2009年考研英语议论文范文系列（二十二）

University Students: Parents’ Burdens？

    图画中，一位老父亲汗流浃背地抱着自己的大学生儿子在走，而儿子却无视父亲的辛劳，只顾自己在专心读书。

    要求文章应包括三部分内容：（1）描述图画及其揭示的问题，（2）分析引起的原因，（3）发表你对这一现象的看法。

    （海天英语老师写作提示：作文的主题是：大学生缺乏独立性，给父母造成负担的问题。）

    How vivid and accurate the picture is in describing one of the most serious social problems concerning college students in China! As is shown in the picture, a college student, held in his father’s arm, concentrates on the book he is reading, whereas his father, sweating, carries him with great difficulty. It clearly reveals that in current China, college students are, more often than not, a burden for their parents to shoulder rather than independent young adults, as they should be.

    It is widely known that recent years have witnessed a dramatic increase in various fees charged by the universities. High tuition fees, plus lodging and other expenses, have become a heavy burden for university students’ parents, many of whom are farmers or laid-off workers(下岗工人). Parents’ worries also come from the heavy dependency of today’s college students, many of whom are bookworms depending on their parents for everything, Some of them even send clothes home for their parents to wash. In their mind, it is indisputably parents’ duty to take care of them.

    In my opinion, college students should be educated to stand on their own two feet. And government and education institutes should also help to relieve the parents’ economic burdens. Fortunately, some measures have been taken. For example, banks distribute loans to students; universities cut down charges on poor students and provide them with part time employment. As a result, we have witnessed some improvements but still there is a long way to go.