篇一：中国美食(中英文)
For most foreigners, “Chinese food” usually implies a lot of deep-fried, strong-flavored and greasy dishes that all taste similar. However, for Chinese people, “Chinese food” is a concept as useless as “German beer,” because, like Chinese culture in general, Chinese food is extremely diverse. China covers a large territory and has many nationalities; hence there is a wide variety of Chinese foods, each with quite different but fantastic and mouthwatering flavors. Because Chinas local dishes have their own typical
characteristics, Chinese food can be divided into eight regional cuisines, the distinction of which is now widely accepted. Certainly, there are many other local cuisines that are famous, such as Beijing Cuisine and Shanghai Cuisine. 对于大多数外国人，“中国菜”通常意味着很多油炸，浓厚的风味和油腻的菜，味道都相似。然而，对中国人而言，“中国菜”是一个概念，无用的“德国啤酒，“因为，像一般的中华文化，中国的食品是非常多样的。中国地域辽阔，民族众多；因此，有一个中国食品种类繁多，各有不同，但美妙和令人垂涎的美味。因为中国地方菜肴各具特色，中国菜分为八大菜系，其区别是现在被广泛接受的。当然，还有其他很多著名的地方菜系，例如北京菜和上海菜。 Shandong Cuisine
Consisting of Jinan cuisine and Jiaodong cuisine, Shandong cuisine, clean, pure and not greasy, is characterized by its emphasis on aroma, freshness, crispness and tenderness. Shallots and garlic are frequently used as seasonings so Shandong dishes taste pungent. Soups are given much emphasis in Shandong cuisine. Thin soups are clear and fresh while creamy soups are thick and taste strong. Jinan chefs are adept at deep-frying, grilling, pan-frying and stir-frying while Jiaodong chefs are famous for cooking seafood with a fresh and light taste.
Typical menu items: Birds Nest Soup; Yellow River Carp in Sweet and Sour Sauce 山东菜
由济南菜和胶东菜，山东菜，干净，纯洁而不油腻，以其香，鲜重，脆、嫩。洋葱和大蒜是常用的调料，山东菜味道辛辣的。汤中给出了山东菜的重视。薄汤是清晰而新鲜奶油汤厚、味浓的。济南厨师擅长炸，烤，炒炒，胶东厨师和烹饪海鲜的鲜淡而著名。
典型的菜单项：王府清汤官燕；糖醋黄河鲤鱼
Sichuan Cuisine
Sichuan Cuisine, known more commonly in the West as “Szechuan,” is one of the most famous Chinese cuisines in the world. Characterized by its spicy and pungent flavors, Sichuan cuisine, with a myriad of tastes, emphasizes the use of chili. Pepper and prickly ash are always in accompaniment, producing the typical exciting tastes. Garlic, ginger and fermented soybean are also used in the cooking process. Wild vegetables and meats such as are often chosen as ingredients, while frying, frying without oil, pickling and braising are used as basic cooking techniques.
It can be said that one who doesnt experience Sichuan food has never reached China.
Typical menu items: Hot Pot; Smoked Duck; Kung Pao Chicken; Water-Boiled Fish; Tasty and Spicy Crab; Twice Cooked Pork; Mapo Tofu
四川菜
四川菜，在西方通常被称为“四川，”是一个在世界上最著名的中国菜系。具有辛辣和刺激性的味道，四川菜，有多种口味，着重使用红辣椒。辣椒和花椒，总是在伴奏，产生典型的刺激的味道。大蒜，姜和豆豉也被应用在烹饪过程中。野生蔬菜和肉类，如经常选择的成分，而油炸，油炸无油，腌制和文火炖煮作为基本的烹饪技巧。
可以说，一个不体验四川食品从未到达中国。
典型的菜单项：火锅；熏鸭；宫保鸡丁；水煮鱼；可口、香辣蟹；回锅肉；麻婆豆腐
Guangdong (Cantonese) Cuisine
Tasting clean, light, crisp and fresh, Guangdong cuisine, familiar to Westerners, usually has fowl and other meats that produce its unique dishes. The basic cooking techniques include roasting, stir-frying, sauteing, deep-frying, braising, stewing and steaming. Steaming and stir-frying are most frequently used to preserve the ingredients natural flavors. Guangdong chefs also pay much attention to the artistic presentation of their dishes.
