1、GraduatesFaceManyBarriersinJobHuntingItisgraduationtimeagain.Whetherjoiningthesocialworkforceorpursuingadvancedstudies,aboutfourmillionChinesegraduateswillsoonturnanewpageintheirlives.Still,nomatterwhat,campuslifewillremaindeeplyetchedonthemindsofChinasformerstudents.Whatliesaheadforthecountrysgradu

2、ates?StatisticsreleasedbyrelevantdepartmentsofChinashowthatin2006,graduatesfromallChinesecollegesanduniversitiesnumbered4.13million,up750,000from2005withagrowthrateofroughly22%.Hence,theemploymenttensionfurtherintensifies.Meanwhile,variousintangiblebarriersexistinsocialrelations,regionalrestriction,

3、permanentresidencyanduniversitysreputationhavemadethegraduatesjob-huntingprocesstougher.Someanalyzethatagainstthebackdropofintensifiedemploymenttensionforuniversitygraduates,needystudentsfromruralandurbanareasusuallyfindthemselvesinrelativelyinferiorpositions.Somegraduatesrealizethatinordertogetajob

4、,theyhavetosignsomeunfairtreatiesthatpromisenottotakethepostgraduateexamorleavethecompanywithinseveralyears,ortheyhavetopay5,000Yuanforbreachingthecontract.Somerecruitersevendeclareopenlythattheyonlyneedstudentsfromfamousuniversities,sograduatesfromotherschoolsarenotevenentitledtoapply.Currentlythec

5、ontradictioninChinashighereducationhastransferredfromenteringtoleavingauniversityandfromthedifficultyinenrollmenttoemploymentaftergraduation.Ithasbecomeacommonphenomenonthatgraduatesbecomejobless.Shouldthisproblemnotbetackledrightly,theemploymentissuewouldturnintoanewfactorthatcausessocialinstabilit

6、y.CollegeANewExperienceLivingatcollege,firstofall,givesmeasenseofresponsibility,ofbeingonmyown.Myparentsarentaroundtosay,No,yourenotgoingouttonightorDidyoufinishyourhomework?EverythingIdohastobemydecision,andthatgivesmetheresponsibilityofhandlingmyownlife.DuringthesecondweekIwasatcollege,Ihadtogoout

7、andlookforabankwhereIcouldopenanaccount.BeforethatIlookedinthephonebooksinceIhadnoclueaboutanybanksaroundhereorwheretheywerelocated.IwenttothebankandmadedecisionsformyselfwhethertohaveacheckingorsavingsaccountandwhetherornottogetaMASTERcard.Friendlypeople:thatsanotheraspectIlikeaboutcollege.Onmyfirs

8、tday(andevennow)peoplewerenicetome.IcametoMarymountUniversityhereinVirginiafromNewYorkandeventhoughIdbeenherebeforeIwasabitconfusedaboutwhereIwasgoing.MymotherandIdrovein,notknowingthebuildingweweresupposedtogoto,andtheguardwasespeciallynice:withasmile,hetolduswhatbuildingwewerelookingforandwherewec

9、ouldparkourcar.Someupperclassmensawmeandasked,Areyouanewstudent?WhentheyfoundoutIwaslookingformydormitory,onesaid,Oh,justfollowus;thatswhereweregoing.EvennowI feelcomfortableinthedormbecausetherearefriendlypeoplearoundtotalkwith.FinallytoaddtomylikesofcollegeIlovehavingSaturdaysoff.Also,Ilovetosleep

10、in,somethingIcouldntdoinhighschool.HowCanWeFinanceOurCollegeEducation?Nowadays,tuitionfeesforcollegearemuchhigherthaneverbefore.Howtofinanceourcollegeeducationhasbecomeamatterofconcernformanystudents,especiallythosewhoarefromtheremoteareas.Actually,therearemanywaystosolvethisproblem.Wecangetthemoney

11、fromourparents.Wecanapplyforaloanespeciallysetupforcollegestudents.Wecanalsoacquirethemoneyentirelybyourselves,keepingapart-timejobinoursparetimeanddoingafull-timejobinsummerandwinterholidays.Orwecanaskourparentsformostofthemoneyandearntherestinoursparetimeincollege.AsfarasIamconcerned,Ipreferthelas

12、tway.Idontwanttodependentirelyonmyparents,whichwillbeaburdentothem.NordoIwanttoworkinmyfreetimeforthetuitionalone,becauseIwouldliketohaveenoughtimeformyschoolwork.Ifmyparentspaymostofthetuitionforme,Iwillworkparttimefortherestandthis,Ibelieve,canmakemycollegeliferichandcolorfulIntroductionofMyColleg

