英语专八作文

Inthepresent-daysociety,withChina’sintegrationintotheglobalvillageandtheriseofpeople’slivingstandards,manyChinesecitizensareattemptingtofollowfashions.Inevitably,withtheemergenceofthisphenomenon,heateddiscussionsconcerningtheprosandconsarenoweverywheretobeheardacrossthecountry.Supportersarguethatfollowingfashioncanshowyoursocialstatus,personaltasteanddistincttemperament,whileoppositionvoicespointtothedisadvantages-i.e.wastingtimeandmoney,vanitybroughtaboutbychasingaftertrend,etc.–faroutweightheadvantagesitmaypose.Aftergivingitasecondthoughtandweighinguptheprosandconsseriously,I’vetoadmitthatIamonthesideofthelatter.Ibasemystandpointonthefollowing3reasons.Tobeginwith,followingthetrendmaycostusaconsiderableamountoftime,energyandmoney.Inordertobeintheswim,youshouldfirstwatchTVprogramsorreadfashionmagazinesaboutthecurrentvogueandthengoshoppinginpursuitofwhatfitsinwiththetrendoffashions.Intheprocess,ahugequantityoftime,energyandmoneyhastobeconsumed,whichmayotherwiseproducemuchmorevaluableresultsofwiselyandcorrectlychanneled.Besides,fashionisfashion,itisconstantlychangingandhardlylastforalongperiodoftime.Youmaysucceedinfollowingofthefadtoday,butthefadoftodaymaybeeasilyreplacedbythatoftomorrow,thencouldyouascertainthatyoucanalsokeepuptodatewiththeever-changingfashioncircle?Fashionissotransientandintangiblethatwecanhardlyholditinourhands.Soitisbetterforustoforgetaboutfashionsandsticktothingsthatareactualandconcrete.Lastbutnolessprofoundly,pursuingfashionmayleadtoyourvanity.

Afteryouadoptedthesenseoffashionchasing,youmayconcentratemostofyourtimearguingwithyourfriendsonthecomparisonofthosefamousbrands,indulgingyourselfinsatisfyingyourvanityand,asaresult,youmayhavenotimenorinterestinacademicpursuitorcareerachievements.You’llbecultivatedintoasnobbishpeoplebyyourvanityandmayfinallybeabandonedbyyourcolleaguesorfriends.Judgingfromthereamsofevidencepresentedabove,wemayreasonablyarriveattheconclusionthatitisbynomeansadvisabletoclimbonthebandwagon.Followingfashionsblindlycanneverdousanygood.Weshould,instead,concentrateonotherreliablepursuitsthatcanactuallyshapeyourtasteandpavesthewayforyourfuturesuccessandenviablesocialstatus