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.

　　范文：

　　From the picture we can perceive that a man is going to order food in a restaurant. What astonishes both the waiter in the drawing and the readers is that the man use XO to wash his cup. It is known to all that XO is among the most expensive alcohols, but is as water to the man’s eyes who we can deduce is very rich.

　　The artist implies a spreading vogue that advocates extravagance. Ultimately, the trend boils down to the accumulation of wealth in too short a period. Turning rich rapidly, the upstarts fail to master appropriate methods to manage their money but tend to show off fortune through dazzling material consumption. Accordingly, some businesses begin to accommodate such a luxurious demand by advertising products, such as a Spring Festival dinner, at ridiculous prices. To worsen the problem, this behavior is evoking more admiration instead of disgust.

　　In my point of view, we are in a prime time to curb the problem from deteriorating. First and foremost, the whole society should arrive at the consensus that wealth is not the hallmark of social status, but individual virtues and ethics. In addition, an awareness of leading a frugal and healthy life should be infused into everybody’s mind.

　　譯文：

　　從這幅圖中我們可以看到一個男人正在一家餐館點菜。令圖中的服務員和讀者們大跌眼鏡的是這個男人竟然用XO酒來洗杯子。眾所周知XO酒是一種非常貴的酒，但是在這個男人的眼里好像就是小菜一碟，由此我們可以判斷他非常有錢。

　　這幅圖通過藝術的手法展現(xiàn)了社會上越來越盛行的鋪張浪費風氣。這種趨勢從根本上來說是由過短時間內(nèi)的財富集聚導致的。一些暴發(fā)戶們過快地變富，因此他們無法通過合適的手段來管理他們的財富，而只是通過令人瞠目結舌的方式炫耀金錢。相應的，商界也開始通過推出有著荒唐價格的產(chǎn)品來適應這種奢侈的需求，如價格高昂的年夜飯。更糟的是，這種行為引來的不是人們的唾棄、而是羨慕。

　　我認為，現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)到了控制這個問題進一步惡化的成熟時機。首先，整個社會應該達成以下共識，即財富不應該是社會地位的標志，真正的標志應該是品質(zhì)和道德。此外，我們還應該向每一個人灌輸簡樸和健康的生活理念。

　　閃光詞匯及詞組：

　　order food: 點菜

　　astonish: v. 使驚訝

　　imply: v. 暗示，意味著

　　boil down to: 歸根到底

　　upstart: n. 暴發(fā)戶

　　dazzling: adj. 耀眼的，眼花繚亂的

　　evoke: v. 喚起，引起，博得

　　disgust: n. 厭惡，憎惡

　　hallmark of social status: 社會地位的標志

　　frugal: adj. 簡樸的

　　infuse: v. 灌輸

　　萬能句型：

　　To worsen the problem…

　　In my point of view, we are in a prime time to curb the problem from deteriorating.