【必背范文：图画作文】八、人生哲理类：创新

Directions: Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should

1) describe the drawing  briefly,

2) explain its intended meaning, and

3) give your comments.

 

经典范文

　　The cartoon depicts a strong person trying to find gold in a huge stone. Holding an ax with his firm hands, he is hewing out of the stone of despair a piece of precious gold. The caption indicates that "Only through innovation can we make progress; conservatism means regression."

　　The purpose of the drawing is to show us that utmost importance should be attached to innovation and creativity. To begin with, innovativeness could be said to be the watchword, or motto, of science. Think about all the innumerable times scientific experiments must be carried out, all the laboratory tests, all the live trials, before a new medicine or vaccine is discovered. In addition, many of today's business successes can be ascribed to innovation. For instance, at the company where I personally worked, it was only after four years and four tries of different business models that its entrepreneur finally succeeded, and became the chairman of one of the largest Internet companies.

　　To sum up, in any field of endeavor, whether it is in medicine, engineering or business, it seems necessary to put great emphasis on innovation before one can finally become successful. It is as if life is testing us, testing our innovation and creativity to see if we are really dedicated to our ideals, before life finally rewards us with success.

 

 参考译文

　　这幅图画描绘了一个强壮的人正在试图从一块巨石中找出黄金。 他用坚定的双手举着斧头 , 试图从绝望之石中开采出希望之金。文字说明显示 : " 创新才能发展 , 守业就是退步“。

　　这幅漫画的目的是告诉我们应该充分重视创新 。首先，创新精神可以说是科学研究的信条。想想看 ，只有在进行了无数次的科学实验 、测试和活体试验之后 , 才能发明一种新药物或疫苗。其次 , 创新也是当今许多企业成功的原因。例如 , 我本人曾在一家公司工作过。这家公司曾经尝试了四种不同的商业模式 , 历经四年才获得成功。 该企业 的老总也成了最大的互联网公司之一的董事长 。

　　总之，无论是在医学、工程还是商业的任何领域，似乎只有重视创新，才能获得最后的成功。在我们获得成功之前，生活好像是在考验我们，考验我们的创新能力，看看我们是否能专注于自己的理想。