Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay about The job that you will choose in the future . You should state the reasons and write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
In the past two years of my college life, I have never ceased to think what kind of work I shall take up upon graduation. Although my ideas are not consistent, I have now decided on a college teacher as my lifelong career.
A variety of factors have led me to choose this occupation over other more lucrative ones. To begin with, teaching means freedom and independence. As a teacher, I am free to use my own ideas and make my own decisions, a privilege not everyone can have, even those with highly-paid positions. More importantly, I like teaching in that it offers a certain peace of mind. No more rushing to catch a morning bus, no more anxiety to please a boss, no more worries about your paycheck which is steady, if not handsome.
Nothing, not even a big salary, can equal the satisfaction of being your own boss and a gentle peace of life.
在过去两年的大学生活中,我一刻也没有停止过思考:我大学毕业以后要从事什么样的工作。尽管我的想法很多,但我现在已经决定,我的终身职业将是做一名大学教师。
我选择当老师而不是其他薪水更为丰厚的职业,其中缘由有很多。首先,当老师意味着自由和独立。作为一名教师,我可以自由地运用自己的想法和做决定,而这种特权并不是每个人都可以拥有的,即使是那些身处高薪职位的人。更重要的是,我喜欢当老师,是因为这项工作可以给人的内心一定程度上的安宁。我无须每天早上去赶公共汽车,无须为取悦老板而焦虑不安,无须担心自己的薪水,虽然不是那么丰厚,但却十分稳定。
没有任何东西可以抵得上自己做主人的满足感和平静安宁的生活,即使是高工资也无法做到这一点。
cease 停止
take up 从事
consistent 始终如一的
lifelong 终生的
a variety of 各种各样的
lead to 导致
occupation 职业
lucrative 获利丰厚的
to begin with 首先
independence 独立
privilege 特权
highly-paid position 高薪职位
in that 由于
peace 安静
rush 匆忙
anxiety 焦虑
please 取悦
paycheck 薪金
steady 稳定的
handsome 丰厚的;英俊的
big salary 高工资
equal 比得上
satisfaction 乐趣;满足
gentle 安宁的
四级写作已经多次考查情景作文,如2014-6:What Is the Most Interesting Place in China?(中国最有趣的地方是哪里)、2014-6:What Is the Most Interesting Place in Your Hometown? (你的家乡最有趣的地方是哪里)、2014-6:What Is the Most Interesting Place in Your Campus?(你的校园最有趣的地方是哪里)。希望考生们能高度重视。
① To make my lectures more constructive and stimulating, I have to read more books, explore new knowledge and gain a better understanding of the world—the very thing I enjoy in my life.为了使我的课程更有助益性和启发性,我必须读更多书,探索新的知识,对世界有更好的了解,而这正是我在生活中喜欢做的事情。
② This is inevitable because we live a society where our income is still determined by the knowledge we possess.在我们生活的社会中,一个人的收入仍然由其掌握的知识决定,因此这一点不可避免。
③ With the growing number of college graduates each year, the situation in the job market is getting grimmer and grimmer. 随着每年的大学毕业生越来越多,就业市场的形势越来越严峻。