13、eImastudentatMaebashiInstituteofTechnologyinGunma.ItislocatedbetweenKomagataandShinmaebashiontheJRRyomoLine.Itsonly10minutesfromJRMaebashistationonabusorataxi.Maebitwasoriginallyfoundedin1952asajuniorcollegeanditevolvedintoafour-yearcollegein1997.Todaytherearesome700studentsinboththejuniorcollegeand

14、thefour-yearundergraduateschool.Ourschoolofferstwosetsofprograms,thedaycourseandtheeveningcourse.Studentscanchoosewhicheversuitstheirconveniencesbestfromthosetwocourses.Manylessonsherearetaughtinsmall-sizedclasses.ImintheDepartmentofInformationEngineering.MyfieldofstudyisRobotics.Thefirstperiodbegin

15、sat9:30a.m.,whichisratherlate,andthelastperiodofthedaycourseendsat4:55p.m.Theclassesfortheeveningcoursebeginat5:45p.m.andendat8:50p.m.Maebitscampusisnotverylargebutithasalotofflowerbedsandplants.Oncampustherearethelibrary,theclubbuilding,sportsfields,thestudentunionhall,thelaboratorybuilding,andmany

16、otherfacilities.Ourdepartmentbuildingliesinthenorthwestcornerofcampus.Thisbuildingwasbuiltaboutfiveyearsago,and everythingisstillnewinthisbuilding.Therearemanyclubs,butImnotamemberofanyclub.OneofmyfriendsisamemberoftheTennisClubinwhichthereare5members.TheypracticeeveryWednesdayandSaturdayafternoon.T

17、heyarehopingtomakeitintothebest8inthecomingintercollegiatetournament.Ilikemycollege.Ihavealreadymadesomegoodfriendsandwereenjoyingourschoollife.CopingwithStressinCollegeCollegelifecanbeverystressful.Sometimesparents,facultyandotherstendtoidealizetheircollegeexperienceandrememberitasthatidyllictimewh

18、entheyhadfewworriesorresponsibilities.Tostudentscurrentlyattendingcollege,however,theprocessisoftenstressfulandfrustrating.Thecompetitionforgrades,theneedtoperform,relationships,careerchoice,andmanyotheraspectsofthecollegeenvironmentcausestress.Butbeforecondemningstressoutright,weneedtounderstandtha

19、tstressisonlyharmfulwhenitisexcessive.Muchofthestressthatweallexperienceishelpfulandstimulating.Thechallengesoflifetendtobestressfulandanattempttoavoidstresscompletelywouldleadtoaratherboringexistence.Theproblemcomeswhenyouexperiencetoomuchstress.Therearefourprimarysourcesofstress:theenvironment,(no

20、ise,pollution,traffic,crowding,andtheweather),physiology,(illness,injuries,hormonalfluctuations,andinadequatesleepornutrition),studentsthoughts(negativeself-talk,catastrophizing,andperfectionism),andsocialstressors(financialproblems,workdemands,socialevents,andlosingalovedone).Symptomsofstressappear

21、inmanyforms.Somesymptomsonlyimpactthepersonwhoisdirectlyexperiencingstress,whileothersymptomsmayhaveanimpactonourrelationshipswithothers.Althoughsomestressreactionsarepartofdeeperandmoreseriousemotionalproblems,manyarenot,andcanbehandledwithrelativelysimplecounselingandstress-managementtechniques.De

22、velopingabalancedlifestyle,gainingperspectivebydiscussingproblemswithotherstudentsortutors,specifyingrelaxationtechniques,andclarifyingyourvaluesandcultivatingasenseoflifemeaningcanhelpyourelieveyourstressincollege.SportsFromtheearliesttimes,peoplehaveheldsportscompetitions.Theathleticfewcompeteonth

23、efieldwhiletherestofusparticipatefromthesafetyofourseats.Todaysportsarecertainlyaspopularasever,andbecauseofradioandtelevision,wecannowcompetefromadistance.Infact,forimportantcompetitions,thewholeworldbecomesonebigstadium.Itishardtosaywhyhumanslikeorganizedgames.Thereasonsthatweenjoysportsprobablydi

24、fferfrompersontoperson.Whetherlittlekidsarekickingaballaroundacityplayground,ormillion-dollar-a-yearathletesareplayinginamodernstadium,theexcitementofcompetition,motion,discipline,andbeautyareintheair.Whodoesntstoptowatchaballgameinthestreetoraswimmerinapool?Whatparentsarenotproudtoseetheirchildrenc

