A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly 1the students' friend. As they went2, they saw lying in the path a pair of old 3, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was employed in a 4 close by. The student turned to the professor, saying, “Let's play the man a5 ,We will hide his shoes, and6ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his7when he cannot find them.”
“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never8ourselves at the 9of the poor. But you are10, and may give yourself a much greater11by means of the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and 12how the discovery affects him.” The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work, and came13the field to the path14he had left his coat and shoes. While15his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling16, he stopped down to feel 17 it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He now put the money into his pocket, but his 18was doubled on finding the other coin. He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and uttered aloud a fervent（热烈的）thanksgiving, in which he19his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. The student stood there deeply20, and his eyes filled with tears.
When you think of environmental problems you probably think of pollution, but the poaching (偷猎) of wild animals is one, too. Poaching has worried environmentalists for years and, despite laws, this terrible crime has yet to be stopped.
Poaching is a serious problem, especially in Africa and Asia. This crime is done for mercial profit (商业利益), meaning hunters kill animals illegally and sell their most worthy parts. Although poachers usually hunt tigers, elephants and rhinos, they kill sharks and whales, too. This illegal hunting has led to decreasing populations of many species.
Many nations have banned poaching, but enforcement (执行) is difficult. The small number of police officers trained to deal with this creates an unfair advantage for poachers.
Poachers usually kill animals for only one product: tigers are killed for their striped fur, elephants their ivory tusks and rhinos their large horn. The bodies of the animals are left to rot. Sharks' fins are cut off and their bodies thrown back into the ocean. Without fins they can't swim and will die. The illegally obtained fins are used to make shark fin soup.
The laws that “protect” animals are no more than pieces of paper. The current poaching bans need better enforcement, and I have a plan.
The number of enforcers needs to be increased so that there are enough to watch the herds and make sure poachers can't shoot the animals. The reserve parks in Africa should bee a huge zoo so that the animals can move but within a fenced area. Another idea is to build a concrete enclosure instead of fences. Watchtowers could be constructed so enforcers can monitor a wide variety of poacher targets. This may not completely end the problem, but it would slow it down.
Poaching is a serious problem and a criminal act. The effects of poaching will be felt for centuries to come, and if there are any still alive, the only place to see animals might be in a zoo.
The countdown the 2013 American Music Awards has begun, and Kelly Clarkson will have the privilege of announcing the American Music Awards nominees alongside William. The two stars will announce nominees in five categories live on 'Good Morning America' on Oct. 10. around 8:30am ET. This marks the first time that the nominations will be announced live from New York City.
Immediately following 'GMA,' Clarkson and william will reveal the nominations in all categories at a press conference at B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill in New York.
The 2013 American Music Awards nominations are presented in many genres of music, including Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin and EDM.
In 2012, Carrie Underwood grabbed the award for Favorite Country Album, while Taylor Swift captured Favorite Country Female, which was her fifth consecutive win (she lost her hold on the Artist of the Year, which went to Justin Bieber). Luke Bryan scored big with Favorite Country Male, which was his first win, and in years past, the Band Perry and Jason Aldean have also been big nominees.
Any guesses on who AMAs nominees will be in 2013? The AMAs event will be broadcast live from Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 24 from 8-11PM ET on ABC.
一些同学的看法 :
1 我们需要偶像；
2 偶像是我们的榜样，能激励我们努力上进；
3 不少名人是得益于偶像崇拜而成名的。
另一些同学的看法:
1我们不需要偶像；
2 偶像崇拜浪费时间、金钱，影响学习；
3 不健康的偶像崇拜，害人害已。
你的观点?
注意：
1词数120左右；文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。
2 可适当发挥，使行文连贯。
3参考词汇：偶像—idol; 崇拜—worship Our class have had a discussion about idol worship