Typical menu items: Shark Fin Soup; Steamed Sea Bass; Roasted Piglet; Dim Sum (a variety of side dishes and desserts) 广东菜系（粤语）
品尝干净，轻，脆鲜，广东菜，为西方人所熟知，通常有鸡和其他肉类，产生其独特的菜肴。基本的烹饪方法包括烤，炒，煎，炸，烤，炖和蒸。蒸炒最常用于保存天然风味成分。广东厨师也注重于菜肴的艺术表现。
典型的菜单项：鱼翅汤；清蒸石斑鱼；烤乳猪；点心（各种小菜和点心） Fujian Cuisine
Combining Fuzhou Cuisine, Quanzhou Cuisine and Xiamen Cuisine, Fujian Cuisine is renowned for its choice seafood, beautiful color and magical tastes of sweet, sour, salt and savory. The most distinct feature is their pickled taste.
Typical menu items: Buddha Jumping Over the Wall; Snow Chicken; Prawn with Dragons Body and Phoenixs tail
福建菜
福州菜，泉州菜，厦门菜，福建菜以其精选的海鲜，漂亮的色泽，神奇的甜，酸，咸和香。最明显的特征是其“腌味。”
典型的菜单项：佛跳墙；雪鸡；龙的身体和凤凰尾虾
Huaiyang Cuisine
Huaiyang Cuisine, also called Jiangsu Cuisine, is popular in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Using fish and crustaceans as the main ingredients, it stresses their freshness. Its carving techniques are delicate, of which the melon carving technique is especially well known. Cooking techniques consist of stewing, braising, roasting, and
simmering. The flavor of Huaiyang Cuisine is light, fresh and sweet and its presentation is delicately elegant.
Typical menu items: Stewed Crab with Clear Soup, Long-boiled and Dry-shredded Meat, Duck Triplet, Crystal Meat, Squirrel with Mandarin Fish, and Liangxi Crisp Eel
淮阳菜
淮阳菜，又叫江苏菜，在长江下游的流行。以鱼类、甲壳类为主要成分，它强调新鲜。其雕刻技术是微妙的，其中哈密瓜雕刻技术，尤其是众所周知的。烹饪技术包括炖，蒸，烤，炖。淮阳菜的特色是淡，鲜甜，其表现是微妙的优雅。 典型的菜单：红烧蟹清汤，煮干丝长肉，三套鸭，水晶肉，与松鼠桂鱼，和梁溪脆鳝
Zhejiang Cuisine
Comprising local cuisines of Hanzhou, Ningbo, and Shaoxing, Zhejiang Cuisine is not greasy. It wins its reputation for freshness, tenderness, softness, and smoothness of its dishes with their mellow fragrance. Hangzhou Cuisine is the most famous one of the three.Typical menu items: Sour West Lake Fish, Longjing Shelled Shrimp, Beggars Chicken Hunan Cuisine
Hunan cuisine consists of local cuisines of Xiangjiang Region, Dongting Lake and Xiangxi coteau areas. It is characterized by thick and pungent flavors. Chili, pepper and shallot are usually necessities in this variation.
Typical menu items: Dongan Chicken; Peppery and Hot Chicken
浙江菜
包括杭州地方菜系，宁波，和绍兴，浙江菜不油腻。它赢得声誉，清新，温柔，柔软性，和他们的醇厚香味的菜肴平滑。杭州菜是最有名的一个三。
典型的菜单项：酸鱼西湖，龙井虾仁，乞丐鸡
湖南菜
湖南菜系由湘江地区的地方菜，洞庭湖和湘西的高地地区。它的特点是辣的口味。辣椒，辣椒和大葱通常是这种变化的必需品。
典型的菜单项目：东安鸡；胡椒和辣鸡
Anhui Cuisine
Anhui Cuisine chefs focus much more attention on the temperature in cooking and are good at braising and stewing. Often ham will be added to improve taste and candied sugar
added to gain freshness.
