In the land of rock and roll, the space shuttle, and computerized living, who could imagine that about 50,000 Americans do not use telephones, electric lights, or cars, not because they are poor, but...
New York, New York. The city so nice they named it twice. 纽约州的纽约市，这城市好得人们称呼它两次 These words were used to describe New York When it was by far the largest, riches...
Lesson 28 Are Cars Doing More Harm Than Good? Text Cars Only Bring Peogle Trouble Today any Chinese can enjoy the luxury of owning a private car--if he can afford it, that is. And to be able to afford...
Lesson 27 Is the Prospect of Growing Old a Bleak One? Text The Prospect of Growing OId Is Horrifying My father has an organic brain disease. It's Parkinson's disease, and in his case it has led to the...
Lesson 26 Does Divorce Represent Social Progress? Text Divorces-a New Social Phenomenon in China Divorce used to be very rare in our country. In old times it was not necessary for a man to divorce his...
Lesson 25 Do Advertisements Play a Positive or Negative Role in Our Society? Text People Change Their Attitudes towards Ads One night, when television began broadcasting a boring TV show, I said to my...
Lesson 24 Does Fashion Contribute Anything to Society? Text Make np, Dress up, Warm up, Brighten'up When 43-year-old Wang I.ongzhu stepped out of a beauty parlour in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Provin...
Lesson 23 Is It Necessary to Keep the "Iron Rice Bowl"? Text Living Without the "Iron Rice Bowl" Since 1987, reform of the Chinese labour system has stepped out of the laboratory and into the real wor...
Lesson 22 Should Capital Punishment Be a Major Deterrent to Crime? Text Capital Punishment Is the Only Way to Deter Criminals Perhaps all criminals should be required to carry cards which read: Fragil...
Lesson 21 Should People Be Promoted according to Ability? Text Flattering the Boss Gets You Everywhere In the world of work, flattery will get you everywhere. Employees who flatter their bosses tend to receive better evaluations and move more easily...
