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今日作文題:

Is Honesty Going out of Style? 誠(chéng)實(shí)過(guò)時(shí)了嗎?

提示句:

我們從小就被教育要誠(chéng)實(shí);
長(zhǎng)大后我們發(fā)現(xiàn)要做到永遠(yuǎn)誠(chéng)實(shí)很難,困惑誠(chéng)實(shí)是否已經(jīng)過(guò)時(shí);
我的觀點(diǎn):誠(chéng)實(shí)是人們應(yīng)該珍視的重要品質(zhì)。

范文:

Most Chinese people are quite familiar with the story of "The three wolves cries". We taught to be honest when we were very young.

對(duì)于大多數(shù)中國(guó)人來(lái)說(shuō),對(duì)于“狼來(lái)了”的故事都十分熟悉。我們從小便被告知要為人誠(chéng)實(shí)。

However, as we grow up, we find that it is difficult to be honest all the time. Sometimes, we are forced to tell lies, and other times, we find people who are dishonest can enjoy great pleasures, while honest people have to suffer failures. And still there are times when we have to tell lies in order not to hurt others. Consequently, people wonder whether honesty is going out of style.

然而,在我們成長(zhǎng)的過(guò)程中,我們發(fā)現(xiàn)要想做到永遠(yuǎn)誠(chéng)實(shí)實(shí)在是非常困難。有時(shí),我們被迫去撒謊,還有些時(shí)候,我們發(fā)現(xiàn)不誠(chéng)實(shí)的人得到了利益而誠(chéng)實(shí)的人得到的卻是失敗。而且在一些時(shí)候?yàn)榱瞬粋λ宋覀儾坏貌蝗鲋e。因此,人們?cè)诶Щ笳\(chéng)實(shí)是否已經(jīng)過(guò)時(shí)了呢?

As far as I'm concerned, honesty should always be an important feature valued by Chinese people. We should try our best to avoid telling lies (even white lies). Only in this way, is a fair society awaiting us.

在我看來(lái),誠(chéng)實(shí)應(yīng)該成為中國(guó)人所推崇的一種品性。我們應(yīng)該盡量避免撒謊(即使是善意的謊言)。只有這樣,我們才能迎來(lái)一個(gè)公正的社會(huì)。

NOTES

1. "…we find people who are dishonest can enjoy great pleasures, while honest people have to suffer failures." 這句中用到了 enjoy 和 suffer 這對(duì)詞,這里跟大家說(shuō)一下,這兩個(gè)詞可是非常好用的。

當(dāng)你要表示“擁有,得到”的意思時(shí)就可以用它們了,好的用enjoy,不好的用suffer。比如:enjoy a good reputation(享有良好的聲譽(yù)),enjoy advantages (具備優(yōu)勢(shì)),enjoy an increase in income(工資得到增長(zhǎng));suffer stomach trouble(得胃?。?,suffer punishment(受懲罰),suffer serious pollutions(受到嚴(yán)重污染)等等。

2. out of style 過(guò)時(shí),相反:in style 時(shí)髦
來(lái)看句例句:Dresses may be in style one year and out of style the next. 服裝可能今年還算時(shí)髦,而明年就已經(jīng)過(guò)時(shí)了。

3. white lie 動(dòng)機(jī)善良的謊話,出于好意而說(shuō)的謊言(雖然范文中說(shuō)即使是善意的謊言也要盡量避免,但是這個(gè)還是看每個(gè)人自己吧,為了和諧共處撒點(diǎn)慌也是沒(méi)有辦法的嘛~)

另外我們?cè)賮?lái)學(xué)個(gè)單詞叫fib,先看一句例句:Johnny tells everybody he got an A for every subject last term. I'm afraid he's telling a fib - I happen to know he got at least one B, but he's too embarrassed to admit it.(Johnny告訴大家自己上學(xué)期門(mén)門(mén)功課都得了A,恐怕他撒了個(gè)小謊。我碰巧知道他至少有一個(gè)B,只是他不好意思承認(rèn)。)Johnny撒謊也許只是因?yàn)閯e人對(duì)他期望過(guò)高,況且他的謊言也不會(huì)損害誰(shuí),所以可以看出 fib 是一種無(wú)關(guān)緊要、無(wú)傷大雅的小謊。

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