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1.TelevisionProgramandTheirEffectonchildrenTelevisionprogramsregularlyentertain,educate,effectandevenfrightenthemajorityofourchildren.Mostchildrenareallowedtowatchwhateverprogramison,withlittlethoughtontheeffectthatparticularshowwillhaveonachild.Mostprogramscanbeclassedasbeneficialorharmful,accordingtowhateffecttheprogrammighthaveonachild.Thebeneficialtelevisionprogramsaremainlythouse（附属房,温室）thateducatetheyoung.Thereareoftenspecialsonanimallife.Afewregularchildren’sprogramsdevelopthechild’sinterestinschool-typelearningbystressingnumbersandthealphabet,andthatencourageshimorhertobecreative.Thebeneficialcommercials,suchasthoseonanti-smoking,anti-litter,andhealth,shouldbeincludedinthiscategory.Ontheoppositesidearetheshows,whicharegenerallyharmfultochildren.Manycommercials（商业广告）,especiallythosesponsoringthechildren’sprograms,aredeliberatelywrittentocreateadesireforanunnecessaryproductsuchassugarcoated（涂上一层的）cerealsandcandy.Alladultprogramsthatincludeviolenceorsexscenescanatbestfillachild’smindwithconfusingormisleadingideas,andcouldpossiblyharden（v.变硬,使...坚强,涨价）thechildtoviolence.Thoughtfulparentswilldefinitelynotallowtheirchildrentoviewthebadprograms.Achild’sviewingtimeshouldbelimitedtowatchingeducationally（adv.教育的,教育上的,有关教育的）beneficialprograms.2.HowtoSolvetheHousingProbleminBigCitiesWiththedevelopmentofmodernindustry,moreandmorepeopleareflowingintobigcities.Accordingly,thehousingprobleminbigcitiesisbecomingmoreandmoreserious.Peoplehaveofferedmanysolutionstothisproblem.Ithinkbuildingsatellitecitiesinthesuburbs（在郊区）ismorepractical.Thefreshairandbeautifulsceneryinthesuburbswillbeappealingtothecitycitizens,whosufferfromairpollution,noises,etc.intheovercrowded（a.过度拥挤的）city.Withmorepeopleleavingthecity,morespacewillbeavailableforthoseremaining.Thehousing（n.房屋(外壳，外套，外罩，住宅，卡箍，遮盖物)）probleminbigcitieswillthus（adv.如此，这样，因此，从而；conj.因此，于是）besolved.3.TheyoungergenerationknowsbestOldpeoplearealwayssayingthattheyoungarenotwhattheywere.Thesamecommentsaremadefromgenerationtogenerationanditisalwaystrue.Ithasneverbeentruerthanitistoday.Theyoungarebettereducated.Theyhavealotmoremoneytospendandenjoymorefreedom.Theygrowupmorequicklyandarenotsodependentontheirparents.Theythinkmoreforthemselvesanddonotblindlyaccepttheideasoftheirelders.Events,whichtheoldergenerationremembersvividly,arenothingmorethanpasthistory（过去的经历）.Thisisasitshouldbe.Everynewgenerationisdifferentfromtheoneprecededit.Todaythedifferenceisverymarkedindeed.Theoldalwaysassumethattheyknowbestforthesimplereasonthattheyhavebeenaroundabitlonger.Theydon’tliketofeelthattheirvaluesarebeingquestionedorthreatened.Andthispreciselywhattheyoungaredoing.Theyarequestioningtheassumptionsoftheireldersanddisturbingtheircomplacency（[kəm'pleisənsi]n.自满）.Theytakeleavetodoubtthattheoldergenerationhascreatedthebestofallpossibleworlds.Whattheyrejectmorethananythingisconformity（[kən'fɔ:miti]n.适合,一致,相似）.Officehours,forinstance,arenothingmorethanenforcedslavery.Wouldn’tpeopleworkbestiftheyweregivencompletefreedomandresponsibility?Andwhataboutclothing?Whosaidthatallthemenintheworldshouldweardrab（[dræb]adj.土褐色的,单调的）greysuitsandconvict（['kɔnvikt]n.囚犯,罪犯v.使...确信自己犯错,宣告...有罪,使...知罪）haircuts?Ifweturnourmindstomoreseriousmatters,whosaidthathumandifferencescanbestbesolvedthroughconventionalpoliticsorbyviolentmeans?Whyhavetheoldergenerationsooftenusedviolencetosolvetheirproblems?Whyaretheysounhappyandguilt-ridden（adj.有负罪感的）intheirpersonallives,soobsessedwithmeanambitionsandthedesiretoamassmoreandmorematerialpossessions（物质财富）?Cananythingberightwiththeratrace（n.商业上竞争,事业上竞争）?Haven’ttheoldlosttouchwithallthatisimportantinlife?Therearenotquestionstheoldergenerationcanshrugoff（vt.不屑理睬(抖去，认为无足轻重)）lightly.Theirrecordoverthepastfortyyearsorsohasn’tbeenexactlyspotless（a.无脏污的，无缺点的，无可挑剔的）.Traditionally,theyounghaveturnedtotheireldersforguideline（n.指引）.Today,thesituationmightreverse.Theold—iftheyarepreparedtoadmitit—couldlearnathingortwofromtheirchildren.Oneofthebiggestlessonstheycouldlearnisthatenjoymentisnot“sinful”（['sinful]adj.有罪的，罪恶的）.Enjoymentisaprincipleonecouldapplytoallaspectsoflife.Itissurelynotwrongtoenjoyyourworkandenjoyyourleisuretoshed（n.车棚,小屋,脱落之物v.使...流出,放射,脱毛）restrictinginhibitions（n.禁止,禁制,压抑）.Itissurelynotwrongtoliveinthepresentratherthaninthepastorfuture.Thisemphasisonthepresentisonlytobeexpressedbecausetheyounghavegrownupundertheshadowofthebomb（[bɔm]n.炸弹v.轰炸vt.投弹,轰炸）,theconstantthreatofcompleteannihilation（[ə,naiə'leiʃən]n.歼灭,消灭,湮灭）.Thisistheirgloriousheritage.Canwebesurprisedthattheyshouldsooftenquestionthesanity（['sæniti]n.神智健全,头脑清楚,健全）ofthegenerationthatbequeathed（[bi'kwi:ð]v.遗赠,遗留）it?4.PublicTransportationAspartofdomesticmodernization,publictransportationneedstobedevelopedurgentlyinChina.Icanillustratesomeexamples.Theredoesnotonlyexistserioustrafficjamsbutalsocrowdedbuses（n.公共汽车）,underground（n.地下,地铁,地道,秘密活动adj.地下的,秘密的adv.在地下,秘密地）andrailways.Commuters（n.通勤者,每日往返上班者）findithardtogettoworkontimeduetoovercrowdedbusesortubes（['tju:b]n.地铁,电子管,显像管,管,软管;电视）.Travelerscouldhardlygetonbusesinbigcitiesdurin