Topic：diligence 勤奮的意義

The cartoon aims at informing us of the significance of diligence. Definitely, no once can deny the importance of it. diligence enables us to achieve our objectives more smoothly and realize our dreams more rapidly. The more diligent we are , the more likely we are to accumulate experience, master skills, discover and kill off our shortcomings and create more opportunities. To further illustrate the importance of being diligent, I would like to take Michael Jordan as a case in point: how could he, one of the greatest basketball player throughout the history of mankind who was once deemed unsuitable for playing this game, achieve unprecedented success in NBA?

Accordingly, at no time should we underestimate the power of diligence. Furthermore, when coming with setbacks and bottlenecks, instead of giving up easily, what we must do is to stick to our goals and faith, tell ourselves that all efforts and diligence will be paid off. “good luck appears only when you are diligent enough.” Barack Obama also once said.

這幅漫畫告訴我們勤奮的意義。當然，沒有一次能夠否認它的重要性。勤奮可以使我們更順利地達成目標、更快速地實現(xiàn)夢想。我們越勤奮，我們就越有可能積累

因此，任何時候我們都不能低估勤奮的力量。此外，在遇到挫折和瓶頸的時候，不要輕易放棄，我們必須做的是堅持自己的目標和信念，告訴自己，所有的努力和勤奮會有得到回報的那天。“好運只會出現(xiàn)在你足夠勤奮的時候。”美國總統(tǒng)巴拉克也曾這樣說。

亨利福特 Henry Ford

盡管亨利·福特的名字和大生產(chǎn)的概念相連，但他在勞工保護上得到同樣的贊譽，因為他早在1913年便實行了用今天的標準來衡量依然是先進的標準。 安全措施得到改進，日工作時間從當時普遍的10或12小時減少到8小時。 為了適應(yīng)更短的日工作時間，整個工廠從雙班變成了三班。

而且，病假和改善了的工傷醫(yī)療得以制度化。 福特汽車公司是最早建立技術(shù)學(xué)校來培訓(xùn)專門技工和為移民開設(shè)英語學(xué)校的'工廠之一。 公司甚至為雇傭殘疾人和有前科的人而作出了一些努力。

最受廣泛稱贊的革新是實行五美元一天的最低工資。 其目的是招收和留住那些最好的技工并阻礙工會的發(fā)展。 福特從效率和利潤分享的角度來解釋這項新的工資政策。 他也提到這樣一個事實，他的員工可以買他們生產(chǎn)的汽車--這實際上是為其產(chǎn)品另開辟了一個市常 為了夠資格得到最低工資，員工必須建立一個得體的家庭并顯示出良好的個人習(xí)慣，包括節(jié)制、儉盛勤勉和可靠。 雖然有人批評福特過多地干涉了員工的私人生活，但毫無疑問，在移民們被用惡劣的方式剝削的時代，亨利·福特卻幫助了許多人在美國扎下根來。

although henry ford's name is closely associated with the concept of mass production, he should receive equal credit for introducing labor practices as early as 1913 that would be considered advanced even by today's standards. safety measures were improved, and the work day was reduced to eight hours, compared with the ten-or twelve-hour day common at the time. in order to accommodate the shorter work day, the entire factory was converted from two to three shifts.

in addition, sick leaves as well as improved medical care for those injured on the job were instituted. the ford motor company was one of the first factories to develop a technical school to train specialized skilled laborers and an english language school for immigrants. some efforts were even made to hire the handicapped and provide jobs for former convicts.

the most widely acclaimed innovation was the five-dollar-a-day minimum wage that was offered in order to recruit and retain the best mechanics and to discourage the growth of labor unions. ford explained the new wage policy in terms of efficiency and profit sharing. he also mentioned the fact that his employees would be able to purchase the automobiles that they produced -- in effect creating a market for the product. in order to qualify for the minimum wage, an employee had to establish a decent home and demonstrate good personal habits, including sobriety, thriftiness, industriousness, and dependability. although some criticism was directed at ford for involving himself too much in the personal lives of his employees, there can be no doubt that, at a time when immigrants were being taken advantage of in frightful ways, henry ford was helping many people to establish themselves in america.

雅安市 Ya'an City

There was an earthquake in Ya’an at about 8 o’clock on April 20, 2013. Many houses fell down. 192 people were killed and more than10,000 people were hurt. After the earthquake, the doctors, nurses, firemen and volunteers from all over the country hurried to the scene and tried to cure the survivors. Some businesses donated many things such as clothes, food, water and medicine to the local people. Some pop stars organized charity shows to raise money. The local government took action actively to search for more lost people and helped them out of sadness. I hope the people there can cheer up and rebuild their homes as soon as possible. We must try our best to help them.

2013年4月20日八點，雅安發(fā)生了地震。許多房屋倒塌。192人死亡，超過10000人受傷。地震后，各地的醫(yī)生、護士、消防隊員和志愿者趕到現(xiàn)場，試圖治愈幸存者。有些企業(yè)捐贈了許多東西，比如衣服、食品、水和藥品等，給當?shù)厝嗣瘛Ｒ恍┝餍懈栊桥e辦慈善演出，以籌集資金。當?shù)卣e極采取行動尋找更多失去的人，并幫助他們走出悲傷。我希望那里的人們能盡快振作起來，盡快重建家園。我們必須盡力幫助他們。

Making plans

制定計劃

The cartoon aims at informing us of the significance of making plans. Definitely, no once can deny the importance of it. Making plan will enable us to achieve our objectives more smoothly and realize their dreams more rapidly. The more detailed plan we make , the more likely we are to make full use of time, enhance our work efficiency make full preparation in advance for unexpected cases. To further demonstrate the importance of making plans, I would like to take CEO as a case in point, how could a CEO, the head and decision-maker of a corporation , deal with all sorts of complicated things smoothly if he fails to draw up a detailed plan for routine work ?

