2010年考研经典短文背诵之家庭关系类四

　 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.
　　 译文：
　　 这幅图刻画一个非常发人深思的情景。一个学生正在朝池塘扔钱，并且热切地鼓励他的父母加油干活。但是他却对于父母为了供给他的生活费而辛勤劳动这一事实视而不见。作画者故意夸张了学生的身体大小从而强调了他的铺张生活，同时缩小了他父母的身体大小来体现他们的辛苦。
　　 我们从这幅图中可以推断其目的在于指责在学生中流行的奢侈行为，特别是在大学生中。一方面，许多学生越来越关心如何过上高质量的生活。更糟的是，他们喜欢炫耀财富、并且相互攀比。另一方面，因为他们对于生活的经验认识不足、对于父母的关心也不够，导致他们无法理解赚钱的不易，钱也不应该被随随便便地花掉。因此，我敢说这种行为是对父母的一种不尊敬。
　　 这种对于父母的不孝态度和不健康的消费习惯对于学生们有很大的负面影响。我认为，全社会应该担负起教育孩子们形成独立生活观的责任。他们应该理解好的生活是由自己创造的，而不是别人给予的，这一点非常重要。
　　 闪光词汇及词组：
　　 pool: 池塘
　　 enthusiastic: adj. 热切的
　　 exaggerate: v. 夸张
　　 dwarf: v. 缩小，使变矮小
　　 high-quality: adj. 高质量的
　　 boast: v. 炫耀
　　 万能句型：
　　 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…