2010年考研經典短文背誦之家庭關系類三

　 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：
　　 This is a very thought-provoking picture. A young couple is marrying and they hold a decent wedding ceremony. While they are happily smiling for this important event, their parents, in contrast, sink into a difficult financial situation because the huge expense for the marriage which imposes heavy loads on them.
　　 We can deduce that the artist is purposefully reminding us of a rather negative trend emerging in today’s society. That is to say, it is becoming a fashion for bridegrooms and brides to celebrate marriage in a very luxurious manner. Admittedly, marriage symbolizes a milestone in one’s life and should be given extreme emphasis. But importance should not be necessarily expressed by how much money is spent. In fact, a grand wedding has more negative effects. For one thing, the newlyweds usually cannot afford marriage expense, and transfer the load to parents. For another, new couples might be misled thinking that they can always rely on parents instead of being self-sufficient
　　 I strongly contend that young people should not establish their own happiness on the basis of parents’ hardship. I think a simple wedding ceremony conveys true delight and significance. Thus the whole society should endeavor to promote a new fashion of simple weddings.
　　 譯文：
　　 這是一張非常發人深省的圖片。一對新婚夫婦正在舉辦一場盛大的婚禮。當他們正在為這場盛事微笑的時候，他們的父母卻陷入了沉重的經濟負擔，因為婚禮的全部費用都落到了他們的肩上。
　　 我們可以得出作畫者的意圖在于提醒我們社會上正在出現的一個不良風氣，即新郎新娘們舉辦豪華的婚禮成為了一種流行的做法。雖然結婚是人生里程碑式的一步，應該給與足夠的重視，但是重要性并不意味著要通過花很多錢來表現。相反，盛大的婚禮帶來了更多的負面影響。一方面，新婚的人們一般都無法承擔婚禮的費用，因此這個負擔就轉嫁到父母的身上。另一方面，新婚夫婦可能因此受到誤導，認為可以一直依賴父母而依靠自己。
　　 我認為年輕人不應該把自己的幸福建立在父母的痛苦之上。同時，我也認為簡單的婚禮更加能夠表達喜悅和重要意義。因此，全社會都應該掀起簡單婚禮的新時尚。
　　 閃光詞匯及詞組：
　　 impose: v. 強加
　　 milestone: n. 里程碑
　　 newlywed: n. 新婚者
　　 transfer: v. 轉移
　　 mislead: v. 誤導
　　 convey: v. 傳達
　　 delight: n. 快樂，喜悅
　　 萬能句型：
　　 This is a very thought-provoking picture.
　　 We can deduce that the artist is purposefully reminding us…
　　 I strongly contend that…