Whichoneisthetopicsentence? (1)The19th-centuryAmericanphilosopherHenryDavidThoreauwasfamousforsaying,“Simplify,simplify.”(2)Unfortunately,thetrendthesedaysseemstobe“complicate,complicate”instead.(3)Manypeopleareworkinglongerhours,spendingmoremoney,andgettinginmoredebtthaneverbefore.(4)Theyarealsorelaxinglessandspendinglesstimewithfamilyandfriends.However,thereisalsoacountertrend―atrendtowardvoluntarysimplicity.(5)Peopleinthevoluntarysimplicitymovementtakevariousstepstomaketheirlivesbothsimplerandmoreenjoyable.(6)Somepeopleworkfewhourseachweek.(7)Somemoveclosetotheirworkplacetoavoidalongdailycommute;theywalkorrideabike,instead.(8)Someplantavegetablegarden;thisgivesthemfreshair,exercise,andtimewiththeirfamilies—nottomentionorganicproduce.(9)Butallpeopleinthevoluntarysimplicitymovementtrytocutback—tobuyless;theycutuptheircreditcardsandstopbuyingunnecessaryitems.(10)Inshort,thepriorityinthevoluntarymovementistofollowThoreau’ssuggestion:simplify.
Whichoneisthetopicsentence? (1)The19th-centuryAmericanphilosopherHenryDavidThoreauwasfamousforsaying,“Simplify,simplify.”(2)Unfortunately,thetrendthesedaysseemstobe“complicate,complicate”instead.(3)Manypeopleareworkinglongerhours,spendingmoremoney,andgettinginmoredebtthaneverbefore.(4)Theyarealsorelaxinglessandspendinglesstimewithfamilyandfriends.However,thereisalsoacountertrend―atrendtowardvoluntarysimplicity.(5)Peopleinthevoluntarysimplicitymovementtakevariousstepstomaketheirlivesbothsimplerandmoreenjoyable.(6)Somepeopleworkfewhourseachweek.(7)Somemoveclosetotheirworkplacetoavoidalongdailycommute;theywalkorrideabike,instead.(8)Someplantavegetablegarden;thisgivesthemfreshair,exercise,andtimewiththeirfamilies—nottomentionorganicproduce.(9)Butallpeopleinthevoluntarysimplicitymovementtrytocutback—tobuyless;theycutuptheircreditcardsandstopbuyingunnecessaryitems.(10)Inshort,thepriorityinthevoluntarymovementistofollowThoreau’ssuggestion:simplify.