沸沸揚揚的“扶老人”大事

WhyNoHelpingHands?ChinaTriesto

ProtectItsFallenElderly

China'sbureaucracyhasalottohandlethesedays:rootingoutcorruption,facilitatingglobaltrade,

censoringindependentthoughtsonlinethatmight“endangerstatesecurity.ButonSept.6theChinese

HealthMinistryissueda41setofguidelinesthatwastwoyearsinthemaking.Thetopic?

TechnicalGuidelinesonInterventionWhenanOldPersonHasFallenDown.

Sowhat'sawitnesstoafallenelderlycitizeninChinatodo?Lotsofbasicmedicaladviceiscontainedin

theguide,whichisavailablefordownloadandcautionsthatfallsarethemaincauseofdeathamong

Chinese65andolder:checkforheadinjuries,performCPRifneeded,clearairwaysButtheHealth

Ministry'shandbookalsoadmonishesbystanders“nottohelpthemupinahurry,buttoobserveand

inquireabouttheirhealthconditionsfirstandthenactaccordingly."

ForanyonewhohaswitnessedthedisregardofcrowdsinChina,theadvicebordersoncomical.Chinese

accidentsandotherpublicmishapsoftengarnerlavishgawkingbuthelpfulinterventionisn'tascommon.

LastSundaymorning,an88-year-oldresidentofthecentralChinesecityofWuhanslippedneara

vegetablemarketandlandedfacedownonthestreet.Roughly90minuteselapsedandavigorouscrowd

formedaroundhim.Butnoonebotheredtoactuallyhelptheelderlyman,reportedtheXinhuastatenews

service.Anautopsyfoundhehaddiedfromsuffocatingonanosebleed—apreventabledeath,one

presumes,ifanyonehadinvestigated.

AlothasbeenwrittenaboutwhyhelpinghandscanbeuncommoninChina.Somepeopleblamethe

corrosiveeffectsofaflawedcommunistideology.ButtherealsomaybealegalimpedimenttoGood

Samaritaninstincts,accordingtolocalmedia.HThegovernmentshouldfocusonre-establishingsocial

trustasthetoppriorityafteraseriesofcasesacrossthecountrywherepeopletryingtohelpwereinstead

wronglyaccusedofcausingtheaccident,"wrotetheShanghaiDaily.uSomeoldpeopleeventriedtosue

peoplewhorushedtotheiraid."TheShanghaiDailywasreferringtoanotoriouscaseintheeasterncity

of“Nanjingin2006,[when]PengYuhelpedanoldwomanupaftershefellnearabusstop,butshethen

accusedPengofpushingherdown.AcourtruledinherfavorandPengwasorderedtopay40,000yuan

(US$6,255)compensation.(Thecasewaslatersettled,butPengwasstillliableforaportionofthelegal

fees.)ApollbythePeople'sDaily,thestatemouthpiece,foundthatnearly90%of2,425peoplesurveyed

onlinewouldrefusetohelpanelderlypersonwhohadfallendown,lesttheylandinlegalhotwater.

Chinahardlyhasamonopolyonpublicreluctancetohelpout.Inrecentmonths,I'vewitnessedsimilar

incidentsinKazakhstanandIndonesia,tonamejusttwoplaces.Earlierthisyear,aChineseman

stabbedhismotherintheShanghaiairportwithnaryaninterventionfromChineseonlookers.Eventually

aforeignerdashedtohelp,buttheBeijing-basedGlobalTimesrananeditorialheadlined:"Heartless

bystandersnotsolelyChineseproblem."Thepiecewentontodescribeaso-called"bystandereffect"in

which“ColumbiaUniversityresearcherstestedthetheoryonunwittingsubjectsandfoundthatthemore

peopletherearepresentinanemergencysituation,thelesslikelyitisanyindividualwillfeeltheneedto

act.Everyone'sresponsibilitydiminisheswiththecrowd.nUnfortunatelyChina'smassivepopulation

meansalotofcrowds.

