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-12000Asisshowninthepictures,withtherampantascendanceofcommercialfishing,thepopulationoffishhasdramaticallyshrunk.Inthefirstpicture,welearnthattheyear1900witnessedanencouragingsceneforworldfishing.Therewerevariouskindsoffishintheseaandonlyonefishing-boat.Onthecontrary,inthesecondpicture,in1995therewasonlyonefishswimmingfreelybutmanyfishing-boatssailinginthesea.Itisapparentthatadisastrouschangehasoccurred.Thepurposeofthepictureistotellusthatdueattentionhastobepaidtothereductioninoceanresources.Owingtotheover-exploitationofmarineresources,thenumberoffishhasbeendecliningatanacceleratingrate.Ifweletthissituationcontinueasitis,wedonotknowhowseverelyfishpopulationswillbeharmedinthefuture.Bythattime,ourenvironmentmayhavesufferedagreatdestruction.Hence,itisimperativeforustotakedrasticmeasurestoreversethisdisturbingtrendillustratedintheabovepictures.Foronething,weshouldappealtotheauthoritiestomakestrictlawstocontrolcommercialfishing.Foranother,weshouldcultivatepublic'sawarenessthatoceanresourcesareofgreatsignificancetous.Onlyinthesewayscanweprotectournaturalenvironment.Ibelievethatifthesestepsaretaken,wehumanscansurmountthechallengewefaceandwillhaveabrilliantfuture.22004Itisvividlydepictedinthecartoonthataboyisrunningalongtheracetrackwithpainfulefforts,sweatpouringdownhisface.Afteralongrace,heismakingthefinalspurttowardthefinishingline,withstrongdeterminationtobecomeachampion.Itseemsthathecansoonrestforawhiletoenjoytheecstasyofvictory.However,straightaheadliesasignwhichindicatesanewstartingpointandurgeshimtocontinuerushingtothenextdestination.Undoubtedly,thecartoonconveysthemeaningthatlifeisliketheprocessofrunninginwhichoneshouldmakeconstanteffortsandneverstopmakingprogress.Owingtothequickeningpaceoflife,competitionisincreasinglyfierceinallwalksoflife,stimulatingeveryonetopursueonegoalafteranother.Onceapersonstopsmakingprogress,hecanhardlymaintainhispastgloryandsurviveinthiscompetitiveworld.AsDengXiaoping,thegreatChineseleadersaid,Developmentisinarguabletruth.Nomatterhowpowerfulaspecificinstitutionis,itmustconstantlyseeknewandspeedydevelopment.Generallyspeaking,neitheracountrynorapersoncanremainstagnant.Anillustrationiscloselyrelatedtous,theexaminees.IfwepasstheNationalEntranceTestforMA/MSCandidatesandthenareconfrontedwiththechallengeofconqueringthedifficultgraduatecourses,westillhavetostriveforsuccessinourfutureacademicstudyandcareer.Onthewhole,thisexampleeffectivelyclarifiesthesayingthatthedestinationisanotherstartingpoint.-32008Asissymbolicallyillustratedinthecartoon,twohandicappedadolescents,supportingeachotherwiththeirfirmhands,arecontinuingtheirnewjourneyacrosstheground.Crutchesleftbehind,theyhavesuccessfullycrackedthehardnutoflameness,whichmighthavestumpedthemajorityofthedisabled.Thecaptionindicates,YouhavemerelyonelegandsodoI.Helpingeachother,wecantravelallaround/5Undoubtedly,wecandeducefromtheportrayalthatthecartoonististryingtoattractourattentiontotheissueofcooperation.Accordingtoasurveyconductedamongagroupofpeoplewhowereinthesamecollegeclass10yearsago,thosewhoarereadytogivetheircooperationtoothersallbecamerichorattainedmanagerialstatusinvariousfields,whilenotasingleyoungmanwhohaddifficultyingettingalongwithhisclassmatesbecomesanexecutiveoraboss.Whydothosewhoareexcellentinteamworktendtobemanagersorruntheirownenterpriselaterinlife?Theanswerseemsself-evident.Ontheonehand,ifyouarecompetentinaprofession,buthavedifficultyingettingalongwithyourcolleaguesandevenwithyourboss,youcanhardlysurvivecorporatelife.Ontheotherhand,yourchancesofsuccessaremuchhigherwithawidecircleoffriendswhoarewillingtocooperatewithyoutoprovideinformationandresources.Itismyviewthat,firstandforemost,wecanusethedrawingtoaidjuvenilesinlearningtocooperatesuccessfullywitheachother.Furthermore,whateverdifficultiesorsituationsweareconfrontedwith,wecanremindourselvesthatthosewhohavethespiritofcooperationandteamworkarenearertosuccess.JustasJohnAdams,thesecondU.S.president,quotedfromtheancientGreekAesopsFables,Unitedwestand,dividedwefall.42010()Asissymbolicallyillustratedintheportrayal,thereisaboilinghotpotcontainingvariousingredientsofdisparatecultures.Thesevariousculturescanbecategorizedasculturalcelebritieshomeandabroad,suchasBiSheng,LaoShe,ShakespeareandEinstein;philosophicalconceptssuchasBuddhism,Taoism,Confucianism,benevolence,ritual,humanism,enlightenment,post-modernismanddeconstructionism,aswellasperformingartsorworkssuchasPekingOpera,KungfuandSwanLake.Weareinformedthattheculturalhotpotisbothdeliciousandnutritious.Thepurposeofthecartoonististoshowusthatinsteadofbeingconsideredoutdatedandoflittlevalueinarapidlymodernizingworld,culturalblendingshouldbeencouragedandmaintained.Ontheonehand,mosaicculturesarepartoftheuniversalheritageofhumanityandarepowerfulmeansofbringingtogetherdiversepeoplesandsocialgroups.Consequently,culturalintegrationhasbecomeindispensableasameansofpromotingfurtherculturedevelopmentandpreservation.Ontheotherhand,forChinaandmanyotherrapidlydevelopingcountries,thereisadangerthatage-oldcustomsandtraditionsmaybecomelostintheshad