问答题 1.  Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on understanding others by referring to Abraham Lincoln's remark, "I don't like that man. I must get to know him better." You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
【正确答案】[范文]
   "I don't like that man. I must get to know him better." This remark of Abraham Lincoln is quite interesting. It advises us to know others more before making a judgement quickly.
   Strange as it may sound, I think this saying makes sense. If we refuse to know a person better only because we don't like him in some aspects, such as his appearance or dressing style, we may abandon the chance of making friends with a noble person and lose valuable assets. Abraham Lincoln himself is a case in point. When Lincoln was campaigning for presidency, his opponent Stanton often humiliated him in public. But Lincoln still tried hard to know the strengths and weaknesses of this opponent. When Lincoln became president, he asked Stanton to join his Cabinet, who proved to be a very helpful official. If Lincoln had refused to know Stanton better, he would never get such a talent to help him.
   In conclusion, it's quite irrational to make arbitrary judgments about others before we get a better understanding about them. Knowing others takes much time and is not always easy, but it's worth it.
【答案解析】 这是一篇名言分析型的作文,要求考生对亚伯拉罕·林肯的名言“我不喜欢那个人,我要多了解一下他”进行分析,论述如何了解他人。根据题目要求,可谋篇布局如下:
   第一段:引述名言,并解释其涵义:多了解他人,不要武断地判断他人。
   第二段:论证名言的说法,并以亚伯拉罕·林肯和他的对手斯坦顿为例子进行说明。
   第三段:总结全文。
[参考译文]
   “我不喜欢那个人,我要多了解一下他。”亚伯拉罕·林肯的这句话很有意思。它建议我们在做决断之前,多了解一下别人。
   虽然这句话听起来有点奇怪,我却觉得它有道理。如果我们仅仅因为在某些方面不喜欢某个人,比如相貌或穿衣风格,就拒绝对他进行更多地了解,我们可能放弃了与一个高尚的人交朋友的机会且失去了一笔宝贵的资产。亚伯拉军·林肯本人就是一个很好的例子。当林肯在竞选总统时,他的对手斯坦顿经常当众羞辱他。但林肯仍然尽力了解这个对手的优缺点。当林肯成为总统时,他邀请斯坦顿加入他的内阁,而斯坦顿证明了自己是一名非常有帮助的官员。如果林肯拒绝对斯坦顿进行更多了解,他就永远不能得到这样一个人才来帮助自己。
   综上所述,在更好地了解他人之前就对他人做出武断的判断,这是非常不理智的做法。虽然了解他人要花上不少时间且不总那么容易,但是还是值得去做的。