Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessay.Youshouldstartyouressaywithabriefdescriptionofthepictureandthenexpressyourviewsontheimportanceofdoingsmallthingsbeforeundertakingsomethingbig.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
对白:
子:Dad,I'mabitworriedaboutdisposingofnuclearwaste(处理核废料)
父:Ifyoucanemptythedustbin(垃圾筒)here,youcandoanything
参考范文1:
Talkinginthecartoonaretwoman,whoareaboyandhisfather.Theboyisworriedabouttheexpectableimpactsthedisposalofthenuclearwastemaycause,whilehisfatheristellinghimthatwhatmattersnowshouldbeemptyingthedustbininfrontofthem.
Itistheprofoundimplicationbeneaththesurfaceofthissimpleandsarcasticdrawingthatoughttobetakenintoaccount:onewhocancopewithsmalltasksfirstcanthenundertakesomethingbig.Takingalookaround,wecaneasilyfindsomestudentsdreamingoftheirbrilliantfuturebutunwillingtoattendclassesortodohomework,somenetizensworriedaboutthefateofournationbutrefusingtobetterthemselvesfirst,someofficialsclaimingtheirdeterminationsinmakingoursocietyabetterplacebutreluctanttogiveuppartsoftheirowninterests.Suchphenomenacollectivelyreflectthefactthatsomemoderncitizens,especiallyanumberofyoungpeople,lackthespiritof"thinkbig,downtoearth".Thiscanbechieflyduetothefactthatthesepeoplearesolazyandblindthattheyareonlyinwantofafruitfuloutcomebutnevermakeanyefforts.Asafamoussayinggoes,youreapwhatyousow.Thosewhowantstoflybutforgetthepowerofthegravitywillbesuretofalldownonthegroundandhurtbadlyasaresult.
According,Isupposeitisimperativeforusyoungpeopletounderstandthatallthatmatterstousnowshouldbetobetterourselves.Notonlyarewesupposedtolearnknowledgeandtoenhanceourabilities,wealsoneedtotakeseriouslytheassignmentsconfrontingus.Ibelieveonlyaftereachofusmanagestostrengthenhimselforherselfwilltheproblemsworryingusnowbesettledinthedaystocome.
参考范文2:
Wecanseefromthecartoonthatthereisafathertalkingwithhisson.Havingheardhisson’swordsthat“Dad,Iamabitworriedaboutdisposingofnuclearweapon.”Thefatherrepliesthat“Ifyoucanemptythedustbinhere,youcandoanything”andpointsthegarbagecanbesidehim.
Funnyandcommonastheconversationsounds,itreflectsthatthefatherintendstoadvisehissontodosmallthingsbeforeundertakingbig.Definitely,doingsmallthingsisthefirststepofsuccessandwilllayrootfordoingsomethingbig.Bydoingsomethingsmall,weareabletoaccumulateexperience,masterskillsandtrainourselvestobemorepatient.Inotherwords,wecanbewellpreparedforfurtherchallengesinthecourseoffulfillingsmallthings.Bycontrast,thosewhodesiretodosomethingbigatoncewillconstantlybehauntedbydisappointment,frustrationsorevenfailures,aswithopportunities-“somethingbig”-showingup,theycanhardlyseizethembecauseofthelackofexperienceandconfidencestemsfromdoingsmallthings.Takingthepicturepresentedaboveasacaseinpoint,howcanthelittleboysucceedindisposingofnuclearweaponsifheevendoesn’tknowhowtoemptythedustbin
Frommyperspective,undernocircumstancesshouldweundervaluethepowerofdoingsmallthings.Instead,weshouldregardsmallthingsasthesourceofexperience,skillsandtheprerequisiteofsuccess.“Greatachievementonlybelongstothosewhocandosmallthingsperfectly.”Aristotlealsousedtosay.
点评:
2013年6月英语四级作文考察的是图画作文。对于图画作文,基本可以认为是我们小学时练习的“看图说话”。虽然题目不会给出提纲,但是基本的写作思路是固定的:描述图片、阐明观点、给出建议。
第一段重点是一定要描述图画内容,这点在题干中也有强调(withabriefdescriptionofthepicture)。对图画内容的描述可以饮用图画中人物的对话。简要描述即可,不用发散或挖掘。也就意味着,事实上你若看不懂图画中的“核废物”之,其实没关系,照抄就好。
第二段阐明观点,而观点在题干中事实上给得很清楚:theimportanceofdoingsmallthingsbeforeundertakingsomethingbig.这进一步说明仔细审清题干比看懂图画中的对话更重要。阐明观点之后的思路与一般的六级提纲型写作一致,如我们一般在课上所提的,可以先举例说明现象、然后再探讨导致现象的原因以及该现象可能导致的影响等;还可结合数字、研究、名言等进行论证。
末段除了总结观点外,一般还可以提出建议。这段的写法无论是图画、图表还是提纲写作、甚至格言谚语型写作,都差别不大。