Describeanimportantdecisionmadewiththehelpofotherpeople

Well,I’dsayI’manindependentperson,somostofthetime,Iliketomakedecisionsonmyown.Andifthingsdon’tturnoutaswellasIexpected,noonewilltaketheblamebutmyself.Itreallyhelpsmetodevelopmydecision-makingability.

Anyway,speakingofanimportantdecisionmadewiththehelpofotherpeople,ithastothechoiceoftheuniversityIwouldgo.Actually,Ihad2optionsatthatmoment.Oneofthemwasapublicuniversitywithmoreeducationfacilitiesanddistinguishedprofessors,butmyscorewasnothighenoughtoentitlemetochoosethemajorIlike.Youknow,I’malwaysabigfanofEnglishbutalousyleanerofmath,physicsandchemistry.IfIchosethepublicuniversity,IhadtomajorinmechanicsthatIwasnotinterestedinatall.Anotherchoicewasaprivateuniversity.However,atthatmoment,therewasonly2privateuniversitiesinShanghaiandtheyhadn’testablishedtheirreputationyet.Thecampuswasmuchsmallerandtherewererumorsabouttheireducationqualityandlearningatmosphere.ButthegoodthingwasIwaseligibletostudyEnglishasmymajorthere.SoIwasinadilemma.

Afteradiscussionwithmyparents,Ifinallychosetheprivateuniversity.ThewayIseeit,it’salwaysbettertostudysomethingthatyou’repassionateabout.Anditturnedouttobeawisechoicelateron.Thankstomybetterlanguageskills,Idistinguishedmyselffromothercandidatesintheinterviewandgotagoodofferfromanestablishedcompany.

Anyway,inretrospect,itwasareallygooddecision.

Possiblequestionsfromtheexaminer

Whowillbehelpfulwhenmakingdecisioninyourcountry

Whenyoungpeoplearetomakeadecision,shouldtheylistentosomeadvice

Whoismorelikelytomakebaddecisions,menorwomen

Doyouthinkitisadvisablelisteningtoother’sadvicewhenmakingdecisions

Shouldwetrusttheadvicegivenbystrangersformakingdecisions

Vocabulary

independent

有主见的

taketheblame

担责

distinguished

杰出的

entitle

使有资格

lousy

糟糕的

eligible

有资格的

distinguish

脱颖而出

dilemma

进退两难的境地