Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Pride Goes Before a Fall . You can explain how you understand the saying by citing examples. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
審題立意
1. 導語解讀:要求考生就“驕兵必敗”這一話題進行闡述。
2. 文章立意:謙虛使人進步,驕傲使人落后。
寫作思路
1. 開篇引入諺語“驕兵必敗”,加以簡單評述,并指出可以從三個方面證明。
2. 第二段從三個方面論述驕兵必敗的觀點。
3. 第三段再次強調驕傲的害處,重申觀點。
參考范文
Pride Goes Before a Fall
“Pride goes before a fall” is a proverb with which all of us are familiar. 1 I fully agree with it. For me, this saying can be proved from three aspects. 2
First of all 3 , if you indulge yourself in the past glory and are too proud of your success, you will overestimate your competence, which prevents you from making progress. As a result, you may neglect the potential crisis and end up in failure. Furthermore 3 , every one of us cherishes a fantastic dream in our heart—the ultimate goal of our life. If we want to make our dream come true or realize the final goal, we should never stop the pursuit of it. Lastly 3 , great men in history are always modest. Their tolerance and openness have been proved vital to their success.
Modesty makes one go forward while conceit makes one lag behind. Knowing that there is still room for improvement, we will keep making progress and perfecting ourselves. 4
驕兵必敗
“驕兵必敗”是一句我們都熟悉的話。我完全贊同這種說法。我認為,這句話可以從三個方面來證明。
首先,如果你沉浸在過去的榮耀中并且對自己的成功過于驕傲,你就會高估自己的能力,這就會阻止你進步。結果,你可能會忽視潛在的危機并最終失敗。此外,我們每個人在心底都有一個美好的夢想——我們終極的生活目標。如果我們想實現(xiàn)夢想或者完成終極目標,我們就永遠不能停止對它的追求。最后,歷史上的偉人通常是謙遜的。他們的寬容和開明對他們的成功而言是十分重要的。
謙虛使人進步,驕傲使人落后。知道自己仍然有進步的空間,我們就會不斷進步并完善自己。
范文點評
1. 開篇引入諺語,指出該諺語廣為人知。
2. 自然過渡,表明自己贊同諺語的說法,并指出可以從三個方面證明諺語的觀點。
3. 分三個層次論證自己的觀點,條理清晰,論證有力。first of all, furthermore, lastly分別相當于firstly, secondly, thirdly,表示論述的先后順序,應多注意積累同義表達,以避免俗套和語言的貧乏。
4. 重申觀點,指出謙虛方知有進步的空間。
要點用法
indulge oneself in 沉溺于
be proud of 以……為驕傲/自豪
overestimate v. 估計過高
competence n. 能力;勝任
come true 實現(xiàn)
conceit n. 驕傲,自負
lag behind 落后;滯后
句法點評
1. “Pride goes before a fall” is a proverb with which all of us are very familiar.
此處用到了“with+which”引導的定語從句,which指代前面的proverb,with來自于短語be familiar with。
2. Modesty makes one go forward while conceit makes one lag behind.
本句對應中文“謙虛使人進步,驕傲使人落后”,連詞while表示前后對比,常譯作“而”,此處對應的中文譯文前后兩個分句暗含了對比、對照的意思。