2
LoveIsDifficult
Itisgoodtolove,butloveisdifficult.Foronehumanbeingtoloveanotherhumanbeingis
perhapsthemostdifficulttaskthathasbeenentrustedtous—theultimatetask,thefinaltestandproof,theworkforwhichallotherworkismerelypreparation.Thatiswhyyoungpeople,whoarebeginnersineverything,arenotyetcapableoflove:
itissomethingthey
mustlearn.Withtheirwholebeing,withalltheirforces,gatheredaroundtheirsolitary,anxious,upward-beatingheart,theymustlearntolove.Butlearningtimeisalwaysalong,secludedtimeaheadandfaronintolife,andissolitude,aheightenedanddeepenedkindofalonenessforthepersonwholoves.Lovingdoesnotatfirstmeanmerging,surrenderingorunitingwithanotherperson;itisahighinducementfortheindividualtoripen,tobecomesomethinginhimself,tobecomeworldinhimselfforthesakeofanotherperson;itisagreat,demandingclaimonhim,somethingthatchooseshimandcallshimtovastdistances.Onlyinthissense,asthetaskofworkingonthemselves,mayyoungpeopleusethelovethatisgiventothem.Mergingandsurrenderingandeverykindof
communionisnotforthem,whomuststill,foralong,longtime,saveandgatherthemselves;itistheultimate,itisperhapsthatforwhichhumanlivesareasyetbarelylargeenough.
Passage3
BusinessofInsuranceCompanies
Insurancecompaniesdotwotypesofbusiness.Oneisgeneralinsuranceagainstvariousformsofrisk,andtheotherislong-terminsurancewhichismainlylifeinsurance.Generalinsurerswillagreetopayapersonorcompanyasumofmoneyintheeventof
somethinghappeningornothappening.It’sabigbusinesstoday.Iftheprojectsucceeds,
shareholdersinyourcompanywillexpecttobepaidadividend.Ifyouaskaninsurerto
underwriteyourproject,thenhewillrequireapaymentinadvance,apremium.Ifthe
projectsucceeds,hekeepsthepremium,butyoudon’tpayhimanythingelse.Payinga
premiumtoaninsurerorunderwriterisoftencheaperthanpayingadividendtoshareholders.Iffewerdividendsarepaidtoshareholders,thenmoremoneycanbekept
asretentiontofinancethecompany’snextproject.
Anothertypeofinsurancebusinessisthelifeinsurance.Itdiffersbasicallyfromgeneral
insuranceinthatitisbasednotonriskbutoncertainty—thecertaintythateachofuswill
onedaydie.Lifeinsuranceisthebasisofpensionfundswhichprovideforretirementandguardagainstothercontingenciessuchasill-health,butisbestseenbythefinancialeconomistasameansofcollectingmanysmallsavingstoputtogetherintolargeinvestments,inshort,asaformofintermediation.
Passage4
SeasonalAffectiveDisorder
Somepeoplefeelsadordepressedduringthewintermonthsinnorthernareasoftheworld.Theymayhavetroubleeatingorsleeping.TheysufferfromaconditionknownasSeasonalAffectiveDisorder,orS-A-D.
VictimsofS-A-Dsufferitseffectsduringtheshort,darkdaysofwinter.Theproblemsaremostsevereinthemonthswhentherearefewerhoursofdaylight.Whenspringarrives,thesesignsdisappearandS-A-Dvictimsfeelwellagain.
TheNationalMentalHealthAssociationreportsthatS-A-Dcanaffectanyone.Thegroupsaysyoungpeopleandwomenareatthehighestriskforthedisorder.Itsaysthatanestimated25percentoftheAmericanpopulationsuffersfromsomeformofS-A-D.About5percentsufferfromasevereformofthedisorder.Manypeopleinotherpartsoftheworldalsohavethecondition.
Theideaofhealthproblemslinkedtoalackoflightisnotnew.Scientistshavediscussedtheissuesincethebeginningofmedicine.Morethantwo-thousandyearsago,theGreekdoctorHippocratesnotedthattheseasonsaffecthumanemotions.
Today,expertsdonotfullyunderstandS-A-D,andyettheyagreethatitisaveryreal
disorder.
Totreatthedisorder,victimsofS-A-Ddonotneedtowaituntilspring.Expertsknowthatplacingaffectedindividualsinbrightlighteachdayeasesthecondition.Thereareotherthingspeoplecandotoeasetheproblem.Theycanincreasethesunlightintheirhomesandworkplacesandspendmoretimeoutdoorsinthefreshairduringtheday.
