On Cultivating the Sense of Gratitude

On college campuses across the nation, there is a noticeable phenomenon that we cannot afford to ignore: far too many young college students lack the sense of gratitude, one of the countless traditional virtues of this ancient land with a splendid civilization spanning over 5,000 years. These young adults were not and are not aware of the huge importance of expressing gratitude to those who once helped them, from teachers to parents and so forth.

Personally, I deem that the root cause of students without a graceful heart is that they receive an education not valuing the moral sphere. I strongly believe that joint efforts from folks across society are the final remedy for this social headache. As young university students of the new era, we should make our own contributions to this cause. Imagine a world without the sense of gratitude. This kind of world is doomed to failure.

Simply put, we should join our hands to heighten our awareness of fostering a graceful heart. Only in this way can we build our society into a harmonious one. My fellow students, I beg you to act from now on.

小编有约：对于感恩这个话题，Daisy认为很多现代人觉得许多事情都是理所当然的，可是有没有想过有些事情别人没有义务帮助你，所以慢慢地开始学会感恩吧，你的生活将会有很大的变化。

今天Daisy讲解的重点词汇是① remedy vt. 补救；治疗；纠正
n. 补救；治疗；赔偿 From Middle English remedie < Old French *remedie, remede < Latin remedium (“a remedy, cure”) < re- (“again”) + mederi (“to heal”).
给出两个例句：
1. Having found the cause, I was able to propose a remedy.
找出了原因，我就能提出解决办法了。
2. Her illness is beyond remedy.
她的病不可救药。

②awareness n. 意识，认识；明白，知道
protection awareness 自我保护意识 ; 自我掩护意识 ; 自人维护认识
civic awareness 公民意识
awareness of 意识到
例句：
1. Awareness of the Greek learning created great excitement among the Europeans.
希腊学术的发现激起欧洲人很大的兴趣。
2. He had an increasing awareness of Ardythe as a woman.
他越来越强烈地意识到阿黛丝是一个女人。

③ foster vt. 培养；养育，抚育；抱（希望等） adj. 收养的，养育的
Old English fostor ("food, sustenance"), from Proto-Germanic fustran.
词组：
foster care 看护；照顾
foster home 寄养家庭；抚养孤儿的家庭
foster father 养父
foster son n. 养子
例句：
1. The mother tried to foster her son's interest in music.
母亲设法培养儿子对音乐的兴趣。