全国英语创新大赛材料.doc

Telephone or letter Quite a few people take it for granted that telephone has taken the place of letters. Even some hold the opinion that we dont need letters anymore. On the other hand, some prefer to write rather than make a phone call. In my view, Im in favor of the former. Of course, writing can organize ones thoughts more logically. By writing they express themselves more easily. But writing a letter takes a lot of time and sometimes it makes one so eager to receive his letter that he may get worried. Besides, it will cost us a lot of money if we want to write to a friend far from us. As we all know, as a convenient way to communicate, making a phone call gets more and more popular. The following reasons can account for my argument. First, the telephone provides us a quick way to get connected to the person who we want to contact. A good example is that it takes us only a few minutes to call an ambulance by phone. Second, by making a call, we can listen to the speakers voice on the line as if we are talking face to face, which, I believe, can strengthen the relationship between each other. Third, it suits the worlds fast current on economy and life style. If we wrote instead of making a phone call, we would lose chances or right time to earn money or to develop our companies. Last but not least, with the development of Internet, the Internet telephone is more popular, which costs a little. All in all, I still hold the opinion that writing must be set aside(建议用make way) for making a phone call, because the former doesnt suit our fast steps at all. What we need is a much cheaper and fast way for daily life. （）The Difference in Income Sources between American and Chinese Student As is described in the chart, we can clearly learn that Chinese students depend on parents much more than American students. It is reported that American students get a large amount of income from their part-time jobs rather than from parents ,which suggests that American students are m