Topic(题目)：
Decisions can be made quickly, or they can be madeafter careful thought. Do you agree or disagree withthe following statement? The decisions that peoplemake quickly are always wrong. Use reasons andspecific examples to support your opinion.
Model Essay(范文)：
I disagree with the statement that the decisionspeople make quickly are always wrong. However, I think those decisions probably turn out tobe wrong more often than carefully made decisions do. Usually, fast decisions are based onwhat we call our “gut reactions,” or feelings we have about a situation. Sometimes these gutreactions are based on good sense backed by experience, but sometimes they’re based onnonsense or poor reasoning.
Let’s say you’re at work and the boss calls you to his office and tells you there’s a big projectthat needs to be done. He thinks you’re the best person for the job, but he needs an answerfrom you on the spot. He hasn’t told you what the project is, but you make the quick decisionto accept. This is the right quick decision, because you’re basing it on a lot of factors that willoccur to you later. One is that it wouldn’t make sense for the boss to ask you to do somethinghe didn’t think you could handle. That would only hurt his business. Plus, doing a good job onthis project might help your career. You realize it’s good to reach higher, if you want to getahead.
But let’s say you’re on a deserted highway late at night and your car breaks down. Alongcomes a car driven by someone who doesn’t seem quite right to you. He offers you a ride to thenearest gas station. You make the quick decision to accept the ride because it’s late, you’recold and tired and you don’t want to sit there waiting for the highway patrol to arrive. This is acase where a quick decision is a wrong decision. You shouldn’t trade your personal safety forphysical comfort, and if you thought about it, you wouldn’t.
How do you know when it’s okay to make a quick decision? You have to be able to guess at thepossible benefits versus the possible dangers. If it’s a small decision like where to go to lunch, who cares? However, if my whole future were at stake, I’d want as much time as I could get tothink about it.
重点单词 全部解释
disagree[.disə'gri:]v. 不一致，有分歧，不适应，不适宜
handle['hændl]n. 柄，把手
v. 买卖，处理，操作，驾驭
decision[di'siʒən]n. 决定，决策
stake[steik]n. 桩，赌注，利害关系
v. 下注，用桩支撑
comfort['kʌmfət]n. 舒适，安逸，安慰，慰藉
vt. 安慰，使
statement['steitmənt]n. 声明，陈述
reasoning['ri:zniŋ]n. 推论，推理，论证
specific[spi'sifik]adj. 特殊的，明确的，具有特效的
n. 特
deserted[di'zə:tid]adj. 废弃的，荒芜的，被遗弃的 动词desert的过
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