25、arriedoffthefieldbythankfulfans?Fortheplayers,thejoysofsportsmanshipcanincludepunishingself-disciplineandthefriendshipofteammates.Thenthereisspecialthrillthatcomesonlytoaluckyfew.Itisthethrillthatcomesfromhearingthousandvoicesshoutyourname.Butpersonalvictoryisonlyonekindofvictory.Ineverygamesomeonem

26、ustlose,butmankindwinseverytimeanathleticrecordisbroken.Itisthisaspectofsportsthatbringspeopletogether.Evenindefeat,noonesaystoanathlete,Sowhat Yousay,Goodtry!Andwhenyourpridegetshurtandyourmusclesaresore,yousaytoyourself,Thatspartofthegame.Illwinnexttime!HowtoDealwithSchoolPressureCollegecanbeavery

27、demandingtimeforstudents.Professors,classprojects,andextracurricularactivitiescanallcontributetoastressed-outcollegestudent.Whileyouwillundoubtedlyexperiencestressasacollegestudent,followingthesetipsmayhelpkeepcollegestressataminimumbeforeitbecomestoohardtohandle.Prioritizeyourschoolwork.Identifywha

28、tismostimportant.IfyouhaveapresentationtogivethisMonday,dontwriteaone-pagereviewthatsdueinacoupleofweeks;prepareforthepresentationfirst.Likewise,ifyouhaveanassignmentthatrequiresalotofwork,putitatthetopofyourlist.Whenyouprioritizeyourwork,youwillbemoreefficient.Bybecomingmoreorganized,youcanreduceyo

29、urstressleveldrastically.Talkaboutyourproblems.Talkingaboutyourproblemswillhelpeaseyourtensionandanxiety.Seekatrustedfriendorseeifyourschoolhasacounselingcenter.Talkingtootherswillnotonlyhelpyoufeelbetter,butitwillalsohelpyoufindmorewaystodealwiththoseproblemsthatarecausingyourstress.Adoptapositivea

30、ttitude.Ifyouarealwaysnegative,stresswilloverwhelmyou.Bylookingatthingsinapositivelight,youwillnotonlyreduceyourstress,butyouwillalsofeelbetteraboutyourself.Giveyourselfpeptalks:Icandothis.Iwillnotstressoverthis.Taketimetorelax.Tomaintainpeakperformanceandreduceyouramountofstress,youshouldtaketimeto

31、relax.Performingsomesortofphysicalactivityforthirtyminutesthreetimesaweekwillconsiderablyloweryourstresslevel.ThrowaFrisbeewithyourfriends,watchyourfavoriteTVshoworenjoyyouralonetime.Takingthetimetorelaxwillhelpreduceyourstresslevel.TheNeedofIronHowdowegetmoreyoungpeopletoincreasetheirconsumptionofi

32、ron-richfoods?Manynutritionistsareadvocatingthefortificationofanumberoffoods.Thismayhelp,butIcontendthatweshouldalsointensifyoureffortsinnutritioneducationamongouryoungpeople.Isimplydonotbuytheargumentthatitisfutiletotrytochangeeatinghabits.Onceanintelligentpersonandthisincludesadolescentsunderstand

33、stheneedforahealthydiet,Ithinkheorshewillactaccordingly.Asforspecificactions:Isuggestthatbloodhemoglobin shouldbecheckedasaroutinepartofayoungstersyearlyphysicalexamination.Itshouldcontainatleast11gramesper100millilitersofbloodforagirlandatleast12gramsforaboy.Ifitisanylower,thephysicianprobablywillp

34、rescribeaneasilyabsorbedironsupplement.Adolescentsandeveryoneelseshouldcutouthighlyprocessedfoodsanddrinks,whichmaybelowinironandothernutrients.Readthelabelsforironcontent.Especiallymakesurethatallbakeryproductsaremadewithenrichedflourorwholegrains.Tryaddingliver,chicken,beef,vealoranyothervarietyto

35、theweeklymenu.Finally,evenwhenyouretryingtoloseweight,alwayseatasensible,well-balanceddietmadeupofavarietyoffreshorverylightlyprocessedfoods.Thisway,youstandagoodchanceofgettingnotonlyenoughiron,butalsoadequateamountsofalltheotheressentialnutrients.Title:StudentsTakingPart-timeJobsOutline:1.有人認為大學生打

36、工好 2有人認為大學生打工不好 3我的看法Somepeoplethinkthatcollegestudentsshoulddopart-timejobs.Theythinkcollegestudentswillbemembersofthesocietysoon,sotheyneedtogetarealsenseofhowthesocietyruns.Inthisregardpart-timejobsmayhelp,becausetheynotonlygivecollegestudentsdifferentchancestoknowmoreaboutdifferentpeople,butalso

