《新编大学英语》综合教程（第三版第三册）B3U4_Self-market_Reading Material_career or family

Career or family,which one should be the first? Days ago when I was doing my listening practice,I found my idea was quite different from the author's.He insisted that family should be the first while I hold the opposite idea.Let me explain my opinion step by step. Drawing a conclusion to which one should be the first,career or family,we should depend on the following two aspects:Which one will do more to your life-long dreams and value;And which one promotes the development of society.It's normal that there always be a conflict between career and family.However we should have an objective comment.That is which one gives more contribution.I wonder how a family can be permanent without the guarantee of career. Talking about achieving our value,we ought to combine it with our needs.What we need includes three sides:The need of existence,the need of enjoying and the need of development.At this time, we must have a clear mind that career or family which one has more ability to satisfy these,which one is related to these from the beginning to the end.There is no doubt that the answer is career. Referring to the value of society,we automatically think of work and creation.I do agree that family have something to do with these sometimes,but the productivity it brings to us is far less than what the career gives.What is the resource of the developing society?Of course,productivity. And through which the improvement of productivity can be shown.The answer is career as well. When asked what the final destination for our career is,you may say because you want to support a big family.I think maybe this answer belongs to one of our destinations,but not the final one. We pay more attention to our career mainly because we desire to do something to meet the need of our society. If a country wants to be more powerful,it needs creative thought and continuous work,which obviously comes from career.With our country becoming stronger,we become stronger,too.In the contrary,if we never put career first,how can a family exist without the support of the society. A person who really has a deep understanding of his value,he/she should fight for his career first! Actually,the spirit of pursuing higher career is also the spirit we indicate in present day.No matter which period of age we are at,we should keep our passion for reaching the higher level.Only in this way can we really get self value. Compared the truth and value,yourself and the society,with a overall mind.You will come to a conclusion that career is rather significant! Above is my statement for my opinion.Different people have different viewpoint.Some people,especially ladies,always think it's their duty to do the housework and they are fated to be the housewives.Never will I agree.Doing more housework is OK for ladies but ladies should have independence.As a lady in 21st.Century,we ought to spare no effort to gain our position in the society.Therefore,I won't get married until I have an achievement in my career!!

Career or family, which one should be the first? Days ago when I was doing my listening practice, I found my idea was quite different from the author’s. He insisted that family should be the first while I hold the opposite idea. Let me explain my opinion step by step. Drawing a conclusion to which one should be the first, career or family, we should depend on the following two aspects: Which one will do more to your life-long dreams and value; And which one promotes the development of society. It’s normal that there always be a conflict between career and family. However we should have an objective comment. That is which one gives more contribution. I wonder how a family can be permanent without the guarantee of career. Talking about achieving our value, we ought to combine it with our needs. What we need includes three sides: The need of existence, the need of enjoying and the need of development. At this time, we must have a clear mind that career or family which one has more ability to satisfy these, which one is related to these from the beginning to the end. There is no doubt that the answer is career. Referring to the value of society, we automatically think of work and creation. I do agree that family have something to do with these sometimes, but the productivity it brings to us is far less than what the career gives. What is the resource of the developing society? Of course, productivity. And through which the improvement of productivity can be shown. The answer is career as well. When asked what the final destination for our career is, you may say because you want to support a big family. I think maybe this answer belongs to one of our destinations, but not the final one. We pay more attention to our career mainly because we desire to do something to meet the need of our society. If a country wants to be more powerful, it needs creative thought and continuous work, which obviously comes from career. With our country becoming stronger, we become stronger, too. In the contrary, if we never put career first, how can a family exist without the support of the society. A person who really has a deep understanding of his value, he/she should fight for his career first! Actually, the spirit of pursuing higher career is also the spirit we indicate in present day. No matter which period of age we are at, we should keep our passion for reaching the higher level. Only in this way can we really get self value. Compared the truth and value, yourself and the society, with a overall mind. You will come to a conclusion that career is rather significant! Above is my statement for my opinion. Different people have different viewpoint. Some people, especially ladies, always think it’s their duty to do the housework and they are fated to be the housewives. Never will I agree. Doing more housework is OK for ladies but ladies should have independence. As a lady in 21st. Century, we ought to spare no effort to gain our position in the society. Therefore, I won’t get married until I have an achievement in my career!!