写作题   Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark 'Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.' You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least I50 words but no more than 200 words.
 
【正确答案】Extensive Learning or Intensive Learning The 21st century is about change and development. As citizens of the new world, we need to keep learning to avoid being left behind. However, most people are confronted with the question whether we should learn something about everything or we should learn everything about something. The words of Steve Jobs, founder of the Apple Company, may shed some light on this question. Steve emphasised two points in his speech at Stanford University—connecting the dots and following your hearts. By 'connecting the dots', he meant we should learn extensively and try to know something about everything. Without doing so, Steve would have never got the chance to learn calligraphy and there would have never been multiple artistic typefaces in Macintosh. By 'following the heart', Steve encouraged us to stick to what we love and learn everything about it. If it were not for his constant learning and profound knowledge about computer, Steve might not have made so great achievement in computer science. As far as I am concerned, learning something about everything can broaden our horizon and help us find out what we are truly interested in, while learning everything about something may turn us into experts in a certain field and make us stand out. Therefore, we have a good reason to do both well at the same time.
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