Onestudyfoundthatwalkingforanhourinwintersunlightwasaseffectiveasspendingtwo-and-one-halfhoursunderbrightlightindoors.
Passage5
SuccessIsaChoice
Allofusoughttobeabletobraceourselvesforthepredictablechallengesandsetbacks
thatcropupeveryday.Ifweexpectthatlifewon’tbeperfect,we’oidllbethablettoav
impulsetoquit.Butevenifyouarestrongenoughtopersisttheobstaclecourseoflifeand
work,sometimesyouwillencounteranadverseeventthatwillcompletelyknockyouon
yourback.
Whetherit’safinancialloss,thelossofrespectofyourpeersorlovedones,orsomeother
traumaticeventsinyourlife,thesemajorsetbacksleaveyoudoubtingyourselfand
wonderingifthingscaneverchangeforthebetteragain.
Adversityhappenstoallofus,andithappensallthetime.Someformofmajoradversityis
eithergoingtobethereorit’slyinginwaitjustaroundthecorner.Toignoreadversityisto
succumbtotheultimateselfdelusion.
Butyoumustrecognizethathistoryisfullofexamplesofmenandwomenwhoachieved
greatnessdespitefacinghurdlessosteepthateasilycouldhavecrashedtheirspiritand
leftthemlyinginthedust.Moseswasastutterer,yethewascalledontobethevoiceof
God.AbrahamLincolnovercamealldifficultiesduringtheCivilWartobecomeour
arguablegreatestpresidentever.HelenKellermadeanimpactontheworlddespitebeing
deaf,dumb,andblindfromanearlyage.FranklinRoosevelthadpolio.
Thereareendlessexamples.Thesewerepeoplewhonotonlylookedadversityinthe
facebutlearnedvaluablelessonsaboutovercomingdifficultcircumstancesandwereable
tomoveahead.
Passage6
IsTelevisionaBlessingoraCurse?
Itisuniversallyacceptedthattelevisionisplayinganimportantpartinpeople’slives.But,
thereisanongoingheateddiscussionastowhethertelevisionisablessingoracurse.
Televisionkeepsonebetterinformedaboutcurrentaffairs,allowsonetofollowthelatest
developmentsinpoliticsandscience,andoffersagreatvarietyofprogramswhichare
bothinstructiveandstimulating.Themostdistantcountries,thestrangestcustomsand
themostattractivescenesofnaturearebroughtrightintoone’sroomorhousehold.
However,somepeopleinsistthattelevisionisacurseratherthanablessing.Theyargue
thatithasbroughtaboutmanyseriousproblems.Themajoroneisitseffectsonyoungpeople.Childrenarenowsousedtogettingtheirinformationandentertainmentfromtelevisionthattheirliteracyaswellasphysicalabilityhasbeengreatlyweakened.Evenworsethanthat,vulgarcommercialsandindecentprogramsmaycultivatetheirbadtastes,distorttheirview-pointstowardshumanlifetosuchadegreethattheirmindsmightbecorrupted.
Tosumup,televisionhasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Whatevereffectsithas,onepointiscertain,televisioninitselfisneithergoodnorbad.Itistheusetowhichitisputthatdeterminesitsvaluetosociety.
Passage7
FewUSWorkersWhoCouldTelecommuteDoSoOne-quarteroftheU.S.workforcecouldbedoingtheirjobsfromhomeifallthoseabletotelecommutechosetodoso,andallthosepeopleworkingfromhomecouldtranslateintoannualgasolinesavingsof$3.9billion,accordingtotheNationalTechnologyReadiness
Survey.However,manystillselecttoworkattheoffice.The
study
foundthat2percentof
U.S.workerstelecommutefull-timeandanother9percentdosopart-time.Butanother14
percentofworkershavetheoptionoftelecommuting,orhavejobsconductivetothe
practicebutchoosenotto.
“Thenumberssuggestthatmanypeoplewouldratherworkat
theofficeeveniftheirjoballowedtelecommuting,
”saidProfessorP.K.Kannan,eofth
RobertH.SmithSchoolofBusinessattheUniversityofMaryland.
“Thatseemstosuggest
thatevenifemployersweretosaytomorrowthateverybodyhadtheoptionof
telecommutingandyouwouldsavealotofgas,that
’snotgoingtohappen.
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