1、代溝 Through the RainThrough the RainOne of my friends Susie always complains to me about the tense atmosphere in her family. Her father used to ban her listening to pop music, which in his opinion is nothing but cultural garbage. Whats more, he forced her to listen to the Peking Opera with him. And s

2、he had to pretend to enjoy it a lot in order to please him. At the same time, her mum once in a while read her diary, which she claimed that she did all this just to make sure Susie was fine and happy. Susie used to quarrel with her parents, but now she keeps silent. Once Susie confided to me, &

3、quot;The dead silence in the house nearly chokes me. "All this results from the generation gap. One current belief held by the majority of people is that the disparity in age of more than 3 years will give rise to the problem of generation gap.Nowadays, it is a common social phenomenon in C

4、hina and a hot issue for newspapers, magazines and TV shows. In the discussions, one thing they have all ignored is that the generation gap is unavoidable.There are numerous reasons why generation gap exists.First, people grow up in various social circumstances in which they form their unique charac

5、ters, for the education and social background exert great influence on ones way of thinking and world outlook. Thats why Susies father prefers Peking Opera-the traditional form of arts in China, while Susie is a crazy fan of the pop music and rock & roll, which is popular with all teenagers.

6、Another reason is that people change, as they grow older.After years of hard work, our parents surely look forward to a stable and peaceful life. Vigor and enthusiasm waned as they age. On the contrary, were standing at the starting point of our lives. No doubt, were eager to discover the brand new

7、world opening to us, and long for competition and challenge. When it comes to the decision-making in life, divergence between our parents and us emerges.As far as I am concerned, the most determinate factor of all is that the generation gap reflects the youngs desire to be independent of the old. Ta

8、ke my story as an example. One of the privileges you get from studying in a foreign language school is that you may have an opportunity to be recommended to enter one of the top-ranking universities in China, without taking the Entrance Exam.Well, my parents suggested that I take this opportunity so

9、 as to play it safe, for fear that I might perform not well enough in the Entrance Exam. I can still remember the eager desire from the bottom of my heart to make my own decision, to choose my own way and to be responsible for my own life. Without careful consideration, I turned down their sugges-ti

10、on, making them worry a lot. After months of intensive study,I, luckily, touched my goal and entered Fudan university.Taking into account all the factors, we may draw the conclusion that the generation gap cannot be filled up. But something has to be done to make the domestic wheel spin smoothly.The

11、 key is communication. Only through hearty communication can we go through the rain and see the colorful rainbow in the clear-blue sky. At the far end of the rainbow, our parents and we can happily go hand in hand.簡評代溝是每一個家庭的話題，王汗青同學認為代溝就仿佛一場雨季，總會雨過天晴，溝通是解決代溝的關鍵，而彩虹象征著沖突的結束。王汗青同學命題有創意，“throughthe ra

12、in”是對代溝的描述和概括，與之相呼應的是結尾的比喻，也成為文章的點睛之筆，“Only through hearty communication can we SO throughthe rain and see the colorful rainbow in the clear-blue skyAt the far end of the rainbow，our parents and we can happily go hand in hand”文章選擇了以一典型代溝事例開始，自然生動，避免了平淡論述的蒼白，容易引起讀者的共鳴，而一句引述“The dead silence in the house nearly chokes me”更牽動了讀者的心，使文章取得了事半功倍的效果。通常恰到好處的例證會使論述更有說服力，感染人，而一句引言或比喻往往成為文章的點睛之筆，使文章飽滿，豐富。文章采納了例證論述的寫作方法，第一個例證恰當，有力，能抓住細節，如日記、京劇，流行