四、人生哲理类:人生

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.

预测范文

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 a 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 online 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 objective or task.

参考译文

“将生命花在比生命更长远的事上，就是尽用生命”这一说法相当发人深思。他告诫我们 人生的真正意义。这是一个人们普遍关注并拥有永恒价值的当代中国社会问题。

在我看来，我们应该从事对社会产生积极深远影响的有意义的事情，例如保护环境、 帮助弱势群体及发展教育。例如，亚伯拉罕林肯从未放弃投身于民主及平等。他的人生成为 美国以及整个世界的一种鼓舞。尽管他的生命有限，但无疑长久延续并意义非凡。同样，一 个渴望成为伟大作家的人，或许会决定买一些文学书籍或把整个周末的时间用于写作并修改 自己的作品。而如果没有志气的话，他也许只会将所有的闲暇时间用于上网或玩网络游戏。

总之，有意义的人生在日常生活中给予我们激励和指导。它为我们提供了专注的焦点 和方向的指引，使我们能够通过努力实现一个具体目标或任务。

亮点词汇

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道长点评

六级写作历史上已经多次考察此类抽象话题，如 2011 年 12 月“The Way to Success”(成功之路); 2013 年 6 月 “A smile is the shortest distance between two people”(微笑是两人之 间最短的距离)。2013 年 12 月同时考察了“Happiness is not the absence of problems, but the ability to deal with them.”(幸福并非没有问题，而在于解决问题的能力)。
   句型拓展

1. Doing small yet 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。
2. 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。

3. 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，而这是 我们能给未来世界最好的礼物。