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Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the proverb “A smile is the shortest distance between two people.” You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
There is a proverb that “A smile is the shortest distance between two people.” Smile is a wonderful thing because it helps people see the funny side of life and not take things too seriously. People wearing a smile tend to be happy ones who have the knack of infusing others with their happiness.
Life without a smile would be very dull and joyless. Pessimistic people usually have problems in social contact with others. They often worry about what might happen and only see the dark side of life. People without a smile always expect the worst to happen, whereas a person with a sweet smile will be optimistic and look for the best outcomes.
It is said that smiling is the best medicine and that is very true . Sometimes, when the weight of the world seems to be on a person's shoulders, the best way to relieve pressure is to share a smile with others and then reexamine the problems to see if they are really as serious as he or she once thought.
有句名言说，“微笑是两个人之间最短的距离”。微笑妙不可言，能使人们看到生活中的乐子，在做事情的时候也不至于太较真。微笑的人通常是快乐的人，他们有本事使别人充满快乐。
没有微笑的生活枯燥乏味、没有乐趣。悲观的人在和他人交往时会出现很多问题。他们经常对未来忧心忡忡，仅仅看到生活的阴暗面。不微笑的人总是认为糟糕的事会发生，反之，有着甜美微笑的人则天性乐观，认为一切事情的结果都会圆满。
俗话说“笑一笑，百病消”，此话的确不假。有时候，当一个人肩负重担，最好的解压方法就是与他人分享微笑，然后再重新审视那些问题，看看它们是否真的和之前他或她所想的那么严重。
proverb 格言，名言
wonderful 美妙的
knack 本领，诀窍
infuse 使具有
happiness 快乐
dull 枯燥的
pessimistic 悲观的
social contact 社会交往
whereas 然而
optimistic 乐观的
outcome 结果
sometimes 有时
weight 重担
relieve 解除，减轻
pressure 压力
reexamine 重新审视
本题浅显易懂，饱含哲理。考生应该将引语作为全文的论点，然后对论点进行论证。重点应该放在举例论证和阐释引语上，最后提出自己的观点。
① Smile is a powerful antidote to this problem, which cannot only bridge the gap but also break down the barriers among people. 微笑是这个问题强有力的解药，它不但能弥合差距，也能打破人们之间的障碍。
② The high-pressure life of modern society makes people full of apartness and the relationship between humans becomes increasingly distant. 现代社会的高压生活使人们充满了隔阂，人与人之间的关系也变得日益疏远。
③ Smile is so effective a weapon that it could bring two distant hearts near; thus we should always bear in mind that wearing a smile and being friendly is the most desirable way to associate with others. 微笑是如此有效的武器，能使两颗彼此疏远的心靠得更近。因此我们应时刻牢记，面带微笑、与人为善是人际交往中最可取的方式。