52. Directions:
Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following picture. In your essay, you should
1) describe the picture briefly,
2) interpret its intended meaning, and
3) give your comments.
You should write neatly on the ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)
【范文欣赏】
This is a simple but enlightening cartoon: beside a table sit four youngsters, focusing all eyesight on their smart cell phones and sharing photos of their dinner on We-chat or Weibo, with tasty dishes uneaten. Although they gather for the purpose of friendship, scarcely do these guys chat with each other. Finally, several Chinese characters are given, which say “dinning together in the era of cell phones”.
Such a scenario, apparently, can be associated with the excessive use of cell phones among teenagers. As a matter of fact, cell phones have constituted an obstacle that hinders the normal communication in life. A case in point is that a host of youngsters, like the guys in the picture, spend much time on mobile phones to surf the Internet, chat with friends or comment others’ We-chats. This trend is particularly worth concern for the background that they are addicted to the virtual world, ignoring the real life. It is cell phones that make our communication convenient, but it is cell phones that do not enable youngsters to spend adequate time in caring friends, families and others significant matters.
Do bear in mind: cell phones are just our tools. As a cell phone user, I am convinced that it is not advisable for youngsters to be the slave of cell phones. Accordingly, youngsters should be educated, advocated and encouraged to take a rational attitude toward modern technological products, including the Internet, cell phones, TV and computers.
【范文翻译】
这是一幅简单但有启发性的漫画:在一餐桌旁边坐着四位年轻人,他们盯着自己的智能手机并分在微博或微信上分享着就餐的照片,桌子上的美味食物丝毫未动。尽管他们为了友情而聚餐,但他们几乎没有交流。最后,若干给了几个汉字,内容为“手机时代的聚餐”。
这样一种情节能自然联系到手机在年轻人中的过度使用。事实上,手机已经构成一种障碍,阻碍着正常的交流。一个典型例子:像图画中的年轻人一样,很多年轻人花费太多时间在手机上网、聊天或其评论他人的微信。这种趋势很值得关注,因为他们沉溺于虚拟的世界,忽略了真实生活。正是手机使得我们的交流方便,但也正是手机没有使得年轻人花足够的时间关心朋友、家人和其他重要的事情。
牢记:手机只是我们的工具。作为手机用户,我相信年轻人当手机的奴隶是不明智的。因此,手机用户应该被教育、倡导和鼓励理性对待现代科技产品:网络、手机、电视和计算机。
科技环境与现代生活
网络、手机、电脑、游戏
The Internet/the virtual net/the virtual world/the virtual net world /the cyber space
Information superhighway
With the advent/dawn of the Internet (era/age)
the widespread/extensive use of the Internet
a global village
online shopping/banking
chat/shop/book online
make friends online
online gossip
交通:
traffic jam/congestion, heavy traffic 交通堵塞
morning and evening peak 早晚高峰
rush hour 交通高峰期
traffic control 交通管制
car-free day 无车日
private cars 私家车
develop public transport 发展公共交通
人与环境
protect/preserve the environment/the preservation of environment 保护环境=环境保护
destroy/destruct/ruin/devastate the environment/ the destruction of environment 破坏环境=环境破坏
environmental degradation/environmental deterioration/the deteriorating environment 环境恶化
人与资源
conserve water/water conservation
consume water/water consumption
water shortage=shortage (scarcity/dearth) of water