在11月末到12月中旬期間，英語寫作大家需掌握“研習、仿寫”的黃金復習法則。
一、研習
研習主要側重兩個方面，包括文章章法和語言表達。文章章法指文章的行文思路、布局謀篇、結構安排、邏輯順序。許多考研學子面對一個話題，可能存在兩種不同的困惑，一是下筆千言，但離題萬里;二是思緒萬千，卻無從落筆。所謂研習，需要有獨立思考和個人的判斷，本著“他山之石，可以攻玉”的精神，汲取文章的精華部分加以研究。下面就一篇文章給大家進行以下研習的練習。
Directions:
Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should
1) describe the drawing briefly,
2) explain its intended meaning, and
3) give your comments.
You should write neatly on ANSWER SHEET. (20 points)
【高分范文】
Water used to be mistaken to be an unlimited and renewable resource. Actually, water resource is very limited and precious. It is fortunate that now the public is starting to pay attention①. Just as is depicted in the picture, just like saving money, the lovely and smiling piggy bank is collecting every drop of water falling from the water tap.
However, water shortage is still a serious problem threatening the existence and survival of the whole human being, and yet the phenomenon of wasting water can still easily be found anywhere in our daily life②. For example, water taps are frequently left on by careless users. Someone even assumes that they have the right to waste water because they pay for it so that it has nothing to do with others. In fact, so precious is water that we cannot afford to waste it③. Water resource is indispensable④ not only in our daily life but also in the industry and agriculture. And water is the wealth of the whole mankind, and it is hard to imagine what the world would be like⑤ when there is no more water.
Even though an increasing number of people have become aware of⑥ this emergency, further measures still need to be taken. On the macro level, the whole world should make a joint effort to fight against waste of water. On the micro level, publicizing activities, such as broadcasting wonderful ways on how to save water on TV and other media, should be conducted. To store water means to store happiness and only by saving water can we save a better life for our offspring.
【佳作翻譯】
水資源一度被誤認為是一種無限的可再生資源，實際上，水資源是非常有限且寶貴的。 有幸的是現在公眾開始關注這一問題了。如圖所示，一只可愛的快樂小豬存錢罐積攢著水龍 頭里流出的每一滴水，就像存錢一樣。
然而，水資源短缺問題仍然威脅著全人類的生存和發展。浪費水的現象在日常生活中仍然隨處可見。例如，經常有粗心大意者忘記關水龍頭。更有甚者認為自己繳了水費就有權浪費，與他人無關。事實上，水資源不僅在生活中必不可少，在工農業生產中也是不可或缺的。 水資源是全人類共同的財富，很難想象當沒有水的時候世界會是什么樣子。
雖然越來越多的人已經認識到了這種緊迫性，但是仍然要采取進一步的措施。從宏觀層 面上講，全世界應該共同努力反對浪費水。從微觀層面上講，要進行廣泛的宣傳活動。比如 在電視臺播出關于如何節水的節目。節約用水就是存儲幸福，只有節約用水才能為子孫后代 存儲更好的生活。
【佳作研習】
① It is fortunate that now the public is starting to pay attention: 來自于 2005 年閱讀真題，原句是這樣的：Fortunately, the White House is starting to pay attention。歷年真題是一座巨大的寶庫，廣大考生一定要學會充分利用這寶貴的資源!
② 第二段開頭，用了一個轉折詞，也就是“起承轉合”中的所謂的“轉”，把這篇作文改造成了一篇社會問題型作文，也就是大家最擅長寫的作文。
③ In fact, so precious is water that we cannot afford to waste it: 倒裝句， 表語提前，句子倒裝。
倒裝句寫法：
第一步：寫正常原句：Water is so precious that we cannot afford to waste it。
第二步：表語 precious 提前。
第三步：主謂倒置，變成 So precious is water that we cannot afford to waste it。 普通的 so…that…句型，也能被化腐朽為神奇，成為鉆石加分句型!
④ indispensable: 不可或缺的，替換 important 的一個很好的詞匯。
順便講一個英譯漢的技巧：大家可以看到，在譯文中，這句話被翻譯兩次：必不可少、 不可或缺。 因為原文中出現了：not only…but also，所以這個單詞被拆開翻譯成了兩個近義詞， 以使行文更加通順。
⑤ what the world would be like：注意賓語從句必須用陳述語序。
⑥ become aware of: 意識到。意思和用法都等同于 be conscious of。后邊接詞語。
二、仿寫
當我們對上面這篇文章經過了認真的研習之后，在自己寫文章時，應有意識地調用以前的積累，正向遷移，融入自己的寫作，包括語言表達、文章章法、寫作技巧等，最終達到學以致用的目的。包括大家生活中見到優秀的表達，比如：Not that I loved Caesar less， but that I loved Rome more. (不是我愛凱撒淺，而是我愛羅馬深。)這樣的經典名句，當寫作有關英語學習的文章時不妨模仿這個句式： Not that we can’t master English， but that we have not been willing to take pains.(不是我們不能掌握英語，而是我們不愿付出努力。) 模仿與借鑒為寫作所必須。
總之，Good writing favors the prepared mind.(好的寫作總是照顧那些有準備的人)。
