托福獨立寫作難點話題思路解讀和高分范文賞析：what to take when preparing for a trip

　　What would you take when preparing for a one-year trip in addition to personal necessities?

　　Imagine that you are preparing for a trip. You plan to be away from your home for a year. In addition to clothing and personal care items, you can take one additional thing. What would you take and why? Use specific reasons and details to support your choice.

　　寫作思路展開結(jié)構(gòu)分析

　　這道題目對很多將來有計劃出國留學(xué)的同學(xué)是比較有現(xiàn)實意義的，因為很可能就是大家以后留學(xué)前要考慮的問題，所以大家可以借著寫文章的機會先思考起來。思考攜帶物品的時候大家需要注意題目給出的提示In addition to clothing and personal care items，所以衣服和個人護理用品就不要寫出來了。一般來說像是計算機、全家福照片、書之類具有通訊作用和紀念意義的物品大家可以優(yōu)先考慮起來，也比較好展開話題。

　　本話題高分范文賞析

　　During the planning of an extended trip away from home, we have to decide what items to carry with us. While considering this problem I pondered many possibilities, such as a family photo album, my journal, my music collection and many others. Finally I realized that the best thing for me to bring on an extended journey would be my laptop.

　　A laptop computer can act as a journal. In fact it can outperform a journal in its abilities to catalogue experiences. With this added functionality, I could add pictures, captured with the web cam and sounds, captured with the built-in microphone, to the text. As there is a diverse range of software available for computers, there is an added possibility of loading my experiences on to a web page and publishing them on the Internet.

　　While traveling or living abroad, it is often necessary to communicate with loved ones or business colleagues. In spite of the ever-decreasing cost of international calls, long distance telephone bills can quickly add up. Once again a laptop computer has the ability of solving this problem. With a relatively inexpensive Internet connection, a person can harness one of the most powerful attributes of a computer: communication. This form of communication adds the extra abilities of being able to see the person you are contacting and allow people to share files, information and even programs.

　　A new city can be a lonely place and it can take a significant amount of time to adjust to a new environment and make friend. During such a transitional period, it can be very helpful for one to have access to entertainment: reading a book as an e-book, playing a video game, or watching a DVD, all of which can be done on a laptop. Entertaining oneself can also be a marvelous way to pass the time on a long bus ride or flight.

　　Hence, I posit that a laptop is the ultimate travel companion, whether for a short journey or an extended voyage. Personal computer seems to solve many of the problems that arise from travel.