2010年考研经典短文背诵之人生价值类八

　　 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) give an example/examples.

　　 范文：
　　 From the above drawing, we find a man lying satisfactorily on a pile of money which symbolizes his parents’ legacy. Obviously, he can easily afford luxurious cars and grand mansions. Moreover, he is exempt from any work since he thinks his money can never be exhausted.
　　 In fact, the huge inheritance does not do him any good, but tends to undermine his vigor and passion for life. There are two reasons for this. The first and perhaps most important is that the essence of life, to most individuals, is that one struggles for independent survival. But this man is furnished with material abundance and life becomes meaningless and disoriented. The other reason is very serious from a practical point of view. A lot of people who inherit great wealth indulge in alcohol and smoking, sometimes even drug addiction. It owes to their lack of holistic outlook of life and that may destroy them physically and mentally.
　　 Therefore, people should be aware that the best gift to children is not money, but an independent personality. This can be best exemplified by the world’s wealthiest person, Bill Gates, who has declared that he would donate most of his fortune to charity causes instead of his children. It is an admirable and wise decision that is worth being followed by all.
　　 译文：
　　 从上图中，我们看到一个男人满意地躺在一打钱上，这些钱象征了他父母的遗产。很显然对他来说购买名车和豪宅是非常容易的事情。此外，他也不让自己做任何的工作，因为他认为根本花不完父母的钱。
　　 实际上，这么大笔的遗产对他不仅没有什么好处，反而会损害他的活力和对生活的激情。原因有如下两点。第一个也是比较重要的一个原因就是对于大多数人来说，生活的本质就在于一个人要为独立生存而奋斗。但是这个人物质上非常丰富，生活对于他来说已经失去了意义和方向。另一个原因从实践角度看来是更加严重的。那些继承了大笔遗产的人通常都酗酒、抽烟，甚至吸毒。这是因为他们没有整体的生活观，而这些坏习惯会从身体到精神上损害他们的健康。
　　 因此，人们应该意识到给孩子们最好的礼物不是钱，而是独立的人格。在此一个最佳例子就是全球首富比尔.盖茨，他宣布将把大部分财产捐献给慈善事业而不是他的孩子们。这是一个非常令人钦佩的明智之举，值得所有的人效仿。
　　 闪光词汇及词组：
　　 legacy: n. 遗产，遗赠
　　 mansion: n. 大厦，大房子
　　 exempt: adj. 被免除的
　　 inheritance: n. 遗传，遗产
　　 vigor: n. 精力，活力
　　 passion: n. 激情，热情
　　 abundance: n. 丰富，丰裕
　　 disoriented: adj. 分不清方向或目标的，无判断力的
　　 inherit: v. 继承
　　 admirable: adj. 令人钦佩的，值得赞美的，极好的
　　 worth: adj. 值得的
　　 万能句型：
　　 From the above drawing, we find…
　　 There are two reasons for this. The first and perhaps most important is that…The other reason is very … from a … point of view.
　　 Therefore, people should be aware that…
　　 This can be best exemplified by…

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