2008年考研英語

【參考范文一】

Asissubtlyportrayedinthedrawing,twohandicappedyoungmenareheadingtowardstheir

destinationwithvigorousstrides,leavingalltheircrutchesbehind.Thehardshipofdisability

beingnolongeranobstacleontheirjourney,theysupporteachotherwithfirmhandsandproceed

steadily.Thecaptionindicatesthattheycantravelnorthandsouthextensivelywithcombined

legs.

Itisapparentthatthecartoonistaimsatremindingusoftheimportanceofcooperationinourdaily

life.Hardlycananyoneachievesuccessinhiscareerwithouttheassistanceofhiscolleaguesand

partners.Ascompetitioninalllinesofworkgrowsincreasinglyfierce,wemustdefeatourrivals

throughpowerfulteamwork.TakebasketballheroYaoMingforanexample,hecanslamthe

dunksmartlybecauseallhisteammatescontributemoreorlesstohisoutstandingperformance.

Likewise,thesuccessfullaunchingofChang'eNo.llunarprobeshouldbeattributedtothe

Chinesescientists5jointeffortsinsteadofindividualaccomplishment.Ifweworkseparately,we

willbeconfinedtofrail/fragilemindsandlimitedresources.

Onthebasisoftheanalysisabove,wemaydrawaconclusionthatcooperationandteamwork

reallycountinthiscompetitivesociety.Therefore,weshouldassociateourselvesharmoniously

withourcompanionsineveryattempttowardsourgoals.Inaddition,itisindispensabletotrain

ourkidsfrequentlytointeractsmoothlywithothersinateam.Astheproverbgoes,unityis

strength.(239words)

【參考范文二】

Whatthedrawingistryingtoportrayisthattwohandicappedpeoplearedependingoneachother

whilethecrutchisleftbehindthem.Thepictureseemstobehumorousandpreposterousbut

thoughtprovokingonsecondthoughts,whichservestoremindusthatcooperationisofutmost

significanceandwithoutit,thesocietyweliveincannotgoingsmoothly.

Undoubtedly,thepurposeofthedrawingistoillustratethatdueattentionhastobeattractedtothe

factthatcooperationisofgreatvalueinreality.Withmoreemphasisputon“buildinga

harmonioussociety”,peopleinmountingnumbersbegintorealizethatweshouldserveeachother.

Obviously,cooperationispervasiveinnearlyeveryfieldofoursociety,which,inacertainsense,

shouldbegivendeepconsideration.Itiscommonlyacknowledgedthateachmemberoftheteam,

duringthegame,mustcooperatewithhisteammates,andotherwise,theywouldlosethegameno

matterhowskillfuleachindividualplayermightbe.

Thevividpicture,tomymind,isurgingustocultivatetheawarenessofthepublicthathelping

eachotherhasalwaysbeenthetraditionalvirtueofournation.Asthecentraltaskofourcountryis

to“buildawelloffsocietyinallroundway”,moreeffortsshouldbemadetostrengthenthe

cooperationofpeople.Onlyinthisway,canweleadaharmoniousandhappylife.(233words)

【參考范文三】

Thepicturedepictsamovingandencouragingsceneofcooperationbetweentwolamemen.One

haslosthisrightlegandtheother,hisleftleg.Yettheywalkarminarm,leavingtheircrutches

behind.Accordingtothewordsonthepicture,thetwomayevenplantotravelaroundtheworld.

Thecartoonisthoughtprovokinginthatithighlightstheimportanceofcooperation.Without

cooperation,thetwopeoplehavetowalkwiththehelpofcrutchesrespectively;nowbymutual

support,theyareabletowalklikeanormalpersonandtraveltheworld.Thethemeofthecartoon

isthusclearlyshown.Obviously,cooperationisagoodsolutiontochallengingtasksnowadays.

Peoplehavelimitations;onealwaysfacesdifficultiesorpuzzlesbeyondtheindividual'scapability.

