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电影
For instances, movies, such as Titanic, which is called as a movie of love and disaster, have influenced a number of couples. This movie made us to realize that it is necessary to cherish parents, individuals that we love, friends that we value. By watching such movies, one can have a better understanding of the modern society and the people in the society.
人与自然与科普节目
For instance, through Discovery, a[By watching Discovery] famous science program, I know better about America. It is so natural, just like its national park-Yellowstone, which is so really amazing. Thus, I better understand the harmony between nature and human beings. 注意句与句之间的衔接，加上what’s more或者in addition.The vivid pictures show us that human being can never be separated from nature.
For example, the documentary films give us a lot of valuable knowledge. Discovery channel is one of them. The programs of it are all informative. Once I watched’ secrets of the wild animals’ and found myself fascinated by the mysterious world of the wild animals. Besides, television and movies provide information by way of images. As a result, people are better able to understand even more complicated ideas.
2.电视
1）电视教育作用
Some television programs aim at imparting certain types of knowledge. The vivid and lively images on television which are more appealing can help people understand and remember more directly and easily. For example, programs in the Discovery Channel and National Geographic Channel provide plenty of scientific knowledge from which people can learn a lot about the world. Even some cartoons can teach children basic arithmetic, language, socialization, or have character-building effect on them, such as the Sesame Streets. Besides, television is also more effective in providing the latest news and discoveries.电视娱乐作用
Some television programs aim at imparting certain types of knowledge. The vivid and lively images on the screen help people understand and remember more directly and easily. For instance, the Discovery and National Geographic Channel provide plenty of knowledge, from which people can broaden their horizons and know a lot about the world. Even some cartoons can teach children some basic arithmetic, language, socialization, such as Sesame Street. Besides, television programs are also more effective in providing the latest news and discoveries.
2）电视娱乐作用
3）Just imagine why people turn on the television everyday nowadays. Usually people sit down to watch television for pleasure and leisure, to relieve and relax themselves after a whole day’s exhausting work or study, or perhaps to share some quality time with families. Therefore, the most popular TV programs are always TV series or sitcom such as Friends, entertaining shows such as American Idol, and talk show like the Oprah Winfrey Show. At the same time, television hours are often accompanied with food and snacks such as popcorns, fried chicken wings, and pizza, which are obviously not suitable for people to think seriously. In brief, we should realize that television, in fact, inherently serves to entertain the viewers.
Just imagine why people turn on television everyday nowadays. Usually people sit down to watch programs for pleasure and leisure, for relaxing themselves after a whole day’s exhausting study or work; for sharing some quality time with families. Therefore, the most popular TV programs are TV series, soap opera or situation comedies, such as Friends or The Big Bang Theory. At the same time, television hours are often accompanied with food and snacks, such as cheese burger, French fries and coke, which are obvious not suitable for people to think seriously.
电视的局限及负面影响
Due to the characteristics of television itself, it cannot serve as an effective educational role in people’s life. The reasons are twofold. On the one hand, based on commercial profits, television programs tend to be amusing and relaxing in order to appeal to the widest audiences. For instance, TV stations always arrange popular programs like news report, soap opera, or entertainment shows at the “golden time”, such as the lunch time and the evening hours. It is unlikely for TV stations to arrange a serious educational lecture in such time periods. On the other hand, television can scarcely provoke abstract thinking as writing languages during learning process. The images on the screen are flashing away instantaneously, hardly for viewers to meditate. Even if now we can record the programs and play them repeatedly, staring at the screen can easily strain our eyes, which results in totally different effects from reading the books.
Watching television has (exert) negative effects on children’s physical health 见后面身体健康篇 (affect children’s physical health adversely). The reasons are as followed. First, if children spend too much time on watching television, their life will become overly sedentary, consequently reducing their time for exercise. Without enough exercise, their immune system will be undermined. Plus, children tend to consume large quantity of junk food, such as potato chips, fried chicken, and coke. Furthermore, spending an inordinate amount of time in front of the screen can strain children’s eyes. As a result, children’s physical health will be damaged. In the long run, children run a higher risk of developing various illnesses, such as myopia, obesity and diabetes.
3.个人与团队
独立完成
Work independently prove the ability of a employee use his own knowledge and way to solve the problem
Work independently prove the ability and kno use one’s own knowledge and ability to solve problems.
团队协作
nobody is entirely independent or is omnipotent We need others’ assistance to solve the problems lack the communication skills/ team-cooperated abilities/collaboration skills work together as a team ability to communicate communicative competence improve the efficiency of /increase efficiency a strong competitive society time can means a lot to… bring out a solution two heads are always than one’s
nobody is entirely independently or is omnipotent we need other’s assistance to solve problems lack the communication skills/team-cooperation ability/collaboration skill/team-cooperated skill work together as a team ability to communicate improve the efficiency of a strong competitive society. Time can means a lot bring out a solution
two heads are always than one’s
1）同事&沟通
Knowing how to keep well relationships with their colleagues will help people get further along in their careers. In one side, getting the key of relating well with colleagues will guarantee/ensure the quality of job fulfillment, especially in team work. Since most of work needs to be accomplished in group, which will centralize everybody’s wisdom and strength, the relationships among teammates will definitely influence the result of work. Therefore, if the people in a group have deep friendships, it will highly improve the work efficiency. So having good relationships with colleagues is an important part in people’s careers.
Getting the way of relating well with others can help people get further along in their careers. Since most of the work needed to be accomplished in group, which can centralize the wisdom and strength of every teammate, establish good relationships among group mates will definitely guarantee the quality of job fulfillment and improve the work efficiency. So no one can deny the importance of friendships among colleagues in our careers.

