三 情景作文：人生哲理类（金钱与成功）

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “True companionship cannot be bought at any price.” You can cite one example or two to illustrate your point of view. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

（一）预测范文

Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Richard Branson are all billionaire businessmen who not only have made their fortunes through fair and legitimate means, but also enjoy meaningful relationships with others and have a passion for the endeavors in which they partake.

Without close personal relationships with family and friends, life would become empty and devoid of meaning. Every dollar we earned would be worthless if we had no companions with whom to share our ups and downs, highs and lows, joys and sorrows. In addition to loving relationships, genuine success also requires a fulfilling vocation or some kind of raison d’etre. Some people are born into rich families or generate substantial wealth through lucky circumstances, such as buying a winning lottery ticket. Despite being wealthy, these individuals would not qualify as successful men unless they had a career or purpose in life to keep them occupied and nurture their souls.

As captured in the title and lyrics of American singer Ralph Tresvant’s song “Money Can’t Buy You Love”, true companionship cannot be bought at any price.

（二）参考译文

比尔·盖茨、沃伦·巴菲特和理查德·布兰森都是拥有亿万资产的商人，他们不仅通过公正、合法的手段创造了财富，而且拥有和谐融洽的人际关系，他们对自己从事的事业充满激情。

倘若没有亲朋好友，生活就会变得空虚而毫无意义。如果没有人和我们一起经历人生的跌宕起伏，高潮与低谷，欢乐与忧伤，那么我们所赚的每分钱都会变得毫无价值。除了拥有充满爱的人际关系，真正的成功还需要有一份令人充实的职业或存在的意义。有些人生于富裕家庭，有些人因撞大运而意外发财，如买彩票中了大奖。他们除了有钱之外，都不足以作为成功者，除非他们能投身于某项工作或某个人生目标当中，从而充实自己并滋养心灵。

如同美国歌手拉尔夫·泰斯温特的歌曲《爱无价》的歌名与歌词所示：真情谊，金难易。

（三）亮点词汇

Bill Gates 比尔·盖茨

Warren Buffett 沃伦·巴菲特

billionaire 亿万富翁

fortune 财富

legitimate 合法的

means 手段

passion 激情

endeavor 事业

partake 从事

empty 空虚的

devoid 缺乏

worthless 毫无价值的

ups and downs 跌宕起伏

highs and lows 高潮与低谷

genuine 真正的

fulfilling 令人充实的

vocation 职业

raison d’etre 存在的意义

generate substantial wealth 意外发财

lottery ticket 彩票

qualify as 足以成为

occupied 充实的

nurture one’s soul 滋养心灵

capture 体现

companionship 情谊

（四）道长点评

六级写作已经数次考查与“成功”相关的话题，如：1993-6“My View on Opportunity（我对机会的看法）”；1997-1“Haste Makes Waste（欲速则不达）”；2003-1“It Pays to Be Honest（诚实是有回报的）”；2011-12“The Way to Success（成功之路）”。

（五）句型拓展

① Even a multimillionaire could not be considered successful if he were friendless and alone. 虽有家产万贯，却形单影只，这样的人称不上成功。

② While wealth may attract more people to us, most of them would quickly vanish if and when the wealth had dried up. 虽然有钱人会被人前呼后拥，但家财散尽之日，也就是众人抽身离去之时。

③ As the US author Helen Keller once noted, happiness is attained through “fidelity to a worthy purpose”. 正如美国作家海伦·凯勒所说，幸福来自于“执着追求一个伟大的目标”。