【正确答案】[范文] Work as if You Don't Need Money It is estimated that work accounts for one third of one's whole life. Yet it seems that many people are anything but satisfied with their work. It is only natural that people sometimes wish for windfalls. However, one really needs to comply with the old saying — no pain, no gain — if he or she desires to climb up the social ladder higher. People can find various excuses if unwilling to exert themselves in work; for example, complaining that the work they undertake is time-consuming, trivial or labourious. But no opportunity can grow out of thin air; only hard work can be the key to success in career, just as the cartoon shows, opportunity will come to you in disguise of hard work. A case in point can be Steven Jobs who worked long hours every day to work out innovation plans for his products and finally was hailed as Father of Apple. On the contrary, endless complaints and regrets are weapons of losers. Therefore, we should work hard and make every effort to prepare for the best, and finally time will testify whether all our pain is worthwhile.

【答案解析】这是一篇图画类作文。工作大约会占据人一生三分之一的时间，不是所有的工作都能让人笑逐颜开，工作中更多的是责任和挑战，贪图一时享受终难成大器。本篇作文正是借助漫画，引发考生对努力工作与机遇之间关系的思考。directions要求先简单描述the importance of hard work，然后解释如何做好准备抓住每一个机遇，因此，考生最好先从工作的重要性入手，并指出人们当今对工作的态度，最后提出建议。 第一段：陈述现状并引出话题，总述工作的重要性。 第二段：从三个方面阐述工作的重要性(1．努力工作是攀登社会阶梯的必要调件；2．努力工作是通往事业成功的钥匙：以乔布斯的例子佐证；3．相反，抱怨和悔恨则是失败者的武器)。 第三段：总结全文——呼吁大家努力工作、力求更好，时间会给我们一个答案。