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2016年专八作文真题：
PARTVWRITING (45 MIN)
The following two excerpts are about Ice Bucket Challenge, an activity initiated
to raise money and awareness for the disease ALS(渐冻症). From the excerpts, you
can find that the activity seems to have achieved much success, but there have also
been doubtand criticism.
Writeanarticle of NO LESSTHAN300words, inwhich youshould:
1. summarizethe development ofice bucket challenge activity,and then
2. express your opinion towards the activity, especially whether the problem found
withthis kind ofactivity will finally undermineits original purpose.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization
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and language quality.Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of
marks.
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2016年专八作文范文： 学
写作指南
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材料由两个选段构成。第一篇主要介绍了冰桶挑战及其取得的成就, 第二篇则是
对这项活动的一些负面回应。根据题目要求,首先总结活动的发展历程, 然后对其
做出评价, 特别是这一活动的负面效应最终是否会影响该活动的初衷。
文章的结构可安排如下:
第一段：简要概括冰桶挑战的发展过程,然后表明自己的观点:冰桶挑战最终会远
远背离它的初衷。第二段：从冰桶挑战对社交媒体的依赖说明其娱乐和自我展示
的性质重于慈善的性质。第三段：指出冰桶挑战常被用作公关手段,使慈善的意
图变了味。第四段：进一步说明由于人们过分关注被挑战者是否接受挑战而导致
活动的初衷被冲淡。第五段：总结全文,指出虽然冰桶挑战取得了一定的成就,但
从慈善的意义上说仍不能算是真正的成功。
MyViewon Ice BucketChallenge 冰桶挑战之我见
July 29 witnessed the emergence of a 7月29日，一个名为“冰桶
sensational activity named the ice bucket 挑战”的轰动活动出现了，其目challenge, the aim of which is to raise funds for a 的是为一种鲜为人知的疾病
little known disease called AILS. Within merely AILS 筹集资金。仅仅两周内，
two weeks, the game has swept across the world, 这项运动就席卷了世界各地，获
garnering a staggering $4 million as well as 得了惊人的400万美元，并大大
greatly heightening people's awareness of ALS. 提高了人们对 ALS 的认识。与
Meanwhile, the activity has also been greeted 此同时，这一活动也受到了负面
with waves of negative reaction. In my view, 反应的冲击。在我看来，从活动
judging from the situation the activity is sliding 正在滑向的情况来看，它最终将
into, it will wind up a far cry from its original 与最初的目的相去甚远。
purpose.
Firstly, rather than a charity activity, the ice 首先，冰桶挑战与其说是慈
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bucket challenge can be more aptly described as 善活动，不如说是一场自我展示
a self-showing spree. The heavy dependence of 的狂欢。活动对社交媒体的严重
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the activity on social media determines its 依赖决定了其娱乐性和自我展
entertaining and self-displaying 学 nature. It seems 示性。似乎人们参与游戏的程度
that people are involved in the game as much, if 与慈善目的一样多，如果不是更
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not more, for its ingenuity and excitement as for 多的话，也是因为它的创意和兴
its philanthropic aim. Besides, for many people, 奋。此外，对于许多人来说，这
it has become an excellent way to showoff and 已经成为在社交媒体上炫耀和
catch eyes onsocial media. 吸引眼球的绝佳方式。
Secondly, the activity has been utilized by 其次，这项活动被许多人仅
many as a mere tool to strengthen public 仅用作加强公共关系的工具，这
relations, which has soured the charitable 削弱了慈善意愿。明星们急于抓
intention. Stars hasten to grab the opportunity to 住机会提高自己的知名度。公司
boost their popularity. Companies are eager to 急于以慈善的名义美化自己的
burnish their public images in the name of 公众形象。在这种情况下，很难
charity. Under this circumstance, it is hard to 判断一个人是否真的怀有做慈
judge if one is really cherishing a pure intention 善的纯粹意图。
todocharity.Furthermore, the original purpose has been 此外，过分关注受挑战的
overshadowed by the excess focus on whether or 人，尤其是名人，是否已经接受
not the challenged, celebrities in particular, have 了挑战，这使最初的目的蒙上了
taken up the gauntlet. Failing to accept the 阴影。如果不接受挑战，就会被
challenge will result in denouncement as callous 指责为冷酷无情，即使一个人真
and ill-humored, even if one does make a 的捐款了。沉迷于这种狂热，人
donation. Obsessed with the craze, people seem 们似乎忘记了活动的最初目标，
to forget the initial goal of the activity, which is 即筹集资金和提高认识.
toraise funds andawareness.
