十 图画作文：人生哲理类（自信）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start you essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment onConfidence. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

（一）预测范文

As we can see from the picture, in a residence community with television antennas on the house roof, an upset young man is talking to his friend walking beside him along the street. It is apparent that the former assumes that he is not good enough.

The lack of confidence is not uncommon nowadays. For example, many people enjoy “posting” their happy life on the Internet. When we see the pictures, we may doubt our own situations. But when weighing in the mind, we exist in a diversified world, and different people have different worries. We can do nothing but face them. Besides, attitude is the key point of being happy. Assuming bravery and confidence to solve the problem, you will find the question is not as “huge” as you imagine.

On the whole, I believe we young people should face the difficulties in a right manner. And nothing is impossible; just do it.

（二）参考译文

如图所示，在一个屋顶架着电视天线的住宅小区，一个沮丧的年轻人正一边走在街道上，一边和他的朋友聊天。不难看出，前者觉得自己并不够出色。

现今，缺乏自信的现象十分常见。例如，有许多人喜欢在网上“晒出”自己的幸福生活。当我们看到这些照片时，我们可能会对自己的处境产生怀疑。但仔细想想，我们生活在一个多元化的世界里，不同的人有着不同的烦恼。我们别无选择，只能面对。另外，态度是过得开心的关键因素。利用勇气和信心来解决问题，你就会发现问题并非你想象得那么严重。

总而言之，我认为我们年轻人应该以正确的方式面对困难。世上无难事，只怕有心人。

（三）亮点词汇

residence community 住宅小区

television antenna 电视天线

upset 沮丧的

along the street 沿着街道

former 前者

post 发布

situation 处境

weigh in the mind 仔细思考

diversified 多元化的

key point 关键

assume 使用

in a right manner 以正确的方式

（四）道长点评

四级写作已经多次考查“人生哲理”这一话题，例如：1992-1：Is Failure a Bad Thing（失败是不是坏事）、1995-1：Can Money Buy Happiness（金钱能否买来幸福）、1997-1：Practice Makes Perfect（熟能生巧）、2003-1：It Pays to Be Honest（诚实是值得的）、2011-12：Nothing Succeeds Without a Strong Will （成功需要坚强的意志）、2013-6：The Importance of Doing Small Things Before Undertaking Something Big（做大事之前做小事的重要性）。

（五）句型拓展

① This picture does reflect a thought-provoking social phenomenon which is not uncommon in China now. 这幅图画确实反映了一个目前在中国很普遍同时引人深思的社会现象。

② Sometimes, we tend to exaggerate the difficulties in front of us. 有时候，我们倾向于夸大眼前的困难。

③ Take us for example, the CET test seems to be a horrible monster before us. 以我们自己为例，大学英语水平考试似乎是我们面前的一头可怕的怪物。