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1、"We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share than from people whose views contradict our own; disagreement can cause stress and inhibit learning." 1．我們通常從和我們意見統一的人那里學到的東西比從和我們意見相悖的人那里學到的東西多的多；意見分歧阻礙了學習。
Although we can learn knowledge from people whose views we share, the knowledge is limited, since the sphere of knowledge of the people who share the same opinion are confined to same level of cognition with us.
It will be quite different if we communicate with people whose views contradict to ours.
Admitted that, it is little harder or even bitter to accept opposite views for us due to our self-assertion is impaired caused by other’s challenge.

2、"Competition is ultimately more beneficial than detrimental to society." 2．競爭對社會的好處大于壞處。
Through competing, the one who is most eligible is put on the right place, and then will produce much more values than those who are not competent as he or she.
While, on the other hand, if a competition is fraught with adulteration and illegality, it will bring deterioration to the society rather than progress. A case in point is related to market economics.

3."It is more important to allocate money for immediate, existing social problems than to spend it on long-term research that might help future generations." 3．我們應該把更多的錢用在當前的問題上，而不是用在可能有助于我們后代的長期的研究項目上。
When we enjoy the fruits of industrialisation and democracy, we are, on the other side, confronted with social problems brought by as another consequence of this process.
Firstly, immediate, existing social problems that baffled us deeply need to be resolved as quickly as possible so to restore a sound society and conduce its healthy development.
However, many present social problems cannot be resolved immediately as we hoped.
Furthermore, neglecting long-term researches that may help future generations, overemphasizing to focus on the present problems, may result in incomplete resolution to these social problems, which can merely be an expedience rather than a resolution.

4."No field of study can advance significantly unless outsiders bring their knowledge and experience to that field of study." 4．如果沒有失敗者介紹自己的經驗和知識，沒有哪個領域的研究會取得長足的進步。 %%幾乎沒有任何領域能夠取得具有重要意義的進步,除非結合其他行業的知識和經驗到該領域中來%%

I agree with the assertion that significant advances in knowledge require expertise form various fields.
A. No area of intellectual inquiry operates in a vacuum, that is, sciences in various fields are inextricably related. B. Scientific breakthrough in one certain area may be great contribute to advancement in another or several other fields.
C. New scientific fields often emerge in the interaction among different disciplines.
D. Sciences of other areas are indispensable for a certain creation in a field to be viable and perfect.
Related example: 1) Radioactivity is the starting point for cancer treatment, for the dating techniques used on ancient objects, rocks and the universe, and for molecular biology and modem genetics; it is also the source of nuclear energy and the atomic bomb.
2) In invention of telescope initiated in the magnifying tube, a great advancement in optics. Thus began the age of telescopic astronomy 3) Computer—nearly all the scientific areas

5."A nation should require all its students to study the same national curriculum until they enter college rather than allow schools in different parts of the nation to determine which academic courses to offer." 5．一個國家應該要求所有的學生在上大學前都學習相同的課程，而不應該允許不同地區的學校擅自決定自己的教學領域。

Firstly, with the same national curriculum, it is convenient for educationist of different parts of the nation to scientifically arrange and prepare the classes of the curriculum.
Secondly, thinking of the possible differences, it is unwise to allow schools rather than a nation to choose the courses for the students.
A nation rather than the schools in different parts of the nation determine the national curriculum for the students, however, it does mean that the local schools have no freedom to choose any course for local students.

6."The most effective way to understand contemporary culture is to analyze the trends of its youth." 6．了解當代文化最有效的途徑是分析它在形成初期的發展趨勢。 %%%%%了解當代文化最有效途徑是分析其年青人的趨勢和潮流。%%了解當代文化最有效的方式是分析其年輕人的文化趨勢"

We always regard youth as the future of the society. Although they are young, fresh and immature, they are also shrewd, full of passion and vitality.
Actually, studying the trends of a country's youth, may help to understand its contemporary culture, since that youth is the pioneer of a country, in this sense, they mirrors the development of the country.
Since youth is only a fraction of the society, studying them and their culture just provide us one perspective of the whole culture.