1.人们学习的方式是不尽相同的。有的人通过做事学习，有的人通过阅读学习，还有的人通过听人交谈学习。

　　People learn in different ways. Some people learn by doing things while others learn by

　　reading about things. There are still others who learn by listening to people talk about things.

　　2.有的人喜欢非常周到地计划自己闲暇时候的活动，也有的人选择不做任何计划，对于我这么一位做事非常有条理的人来讲，我肯定是赞成前者的。

　　Some people prefer to plan their activities for their free time very carefully while others

　　choose not to make any plans at all. To such an organized person like me, I’m naturally in

　　favor of the former way.

　　3.有的人认为家庭对年青人的影响作用最大；也有人认为朋友的影响最大，对于我来讲，我认为两者的作用同样大。

　　Some people think that the family has the most important influence on young adults while

　　others believe that friends have the most influence. As for me, I argue that they are equally

　　important.

　　4.有的人喜欢与一两个亲密的朋友在一起欢度快乐时刻，有人则喜欢与很多朋友共享快乐；对于我而言，我会根据情况予以确定。

　　Some people prefer to celebrate happy occasions with one or two close friends while others

　　choose to share such occasions with a large number of friends. As for me, I’ll decide

　　according to how special a certain occasion is.

　　5.有的人认为孩子应该在很小的年龄就开始正规教育，把大部分时间用在学校里的学习上；有人则认为孩子应该多花时间玩耍。我个人赞成后者。

　　Some people think that children should begin their formal education at a very early age and

　　should spend most of their time on school studies. Others believe that young children should

　　spend most of their time playing. On a personal note, I support the later view.

　　6.有人认为了解生活的最佳作法是聆听家人和朋友的建议；也有人认为了解生活的最佳作法是通过个人经历。我个人认为两者结合是最可取的作法。

　　Some people believe that the best way of learning about life is by listening to the advice of

　　family and friends while others hold that it is best to learn through personal experience.

　　Personally, I think a combination of these two ways is the most advisable.

　　7.有人认为大学教育应该对所有的学生敞开，有的则认为高等教育只能开放给那些优秀者。我个人赞成前者。

　　Some people believe that college education should be available to all students while others

　　believe that higher education should be available only to good students. Personally, I support

　　the former stance.

　　8.公正地讲，住在校园内与选择住寄宿家庭各有其优缺点。

　　To be fair, living on campus and choosing home-stay both have their advantages and

　　disadvantages in their own special and unique way.

　　9.人们常说：个人得益于社会，社会得益于个人，这是一个极富哲理且紧密关联的问题。

　　People often say that individuals benefit from the society as a whole and that the other way

　　round is also true. This is a very philosophical and closely correlated issue.

　　10.一个人生活中取得成功所需具备的最重要的品质是什么？

　　What is the most important characteristic that a person should have in order to be successful

　　in life?

　　11.有人认为政府应该加大太空探索的投入以便天科学家能够向我们展示更多未知的世界；也有人表示反对，认为这些钱应该用于那些更为基本的需要。

　　Some people think that governments should invest more fund into space exploration so that

　　scientists can let us know more of the unknown world. Others are against this view, saying

　　that this money should be spent on those more basic needs.