ImportanceofLearningBasicSkillsInthepicture,theteacherbecomessosurprisedanddisappointedwhenoneofherstudentsquestionswhethertheknowledgeofmultiplicationsheisteachingnowwillbeout--datedinthejobmarket.Justasthestudentinthepicture,nowadaysmostpeopleshowtheircontemptforthebasicskills.Andmanyreasonscontributetothisphenomenon.Foronething,itisthefactthatwearelivinginaworldoffiercecompetitionthaturgesustoarmourselveswithup-to-dateprofessionalskillssoastoadjusttothechangesofthesocietyandtheincreasinglydemandingemploymentstandards.Foranother,mostpeopleholdtheviewthatbasicskillsmaynotbeappliedtothepracticaluseimmediatelysothattheyalwaysignoretheimportanceofbasicskillswhicharefundamentallygoodforcreativityandinnovation.Inmyopinion,asfarasIamconcerned/Frommyownpartyoucandonothingwiththegreateropportunitiesifyouarenotequippedwithsuchbasicskillsasreadingandcalculatingskills.Therefore/hence,weshouldenhancethelearningofbasicskillssothatwe'llbebetterpreparedforthefurtherinnovation.TimetoSaveOurHealthNowadays,theacceleratingpaceofmodernsocietyhaspushedlargenumbersofpeopletoalifeofhustleandbustlealldaylong.Asisshowedinthepicture,theoncehandsomeandhealthysupermanhasputonweight.Andtheprescriptionthedoctorgivesthesupermanis“lessflying…morewalking”,urgingthatit’stimeforhimtosavehishealth./payattentionto/attachimportanceto/laystressonhealth.Justasthesupermaninthepicture,itisalsohightimeforustoconcernaboutourhealth.Therearevariouswaysforustokeephealthy.Firstly,abalanceddietwithproperamountsofmeatandnutritiousvegetablesisthefundamentalsteptowardsarobustbody.Secondly,wemustcutdownthetimewesitstillinfrontoftheTVandcomputers,andshouldgooutdoorsandtakemoreexerciseinstead.Thirdly,maintaininggoodmoodandmentalityshieldusfromboththepsychologicalandphysicalsufferings.Inconclusion,keepabalanceddiet,takemoreexerciseandmaintainagoodstateofmind,wewillsurelybehealthyphysicallyandpsychologically.Solet’sstartnow!TheHarderYouWork,TheLuckierYouWillBeWiththeboomingoftheeconomy,thelegendsofsuccessspringupeveryday,whichleavesonpeopleanimpressionthattheycanalsoachievesuccessonlyiftheyareluckyenough.Withthewords“alwaystryyourbest”,thewomaninthepicturepatientlyhelpstheboysolvehisperplexity.Somepeoplethinkthatgoodluckisthefirstfactortosuccess.Theyholdtheidea,asaproverbgoes,“Manproposes,goddisposes.”Somostsuccessfulpeopleseemtohavegoodluckintheirwaytomakeachievements.Therefore,theydeemthatgoodluckleadstosuccess.However,othersmaintainthat“nopain,nogain”.Allagreethatthereisnoroyalroadtosuccess.Peoplecanonlysucceedwhentheyworkwithwhole-hearteddevotionandperseverance.Andalmostallstoriesofsuccessfulpeople(likeSteveJobs)demonstratethathard-workingisthedecisivefactortosuccess.Inmyview,hardworkingbringsyougoodluckstosuccess.Therefore,wemusttryourbestandgetpreparedsothatwecanmakefulluseofopportunitiestoachievesuccess.MoneyisNotEverythingThecartoonshowsafatmiddle-agedmanseeinghisdoctor,saying“Moneyismydrugofchoiceforanxiety”.Fromthesceneandhiswords,weknowthatthemanmaybesufferingfromananxietydisorderandhethinkshavingmoneycanremovehisanxiety.Inmyopinion,moneycanremoveouranxietiesaboutmaterialthingslikefood,clothes,children’seducation,etc.Butmoneyisnoteverything.Taketimeandlifeforexample.Nomatterwhatwedo,orhowmuchmoneywearewillingtopay,wecannotmakethedaylastlongerthan24hours.Supposethereisamillionairewhopossesseseverythingexceptgoodhealth.Bythetimeheissufferingfromafatalillness,whathewantsmostislife.Thoughmoneycangethimfirst-ratedoctorsandthebestmedicalcare,itcannotbuyhimalongerlife.Money,moreover,istherootofallevils.Beinggreedyformoney,somepeoplebreakthelawanddoallkindsofevilthings.Inthecase,moneymaybringthemtragedies.Therefore,moneyisnoteverything,andsometimesitisnothing.