1、1 Graduates Face Many Barriers in Job Hunting It is graduation time again. Whether joining the social workforce or pursuing advanced studies, about four million Chinese graduates will soon turn a new page in their lives. Still, no matter what, campus life will remain deeply etched on the minds of Ch
2、inas former students. What lies ahead for the countrys graduates? Statistics released by relevant departments of China show that in 2006, graduates from all Chinese colleges and universities numbered 4.13 million, up 750,000 from 2005 with a growth rate of roughly 22%. Hence, the employment tension
3、further intensifies. Meanwhile, various intangible barriers exist in social relations, regional restriction, permanent residency and universitys reputation have made the graduates job-hunting process tougher. Some analyze that against the backdrop of intensified employment tension for university gra
4、duates, needy students from rural and urban areas usually find themselves in relatively inferior positions. Some graduates realize that in order to get a job, they have to sign some “unfair treaties“ that promise not to take the postgraduate exam or leave the company within several years, or they ha
5、ve to pay 5,000 Yuan for breaching the contract. Some recruiters even declare openly that they only need students from famous universities, so graduates from other schools are not even entitled to apply. Currently the contradiction in Chinas higher education has transferred from entering to leaving
6、a university and from the difficulty in enrollment to employment after graduation. It has become a common phenomenon that “graduates become jobless“. Should this problem not be tackled rightly, the employment issue would turn into a new factor that causes social instability. College A New Experience
7、 Living at college, first of all, gives me a sense of responsibility, of being on my own. My parents arent around to say, No, youre not going out tonight or Did you finish your homework? Everything I do has to be my decision, and that gives me the responsibility of handling my own life. During the s
8、econd week I was at college, I had to go out and look for a bank where I could open an account. Before that I looked in the phone book since I had no clue about any banks around here or where they were located. I went to the bank and made decisions for myselfwhether to have a checking or savings acc
9、ount and whether or not to get a MASTER card. Friendly people: thats another aspect I like about college. On my first day (and even now) people were nice to me. I came to Marymount University here in Virginia from New York and even though Id been here beforeI was a bit confused about where I was goi
10、ng. My mother and I drove in, not knowing the building we were supposed to go to, and the guard was especially nice: with a smile, he told us what building we were looking for and where we could park our car. Some upperclassmen saw me and asked, Are you a new student? When they found out I was looki
11、ng for my dormitory, one said, Oh, just follow us; thats where were going. Even now I 2 feel comfortable in the dorm because there are friendly people around to talk with. Finallyto add to my likes of collegeI love having Saturdays off. Also, I love to sleep in, something I couldnt do in high school
12、. How Can We Finance Our College Education? Nowadays, tuition fees for college are much higher than ever before. How to finance our college education has become a matter of concern for many students, especially those who are from the remote areas. Actually, there are many ways to solve this problem.
13、 We can get the money from our parents. We can apply for a loan especially set up for college students. We can also acquire the money entirely by ourselves, keeping a part-time job in our spare time and doing a full-time job in summer and winter holidays. Or we can ask our parents for most of the mo
14、ney and earn the rest in our spare time in college. As far as I am concerned, I prefer the last way. I dont want to depend entirely on my parents, which will be a burden to them. Nor do I want to work in my free time for the tuition alone, because I would like to have enough time for my school work.
