5．圖畫作文：兩代關系

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the importance of self-dependence. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Write your essay on Answer Sheet 1.

精彩范文

The set of drawings above vividly depict the destiny of a flower in different circumstances. As is shown in the first cartoon, the flower is growing in full bloom in a comfortable greenhouse that shelters it from the threatening lightning and storm. On the contrary, when removed from the greenhouse and exposed to the driving rain, the flower soon fades and withers.

The delicate flower is naturally associated with young people, to be specific, the only children in our current society; the greenhouse epitomizes parents’ doting care and abundant material supplies that can shield the children from the storms, or the harsh reality. Once the young people begin to seek independence and accept challenges from the real world, they are found too spoiled to be strong enough in the face of difficulties.

Accordingly, it is vital for us to derive positive implications from these thought-provoking drawings. Only by undergoing more challenges and toils in adversity can young people cultivate strong personality and ability, and only in this way can they become winners in this competitive world.

參考譯文

上述這組圖生動描述了一朵鮮花在不同環境中的命運。如第一幅漫畫所示，這朵鮮花正在舒適的溫室裡充分綻放，溫室保護它免於可怕的閃電和風雨。相反，當被搬出溫室並暴露在風雨之下時，鮮花很快就凋謝枯萎了。

這朵嬌弱的鮮花自然和我們的年輕人聯系起來，具體而言，就是當代社會的獨生子女。溫室是保護孩子免受風雨的父母溺愛和優越物質條件的縮影，而風雨就是嚴峻的現實。一旦年輕人開始尋求獨立並且接受來自現實世界的挑戰，人們發現他們已經被慣壞了，在困難面前無法足夠堅強。

總之，我們很有必要從這些發人深思的圖畫中得出積極的含義。隻有經歷更多的挑戰和磨練，年輕人才能培養強大的個性和能力，而且隻有這樣他們才能成為這個競爭世界中的強者。