Open F2F Class Notes (Ben) [S]

When it comes to whether people should live in big cities, there are different perspectives on this topic. Some people believes that people should live in big cities because there are a lot of education and medical resource concentrate on big cities and people will have more chance to be successful but other people just think the high conception level in big cities is too high so if people go back to the countryside they will be more freedom and less pressure but in my opinion the most important thing is not about education and medical resource or opportunities.

I think the mos important thing is fear. In big cities, opportunities are fair to everyone compared to the countryside, especially in China. People in the countryside, are more likely to be connections. If they want to do something, get a good job, get some incentives from government, you have to have connections to do that, but that is not fair.

But in big cities, everyone can be successful, only if you have dreams and you have good ability and maybe sometimes some luck and then you can high ratio to be successful. That’s why I think more and more people rush to the big cities. Because in the countryside, they feel they are hopeless, because everything is about connections. But in big cities, they have  lot of opportunities to make their dreams come true.

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When it comes to whether people should live in big cities, there are different perspectives on this topic.

Some people believe that people should live in big cities because there are a lot of education and medical resources concentrated in big cities and people will have more chances to be successful.

But other people just think the consumption prices in big cities are too high, so if they go back to their hometown they will be more free and have less pressure.

But in my opinion the most important thing is not about education or medical resources or opportunities.

I think the most important thing is fairness. Compared to the countryside, opportunities are equal for everyone in big cities, especially in China.

People in the countryside are more likely to rely on connections. If they want to do something, get a good job, get some incentives from the government, they have to have connections to do that, but that is not fair to less fortunate people.

But in big cities, everyone can be successful. As long as you have dreams and you have good abilities and maybe sometimes some luck, you have good chances/probabilities to be successful.

That’s why I think more and more people rush to big cities. Because in the countryside, they feel they are hopeless because everything is about connections. But in big cities, they have  lot of opportunities to make their dreams come true.

Vocabulary

to consume = to engage in consumption

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“fair” = subjective

“equal” = objective

It’s a fair system when opportunities are equal for everyone.

Grammar

As long as you have dreams, you can be successful. 只要。。。就

Only if you have dreams can you be successful. 只有。。。才能

Pronunciation

fear = FEE – ur

fair = f – air