WHYSHOULDWESTUDYENGLISH为什么我们要学习英文IfyouwanttoaskmewhyweshouldstudystudyEnglish,myanswerwillbesimpleandclear.Nowletmeenumeratethereasonsonebyoneinthefollowing.Inthefirstplace,Englishhasbecomeaninternationallanguage.IfyouknowEnglish,youcanmakeatriproundtheworldwithoutbeingmisunderstood.Inthesecondplace,mostvaluablebooks,newspapersandmagazinesarewritteninEnglish.Ifyouwish(hope)togetknowledge,youmustlearnEnglish.如果你要问我们为什么要学英语,我的答案很简单明了。现在让我来把我的理由一一列举在下面:英语已经成为一种国际语言,如果你通晓它,你可以环游世界不被人误解。大多数有价值的书籍,报纸和杂志都是用英文写的。如果你希望获得知识,你必须学习英语。MYBIRTHDAY我的生日Yesterdaywasmybirthday,sosomeofmyclassmatessentmepresents.Motherpreparedateapartyforme.Iinvitedallofthemtocomeandtakepartinit.Theteapartybeganathalfpastsix.Therewerecolddrinksandrefreshments.Weate,talkedandlaughed.Wefeltthatwewerethehappiestmenintheworld.Timepassedquickly.Inatwinkling,theclockonthewallstrucknine.Wecouldnotbutsay“Good-bye”tooneanother.昨天是我生日,所以有几位我的同班同学送我礼物。母亲给我准备了一个茶会。我邀请他们前来参加。茶会下午六点半开始,有冷饮和点心,我们又吃又谈又笑。我们觉得是世界上最快乐的人。时间过得很快,转瞬间,墙上的钟敲九点了,我们不得不互道再见。HONESTYISTHEBESTPOLICY诚为上策ThereisanEnglishproverbwhichsays(saying)“Honestyisthebestpolicy.”Itsignifiestheimportanceofhonesty.Whatarethebenefitsofhonesty?Ifyouarehonesttoothers,theywillbehonesttoyouinreturn,whenyouaresad,theywillcomfortyou.Whenyouareintrouble,theywillhelpyou.Thereisnoenumeratingtheevilsofdishonestyhere.Inaword,adishonestmanwillbelookeddownuponbyothersand(be)regardedasapublicenemy.英国有一句谚语说“诚为上策”。它说明了诚的重要性。诚的益处是什么?如果你对他人诚实,他们也会对你诚实作为报答。当你忧伤的时候,他们会安慰你。当你处在困境中的时候,他们会帮助你。无法在这里数述不诚实的害处。一言以蔽之,一个不诚实的人会被人看轻的而且被看做一个公敌。INDUSTRY(DILIGENCE)勤勉Itisamatterofcoursethatindustrywillbringussuccess,wealthandgoodluck.Iamsurethatahard-workingpersoncanalwayssucceedintheworkwhichhewantstodo.Thisisunchangeabletruth.Idlenessistheoppositeofindustry.Itisthesourceofallevil.Anidlemanonlyenjoysplayingandmakingpleasures.Thatheisdoomedtofailureisofnodoubt.Weshouldnotfollowhisexample.勤勉会带给我们成功、财富和好运是理所当然的事情。我确信一个苦干的人终是能够成功的人,这是一个无法改变的定理。懒惰是勤勉的反面,它是万恶之源。一个懒惰的人只享受玩耍和寻乐,他命中注定失败是毫无疑问的,我们不应把他作为榜样。GOODHEALTH良好的健康Weallwish(hope)tobehappy,soweshouldtakegoodcareofourhealth.Healthisthebesttreasure(which)amancanpossess.Moneycandomanythings,butitcannotbuyhealth.However,solongasmanhasgoodhealth,hecanenjoythepleasuresofhumanlife.Inordertoinsuregoodhealthwemustpayattentiontothreethings.Theyare-nourishingfood,freshairandproperexercise.我们大家都希望快乐,所以我们应该注重健康。健康是一个人所能拥有的最好的财富。钱能做很多事情,但是它却买不来健康。然而,只要一个人有良好的健康,他就能享受人生的乐趣。为了保证良好的健康,我们必须注意三件事情,它们是营养的食物,新鲜的空气和适量的运动。