Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay commenting on the remark, “Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst” . You can give 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)“抱最好的希望，做最壞的打算”這一話題進(jìn)行簡(jiǎn)述并進(jìn)一步解釋原因。
2. 文章立意：“抱最好的希望，做最壞的打算”指出了辯證對(duì)待生活的方式：人們既要對(duì)生活充滿希望，又要做好充分的準(zhǔn)備迎接失敗，克服困難。
寫(xiě)作思路
1. 第一段就題目中的諺語(yǔ)“抱最好的希望，做最壞的打算”簡(jiǎn)要加以解釋，指出生活雖然美好，但充滿困難，人人都要面臨這一點(diǎn)。
2. 第二段論證希望的重要性：希望是人生道路上的明燈，是取得成功的關(guān)鍵。
3. 第三段從逆境和困難出發(fā)，闡述要保持清醒的頭腦，做好克服困難的準(zhǔn)備，在真的面對(duì)失敗時(shí)走出逆境和失敗。
參考范文
The proverb—“Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst”—means that life is full of beauty as well as hardship. 1 That’s true for everyone’s life.
For one thing 2 , as one of the most inspiring spiritual forces in the world, hope is like a beam of bright light shining through one’s life. Consequently, hope for the best before setting our goals. With hope, we’ll overcome any difficulty with an optimistic attitude, meet any challenge with full energy, and compete with any rival with enthusiasm. Hope equips us with confidence, which is the key to success. With hope, we will be highly motivated to achieve higher goals.
For the other 3 , nobody can always have a plain sailing the whole life. There do exist many undesirable situations where we have to face setbacks and even suffer failures. “Prepare for the worst” can remind us to be practical and clear-minded instead of being blindly confident. How to prepare for the worst? We should make sufficient preparations for the possible worst scenario. Preparing for the worst helps us relieve the pressure and obtain more hopes to succeed, which enables us to laugh at the setbacks and rise above adversity and failure.
諺語(yǔ)“抱最好的希望，做最壞的打算”的意思是生活雖然美好但同時(shí)也充滿磨難。這句話對(duì)人人都適用。
首先，希望是世間最鼓舞人心的精神力量之一，就好像一束照亮人生旅途的明光。因此，在確立目標(biāo)前，先抱有最好的希望。當(dāng)我們有了希望，我們將以樂(lè)觀的態(tài)度克服任何困難，以飽滿的精力應(yīng)對(duì)各種挑戰(zhàn)，情緒飽滿地同對(duì)手競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。希望使我們充滿自信，而自信就是開(kāi)啟成功大門的鑰匙。有了希望，我們就會(huì)有極大的動(dòng)力去完成更高的目標(biāo)。
其次，沒(méi)有人可以一輩子一直一帆風(fēng)順。的確有許多糟糕的情況使我們不得不面對(duì)挫折，甚至遭受失敗?！白鲎顗牡拇蛩恪笨梢蕴嵝盐覀儚膶?shí)際出發(fā)并保持清醒的頭腦，而不是盲目自信。如何做最壞的打算呢？就是對(duì)可能發(fā)生的最壞的情況做足準(zhǔn)備。做最壞的打算有助于我們釋放壓力，并在成功的道路上獲得更多的希望，從而使我們可以笑對(duì)挫折，克服逆境和失敗。
范文點(diǎn)評(píng)
1. 開(kāi)篇簡(jiǎn)要解釋諺語(yǔ)的寓意：生活雖然美好，卻也充滿磨難。
2. 第二段先從一方面論述希望的重要性。
3. 第三段從另一方面論述要為生活中發(fā)生失敗做好準(zhǔn)備。
要點(diǎn)用法
for one thing 一方面
inspiring adj. 鼓舞人心的
consequently adv. 因此；所以
set one’s goals 確立目標(biāo)
optimistic adj. 樂(lè)觀的
compete with sb. 與某人競(jìng)爭(zhēng)
rival n. 對(duì)手；競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者
enthusiasm n. 熱心；熱情
equip … with… 用……武裝……
motivate v. 激發(fā)，激起
a plain sailing 一帆風(fēng)順
setback n. 挫折
relieve v. 解除；減輕
句法點(diǎn)評(píng)
1. For one thing, as one of the most inspiring spiritual forces in the world, hope is like a beam of bright light shining through one’s life.
本句采用比喻修辭手法，把希望比作明光，更加形象地突出了希望的作用。
2. With hope, we’ll overcome any difficulty with an optimistic attitude, meet any challenge with full energy, and compete with any rival with enthusiasm.
本句采用三個(gè)并列的謂語(yǔ)，強(qiáng)調(diào)了希望的作用。
3. There do exist many undesirable situations where we have to face setbacks and even suffer failures.
本句中do表示強(qiáng)調(diào)；句中使用了where引導(dǎo)的限制性定語(yǔ)從句，使句式更加多樣化。
