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第十六届21世纪杯全国英语英语演讲比赛选手必读二
Teachersneedtopromotesexeducationratherthanrules
ISSUENO:
847 DATE:
2010-03-24
"Campussexualawarenessisfarfromenough",page8-9,March3
MANYpeopletendtobeembarrassedatthemerementionofsex,butthat'sbynomeansthereasonsexeducationisfarfromenough.Forstudents'sake,teachersoughttopromotecoursesonsexawareness,otherwisemoreundesirablethingsmayresultunexpectedly.
TheotherdayIcameacrossanewsstoryaboutanaccidentalpregnancyataChongqinguniversity.Theboywasexpelledfromschool.
"Othersjustdoitandeverythinggoessmoothly,"hewasquotedassaying.So,itwasrevealedthatstudentshavesexwithoutenoughknowledge.Sexualdesireoverruledthemandsensibilityoverrodesense.Theycalleditlovebutwerethinkingonlyoftransientpleasure.Thiswascertainlynotanisolatedcase–it'sacommonphenomenon.Anditseemstobegettingworse.Thereshouldbesomeusefulstepstakennow.Butwhichway?
Sternrules?
Repeatedwarnings?
Thebestwayistogivemoreinstruction,Ithink,theboyalsosaidthat,hadtheyknownmoreaboutsex,thetragedycouldhavebeenavoided.
Anyway,knowledgeismorethanmath,physics,chemistry,philosophyoreconomics–sexisalsoanimportantareathat'sclosetoeachoneofus,anditcannotbeignoredanymore.
SunShiling,
ShanghaiNormalUniversity
Stayhealthy
"Somestudentssingingthebluesafterholiday",Page8,March3
Whenstudentsliveoncampus,theyhaveamoreregularlife.Theyattendclasses,study,doexerciselikeplayingbasketballorgoingtothegym.Whentheystayathome,theyjusteat,sleep,andhangoutwithfriends.There'snotmuchregularlifetotalkabout.Bykeepingahealthylifestyle,thepost-holidaybluescanbeavoided.Wurg,
Don'tindulge
Don'tcomplaintoomuchaboutyourcampus,thecanteen,thefoodandthebedinyourdorm.Youneedtoremindyourselfwhyyou'reincollege.Youcameheretolearnnewthings,nottoenjoyyourlifeandindulgeyourself.Studyhardandmakeyourparent'smonetarysupportworthit,youngfellows!
Shanghainetizen,
Avoidlazine
Ithinkreturningtocampusearlyisagoodwaytodealwithpost-holidaysyndrome.Weshoulddoeverythingdiligentlyandactively.Infact,manycollegestudentsarebecominglazy.Andtheirattitudetolifeisnegative.So,re-adjustingasearlyaspossibleistheway.
Beijingnetizen,
Inequality
Studentswholiveamorecomfortablelifeathomemaycomplainmorethanothers.Butperhapsit'sagoodopportunityforthemtoseethedifferencebetweentheirwealthylifeandotherpeople'snotsowealthylife.Thepost-holidaysyndromealsoremindsparentsthattheyshouldgivechildrenmorechancestoexperienceadifferentstandardofliving.
Makedivorcesmoredifficult?
CHINESEStyleDivorcehasbeenoneofthemostpopulardramaseriesonTVinrecentyears.ItcapturedtheheartsofChineseviewerswithitsvividdescriptionofaserioussocialproblem.DuringtheNationalPeople'sCongress'(NPC)sessioninMarch,onedelegateproposedmakingdivorcesmoredifficult,tomakecouplesthinktwicebeforetheydecidetopartways.
AccordingtoNPCdelegateHeXinwen,civilaffairsofficesrecorded1.71milliondivorcesin2009,a10.3percentincreaseyear-on-year.Thatstatisticdoesn'tincludedivorcesthatendedupincourt.Notonlydodivorcesbreakupfamilies,bringemotionalandpsychologicaltraumatochildren,buttheycanalsoleadtodepression,anxiety,alcoholismandotherproblems.
Chinagraduallycametoaccepttheideaof"guilt-free"divorceintheearly1980s.That'swherecouplesdon'thavetopointtofaultsoneitherside,suchasadulteryorabuse.Peoplenowonlyneedtoclaimordemonstratealossoflove,or"irreconcilabledifferences".Someexpertsblamethelowlegaldivorcethresholdfortheincreaseindivorces,especiallyamongpeoplewhomarryforashorttimeandbreakupoverminorproblems.He,theNPCdelegate,saidmakingdivorcesmoredifficultcandiscouragepeoplefrommakingrash,immaturedecisionstheymayregretlater.
Sowhat'syouropiniononthis?
Shoulddivorcesbemadehardertoget?
YES
Manypeoplearegettingdivorcedwithoutfullyunderstandingtheconsequences.
1.The"flashdivorce"phenomenonisgrowingrapidlyamongtheyoung,especiallythosebornafter1980.Manyofthesecouplescouldhaveworkedouttheirproblemswithoutbreakingup.Morecomplexdivorceprocedurescouldsavesomeofthesemarriages.
2.Chinesedivorceproceduresarecurrentlyamongtheeasiestintheworld.Oftenthere'snomandatoryseparationperiod.Thisisabadgovernmentpolicyandshouldbecorrectedassoonaspossible.
3.Divorceshouldn'tbethefirstthingpeopleturntoiftheyencountermaritalproblems.Couplesshouldlearntoworkontheirmarriage.Aharderdivorcewouldforcethemtoseekothersolutions,thusavoidingthedamageadivorcemightcause.
