Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on self help by referring to the saying “God helps those who help themselves .” You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
審題立意
1. 導(dǎo)語(yǔ)解讀：要求考生根據(jù)諺語(yǔ)“自助者天助之”，針對(duì)“自助”這一話題寫(xiě)一篇作文，可以舉例證明論點(diǎn)。
2. 文章立意：人遇到困難時(shí)首先要學(xué)會(huì)自助，如果自己都沒(méi)有戰(zhàn)勝困難的信心，其他人再怎么幫你也無(wú)濟(jì)于事。
寫(xiě)作思路
1. 第一段開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山提出論點(diǎn)：人遇到困難時(shí)首先要學(xué)會(huì)自助，如果自己都沒(méi)有戰(zhàn)勝困難的信心，其他人再怎么幫你也無(wú)濟(jì)于事。并引入諺語(yǔ)，初步論證。
2. 第二段通過(guò)舉例進(jìn)一步論證自己的觀點(diǎn)。
3. 第三段呼應(yīng)主題，指出只有那些自助的人才能最終獲得成功。
參考范文
People should learn to help themselves when they meet difficulties. If they themselves have no confidence in conquering difficulties, whatever help others may give is of no use. 1 Just as the saying goes “God helps those who help themselves.” 2
A tramp asked Napoleon Hill for help by telling the misfortune of his factory’s going bankrupt, his separation from his family and his thoughts of extricating himself by committing suicide. Hill looked up and down at the tramp who was ragged, unshaven and smelly and took him to the front of the mirror. Hill pointed to the image of the tramp in the mirror and asked, “Do you know the person in the mirror? He is the only person that can help you.” A few days later, Hill met the tramp again on the street. But this time, the tramp was well-dressed, brisk, and confident. 3 The story told us that you are the very person that can help yourself most. 4
In summary, self help provides people an opportunity to anneal the mind and improve their ability. Only those who can overcome all the difficulties by themselves can be a master of life. 5
人遇到困難時(shí)要學(xué)會(huì)自助，如果自己都沒(méi)有戰(zhàn)勝困難的信心，其他人再怎么幫你也無(wú)濟(jì)于事。正如那句諺語(yǔ)所說(shuō)：“自助者天助之?！?/p>
有個(gè)流浪漢向（美國(guó)作家）拿破侖?希爾講述了自己工廠破產(chǎn)、妻離子散、一度想要以自殺解脫的悲慘境遇以尋求幫助。希爾上下打量了一番面前這個(gè)衣衫襤褸、滿(mǎn)臉胡子、渾身散發(fā)著惡臭的流浪漢，然后將他帶到鏡子前，指著鏡子說(shuō)：“你認(rèn)識(shí)鏡子里這個(gè)人嗎？只有這個(gè)人能幫你。”幾天后，希爾又在街上遇見(jiàn)此流浪漢，不過(guò)此時(shí)他已衣著光鮮、步履輕快、信心滿(mǎn)滿(mǎn)。這個(gè)故事告訴我們“這個(gè)世界上最能夠幫助你的人就是你自己”。
總而言之，自助能夠使人獲得磨煉意志及提升能力的機(jī)會(huì)，只有那些靠自身克服困難的人才能成為生活的掌舵手。
范文點(diǎn)評(píng)
1. 開(kāi)門(mén)見(jiàn)山提出論點(diǎn)，簡(jiǎn)潔明了。
2. 引用諺語(yǔ)，對(duì)論點(diǎn)進(jìn)行初步論證。
3. 通過(guò)舉例，進(jìn)一步證明主題并加深人們的認(rèn)識(shí)。
4. 故事末尾的總結(jié)性話語(yǔ)使論證更加有力。
5. 結(jié)尾段呼應(yīng)首段，重申主題思想。
要點(diǎn)用法
tramp n. 流浪漢
misery n. 痛苦
extricate v. 使解脫
commit suicide 自殺
look up and down 上下打量
ragged adj. 衣衫襤褸的
unshaven adj. 未剃須的
smelly adj. 有臭味的，發(fā)臭的
well-dressed adj. 衣著講究的
brisk adj. 輕快的，精神飽滿(mǎn)的
anneal v. 鍛煉，磨煉
句法點(diǎn)評(píng)
1. If they themselves have no confidence in conquering difficulties, whatever help others may give is of no use.
本句是包含條件狀語(yǔ)從句的復(fù)合句。主句采用了be of接抽象名詞來(lái)說(shuō)明句子的主語(yǔ)所具有的性質(zhì)或特征。在這類(lèi)抽象名詞前我們可用一些形容詞修飾，用以說(shuō)明程度。
2. Just as the saying goes “God helps those who help themselves.”
這個(gè)句式在引用諺語(yǔ)時(shí)常用，表示“正如一句諺語(yǔ)所說(shuō)……”。
