年考研英語宮東風推薦20篇背誦作文（2）
活得更久
以前的人活到40歲就過完一生而死亡是很平常的。但是現在，我們認爲40歲的壽命很短。人們活到八十幾歲、九十幾歲，有些甚至到100歲，是很平常的。而且，人們還能活得久而且又健康，精力充沛地邁入他們的“黃金時代”（退休期）。
人類會長壽主要是因爲科學及科技的進步。醫學上的重大突破已經根除了以前十分普遍的致命疾病。而更重要的也許是，大衆健康的改善首先意味着人們不大可能得傳染病。人們變得更健康也有助於預防罹患一些會使身體狀況日益衰弱的疾病，例如心臟病。這些疾病常會奪走年輕的生命。又因爲文明的進步，我們的生活環境以及食物來源已經變得比較衛生。此外，現在的工作比較安全，且對人體而言沒有那麼繁重。我們不會因爲只辛苦工作幾年就變得疲憊不堪。
現代人比以前長壽的原因有很多，但更重要的是，人們活得更久，而且也活得更好。我的看法是，我們進提那的進步得益於科學和科技的發展。
2004年8月4日
The Media and Famous People
In almost every form of media, including television, newspapers and magazines, a great deal of attention is paid to the personal lives of celebrities. It seems that the public cannot get enough of this kind of news. However, I believe that the media have a responsibility to present a balanced view of the world, as well as respect the lives of public figures. Therefore, I believe that the media pay too much attention to the personal lives of famous people.
For people who are fascinated with the lives of public figures there are some forms of media devoted exclusively to this topic. They can satisfy their curiosity by buying fan magazines and watching TV shows devoted to entertainment news. The general media should present all types of information because people have different interests. Furthermore, the practice of dwelling on the private lives of celebrities can lead people to pay more attention to these matters than they otherwise would. Perhaps most importantly, the media should respect the privacy of every individual, including public figures. They may have chosen to be in the public eye, but that does not give the public the right to know everything about them. Moreover, many stories about celebrities are untrue; they are only gossip reported to increase sales of magazines and other media. They are unfair to the famous and mislead the public.
For all of these reasons, I believe that the media should pay more attention to matters other than the private lives of public figures. In this way, they can appeal to a wider audience and encourage people to develop other interests. In my opinion, the media currently pay too much attention to the private lives of public figures.
