十二 情景作文：人生哲理类（人生）

Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark “The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain what you will do to make your life more meaningful. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

（一）预测范文

The famous saying “The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it” is rather thought-provoking, which tells us the real meaning of life. It is contemporary social issue in China with common interests and permanent value.

In my view, there are good reasons to undertake meaningful things that exert positive and profound influence on society, such as protecting the environment, helping vulnerable groups as well as promoting education. To illustrate, Abraham Lincoln never wavered in his devotion to democracy and equality, whose life has become an inspiration in the United States and throughout the whole world. His life, though limited, definitely lasts longer, and is a life worth living. Likewise, a young person who aspires to be a great writer might decide to buy some literary books or spend weekends writing and refining his works. Without any aspiration, he might simply end up spending all his spare time surfing online or playing Internet games.

In brief, a meaningful life serves to motivate and guide us in our daily lives. It provides us with the focus and direction that enable us to work towards accomplishing a special goal, objective or task.

（二）参考译文

“将生命花在比生命更长远的事上，就是尽用生命”这一名言相当发人深思，它告诫我们人生的真正意义。在当代中国社会，这是人们普遍关注并拥有永恒价值的一个问题。

在我看来，我们有充分的理由从事对社会产生积极深远影响的、有意义的事情，例如保护环境、帮助弱势群体及发展教育。例如，亚伯拉罕·林肯从未放弃投身于民主及平等事业。他的人生成为对美国以及整个世界的一种鼓舞。他的生命尽管有限，但无疑长久延续并意义非凡。同样，一个渴望成为伟大作家的人，或许会决定买一些文学书或把整个周末的时间用于写作并润色自己的作品。而如果没有志气的话，他也许只会将所有的闲暇时间用于上网或玩网络游戏。

总之，有意义的人生在日常生活中激励和指导着我们。它为我们提供了专注的焦点和方向的指引，使我们能够通过努力实现一个具体目标或任务。

（三）亮点词汇

thought-provoking 发人深思的

contemporary 当代的

social issue 社会问题

common interests 普遍关注

in my view 在我看来

undertake从事；承担

exert positive and profound influence on 产生积极深远的影响

protect the environment 保护环境

vulnerable group 弱势群体

promote education 发展教育

waver 动摇

democracy 民主

equality 平等

inspiration 鼓舞；灵感

definitely 无疑

aspire 渴望

literary 文学的

surf online 网上冲浪

serve to 用来；有助于

motivate 鼓舞

focus 焦点

enable 使能够

accomplish 完成

（四）道长点评

六级写作已经多次考查此类抽象话题，如2011年12月“The Way to Success”（成功之路）； 2013年6月 “A smile is the shortest distance between two people”（微笑是两人之间最短的距离）；2013年12月“Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them”（幸福并非没有问题出现，而在于有解决问题的能力）。

（五）句型拓展

① Doing some little but meaningful things can also show the greatest use of life, such as offering a seat to a woman with a child.做一些小但有意义的事情也能尽人生最大所用，例如给一位带孩子的女士让座。

② If there is a way to make my life more meaningful, I reckon it should be to find something I am interested in and also is conducive to others or the whole society.如果有一种方式让我的人生更有意义，我认为那将是找到令自己感兴趣，并且也对他人或整个社会有益的事情。

③ I am deeply convinced that these positive efforts we make continuously will turn into a tremendous influence on our society in a good way, which is the greatest gift we can give to the future world.我深信我们不断做出的积极努力将以一种正面的方式对社会产生巨大的影响，而这是我们能给未来社会最好的礼物。