In conclusion, the activity is going further 总之，这项活动正在越来越
and further away from its original purpose. 远离其最初的目的。尽管它有着
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Despite its tremendous popularity and 巨大的知名度和成就，但从慈善
achievement, it cannot be hailed as truly 的角度来看，它不能被誉为真正
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successful in thesenseof charity. 的成功。
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2017年专八作文真题：
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PARTVWRITING (45 MIN)
The following are two excerpts about job hopping.Read the two excerpts
carefully and write an article ofNO LESSTHAN 300WORDS,inwhich you should:
1.summarizethe main arguments inthetwo excerpts,and then
2.express your opinion towards jobhopping，especially onwhether jobhopping
would benefityour career development.
Youcan support yourselfwith information from theexcerpts.
Marks will beawarded for content relevance，content sufficiency，organization
and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss
ofmarks.
2017年专八作文范文：
写作指南：题目给了两篇有关跳槽(job hopping)的文章, 由标题可迅速判断, 其态度是一正一反。第一篇主要讲雇主和招聘者对跳槽看法比以往更加积极, 觉得跳
槽有助于工作者, 尤其是技术人员, 积累技术经验并保持竞争力。第二篇主要讲
跳槽者将面临更大的挑战(雇主甚至不给频繁跳槽的应聘者面试机会)，同时指出
4-6年换工作是比较合理的年限。根据题目要求, 考生可以采取以下文章结构:
第一段：总结两篇文章大意,并提出自己的观点:合理的跳槽有利于职业发展。
第二段：给出具体理由支撑上述观点。
第三段：总结并提出建议。虽然跳槽有利于职业发展,但不应该过于频繁,跳槽应
该三思而后行。
Tohop,ornotto hop? 跳不跳槽？
Job hopping is a common phenomenon 跳槽是一种普遍现象，因为工
because of the availability of jobs and dramatic 作的可用性和社会发展的剧烈
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shifts in social development. Contrary to the 变化。与跳槽等同于职业自杀的
conventional belief that changing jobs is 传统观念相反，雇主对跳槽者变
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tantamount to career suicide, employers become 得更加积极，认为跳槽者更多才
more positive about job hoppe 学 rs, believing that 多艺，更有竞争力。然而，罗伯
they are more versatile and more competitive. 特·沃尔特斯的一位主管表示，
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However, according to a director from Robert 频繁地从一份工作换到另一份
Walters, moving frequently from one job to 工作对一个人的职业发展是一
another is traumatic to a person's career 种创伤，尤其是在经济放缓期
development, especially during the economic 间，因为雇主甚至不会接连面试
slowdown, since employers would not even 跳槽的求职者。就我个人而言，
interview applicants switching jobs in rapid 我认为员工在另一家公司工作
succession. Personally, I consider it beneficial for 是有益的，只要目前的公司不适
employees to work in another company as long 合他们。
as thecurrent one does not suitthem. 显然，那些在不同环境和文
Obviously, those who work in different 化中工作的人往往会获得更广
environments and cultures tend to gain a wider 泛的经验，这无疑有助于求职者
range of experience, which without doubt helps 为未来的职位建立专业知识。如
job-hunters build expertise for a future role. 果仔细权衡利弊，换工作就意味Changing jobs, if the pros and cons are carefully 着要采取战略行动，因此通常会
weighed, means making strategic moves, and 有加薪或晋升的好前景。在适当
therefore it usually promises to have a pay jump 的时间间隔尝试新工作的另一
or a good prospect for promotion. Another 个好处是，它可以激励求职者更
benefit of trying new jobs at appropriate intervals 新他们的知识库，以应对新的挑
is that it can motivate job-seekers to update their 战，而那些在同一家公司工作的
knowledge base in order to meet new challenges, 人，相对轻松，通常缺乏提升自
while those working for the same company, with 己的渴望。由于走上进步的职业
relative ease, usually lack the eagerness to 道路意味着终身留在同一家公
improve themselves. Since the days are long 司的日子已经一去不复返了，无
gone when being on a progressive career path 论是雇主还是员工，都没有像过
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meant staying at the same company for life, and 去那样将长期服务与忠诚联系
neither employers nor employees link long 起来，因此，在不同的公司工作
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service with loyalty as much as they did in the 更像是职业救星，而不是职业杀
past, working for different com 学 panies is more a 手。
career saviourthan a career killer. 总而言之，战略性地跳槽有
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To summarize, changing jobs strategically is 利于职业发展。然而，应该注意
beneficial to the career development. However, it 的是，盲目跳槽是不鼓励的，因
should be noticed that switching jobs blindly is 为这肯定会危及一个人的职业
not encouraged as it will definitely risk one's 生涯。因此，在决定跳槽之前，
career. Therefore, before making the decision to 最好评估一下跳槽对未来机会
change jobs, it is advisable to evaluate how 的影响。
job-hopping might affect future opportunities.
