養(yǎng)老“足球賽”

　　Writing (圖畫提綱式議論文)

　　Directions: Write an essay of 160 - 200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should first describe the drawing then interpret the meaning, and give your comment on it. 養(yǎng)老“足球賽”

　　范文

　　As is vividly depicted in the cartoon, four children are playing a "football match" of taking care of their aged father. Each of them stands in a different corner of a football field. The eldest son kicked out the father with the other three children guarding their goals.

　　The purpose of the drawing is to show us that due attention has to be paid to the mistreatment of senior citizens. First and foremost, some people shirk their duty of financially supporting their old and helpless parents due to their own interests. Furthermore, some elderly people are often ill-treated by their own children and cannot lead a normal life. Last but not least, while some young people enjoy a comfortable life, their parents are neglected and reduced to utter poverty.

　　It is imperative for us to take drastic measures. To begin with, relevant laws and regulations should be made to severely punish those who shun the responsibilities of caring their parents. In addition, we should cultivate the awareness of the young that respecting the old has always been the traditional virtue of Chinese culture. Only in this way can we curb the current evil phenomenon revealed in the picture. (198)

　　譯文：

　　如圖所示，四個(gè)孩子在打一場照顧他們年邁父母的“足球賽”。每個(gè)人站在球場的一角。大兒子踢出父親，其他三個(gè)孩子守著球門。

　　這幅圖的目的是告訴我們應(yīng)該重視虐待老年人問題。首先，有些人由于自己的利益逃避贍養(yǎng)他們年邁無助父母的責(zé)任。其次，有些老年人經(jīng)常被他們自己的子女虐待，不能過正常生活。最后，當(dāng)一些年輕人享受舒適生活的同時(shí)，他們的父母被忽視，一貧如洗。

　　我們急需采取嚴(yán)厲措施。一方面，我們應(yīng)該制定相關(guān)的法律法規(guī)嚴(yán)懲那些逃避養(yǎng)老責(zé)任的人。另一方面，我們應(yīng)該培養(yǎng)人們的意識：尊老是中華文化的傳統(tǒng)美德。只有這樣我們才能制止圖畫中所顯示的這種丑惡現(xiàn)象。