15、 If my parents pay most of the tuition for me, I will work part time for the rest and this, I believe, can make my college life rich and colorful. Introduction of My College Im a student at Maebashi Institute of Technology in Gunma. It is located between Komagata and Shinmaebashi on the JR Ryomo Lin
16、e. Its only 10 minutes from JR Maebashi station on a bus or a taxi. Maebit was originally founded in 1952 as a junior college and it evolved into a four-year college in 1997. Today there are some 700 students in both the junior college and the four-year undergraduate school. Our school offers two se
17、ts of programs, the day course and the evening course. Students can choose whichever suits their conveniences best from those two courses. Many lessons here are taught in small-sized classes. Im in the Department of Information Engineering. My field of study is Robotics. The first period begins at 9
18、:30 a.m., which is rather late, and the last period of the day course ends at 4:55 p.m. The classes for the evening course begin at 5:45 p.m. and end at 8:50 p.m. Maebits campus is not very large but it has a lot of flowerbeds and plants. On campus there are the library, the club building, sports fi
19、elds, the student union hall, the laboratory building, and many other facilities. Our department building lies in the northwest corner of campus. This building was built about five years ago, and 3 everything is still new in this building. There are many clubs, but Im not a member of any club. One o
20、f my friends is a member of the Tennis Club in which there are 5 members. They practice every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon. They are hoping to make it into the best 8 in the coming intercollegiate tournament. I like my college. I have already made some good friends and were enjoying our school l
21、ife. Coping with Stress in College College life can be very stressful. Sometimes parents, faculty and others tend to idealize their college experience and remember it as that idyllic time when they had few worries or responsibilities. To students currently attending college, however, the process is
22、often stressful and frustrating. The competition for grades, the need to perform, relationships, career choice, and many other aspects of the college environment cause stress. But before condemning stress outright, we need to understand that stress is only harmful when it is excessive. Much of the s
23、tress that we all experience is helpful and stimulating. The challenges of life tend to be stressful and an attempt to avoid stress completely would lead to a rather boring existence. The problem comes when you experience too much stress. There are four primary sources of stress: the environment, (n
24、oise, pollution, traffic, crowding, and the weather), physiology, (illness, injuries, hormonal fluctuations, and inadequate sleep or nutrition), students thoughts (negative self-talk, catastrophizing, and perfectionism), and social stressors (financial problems, work demands, social events, and losi
25、ng a loved one). Symptoms of stress appear in many forms. Some symptoms only impact the person who is directly experiencing stress, while other symptoms may have an impact on our relationships with others. Although some stress reactions are part of deeper and more serious emotional problems, many ar
26、e not, and can be handled with relatively simple counseling and stress-management techniques. Developing a balanced lifestyle, gaining perspective by discussing problems with other students or tutors, specifying relaxation techniques, and clarifying your values and cultivating a sense of life meanin
27、g can help you relieve your stress in college. Sports From the earliest times, people have held sports competitions. The athletic few compete on the field while the rest of us participate from the safety of our seats. 4 Today sports are certainly as popular as ever, and because of radio and televisi
28、on, we can now compete from a distance. In fact, for important competitions, the whole world becomes one big stadium. It is hard to say why humans like organized games. The reasons that we enjoy sports probably differ from person to person. Whether little kids are kicking a ball around a city playgr
29、ound, or million-dollar-a-year athletes are playing in a modern stadium, the excitement of competition, motion, discipline, and beauty are in the air. Who doesnt stop to watch a ball game in the street or a swimmer in a pool? What parents are not proud to see their children carried off the field by
30、thankful fans? For the players, the joys of sportsmanship can include punishing self-discipline and the friendship of teammates. Then there is special thrill that comes only to a lucky few. It is the thrill that comes from hearing thousand voices shout your name. But personal victory is only one kin
31、d of victory. In every game someone must lose, but mankind wins every time an athletic record is broken. It is this aspect of sports that brings people together. Even in defeat, no one says to an athlete, So what? You say, Good try! And when your pride gets hurt and your muscles are sore, you say to
32、 yourself, Thats part of the game. Ill win next time! How to Deal with School Pressure College can be a very demanding time for students. Professors, class projects, and extracurricular activities can all contribute to a stressed-out college student. While you will undoubtedly experience stress as a