2）朋友的重要性
反面例子：
One good example was the resign of Steve Jobs. When Steve, the CEO of Apple, was in his thirties, he did not compromise to what his fellows said and insisted his own unrealistic idea at that time which then caused some big issues upon the sales and new product research. At last, he was dismissed from his office and the stock of Apple fell a lot. What a pity.
Getting aware of how to build friendship does also make a significant effect in our careers. In our daily lives, we always encounter some troubles and at that time we need the helps or assistance from friends. Under this circumstance, if we have very few friends, which is because that we do not learn the skills of getting along with others, it would be much more difficult for us to solve these problems. So no one can deny the importance of friends in their careers.

Getting aware of how to relating well with others matters a great deal in our careers. In our daily life, we always encounter some problems or difficulties and at that time we need the assistance from our friends. Under this circumstance, if we have few friends for we do not gain the skills of relating well with others, it would be more difficult for us to solve problems.

(Friends and family/colleague) are a mighty elixir. One secret of happiness? People. Innumerable studies suggest that having friends/co-worker you know well matters a great deal. Large-scale surveys by the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center, for example, found that those with five or more close friends(fellows/ have strong ties with their families ) are 50% more likely to describe themselves as “very happy” than those with smaller social circles. Compared with the happiness-increasing powers of human connection, the power of money looks feeble indeed. So throw a party, set up regular lunch dates–whatever it takes to invest in your friendships/relationships with families. ——有关话题：家人、同事、朋友的重要性，快乐，金钱不是最重要的

Friends, families and colleagues are a mighty elixir. One secret of happiness? People. Innumerable studies suggest that having close friends/colleagues/placing a high value on ties with family matters a great deal. The large-scale surveys by the University of Chicago’s National Opinion Research Center, for example, confirmed that the people with five or more close friends are more likely to describe themselves as “very happy” than those with smaller social circles. Compared with the happiness-increasing power of human connection, the power of money looks feeble indeed. So throw a party, set up regular lunch date—whatever it takes to invest in your friendships.

Even more important to your happiness is your relationship with your aptly named “significant other.” People in happy, stable, committed relationships tend to be far happier than those who aren’t. Among those surveyed by NORC from the 1970s through the 1990s, some 40% of married couples said they were “very happy”; among the never-married, only about a quarter were quite so exuberant. Just choose wisely. Divorce brings misery to everyone involved, though those who stick it out in a terrible marriage are the unhappiest of all. 
4.教育
1）培养独立能力
（making their own decisions ）helps children acquire the ability of independence, which is a primary goal of （family education.） “The responsibility and obligation that the education carries is to impart to the young generation sufficient qualities and abilities to settle down themselves in society.” This famous remark by a well-known educator in my country is the real portraiture of successful education. As an integral part of education, （family education）, in which （parents ）are the direct supervisors of children, should follow this true definition of education, aiming at cultivating children to acquire a sense of self reliance and becoming capable of standing on their own feet. Thus, intelligent （parents） are supported to guide the young to make decisions for themselves on purpose.
2）兴趣是最好的老师
Different definitions of pleasure arise out of variations among individuals, and the young are more likely to find their true happiness when provided with enough space to choose their own way. If, for instance, a child has a totally different opinion on his own future with their parents, he should be encouraged to trust his own talents and interests, instead of being forced in following his parents’ advice, and therefore his path tends to make sense in the end.
3）教育的重要性
In addition, the education has been performing an important role in the process of a society. Education in universities and colleges encourages the students to do researches about technology, basic education, business, etc. which has done good to the whole society. Liu Yang, a college school student, researched and developed a kind of planet helps detect the ways of satellites run. With free thinking, and abundant of imaging, young generation like Han Han, created new literature style, which is popular in young generation wide.

