Directions: For this part you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the remark “The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.” You can give examples to illustrate your point and then explain what you will do to make your life more meaningful. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
范文
The famous saying “The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it” is rather thought-provoking, which tells us the real meaning of life. It is contemporary social issue in China with common interests and permanent value. In my view, there are good reasons to undertake meaningful things that exert positive and profound influence on the society, such as protecting the environment, helping vulnerable groups as well as promoting education. To illustrate, Abraham Lincoln never wavered in his devotion to democracy and equality, whose life has become an inspiration in the United States and throughout the whole world. His life, though limited, definitely lasts longer, and is a life worth living. Likewise, a young person who aspires to be a great writer might decide to buy some literary books or spend weekends writing and refining his works. Without any aspiration, he might simply end up spending all his spare time surfing online or playing Internet games. In brief, a meaningful life serves to motivate and guide us in our daily lives. It provides us with the focus and direction that enable us to work towards accomplishing a special goal, objective or task.
outlast v. 超过
rather 相当
thought-provoking a. 发人深思的
contemporary 当代的
social issue 社会问题
common interests 普遍关注
in my view 在我看来
undertake 从事
exert positive and profound influence on 产生积极深远的影响protecting the environment 保护环境
helping vulnerable group帮助弱势群体
== as well as== 以及
promoting education发展教育
to illustrate例如
waver 动摇
devotion 决心
democracy 民主
equality 平等
inspiration 鼓舞
South Africa 南非
throughout 贯穿
definitely 无疑
likewise 又如
aspire 激励
literary 文学的
refine 修改
surfing online 网上冲浪
playing Internet games 玩网络游戏
serves to 用来
motivate 鼓舞
focus 焦点
enable 使能够
accomplish 完成
objective 目标
佳句拓展
Doing something little but meaningful things can also show the greatest use of life, such as offering a seat to a woman with a child.
做一些小而有意义的事情也能尽人生最大所用,例如给一位带孩子的妇女让座。
If there is a way to make my life more meaningful, I reckon it should be to find something I am interested in and also is conducive to others or the whole society.
如果有种方式来让我的人生更有意义,我认为那将是找到我感兴趣的事情,这也对他人或整个社会有益。
I am deeply convinced that these positive efforts we make continuously will turn into a tremendous influence on our society in a good way, which is the greatest gift we can give to the future world.
我深信我们持续的积极努力将以一种正面的方式对社会产生巨大影响,而这使我们能给未来世界最好的礼物。