knowing the consequences of choice over the
past spring festival, i got involved in a family dispute. right before i got
home, four satellite channels of cctv were added to the 14 channels we had
already had. in prime time at night, they all had interesting shows. therefore,
the five of us-my parents, my sisters and i-had to argue over what to watch.
finally, we agreed that we should watch the “most interesting” programme... if
wecould agree what that was. however, all of us there remember that for a long
time after we had tv, there were only one or two channels available. the
increase in options reveals an important change in our life: the abundance of
choice. fifteen years ago we all dressed in one style and in one colour. today,
we select from a wide variety of designs and shades. fifteen years ago, we read
few newspapers. today, we read english newspapers like the china daily and the
21st century, as well as various chinese newspapers. fifteen years ago, english
majors took only courses in language and literature. today, we also study
western culture, journalism, business communications, international relations,
and computer science. the emergence of choices marks the beginning of a new era
in china’s history; an era of diversity, of material and cultural richness, and
an era of the rebirth of the chinese nation. we enjoy the abundance of choice.
but this has not come easily. about 150 years ago, china was forced to open up
its door by western canons and gunboats. it has been through the struggle and
sacrifice of generations that we finally have gained the opportunity to choose
for ourselves. the policy of reform and openness is the choice that has made
all the difference. like others of my age, i’m too young to have experienced
the time when the chinese people had no right to choose. however, as the next
century draws near, it is time to ask: what does choice really mean to us young
people?is choice a game that relies on chance or luck? is choice an empty
promise that never materializes? or is choice a puzzle so difficult that we
have to avoid it? first, i would like to say: to choose means to claim
opportunities. i am a third-year english major. an important choice for me, of
course, is what to do upon graduation. i can go to graduate school, at home or
abroad. i can go to work as a teacher, a translator, a journalist, an editor
and a diplomat. actually, the system of mutual selection has allowed me to
approach almost every career opportunity in china. indeed, this is not going to
be an easy choice. i would love to work in such big cities as beijing or
shanghai or shenzhen. i would also love to return to my hometown, which is
intimate, though slightly lagging in development. i would love to stay in the
coastal area where life is exciting and fast-paced. i would also love to put
down roots in central and western china, which is underdeveloped, but
holdsgreat potential. all of these sound good. but they are only possibilities.
to those of us who are bewildered at the abundance of opportunities, i would
like to say: to choose means to accept challenge. to us young people, challenge
often emerges in the form of competition. in the next century, competition will
not only come from other college graduates, but also from people of all ages
and of all origins. with increasing international exchanges, we have to face
growing competition from the whole outside world. this is calling for a higher
level of our personal development. fifteen years ago, the knowledge of a
foreign language or of computer op(本文来自91考试网WWW.91exam.org)eration was considered merely an advantage. but
today, with wider educational opportunities, this same knowledge has become
essential to everyone.given this situation, even our smallest choices will
require great wisdom and personal determination.as we gain more initiative in
choice making, the consequence of each choice also becomes more important. as
we gain more initiative in choice making, the consequence of each choice also
becomes more important. nuclear power, for instance, may improve our quality of
life. but it can also be used to damage the lives and possessions of millions.
economic development has enriched our lives but brought with it serious harm to
our air, water and health. to those of us who are blind to the consequences of
their choices, i would like to say, to choose means to take responsibility.
when we are making choices for ourselves, we cannot casually say: “it’s just my
own business. “ as policy makers of the next century, we cannot fail to see our
responsibility to those who share the earth with us. the traditional chinese
culture teaches us to study hard and work hard so as to honor our family. to
me, however, this family is not just the five of us who quarreled over
television programmes. rather, it is the whole of the human family. as i am
making my choices, i will not forget the smile of my teacher when i correctly
spelled out the word “china” for the first time, i will not forget the happy
faces of the boys and girls we helped to send back to school in the mountains
of jiangxi province. i will not forget the tearful eyes of women and children
in bosnia, chechnya and somali, where millions are suffering from war, famine
or poverty.all these people, known and unknown, make up our big human family.
at different points, they came into my life and broaden my perspective. now as
i am to make choices for myself, it is time to make efforts to improve their
lives, because a world will benefit us all only if every one in it can lead a
peaceful and prosperous life.
when we have something annoy us, we will
naturally to find someone to talk about it, the first choice is friend. we will
not talk about it in front of our parents, because we don’t want them
to worry about us. friend is so important in our life, we have many friends, we
will share our happiness and sorrow with them, we hang out together, in a word,
friends are part of our life. what will happened if someone have no friend? we
hear from the news that the crime people are isolated by others, most of them
have no friends, their view point about the world is distorted. without friends,
people have no where to relieve their emotion, the long time’s
depression of the emotion distract people from the normal life. so friends are
very important, we can’t live without friends.
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