NO
Forreallydysfunctionalmarriages,aharderdivorcecouldonlycausemoreproblems.
1.Whethertostaymarriedorgetadivorceisthecouple'sdecision.Thestateorthelawshouldn'tinterfereinthishighlypersonalmatter.Thatwouldonlyputmoreofaneconomicandemotionalburdenonanalreadytroubledcouple.
2.Simplymakingdivorcemorecomplicatedwon’tsolvethefundamentalproblem.Instead,thegovernmentshouldteachfamilyvaluesandmoreresponsibilitytopreventpeoplefromrushingintodivorce.
3.Ifthegovernmentwantstofacethesocialproblemsassociatedwithahighdivorcerate,itcouldimprovesocialserviceslikemarriagecounselingandpsychologicalcounseling,insteadofmakingdivorcemoredifficult.
BONUS
Termsconcerningdivorce:
Contesteddivorce/uncontesteddivorce有争议离婚/协议离婚
Custody监护权
Custodialparent有监护权的一方父/母
No-faultdivorce无过错离婚,指要求离婚的一方配偶无需证明对方配偶存有过错,而只需简单说明夫妻双方无法继续共同生活便可获取法庭的离婚判决
Propertysettlementagreement财产分配协议
英语词汇解析
delegate代表
immature不成熟的
monetary金钱的
rash轻率的
stern严厉的
syndrome综合病症
transient短暂的
adultery通奸行为
alcoholism酗酒
counsel指导
irreconcilable不能协调的
mandatory强制的
marital婚姻的
pregnancy怀孕
override制服
overrule支配
sensibility感觉
trauma精神上的创伤
Opinion
Blameforhighrealestatepricesfallsonstate-ownedcompanies
AHANDFULofstate-ownedcompaniesstirredupapublicstormbybuyinguppropertyinBeijingshortlyafterPremierWenJiabaovowedtocontrolrunawayhousingpricesatlastweek’sNationalPeople’sCongresssession.
ThecompaniessetnewpricerecordsbybuyingparcelsoflandforresidentialandcommercialdevelopmentinBeijing,capitalizingonthecurrentmarket.
Thepunishmentwasswift.
Shortlyafterthepurchases,theStateAssetSupervisionandAdministrationCommission(SASAC)announcedithadordered78centrally-managedcorporationstopulloutofthereal-estatebusiness.
SASAC'sdecisionmayslowsurginghousingprices.Butaslongaslocalgovernmentsrelyonsellingland-developmentrightsasamainsourceofincome,priceswillcontinuetorise,accordingtoWangHaitaoofTheBeijingNews.
Inthefuture,state-ownedcompaniesmaybebarredfromjoiningbiddingwars,butothercompanieswillstilldiveintothelucrativebusiness.Whentheydo,landandhousingpriceswillcontinuetopushhigher.AccordingtoWang,thesolutionistoendlocalgovernments’monopolyonland.
CommentatorMaGuangyuanpraisedSASAC’sswiftresponse.However,hesaiditseemstobesupportingthe16othercentrally-controlledcompaniesintherealestatebusinessifthey’restillallowedtoprofitfromthehousingsector.
SASACstatisticsshowthesecompaniesaccountfor5percentofhousingsalesprofitsnationwide.However,60percentof2009’srecord-breakinglandpriceswerecreatedbythesecompanies.Theirinvestmentsdistortedthemarketandpusheduppricesmarkedly,accordingtoMa.
Thegovernmentcannolongerignorethephenomenonofstate-ownedcompaniesenteringtherealestatemarketenmasse,accordingtoFanXi,onN.Thesecompaniesseemtobeoperatingbymarketrules,butreceivebeneficialtreatmentinbankloansandgovernmentpolicies.They’repowerfulenoughtostartbiddingwarsregardlessofcost,saysFan.Incasethemarketturnsbad,allpotentiallosseswillbeshoulderedbythetaxpayers.
Yuanfacingpressure
ANinternationalchorusiscallingforChinatoboosttheyuan’sexchangerate.Whilethechoirhaslostafewvoicesthistime,itisstilldominatedbyAmericanpoliticians.
MorethanahundredUSlawmakershavecalledonUSPresidentBarackObamatolabelChinaasa“currencymanipulator”inanupcomingmid-Aprilreport.NobellaureatePaulKrugmanisoneofmanyAmericaneconomistscriticizingChina'scurrencypolicy.
However,PremierWenJiabaosaidinmid-MarchthattheyuanisnotundervaluedandthatChinawouldnotbowtoexternalpressureonitsexchangeratepolicy.
Theyuanisfacingunprecedentedpressuretoappreciate,writesfinancescholarLiuYuhuiinthe21stCenturyEconomicHerald.Liusaystheyuan'sappreciationwillnothelpreducethehugeUStradesurplus.CitingInternationalMonetaryFundchiefeconomistOlivierBlanchard,Liusaysthateveniftheyuanappreciates20percentagainstthedollarandmajorAsiancurrencies,itwouldonlyincreaseUSexportvaluesby1percentofGDP.
StephenRoach,AsiachairmanoftheinvestmentbankMorganStanley,hitbackatKrugman’scriticismofChinalastweek.
“IthinkweshouldtakeabaseballbattoPaulKrugman,”RoachsaidinaninterviewinBeijing.“ImeanIthinktheadviceiscompletelywrong.We’relashingoutatChinaratherthantendingtoourownbusiness.”
TheUSshouldtrytorais
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