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Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on Albert Einstein's remark “ I have no special talents, but I am only passionately curious. ” You can give one example or two to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
Complexities of human psychology are unlimited, and often difficult to comprehend. One characteristic of us human beings is that we are seldom satisfied with what we have and often want more or something different. Just as Albert Einstein put it , “I have no special talents, but I am only passionately curious.”
If there was no curiosity, we would still be living in the Stone Age. Most of us are driven by natural curiosity to do things in the most efficient way, which leads to experimentation and innovation. This is why we use refrigerators to preserve food instead of ice blocks and why we drive motorized cars instead of horse-drawn carriages. In order to satisfy the thirst for knowledge and meet the demands of life, humans explore all aspects of the tangible and intangible world by putting this nature to good use.
Generally speaking, most people tend to be curious about the outside world, but some do better in harnessing the curiosity. How we recognize and deal with this curiosity will dictate whether its outcome is constructive or destructive.
人的心理无限复杂，复杂到往往让人难以理解。我们人类的一大特性便是很少满足于所拥有的东西，往往想获得更多或不一样的东西。正如阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦所说：“我没有特殊的才能，我只是狂热地好奇。”
如果没有好奇心，我们就仍然生活在石器时代。我们大多数人天生的好奇心驱使我们以最有效的方式做事，从而带来实验和创新。正因为如此，我们用冰箱来让食品保鲜而不是用冰块，坐的是汽车而不是马车。人类为了满足自己对知识的渴求和生活的需要，将这种天性善加利用，对有形世界和无形世界的方方面面进行探索。
总之，大多数人都有对外部世界产生好奇心的倾向，只是有些人在利用好奇心方面做得更好罢了。人们如何认识并处理这种好奇心将决定其后果是建设性的还是毁灭性的。
complexity 复杂
psychology 心理
unlimited 无限的
comprehend 理解
characteristic 特征
seldom 很少
talent 才能
passionately 狂热地
curious 好奇的
curiosity 好奇心
the Stone Age 石器时代
be driven to 为…所驱使
lead to 导致
experimentation 实验
innovation 创新
preserve 保存，保鲜
instead of 而不是
ice block 冰块
motorized car 汽车
horse-drawn carriage 马车
satisfy 满足
thirst 渴求
demand 需求
explore 探索
aspect 方面
tangible 有形的
intangible 无形的
generally speaking 总之
tend to 倾向于
harness 利用
recognize 认识
deal with 处理
dictate 决定
outcome 后果
constructive 建设性的
destructive 毁灭性的
本文第一段应该通过爱因斯坦的这句名言引出主题：好奇心的重要性；第二段可以举出一到两个例子阐明自己的观点，例如爱迪生搞发明、牛顿发现万有引力、华罗庚学数学等；第三段可以进行归纳总结或提出建议措施。
① In today's world, the ability to express oneself is as important as technical competence and professional knowledge. 在今天的世界，表达自我的能力与技术能力和专业知识同等重要。
② The larger the organization you work for, and the fiercer the competition for promotion, the more important it will be that you know how to convey your thoughts and convince others of your ideas. 你就职的公司越大，晋升的竞争越激烈，如何表达自己的思想并使他人信服就越发重要。
③ In today's workplace with increasing diverse standards of employee competency evaluation, professional knowledge only accounts for a part, one's personality and other abilities are equally important. 在当今的职场，员工能力的评价标准日益多样化，专业知识只占一部分，个人的性格和其他能力同等重要。