Study Abroad or in China?
There is no consensus of opinions among people as to whether students should study abroad or not. Some people are of the view that the youths should go overseas for further study if possible, while others take an opposite stand, firmly believing that it is unnecessary for students to study in a foreign country.
Those people who agree with studying abroad believe that diverse culture backgrounds can broaden students' horizon. They also claim that overseas study can shape students' personality because they are forced to deal with all kinds of difficulties by themselves. Nevertheless, the other people who agree with domestic education argue that our educational programs have been greatly improved during the past decades. They also point out that domestic education is convenient and economical.
As far as I am concerned, the former opinion holds more weight. For one thing, it can strengthen the learners' abilities to understand and communicate with people from other cultures. For another, the developed countries still have a lot advanced knowledge we need to study. When all the factors are examined, we may reasonably come to the conclusion that studying abroad is advisable. (189 words)
結(jié)構(gòu)剖析
文章分為三段
第一段引出話題，是到國(guó)外留學(xué)還是在國(guó)內(nèi)學(xué)習(xí)，并指出兩種不同的觀點(diǎn)。
第二段說明了兩種觀點(diǎn)的具體情況，出國(guó)留學(xué)和待在國(guó)內(nèi)都有各自的優(yōu)點(diǎn)和缺點(diǎn)。
第三段是作者自己的觀點(diǎn)，覺得出國(guó)留學(xué)還是個(gè)不錯(cuò)的想法。
出國(guó)留學(xué)還是國(guó)內(nèi)教育?
學(xué)生是否應(yīng)該出國(guó)留學(xué)呢?人們尚未就這一點(diǎn)達(dá)成共識(shí)。
那些贊成出國(guó)留學(xué)的人認(rèn)為不同的文化背景能拓寬學(xué)生的眼界。他們也聲稱，出國(guó)留學(xué)能塑造學(xué)生的性格，因?yàn)樗麄兤扔跓o奈要靠自己去解決各種各樣的困難。而另一些贊成國(guó)內(nèi)教育的人則申辯道：在過去的數(shù)十年間，教育事業(yè)已取得了長(zhǎng)足的進(jìn)步。他們也指出，國(guó)內(nèi)教育更方便、更省錢。
在我看來，前一種觀點(diǎn)更站得住腳。一方面，它能提高學(xué)生與其他文化背景的人們之間的理解和交流能力。另一方面，發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家仍然掌握我們必須學(xué)習(xí)的先進(jìn)知識(shí)。在分析了所有因素后，我們也許可以合理地得出結(jié)論：出國(guó)留學(xué)是明智的。
no consensus of 對(duì)......沒有達(dá)成共識(shí)
be of the view that 持......觀點(diǎn)
take an opposite stand
持反對(duì)意見
diverse adj. 不同的，多變化的
broaden horizon 開闊視野
shape personality 塑造性格
nevertheless adv. 仍然，不過
educational programs 教育事業(yè)
as far as I am concerned 在我看來
hold more weight 站得住腳，可行
come to the conclusion 得出結(jié)論
advisable adj. 可取的，明智的，合理的
1. Some people are of the view that the youths should go overseas for further study if possible, while others take an opposite stand, firmly believing that it is unnecessary for students to study in a foreign country. 有些人認(rèn)為如果條件允許，年輕人應(yīng)該出國(guó)留學(xué)深造，而有些人則站在相反的立場(chǎng)上，他們堅(jiān)決認(rèn)為學(xué)生沒有必要出國(guó)留學(xué)。
2. Those people who agree with studying abroad believe that diverse culture backgrounds can broaden students' horizon.
那些贊成出國(guó)留學(xué)的人認(rèn)為不同的文化背景能拓寬學(xué)生的眼界。
3. As far as I am concerned, the former opinion holds more weight. 在我看來，前一種觀點(diǎn)更站得住腳。
4. When all the factors are examined, we may reasonably come to the conclusion that studying abroad is advisable. 在分析了所有因素后，我們也許可以合理地得出結(jié)論：出國(guó)留學(xué)是明智的。
