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大学的英语周记

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大学的英语周记

导语:时光飞逝,岁月轻轻划过,风的匿迹不经意残留在记忆深处的花海,以下是小编为大家整理分享的大学的'英语周记,欢迎阅读参考。

大学的英语周记

Passage1

TheRoadtoHappiness

Thereareagreatmanypeoplewhohaveallthematerialconditionsofhappiness,i。e。healthandasufficientincome,andwho,nevertheless,areprofoundlyunhappy。Insuchcasesitwouldseemasifthefaultmustliewithawrongtheoryastohowtolive。Inonesense,wemaysaythatanytheoryastohowtoliveiswrong。Weimagineourselvesmoredifferentfromtheanimalsthanweare。Animalsliveonimpulse,andarehappyaslongasexternalconditionsarefavorable。Ifyouhaveacat,itwillenjoylifeifithasfoodandwarmthandopportunitiesforanoccasionalnightonthetiles。Yourneedsaremorecomplexthanthoseofyourcat,buttheystillhavetheirbasisoninstinct。Incivilizedsocieties,especiallyinEnglish—speakingsocieties,thisistooapttobeforgotten。Peopleproposetothemselvessomeoneparamountobjective,andrestrainallimpulsesthatdonotministertoit。

Abusinessmanmaybesoanxioustogrowrichthattothisendhesacrificeshealthandprivateaffections。Whenatlasthehasbecomerich,nopleasureremainstohimexceptharryingotherpeoplebyexhortationstoimitatehisnobleexample。Manyrichladies,althoughnaturehasnotendowedthemwithanyspontaneouspleasureinliteratureorart,decidetobethoughtcultured,andspendboringhourslearningtherightthingtosayaboutfashionablenewbooksthatarewrittentogivedelight,nottoaffordopportunitiesfordustysnobbism。

Passage2

LoveIsDifficult

Itisgoodtolove,butloveisdifficult。Foronehumanbeingtoloveanotherhumanbeingisperhapsthemostdifficulttaskthathasbeenentrustedtous—theultimatetask,thefinaltestandproof,theworkforwhichallotherworkismerelypreparation。Thatiswhyyoungpeople,whoarebeginnersineverything,arenotyetcapableoflove:itissomethingtheymustlearn。Withtheirwholebeing,withalltheirforces,gatheredaroundtheirsolitary,anxious,upward—beatingheart,theymustlearntolove。Butlearningtimeisalwaysalong,secludedtimeaheadandfaronintolife,andissolitude,aheightenedanddeepenedkindofalonenessforthepersonwholoves。Lovingdoesnotatfirstmeanmerging,surrenderingorunitingwithanotherperson;itisahighinducementfortheindividualtoripen,tobecomesomethinginhimself,tobecomeworldinhimselfforthesakeofanotherperson;itisagreat,demandingclaimonhim,somethingthatchooseshimandcallshimtovastdistances。Onlyinthissense,asthetaskofworkingonthemselves,mayyoungpeopleusethelovethatisgiventothem。Mergingandsurrenderingandeverykindofcommunionisnotforthem,whomuststill,foralong,longtime,saveandgatherthemselves;itistheultimate,itisperhapsthatforwhichhumanlivesareasyetbarelylargeenough。

Passage3

BusinessofInsuranceCompanies

Insurancecompaniesdotwotypesofbusiness。Oneisgeneralinsuranceagainstvariousformsofrisk,andtheotherislong—terminsurancewhichismainlylifeinsurance。

Generalinsurerswillagreetopayapersonorcompanyasumofmoneyintheeventofsomethinghappeningornothappening。It’sabigbusinesstoday。Iftheprojectsucceeds,shareholdersinyourcompanywillexpecttobepaidadividend。Ifyouaskaninsurerto

underwriteyourproject,thenhewillrequireapaymentinadvance,apremium。Iftheprojectsucceeds,hekeepsthepremium,butyoudon’tpayhimanythingelse。Payingapremiumtoaninsurerorunderwriterisoftencheaperthanpayingadividendtoshareholders。Iffewerdividendsarepaidtoshareholders,thenmoremoneycanbekeptasretentiontofinancethecompany’snextproject。

Anothertypeofinsurancebusinessisthelifeinsurance。Itdiffersbasicallyfromgeneralinsuranceinthatitisbasednotonriskbutoncertainty—thecertaintythateachofuswillonedaydie。Lifeinsuranceisthebasisofpensionfundswhichprovideforretirementandguardagainstothercontingenciessuchasill—health,butisbestseenbythefinancialeconomistasameansofcollectingmanysmallsavingstoputtogetherintolargeinvestments,inshort,asaformofintermediation。

Passage4

SeasonalAffectiveDisorder

Somepeoplefeelsadordepressedduringthewintermonthsinnorthernareasoftheworld。Theymayhavetroubleeatingorsleeping。TheysufferfromaconditionknownasSeasonalAffectiveDisorder,orS—A—D。

VictimsofS—A—Dsufferitseffectsduringtheshort,darkdaysofwinter。Theproblemsaremostsevereinthemonthswhentherearefewerhoursofdaylight。Whenspringarrives,thesesignsdisappearandS—A—Dvictimsfeelwellagain。

TheNationalMentalHealthAssociationreportsthatS—A—Dcanaffectanyone。Thegroupsaysyoungpeopleandwomenareatthehighestriskforthedisorder。Itsaysthatanestimated25percentoftheAmericanpopulationsuffersfromsomeformofS—A—D。About5percentsufferfromasevereformofthedisorder。Manypeopleinotherpartsoftheworldalsohavethecondition。

Theideaofhealthproblemslinkedtoalackoflightisnotnew。Scientistshavediscussedtheissuesincethebeginningofmedicine。Morethantwo—thousandyearsago,theGreekdoctorHippocratesnotedthattheseasonsaffecthumanemotions。

Today,expertsdonotfullyunderstandS—A—D,andyettheyagreethatitisaveryrealdisorder。

Totreatthedisorder,victimsofS—A—Ddonotneedtowaituntilspring。Expertsknowthatplacingaffectedindividualsinbrightlighteachdayeasesthecondition。Thereareotherthingspeoplecandotoeasetheproblem。Theycanincreasethesunlightintheirhomesandworkplacesandspendmoretimeoutdoorsinthefreshairduringtheday。

Onestudyfoundthatwalkingforanhourinwintersunlightwasaseffectiveasspendingtwo—and—one—halfhoursunderbrightlightindoors。

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