2007年真題~
Directions:
In your essay, you should
1) describe the drawing briefly,
2) explain its intended meaning, and then
3) support your view with an example/ examples.
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Hints: self-confidence
Helen Keller
It is symbolically illustrated in the cartoon that a striker is preparing to shoot at the goal defended by a goalkeeper on a football field. In the goalkeeper's mind, he is so much smaller than he actually is that guarding the goal becomes a mission impossible. On the contrary, the giant guard seems to fail up the whole goal in the attacking players mind.
The purpose of the drawing is to show us that in the face of seemingly insurmountable challenges or predicament, possessing self-confidence is of utmost significance. Regardless of how much success one has had in school or at work, there are bound to be times when he or she wiil encounter problems. It is at these critical times that his self-confidence, toward difficulty and life in general, eventually plays a crucial role in determining whether he can turn failure into victory.
I can think of no better illustration than the following one. Helen Keller was deaf, dumb and blind, certainly, nothing to give her self-confidence. Nevertheless, she went on to conquer her multiple handicaps to finally become a writer and lecturer, to become an inspiration to all. This case effectively clarifies that no matter what tasks we are confronted with, we should never overestimate the difficulties or underestimate our abilities.
這幅漫畫(huà)生動(dòng)地描述了足球場(chǎng)上的一名前鋒正準(zhǔn)備將球射入守門(mén)員把守的球門(mén)。在守門(mén)員看來(lái),比起實(shí)際的身材自己渺小很多,以至于守門(mén)變成一件不可能完成的任務(wù)。相反,在再那名前鋒眼里,這位巨人守門(mén)員幾乎占據(jù)了整個(gè)球門(mén)。
這幅漫畫(huà)的目的是要告訴我們?cè)诳此撇豢煽朔奶魬?zhàn)與困境面前,最重要的是擁有自信。無(wú)論一個(gè)人在學(xué)?;蚬ぷ魃显?jīng)如何成功,總有一天他會(huì)遭到難題。關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻,正是他對(duì)困境和人生的自信最終決定他能否反敗為勝。
沒(méi)有什么比下面這個(gè)例子更有說(shuō)服力。海倫.凱勒聾啞失明,沒(méi)有什么可以讓她自信。但她不斷克服多種障礙,最終成為了作家和教師,成為世人的楷模。這個(gè)例子清楚證明了無(wú)論面臨何種任務(wù),我們絕不能高估困難或低估自己的能力。