5.钱
Salary, monetary gain, payment, reward,
不是万能的
There are other reasons to labor hard at public recognition even if no money is given. The ultimate goal of everyone is being happy. All people should make a contribution to society for the sake of improving humanity as a whole.
Money is not a panacea. Indeed, more money can lead to more stress. The big salary you pull in from your high-paying job may not buy you much in the way of happiness. But it can buy you a spacious house in the suburbs. Trouble is, that also means a long trip to and from work, and study after study confirms what you sense daily: Even if you love your job, the little slice of `everyday hell you call the commute can wear you down. You can adjust to most anything, but a stop-and-go drive or an overstuffed bus will make you unhappy whether it’s your first day on the job or your last. ——金钱，压力，快乐
Money is not a panacea. Indeed, more money always leads to more stress. The big salary you pull in from your high-paying job may not buy you much in the way of happiness. But it can buy you a spacious house in the suburbs. Trouble is, that also means a long trip to and from work and study after study confirms what you sense daily: Even if you love your job, the little slice of everyday hell you call the commute everyday can wear you down. You can adjust to most anything but a stop-and-go trip and a overstuffed bus can make you unhappy whether it is your first day for work or your last.
6.技术、知识、创新
1）科技改变生活
The computer has a significant impact on people’s lives. Using computer, we can get access to Internet. As everybody knows, that will be massive information on the internet, so we can broaden our horizons by seeing different kinds of information. When we surf on the Internet, we can know current events and latest news, so we can know what are happening around the world.

Computer has a significant impact on people’s lives. Using computer, we can get access to Internet. As everybody knows, that will be massive information on the Internet, so we can broaden our horizons by seeing divergent kinds of knowledge. I can attest to that. Whenever I surf on the Internet, I would like to know the current events and latest news, then I can know what are happening around the world.

Online-shopping
Computers have brought us a lot of convince. As the rapid pace of life nowadays, people seldom have spare time. Under this circumstance, it has become a general tendency that people can just stay at home and shop online. As is known to all, we can save time and energy with online shopping. Online shopping gives more options and real-time inventory of items. A mall store may have limited space to display all the trends, but an online store is only limited by the size of their imagination. Online shopping has even progressed into the supermarket realm. Sit at home on a Thursday evening and order food for your Saturday backyard barbeque for delivery on Saturday morning. No more pushing a cart around a big box store, and lugging heavy plastic bags to your car. Door to door delivery of groceries means you never have to go to the store again.

Computers have brought us a lot of convince. As the rapid pace of life nowadays, people seldom have spare time. Under this circumstance, people can just stay at home and shop online. Obviously, it can help us save much time and energy. Online shopping gives more options and real-time inventory of items. A mall store may have limited space to display all the trends, but an online store is only limited by the size of their imagination. So

7.时代差距
（其他落脚点：科技——网络，提建议；少时间）
Realistically, as children grow up as society develops, there are situations when parents /the old are not competent in choosing the ways ahead wisely for their children/youngsters, for what the youth are going to experience might be quite distinct from what the past generation has. Sometimes, even parents who have glorious experiences behind them are not always relaxed about the splendid future before their children, not to speak of those with limited orbits. I can attest to that. When I chose potential schools for my graduate study abroad, my well-educated parents just trusted and respected my decisions, in that they know little about my major.

Realistically, as society develops, there are some situations when the old/parents are not compete in choosing the way wisely for the young/ their children/ youngsters, for what the youth are going to experience might be quite distinct from what the past generation has. Sometimes, even the parents who have glorious experience behind them are not always relaxed about the splendid future before their children, not to speak of those with limited orbits. I can attest to that. When I chose the potential schools for my graduate study abroad, my parents just respected and trusted my decision, since they knew little about my major.

