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.

小編有約：對于感恩這個話題，Daisy認為很多現代人覺得許多事情都是理所當然的，可是有沒有想過有些事情別人沒有義務幫助你，所以慢慢地開始學會感恩吧，你的生活將會有很大的變化。

今天Daisy講解的重點詞匯是① remedy vt. 補救；治療；糾正
n. 補救；治療；賠償 From Middle English remedie < Old French *remedie, remede < Latin remedium (“a remedy, cure”) < re- (“again”) + mederi (“to heal”).
給出兩個例句：
1. Having found the cause, I was able to propose a remedy.
找出了原因，我就能提出解決辦法了。
2. Her illness is beyond remedy.
她的病不可救藥。

②awareness n. 意識，認識；明白，知道
protection awareness 自我保護意識 ; 自我掩護意識 ; 自人維護認識
civic awareness 公民意識
awareness of 意識到
例句：
1. Awareness of the Greek learning created great excitement among the Europeans.
希臘學術的發現激起歐洲人很大的興趣。
2. He had an increasing awareness of Ardythe as a woman.
他越來越強烈地意識到阿黛絲是一個女人。

③ foster vt. 培養；養育，撫育；抱（希望等） adj. 收養的，養育的
Old English fostor ("food, sustenance"), from Proto-Germanic fustran.
詞組：
foster care 看護；照顧
foster home 寄養家庭；撫養孤兒的家庭
foster father 養父
foster son n. 養子
例句：
1. The mother tried to foster her son's interest in music.
母親設法培養兒子對音樂的興趣。