Typical menu items: Stewed Snapper; Huangshan Braised Pigeon
安徽菜
安徽厨师注重烹饪温度，擅长炖。通常会加入火腿改善口感和蜜饯糖添加到获得新鲜。
典型的菜单：红烧甲鱼；黄山红烧石歧项鸽
篇二：大学英语作文参考范文
【参考范文】
A course that has impressed you most in college
There are many courses in each college year. But the course which impressed me most in college is Advanced English Audio-Visual Speaking. The reasons why I like this course are as follows.
The first reason is that I have learnt a lot from this course. My listening ability, speaking ability as well as translation ability has improved greatly after taking this course. The second reason is that I like the teacher of this course, Mr. Qin, very much. He is a charming gentleman with great patience. His oral English is perfect, sounding like American speakers. He treated us very strict but we still like him extremely.
Just as the proverb goes, “A strict teacher produces outstanding students.” Thanks to Mr. Qin’s guidance and teachings in this course, all my classmates have made great progress in English learning.
【参考译文】
大学中给你印象最深的一门课
大学阶段各个年级都有很多课程，但给我印象最深的一门课是“高级视听说”。之所以喜欢这门课，有很多原因，现将原因列举如下。
喜欢这门课的第一个原因是我在这门课上学到了很多东西。我的英语听力水平、口语水平和翻译水平都得到了很大提升。喜欢这个课程的第二个原因是我很喜欢教我们这门课的老师——秦老师。他是一个既有魅力又有耐心的人。他的英语口语很棒。乍一听，完全就是美国本土人在讲英语。他对我们要求很严格，但我们依然很喜欢他。
正如谚语所说：“严师出高徒”。多亏秦老师在这门课上的悉心指导和教诲，我们班同学的英语水平都得到了空前的提升。
The Most Beneficial Activity in My Campus（文都版）
It is well known that university is greatly different from high school mainly due to that university will hold a large number of activities, which benefits college students a lot. From my perspective, the most beneficial one is “Long-distance Running for Love” organized by the Students Union when I am a freshman. The money collected by this activity is contributed to Project Hope.
It is really my honor to participate the long running, because it benefits me greatly not only in body but also in mind. To begin with, the activity reminds me of the great importance of physical health. Before I go to college, I only focus on academic achievements while the physical health misses my attention. But, the long-running tells me in time th
at a sound mind lies in a sound body. Additionally, during my participation in this activity, I am informed well that there are still many children in rural areas who have to drop out of school because of impoverished families. Thus, for one thing, I fully realize the great importance of helping them fulfill their dreams. For another thing, I cherish the opportunity to study in university more, for when compared with those children in poverty-stricken areas, we should harbor a grateful heart.
By and large, although I have taken part in many campus activities, I deem the long running for love most beneficial to me. And I am looking forward to that more wonderful and meaningful activities will be held in our campus.
范文译文：
众所周知，大学与高中截然不同，主要原因是大学里会举办很多校园活动，而这些大学活动使大学生受益匪浅。我认为最有益的校园活动是大一时，由学生会举办的“爱心长跑”。这次长跑筹集的善款用于捐助希望工程。
我很荣幸参加了这次长跑，因为这次活动使我的身心都获得了很大裨益。首先，这次活动提醒我身体健康的重要性。在我上大学前，我只关心自己的学习成绩，而忽视了健康。但是，这次长跑及时提醒我——健康的身体孕育健康的灵魂。此外，通过参加此次长跑，我深刻了解到还有许多偏远山区的小孩因为家庭贫困被迫辍学。因此，一方面我充分意识到帮助这些小孩实现梦想是何其重要；另一方面，我更珍惜自己能上大学的机会。因为，和那些贫困地区的小孩相比，我们应该怀有一颗感恩的心。
总体而言，虽然我参加过许多校园活动，但是我认为这次爱心长跑最为有益。我也期待有更多精彩而有意义的校园活动举行。
The Most Impressive Classmate in My College
Without question, Lisa is the person who has influenced my college life most. She is my classmate, who always leaves a deep impression on you by demonstrating her passion for life and the spirit of never yielding, even in the face of extreme challenges. She is the most courageous person I have ever known.
During my college years, it is Lisa that kept teaching me how to live through setbacks in the life journey. I’ll never forget that when I failed in my English examination and I felt overwhelmed, Lisa taught me that failure teaches success, everyone had to persevere and face up to innumerable setbacks, as long as I face my problems bravely, I would create my own wonderful life . With her help , I finally gained the confidence and passed the exam.
