#1 (permalink) Sun Oct 02, 2011 15:48 pm One should never judge a person by external appearances. please rate it.Thanks a lot |
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Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? One should never judge a person by external appearances. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
I believe that all of us are endowed with our natural appearances. However, they does not show completely our characteristics and knowledge. To understand thoroughly a person, we need to contact and make friends with them. Personally, I think it is a fallacy to judge people by their appearances. We may make mistakes if one who we consider good is has improper behaviors. Also, it is unfair to make friends with merely beautiful people. First of all, I believe that it is discriminating to communicate with good-looking people and ignore the unattractive. Although they are not blessed with captivating appearances, they may have a heart of gold and good characteristics. They may always open their hearts to everyone, being willing to listen to other people. I have meet this kind of people quite frequently in my society. The leader of my table tennis club is not a beautiful woman. Her appearance may make us scared when first seeing. However, she has gained the respect of most members because of her kindness and humor. She often makes us feel relaxed by her anecdotes. Likewise, she is always willing to guide us how to practice properly. If any one in our club gets into troubles, she will give his/her a piece of good advice to help him/her overcome the adversity. Sometimes, I feel as if she is our sister. Such people like her will make our lives more meaningful and memorable. On the other hand, sometimes it is unsafe for us to trust others by their appearance. With the development of the society, there seems to be more and more social maladies, some of which are robberies and cheating. Some exploit their attractive, lenient or even pitiful appearance to cheat other people. They may make others feel comfortable and interested by their friendliness and warmth. Once they have got others’ trust, they will think of several smart scheme to take money from us or make those do things that beneficial to them. For example, a criminal can pretend to be an impoverished man, begging on the sidewalk. Those who are trustful and naïve will feel sorrow for his bad luck, giving him money or food. As a result, not only does the criminal achieve his plan but also those who have helped him have lost money meaningless. All in all, we should not judge others just by their appearance or otherwise we may be cheated and betrayed. It really hurts us to know that someone has exploited our trust and sincerity. Hence, we should be wise and deeply aware of whether one is good or bad by communicating with him/her, not merely by his/her looks.
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