Love and Learning

The majority of college teachers, especially elder teachers, argue that students should give up love and concentrate on learning. They say that campus love is time-and-energy-consuming and tears students away from their main task. If a student ever falls in love, he/she will undoubtedly neglect his/her studies and gradually lag behind his /her classmates. A few teachers, therefore, suggest that the university authorities restore the traditional regulation against love during students' school years.

On the contrary, students hold that it is natural for young people to fall in love on the campus because they meet every day and their everyday meeting produces romantic passion towards each other. They insist that the campus is not the Gardan of Eden and love is not the Forbidden Tree. They take for example some of their friends who, falling in love, are studying harder and have made greater progress to please their boy/girlfriends.

In my opinion, both views are lop-sided.If a student does not give himself/herself away in love but takes it as a drive, love produces positive effect. But if he/she indulges himself/herself too deeply in love, then he/she will be a devoted lover but a frustrated learner.

亮点词句

　1. hold controversial views 持有不同观点(争议较大)

2. They say that campus love is time-and-energy-consuming and tears students away from their main task.他们说校园恋爱浪费时间精力,使学生无暇顾及学业

3. neglect one's studies 忽视学业

4. university authorities 校领导

5. traditional regulation 传统校规

6. romantic passion 浪漫的情感

7. Garden of Eden 伊甸园

8. Forbidden Tree 禁果之树

9. In my opinion, both views are lop-sided. 在我看来,两种观点

都失之偏颇(对比分析类文章常用句型)

10. takes ... as a drive 将... 作为动力

11. produce positive effect 起到积极的作用

12. But if he/she indulges himself/herself too deeply in love,

then he/she will be a devoted lover but a frustrated

learner.一个人要是沉溺于爱河不能自拔,他/她将会成为一个忠实的

情人,可在学业上只能是一塌糊涂

好学英文网点评：

恋爱与学习的关系向来是大学校园的一个热点问题,我们的常规写法一般都会片面强调学习如何重要,恋爱如何耽误宝贵的时间。本文作者却独辟蹊径，在列举两种对立看法的基础上，提出两者都失之偏颇，认为只要处理得当，爱情完全可以促进学习。是不是道出了多数大学生的心声？读后有无耳目一新的感觉？

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