【英语六级作文预测：考研热】：The Craze of Pursuing Graduate Studies【精彩范文】The Craze of Pursuing Graduate StudiesEach year, millions of Chinese college students sit for qualifying examinations for graduate studies, primarily in Master’s programs. Students prepare for those examinations either through years of arduous self-education or by spending large sums of money attending local training schools. The publishing of examinations-related study materials and the training programs offered, both online and offline, have combined to form a sizable industry.An alarming fact about this craze is that most students pursue graduate studies not out of their voluntary will. Faced with the harsh reality in the employment market, which is forever looking for graduates with higher degrees, many college graduates find going to graduate schools is a good way to avoid unemployment and to enhance one’s competitiveness in future job hunting.However, without that voluntary initiative, most students who do enter graduate schools are not motivated. For them, the only thing that ultimately counts is the degree or the diploma which they expect could give them an upper hand against other job hunters. As to the actual substance of their graduate studies, it’s not a big deal for them, as long as it leads to that degree or diploma. It is really pathetic to see that students undertake graduate studies with an ulterior motive—not for the sake of loving what they study, but for the sake of merely landing a job, which in many cases might be unrelated to what they have studied.However, without that voluntary initiative, most students who do enter graduate schools are not motivated. For them, the only thing thatultimately counts is the degree or the diploma which they expect could give them an upper hand against other job hunters. As to the actual substance of their graduate studies, it’s not a big deal for them, as long as it leads to that degree or diploma. It is really pathetic to see that students undertake graduate studies with an ulterior motive—not for the sake of loving what they study, but for the sake of merely landing a job, which in many cases might be unrelated to what they have studied.The chill truth is that students soon find their anticipations are a mere dream. As so many undergraduates proceed onto graduate studies, the employment situation remains as severe as ever. Instead of bringing about apparent competitive edges, two or three years of additional academic training is simply a waste of time and energy. They need to reflect on this craze and would have been better off distinguishing themselves with outstanding knowledge and skills when they were undergraduates.【参考译文】考研热每年，数以百万计的中国大学生参加研究生入学资格考试，主要是攻读硕士学位课程。
学生们要么通过数年艰辛的自学，要么通过花上不菲的一笔钱参加当地培训学校的课程，来准备这些资格考试。
与考试相关的学习材料的出版，以及网上和网下所提供的培训课程，一起构成了一个规模可观的产业。
关于这股热潮，一个触目惊心的事实是，大多数学生并不是出于他们自主的意愿而去追求研究生阶段的学习的。
面对着就业市场上严峻的现实，看着雇主们永远将目光投向那些学历更高的毕业生，许多大学生发现，进入研究生院去攻读硕士学位不失为一个良策，一方面避免了失业，另一方面可以提升未来求职过程中的竞争力。
然则，没有了那份由衷而发的积极性，最终得以进入研究生院的学生，其中大多数缺乏自我上进的动力。
对于他们而言，最终而言，唯有其文凭或学位事关重大。
他们希望，这个学位或文凭能提升其优势，战胜其他求职者。
至于他们研究生课程实际学习什么内容，于他们而言并非关键所在，只要所学的东西能带来一纸学位或文凭即可。
看着学生们并非怀着一种真实的意图去攻读研究生课程，实在令人感到悲哀：学生们并不真正热爱其所学的内容，而只是为了找到一份工作，并且这份工作在很多情形中可能与其所学专业毫不相关。
一个令人心寒的事实真相是，学生们很快就会发现，他们的期望纯粹是一种幻想。
由于本科之后继续读研的学生如此之众，就业形势一如既往地严峻。
二至三年额外的学术训练没能给学生带来显著的竞争优势，而是令他们白白地浪费了时光与精力，大学生们有必要对此热潮展开反思。
如果他们早在本科期间就以优异的学识与能力脱颖而出的话，他们的处境肯定会来的好得多。
手机的利与弊(Advantages and Disadvantages of the Cell Phone)nowadays,with the rapid development of it and information industry, cell phones play a dominant role in towns people's life. but, like everything else, they have both favorable and mffavorahle aspects.first, it's useful. as a wireless mobile telephone, it's easy and handy to early to wherever one goes and call the callee however far away he is. therefore, it greatly facilitates people's life. second, it's convenient. whenever one meets trouble or something urgent, one can nmke a call immediately. most important of all, it's a very helpful companion. with a multirfunction cell phone in hand, one can easily get on the net, browsing the useful information, conducting e-commerce and doing whatever one can do via internet.however, just as everything has two sides, the cell phone also has many disadvantages. to begin with, it's expensive to buy and costly to pay the hills, esp. that of global service. to make matters worse, it's also easy to lose and costly to get it repaired. worst of all,it's not as clear as a family telephone and sometimes the number dialed is often not available. last but not least, it's alleged the microwaves in it might do harm to people's health. in my opinion,with its expenses greatly reduced after china's entry into the wto, it will face an ever brighter future in its development. someday most of them will be developed into new intemet-enabled mobile phones, which will be as useful as pocket computers. and i believe its advantages will not only offset its disadvantages, but also far outweigh them.传统的价值观(Traditional moral values)there's so much for me to talk about in terms of traditions of family and community as a chinese. confucius alone gave us much food for thought which is still being advocated but hardly practiced today. for example, 'self-cultivation, regulating the family, managing the nation, and establishing peace all over the world', a standard conduct of the chinese society for thousands of years, is eclipsed by individual thirst to glean more fortune.how one's own fortune goes curtainly prevail over how a nation's does. in china the ammount of bribe money is astonishingly large and the number of corrupt officials which have been brought to the justice is not as large as those who are not yet. why do these civil servants risk their fame and even lives in defiance of law? greed and selfishness account for it. corrupton among public service is but a drop in the ocean when it comes to the demise of the morality. as i walked around the downtown the other day, i found people, with their fancy clothes and stylish hairdos ,appear too materialistic,which is not to my liking. wasn't there a time when things were simpler and people were more humble?once bogged down in private interest, one finds oneself blinded by the greed and selfishness.advocating the traditional moral values about family and community is definitely necessary. actually it has adopted by the chinese government as a key policyto run the coounty by combining the rule of law with the rule of virtue ,which is the essence of confucianism. i know modernization is necessary for advancement .however ,i hope we will forget the traditional moral values along the way.应对紧张(Dealing with tension)caught up in the rush of life, we have forgotten how to live, how to find simple things charming.taking a walk at night under the stars provides something that business deals cannot provides; enjoying warm sunlight, birds' songs and flowers’ fragrance is not for poets only, but for everyone. meditation, too, is a great need. meditation brings understanding of life's relationships, purposes，objectives,and rewards, sharp focus. it is an aid for tense nerves.the only way to cope with tension is to learn how to manage one’s body and one’s mind. resting includes time in bed as well as short periods of relaxation. one may relax when walking on the street, by flexing his muscles and diverting his mind to things around him. moreover, enough time should be taken for a leisurely lunch. the most inefficient way of handing tiredness and pressure is to take stimulant or drugs.everyone has only 24 hours a day, and a limited number of years to live. so we need to admit limitations of physical and mental strength, and to keep within those limits.大学生就业据央视新闻联播报道，2013年毕业大学生人数又现新高，毕业生就业难成为社会热点话题，如何看待这一现象，怎样缓解这一难题，从大学毕业生就业时考虑的诸多因素，如工作地点、福利待遇、专业对口、个人兴趣等方面发表你的意见并给出建议。