2018年专八作文真题：
PARTVWRITING (45 MIN)
The following are two excerpts about job hopping.Read the two excerpts
carefully and written articleof NOLESSTHAN 300WORDS,in which you should:
1. summarizethe main ideas in thetwo excerpts, and then2. express your opinion on perfection, especially on whether aiming for
perfection matters inwhatever you do.
Youcan support yourselfwith information from theexcerpts.
Marks will beawarded for content relevance，content sufficiency，organization
and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss
ofmarks.
2018年专八作文范文：
写作指南：题目给出了两篇有关“完美”的材料, 第1篇强调了一味地追求完美
不仅伤害自尊而且影响表现。相反, 适当容许一些“不完美”更加能够促使个人
去达到更高的标准。第2篇讲述的是在工业制造中，“追求完美"对流程改进和企
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业业绩所起的促进作用。其实这两篇并非相互对立。对于流程的制定应当尽量追
求完美,而过程中发生的事故应该被视为改进流程的动力。同理,个人在追求更高
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目标的同时应该允许出差错,这样才不至于因压力重重而畏缩不前,才能实现更
高的目标。文章可以分为四个学段落。
第一段:总结两篇文章的大意,提出自己的观点。
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第二段:从个人的角度出发,指出个人不要因为一些“不完美”而烦恼。
第三段:从企业的角度出发展开论述。
第四段:总结全文,重申观点。
Perfection is what most people aim to 完美是大多数人的目标。
achieve.According to one headmistress, too much 一位女校长表示，过分强调考
emphasis on perfection in the examination may 试的完美性可能会损害学生的
undermine self-esteem and then performance 自尊，进而影响他们的表现。
among students. However, the pursuit of 然而，基于第二种材料的追求
perfection, based on the second material, is a 完美是引导企业取得更大成功
critical strategy that guides enterprises to greater 的关键战略。我认识到追求完
success. I recognize the significance of pursuing 美的重要性，但我坚信，完美
perfection but an firmly convinced that perfection, 作为最终的成就状态，应该是
as the ultimate state of achievement, should be the 个人或企业发展的垫脚石，而stepping stone rather than the stumbling stone for 不是绊脚石。
thedevelopment of individualsor enterprises. 对于那些志存高远的人来
For those individuals with high aims, it is 说，他们期望一切都要做到完
understandable that they would expect that 美，这是可以理解的。然而，
everything should be done with perfection. Such a 当不完美的事情发生时，这种
mentality of "unhelpful perfection", however, “无益完美”的心态会引起烦
would cause annoyance when something 恼。从长远来看，追求完美和
imperfect happens. In the long run, there is little 为任何不可取的事情烦恼之间
variance between aiming for perfection and 没有什么区别，两者都会导致
fretting about anything undesirable, with both 自信下降和表现不佳。因此，
leading to less self-confidence and worse 志存高远是好的，但只专注于
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performance.Therefore, it is good to aim high, but 完美是不好的，因为在我们的
it is bad to focus on perfection only, since 一生中，我们必然会卷入一些
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throughout our lives we are bound to get involved 让我们心烦意乱的事情。而且，
insomething that upsets us.And 学 thelongerit takes 我们从这些不愉快的事情中恢
us to recover from such unpleasant things, the less 复过来的时间越长，我们就越
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ablewe are toperform toour personal best. 不能发挥出自己的最佳状态。
For enterprises, improving the process to the 对于企业来说，将流程改
point of perfection is always significant because 进到完美的程度总是非常重要
