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考完了，伏地……其实我1点半就出场子了OTL。考得好不好另说，two suggestions for Ters：

一是放松，考完我严重觉得外界夸大了这个考试的恐怖性；二是，一定要仔细看王京竹老师的预测机经啊啊啊我没细看结果就中了！

限时练习。时间一不够我就观点混乱了……

(08.08.08 北美)
University students should be required to take basic science classes even they are not part of the field of the study.

Many universities require students to attend basic science classes such as mathematics or physics. Some students complain about it while I believe this policy is well sustained by the following two reasons and it is really beneficial.

First of all, as I have observed, there are always some individuals who do not know clearly about what they are fund of. Attending basic science classes offers them chances to gain overviews about campus courses and consequently find out which subject interests them most or which subjects they do not like. For instance, one of my roommates found that it was hard to for her to catch up with others on science subjects such as advanced mathematics, so she finally made up her mind to transfer to English Literature Major. Now she is satisfied with her current major and really good at her lessons.

In addition, taking different kinds of basic science classes helps students know more about other subjects which hence they can combine the knowledge with their own field of the study. Taking mathematics for example, one who works on Education may use mathematical way to analyze the efficiency of a new teaching method. This would make the result more trustworthy. Besides, the study on some science subjects makes a person more rational which would certainly do good to his or her study and work. This is just the kind of talent the society needs these days.

However, on the other hand, I think students should not spend too much time on classes which are not part of the field of the study in respect that everyone's energy and time is limited. Students should pay more attention to their own lessons instead of those which have no relationship to their majors. In this case, I think universities can make some of basic science classes optional. So students could decide which class to take on the basis of their own condition.

All in all, I believe it is generally a good thing for students to be required by university to take basic science classes in the long run due to the above aspects I have mentioned.

原来烫过的头发末梢总是结在一起，就剪短了重新整理了一下。我挺满意的，但同学们都说熟女了。

我默默地放照片，然后默默地离开……

在小马过河转悠时看见的~水清07年暑期的托福班。小马那时还没有胡子拉碴（啊呜说原来他长这样，脸都被胡子遮住了，哈），阿杜倒一直战斗在水清前线上，翟少成后来在GRE班见过了，李笑来应该在这视频后没多久就离职新东方了。我想听李笑来唱歌……

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/HwpM63vlMCk

顺带还挖出了一个古老的视频，黄衣教教徒可以拿来缅怀一下- -||||||

http://you.video.sina.com.cn/b/5913541-1308769035.html

越写越痛苦是为啥啊OTL

(07-10-27)
Do you agree observing and studying animals’ behaviors helps us to learn human nature?

“Animal World” is one of my favorite TV programs. When I watch it, I am always surprised by certain similarities between animals and human beings. So I believe that animals’ behaviors reveal some aspects of human nature.

Every creature, whether this creature is an animal or a man, follows some rules, such as the Natural Selection theory put up by Darwin. The set of characteristics called human nature is shared by all normal human beings, and it was formed during a long time of evolution. Before human beings were so evolved to have advanced technology, they suffered same things like other kinds of animals. For instance, both men and animals will tend to protect young ones when an emergency takes place, for the reason that all creatures knew the significance of children. Only have a stable number of cubs can a group survive. Animals’ behaviors have parallels in human nature.

Besides, human’s characteristics nowadays have been greatly influenced by factors like desires for money and fame. People spend too much time thinking about salaries, social status and so on that there is little time remained to listen to our own hearts. Some people are driven by these desires to do things which disobey human nature. But if we watch the scene when a mother zebra tries her best to protect her baby zebra from being hurt by a hunter, we will surely be touched and remember our own mothers. It is much easier for us to know about human nature if we observe and study animals’ behaviors for animals are much less complex than human beings.

However, there are differences between human beings and animals, certainly. Human beings are more rational and have the ability to judge. The results coming out from observation and study of animals’ behaviors can only be accounted as references. When we come to a conclusion, we should take the distinctions between animals and men into consideration.

All in all, I agree observing and studying animals’ behaviors helps us to learn human nature. In fact, I think it is a rather easy and efficient way to achieve this goal.