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Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay based on the picture below. You should start you essay with a brief description of the picture and then comment on the impact of mobile phones on interpersonal communication. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.四级听力mp3

参考范文

As is symbolically illustrated in the cartoon, wearing a T-shirt and black trousers, a young boy with yellow hair holding a mobile phone is talking to his mother sitting on a sofa and reading a book. It’s my view that the drawing is to show us that the cell phone serves as a symbol of the Internet, both connecting people and isolating them from each other.

The metaphorical and impressive portrayal has subtly revealed the duality of the relationship between man and mobile phones. On the one hand, there is no denying that cell phone is currently one of the most efficient media used for interpersonal communication. On the other hand, a good many people admit that they are too much addicted to electronics to maintain face-to-face contact with their friends and colleagues.

Hence, it is necessary for us to use mobile phones in a reasonable way and restrain from overindulgence. After all, electronic products are invented to connect you and me, and to bring conveniences to our life rather than set a barrier to keep people beyond reach.

参考译文

这幅漫画描述的情景是，一名穿着T恤和黑色裤子的年轻男孩手里拿着手机，正在和他坐在沙发上读书的妈妈聊天。我认为这幅图想告诉我们：手机作为互联网的一种象征，既连接了人们，又使他们彼此隔离。

这幅暗含隐喻且令人印象深刻的图画微妙地揭示了人与手机之间的双重关系。一方面，不可否认手机目前是用于人际交流最高效的媒介之一。另一方面，很多人承认他们太沉迷于数码产品而不愿与朋友和同事保持面对面接触。

因此，我们很有必要以一种合理的方式使用手机，避免过度沉迷。毕竟，人们发明电子产品是为了连接你我，为我们的生活带来便利，而不是设置障碍使人彼此疏远。

亮点词汇

illustrate 描述

serve as a symbol of 作为……的象征

isolate 隔离

metaphorical 隐喻性的

impressive 令人印象深刻的

reveal 揭示

duality 双重性

there is no denying that 不可否认

interpersonal communication 人际交流

be addicted to 沉迷于

reasonable 合理的

restrain from 抑制，阻止

overindulgence 沉迷，沉溺

electronic product 电子产品

keep people beyond reach 使人们彼此疏远