我说话比较快,也许比两分钟要长一点,你自己看看那里删掉一点也无所谓.
4.Inrecentyears,websiteslikemyspace,facebookandotherhavesprungupwithgreatsuccess,attractingmanyuserswhoare,asyousay,meetingmoreandmoreoftheirfriendsonline.However,Ican'thelpbutfeelallthis"virtualfriendship"hasmadeyoungpeopletodayfeel"connect"toeachotheronline.
Tobefair,thelackofproximityhasmadesomepeoplemorecomfortableopenuptootherthantheymightinreallife,andthemyriadoftopicsandgroupsonlinemakesitsoeasyforeveryonetofindtheirniche,it'snoweasierthanevertofindpeoplewhoexactlythewayyoudo,howeversingularthatideamaybe.Butaretheserealfriendship?Realfriendship,indeedanyrealrelationshipcomeswithupsanddowns,butthesedon'texistonline.Theinternetinthisregardistheultimatemaskwemayhidebehind,allanyoneeverseesiswhatwewantotherstosee.Letsnotforgetwhenfriendsareinneed,wegooutofourwaystohelpthem,andinturn,expecthelpfromfriendswhenwetrulyneedthem,butitissoeasytohideofflineorappearsowithvirtualfriendships.Isitanywonderthen,witheveryonetoting"friends"inthehundredsonourwebpages,moreandmoreyoungpeoplefeellonely?
5.ThereasonsforChinesesoccerteam'slacklusterperformancearemanyfold,butIthinktheproblemisnotfinding11peopleintheentirecountrywhocanplaysoccerwell,butfixingthebrokenandcorruptsystemthattheseplayersmustexistin.It'snosecretthatthereexistextensivetiesbetweenthemafiaandthesoccerworld.Playersarepickednotbecauseoftheirskillsorabilitytoworkwellwithoneanotherbutratherchosenforrelations,shadydealsandbackdoorpolicies.Theauthoritieshavethepowertomakechanges,butasidefromnotbeingapriority,therearelotsofpeoplewithkeenfinancialinterestinthingsstayingthewaytheyareandthesepeoplearespendingthemwelltokeepthewheelsturning.Aslongastherearemoneytobemadeunderthesamecorruptsystem,Ithinkit'sathedreamofChinesesoccerbecomingstrongisjustthat-afancifuldream.
6.WithintheChineseeducationsystem,thereisnotenoughemphasisplacedoncreativity.Fromteachers,toprinciples,totheBoardofEducation(ortheChineseequivalent),everyoneofthosepeoplegrewuphavingbeentaughttomemorizethewisdomsinthebookanddeviationarenottobetolerated.Ofcourseitisnosurprisenow,thatthesesamepeople,inchargeofthestudents,arefindingitdifficulttochange,anddifficulttoteachchange.Sotheresultisabunchofstudentswhocanperformcalculationsandmechanicallyperformthestepsrepeatedforyearinschool.
Otherfactorsimpedetheinthewayofraisingtheimportanceofcreativityaswell,nottheleastofwhichislackoffunds.AtypicalAmericanhighschoolstudenttextbookcansellforonehundredplusdollarspercopyandeveryfewyears;theschoolhasfundstomakenewpurchasesoutinthemarket.Nowwhetherornotthesemoneyactuallywenttopayforthebesttextbookissecondary,thepointistherearehugeeconomicincentivesforpeopletodiscovernewwaystoteachchildren,andsobooksgetbetterandbetterovertheyears.NowcompareitwiththesituationinChina,thesamestateissuedtextshavebeenusedtoteachdifferentgenerationsofpeople.BeforewecriticizetheAmericaneducationsystemforit’ssupposedlackofhardworkandpractice,itmightbetimetoconsiderit’snoaccidentthatoverninetyper