Topic(题目)：
Do you agree or disagree with the followingstatement? People are never satisfied with whatthey have; they always want something more orsomething different. Use specific reasons to supportyour answer.
Model Essay(范文)：
I think it’s probably true that people are neversatisfied with what they have. They always wantsomething more or something different from what is theirs. This just seems to be part of ourhuman nature. Look at a toddler, Give her a toy to play with and she’ happy—until she seessomething else. Then she wants that other toy to play with. If she and her brother are eachgiven a cookie, she’ll look to see whose cookie is bigger. She’ll protest loudly if she thinks herbrother is getting more.
“The grass is always greener” is an old expression, but it’s a good expression of how many of usfeel. We’re always striving for a better job, a nicer place to live, a fancier car, or moreexpensive clothes. Part of this reaching for more and better is because we care about whatother people think and want to impress them. Part of it is trying to make ourselves feelsuccessful. But there’ also something in our nature that tells us we can do better and reachhigher.
This isn’t always a negative quality. There’s another saying: ”A man’s reach should excesshis grasp. Or what’s a heaven for?” It’s a good thing to be constantly pushing ourselves andlooking for something different. If we don’t try for more and different things, we begin tostagnate, like a pool that doesn’t get any fresh water.
The problem comes when we won’t let ourselves be satisfied with anything we have. If we havea comfortable life and still feel as if something ‘s missing, then we need to look inward. Thesomething that’s missing may be in our spirit.
重点单词 全部解释
striving['straiviŋ]n. 努力;斗争 v. 力争;奋斗;努力(strive的
excess[ik'ses, 'ekses]n. 过量，超过，过剩
adj. 过量的，额外
protest[prə'test]n. 抗议，反对，声明
v. 抗议，反对，申明
statement['steitmənt]n. 声明，陈述
quality['kwɔliti]n. 品质，特质，才能
adj. 高品质的
specific[spi'sifik]adj. 特殊的，明确的，具有特效的
n. 特
disagree[.disə'gri:]v. 不一致，有分歧，不适应，不适宜
negative['negətiv]adj. 否定的，负的，消极的
n. 底片，负
constantly['kɔnstəntli]adv. 不断地，经常地
impress[im'pres]n. 印象，特徵，印记
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