MONEY钱Everybodywishes(hopes)togetmoneysothathecanmaintainhislivelihood.Inotherwords,moneyissousefullythatitisimpossibleformankindtolivewithoutit.Forthisreason,wehaveaninterestingproverb.Itsays“Moneycanmaketheworldgoaround.”Inaword,moneyismorepowerfulthananythingelse.However,moneyshouldnotbewasted.Itmustbeusedfor(some)properpurposes.Weyoungmenshouldformthegoodhabitofnotspendingmoneyinthewrongway.每个人为了能够维持生活,所以都希望得到钱。换句话说,钱是非常有用,所以没有它人类就无法生活。基于此种理由,我们有一句有趣的谚语“有钱能使鬼推磨”。一言以蔽之,钱比任何东西都更有力量。然而,钱不应该被浪费掉。它必须用于正当的用途上。我们年轻人应该养成不乱花钱的习惯。CHOOSINGFRIENDS选择朋友Amanwhoiscarefulinchoosingfriendswillcertainlyderivebenefitfromthem.Why?Becausetherearemorefalsefriendsthanrealones.Friendswhoflatteryoutoyourfacearenottruefriends.Wemustmakefriendswiththosewhohavegoodcharacterandkindnessofheart.Ontheotherhand,weshoulddoourbesttoavoidkeepingcompanywithbadpeople.一个小心选择朋友的人一定会从他们那里获得益处。为什么?因为在这个世界上假朋友比真朋友要多,有一个真正的朋友要比一百个假朋友好得多。凡是当面奉承你的朋友都不是真正的朋友。我们必须和凡是具有良好品格和心地善良的人交朋友。反过来说,我们应尽力避免结交坏人。THRIFT节俭Thereisnota(no)thriftymanbutbecomesarichmansoonerorlater.Why?Becausehewillnotspendsuchmoneyasisunnecessary.Littlebylittlehismoneywillaccumulate.Tentoone,heisboundtomakeafortune.Idonotlikesuchmenasspendtheirmoneyinawrongway.Theydonotknowextravaganceisabadthing.Itcanonlymakethemhappyforthetimebeing.Inshort,thriftmakespoormenrichandextravagancemakesrichmenpoor.没有一个节俭的人迟早不成为一个富翁。为什么?因为他决不花不必要花的钱。渐渐他的钱就会聚集起来。十之八九,他一定会发财的。我不喜欢那种乱花钱的人。他们不知道奢侈是件坏事。它只能够使他们暂时快乐而已。总而言之,节俭使穷人变富,奢侈使富人变穷。WHERETHEREISAWILL,THEREISAWAY有志者事竟成Thesecretofsuccess(Thekeytosuccess)isnotsomuchmoneyasastrongwill.Agreatmanisonewhohasastrongwillandanindomitablespirit.Inotherwords,ifamandoesnothaveastrongwilltowin(get)thefinalvictory,hewillneversucceedinhislife.Heisnomorethanafailure.Itisquiteobviousthatthereisnodifficultthing(nothingdifficult)intheworld.Ifyoumakeupyourmindtodoit,youwillcertainlyaccomplishyourend.Thatstandstoreason.成功的要诀不是金钱而是一个坚强的意志(用notsomuch…as)。一个大人物是一个具有坚强意志和不屈不挠精神的人。换句话说,如果一个人没有坚强意志去获得最后胜利的人,他终其一生永远不会成功。他只不过是(nomorethan)一个失败者。THEVALUEOFTIME爱惜时光AnEnglishproberbsaysthattimeismoney.Iconsideritwrong.Why?Becauseweallknowthatwecanearnmoneybyworkbutcannotinanywaygetbacktime(inanyway).Forthisreason,wemay(can)saythattimeismorevaluablethanmoney.Manypeopledonotknowthevalueoftime.It(this)isindeedagreatpity.Wemustbear(keep)inmindthatwastingtimeisequaltowastingyourlife.英国有句谚语说,时间就是金钱。我认为这是不对的。为什么?因为我们大家都知道我们能够用工作赚钱,但无论如何都无法把时间争取回来。基于此种理由,我们可以说时间比金钱更珍贵。许多人不爱惜时光,这确实是可惜的,我们必须记住浪费时间等于浪费生命。HOWEXERISEHELPS运动的利益Ifourbodiesarenotstrong,ourspirittodothingswillcertainlybequitedull.And