剖析1998年真題
一.1998年真題解說(shuō)
Directions:
A. Study the following cartoon carefully and write an essay in no less than 150 words.
B. Your essay must be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET Ⅱ.
C. Your essay should meet the requirements below:
1. Write out the messages conveyed by the cartoon.
2. Give your comments.
1998年的考研作文是第一次出現(xiàn)圖畫(huà)作文，圖畫(huà)作文又可以細(xì)分為照片、圖片、漫畫(huà)等多種形式。另外還有一點(diǎn)變化，就是從1998年開(kāi)始考研寫(xiě)作字?jǐn)?shù)從原來(lái)不少于120字增加到不少于150字，這一要求一直持續(xù)到2000年。從2001年起，字?jǐn)?shù)增加到200字左右。不過(guò)從2005年起因?yàn)樵黾恿藨?yīng)用文作文，故大作文的字?jǐn)?shù)要求有所降低，為現(xiàn)在的160-200字左右。不過(guò)圖畫(huà)類(lèi)作文應(yīng)該是考試準(zhǔn)備的重中之重。
本題屬于漫畫(huà)類(lèi)，畫(huà)的是一只下蛋的母雞，可笑的是母雞手中拿著一份承諾書(shū)，旁邊還有一首詩(shī)對(duì)漫畫(huà)的內(nèi)容進(jìn)行了諷刺。對(duì)于漫畫(huà)類(lèi)題型，考生注意對(duì)漫畫(huà)的描述不是最重要的，與之相比，揭示出其中的深刻寓意更為重要。本題的提綱要求兩點(diǎn)：第一點(diǎn)是寫(xiě)出漫畫(huà)所包含的信息；第二點(diǎn)是給出評(píng)論。總的說(shuō)來(lái)，第一點(diǎn)是相當(dāng)固定的，考生只要對(duì)漫畫(huà)進(jìn)行簡(jiǎn)單描述就可以了。需要提醒的是我們應(yīng)著力描寫(xiě)母雞手中的承諾書(shū)，而不需要將旁邊的詩(shī)進(jìn)行逐句翻譯，不過(guò)詩(shī)歌的題目倒是可以借鑒——《如此承諾》，因此考生可以將本文的題目寫(xiě)成如My View on Socalled Promises等。提綱的第二點(diǎn)為考生留出了很大的想象的空間。誠(chéng)信問(wèn)題一直是社會(huì)熱點(diǎn)問(wèn)題，相信考生寫(xiě)作都會(huì)有很多的思路，只要選擇自己能夠駕馭的語(yǔ)言將其意義揭示出來(lái)，并發(fā)表自己的看法即可�？忌梢詮拇朔N承諾產(chǎn)生的原因，和此種承諾的危害性等方面進(jìn)行擴(kuò)展。
二.經(jīng)典范文賞析
As can be seen from the cartoon, a hen is making promises that her eggs are all round and consist of shells, egg whites and yolks. We all know that hens duty is to lay eggs, but she promises what she should do! In our daily life, many people, just like the hen, keep making such promises in which they take duties and responsibilities as virtue to be proud of.
Such promises, I think, come into being mainly for two reasons. First, some profit-driven enterprises take advantages of such promises to win peoples trust; however, their advertisements are merely misleading and cheating. Second, some of organizations and individuals that have good fame are by all means politicizing their deeds, but actually they just do what they should do.
In my opinion, doing more is better than promising more, since people are willing to be served sincerely. What we should lay more emphasis on is what we do and how we can virtually improve the level of service. Only in this way can we make people satisfied with what we do.
譯文
從漫畫(huà)中我們看到一只母雞正在承諾，它下的蛋都是圓的并且包含所有雞蛋的成分。我們都知道母雞的職責(zé)就是下蛋，但它卻為自己份內(nèi)的事情作承諾。在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中，很多人同這只雞一樣，把自己的責(zé)任和義務(wù)當(dāng)作值得夸耀的奉獻(xiàn)。
我認(rèn)為之所以有這樣的承諾原因有二。第一，一些受利益驅(qū)使的企業(yè)利用這樣的承諾來(lái)贏(yíng)得人們的信任，但他們的廣告基本上不過(guò)是誤導(dǎo)和欺騙。第二，一些有名的機(jī)構(gòu)和個(gè)人千方百計(jì)宣傳他們的作為，其實(shí)他們不過(guò)是履行自己的職責(zé)而已。
我認(rèn)為，做事比承諾更重要，因?yàn)槊總�(gè)人都希望真誠(chéng)相待。我們應(yīng)該把重點(diǎn)放在我們?cè)撟鍪裁�，怎么做才能改進(jìn)我們的服務(wù)等方面。只有這樣人們才會(huì)對(duì)我們做的事情滿(mǎn)意。
黃金句型
As can be seen from the cartoon...
從漫畫(huà)中我們看到……
Such promises, I think, come into being mainly for two reasons. First..., second...
我認(rèn)為之所以有這樣的承諾原因有二。第一……，第二……
In my opinion, doing more is better than promising more, since people are willing to be served sincerely.
我認(rèn)為，做事比承諾更重要，因?yàn)槊總�(gè)人都希望真誠(chéng)相待。
What we should lay more emphasis on is...
我們應(yīng)該把重點(diǎn)放在……
