Lonely life for old people 老年人孤獨(dú)生活

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your views on the lonely life of aged people. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

Given is a simple but thought-provoking cartoon: an aged grandma sits in front of mirror, looking at “herself” in the mirror and saying to herself, “I feel rather lonely when my son goes to work and my grandson studies in school.”

首句功能為：引出圖畫;之后為圖畫內(nèi)容描述，主要是四要素：人/物、動作、文字和環(huán)境，寫出四要素中的兩三點(diǎn)即可。

Obviously, this cartoon can be naturally associated with the significance of children’s accompany for aged parents: if elderly people intend to enjoy happiness, it is advisable for their children to spend more time in parents. In contemporary society, it has become a trend for young people to be busy with their work and study. Meanwhile, an increasing number of youngsters find it difficult to have spare time to accompany lonely parents. However, it is adult children's accompany that enables aged parents to build up adequate hope, love and enthusiasm for life. As a matter of fact, young people in large numbers have not come to realize the loneliness of aged people.

二段首句：圖畫聯(lián)系主題;之后if句為圖畫簡單評論;in contemporary society一句為圖畫所暗含的社會現(xiàn)象;meanwhile一句為相關(guān)人+具體感受;however之后為強(qiáng)調(diào)句式，論述意義;尾句是萬能總結(jié)。

As a youngster, I am convinced that it is of great necessity for us to accompany aged parents, no matter how busy we are. Accordingly, we should educate, advocate and encourage our friends, classmates and acquaintances to love, respect and care all elderly people. (196 words)

尾段首句：觀點(diǎn);二句建議;尾句展望未來。

顯然，這幅漫畫可以與兒童相關(guān)的意義自然陪年邁的父母：如果老年人要享受幸福，為自己的孩子在父母花更多的時間是明智的。在當(dāng)代社會，它已成為年輕人忙于工作和學(xué)習(xí)的一種趨勢。同時，越來越多的年輕人發(fā)現(xiàn)很難有時間陪伴孤獨(dú)的父母。然而，它是成年子女的陪伴，讓年邁的父母能夠建立起足夠的希望，愛和對生活的熱情。事實(shí)上，大量的年輕人沒有認(rèn)識到老年人的孤獨(dú)。

作為一個年輕人，我相信這是對我們非常必要陪年邁的父母，不管我們有多忙。因此，我們應(yīng)該教育，提倡和鼓勵我們的朋友，同學(xué)和朋友的愛，尊重和關(guān)愛老年人。