AreCollegeStudentsDiligent?
Whenwetalkaboutwhethercollegestudentsarediligentornot,wewillbemostsurprisedtofindthatthepresentsituationissocomplicated.
Ontheonehand,manystudentsdonotcherishtheirtimeoncampus:
SomeindulgethemselvesinvideogamesorInternetchat,andsomegoshoppingordancingfrequently.
Ontheotherhand,manyothersseizeeveryminutetoturntheirdreamsintoreality:
Somestudyinlibraryeverydayincludingweekends,someconductexperimentsuntilmidnight,somecollectdataforresearchpapersandotherstakepartinallkindsofexaminations.
Tworeasons,inmyeyes,canaccountforthisphenomenon.Inthefirstplace,thegeneralenvironmentinuniversityisadecisivefactor—ifmoststudentsarefighting
fortheirfuture,theotherswillbeaffected.Inthesecondplace,thegeneralsocialatmospherealsoplaysanimportantrole—iftherealitycanalwaystestifytotheproverb“Diligenceisthemotherofsuccess”,
studentswillnothesitatetotakeaction.
complicated['kɔmplikeitid]adj.复杂的,难懂的
cherish['tʃeriʃ]vt.珍爱,抚育,珍藏
indulge[in'dʌldʒ]vt.纵情于,放任,迁就
phenomenon[fi'nɔminən]n.现象,迹象,(稀有)事件
environment[in'vaiərənmənt]n.环境,外界
conduct[kən'dʌkt]n.行为,举动,品行
testify['testifai]v.证明,作证,声明