每周英文素材整理(二)

Topic 8 On College Students’ Taking Part-time Jobs

Nowadays more and more people voice growing concern over college students’taking part-time jobs. Some people argue that it is unquestionably beneficial to the students in that it can enlarge their horizon and enrich their experience, while others firmly hold that part-time jobs of all kinds are harmful since they will hinder the students’normal college study.
Personally, I think this question should be probed in depth. On the one hand, the first group is not totally correct because not all part-time jobs are beneficial. Students are somewhat immature and easily led astray by those money-addicted employers. On the other hand, the second opinion seems not satisfactory because we also witness successful examples in universities home and abroad. Early working experience can be invaluable as the preparation for future career.
From what has been discussed above, we can see clearly that the key lies in whether the student in focus is able to strike a successful balance between work and study. Otherwise, the college life will be caught in the so-called vicious circle no matter whether the student takes part-time jobs or not.

Topic 9 My View on Amalgamation of Universities

Recently there have been many reports of amalgamation of universities. It turns a new page of advanced education in China, and will have far-reaching effects in the forthcoming years.
The biggest benefit, in my eyes, is that the merging often results in a comprehensive university with increased overal