剖析1998年真題
一.1998年真題解說
Directions:
A. Study the following cartoon carefully and write an essay in no less than 150 words.
B. Your essay must be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET Ⅱ.
C. Your essay should meet the requirements below:
1. Write out the messages conveyed by the cartoon.
2. Give your comments.
1998年的考研作文是第一次出現圖畫作文，圖畫作文又可以細分為照片、圖片、漫畫等多種形式。另外還有一點變化，就是從1998年開始考研寫作字數從原來不少于120字增加到不少于150字，這一要求一直持續(xù)到2000年。從2001年起，字數增加到200字左右。不過從2005年起因為增加了應用文作文，故大作文的字數要求有所降低，為現在的160-200字左右。不過圖畫類作文應該是考試準備的重中之重。
本題屬于漫畫類，畫的是一只下蛋的母雞，可笑的是母雞手中拿著一份承諾書，旁邊還有一首詩對漫畫的內容進行了諷刺。對于漫畫類題型，考生注意對漫畫的描述不是最重要的，與之相比，揭示出其中的深刻寓意更為重要。本題的提綱要求兩點：第一點是寫出漫畫所包含的信息；第二點是給出評論�？偟恼f來，第一點是相當固定的，考生只要對漫畫進行簡單描述就可以了。需要提醒的是我們應著力描寫母雞手中的承諾書，而不需要將旁邊的詩進行逐句翻譯，不過詩歌的題目倒是可以借鑒——《如此承諾》，因此考生可以將本文的題目寫成如My View on Socalled Promises等。提綱的第二點為考生留出了很大的想象的空間。誠信問題一直是社會熱點問題，相信考生寫作都會有很多的思路，只要選擇自己能夠駕馭的語言將其意義揭示出來，并發(fā)表自己的看法即可�？忌梢詮拇朔N承諾產生的原因，和此種承諾的危害性等方面進行擴展。
二.經典范文賞析
As can be seen from the cartoon, a hen is making promises that her eggs are all round and consist of shells, egg whites and yolks. We all know that hens duty is to lay eggs, but she promises what she should do! In our daily life, many people, just like the hen, keep making such promises in which they take duties and responsibilities as virtue to be proud of.
Such promises, I think, come into being mainly for two reasons. First, some profit-driven enterprises take advantages of such promises to win peoples trust; however, their advertisements are merely misleading and cheating. Second, some of organizations and individuals that have good fame are by all means politicizing their deeds, but actually they just do what they should do.
In my opinion, doing more is better than promising more, since people are willing to be served sincerely. What we should lay more emphasis on is what we do and how we can virtually improve the level of service. Only in this way can we make people satisfied with what we do.
譯文
從漫畫中我們看到一只母雞正在承諾，它下的蛋都是圓的并且包含所有雞蛋的成分。我們都知道母雞的職責就是下蛋，但它卻為自己份內的事情作承諾。在現實生活中，很多人同這只雞一樣，把自己的責任和義務當作值得夸耀的奉獻。
我認為之所以有這樣的承諾原因有二。第一，一些受利益驅使的企業(yè)利用這樣的承諾來贏得人們的信任，但他們的廣告基本上不過是誤導和欺騙。第二，一些有名的機構和個人千方百計宣傳他們的作為，其實他們不過是履行自己的職責而已。
我認為，做事比承諾更重要，因為每個人都希望真誠相待。我們應該把重點放在我們該做什么，怎么做才能改進我們的服務等方面。只有這樣人們才會對我們做的事情滿意。
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As can be seen from the cartoon...
從漫畫中我們看到……
Such promises, I think, come into being mainly for two reasons. First..., second...
我認為之所以有這樣的承諾原因有二。第一……，第二……
In my opinion, doing more is better than promising more, since people are willing to be served sincerely.
我認為，做事比承諾更重要，因為每個人都希望真誠相待。
What we should lay more emphasis on is...
我們應該把重點放在……
