问答题
Directions: Write an essay of
160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you
should
1) describe the picture briefly,
2)
explain the intended meaning and
3) give your point of
view.
【正确答案】[1]The picture gives a vivid description that the same fish, put into two different-sized aquaria, faces different situations. It is the natural leader dominating all the tiny fish in the small aquarium while it becomes a follower subordinated to other bigger fishes in the larger water world. [2] Similarly, we are faced with such circumstances in the human society and have ever been in a dilemma whether to stick to the familiar conditions or change to a new or even more undesirable setting.
The imaginary figure Dumbledore in the movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets said, [3]"It is not our abilities that show what we truly are. It is our choices." I partly agree with his opinion. More often than not, our lifestyle is determined by the choices we make accumulatively. However, our abilities are never of little influence as said-they direct the choices we may make.
[4]As for me, I would rather choose to be a small fish at first in the bigger pond, where I exert myself to find and develop and practice my abilities. When time ripe, I would build new frontiers-my own little pond which is to develop into a wider one with my sustained efforts.
【答案解析】图中有两个鱼缸,同样一条吐着4个泡泡的鱼在小鱼缸里个头最大,显得尤为突出;而在大鱼缸里则毫不起眼。漫画通过对比反映出人们时常面临的一个两难选择:究竟是“宁做鸡头不做凤尾”,还是甘当陪衬,换得广阔天地呢?这还得看每个人自己的抉择。根据题目要求,文章结构可以分为三部分:首先简单交代图画内容,描述同一条鱼儿在不同鱼缸里的不同境遇;接着点明漫画的寓意在于,不同的选择会带来不同的人生道路和际遇:最后表明自己的观点和选择。
[1]描述图片的典型开头。图片中同一条鱼儿在大小两个鱼缸里显示出很大差异。
[2]用Similarly“类比”自然地将图片的含义引申到人类社会中。
[3]用引言对图片含义进行分析,说明许多情况下人们的命运由自己的抉择而定。同时,个人的能力对个人决定有所影响。
[4]用As for me,I would rather choose to来表达自己的观点和选择:先在“大水池”中锻炼自己,然后建立自己的“小水池”,把它发展为“大水池”。