2010年考研經典短文背誦之家庭關系類四

　 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：
　　 The cartoon reveals a very thought-provoking scene. A student is throwing money into a pool while enthusiastically encouraging his parents to work harder. But he seems blind of how diligently his parents are striving to supply him with living expenses. The artist purposefully exaggerates the student’s body to emphasize his prodigality, while dwarfing his parents to indicate their hardship.
　　 We can deduce from the picture that its aim is to criticize the spreading extravagant behavior among students, especially college students. Many students become increasingly obsessed with leading a high-quality life. To make it worse, they become proud of boasting wealth and compare their financial status with each other. Because of their inexperienced knowledge about life, they fail to comprehend that money is never easily earned, nor should it be carelessly spent. Thus, I would say that such a behavior implies disrespect towards parents.
　　 This ingrate attitude and the unhealthy consumption negatively impact. In my opinion, it is the society’s responsibility to cultivate children with an independent outlook of life by various means. It is important for them to understand that a good life is created by oneself, not by others.
　　 譯文：
　　 這幅圖刻畫一個非常發人深思的情景。一個學生正在朝池塘扔錢，并且熱切地鼓勵他的父母加油干活。但是他卻對于父母為了供給他的生活費而辛勤勞動這一事實視而不見。作畫者故意夸張了學生的身體大小從而強調了他的鋪張生活，同時縮小了他父母的身體大小來體現他們的辛苦。
　　 我們從這幅圖中可以推斷其目的在于指責在學生中流行的奢侈行為，特別是在大學生中。一方面，許多學生越來越關心如何過上高質量的生活。更糟的是，他們喜歡炫耀財富、并且相互攀比。另一方面，因為他們對于生活的經驗認識不足、對于父母的關心也不夠，導致他們無法理解賺錢的不易，錢也不應該被隨隨便便地花掉。因此，我敢說這種行為是對父母的一種不尊敬。
　　 這種對于父母的不孝態度和不健康的消費習慣對于學生們有很大的負面影響。我認為，全社會應該擔負起教育孩子們形成獨立生活觀的責任。他們應該理解好的生活是由自己創造的，而不是別人給予的，這一點非常重要。
　　 閃光詞匯及詞組：
　　 pool: 池塘
　　 enthusiastic: adj. 熱切的
　　 exaggerate: v. 夸張
　　 dwarf: v. 縮小，使變矮小
　　 high-quality: adj. 高質量的
　　 boast: v. 炫耀
　　 萬能句型：
　　 The cartoon reveals a very thought-provoking scene.
　　 The artist purposefully…
　　 We can deduce from the picture that its aim is to criticize…
　　 Thus, I would say that…