第二段：提炼挖掘图画的内涵。孩子对老师教的知识，确切地说，是对老师教授的基本知识、非实用性知识的一种质疑。所以，你可以在第二段分析一下原因：为什么学生，也就是现代人的代言，对这种不能马上用于工作的、带来回报的、理论性的基础指示和技能不懈？

第三段：结论和表态，分析完了原因之后，你要回到主题，那就是我们不能忽视这些基本技能，要唤起大家对“基本技能的重要性”的认识。所以，这一段，你可以正面阐述为什么basic skills 如此的重要，就可以了。

范文：

As is vividly depicted in the cartoon given above, we can observe that there are many students sitting in a classroom. When listening to the teacher, one of the students just interrupts the teacher and says “ No offense, but by the time we’re in the job market, won’t that stuff be outdated?” Having heard this question, the teacher stops demonstrating the Multiplication Table and seems to be quite shocked and embarrassed.

The cartoon informs us of the phenomenon that quite a few students undervalue the importance of learning basic skills these days. Confronted with fiercer competition from society and employment market, students are more focused on practical skills which can be applied in daily work immediately. Moreover, they also fears that the basic knowledge and skills they learn today will be outdated by the time they are in the job market.

However, no one can disclaim the importance of learning basic skills. It enables us to lay a strong foundation for further learning and exploration. In other words, those who have mastered basic skills well are more likely to acquire other skills and knowledge with ease. Basic skills are equivalent to the first step of success, as an ancient Chinese saying goes, “ A road of thousand miles towards the success begins with the first step.”

译文：

如图中生动的描绘那样，我们可以观察到有很多的学生坐在教室里。当在听老师讲课的时候，一个学生打断了老师并且说道：“老师，我无意冒犯，但是，等我们工作的时候，你教得这些东西难道不会过时吗？”听到这个问题，老师停止了演示乘法口诀表，显得相当震惊和尴尬。

这幅图画告诉我们一个现象，那就是相当多的学生现在都轻视学习基本技能的重要性。面对着来自社会和职场的越来越激烈的竞争， 学生们更关注那些可以马上应用于日常工作中的实际技能。而且，他们也担心他们今天学的基础知识和技能可能等到他们工作的时候，就过时了。

然而，没有人可以否认学习基本技能的重要性。它可以使我们为未来的进一步学习和探索奠定坚实的基础。换句话说，那些良好地掌握了基本技能的人更有可能轻松地获得其他的技能和知识。基本技能相当于成功的步，正如古代中国俗语有云：“通往成功的千里之行，始于足下”。

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