1.自然
With cold weather drawing up, heating begins in various ways. Among all the means, using natural gas is becoming more and more popular.
One of the primary advantages of natural gas is that it is much friendlier to the environment. What I mean is that it sends fewer emissions into the atmosphere when burned. Natural gas also gives off a lot of heat as it burns very hot. This property of natural gas makes it good for heating homes and for cooking. Compared with burning coal or using airconditioners, using natural gas will cost less, which can help people save a lot of money. What's more, natural gas can heat up the house in a short time and keep the air indoors fresh.
So I think using natural gas to heat is a better way.
2.世界与环境
Hello, Tom,
How are you doing? I'm honored to be invited to my foreign teacher's this weekend. Invited to pay a visit to a foreigner for the first time, I'm worried that some of my manners may appear impolite in her eyes due to cultural difference. So I'm asking for your advice.
Would you please tell me some rules of etiquette needed to obey? As a student of hers, I think it's good manners to bring a gift for her. I'd appreciate it if you could tell me what kind of present I should take. Additionally, do you think it's necessary for me to dress up for the visit?
Under your guidance, I believe I will have a good time.
Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
3.科普知识与现代技术
Science and Technology Influence Life
As we can see, science and technology have been deeply influencing our life. Take our school for example.
Now there are several HD-cameras monitoring the whole campus in case of emergency or school bullying. At meal time, we can watch TV news in the dinning hall, learning the latest international and domestic events. Not only can our teachers use multimedia equipment to make their classes more lively, but also they can mark papers on the computer, which greatly improves the efficiency of paper-scoring.Additionally, we can do many things conveniently, such as paying by Alipay, getting food by card, going to school by shared bike and so on.
In a word, it is the development of science and technology that makes such a comfortable and convenient life available to us.
巧用过渡词
所谓过渡词,就是表示先后顺序的first, second,….at last,表示因果关系的as a result, dueto, because of…,表示分述关系的what’s more, furthermore, besides, inaddition等等。为什么要使用这样的词汇?原因有二:其一,我们每个人写的文章虽然内容几乎千篇一律,但是每个人的写作风格和逻辑思路不尽相同。怎样在短时间内让阅卷老师进入自己的逻辑体系,快速而精准的判断你的文章呢?过渡词就是一个很好的“向导”,它能够引导阅卷人的思路,让其短时间内对你的文章做出公允的评价;其二,我们列好提纲准备下笔的时候,总有一个先后顺序,总有一个逻辑结构,如何使自己的文章结构清晰,要点明确,中心突出,答案还是过渡词,使用了过渡词,可以规范自己的逻辑思路,让我们在有压力的写作之下能够做到临危不乱,有条不紊,层次清晰,逻辑通畅。