[外语学习]CET4 写作.ppt

On the contrary, it is the view of a great many people that ones name is of little significance. I can think of no better illustration than the following ones. Qiu, which means hill, is the name of Confucius, the greatest thinker, philosopher and educator throughtout history. Likewise, another case in point is Lao Zi, the founder of philosophical and religious Taoism, whose name is er, which means the ear. These examples effectively clarify that ones future is only determined by his striving spirit, talent or intelligence rather than some mysterious and superstitious factors such as certain names or lucky numbers. As for me, significance should be attached to intelligence, persistence and diligence instead of ones name. Given all the above arguments, it is high time that we put an end to this undesirable phenomenon. 真题：Due Attention Should Be Given To the Study of Chinese 1. 近年来在学生中出现了忽视中文学习的现象； 2. 出现这种现象的原因和后果； 3. 我认为…… Recently it often hits headlines of newspapers that some prestigious universities like Tongji exclude Chinese from the subjects to be tested in their practice of independent admission. This has aroused heated discussion among the public -- Is Chinese not so important as English? What if we neglect the study of our mother tongue? First of all, globalization counts much for this phenomenon. In modern society, information in most media, be it the Internet or newspaper, is conveyed in English. Besides, As a saying goes, one can go to every corner of the world without any difficulty in communicating with local people. Therefore, learning English has been a trend in many years. However, while we emphasize the importance of English, we underrate the value of Chinese . Neglecting the study of Chinese is extremely harmful in certain situation. To begin with, Chinas traditional value is likely to get lost because language and ideas are interlocked in most cases. For example, when interviewed, most youngsters show that they are quite un