Question

針對當前許多學生喜歡在學習和生活中與別人盲目地進行攀比這一現象，你校政教處決定舉辦一場以“Should We Compare Ourselves with Others?”為主題的英語演講比賽。請你用英文寫一則簡短的演講稿。

注意：

1．只能選擇一個贊同或反對的觀點，并陳述你的理由。

2．文中不可出現考生本人真實信息。

3．字數要求：120詞左右。文章開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。

Hello, everyone!

    Nowadays many students would like to compare themselves with others not only in study but also in life.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

    That’s all. Thank you!

Answer 1

Possible version (1)

Hello, everyone!

Nowadays_many_students_would_like_to_compare_themselves_with_others_not_only_in_study__but_also_in_life._

In my opinion, comparing with other people is a good thing to us. Firstly, our society needs comparison to develop. Only by comparing ourselves with others can we know the aspects we are weak in, and we’ll make efforts to improve ourselves to a higher level. Just as an old saying says, “Among any three people walking, I will find something to learn for sure. Their good qualities are to be followed, and their shortcomings are to be avoided”. Secondly, things are different from each other. Through comparison we can know the differences between us and find the world is colorful. So it is advisable to compare ourselves with others. In this way, our society can be indirectly developed.

    That’s all. Thank you!

Possible version (2)

Hello, everyone!

_Nowadays_many_students_would_like_to_compare_themselves_with_others_not_only_in_study_but_also_in_life._

To be frank, I don’t think it is wise to compare ourselves with others. There is no denying that we can benefit from it, but personally I think it does more harm than good. As our classmates have mentioned, by comparing ourselves with others, we may lose heart, get lost, or even lead to breaking off the relationship with our friends. Worse still, it may cause the children’s negative emotions, such as unhappiness, insecurity and envy. If parents pay more attention to other children instead of theirs, they may neglect their children’s feelings, which will cause the children’s misunderstanding and vicious circle. So in order to have a harmonious society, it’s unwise to compare ourselves with others.

    That’s all. Thank you!