高中英语美文 4页

TimeIsMoney“Timeismoney.”Thissayingmeansthattimeisveryvaluable.Buttimeismorevaluablethanmoney.Themoneywehavelostcanbegainedagain,butthetimewehavewastedcannotberegained.Moreover,sometimespersonscanexistwithoutmoney,butnothingcanbedonewithouttime,justasnoonecanlivewithoutair.Despitebeingsovaluable,timeisoftenneglectedbymen.Sincetimeisaninvisiblething,menoftenwastetheirtimeunconsciously（无意地）.Withoutanythingtodo,theymaygossipfrommorningtillnight.canliveonlyatmosttoabout100years.Itseemsfairlylong,butinfactitisrathershort.Weoftensay“Howquicklytimeflies!”Howmanythingscanamanaccomplishinsuchashortperiod?Henceweshouldusethevaluabletimeproperlytodoourwork.Wewillracewithit.Wewillstudyandworkhard.Neverwastealittlebitofit.TrytoBeaGoodStudentPerhapsitisthedreamofeveryonetobeagoodstudentatschool,butquiteafewstudentsfeelatalossonhowtomakeit.Inmyopinion,itisrathereasy ifyoucanactonthefollowingpoints.Firstofall,makefulluseofyourtimeandworkhard.Don’tputofftilltomorrowwhatshouldbedonetoday,astimepastwillnevercomeback.Thefastdevelopingsocietyrequiresadequateknowledge,whichpressesustosparenoeffortstostudy.Ofcourse,yourhardworkwillberewardedoneday.Secondly,useyourownheadandpresentyourpointofview.Credulous（轻信的）attitudewillonlymakeyoutakeanythingforgranted.Withyourownjudgmentyouwillbeabletotellrightfromwrongandsetupyourowntheory.Thirdly,setasideenoughtimeforrelaxation,entertainment,etc.don’tignoretheharmofallworkandnoplay.Propersportswillbuildupyourbodyandimprovetheefficiencyofyourstudying.Tobeagoodstudentiseasiersaidthandone,foritneedsastudent’sconsistentefforts.Butnothingisdifficulttoamanifheputshisheartintoit.NaturalResourcesNaturehasprovideduswithmanykindsofresources.AlmosteverythingweuseinoureverydaylifecomesfromNature.Thefoodweeat,thewaterwedrink,theclotheswewear,theconcreteandbrickstobuildourhouses,thematerialstomakebikesweride,etc.allcomeoriginallyfromNature.Peoplehavebeenmakinguseofthesenaturalsuppliesforthousandsofyears.Withthedevelopmentoftechnologyandtheincreaseofthepopulation,theamountandrangeofmaterialstakenhasincreased.Itisestimatedthatthistreadwillcontinueintheyearstocome.\nHowever,naturalresourcesarenotinexhaustible.Someresourcesarealreadynearlyusedup.Forexample,theendoftheworld’sfuelisalreadywithinsight.Suchanessentialdailyitemaswaterisinshortsupplyinmanypartsoftheworld.WecannolongerthoughtlesslyusethemanyresourcesprovidedbyNature.Wemustlearntoconservewhatremains.WeHaveOnlyOneWorldWhenindustriesgrow,pollutionalsogrows.Todaytheproblemofenvironmenthasbecomemoreandmoreimportant.Theworldpopulationisrisingsoquicklythattheworldhasbecometoocrowded.Weareusingupournaturalresourcestooquicklyandatthesametimewearepollutingourenvironmentwithdangerouschemicals.Ifwedon’ttakeactionimmediately,thenwewilldestroyouronlyworld.Manhasmadegreatprogressinenvironmentprotection.Governmentofmanycountrieshasestablishedlawstoprotecttheforestandsearesourceandtostoptheenvironmentalpollution.Stillmoremeasuresshouldbetakentosolvetheproblem.First,weshouldstartbyeducatingthepublicaboutthehazardsofpollution.Thegovernmentonitspartshouldalsodesignstricterlaws.Thisisnotonlyforourowngenerationbutalsoforthefuturegenerationtocome.Itisnecessarytoprotectournatureenvironment.Wemustbeginnowtoprotectouronlyworld.MakeTheBestUseofOurLandItisthelandthathasbeenprovidinguswitheverythingweneedforcenturies.Inotherwords,almosteverythingweusedailycomesfromthelanddirectlyorindirectly.Thefood,clothes,houses,eventhebooksandfurnitureareallsuppliedbytheland.Butthelimitedlandisdecreasingatasurprisingspeed.Withtheexpandingofthecities,thedevelopmentoftheindustryandoverpopulation,lotsoflargepiecesofgoodfarmlandarebeingturnedintoresidentialareaswithmanyhousesandapartmentbuildings,orindustrialareas,orwarehouses.Thereforesomemeasuresmustbetakentostoptheabusingofourfarmland.Ontheotherhand,weshouldleteveryonerealizethedangerofbeingshortofland.Andalsoweshouldeducatethemhowtomakebetteruseofourland.HealthItissaidthatwedonotproperlyvalueathinguntilwehavelostit.Itisonlywhenafrienddiesthatwefindouthowmuchhewastous.Soitiswithhealth.Whenweareyoungandstrongandhavegoodhealth,wethinklittleaboutit.Itseemsnaturaltoustobealwayswell,andwecannotimaginewhatitisliketobeill.Woweareoftencarelessaboutourhealth,andwithoutthinkingwespoilourhealthbybadhabitsanddoingsillythings.ItisonlywhenwehaveourgoodhealththatwefindthatitwasoneofGod’sbestgiftstous.Healthisourmostimportantpossession.Weshoulddoourbesttomaintainit.Goodhealthisnecessarytohappinessandsuccess.Peoplewhoareinpoorhealthareoftenpessimisticordepressed.Asarule,badhealthmeansmiseryandfailure.