這幅漫畫的目的是告訴我們制定計劃的重要性?？隙?，沒有一次可以否認它的重要性。制定計劃將使我們能夠更順利地實現(xiàn)我們的目標，更快速地實現(xiàn)他們的夢想。我們制定的更詳細的計劃，更可能是充分利用時間，提高工作效率，為突發(fā)事件提前做好充分的準備。為了進一步證明制定計劃的重要性，我想以首席執(zhí)行官為例，公司的首席執(zhí)行官，一個公司的總裁，一個公司的首席決策者，如果他沒有制定一個詳細的日常工作計劃，能順利地處理各種復(fù)雜的事情嗎？

Accordingly, on no account should we overlook the power of plans. Furthermore, we should draw up detailed plans before we start to do anything and do things as planned . ““He who fails to plan, plans to fail.” A famous philosopher also once said.

因此，我們不應(yīng)該忽視計劃的力量。此外，在我們開始做任何事情之前，我們應(yīng)該制定詳細的計劃，并按計劃做事情。一位著名的哲學(xué)家也曾說：“沒有計劃，計劃失敗?！薄?/p>

李開復(fù)博士， 原任微軟全球副總裁，后跳槽至Google成為其全球副總裁兼中國區(qū)總裁。他非常積極地投身于中國的人才培養(yǎng)和科技教育事業(yè)， 并通過互聯(lián)網(wǎng)和當代大學(xué)生直接對話，為他們答疑解惑，暢談人生，指導(dǎo)青年學(xué)生成長成才。

《做最好的自己》是一本難能可貴的

讀了這本書后，心中有種可以長舒一口氣的放松感覺，因為書中歷述了作者的親身經(jīng)歷，為當代的大學(xué)生指點了事業(yè)成功的規(guī)律和追求卓越的途徑。此書看后給人感覺內(nèi)容樸實，貼近生活和中國當代大學(xué)生的現(xiàn)狀。書中談到了現(xiàn)在大學(xué)生普遍關(guān)心的話題如讀書、考研、出國等話題。也談到了和父母、同學(xué)、老師的關(guān)系，學(xué)校社團和學(xué)習(xí)生活的處理，也包括當前經(jīng)濟社會不良現(xiàn)象和形成人生觀價值觀最關(guān)鍵的大學(xué)時期里學(xué)生對待這些丑惡與不公的方法，非常有現(xiàn)實性。由于當代大學(xué)生所處的環(huán)境和時代的特殊性，往往造成他們性格上的各異性，這本書對培養(yǎng)他們良好的性格和行為準則以及為人處世的方法上有何強的指導(dǎo)性。 對我們做教師的理解學(xué)生的

范文：

In the picture, we are amazed to find that the god of death is sitting maliciously on a bus whose driver dozed off while driving. It clearly tells us that in the domain of transportation, there are hidden dangers everywhere should we become careless.

Traffic accidents have long been a problem since the invention of automobiles, and are becoming an increasingly severe problem because of the boom of population, as well as the mass production of all forms of automobiles. There are more reasons for this issue. Firstly, many truck drivers are forced to drive days and nights with little rest simply because their employers desire more profit. Secondly, a lot of citizens drive after drinking alcohol, reacting slowly when encountering emergency. Thirdly, quite a number of young people enjoy acceleration, but their limited driving skills frequently lead to tragedies.

Judging from the analysis above, we may safely come to the conclusion that the daunting problem demands effective counter-measures. Most importantly, the government needs to implement sufficiently relevant laws and regulations in order to strengthen inspection. In addition, all residents should be aware of the hidden dangers in transportation and insist in keeping alert whenever driving.

譯文：

在這幅圖中，我們驚奇地看到死神正坐在一輛行駛的車上，惡毒地看著車中正在打瞌睡的司機。該圖顯然在告訴我們在交通領(lǐng)域，我們一旦不小心就會有許多潛在的危險。

交通事故自從汽車發(fā)明以來就一直是一個問題，現(xiàn)在由于人口的增長和各種汽車的大規(guī)模生產(chǎn)、這個問題變得越來越嚴重。此外，導(dǎo)致這個問題的原因還有很多。首先，很多卡車駕駛員被迫日夜不停地駕駛，因為他們的雇主想賺更多的利潤。第二，許多市民在酒后駕駛，一旦發(fā)生緊急情況他們的反應(yīng)會比較遲緩。第三，很多年輕人喜歡高速駕駛，但是他們的駕車技術(shù)有限，導(dǎo)致了很多悲劇。

從上面的'分析中，我們認為必須采取有效的措施來接決這一問題。最重要的是政府應(yīng)該采取充分的法律法規(guī)來加強監(jiān)管力度。此外，人們要普遍地意識到交通中許多潛在危險，因此我們在駕車的時候一定要保持警惕。