The basic prerequisite of success for any community is the education of its citizens. Because the advantages
of a high school education in my town are presently available to only a limited number of students every year, I
wholeheartedly support the construction of a new school facility to serve our community.
The competition to get into high school in my town is fierce. There are three middle schools in town, but only
one high school. Because the number of applicants to the single high school far exceeds the available spaces in the
high school, only the richest and most qualified students are able to go to school. The skills taught in high school
including advanced math, analysis, and high-level reading and writing are important to every citizen, no matter
what profession they later choose. Even if they are manual laborers, the ability to critically analyze problems taught
in high school will make them better and more highly skilled workers.
Beyond teaching practical skills to more local children, another high school will give children more
opportunity to attend college. Holding a college degree is almost the only way a person can be assured of getting a
stable, high paying job. Even a degree from a two or three year junior college can mean the ability to make a salary
thousands of yuan annually higher than a high school diploma.
Because our current high school is so small, many bright children with promising college careers ahead of
them have no way of even obtaining the high school diploma! We must make sure the road to higher education
remains open for as many young people as possible.
Finally, if we cannot afford to open this high school, our town will have a serious problem with the number
of unemployed youths who graduate from middle school with nothing to do. If they cannot find good jobs, they
might be tempted to commit crimes, use drugs, or, if they are girls, engage in prostitution. Giving these children
another option would both save them and help society.
里面大部分都再讲建高中的好处或是教育的好处 于是我很茫然 不知道是不是自己理解偏了 请各位大侠予以指点不胜感激 | 