Thanks to Lisa, I have learned the importance of courage, which is the indispensable characteristic in my life. She also let me know the importance of confidence. It means a lot to me and still in my head till this day.
范文译文：
毫无疑问，Lisa是大学里对我影响最深的一名同学。她是我同桌，她对生活的激情以及面临极端困境时永不服输的精神永远都能给人留下深刻的印象。她是我见过的最勇敢的女生。在我的大学生涯中，是Lisa一直教导我如何面对生活中的挫折。我永远都不会忘记，当我没通过英语，灰心丧气时，是她教给我，失败是成功之母，每个人都会遇到无数的困难，都应坚持，只要我勇敢面对困难，我肯定能迎来自己美好的生活。在她的帮助下，我最终找回了自信，通过了考试。
多谢Lisa，让我学到了勇气的重要性，这是我性格中不可或缺的一部分。她同时也教会了我自信的重要性。这一切对我意义非凡，至今难忘。
1.On Open Policy
The open policy means that our country is open to investment, trade and technical and economic cooperation with other countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefit. The purpose of open policy is to acquire advanced technology, management skills to serve our socialist construction so as to promote the realization of the four modernizations.
We must adhere to the open policy. Because economic relations between states today have become increasingly close, and no country can possibly advance behind close doors. Only in this way, can we gradually close the gap between our country and the developed countries.
Through the implementation of policy, we can learn advanced technology and managerial expertise from abroad; make full use of the foreign capitals to set up great enterprises; absorb useful and healthy ideas and new knowledge of the modern civilization; and broaden our views and raise our level of competence.
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From: 第一，四级写作再现“反押题”的倾向。
之前我们可能会去了解了宏观的大话题，比如社会生活、两代关系、文化教育、网络科技、伦理道德等等这样的话题，这次的考试题目跟这些所谓的预测和同学们之前的准备出入还是很大的。近来关于大学生中的一门课、一个同学、一项校园活动，这些我们觉得都过于平常，过于普通，跟大学生的思想深度好象没有什么关系，但是我们确实考到了。
我们想一下2014年6月份考的是一个朋友来你的家乡、校园旅游的话，你会带他去哪里玩，并且写出理由。好象是一篇记叙文，又是一篇议论文，这种题目我们之前也是无法预测，或者我们根本不屑于准备，是我们看不上的题目。6月份考了，今年12月份又考的是这样的题目——一门课、一个同学、一项活动，所以这是最新的四级写作方面的命题趋势，那就是反押题。我们之前的预测方向和这些有一些出入。
第二，主题比较开放、自由
我们说的现在的四级作文题目，我们在这个点上，我们可以延伸到六级，还有考研英语写作的命题，那就是主题比较开放、自由，非常自由的主题，基本上不存在跑题的问题。有的人说我作文题目没有读懂，有的说我题目读懂了，但是没有写对方向，这样的情况已经基本上不会发生，它可以推广到六级和考研英语写作，其实都有这样的特点。
我们今天在微博上和新东方在线的互动平台上，看到一些奇葩的评论和互动。有的同学说我的考试题目是《A classmate of yours who has influenced you most in college》“一个影响我最多的同学”，结果这个同学写完发现写的是一个影响我最多的老师，我们觉得这也不算跑题，应该是审题不够仔细，考场过于紧张，可能是考前缺乏听课的训练和素质提升，也没有进行模考，可能紧张了，但是这样的题目会扣分的，明明让你写一位影响最深的同学，你写了影响最深的老师，这个我们可以根据未完成题目指令的要求这一项来进行扣分。我想这方面的错不知道大家有没有去犯？如果没有的话自然是最好的。所以我们现在的题目普遍来说比较简单。
第三，更加注重考生的语言质量
我们结合6月份和12月份的考试得出第三条的结论是作文更加注重同学的语言质量。因为我们已经不存在说题目读不懂，看不明白，大家都是一样的主题，那就代表着大家都有话好说。所以在这个层面上如果不拼你的审题能力和对话题预测准备能力的话，应该考的是同学的语言质量问题。
这么简单的一个主题，好像你会说的很多，又好象什么也不会说；好象你能写的很多，但是语言普通简单也不行。所以现在我们说现在四级作文第三个趋势是重在语言质量。同学们比拼的是驾驭英语语言本身的能力，对词汇、语法、固定句型套用的熟练程度和精彩程度。 第四，题目记叙、描述与议论并重
之前四级、六级，甚至包括我们说的考研考试当中，我们其实更多的是重在考生的思考问题、发表评论、写议论文的能力。这些题目的论据和表达都比较固定、官方、正式，比如我们说推进经济建设、提高学生的心态素质、推进中国传统文化的弘扬还有网络话题，好象都比较正式，甚至我们说的极端一点，有点“假大空”的感觉，但是这样的话题涉及的面比较广、话题比较正式，但是考前好准备。同学们只要稍微背一背，什么“随着现代生活社会的步伐加快”、“随着人们变得越来越富有”、“随着国家提供的便利措施”等等，好象你背一下都有了，但是现在的作文考的是你真正的语言描述和记叙的能力。
作文题目一：
a campus activity that has benefited you most. state the reasons at least 120 No more than180 words
参考范文：（沈阳新东方－吴欣慰老师）
Currently, students in mounting numbers pay attention to academic achievement, neglecting
campus activities, like speaking contest , song contest and its like. However, from my perspective, we youngsters should take participate in more campus activities.
