Directions: For this part, you are to write a composition of no less than 120 words on The Qualities of the Cross-Century Talents. You should write according to the three-point outline given below.
1. 跨世纪人才应具备哪些素质;
2. 为什么需要具备这些素质;
3. 怎样才能成为跨世纪人才。
The Qualities of the Cross-Century Talents
In order to survive and succeed in the 21st century, the cross-century talents should have a good education background, strong communication skills and an open mind, etc.
Because our society is characterized by the "knowledge economy", education background is becoming vital to all of us. We surely need to learn modern technology in order to succeed in our life. As the world economy becomes more and more globalized, we need to contact different people in different parts of the world. A good command of a foreign language and an understanding of cultural difference become increasingly important. As the world becomes "smaller", we need to be more open-minded to new ideas.
To become a cross-century talent, we need to bear in mind that learning is no longer a once-and-for-all experience, but an on-going process, or in other words, the idea of lifelong renewal will prevail.
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic Machine Translation and Human Translation. You should write at least 120 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
Machine Translation and Human Translation In recent years, all kinds of electronic dictionaries and translation software have been developed. With the development of technology, these electronic dictionaries and software can help us translate not only words and phrases but even sentences and paragraphs. So some people come to the conclusion that machine translation will replace traditional human translation. However, I couldn't agree with this argument. Admittedly, translation machines and software bring much convenience for our study and our work. With them, we needn't bother to leaf through the heavy dictionaries. However, machine translation has its disadvantages. First, generally speaking, translation software only can give direct translation, which is sometimes not in accordance with the original articles in logic and meaning. Second, some people depend on electronic dictionaries and software too much, which is unfavorable to their improvement in language ability. Considering the above-mentioned, I think that machine translation cannot replace human translation, but it is a good complementary to human translation. Therefore, we should combine machine translation with human translation efficiently.
The movie industry is quite different from what it was before. It has become ① even more so with the aid of computers. Computers and the Internet have made many influences on the movie industry. ② These, however, come down to the following aspects.
First, the development of computer graphics has enabled the movies to have more terrific ③ visual effects. The digital technology can create vivid images ④ out of thin air. And the 3D picture is another breakthrough of visual enjoyment. Second, the development of personal computers and the Internet has made it easier to download piratical movies, thus the box office of movies will be impacted. However, it can also help promote movies by the wide spread of film reviews and comments.
In my opinion, the further development of computer and the Internet may make more changes to the movie industry. There may be more technologies to bring us ⑤ multi-dimensional enjoyments. Maybe one day we can have totally immersive impressions of movies with the help of computer.
Analysis
① even more so用于强调当前的情况更加严重,可以用于提出话题。
② come down to表示“归结为”。
③ visual effects意为“视觉效果”,是高分表达。
④ out of thin air表示“无中生有”,属于固定搭配。
⑤ multi-dimensional意为“多维的”,可以用于有多方面意义或多角度讨论的话题。
举一反三
1. Computers and the Internet have made many influences on the movie industry.
a. Computers and the Internet have influenced the movie industry a lot.
b. Computers and the Internet have great effects on the movie industry.
2. However, it can also help promote movies by the wide spread of film reviews and comments.
a. However, it can also increase the fame of movies by the wide spread of film reviews and comments.
b. However, it can also contribute to the promotion of movies by the wide spread of film reviews and comments.