doing so not only boosts efficiency but also 的，因为这样做不仅可以提高
minimizes unnecessary incidents, as is already 效率，而且可以最大限度地减
proved at Alcoa. Nevertheless, the course to 少不必要的事故，正如美国铝
perfection is not always smooth, and things 业已经证明的那样。然而，通
unexpected or unpleasant may happen from time 往完美的道路并不总是一帆风
to time to frustrate our plans. Rather than 顺的，意外或不愉快的事情可
complaining about the problems incurred by 能会不时发生，挫败我们的计
optimization of the procedure, the leader of a 划。公司领导不应该抱怨程序
company should regard any trouble as 优化带来的问题，而应该将任
opportunities of improvement. Otherwise, the 何问题视为改进的机会。否则，company will be struck in a similar situation as an 公司将受到与个人在为自己做
individual is when fretting about things they did 得不好的事情而烦恼时类似的
notdowell. 打击。
Overall, perfection is an attitude that 总的来说，完美是一种激
motivates us to try our best to achieve our goals. 励我们尽力实现目标的态度。
Meanwhile, we should bear in mind that the 同时，我们应该记住，追求完
pursuit of perfection allows for mistakes and 美会导致错误和不完美，过分
something imperfect, and that an overemphasis on 强调完美与其说是一种激励，
perfection is morean obstaclethan amotivator. 不如说是一个障碍。
2019年专八作文真题：
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PARTVWRITING (45 MIN)
Read carefully the following two excerpts on consumption, and then write your
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response inNO LESSTHAN 300WORDS,inwhich you should:
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1.summarizethe main message ofthe two excerpts, and then
2. comment on the role of consumption in human society , especially on whether
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consumptionmay lead todesirable orundesirable results.
Youcan support yourselfwith information from theexcerpts.
Marks will beawarded for content relevance，content sufficiency，organization
and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss
ofmarks.
2019年专八作文范文：
写作指南:
题目给出了两篇有关“消费”的材料, 第一篇说到 BBC 的两个有关消费的纪录
片, 指出虽然人们的财富和消费水平增加, 但这不一定给人们带来满足感, 反而
会带来压力, 因为人们有越来越重的攀比心理。第二篇是一位德国学者关于消费
的观点：消费能促进人与物(人)之间的互动, 从而使人类培养了自我的同时, 成
为更积极参与社交的社会成员。文章可以分为四个段落。第一段：总结两篇文章的大意, 提出自己的观点。第二
段：结合材料和个人理解解释消费的积极作用。第三段：指出过度注重消费带来
的问题。第四段：总结全文。
World consumption has experienced 自20世纪初以来，世界消
unprecedentedly rapid growth since the beginning 费经历了前所未有的快速增
ofthe 20th century.Satisfaction, however,does not 长。然而，满意度并不一定来
necessarily result from increased consumption. A 自消费的增加。BBC 的一部纪
BBC documentary suggests that consumption can 录片表明，消费可能会引发一
trigger some negative effects such as increasing 些负面影响，比如增加压力。
pressure. George Simmel, from another 乔治·西梅尔从另一个角度强
perspective, stresses the important role 调了消费作为一种培养途径的
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consumption plays as a path to cultivation. My 重要作用。我的观点是，消费
view is that consumption is a double-edged sword; 是一把双刃剑；虽然我们应该
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while we should admit that consumption is 承认消费对我们有益，但我们
beneficial to us, we should 学 not ignore its 不应该忽视它的缺点。
drawbacks. 乔治·西梅尔认为，消费