\nHowcanwekeepourhealth?Onlybyknowingandcarefullyobeyingthelawsofhealth.Ahappymanisahealthyman,andonlythehealthymancanliveahappylife.Thedesireforgoodhealthisuniversal.Everyonewholoveslifeunderstandshowimportanthealthis.First,goodhealthistheguaranteeforenjoyinglife.Theonlydesireofapatientisalwaystoliveanordinaryandhealthylife.Second,goodhealthestablishesafirmfoundationforyourambitionofthecareer.Withoutit,anyloftyaspirationturnstobeadaydream.Thenhowtokeepfit?Everyonehashisownanswerstothisquestion,whileIthinkthreeprincipalsuggestionsshouldbefollowed.Thefirstoneisthatascientificdietshouldbeadopted,whichoffersthenecessitiesforyourbody.Thesecondoneisthatphysicalexercisesmustbepersisted,especiallyfortheindoorpeople.Thelast,butnottheleast,isthatthecheerfulmoodshouldbekept.Inordertokeepfit,Iforcemyselftokeepawayfromthe“junkfood”,althoughitusuallytastesgood,Ievenformagoodhabitofdoingmorningexercises.Andthebeautifulmusicandgoodbooksalwayscheermeup.SportsandGamesSportsandgamesdoalotofgoodtoourhealth.Theycanmakeusstrong,preventusfromgettingtoofat,andkeephealthyandfit.Especiallytheycanbeofgreatvaluetopeoplewhoworkwiththeirbrainsmostoftheday,forsportsandgamesgivepeoplevaluablepracticeinexercisingthebody.What’smore,theymakeourlifericherandmorecolorful.Ifwedonothaveastrongbody,wewillfindithardtodowhateverwewant.Sopersonsofallagesenjoywatchingandtakingpartinvariouskindsofsports-trackandfields,swimming,skating,football,volleyballandbasketball,etc.Sportsandgamesarealsoveryusefulincharactertraining.Theydemandnotonlyphysicalskillsandstrengthbutalsocourage,endurance,disciplineandusuallyteamwork.Forboysandgirls,whatislearnedintheplaygroundoftenhasadeepeffectontheircharacter.Ifeachofthemlearnstoworkforhisteamandnotforhimselfonthefootballfield,hewilllaterfinditnaturaltoworkforthegoodofhiscountryinsteadofonlyforhisownbenefit.Ahealthycitizenmakesastrongcountry.Let’salltakepartinsportsandgames.SmokingItiswellknownthatsmokingdoesharmtothehealth.Today,somanypeoplestillkeepsmoking,whichhasdrawnwideattentionofthesociety.Smokinghassomanydisadvantagesbutnoadvantagesatall.First,thecigaretteswithnicotineinthemdogreatharmtothehealth.Suchdiseasesaspneumonia,lungcancermaybecausedorpartlycausedbythem.Furthermore,thebadeffectsofcigarettescostthesmokerslotsofmoney,whichcouldbespentonothermeaningfulthings.Thirdly,theaccidentsoffireallovertheworldeveryyeararemostlycausedbythestill-burningbutts(end).\nThegovernmenthasformulatedtheregulationofnosmokinginpublicplaces.Yetitsresultisnotsosatisfactory.Frommypointofview,itneedsthecommoneffortsofthesociety.Notonlythenonsmokersbutthesmokersshouldcooperateonthismatter.MyViewsonLargeModernCitiesSinceeverycoinhastwosides,livinginlargemoderncitiesoffersusmanyadvantages,simultaneouslycausesmanytroubles.Bettereducationandbetterjobsareeasytoget,andbettermedicalcareisconvenienttoreceiveinlargemoderncities.Peopleareusuallywellinformedduetotheadvancedmedia,suchastelevision,newspaperandnetPC.Largemoderncitiesalsoprovidevariedentertainmentforthecity-dwellers.Thepublicplaceslikecinema,bar,disco-ballareeverywhere.Ontheotherhand,largemoderncitiesaretoobigtocontrol,sothetrafficjamsandtrafficaccidentsoftenhappen,andthesocialsecurityisaheadacheproblem.Andcity-dwellershavetofacethehousingproblem.Usuallyahouseistooexpensiveforthesalaryearningclasstobuyandtherentisalsohigh.Moreover,noiseandpollutioninlargecitiesbringharmtopeople’shealth.LiveintheCityorintheCountryWheredoyouliketolive,inthecityorinthecountry?Mostcitiesarecentersofeconomy,trade,transportationorculture.Withthedevelopmentofeconomyandsociety,moreandmorepeoplehavefloodedintothecities,whichmakethescaleofthecitieslargerandlarger.Surely,itisveryconvenientforshopping,education,businessandsoon.Butitalsohasmanydisadvantages:thelargepopulationmakesitcrowdedineachcornerofthecity;thebigfactories,toomanycars,busesandtruckspollutethecleanair;toomuchnoisecanmakepeoplemad.Toliveinthecity,oneevencan’tgetenoughroomforliving.Toliveinthecountryisanotherthing.Youcanbreathethefreshaircheerfully,ownaspacioushousewithabigbackyard,andrelaxyourselfinquietness.Butwhenyouwanttogoshopping,ortakeyourchildtoschool,perhapsyouwillcomplainaboutitsinconvenienttransportation,itsremoteness…Iamanordinaryperson.Iamalwayslongingforthepeacefulidyllic（田园诗般的）lifeofthecountryside.