Learning is a Lifelong Obligation1 When you see the topic, you may grow curious. Why do I say that learning is a lifelong obligation. In fact, from the time we were born, we were faced with a learning task. A baby learns how to eat, speak and walk. Afterw

Learning is a Lifelong Obligation1
　　
　　When you see the topic, you may grow curious. Why do I say that learning is a lifelong obligation.
　　In fact, from the time we were born, we were faced with a learning task. A baby learns how to eat, speak and walk. Afterwards he, at his six or seven years will go to school to learn reading and spelling2. In the same way, an adult has to learn the basic skill of communication3. The life one passes is a life of learning experience.
　　As a proverb goes,"It is never too old to learn" . We often come across people who are never tired of learning all through their life. The learning career4 throughout life makes life filled with joy and happiness. One has to learn in order to adapt5 to the changing world. Without learning, one will sooner or later drop behind. One has to learn all his lifetime in order to keep abreast with recent development.
　　Learning is a lifelong obligation.
　　(马国强)
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　　注释
　　①obligation n.义务，职责
　　②spelling n.拼写
　　③communication n.沟通，交流
　　④career n.生涯
　　 ⑤adapt vi.适应
　　
　　Be Yourself
　　We often hear say that people are different. There are not two people who are like each other in every way. Even twins1 do not look completely the same. Everyone is an individual2. It is important to realize that you are the only one in the world. You can not be replaced by anyone else.
　　But the strange thing is that people often forget to seek their identity3. They often wear the same clothes, follow the same fashion. The life has become disinterested4 because so many people try to look the same. If you go shopping in the market, you find many things are alike in look and in character. It is difficult to buy things you really like.
　　We students must not be lost in this kind of tendency to follow fashions5. The thing we should remember is that we are different. Every one is different. We cannot be the same. We are independent personalities. We should learn to judge what is beautiful and what is the proper way to say and do things. Be yourseff, or you will be lost in this world.
　　(卢剑忠)
　　
　　 注释：
　　 ① twinn. 双胞胎
　　 ② individual n. 个体
　　 ③ identity n．一致，同一性
　　 ④ disinterested adj.无私的；不感兴趣的
　　 ⑤ fashion n.时尚，流行
　　
　　Nothing Endures But Change
　　
　　"Nothing endures but change. "—this is an expression I recently learned from a radio program. It says that one must learn new things in order to grow up. If one is satisfied with everything, and doesn't seek to improve, he will not make progress. On the other hand if one is not satisfied with the present condition, he will change. The change means improvement1 . It takes effort to do things for better.
　　Now we are living in a world of opportunities and challenge. New things are coming up. New ideas are springing up2 every moment. In order to catch up with the development, one has to come up with the effort to learn new things. One must change in order to learn better. One has to change his way to do things. One has to adapt to the new things in the world. In the constant effort to learn and to study, one develops the abilities to adapt to the new situations.