33、 college student, following these tips may help keep college stress at a minimum before it becomes too hard to handle. Prioritize your schoolwork. Identify what is most important. If you have a presentation to give this Monday, dont write a one-page review thats due in a couple of weeks; prepare for
34、 the presentation first. Likewise, if you have an assignment that requires a lot of work, put it at the top of your list. When you prioritize your work, you will be more efficient. By becoming more organized, you can reduce your stress level drastically. Talk about your problems. Talking about your
35、problems will help ease your tension and anxiety. Seek a trusted friend or see if your school has a counseling center. Talking to others will not only help you feel better, but it will also help you find more ways to deal with those problems that are causing your stress. Adopt a positive attitude. I
36、f you are always negative, stress will overwhelm you. By looking at things in a positive light, you will not only reduce your stress, but you will also feel better about yourself. Give yourself pep talks: I can do this. I will not stress over this. 5 Take time to relax. To maintain peak performance
37、and reduce your amount of stress, you should take time to relax. Performing some sort of physical activity for thirty minutes three times a week will considerably lower your stress level. Throw a Frisbee with your friends, watch your favorite TV show or enjoy your alone time. Taking the time to rela
38、x will help reduce your stress level. The Need of Iron How do we get more young people to increase their consumption of iron-rich foods? Many nutritionists are advocating the fortification of a number of foods. This may help, but I contend that we should also intensify our efforts in nutrition educa
39、tion among our young people. I simply do not buy the argument that it is futile to try to change eating habits. Once an intelligent personand this includes adolescentsunderstands the need for a healthy diet, I think he or she will act accordingly. As for specific actions: I suggest that blood hemogl
40、obin(血红蛋白 )should be checked as a routine part of a youngsters yearly physical examination. It should contain at least 11grames per 100 milliliters of blood for a girl and at least 12 grams for a boy. If it is any lower, the physician probably will prescribe an easily absorbed iron supplement. Adole
41、scentsand everyone elseshould cut out highly processed foods and drinks, which may be low in iron and other nutrients. Read the labels for iron content. Especially make sure that all bakery products are made with enriched flour or whole grains. Try adding liver, chicken, beef, veal or any other vari
42、ety to the weekly menu. Finally, even when youre trying to lose weight, always eat a sensible, well-balanced diet made up of a variety of fresh or very lightly processed foods. This way, you stand a good chance of getting not only enough iron, but also adequate amounts of all the other essential nut
43、rients. Title: Students Taking Part-time Jobs Outline: 1. 有人 认为大学生打工好 2有人认为大学生打工不好 3我的看法 Some people think that college students should do part-time jobs. They think college students will be members of the society soon, so they need to get a real sense of how the society runs. In this regard part-ti
44、me jobs may help, because they not only give college students different chances to know more about different people, but also prepare them better with various experiences for their future. Other people, however, maintain that part-time jobs do more harm than good to college students. They believe, t
45、o a college student, study should always be the only job, which entails a great deal of time and effort, and that taking a part-time job is simply nothing but a distraction. Furthermore, college students are still too young to handle the complicated society, which may discourage them from doing scho
46、ol work and even lead them astray. In my opinion, college students must learn how to cope with life outside campus 6 by taking some part-time jobs, because they will be members of the society sooner or later. And what they learn through practice in the society can, on the other hand, help them to kn
47、ow more about themselves and their school work. Therefore they may decide how they will learn on campus more efficiently. There is yet another reason why I applaud college students for having some part-time jobs. I come from a peasant area in west China. Part-time jobs mean a lot to those students l
48、ike me: They can improve their campus life with the money they get out of the jobs, so that their parents wont have to worry too much about them. I believe if college students spend their time wisely, they will be able to manage well both school work and part-time jobs. Some Tips for Effective Verba
49、l Communication Verbal communication plays a significant role in our daily life, especially in modern society. Since we get along with other people in every field, we must learn how to communicate effectively. Here are some of the techniques that may contribute to effective verbal communication. First, think about what we are going to tell someone, then speak briefly and clearly in order to make ourselves understood. Second, express ourselves warmly and sincerely. This can help create a friendly atmosphere for a talk. Third, if we a
