刘文勇GRE写作百日题库 Day 93

Day 93 Unfortunately, in contemporary society, creating an appealing image has becomemore important than the reality or truth behind that image

Unfortunately, in contemporary society, creating an appealing image has become more important than the reality or truth behind that image.

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）现代社会有什么特点？例如：生活工作节奏快、信息量大、竞争激烈、各种诱惑多。请你先想想看，这些特点会加强还是削弱原文命题的论述？

（2）外表与现实之间可能有哪些关系？是一致的还是不一致的？是部分显现还是有选择性的重点突出？

（3）广告是否属于原命题中所提及情形的典型代表？你能具体地说一说你是怎么认为的吗？是好还是坏？例如：广告确实是人们了解产品的一种重要方式，广告中不乏真材实料的产品，但也不能排除有很多华而不实的产品，靠着漂亮的外表和未经证实的功效来骗取消费者的信任。

（4）为什么人们会越来越在乎外表？是因为通过外表来判定一个人的品质更直接吗？还是因为别的什么原因？你能给出你自己的判断吗？例如：外表在一定程度上也可以反映一个人的部分特征，出众的外表能使人愉悦，有助于一个人脱颖而出。

（5）原命题所强调的情形一定是一种不好的情形吗？一定是“unfortunately”吗？

翻译练习：

很多广告提供给我们真实但是夸大的信息，往往被设计用来使产品看起来比实物更有吸引力。但是夸大的事实并不等同于欺骗。它是公司用来吸引顾客注意其产品的一个必要的策略，这些产品在很多情况下品质的确很好，但是缺少被欣赏的机会。

参考答案：

Many advertisements provide us with real but exaggerated information, always designed to make the products appear more attractive than they actually are. Yet overstated truth is not equal to deceit. It is a necessary strategy for companies to draw customers' attention to their products, which in many cases are of good quality but lack the opportunity to be appreciated.

翻译练习：

外表和内在品质同等重要。比如，在一个竞争越来越激烈的市场上，一件产品需要一个吸引人的形象以便在众多同类产品中脱颖而出，但是一旦吸引了顾客的注意，真正重要的将会是过硬的质量。

参考答案：

External appearance and internal quality are equally important. In an increasingly competitive market, for example, a product needs an appealing image to stand out among many other similar products, but once having won customers' attention, it would be the high quality that truly counts.