經典考研作文

範文（十六）

Writing （圖畫提綱式議論文）

Directions: 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） support your view with an example/examples.

範文

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 fill up the whole goal in the attacking player's 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 will encounter difficulties and problems. It is at these critical times that his self-confidence, towards 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 born 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.

譯文：

這幅漫畫生動描述了足球場上的一名前鋒正準備將球射入守門員把守的球門。在守門員看來，自己比起實際的身材渺小很多，以至於守門變成一個不可能完成的任務。反之，在那名前鋒眼裏，這位巨人守門員似乎佔據了整個球門。

這幅漫畫的目的是告訴我們在看似不可克服的`挑戰與困境面前，最重要的是擁有自信。無論一個人在學校或工作中曾經如何成功，終有一天他會遭遇困難和問題。關鍵時刻，正是他對困難和人生的自信最終決定他能否反敗為勝。

沒有什麼例子比下面的例子更有説服力。海倫?凱勒天生聾啞失明，當然沒什麼讓她自信。但她不斷克服多種障礙，最終成為一名作家和教師，成為世人的楷模。這個例子清楚證明了無論面臨何種任務，我們決不能高估困難或低估自己。