I hold the notion that campus activities has lots of benefits on various fronts. At the top of the list, social activities, such as song contest could help us make more friends, expanding our
acquaintances. In addition, students would widen horizon, increase knowledge during the period taking part in campus activities. Last but not list, just as a saying goes, “ all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”; therefore, students’ choice to join in some school activities would ease our mind and relief our burden, which will be beneficial to the study.
In conclusion, youngsters should take part in colorful and meaningful activities at campus. Hence, I suggest schools can hold some activities to cultivate students ability, physically and
psychologically.
I have met so many friends in my college life. They have exerted enormous influence on my life. However, one of my most impressive friends is my roommate, Li Ming.
In the class meeting on the first day of school, Li Ming did not impress us at all. We started to notice him because he was always late for classes. We were thus impressed by his laziness. I came to know him and his situation because we were roommates and spent much time together: his
mother was seriously ill and sick abed in long-term, his father left him and his mother mercilessly. Hence, it was him that shouldered the heavy burden of taking care of his sick mother supporting the whole family. Finally, under great pressures, he balanced his life and study perfectly: he was no longer always late, took good care of his mother and even won the scholarship many years in a row.
The experience of Li Ming can be one of the most convincing cases of the power of persistence and will. He left a deep impression and imposed a durable influence on me. Indeed, friend such as him can be regarded as asset and property in our life. We have rights to choose our own friends，but we should also be prudent and sensible enough to choose friends who can bring us “positive energy”. (228 words)
【参考译文】
在我的大学生活中，遇到了很多朋友。他们对我的人生产生了重大的影响。然而，我印象最深的朋友是我的室友李明。
在开学第一天的入学班会上，他没有给全班同学留下任何印象。李明让我们开始认识他，是因为他总是上课迟到，同学们都以为是个懒惰的人。因为我们是室友，平时的交往比较多，
篇三：大学英语四级作文范文
大学英语四级作文范文
Topic 1
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Reading Classics or Popular
Books? following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
1. 书在我们生活中起着重要作用
2. 有些人认为应该读经典著作，有些人则认为应该读畅销书
3. 在我看来
Reading Classics or Popular Books?
Books are good companions in our lives. Every time we are bored or down, we can always turn to a book at hand, which instantly opens a new world to us, where we can lead different lives and experience various adventures.
People’s view differs with regard to whether to read classics or popular books. Some claim that we should read classics as they offer us an access to the great wisdom of the literature giants at home and abroad. Reading these books enlightens us and makes us think about our lives. In contrast, other people believe that we should read popular books as they are easy to understand and can relieve our pressure from a burdened life in such a hustle and bustle world.
As far as I am concerned, we should read both kinds of books. Classics help us form our values and outlook on life,
while popular books make our lives more colorful.