However,ifpeopleworktogether,theycanhelpeachotheroutorone'smeritscanmakeupfor

another'sweakness,andtheworkwillbeaccomplishedinamoreefficientandcreativeway.

Commonsensetellsus,onearrowcouldbebrokeneasily,butthreeboundtogetherwouldnotbe

easilybent.AndalsogoestheEnglishproverb:"Manyhandsmakelightwork.^^

Thepowerofcooperationandsolidarityisthekeytoharmonyandprosperity.Inthisway,helping

othersisexactlyhelpingyourself.(213words)

2009年考研英語

網絡近與遠

【參考范文一】

BalancingbetweenVirtualandRealWorld

Asisillustratedinthedrawing,separatedindividualswhoenjoytheInternetaccessesare

connectedwitheachotherthoughthespider-web-likeinformationsuperhighway.Butmeanwhile,

eachofthemisconfinedtoasmallcellandattachedtothelaptopbeforetheycangetintotouch

withothers.

Atfirstsight,everyonecanchat,communicateandmakefriendswithothersbymeansofthe

powerfulInternetlinks.ItisextraordinarilyconvenientforInternetuserstotransferinformationin

variousformsbecausepeoplearejustaclickaway.However,underthesurfaceofthisamazing

closenesscreatedbythe“cyberspace“istheeverextendingdistanceinreality.Whilepeopleare

indulgingintheconvenienceandentertainmentbroughtaboutbytheInternet,sittingalldaylong

infrontofascreenallalone,theyarevirtuallydrivingawaytheirintimatefamily,friendsandreal

life.Qualitytimewithparentsisreplacedbyaimlesschattingwithatotalstranger;spacefor

hangingoutandbondingwithreallifefriendsisroughlyoccupiedbyendlessInternetgames.

Indeed,theInternethasgreatlyfacilitatedourcommunicationsandthusimprovedefficiencyin

governments,business,andschools.Yetaninconvenientfacthasemerged:atpersonallylevel,

manypeoplehavegotaddictedtotheInternetbyimmersinginthevirtualspaceandshuttingthe

realworldoutalltogether.

Judgingfromallevidenceoffered,wemaysafelycometotheconclusionthattheInternetisbotha

blessingandacurse.Itisuptotheuserstostrikeabalancebetweenthemeritsandsetbacks

andmakegooduseoftheInternetresourcestotheirfavor.(278words)

【參考范文二】

TheabovepicturevividlydepictsahugespiderwebwhichisasymboloftheInternet.Itis

universallyacknowledgedthattheInternet,anentirelynewwayofcommunication,isbecoming

sopopularnowadaysthatifsdifficulttoimaginemodemlifewithoutit.Undoubtedly,itexertsa

profoundeffectonourlifethatitrevolutionizesthewayofpeople'slivingandthinking.

Definitely,thesymbolicmeaningofthepicturesubtlyconveyedshouldbetakenintodeep

consideration.Tobeginwith,withtheInternet,itisconvenientandfastforpeopletogetavariety

ofinformationandwhattheyneedtodoisjusttopresskeybuttons.Whafsmore,thegreatutility

oftheInternetallowpeoplewithinacompany,acrossanationorevenaroundtheworldtowork

together.Finally,wecandoalmosteverythingviaInternetinalongrun.Specifically,wecan

conductE-business,advertiseourproducts,bookanairticket,buyandsellstocks,evenhunta

newjobthroughclickingthemouse.Nevertheless,itisatwo-edgedswordaswellandhasitsown

negativeeffects.Toillustrate,somepeopletendtospendhoursontheInternetforthesakeof

relaxationanddevelopaddictions.Asaresult,thepublichaveanemotionaldistancesometimes

andthusfewcommunicationsinrealityduetoInternetaddictionwithoutself-restriction.

