Topic(题目)：
People remember special gifts or presents thatthey have received. Why? Use specific reasonsand examples to support your answer.
Model Essay(范文)：
I think we remember special gifts we’ve receivedbecause these gifts often are part of a specialmemory for us. It may be a memory of someone special we’ve cared deeply about. He or shemay no longer be alive. Or it may be a memory of a special event in our lives. It may even be amemory of the person we once were at some particular moment in our lives.
Gifts from other people can make us feel joy every time we look at them. A gift from ourparents, or our husband or wife makes us feel loved each time we see or use it. If we havechildren, the first gift our child made for us in kindergarten is cherished long after the childhas grown up. A family heirloom given to us by a grandparent makes us feel connected to ourpast. A gift from a good friend is a reminder of all the good times we’ve shared. A mementofrom a respected colleague of a reminder of a job we worked on successfully together.
Gift may also pinpoint special events in our lives. Gifts given to us as part of our religiousheritage, such as First Communion or Chanukkah gifts, remind us of those celebrations. Thesame is true for gifts given for birthdays and graduations, and for the anniversaries of specialdays in our lives, like our wedding day.
Gifts can also be a symbol of the person we were at a particular point in our lives. A giftreceived in childhood may remind us of a passionate hobby that’s now boxed in the attic. Agift received when we left a job may bring to mind the first career we bad, now that we’re onour third or fourth.
The gifts that are important to us are the ones that remind us of family, friends and happytimes. They’re a way of surrounding ourselves with our past.
重点单词 全部解释
particular[pə'tikjulə]adj. 特殊的，特别的，特定的，挑剔的
n.
colleague['kɔli:g]n. 同事
reminder[ri'maində]n. 提醒物，提示
respected[ri'spektid]adj. 受尊敬的 v. 尊敬;重视(respect的过
attic['ætik]n. 阁楼
passionate['pæʃənit]adj. 热情的，易怒的，激情的
pinpoint['pinpɔint]n. 极小之物 v. 精确地找到，准确地轰炸
specific[spi'sifik]adj. 特殊的，明确的，具有特效的
n. 特
symbol['simbəl]n. 符号，标志，象征
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