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Consumption, according to George Simmel, 培养了人类的自我选择能力，
cultivates the human capacity of self-election and 并成为主体性形成的基础，从
underlies the formation of subjectivity, thus 而帮助人们认识到自己的独特
helping people to realize their uniqueness. By 性。通过在广泛的产品上汇款，
sending money on a wide range of products, we 我们将自己与其他动物物种和
distinguish ourselves from other animal species 其他人区分开来，从而获得作
and from other people as well, and therefore gain 为独特个体的身份。消费对我
identity as unique individuals. Another profound 们的另一个深刻影响是提高生
effect of consumption on us is better life quality. 活质量。想想我们购买的东西
Just think about how the stuff we purchased has 是如何促进我们的生活的，我
facilitated our lives and we will see how 们会看到消费对我们有多么重
significant consumption is to us. Moreover, when 要。此外，当我们进行购买时，
we make purchase we usually feel a sense of 我们通常会感到满足感。这得content. This is supported by numerous researches 到了众多消费者心理学研究的
onconsumer psychology. 支持。
Despite the benefits of consumption, focusing 尽管消费有好处，但过分
toomuch onit would give rise to problems. One of 关注消费会带来问题。其中之
them is anxiety. Humans are by nature fond of 一就是焦虑。人类天生喜欢比
comparisons, which is especially true when it 较，尤其是在物质商品方面。
comes to material goods. For example, we refer to 例如，我们把那些物质财富积
those with more accumulation of material goods as 累较多的人作为基准，为了“跟
a benchmark, and in order to "keep up with the 上同龄人”，我们必须尽可能多
Joneses" we have to amass as many possessions as 地积累财富。但从那以后。总
possible. But since there. are always "the Joneses" 是我们跟不上的“邻居”，我们
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that we fail to keep up with, we feel inferior and 感到自卑和焦虑。这解释了为
agitated. That explains why we are not necessarily 什么即使我们变得更富有、物
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happier even when we get wealthier and more 质更丰富，我们也不一定更幸
abundant in materials. In t 学 erms of material 福。就物质财富而言，人们的
possessions, people's demand is always insatiable 需求总是无法满足的，因此，
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and consequently their stress is ever increasing 他们的压力越来越大，因为他
because their income always falls behind their 们的收入总是落后于他们的欲
desires. Such anxiety, however, could be easily 望。然而，如果对消费采取理
avoided if a rational attitude towards consumption 性的态度，这种焦虑就很容易
is adopted. 避免。
In conclusion, while consumption in most 总之，虽然消费在大多数情况
cases raises our life quality, excessive and 下提高了我们的生活质量，但
irrational consumption will cause us huge pressure 过度和非理性的消费会给我们
and distress. 带来巨大的压力和痛苦。
2021年专八作文真题：
PARTVWRITING (45 MIN)
Read carefully the following two excerpts on private tutoring, and then writeyour response in NOLESSTHAN 300WORDS,in which you should:
1.summarizethe main messages in thetwo excerpts, and then
2. express your opinion on the issue, especially on whether private tutoring should
bepromoted or prohibited.
Youcan support yourselfwith information from theexcerpts.
Marks will beawarded for content relevance，content sufficiency，organization
and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss
ofmarks.