Fromwhathavebeendiscussedabove,itisclearthatwithapersonalcomputerandmodemany

individualcancallupinformationaboutalmostanythingfromalmostanywhereandalmost

anytimeontheWeb.Allinall,theInternet,anindispensablepartinmodernlife,hasthepowerto

connectpeopleand,yet,tosomeextent,separatepeopleinreality.

【參考范文三】

Thepainterofthispictureisreallyimaginative.Accordingtohisunderstandingoftherealworld,

thehumansocietyisdepictedasacobwebthroughtheInternetlinks.Justasspidersrelyonthe

cobwebtopreyoninsects,soalsothesocialmembersmakeuseoftheInternettocommunicate

withothers.Asshowninthepicture,confinedtohomesoroffices,eachpersonsitsinfrontof

computerscreenssendingorreceivinginformationfromtheworld.

Indicativeofthispictureisthedecreaseofface-to-facecommunications.Consequently,although

thesocietyseemstobephysicallywovenasa“cobweb“bytheInternet,itispossiblethatsocial

memberswillbeseparatedfromeachotherinthelongrun.Firstly,whenpeoplegetaccustomedto

theconvenienceoftheInternet,theywouldnotbothertomakeface-to-facecontactwiththeir

friendsandrelatives.Secondly,withtheincreasingdependencyontheInternet,moreandmore

workcannotbeaccomplishedwithouttheInternet;therefore,peoplewillspendmoretimeinfront

ofcomputerscreensandhencereducethetimeinactivitiesthatrequireface-to-face

communication.Inaddition,manypeoplemakeon-linefriendsandindulgeinchattingthroughthe

Internet,whichmeansthattheywillgraduallykeepawayfromtheirfriendsinreallife.

Toconclude,whiletheInternetdoesprovidesaconvenientnetworkforsocialmember,thereis

possibilitythatpeoplewillspendlesstimeinface-to-facecommunicationsandthereforethe

Internetwouldbringusaseparatedworld.Inbrief,weshouldbalancetheInternetcommunication

withface-to-face.(258words)

【參考范文四】

Thepastdecadehaswitnessedanincreasinglyinseparablerelationshipbetweenmanand

Internet.Asisvividlydepictedinthepicture,withinastretchingspiderwebmanypeopleare

surfingonline,eithertoentertainthemselvesortomeetthework,sneeds.Actuallyon-line

visitinghasbecomearoutineactivityinoureverydaylife.However,itseemsratherironicto

presentpeopleseparatedfromeachotherbythespiderwebwhentheyattempttocommunicate。

Themetaphoricandimpressiveportrayalhassubtlyrevealedthedualityoftherelationship

betweenmanandInternet.ThespiderwebundoubtedlyservesasasymbolofInternet,both

connectingpeopleandisolatingthemfromeachother.Ontheonehand,thereisnodenyingthat

Internetiscurrentlyoneofthemostefficientmediausedforinterpersonalcommunication.Asa

collegestudent,IgetonlineeverydaytodiscussnewswithotherpeopleonBBS,tostudyEnglish

byregisteringforwebcourses,tochatfreelythroughe-mailswithmyfriends.Beingaveteran

on-lineshopper,Ifrequentlybargainwithsellerstopurchasebooksatmuchlowerprices.Buton

theotherhand,agoodmanypeopleadmitthattheyaretoomuchaddictedtoInternettomaintain

face-to-facecontactwiththeirfriendsandcolleagues.Cyber-livingresemblestheexperienceof

seeingdisguisedpeoplebehindamask,maintainingdistancebetweenoneanother.Onceindulged

inthefictitiousworld,peoplefeelreluctanttoapproachothersandtoconcentrateonreallife.

