4. What personality traits are considered to be typical of your culture?
I think that Chinese people are famous for being hard-working and patient. It's due to the
education we receive. In addition, I would say that Chinese people, especially the men, find it hard
to express their feelings
.
They can hide their emotions pretty well, and they dislike talking about
their problems. I think that many Chinese people are quite conservative, very traditional. Showing
your anger or complaining too much is a sign of weakness. And when it comes to women, I
believe that many Chinese ladies are shy and obedient. They always listen to their parents or their
husband. But there are of course exceptions.
5. Which aspects of modern life have a bad effect on people's personalities
?
Modern life has a negative influence on some aspects of people's personalities
.
Because the
economy has been developing quite a lot, people seem to have become overambitious. They are
not satisfied with what they have, and they always want more. You know, many people become
greedy. In addition, some people envy others because of their success
.
Jealousy is a big problem in
today's world too. Finally, I have met some very arrogant
(=
too proud) people who forgot about
modesty. They want to act confident but overdo it.
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One or Two Bad Habits that You Have
Tell me about one or two bad habits you have.
You should say:
what the bad habits are
why you developed these bad habits
how they influence your daily life
and explain whether you will try to get rid of them
.
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2 bad habits are connected: computer games
+
going to bed late
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Internet
+
chat with friends
+
head to bed after midnight
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I should study more at night, read, and be efficient
+
bad for my eyes
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As a result, I get up late
=
not productive in the morning (or get up early
=
tired)
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New Year resolution but…it didn't last long
!
My mother also tells my father to go to
bed early.
Well, actually I definitely have two bad habits, and they are interconnected
.
As a student, I
live in a dorm at university, and I share a room with one of my classmates
.
We both have a laptop,
and as you might guess, we play online games until very late at night. I know it's not an excuse,
but every student does it at my school, even the girls. And because we play for hours at night, we
never go to bed early.
Usually we get back to our rooms after dinner. We do our homework quickly. You know, I
don't have too much work to do, and teachers give us a lot of time to finish our assignments at
university. So I have quite a bit of time on my hands to spend online. I chat with some friends
through IM (Instant Messenger) programs
.
And me and my roommate download games, and we
play for hours
.
We frequently head to bed after midnight, and sometimes much later.
I know I should study more at night. It would be a good time for me to read and review my
lessons
.
I guess I should be more efficient, but playing computer games is so tempting. In addition,
everyone says it harms our eyesight. So I should try to limit the time I spend doing it.
As a result of my habit, I often get up late in the morning when I don't have class
.
And I
suppose it is a waste of time too, because my teachers always told me that we could be very
productive in the morning. And well, I don't do much usually before 11 am…And when I have
class, and I must get up early, I feel a bit under the weather
(=
tired) generally.
Last year, I made a New Year's resolution to get up earlier in order to study and exercise more.
But I must admit (= tell you the truth) that it didn't last very long. What is kind of funny is that, at
home, my mother says the same thing to my father, because he's always out, having dinner with
business clients
,
or sometimes just having fun with his friends. I guess the lesson to learn here is
that we should always listen to our mother.
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