1 学位英语作文 08-1 Volunteering（志愿活动） Volunteering means eager and patient participation. It shows one’s love, friendliness and enthusiasm. As the Olympic Games is drawing near, volunteering seems to be of more importance. On one hand, since China is the “country of the year” and the host of the great event, all the world’s attention is focused on us. Therefore, it is our great task to display a beautiful, civilized China to the people who are not very familiar with China. Volunteering is the best stage for us to impress the visitors by publicizing China to them. On the other hand, as a citizen of the community, we have many ways of doing voluntary work such as picking up litters on the street and helping the old across the road. We should try our best to contribute to the polite and green Olympic Games. Volunteering means a lot and benefits China, Chinese people and everyone. 08-2 On patriotism（爱国主义） Patriotism means the love for one's country. It makes one ready to sacrifice one's life for one's country and to do many other deeds that can bring benefits to the people. The effect is very great when it is exercised by all the people of a country. It makes a country strong, and her history glorious. It also improves one’s character and secures him/her a widespread fame. To love our country, to work so as to make her strong and rich, to support her government, to obey her laws, to pay fair taxes into her treasure, to treat our fellow-citizens as we wish to be treated ourselves----this is to be a real Chinese patriot. If the people of a country are not patriotic, the country must be very weak. History tells us how some countries of ancient time were, owing t...