(译文)读经典著作还是畅销书？
书是我们生活中的好伙伴。每当我们感到无聊和失落时，我们总能向手边的书寻求帮助。它们即刻就为我
们展开一个全新的世界，在那里我们可以过各式人生、经历各种冒险。
关于应该读经典著作还是读畅销书，人们的看法各异。有人声称我们应该读经典著作，因为经典著作为我
们提供了一个学习国内外文坛巨匠伟大智慧的途径。阅读这些书使我们得到启迪，也促使我们对人生进行思考。相反，另一些人认为我们应当读畅销书，因为畅销书易于理解，能够为我们在这熙熙攘攘的世界里的沉重生活减轻压力。
在我看来，两种书我们都要读。学习经典著作能帮助我们形成价值观和世界观；而畅销书则使我们的生活
更多彩。
Topic 2
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled How Should College Students Spend Their Spare Time? You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
How Should College Students Spend Their Spare Time?
College is a place where students arrange their own studies and take part in all kinds of activities as they like.
Thus, plenty of time is left at college students’ disposal.
How should college students spend their spare time then? Firstly, it will be very beneficial to brush up a foreign
language, so going to an English corner or taking some language courses will be a good way of spending the spare time. Secondly, developing personal interest could also be a good after-school activity. For instance, learning to play some musical instrument or learning painting can bring fun to one’s life and help enlarge one’s circle of friends.
College years are very precious, for we are young enough to pick up new skills quickly and old enough to face
many challenges. Therefore, it is very important and meaningful to make good use of the spare time in college.
（译文） 大学生应如何利用课余时间?
大学是一个学生自由安排学习和参与各种活动的地方。这样一来，学生就有了许多空闲时间可以自由支配。
大学生该如何利用课余时间？首先，提高外语水平十分有益，因此，去英语角或者选修一些语言课程是利
用课余时间的好方法。其次，发展个人兴趣也是很好的课余活动。比如，学习弹奏乐器或绘画，这些都能为生活带来欢乐，并且有助于扩大朋友圈。
大学时代是非常宝贵的，因为我们正青春年少，能够快速学习新技能，也足够成熟以迎接许多挑战。因此，
好好利用大学课余时间非常重要并且很有意义。
Topic 3
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay commenting on the remark, “Not to know is bad; not to wish to know is worse.” You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain how people can develop curiosity. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
On the Importance of Curiosity
The saying that “Not to know is bad; not to wish to know is worse” best illustrates the importance of curiosity, a
desire to know, a hunger to explore and a delight to discover. Without curiosity, human beings would never reach the civilization today.
Curiosity motivates us to uncover the truth about nature and life. It takes a curious mind to look beneath the
surface and discover new worlds and possibilities. Were it not for curiosity, Newton would never have developed the law of gravitation, nor would the continents of America or Australia be discovered. Being curious allows us to engage in activities that will stretch the boundaries of our mind and naturally broaden our horizons.
Fortunately, curiosity is a habit that can be nurtured and developed. To be more specific, we need to approach the
world with a child-like habit of asking questions. With practice, we are sure to transform everyday tasks into enjoyable experiences and lay the ground for future discoveries and opportunities.
(译文)关于好奇心的重要性
引言“无知是悲哀的，无意求知更可悲”很好地阐述了好奇心的重要性。好奇心是一种求知的欲望、一
种探索的渴求以及一种发现的喜悦。如果没有好奇心，人类绝不可能达到今天的文明水平。
好奇心激励我们揭开关于自然和人生的真理，需要一颗好奇的大脑才能透过表象发现新的世界和新的可
能。如果不是好奇心，牛顿绝不可能推出万有引力定律，美洲和澳洲大陆也不可能被发现。好奇心使我们积极参与能够扩展我们大脑界限的活动，自然也就扩展了我们的视野。
幸运的是，好奇心是一种可以培养和养成的习惯。具体来说，我们需要带着孩子般爱提问的习惯来接触
这个世界。加以练习，我们一定能将日常的任务变成有趣的经历，为未来的发现和机遇打下基础。
Topic 4
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On Regional Unbalance in Educational Development following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
1. 中国沿海和内陆不平衡
2. 产生教育不平衡的原因
3. 提出建议，如何促进教育的均衡发展
On Regional Unbalance in Educational Development
Although education in China has been greatly developed in the past decades, there is a big gap of education
qualities between coastal and interior regions.
