Environmental Protection 环境问题环境类词汇：1.Ecosystem 生态系统2.Ecological balance/equilibrium 生态平衡3.Biodiversity 生物多样性4.Sustainable development 可持续发展5.Conserve, preserve 节约使用，保护6.Environmentally friendly, environmentalists 对环境无害的，环保主义者7.Countries must join forces/make concerted efforts/unite tocombat/tackle/solve/address environmental problems. 各个国家在应对环境问题上必须协同作战。
8.Raise/elevate public awareness of…增强公众意识9.Renewable resources, non-renewable resources, fossil energy (petroleum, naturalgas, coal) 可再生资源，不可再生资源，化石能源（石油，天然气，煤）10.Consume, deplete, exhaust 消耗，耗光11.Shortage/scarcity/lack of 短缺12.Put a strain on the already stretched resources 是已经短缺的资源更加紧张13.Deforestation, illegal logging 砍伐森林14.Discharge/emit green house gases/carbon dioxide 排放温室气体，二氧化碳15.Car exhaust 汽车尾气16.Non-biodegradable/non-decomposable garbage 白色垃圾，不可降解垃圾环境类特别关注话题：为什么要保护濒危物种(biodiversity, balanced ecosystem)保护化石能源，开发新能源(solar energy, nuclear power, wind, water)保护环境和发展经济矛盾吗(sustainable development, financial and technological support)环境类好句子：The earth’s ecosystem has been deteriorating at a staggering rate.In this day and age, the impact man exerts on the environment is massive in scale.环境类范文：Topic: agree or disagree--the environment issues are too complicated, so individuals can do nothing about it on their ownEducation 教育类教育类词汇：1.Cultivate/foster/nurture 培养2.Well-rounded, versatile 全面发展的，多才多艺的3.Impart/inculcate knowledge, instill virtues and high values 传授知识，灌输美德，价值观念4.Mould character 塑造品格5.Learn sth by rote，memorize facts死记硬背6.Follow sb/sth blindly/indiscriminately 盲从7.Extinguish/stifle/constrain student’s creativity 扼杀学生创造力8.Think independently/critically 独立思考，思辨9.Create undue pressure 制造不必要的压力10.Peer pressure同伴压力11.Indiscipline/misbehavior/mischief 违纪行为12.Disruptive/unruly students 不服管教的学生13.Curriculum, extra-curricular activities 课程总称，课外活动14.Aptitude/talent/gift, ability/skill 天赋，（后天可以培养的)能力，技能15.Schooling, upbringing 学校教育，家庭养育16.A school is a society in miniature. 学校是微观的社会。
教育类热点问题：教师问题：教师待遇有待提高；教师职责是教授知识还是帮助学生成长选课问题：通识教育还是专业教育教育类名言：1. A child miseducated is a child lost. John F. Kennedy2. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire. W. B. Yeat3. Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important. Bill Gates4. Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all. Aristotle教育类范文：Topic: agree or disagree: Some people think students should be allowed to evaluate their teachers’ job performance.Technology & media 技术与媒体技术与媒体词汇：1.Cutting edge technology 尖端技术2.Technological innovations/inventions/advances/progressions 技术创新和进步3.Augment/enhance/boost efficiency/productivity 提高效率和生产力bor-saving devices/machinery 节省人力的机器5.The information age/era 信息时代6.The proliferation of the Internet 因特网的盛行7.Biotechnology 生物技术8.Human genetic makeup/DNA programming 人类基因的组成9.The press 新闻界10.Paper-based media, Electronic media 纸媒，电子媒体11.Prevalent, pervasive, ubiquitous 无处不在的，广泛的12.Misleading, misrepresented, distorted news 虚假错误报道13.Objective, unbiased and truthful reporting 公正真实报道14.Expose, reveal, cover 揭露15.Celebrities 名人16.Paparazzi 狗仔队17.Violate/intrude on/infringe on one’s privacy 侵犯隐私18.Tarnish one’s reputation 破坏名誉rmative, newsworthy, entertaining 信息量大的，有新闻价值的，有娱乐性的20.技术媒体类热点问题：媒体（以电视为代表）积极和负面影响：提供有教育和娱乐价值的节目；人们满足于精神快餐，放弃了读书和社会交往活动几种媒体的比较，电视，报纸，因特网技术媒体类名言：1 The greatest danger in modern technology i not that machines begin to think like people, but that people will begin to think like machines.Albert Einstein2 He who controls the media, controls the minds Rupert Murdoc3 Advances in computer technology and the Internet have changed the way America works, learns and communicates. The Internet has become an integral part of America’s economic, political and social life. Bill Clinton4 The reason is not political or economic but technological--technologies that flowed directly from advances in basic science. Stephen Hawkin技术媒体类范文：Topic 1: people today can perform the everyday tasks such as shopping, banking or even business transactions, without meeting others face-to-face. What effects will thisphenomenon have on individuals and society as a whole?Topic 2: agree or disagree: advertising only has positive impact on society.Job and Career 工作就业工作就业类词汇：1.Career preparation 职业准备2.Internship 实习（岗位）3.Potential employers 预期雇主4.Personal aspirations 个人理想5.Starting salary, salary raise/bump 起薪，加薪6.Fringe benefits 工资之外的福利待遇7.High-paying jobs/well-paid jobs 高薪工作8.Promotion 提拔，晋升9.Managerial position 管理层职位10.Career path, climb the corporate ladder 职业路径，逐步的晋升11.Workaholic 工作狂12.Work ethics 职业道德13.Colleague/coworker, superior, subordinate/inferior 同事，上级，下属14.Job responsibilities 工作职责15.over qualified, unappreciated, underestimated 大材小用，不受重用，才能被低估16.job performance evaluation 工作业绩评估17.Employee loyalty, extraordinary leadership skills/stamina 忠诚度，杰出的领导才能，精力旺盛18.Stability/security 稳定性19.Dress code 着装规定20.Corporate philosophy 企业文化，氛围工作就业类思路：你选择工作的标准是什么（兴趣，理想，市场需求，经济待遇，其他），工作对你来说究竟意味着什么？（养家糊口，实现个人理想和价值，其他）工作就业类名言：1.“Your work is going to fill a large part of your life. The only way to be truly satisfied is to dowhat you think is great work. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking, don’t settle.”-- Steve Jobs2．Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. ~Confucius工作就业类范文Topic: agree or disagree: children should choose the similar jobs as their parents.Reflective topics: 对于成功和幸福等人生命题的思考成功幸福类名言：1.Those who have succeeded at anything and don't mention luck are kiddingthemselves. ~Larry King2.Flaming enthusiasm, backed up by horse sense and persistence, is the quality thatmost frequently makes for success. ~Dale Carnegie3.Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get. ~AuthorUnknown4.The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. ~MarkTwain5.It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness. Poverty and wealth have bothfailed. ~Frank McKinney "Kin" Hubbard成功幸福话题范文Topic 1: agree or disagree: In order to succeed, it is better to be more like others than to be different from others.Topic 2; agree or disagree: if you can’t say anything good to someone, you should say nothing at all.。