四级写作训练Topic 16：The Advantages and Disadvantages of Being An Only Child in

[00:15.42]Because of the one-child policy, [00:18.97]many of the university students today are the only children at home. [00:24.18]The traits of being the only child have both positive and negative impacts [00:29.79]on students' life in university. [00:32.08]On the one hand, [00:34.26]these students tend to be more eager to make friends with others [00:38.59]for they understand the loneliness of staying at home by themselves. [00:43.15]And they may tend to take a more active part in various activities in universities, [00:49.74]which is meaningful for their full round development. [00:53.68]On the other hand, [00:55.26]these students are more likely to have conflicts with their roommates, [00:59.93]since many of them are treated like "little princes" or "little princesses" at home, [01:06.41]which makes them not so tolerant and not so concerned about others. [01:11.98]In view of the advantages and disadvantages mentioned above, [01:17.28]it is suggestive that university students, [01:20.67]who are the only child at home, [01:22.49]should try to maximize their strengths and minimize their shortcomings [01:27.82]if they have them.