刘文勇GRE写作百日题库 Day 58

Day 58 Learning is primarily a matter of personaldiscipline; students cannot be motivated byschool or college alone

Learning is primarily a matter of personal discipline; students cannot be motivated by school or college alone.

Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.

五问：

（1）“learning”是什么？你会如何定义它？在哪种定义下， “learning”是一种个人自律的行为？在哪种定义下不能这样说？例如：如果将“ learning”定义为自我提高的过程，则是一种个人自律的行为；如果将“ learning”定义为接受学校教育获取知识，这就不是一种个人自律行为。

（2）学校的作用是什么？传授知识、激发学生潜能、培养正确的价值观等，是否都是学校的功能？你是怎么认为的？

（3）你能否举出一个具体的例子，说明学校在激励学生方面起到的作用？例如：评选优秀学生、优秀班级，设置学习进步奖、团队合作奖，让学生代表学校参加比赛等。

（4）所有的学生都能完成原命题所强调的“自律”行为吗？学生在学习主动性和自觉性上是否有所不同？

（5）对你个人而言，你是否认为“ learning”属于自律的行为？如果是，为什么？如果不是，为什么？

翻译练习：

外部激励是内在动力必要的补充。我，一个勤奋的学习者，也经常会有时候因为自己缓慢而无形的进步而感到受挫，并且变得厌恶学校和学习。在这些时候，老师的鼓励或各种竞赛能以一种比我自己重拾激情更有效的方式点燃我的激情。

参考答案：

External incentives are necessary complements to internal motivations. Ever a studious learner, I've frequently had moments when I feel frustrated from the slow and intangible progress and become sick and tired of school and studies. At these moments, teachers' encouragement or various competitions can ignite my passion in a more effective way than I would find it on my own.

翻译练习：

在所有促使人们进步的动力中，来自内心的动力无疑比来自外部的动力更加强大；但是这并不意味着外部动力毫无用处。因此，尽管当学生自己渴望学习时表现最好，奖学金等外部动机能够加强他们的渴望。

参考答案：

Of all the motivations impelling people to progress, those coming from within are indisputably more powerful than those coming from outside; yet this doesn't mean that external motivations are of no use at all. Therefore, although students perform best when they themselves are eager to learn, external motivations such as scholarship can enhance their eagerness.