2021年专八作文范文：
Recently, private tutoring has sparked heated 最近，家教引发了
discussions among schools, parents and teachers语. [①导入 学校、家长和教师的热
话题。某事引起了关注] On the one hand, a tutoring 烈讨论。一方面，材料
center in the first excerpt maintains that by offering 一中的辅导中心认为，
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customized programs in a systematic manner, tutoring 通过以系统的方式提供
could help students tackle their study problems and excel 定制课程，家教可以帮
inschool. [②概述材料。找到学材料一的主题，和主要 助学生解决学习问题，
观点。]On theother hand,[一般两个材料是不同的面， 并在学校取得优异成
可以借助衔接词。这里也可用 supporters/ opponents.] 绩。另一方面，最高 教
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the Supreme Education Council (SEC) is to clamp down 育 委员会将取 缔私人
on private tutoring, which it considers to have adverse 家教，亦认为私人家教
effects on students. To discourage private tuition, such 会对学生产生不利影
tough measures as heavy fines and imprisonment should 响。为了阻止私人学费，
be taken. [第一段：导入+概述材料，85 字。比较长。 应该采取严厉的措施。
中心论点就放到了下一段。] 在我看来，私人辅
From my perspective, private tutoring shouldn't be 导不应该被提倡或禁
promoted or prohibited, but rather be supervised and 止，而应该受到监督和
guided so that it fulfills its supporting role in 指导，使其在教育中发
education.[仔细看看，你会发现两篇材料都不是特别准 挥辅助作用。
确。材料一站在培训中心的角度，更多地是宣传它的 私人家教可以根据
好处，但是忽略了问题所在。而材料二更是坚定地认 学生的学习节奏和风格
为，要整改培训行业，对此采取 zhong 罚。这样的作 进行定制，这一点是不
文，也和之前的消费主义、追求完美的真题差不多。 容置疑的。更具体地说，
更恰当的方式是选择利大于弊，或者弊大于利。] 25 每个孩子的学习速度并
字 不相同，而学校学习的
There is no dying that private tutoring could be 一般方法是“一刀切”。
tailored to students' learning paces and styles. To be more 因此，一些学生可能会
specific, every child doesn't learn at the same pace while 拼命学习，而另一些学
the general approach to learning at school is "one size fits 生则对无法挑战的教学all". As a result, some students may desperately struggle 计划感到厌烦。私人辅
with study while others feel bored with unchallengeable 导可以满足学生的不同
teaching programs. Private tutoring could meet diverse 需求，尤其是针对他们
needs of students, especially precisely target at their 的学习弱点。
weaknesses in learning. [中心论点，选择折中后；我们 然而，应该注意的
就采用递进式论述。先说说优点。当然，大家在正式 是，私人辅导只有在认
考试时还是要打草稿，列一些正反的论点；哪一个更 真进行时才对教育有帮
好写、更多话，你就可选择哪一个作为侧重点哈。] 75 助和意义。近年来，我
字 们目睹了培训市场的失
However, it should be noted that private tutoring is 控爆发，几乎所有利益
highly beneficial and meaningful to education only when 相关者都受到了损 害。
it is conducted scrupulously. In recent years, we have 首先，孩子们在学校课
witnessed an uncontrolled explosion of tutoring market, 程之前在辅导中心学习
tothe detriment ofvirtually all stakeholders. [话锋一转， 新知识，以获得所谓的
点问题了。] First, children are taught new knowledge 竞争优势。渐渐地，学
ahead of school curriculum in tutoring centers in order to 生们觉得学校教育是次
gain the supposed competitive edge. Gradually语, students 要的。其次，放学后立
get the feeling that school education is secondary. [对学 即赶到辅导中心的学生
生而言，超前学习，轻 视学校的教育] Second, pupils, 被剥 夺了娱乐和社交
英
rushed to tutoring centers immediately after school, are 的时间。第三，尽管高
deprived of the time for recreation and social interaction. 昂的费用给家庭带来了
[同时，牺牲了许多课外时间学] Third, while exorbitant 沉重的负担，但“攀比”
fees place heavy burden on the family, “the keeping up 的心态驱使焦虑的家长
with the Jones" mentality drives anxious parents and 和孩子去辅导中心。更
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children to tutoring centers. [对家庭而言，培训费用昂 糟糕的是，在利 润的驱
贵，也带来了不少的压力] What’s worse, driven by 使下，许多辅导中心 在
profit, numerous tutoring centers expand with explosive 没有足够合格的导师和
force without enough qualified tutors and adequate 足够的培训的情况下以
training. [就培训机构而言，不够规范，师资力量是否 爆 炸式的力量扩张。
合格，也是让人担忧的问题] 【此处我们用分类法， 总之，必须对私人
从不同的角度说明它的弊端。】137字 辅导进行监督，以确保
To conclude, it is imperative that private tutoring be 其健康发展，并使所有
supervised for its healthy growth and for the benefit of all 相关方受益。如果通过
parties concerned. [最后，总结。先用衔接词，再转述 法律手段加以适当约
我的中心论点] If properly controlled through legal 束，私人家教可以发挥
means, private tutoring can be more of a help than a 其优势而不是阻碍作
hindrance, especially playing its supplementary role in 用，尤其是发挥其在教
education. [一定记得换表达。前面用 supporting，这里 育中的辅助作用。[总计
换supplementary] 46字 350字左右]
