170. Why are groups or organizations important to people?

It was said that human beings are social animals. Some might argue human beings should be not called animals, but it's true that human beings are social. Therefore, it's of no surprise that groups or organizations are almost an indispensable part of most people's lives.

Most people are afraid of being alone, and for them, being with others is one of the most natural needs. Being a member of a group is comfortable. If an individual has gone so far as to being considered isolated, rumors arise. Others might ponder: what is the matter with that solitary individual? No one would like to be wondered about that way. Being a member of a group is also interesting. Every one has his/her own special means to pursue happiness, for example, he/ she might be keen on music concerts, or be fond of stamps collecting. By joining a special interest group on his/her pet topic, he/she can easily find many people whose interests are similar to his/her, and can share his/her pleasure with those who can really appreciate it in a proper way.

Many people find group or organizations are essential because they know a simple and neverchanged fact that every single individual on this Earth has only limited resources. Groups or organizations are always the best choice for an individual to emancipate himself/herself from limitation. By joining a group, an individual is able to share his/her limited resource with others, and share others' resources in turn, therefore is virtually able to reach a much larger amount of resources. The most popular resource-sharing activities exist in the Internet. There are numerous BBS on almost every particular topic on various websites, which always makes copious valuable materials readily reachable. No matter what a person is interested in, for example, music, movie, books, or whatever, he/she will find a right group to join on the internet.

In fact, any individual in a sense exists in a certain group: either he/she is a member of some groups, or he/she is a leader of a group. Either way, the group is critical to him/her. People cannot achieve greatness solely by themselves, regardless of their status in the group; they need others, for help, for support, and many other things, since nobody is entirely independent and omnipotent.

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170. 为什么团体和组织对人们是重要的？

有人说人类是一种社会性的动物。也许有人会争辩说人类不应该被称作动物，但是人类的确是具有社会性的。因此，团体和组织成为绝大多数人生活中几乎必不可少的部分就不奇怪了。

绝大多数人害怕孤独，对他们来说，和其他人在一起是最自然的需求之一，成为一个团体中的一员是舒适的。如果一个人过于脱离团体以至于被认为与世隔绝，谣言就会产生了。其他人可能会想：那个孤独的家伙有什么问题？没有人愿意被别人这样怀疑。成为一个团体的一员也很有意思。每个人都有自己独特的追寻快乐的方法，例如，他或她可能会热衷于音乐会，或者喜欢集邮。通过参加一个关于他或她喜欢的话题的特别兴趣小组，就能够很容易地找到很多和他用正当的形式拥有同样兴趣爱好的人，而且能和那些真正志同道合的人用正当的方式来分享他或她的快乐。

很多人发现团体或者组织很重要是因为他们知道一个简单而且永远不会改变的事实：那就是地球上的每一个人都只能掌握有限的资源。团体或者组织总是一个人从个人局限的束缚中解放出来的最佳选择。通过加入一个团体，一个人能够和别人分享自己有限的资源，而且由此分享别人的资源，这样实际上就能够得到非常大量的资源。最流行的资源共享行为存在于互联网上。关于几乎任何话题的无数的电子布告栏系统存在于各种各样的网站上，这样就有很多有价值的材料可供查询。无论一个人对什么感兴趣，例如音乐、电影、书籍或者其他任何事情，他或她在互联网上都能找到可以加入的团体。

实际上，任何人从一定意义上说都存在于一个特定的团体之中：不管是某些团体的成员，还是某个团体的领导。无论是哪种方式，团体对一个人来说都是很重要的。无论在组织中的地位如何，人们都不可能独自一人取得巨大的成就；个人都需要别人的帮助、支持和很多其他事情，因为没有人是完全独立并且无所不能的。

Word List

• indispensable ［ˌindiˈspensəbl］ adj. 不可缺少的
• essential ［iˈsenʃəl］ adj. 基本的
• emancipate ［iˈmænsəˌpeit］ v. 释放；解放
• isolated ［ˈaisəˌleitid］ adj. 孤立的
• rumor ［ˈru:mə］ n. 谣言
• virtually ［ˈvə:tjuəli］ adv. 事实上
• ponder ［ˈpa:ndə］ v. 考虑；沉思
• copious ［ˈkəupjəs］ adj. 很多的；丰富的
• solitary ［ˈsa:liˌteri］ adj. 孤独的
• solely ［ˈsəulli］ adv. 独自地；单独地
• pursue ［pəˈsu:］ v. 追寻
• omnipotent ［a:mˈnipətənt］ adj. 无所不能的
• be keen on 喜爱