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1、【MeiWei81-优质实用版文档】大学英语周记范文30篇Passage1TheRoadtoHappinessThereareagreatmanypeoplewhohaveallthematerialconditionsofhappiness,i.e.healthandasufficientincome,andwho,nevertheless,areprofoundlyunhappy.Insuchcasesitwouldseemasifthefaultmustliewithawrongtheoryastohowtolive.Inonesense,wemaysaythatanytheoryast
2、ohowtoliveiswrong.Weimagineourselvesmoredifferentfromtheanimalsthanweare.Animalsliveonimpulse,andarehappyaslongaseGternalconditionsarefavorable.Ifyouhaveacat,itwillenjoylifeifithasfoodandwarmthandopportunitiesforanoccasionalnightonthetiles.YourneedsaremorecompleGthanthoseofyourcat,buttheystillhaveth
3、eirbasisoninstinct.Incivilizedsocieties,especiallyinEnglish-speakingsocieties,thisistooapttobeforgotten.Peopleproposetothemselvessomeoneparamountobjective,andrestrainallimpulsesthatdonotministertoit.AbusinessmanmaybesoanGioustogrowrichthattothisendhesacrificeshealthandprivateaffections.Whenatlastheh
4、asbecomerich,nopleasureremainstohimeGceptharryingotherpeoplebyeGhortationstoimitatehisnobleeGample.Manyrichladies,althoughnaturehasnotendowedthemwithanyspontaneouspleasureinliteratureorart,decidetobethoughtcultured,andspendboringhourslearningtherightthingtosayaboutfashionablenewbooksthatarewrittento
5、givedelight,nottoaffordopportunitiesfordustysnobbism.Passage2LoveIsDifficultItisgoodtolove,butloveisdifficult.Foronehumanbeingtoloveanotherhumanbeingisperhapsthemostdifficulttaskthathasbeenentrustedtoustheultimatetask,thefinaltestandproof,theworkforwhichallotherworkismerelypreparation.Thatiswhyyoung
6、people,whoarebeginnersineverything,arenotyetcapableoflove:itissomethingtheymustlearn.Withtheirwholebeing,withalltheirforces,gatheredaroundtheirsolitary,anGious,upward-beatingheart,theymustlearntolove.Butlearningtimeisalwaysalong,secludedtimeaheadandfaronintolife,andissolitude,aheightenedanddeepenedk
7、indofalonenessforthepersonwholoves.Lovingdoesnotatfirstmeanmerging,surrenderingorunitingwithanotherperson;itisahighinducementfortheindividualtoripen,tobecomesomethinginhimself,tobecomeworldinhimselfforthesakeofanotherperson;itisagreat,demandingclaimonhim,somethingthatchooseshimandcallshimtovastdista
8、nces.Onlyinthissense,asthetaskofworkingonthemselves,mayyoungpeopleusethelovethatisgiventothem.Mergingandsurrenderingandeverykindofcommunionisnotforthem,whomuststill,foralong,longtime,saveandgatherthemselves;itistheultimate,itisperhapsthatforwhichhumanlivesareasyetbarelylargeenough.Passage3Businessof
9、InsuranceCompaniesInsurancecompaniesdotwotypesofbusiness.Oneisgeneralinsuranceagainstvariousformsofrisk,andtheotherislong-terminsurancewhichismainlylifeinsurance.Generalinsurerswillagreetopayapersonorcompanyasumofmoneyintheeventofsomethinghappeningornothappening.Itsabigbusinesstoday.Iftheprojectsucc
10、eeds,shareholdersinyourcompanywilleGpecttobepaidadividend.Ifyouaskaninsurertounderwriteyourproject,thenhewillrequireapaymentinadvance,apremium.Iftheprojectsucceeds,hekeepsthepremium,butyoudontpayhimanythingelse.Payingapremiumtoaninsurerorunderwriterisoftencheaperthanpayingadividendtoshareholders.Iff
11、ewerdividendsarepaidtoshareholders,thenmoremoneycanbekeptasretentiontofinancethecompanysneGtproject.Anothertypeofinsurancebusinessisthelifeinsurance.Itdiffersbasicallyfromgeneralinsuranceinthatitisbasednotonriskbutoncertaintythecertaintythateachofuswillonedaydie.Lifeinsuranceisthebasisofpensionfunds
12、whichprovideforretirementandguardagainstothercontingenciessuchasill-health,butisbestseenbythefinancialeconomistasameansofcollectingmanysmallsavingstoputtogetherintolargeinvestments,inshort,asaformofintermediation.Passage4SeasonalAffectiveDisorderSomepeoplefeelsadordepressedduringthewintermonthsinnor
13、thernareasoftheworld.Theymayhavetroubleeatingorsleeping.TheysufferfromaconditionknownasSeasonalAffectiveDisorder,orS-A-D.VictimsofS-A-Dsufferitseffectsduringtheshort,darkdaysofwinter.Theproblemsaremostsevereinthemonthswhentherearefewerhoursofdaylight.Whenspringarrives,thesesignsdisappearandS-A-Dvict
14、imsfeelwellagain.TheNationalMentalHealthAssociationreportsthatS-A-Dcanaffectanyone.Thegroupsaysyoungpeopleandwomenareatthehighestriskforthedisorder.Itsaysthatanestimated25percentoftheAmericanpopulationsuffersfromsomeformofS-A-D.About5percentsufferfromasevereformofthedisorder.Manypeopleinotherpartsof
15、theworldalsohavethecondition.Theideaofhealthproblemslinkedtoalackoflightisnotnew.Scientistshavediscussedtheissuesincethebeginningofmedicine.Morethantwo-thousandyearsago,theGreekdoctorHippocratesnotedthattheseasonsaffecthumanemotions.Today,eGpertsdonotfullyunderstandS-A-D,andyettheyagreethatitisavery
16、realdisorder.Totreatthedisorder,victimsofS-A-Ddonotneedtowaituntilspring.EGpertsknowthatplacingaffectedindividualsinbrightlighteachdayeasesthecondition.Thereareotherthingspeoplecandotoeasetheproblem.Theycanincreasethesunlightintheirhomesandworkplacesandspendmoretimeoutdoorsinthefreshairduringtheday.Onestudyfoundthatwalkingforanhourinwintersunlightwasaseffectiveasspendingtwo-and-one-halfhoursunderbrightlightindoors.Passage5SuccessIsaChoiceAll
