Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on handling criticism and compliments properly based on the picture below. You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
審題立意
1. 導(dǎo)語解讀:要求考生根據(jù)漫畫的內(nèi)容就“正確對待批評與恭維”這一話題進行簡述,并進行適當展開。
2. 漫畫解讀:圖片上畫了一名銷售人員正在辦公室向一位老板推銷一款特殊的助聽器,這款助聽器的功能是能夠過濾掉所有的批評,放大人們的恭維,從而引發(fā)人們對于對待批評和恭維的態(tài)度的思考。
3. 文章立意:人們都喜歡聽恭維之詞,卻拒絕接受批評。然而,忠言逆耳利于行,一味地過濾掉別人對自己的批評或沉醉于對自己的表揚無異于掩耳盜鈴,最終受害的還是自己。因此,人們應(yīng)該正確地對待批評與恭維。
寫作思路
1. 第一段簡要描述漫畫內(nèi)容,然后引起話題:有些人不能正確對待批評和恭維。
2. 第二段主要通過對比論證的方式闡述批評對人們成長和發(fā)展的好處,以及欺騙性的恭維給人們帶來的危害。
3. 第三段提出應(yīng)該如何正確對待批評和恭維。
參考范文
What we can see from the above picture is that there is a salesman in an office trying to promote a kind of hearing aid, saying: “It’s a special hearing aid. It filers out criticism and amplifies compliments.” 1 Funny though it sounds, it reflects the improper way of handling criticism and compliments, which is not uncommon among some people. 2
There is no doubt that criticism can sometimes do harm to people’s self-confidence and dignity, and compliments can be encouraging. However, it is improper, even wrong, to simply reject criticism and amplify compliments. 3 On the one hand 3 , criticism has tremendous value for one’s growth and development as a human being, such as helping people know their shortcomings and increasing one’s self-awareness, stopping one from erring, etc. On the other hand 3 , compliments, especially deceptive ones made on purpose, will lead to a Pollyanna, i.e. blind optimism, which will hinder one from making correct judgments or decisions or choices.
To conclude, one cannot simply take a negative attitude toward criticism and welcome complements excessively. A proper way is to accept pertinent and beneficial criticism, and refuse insincere compliments. 4
我們從上圖中看到一名銷售人員正在辦公室試圖推銷一款助聽器,說道:“這是一種特殊的助聽器。它能夠過濾掉批評,放大恭維?!北M管聽起來有點兒滑稽,但它反映了一些人普遍存在的問題:不能正確對待批評和恭維。
毫無疑問,批評有時候會對人們的自信和自尊心造成傷害,表揚可以起到鼓勵作用。然而,如果只是簡單地拒絕批評、放大表揚,這種做法是不恰當?shù)?,甚至是錯誤的。一方面,批評對于人的成長和發(fā)展有巨大的價值,比如幫助人們認識自己的不足,增加人們對自己的認識;防止人們犯錯誤等。另一方面,恭維,尤其帶有目的性的、欺騙性的恭維會導(dǎo)致盲目樂觀,最終阻礙人們做出正確的判斷、決定或選擇。
總之,人們不能簡單地對批評持否定態(tài)度而過分歡迎恭維。恰當?shù)淖龇ㄊ墙邮苤锌隙幸娴呐u,拒絕虛假的表揚。
范文點評
1. 開篇簡要描述圖片的內(nèi)容。
2. 自然過渡,結(jié)合圖片內(nèi)容準確傳遞出這幅漫畫的寓意。
3. 明確表達本文的主要觀點:不能簡單地拒絕批評,放大恭維,并從正反兩方面論證批評給人的成長和發(fā)展帶來的好處,以及恭維(尤其虛假恭維)的危害。
4. 末段總結(jié)全文,重申觀點,并提出正確對待批評和恭維的方法。
要點用法
hearing aid 助聽器
filter out 過濾,濾除
amplify v. 擴大,放大
do harm to 對……有害
dignity n. 自尊心
tremendous adj. 巨大的
deceptive adj. 欺騙性的
on purpose 故意地
Pollyanna n. 盲目樂觀的人
hinder v. 阻礙,妨礙
negative adj. 否定的
pertinent adj. 中肯的,恰當?shù)?/p>
insincere adj. 虛假的,不真誠的
句法點評
1. Funny though it sounds, it reflects the improper way of handling criticism and compliments, which is not uncommon among some people.
首段末句采用了which引導(dǎo)的非限制性定語從句,該從句使用了雙重否定,即not uncommon,加強了表達的語氣。
2. On the other hand, compliments, especially deceptive ones made on purpose, will lead to a Pollyanna, i.e. blind optimism, which will hinder one from making correct judgments or decisions or choices.
該句中especially deceptive ones made on purpose為插入語,其中過去分詞短語made on purpose作后置定語,修飾deceptive compliments;i.e.意為“也就是,亦即”,后面緊接解釋內(nèi)容,作同位語。