That'swhysomepeoplehavelosttheskillofdirectcontactandgetalienatedfromothers。

Therefore,itisnecessaryforustouseInternetinareasonablewayandrestrainfrom

addiction.Afterall,Internetisinventedtoconnectyouandme,andtobringconveniencestoour

liferatherthansetabarriertokeeppeoplebeyondreacho

2010年“文化火鍋”

【參考范文一】

Asissymbolicallyportrayedinthedrawing,ahotpotisbeingservedwithalargevarietyof

culturalingredientsmeltinginit.Theculturesymbolsfallintofourcategories-philosophical

conceptsincludingBuddhism,Taoism,Confucianism,benevolence,etiquette,humanism,

enlightenment,deconstruction,postmodernism;ScientistssuchasBiShengandEinstein;Literary

giantsasLaoSheandShakespeare;PerformingartsasKongFu,SwanLakeandPekingOpera.

Thecaptionindicatesthattheculturalhotpotisbothdeliciousandnutritious.

Throughthethought-provokingillustrationthedraweraimstopointoutthepositive

influenceofculturalblending.Inthemodernizationprocessofhumansociety,differentcultural

stylesareundergoingaseriesofhotpot-likecollisionandmelting,notonlycreatingacolorful

mosaicexistence,butalsoboostingtheirfurtherdevelopmentandinnovation.Forexample,with

theconstantresearchofConfucius,thewesternersarereachingabetterunderstandinganda

lastingpassionforChineseculture.ManyofthemevenfindsimilaritybetweenChristianityand

Confucianism.Theup-to-dateITtechnologies,originatedfromsomeAmericanITexperts,are

prevalentallovertheworldwithinashortperiodoftime.TheChinesefilms,mingledwith

Hollywoodelements,canalwaysrenderstrongerartisticflavorandentertainingeffect.

Asaresult,itisindispensableforpeopletostrivefordeeperlevelofculturalblending.

Ontheonehand,governmentsshouldissuepowerfulpoliciestoestablishaflexibleatmosphereso

astointroduceandspreaddifferentsci-techachievementsandartisticworks.Ontheotherhand,

philosophers,scientists,writersandartistsshouldmakemorecomparisonandreferencewith

differentculturalmasterworksinsteadoflimitingthemselveswiththeirowntradition,thusmaking

theirinventionsandinnovationswithafarbettervision.Onlybylearningfromvariouscultures

canourworldsheddifferentcolorsandcanhumancivilizationmakeprogress.

【參考范文二】

Asissymbolicallyillustratedintheportrayal,thereisaboilinghotpot

containingvariousingredientsofmulti-cultures.Thesepluralisticculturescan

becategorizedascelebritieshomeandabroadasBiSheng,LaoShe,Shakespeareand

Einstein,philosophicalconceptsasBuddhism,Taoism,Confucianism,benevolence,

ritual,humanism,Enlightenment,post-modernismanddeconstruction,aswellas

performingartsasBeijingOpera,GongFu,LiangZhuandSwanLake.Weareinformed

thattheculture“hotpot“isbothdeliciousandnutritious.

Thepurposeofthecartoonististoshowusthatinsteadofbeingoutdatedand

oflittlevalueinarapidlymodernizingworld,culturalblendingshouldbe

encouragedandmaintained.Ontheonehand,mosaicculturesarepartoftheuniversal

heritageofhumanityandtheyarepowerfulmeansofbringingtogetherdiversepeoples

andsocialgroups.Consequently,culturalreintegrationhasbecomeindispensable

asameansofpromotingfurtherculturedevelopmentandmaintenance.Ontheother

hand,forChina,asforanyotherrapidlydevelopingcountry,thereisadangerthat

age-oldcustomsandtraditionsmaybecomelostintheshadowsofmodernization.If

LiangZhu,BeijingOperaorSwanLakeBalleteverperishedfromtheearth,itwould

beatragedyofimmeasurableproportions.

Inmyview,multi-culturescanbekeptalivebythepeoplewiththetimetodo

so,andisextremelyvitalinensuringacommunity,sfuturedevelopmentand

prosperity.Asaconsequenceofsuccessfulcommercializationefforts,unwavering

governmentsupportandgrowinginterestoverseas,thefutureofculturalblending

looksbrighterandmoresecurethaneverbefore.

【參考范文三

Asisvividly