37、preparethembetterwithvariousexperiencesfortheirfuture.Otherpeople,however,maintainthatpart-timejobsdomoreharmthangoodtocollegestudents.Theybelieve,toacollegestudent,studyshouldalwaysbetheonlyjob,whichentailsagreatdealoftimeandeffort,andthattakingapart-timejobissimplynothingbutadistraction.Furthermor

38、e,collegestudentsarestilltooyoungtohandlethecomplicatedsociety,whichmaydiscouragethemfromdoingschoolworkandevenleadthemastray.Inmyopinion,collegestudentsmustlearnhowtocopewithlifeoutsidecampus bytakingsomepart-timejobs,becausetheywillbemembersofthesocietysoonerorlater.Andwhattheylearnthroughpractice

39、inthesocietycan,ontheotherhand,helpthemtoknowmoreaboutthemselvesandtheirschoolwork.Thereforetheymaydecidehowtheywilllearnoncampusmoreefficiently.ThereisyetanotherreasonwhyIapplaudcollegestudentsforhavingsomepart-timejobs.IcomefromapeasantareainwestChina.Part-timejobsmeanalottothosestudentslikeme:The

40、ycanimprovetheircampuslifewiththemoneytheygetoutofthejobs,sothattheirparentswonthavetoworrytoomuchaboutthem.Ibelieveifcollegestudentsspendtheirtimewisely,theywillbeabletomanagewellbothschoolworkandpart-timejobs.SomeTipsforEffectiveVerbalCommunicationVerbalcommunicationplaysasignificantroleinourdaily

41、life,especiallyinmodernsociety.Sincewegetalongwithotherpeopleineveryfield,wemustlearnhowtocommunicateeffectively.Herearesomeofthetechniquesthatmaycontributetoeffectiveverbalcommunication.First,thinkaboutwhatwearegoingtotellsomeone,thenspeakbrieflyandclearlyinordertomakeourselvesunderstood.Second,exp

42、ressourselveswarmlyandsincerely.Thiscanhelpcreateafriendlyatmosphereforatalk.Third,ifwearesupposedtobelisteners,weshouldconcentrateonwhatthespeakersaysandgivepositivefeedbackbynoddingorsmilingfromtimetotime.Andfourth,wecanpolitelyaskthespeakertorepeatwhatwedonothearorquiteunderstandandthis,asyouknow

43、,canhelpthecommunicationgoonsmoothly.WhenIcommunicatewithothers,whetherasaspeakeroralistener,Ialwaysbearinmindtheabove-mentionedskills.Theyareverymuchconducivetoeffectiveconversations.TITLE：Whichonedoyoulike,activeclassorpassiveclass?Writeoutyourviewonthem.EXAMPLE:ActiveClassesofPassiveClassesAlthou

44、ghclassesoftenseemalikeinappearance,thedifferencesbetweenpassiveclassesandactiveclassesareenormous.Thepassivekindofclassusuallyhasateacherwholectures,putsoutlinesandtermsonthechalkboardandimpartsinformationtothestudents.Forexample,mysecond-yearbiologyteacher,rarelylookedupfromhisnotebookinwhichhehad

45、carefullywrittenallhislectures.Teachersinapassiveclassroomsimplydictateinformationandanswers.Theypourfactsintothestudentslikewaterintoapot.Thestudentsareusuallyforcetosit,listen,takenotes,anddoonlywhattheteacherrequiresthemto.Theotherkindofclass,theactiveone,usuallyhasateacherwhostimulatesthestudent

46、stolearnforthemselvesbyaskingquestions,bydeliberatelyposingproblems,andmostofallbybeingastudenthimself,too.Suchateachermightplantheoutlineofacourse,butdoesntdirecttheclassinonlyonedirection.Studentsinactiveclassesbecomemoreinvolvedintheirlearning;theyaskquestionsandreadbookstosearchforsomeanswersthe

47、mselves,andthendiscusswhattheyhavefoundinclass.Ipreferactiveclassesbecauselearningbecomesfunthere.Althoughstudentsmaynotcarmuchaboutfactsinclasses,theirattitudestowardlearningandtheirexcitementindiscoveringanswersforthemselvesdonoendwiththeclass.TITLE:Nowmanystudentsuseelectronicdictionaries.Giveusy

48、ourviewonelectronicdictionary.EXAMPLE:OnElectronicDictionaryElectronicdictionariesarebecomingmoreandmorepopularamongcollegestudentsbecauseofitssmallsizeandmultitudeoffunctions.Butjustaseverycoinhastwosides,electronicdictionariesarenoexception.Somestudentslikeelectronicdictionaries,becausetheybelievethiskindofne