8.环境
1)保护大环境
Environmental experts point out that increasing pollution not only would cause serious problems such as acid rains and ozone layer but also could threaten to end human life on our planet. Specifically speaking, Global warming, which is resulted by the combustion of fossil fuels, can bring about “the green-house effect”. Human activities decrease forests and intensify the usage of fuels so that the gas of carbon dioxide is output more and more and there are not enough plants to absorb it. The green-house effect is more obvious and sensible these years. Due to the effect, icebergs in the south polar and north polar melt and the sea level becomes higher than before. I am worried about the cities nearby the sea and hope scientists find an effective method to eliminate the green-house effect. So air pollution is an extremely serious problem that the city authorities should take strong measures to deal with.
Environmental experts point out that the increasing pollution not only would cause serious problems, such as ozone layers and acid rains, but also could threaten to human living on our planet. For instance, Global Warming, which is resulted by the combustion of fossil fuels, can bring about “the green-house effect”. What is more, human activities decrease forests and intensify the usage of fuels so that the gas of carbon dioxide is output more and more but there are not enough plants to absorb it. The green-house effect becomes more sensible and obvious recent years. Due to this effect, icebergs in south polar and north polar melt and the sea level is higher than years before. I am worried about the cities nearby the sea and hope that scientists can find new ways to eliminate the green-house effect. At the same time, so air pollution is an extremely serious problem that the cities authorities should take strong measures to deal with.

9.生活&工作
1）工作压力
As the rapid pace of life/study/work nowadays, people/employees/students are suffering from a lot of stress. The reason is that stress occurs when our body’s way of responding to any kind of stimulus. It can be caused by different kinds of experiences, especially the bad ones. As student/employee, we always feeling stress or even uncomfortable when we work too much and lack time out for rest. Stress can affect both our body and our mind.
As the rapid pace of life nowadays, people are suffering a lot stress every day. Students have to accomplish a large number of assignments; employees spend an immense amount of time in front of computer screen in order to complete those project; breadwinners work day and night to improve the living standards of their families. Under this circumstance, people seldom have spare time for relaxing themselves. Take my close friend Emily, who has worked for 2 years, for example. She always complains to me that she does not have time for doing outdoor exercise, which plays a positive effect to her health. Instead, she has to face those countless projects, and relating well with variety of clients. So we can easily find that the it is a hard work for most employees.
2）身体健康
The reasons are as followed. First, if children spend too much time on watching television/completing their tasks, their life will become overly sedentary, consequently reducing their time for exercise. Without enough exercise, their immune system will be undermined. Plus, children tend to consume large quantity of junk food, such as potato chips, fried chicken, and coke( since they do not have sufficient private to enjoy a fresh and nutritious food at home ). Furthermore, spending an immense amount of time in front of the screen can strain children’s/employees’ eyes. As a result, children’s physical health will be damaged. In the long run, children run a higher risk of developing various illnesses, such as myopia, obesity and diabetes.
The reasons are as followed. Firstly, if children spend too much time on watching television, their life would become overly sedentary, and then they have less time for doing exercise. As everybody knows, doing sporting is a useful way that can benefit our physical health. Without enough exercise, the immune systems of students will undermined. Furthermore, spending an immense time in front of computer screen will strain our eyes. As a result, their physical health will be damaged. In the long run, children run higher risks of developing various of illnesses
(1.就坐少运动少免疫2.多垃圾3.伤眼睛)
10. 政府
Some public services, such as the public transportation in the city, also are big problems. The bus in the rush hours is overcrowded; some people cannot go to work on time because they do not catch the regular buses; a great number of commuters spend too much time on their way home because of traffic jam. So it is obvious that the public transportation service is an essential factor that will influence the living standards of our daily lives. Consequently, government should invest in improving the public transportation, which will benefit citizens a lot instantaneousl
Some government services, such as the transportation in the city, are big problems. The buses are overstuffed in rush hours; some people cannot go to work on time because they do no catch the regular buses; a great number of commuters spend too much time on their way home for traffic jam. So it is obvious that the public transportation service is an essential part that strongly influences the living standards in our daily lives. Consequently, government should invest in improving transportation service, which will benefit citizens instantaneously.