2013年6月英语四级预测作文范文：自私和贪欲

　　There is no doubt that some people are selfish and greedy. For example, some merchants sell their fake commodities at the market place for more profit. They are rich and want to be richer. There are also government officials who sell people's trust. Senior officials who take bribes¹ by selling the power in their hands are not a few. Those people believe in the precept² "Everyone for himself and the devil take the hind³ most."

　　However, the majority of people are neither selfish nor greedy. They contribute much and ask for little. Countless⁴ examples can be found around us, the PLA soldiers who sacrificed themselves for saving people's lives in fighting the disastrous⁵ floods and the warriors⁶ in white who risked their lives to save SARS victims being two of the most tyl)ical. Ir, contrast to the selfish and corrupt⁷ official they are heroes, who set up glorious images for us.

　　The idea that nowadays people are selfish and greedy is probably attributed to the influence of the mass media which tend to over exaggerate the negative aspects of life.Many newspapers, particularly many local evening papers,and TV films play up nastiness by reporting and showing too much about violence and sex. A lot of books, too, portray⁸ selfishness and greed to seek sensational⁹ effect and economic profit.I wonder whether they are selfish and greedy, too?

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