人生价值类背诵
(1)2004年真题。Directions:
Study the following drawing carefully and write an essay in which you should:
1) describe the drawing,
2) interpret its meaning, and
3) support your view with examples.
You should write about 200 words on ANSWER SHEET 2.
真题分析:
本题承袭了考研漫画内容简洁、寓意深刻的风格。一个满头大汗的运动员正冲破了一次长跑比赛的终点,而在终点的不远处,赫然标着两个大字“起点”。通过漫画的题目“终点又是新起点”,考生很容易就可以抓住本题的中心论点:在人生道路上,我们不能仅仅满足于一两次的成功,而只有不断地追求,我们才能取得进步和发展。这也符合哲学上事物是不断发展的这一趋势和真理。针对这类人生奋斗类的题型,一般提纲都会要求考生举出事例,即使提纲没有要求,考生最好也能够写出一两个事例,以增强文章的说服力。一般来说,在这种情况下,举残疾人、先进人物等的例子会比较切题,有效地加强文章的力度。
思路拓展:(见下题)
范文:
The picture presents a young runner who just finishes a long run and arrives at the finish line, sweating and smiling. While he stand at the end, a sign stating “beginning” lies not far away from his position, indicating that “an end means a new beginning”.
It is true that when a runner reaches the end of one race, he needs to realize that his immediate task is how to achieve the next goal, instead of indulging the past glory and accomplishment. The identical truth applies to every individual, organization, and nation, that setting new goals continuously is the source of advancement.
The deaf and mute American girl Helen Keller is a typical example of our case, as she had spent her whole life struggling and striving for one goal after another. It is not surprising that she finally turned out to be an excellent writer. Equally, businesses and industries should keep setting new tasks in order to preserve their competitiveness. Microsoft, for instance, never ceases creating new products the company launched Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange Server recently though it is already being such a huge conglomerate. In short, it is non-stop efforts that lead to progress.
译文:
该图展示了一个运动员刚完成一场赛跑、达到终点,他满头大汗但是却非常满意地微笑着。在他所站的终点标志附近,该图标出了“起点”的标志,说明了“终点是新的起点”。
确实,当一个运动员跑到终点的时候,他必须马上意识到他的下一个任务是达到新的目标,而不是沉湎于过去的荣耀和成就。同样的道理也适用于每一个个人、组织、以及国家,即不断地设立新的目标才能不断地前进。
聋哑的美国女孩海伦.凯勒是这方面的一个典型例子,因为她一生都在为一个接一个的目标而努力和奋斗。因此,她最后变成了一个优秀的作家并不令人惊讶。同样的,工商界如果想要保持它们的竞争力,就要不断地为自己设立新任务。例如,微软公司作为如此大型的一个集团,也从来没有停止创造新产品的脚步,该公司在最近发布了Vista, Office 2007 和Exchange Server三大产品。总的来说,永不停止的努力才能引领进步和发展。
闪光词汇及词组:
sweating and smiling: 这里我们要介绍英语中的一种特殊的修辞方法,叫做alliteration,即“头韵”。一般在汉语以及英语中我们讲究压尾韵,而英语中经常可以把一些开头的辅音相同的单词组合在一起,读起来也非常琅琅上口。考生如果能在平时有意识地收集这些头韵组合,在考试中用上一两个,会大大为文章添彩。类似的短语还有我们在“经典应用文背诵”部分中提到的safe and sound。“He has more brawn than brain”,他四肢发达头脑简单。
achieve: v. 达到,完成
glory: n. 荣耀,光荣
accomplishment: n. 成就
identical: adj. 同一的,同样的
advancement: n. 前进,进步
turn out to be: 变成
conglomerate: n. 大集团
launch: v. 发行,投放市场
non-stop: adj. 不停的
万能句型:
The picture presents…
It is true that…
…is a typical example of our case
… it is not surprising that…
… Equally…
In short…
(2)2007年真题。
Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should:
1) describe the drawing briefly,
2) explain its intended meaning, and then
3) support your view with an example/examples.
You should write on ANSWER SHEET 2.