Why is education in our country so unbalanced? There are two major reasons. From a general perspective,
economic condition affects the regional education development. Poor regions can’t afford advanced teaching facilities or attract excellent teachers. Besides, people in those poor areas don’t think education is very important and tend to send their children to work rather than study.
In light of the seriousness of this problem, effective measures should be taken immediately. First of all, it is
crucial that our government should allocate more budgets to develop education in those interior regions. Second, it is necessary to greatly publicize the advantages of receiving good education.
(译文)关于区域教育发展不平衡
虽然在过去的几十年中国的教育得到极大的发展，但是沿海地区和内陆地区的教育质量存在着很大的差距。
为什么我国的教育如此不平衡？主要有两方面的原因。总的来看，经济状况影响地区教育发展。贫困地区
买不起先进的教学设备，也吸引不了优秀的教师。除此之外，那些贫困地区的人们不认为教育非常重要，他们倾向于把孩子送去工作而不是读书。
鉴于这个问题的严重性，我们应该立即采取有效措施。首先，政府拨更多的资金用于发展内陆地区的教育
是至关重要的。其次，有必要大力宣传接受良好教育的好处。
Topic 5
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On Seizing Opportunity by referring to the saying, “Chance favors the prepared mind. ” You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
On Seizing Opportunity
History has taught us that opportunity is essential to success. Napoleon Bonaparte said “ability is of little account
without opportunity.” Many people believe that all men are equal before opportunity, in other words, “every dog has his day”. But reality once and again tells us that chance favors the prepared mind.
It is true that the prepared mind is more likely to seize an opportunity, which perhaps only knocks once. First,
he/she is “mentally” prepared like a watchful leopard waiting for its prey. Once the opportunity shows up, he/she can swiftly grasp it. Otherwise, he/she who hesitates is lost. Second, he/she is “physically” prepared like a veteran athlete who trains hard. Once the chance presents itself, he/she is able to seize it.
Since chance is rare and fleeting, anyone who desires success should always be ready to seize the opportunity
when it appears. For one thing, he/she should constantly sharpen his/her skills to be “physically” prepared; for another, he/she should have his/her eyes open for opportunity to stay “mentally” prepared.
（译文） 论抓住机遇
历史教育我们，机遇对于成功至关重要。拿破仑曾说过：“没有机遇，再有能力也没用。”许多人认为机遇面前人人平等，换句话说，即“凡人皆有得意日。”但是，现实一次又一次地告诉我们，机遇青睐有准备的人。
确实，有准备的人更有可能抓住机遇，有些机遇也许人生就一次。首先，他/她做好了“心理准备”，就像
一只警惕的猎豹在等待它的猎物。一旦机遇出现，他/她就能迅速抓住它。否则， 犹豫不决，只能落得两手空空。其次，他/她做好了“身体准备”，就像一位经验丰富、训练有素的运动员。一旦机遇降临，他/她有能力抓住。
既然机遇难得、骤然飞逝，任何渴望成功的人都应该时刻准备着，当机遇一旦出现，就能迅速抓住它。一
方面，他/她需要不断提升自身技能，以做好“身体准备”；另一方面，他/她需要关注机遇，以做好“心理准备”。 Topic 6.
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to a friend, advising him not to give up the
Computer Rank Examination following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no
more than 180 words.
你的朋友李明打算放弃计算机等级考试，写信劝说他不要放弃。信中应包括以下内容：
1．希望他再三考虑并说明此次考试的重要性
2．给予鼓励，并表示愿意提供帮助
A Letter to A Friend
Dear Li Ming,
How are you doing? I heard you have been confronted with a lot of difficulties in your computer study lately and
you are thinking about giving up the Computer Rank Examination next month.
I hope you can give it a second thought. This exam is very important for us because the certificate is highly
valued by most of the employers in job recruitment. Besides, later in our jobs, it is inevitable to use some basic computer skills. It is normal to have barriers in the road of learning. But they are not impossible to overcome as long as you keep trying.
There is still one month left. Don’t give up! I believe you have the ability and courage to catch up and pass the
exam at last. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to tell me. I’m always there supporting you.
