Describe-something-that-you-can

Describesomethingthatyoucan’tlivewithout.ThethingIwanttotalkaboutismybackpack.Lastyear,oneofmybestfriendsgavemeabackpackasabirthdaygift.Thisredbackpackisverypracticalbecauseithasmanypocketsandenoughspacetoputmylaptopin.It’smadeofcanvas,soit’swater-resistant.Whenit’sraining,stuffinmybagwon’tgetwet.IoftencarrymybackpackwhenIgotoschoolsinceIneedtocarryallmybooks,mylaptop,umbrellaandwaterbottle.Also,it’seasytoclean.Ifitgetsdirty,Icanjustwipeittogetitclean.WhenIgopicnicorgohikingwithmyfriends,Ialsocarrymybackpack.Itsavesmyenergyandfreesbothofmyhands.Icanputsnacks,mywallet,cellphone,andalltheotherstuffintothebag.WhenIgotravel,eitherdomesticorinternational,Iliketocarrymybackpackaswell.IhavebeentoHainan,SichuanandThailandcarryingthebag.Thebaghasbeenapartofmylifesinceit’spractical,durable,convenientandfashionable.Describeanidealhomethatyouwouldliketolivein.First,Ipreferabighouse.Well,whodoesn’t?Everyonecanhavehis/herownprivatespaceanditwon’tbecrowded.Wedon’thavetofightforthebathroominthemorning.Wecanhavealotofroomswhicharedesignedtocatertodifferentneedssuchasexerciseroom,pianoroom,studyandgameroom.Second,thereshouldbeahugebackyard,inwhichIcanplantmanykindsofflowersandfruittrees.It’saluxurytohaveyourowngardenformostpeoplelivinginabigcity.Itwouldbetheplacethatmakesmefeelpeacefulandserene.Thereshouldalsobeaswimmingpoolthatallmembersofthefamilyenjoyusing.Third,myidealhouseshouldbelocatedinagoodarea.I’malreadyusedtotheconvenienceandcomfortprovidedbythebigcities.IcanpurchasealmostanythingIwantfromtheshoppingcenter.Thetransportationsystemaroundmyidealhouseshouldbemuch-developed.WhenItravel,Iwillhavealotofchoiceslikebus,subway,trainsormaybelightrail.Describeasubjectyoudidn’tenjoyinhighschool.ThesubjectthatIdidn’tenjoymostinhighschoolwasnodoubtmath.First,I’mnotsogoodatlogicalthinking.Asweallknow,mathrequiresverystrongabilityoflogicalthinkingandtheconceptsinmatharealsoabstract.Ifeltthattheknowledgewelearninmathwasnotpracticalatall.Wedon’tneedadvancedcalculusandgeometryinourdailylife.Allweneedissomebasicarithmetictodealwithsomesimpleproblems.Instead,whenwewereinhighschool,weshouldspendmoretimeonlearningotherpracticalsubjectssuchasEnglishorChinese,whichwillbeusedfrequentlyinourfuturelives.Secondly,Ireallydidn’tlikeourmathteacher.Shewasamiddle-agedwoman.Herclasswasalwayssorigidandboring.Shedidn’thavemuchpatiencewhenweaskedquestionsduringherclass.Shealsogaveusalotofhomeworktodoandshemadeuptestsaboutthreetimesaweek.Besidestheteacher,Ireallydon’tliketheideathatmathbeingacompulsorysubjectinhighschool.Everyonehashisorherownstrength.Someoneisgoodatlinguisticsandothersaregoodatlogicalthinking.Whattheschoolshoulddoistomaximizethestrengtheverystudenthas.ButinChina,schoolstrytomakeeverystudentlearnthesamethingandbegoodateverything,whichisnotbeneficialforthestudent’sfuturedevelopmentatall.Describeanimportantdecisionthattookyoulongtimetomake.LastMarch,theStateCouncilheldanationwidecompetitioncalled“innovativeprojectamonguniversityundergraduatesinChina”.Twoofmyclassmatesandmewereinterestedinparticipating.Wewantedtocompleteasurveyaboutself-esteemofwomeninChineseandBurmeseinterracialmarriage.However,thereweresomepotentialdangers.Themostdangerousfactorwasthelocalarmedconflictbetweendifferentpoliticalparties.Wemayalsoencountersomeotherproblemssuchaslanguagebarrier.MyparentsworriedthatImightputmyselfindangerbydoingthesurvey.Ithoughtitwasaquitemeaningfulprojectandagreatchallengeforme.IfIcompletethesurvey,itwouldbeapieceofpreciousmemoryandawonderfulexperience.Itriedandtriedtopersuademyparentsandeventuallytheyapproved.