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1、KnowingtheConsequencesofCh overthepastspringfestival,igotinvolvedinafamilydispute.rightbeforeigothome,foursatellitechannelsofcctvwereaddedtothe14channelswehadalreadyhad.inprimetimeatnight,theyallhadinterestingshows.therefore,thefiveofus-myparents,mysistersandi-hadtoargueoverwhattowatch.fina
2、lly,weagreedthatweshouldwatchthe"mostinteresting"programme...ifwe couldagreewhatthatwas. however,allofusthererememberthatforalongtimeafterwehadtv,therewereonlyoneortwochannelsavailable.theincreaseinoptionsrevealsanimportantchangeinourlifetheabundanceofchoice. fifteenyearsagowealldressedinones
3、tyleandinonecolour.today,weselectfromawidevarietyofdesignsandshades. fifteenyearsago,wereadfewnewspapers.today,wereadenglishnewspaperslikethechinadailyandthe21stcentury,aswellasvariouschinesenewspapers. fifteenyearsago,englishmajorstookonlycoursesinlanguageandliterature.today,wealsostudywester
4、nculture,journalism,businesscommunications,internationalrelations,andcomputerscience. theemergenceofchoicesmarksthebeginningofanewerainchina'shistory;aneraofdiversity,ofmaterialandculturalrichness,andaneraoftherebirthofthechinesenation. weenjoytheabundanceofchoice.butthishasnotcomeeasily. abo
5、ut150yearsago,chinawasforcedtoopenupitsdoorbywesterncanonsandgunboats.ithasbeenthroughthestruggleandsacrificeofgenerationsthatwefinallyhavegainedtheopportunitytochooseforourselves.thepolicyofreformandopennessisthechoicethathasmadeallthedifference. likeothersofmyage,i'mtooyoungtohaveexperiencedt
6、hetimewhenthechinesepeoplehadnorighttochoose.however,asthenextcenturydrawsnear,itistimetoaskwhatdoeschoicereallymeantousyoungpeople? ischoiceagamethatreliesonchanceorluck?ischoiceanemptypromisethatnevermaterializes?orischoiceapuzzlesodifficultthatwehavetoavoidit? first,iwouldliketosaytochoosem
7、eanstoclaimopportunities. iamathird-yearenglishmajor.animportantchoiceforme,ofcourse,iswhattodoupongraduation.icangotograduateschool,athomeorabroad.icangotoworkasateacher,atranslator,ajournalist,aneditorandadiplomat.actuall