Yours,
Xiaogang
(译文)写给朋友的信
亲爱的李明：
你过得好吗？我听说你最近在电脑学习过程中碰到了很多困难，并且正在考虑放弃下个月的计算机等级考试。
我希望你再考虑一下。这个考试对我们非常重要，因为大部分的雇主在招聘中非常重视这个证书。此外，在我们以后的工作中，不可避免地需要使用一些基本的计算机技能。在学习的道路上碰到困难是正常的，但是只要你坚持尝试，这些拦阻并非不可跨越的。
现在距离考试还剩一个月时间，不要放弃！我相信你有能力和勇气赶上来，并且最终通过考试。如果你有任何问题，请立刻告诉我。我永远支持你。
你的朋友 小刚 Topic 7
Directions： For this part, you’re allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief
description of the picture and then express your views on the importance of reading literature. You should
write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
(审题：本题的漫画反映的是一个社会现象。在漫画中，老师把一本厚厚的书交给学生，并
对他说：“Just think of it as if you’re reading a long text-message.”结合题目中的写作指令
(express your views on the importance of reading literature)，考生可以得出这幅漫画所反映的社
会现象：随着新的电子媒体的出现，文学阅读日渐式微。需要提醒考生的是，漫画中的text-
message象征着当代层出不穷的新媒体，这里并不需要对其做过于狭隘的理解。)
From the cartoon given above, we can observe that there is a teacher and a student standing
in the classroom. When receiving a literature book given by her teacher, the little girl seems to be
quite nervous and unwilling. Having observed her student’s response, the teacher tells her that
“Just think of it as if you are reading a long text-message.”
The cartoon aims at informing us of the phenomenon that quite a few students or youngsters
are reluctant to read literature nowadays. With the Internet and electronic communication tools
such as micro blogs, mobile phones and QQ becoming increasingly widespread, quite a few
people are more used to reading short context. They hold that, compared with long contents such
as literature, these short ones are more convenient and timesaving. What’s more, many students
refuse to read literature because they believe that literature is boring and of little use in modern
society.
However, no one can disclaim the importance of reading literature. It enables people to
eich their knowledge and expand their horizons. Moreover, reading literature also inspires
people to think critically and independently. Last but not least, by spending time in reading
literature, we can also develop and perfect human personality such as being patient and optimistic.
Hence, why not just get out of the reality temporarily and spend some time on literature ?
(译文)
如图所示，我们可以观察到有一位老师和一个学生正站在教室里。当这个女学生收到老
师给的文学书本的时候，她显得紧张而又不情愿。观察到女学生这种反应后，老师告诉她：
“你只要把它想成是正在读一条很长的短信就可以了。”
这幅漫画告诉我们一个现象，那就是，相当多的学生，或者是年轻人如今都不太乐意阅
读文学作品。随着诸如微博、手机和QQ这样的互联网或电子通讯工具变得越来越普及，相
当多的人更加适应于阅读短小的信息内容。他们认为，比起文学这样的长篇内容，这些短小
内容更加方便和省时。再者，相当多的学生拒绝阅读文学作品是因为他们认为文学作品非常
枯燥，并且在现代社会没有什么用处。
然而，我们不能否认阅读文学作品的重要性。它能使我们丰富知识，拓宽视野。而且，
阅读文学作品可以激发我们批判性地、独立性地思考问题。最后，通过花时间在阅读文学作
品上，我们也可以发展和完善我们的人格，比如变得有耐心、乐观。因此，我们为什么不可
以暂时的远离现实而花一些时间在文学上呢？
Topic 8
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Learning Through
Theory or Practice? following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but
no more than 180 words.
1. 有人认为应以理论作为学习渠道，有人则认为应以实践为渠道
2. 理论与实践作为学习渠道各自的优点是
3. 在我看来
Learning Through Theory or Practice?
Nowadays there has been a heated discussion about the best learning method. Some people argue that priority should be given to studying theories, while others believe that practice is the best way of learning.
On the one hand, previous experience and authoritative views in textbooks are regarded as reliable, thorough and systematic knowledge which prevents us from making mistakes. On the other hand, practice provides a down-to-earth learning experience. Such a method enables people to get some valuable practical first-hand information which they will never find from textbooks.
From my point of view, the combination of the two works out the best way. In fact, I believe acquiring theories
