二选一型

As the development of … is growing rapidly, 介绍文章主题； meanwhile, 主题发展快 at the same time. Many people like to 对立观点，but I still prefer 我的立场。

First and foremost, 原因之一. On the contrary, 对立观点的劣势。However ，补一句我方观点的优势。Besides ，原因之二。Last but not least, 原因之三。

Notwithstanding, 对立观点的一点点优势，in my opinion, 重申我的观点。 原因分析型

As the development of … is growing rapidly, 介绍文章主题； meanwhile, 主题发展快 at the same time. Among countless factors which contribute to…, there exist three most conspicuous ones:

First and foremost, …is the primary cause…, …Besides, 问题is also result from…Last but not least, … is responsible for 问题， as well.

As far as I am concerned, enhancing people’s awareness of 问题and setting up relevant rules and regulations ought to be top priorities of the agenda. In a nutshell, there is reason to believe that only when such stories come to an end, can we maintain a happy, health and harmonious society as well as we all wish.

问题影响（利gaining/弊effects ）型

As the development of … is growing rapidly, 介绍文章主题； meanwhile, 主题发展快 at the same time. Regardless of concerns over this issue, however, it seems that, 问题 are of great benefit to us all (have harmful effects on us all).

利：in my opinion, 重申我的观点。

弊：As far as I am concerned, enhancing people ’s awareness of 问题and setting up relevant rules and regulations ought to be top priorities of the agenda. In a nutshell, there is reason to believe that only when such stories come to an end, can we maintain a happy, health and harmonious society as well as we all wish.

∙ Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. 成功就是日复一日那一点点小小努力的积累。 ∙ Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. But today is a gift. 昨日已逝，明天尚远，今天才是老天赐予的礼物。 ∙ Dreaming in the memory is not as good as waiting for the paradise in the hell. 在回忆里继续梦幻不如在地狱里等待天堂。 ∙

Some birds are not meant to be caged; their feathers are just too bright. 有些鸟儿是注定不会被关在牢笼里，它们的每一片羽毛都闪耀着光辉。 ∙ It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. 决定我们一生的，不是我们的能力，而是我们的选择。 ∙ Sometimes you have to stop thinking too much and just go where your heart takes you. 有时候，我们不要想太多，顺着自己的心意就好了。 ∙ Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears. 懒惰像生锈一样，比操劳更能消耗身体。 ∙ Reserve one meter sunshine and put them in atrium. Elated wind, tap my heart window. 预定一米阳光，装进心房。欢畅的风，轻敲我的心窗。 ∙ Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere. 每天出去走走，奇迹就在身边。 ∙ Smile and silence are two powerful tools. Smile is the way to solve many problems and silence is the way to avoid many problems.

微笑和沉默是两把利器：微笑解决很多问题，沉默避免许多问题。

∙ Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. 生活就像骑单车，只有不断前进，才能保持平衡。 ∙

Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses. 与其抱怨玫瑰丛长满了刺，还不如感激刺丛里竟生出了玫瑰。 ∙

Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action. 行动不一定带来幸福，不行动就肯定没有幸福。 ∙

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. 我发现，我越是努力，就越发幸运。——托马斯·杰斐逊 ∙

Don't make promises when you're joyful. Don't reply when you're sad. Don't make decisions when you're angry. 别在喜悦时承诺，别在悲伤时回答，别在愤怒时决定。 ∙

The happiest people are not those who have the best of everything, but who make the best out of everything. 最幸福的人不是拥有最好一切的人，而是把一切都变成最好的人。 ∙ The life's battle is never won by the fastest or the strongest, but by the man who thinks he can. 人生之战的胜利并不取决于最快或最强，而是你认为自己能不能。 ∙

Do not say that opportunities never come. It did come but you just weren’t willing to give up what you had. 不要说机会从未出现；它曾经来过，只是你舍不得放下已拥有的。 ∙ Face the past with the least regrets, face the present with the least waste and face the future with the most dreams. 不悔恨过去；不荒废现在；充满梦想，面对未来。 ∙ Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. -- Mahatma Gandhi 如同明日将死那样生活，如同永远不死那样求知。——圣雄甘地 ∙

Success is simple. Do what's right, the right way, at the right time. 成功很简单：在合适的时间用恰当的方式做正确的事。 ∙ Nobody is bored when he is trying to make something that is beautiful or to discover something that is true. 尝试去做一些美好的事或者去发现真理时，没有人会感到烦闷。 ∙ Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man and writing an exact man.

读书使人充实，讨论使人机敏，写作使人严谨。

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Where there is no struggle, there is no strength. -- Oprah Winfrey 没有奋斗，就没有力量。——奥普拉•温弗瑞 ∙ No matter how far you may fly, never forget where you come from.

无论你能飞多远，都别忘了你来自何方。

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Growing in wisdom can be measured by the decrease in bitterness. 智慧的增长可用痛苦的减少来衡量。 ∙

Don't tell lies because those who believe your lies are the ones who believe in you. 不要去骗人，因为你能骗到的，都是相信你的人。 ∙ Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. --Napoleon Bonaparte 当你的敌人犯错的时候，千万不要去打扰他。--拿破伦•波拿巴 ∙

Don't set your goals according to what are deemed important by others. Only you know what is best for yourself. 别人认为重要的，并不就是你的追求。只有自己才知道什么最合适。 ∙ Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending. 没人能回头重新来过，但谁都可以从现在起书写一个不同的结局。 ∙

A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.--Wag the Dog 今天的好计划胜过明天的完美计划。--《摇尾狗》 ∙

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. 重复的行为造就了我们；因此，卓越不是一种举动，而是一种习惯。 ∙ There is no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs. 成功没有电梯，只有一步一个脚印的楼梯。 ∙ What we know or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do. 我们知道的或相信的，本质上并不重要。唯一重要的是：我们做的。 ∙

Strength alone knows conflict, weakness is below even defeat, and is born vanquished. 强者才懂得斗争；弱者没有失败的资格，而是生来就是被征服的。 ∙ Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. 伟大的成就并非源自一时冲动，而是由一系列小事汇聚而成的。 ∙ Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. 永远都要做最好的自己，而不是第二好的别人。 ∙ Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well. 任何值得做的事就值得把它做好！ ∙ Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. 有些人想成功，还有些人渴望成功，另有些人通过努力使梦想成真。 ∙ Everybody wants happiness. No one wants pain. But how can you make a rainbow without a little rain? 大家都想得到幸福，却不愿承担痛苦。可不经历风雨，怎能见彩虹？ ∙ Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience. 不必遗憾。若是美好，叫做精彩。若是糟糕，叫做经历。 ∙ When you can't concentrate on reading, do the following: Look at the mirror or check the balance of your bank account or think about the new marriage law.

看不进书的时候就照照镜子、看看银行卡余额、想想新婚姻法。

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The moment you think about giving up, think of the reason why you held on so long. 每当你想放弃的时候，想一想是什么支撑着你一路坚持。 ∙

Time management is really a misnomer - the challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves. 时间管理其实是一个误称，我们挑战的是管理自己，而不是时间。 ∙ Things that make life easier: A parent's hug, a lover's kiss, a friend's support.

让生活变轻松有三样东西：父母的拥抱，恋人的亲吻，朋友的支持。 ∙

If life is divided into two episodes, the first is “hesitance-free”, while the second is “regret-free” 若将人生一分为二，前半段叫“不犹豫”，后半段叫“不后悔”。 ∙ Let us face the reality, so that we are committed to our ideal. ——Che Guevara