真题分析:
在这道最新的考研题目中,出题漫画较往年显得更加生动有趣,寓意也十分明显。在一位球员即将进球的瞬间,球员和守门员都显得犹豫不决。球员认为守门员长得极其高大从而挡住了球门,使他的攻击几乎变成了“mission impossible”(不可能完成的任务)。同时,守门员却觉得自己太渺小而球门太大,守门的任务十分艰巨,同样也是“mission impossible”。对于有中文文化背景的学生来说,很容易就可以联想到《孙子兵法》中说的“知己知彼,百战不殆”,也就是说,只有充分了解自己和对手的所有优缺点,我们才能够有足够的信心取得最终的胜利。从这一点上我们可以继续引申,说明无论是个人、组织甚至对于国家来说,无论遇到什么情况,都要正确的评估自己以及具体事例的特点,从而充满信心地去取得应该取得的成就。
思路拓展:
关于人生价值类的题目在短短几年时间内竟然考了两次,这必须引起我们的高度重视。出题者的思路也是可以理解的,正在参加考研的大学生们都风华正茂,处于人生扬帆的关键时刻。这个时候大学生们需要树立正确的世界观、人生观和价值观,从而有助于他们在将来的人生道路上取得成功。
人生价值的内容包罗万象,有对成功的理解、对生活的态度、对知识和学习的定位等等,以及如何面对困境和挫折、如何正确认识金钱和人生的关系等等。这一类话题并不总是热点话题,但又和许多领域紧密相连,特别是和教育领域的相关话题有关。同时,我们在许多社会现象中也可以发现人们不同的人生价值,媒体上也经常组织相关的大讨论,考生应予以密切关注。
范文:
This picture shows a critical moment that can occur in any soccer game—a players is about to kick the ball while the keeper is fully ready for the attack. Interestingly, the player and the keeper are experiencing quite opposite psychological processes: the player thinks the task is extremely difficult as the goal is quite small compared with the huge keeper, while the latter fears that the goal is too enormous for him to protect.
It is conspicuously indicated that in order to gain confidence and achieve success, we not only need to attain a thorough understanding of ourown merits and disadvantages of ourselves, but also those aspects of our opponents. Both the player and the keeper merely focus on their own faults and their counterparts’ advantages, leading to their hesitation at the key time.
In a recent interview of hurdler Liu Xiang, he revealed that his success is partly owed to his training team’s study of his strong competitors around the world, so that he can learn from the others and is more confident when facing any new race. Just as the ancient Chinese philosophical book The Art of War concludes, if you know yourself and your enemy, you’ll never lose a battle.
译文:
该图展示的是一场足球比赛中的关键时刻——一个球员正准备要进球,而守门员正全力准备回击这次进攻。有趣的是,球员和守门员正在经历相反的心理历程:球员认为这项任务非常艰巨,因为球门如此之小而守门员长得高达威猛;守门员却害怕球门太大而他自己太渺小,很难保护球门。
这幅图告诉我们,为了取得信心、达到胜利,我们不仅要对自己的优缺点有充分的了解,而且还要对对手的优缺点有充分了解。但是,图中的球员和守门员只想到了自己的缺点和对手的优点,因此在关键时刻踌躇不前。
在对著名中国运动员刘翔的一个最近的采访中,他透露了自己的成功部分归功于他的训练队详细研究了他在世界各国的对手们的特点,因此他可以学习他人的优点,于是面对比赛的时候更有信心。就像中国古代著名的兵书《孙子兵法》总结的那样,知己知彼,百战不殆。
闪光词汇及词组:
be about to: 将要, 正打算
psychological: adj. 心理上的
enormous: adj. 巨大的,庞大的
attain: v. 获得,达到
merely: adv. 仅仅
counterpart: n. 相对物或人
hesitation: n. 犹豫,踌躇
glorious: adj. 光荣的
race: n. 赛跑
The Art of War: 《孙子兵法》
万能句型:
This picture shows a … moment that can occur in
It is conspicuously indicated…
Just as the ancient Chinese philosophical book The Art of War concludes, if you know yourself and your enemy, you’ll never lose a battle.
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