PETS3寫作范文

　　Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should:

　　1) describe the drawing briefly,

　　2) explain its intended meaning, and then

　　3) state your point of view.

　　You should write on ANSWER SHEET 2.

　　范文：

　　The drawing depicts a little girl who wears a pair of thick glass. She is forced to stay in this “ivory tower” which can be explained by the lots of homework in front of her on the desk. Instead of concentrating on study, the poor kid is dreaming of the outdoor sunshine and fields, craving the fun of running wildly outside.

　　Apparently, the artist aims at a serious problem occurring in the educational circle. That is to say, students bear on their shoulders overwhelming homework despite the country’s campaign for quality education. Such a practice is very harmful. Firstly, too many assignments can only stimulate hatred towards study among students. Secondly, brain labor takes place of physical exercise, which is detrimental to children’s’ health, particularly their eyesight. Last but not least, students’ creativity tends to be repressed due to the humdrum and dull homework.

　　In my point of view, homework is an indispensable method to help children study, but it is only part of the whole picture. Children deserve outdoor activities, from which they can benefit enormously. Not only do their bodies get adequate movement, their minds can also be greatly improved by an intimate contact with nature.

　　譯文：

　　這幅圖刻畫了一個戴著厚眼鏡的女孩子。她被迫呆在“象牙塔”中，擺在她面前的是一桌的作業(yè)。可是她并沒有在集中精力學(xué)習(xí)，而是想著外面的陽光和田野，渴望在野外瘋狂地亂跑。

　　很清楚作畫者意在指責(zé)當(dāng)今教育界中的一個嚴(yán)重問題。雖然我們國家一直倡導(dǎo)素質(zhì)教育，但是孩子們肩上的作業(yè)負(fù)擔(dān)還是非常沉重。這對于孩子們有很多不利影響，主要是以下幾個方面。首先，太多的作業(yè)會在學(xué)生當(dāng)中引發(fā)一種厭學(xué)的情緒。其次，腦力勞動取代了身體上的鍛煉，對孩子們的健康非常有害，尤其是他們的視力受到很大損害。最后，學(xué)生們的創(chuàng)造力在單調(diào)乏味的作業(yè)壓力下受到極大的壓抑。

　　我認(rèn)為，作業(yè)是一種促進(jìn)孩子們學(xué)習(xí)的必要方法，但并不是全部的方法。另一方面，孩子們需要進(jìn)行戶外活動，這對他們非常有好處。他們的身體因此得到了充分的運(yùn)動，同時在與自然的親密接觸中他們的智力也將得到巨大的發(fā)展。

　　閃光詞匯及詞組：

　　ivory tower: 象牙塔

　　outdoor: adj. 戶外的，室外的，野外的

　　wild: adj. 野性的，瘋狂的

　　overwhelming: adj. 壓倒性的，許多的

　　quality education: 素質(zhì)教育

　　assignment: n. 課外作業(yè)

　　eyesight: n. 視力，目力

　　repress: v. 壓制

　　humdrum: adj. 單調(diào)的

　　intimate: adj. 親密的

　　萬能句型：

　　Apparently, the artist aims at criticizing a serious problem occurring in…That is to say…

　　…but it is only part of the picture.