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我沒有看過六級的考試題。上面是我在網上看到的一個六級的寫作范文。實在是。。。?
題目是：‘對過度使用網絡應予以重視’
‘近年來，中國人的無知在學生中表現得最為明顯。一些學生拒絕上課，一些很少讀經典著作。卻有越來越多的學生對外語的學習看得很重。這種現象主要是由于三個原因。第一條，也是最重要的一條，全球化促使學生們瘋狂地。。。‘
看到這里，我就實在是看不下去了。總的來講，語言生硬，用詞過激，表達牽強。完全是一副為賦新詩強說愁的感覺。
這種表達方式在國外的新聞中你都很少看到。比如說，BBC, CNBC等。他們的文章總體來講，讀起來是很舒服的。上面的這個范文，講的是一個很平常的話題：如何適度使用網絡。這么簡單的議題，可以用相對輕松的寫法。但是，我感覺，寫作人為了表現其詞匯量，凸顯其筆力，硬要拿出魯迅批《乏走狗》的模式，予以批判。給人的感覺是過激，用語不當。
我在想，如果大家使用這種范文來學習英語，真是白費力氣的。
現在已經有很多證書被取替了，比如說，會計從業證，職稱英語？等等。我不知道英語四、六級是否會被取替。如果按照這種模式學習寫作的話，就算你四、六級都過了，你寫出的東西也沒法讀的。不用說讀，你用這種方式與人交流，人家都不愛理你。
從四六級的習題，再次驗證了，我們學習的英語，準備應付的英語考試，完全是按照理工科課程的方式操作的。我們不是在學習語言的精華。讀完這個范文，你能感受到英語之美嗎？
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想知道真正的英語是什么樣的嗎？ 請大家跟我一起讀一下莎士比亞：
Shakespeare's "The Two Gentlemen of Verona" (III.i.170-187)
VALENTINE
And why not death rather than living torment?
To die is to be banish'd from myself;
And Silvia is myself: banish'd from her
Is self from self: a deadly banishment!
What light is light, if Silvia be not seen?
What joy is joy, if Silvia be not by?
Unless it be to think that she is by
And feed upon the shadow of perfection
Except I be by Silvia in the night,
There is no music in the nightingale;
Unless I look on Silvia in the day,
There is no day for me to look upon;
She is my essence, and I leave to be,
If I be not by her fair influence
Foster'd, illumined, cherish'd, kept alive.
I fly not death, to fly his deadly doom:
Tarry I here, I but attend on death:
But, fly I hence, I fly away from life.
學會了上面這段詩歌，是很有用的。再向女友表白遇挫時，不防模仿一下莎翁。管保讓她當時就五迷三道，不知所以。
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從這里，我不由得想到了學習的方法論。
怎么樣學習才不累？如何養成一個亦玩亦學的習慣。
比如說，莎翁的這首詩歌，如果硬要你背記，你會背上三天也記不住。反過來，如果你一小時后要會女友，要借這首詩來討得她的愛情，我估計二，三十分鐘你一定會記得滾瓜爛熟。
動力不同，決心就不一樣，效果呢自然也就不可同日而語。
我在教ACCA的時候，告訴我的學生們，不要死記硬背，要不斷的將自己置于所學內容之中。比如說，想象一下如果你去審計，你會怎么做？如果你去查稅，你又如何能防止偷漏稅等。這樣一來，大家的出發點就不同了，不再是背記，而是象演戲一樣的，將自己置身于那一款款條例之中了。
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下面是我從CNBC中找到的一段話，做為一個學以致用的例子：
題目是：China has now become the biggest fear for markets
Stocks are at record highs（創歷史記錄）, the?VIX （Volatility Index）?is at a 10-year low（十年最好低）, and while investors are relieved the XXX presidency did not go to an anti-euro candidate（反對歐盟的候選人）, new risks are filling the void（填補空白）.
Topping the list?of?（最大的擔心）market worries is China, which has been on the back burner?（次要地位）for months now. Some weaker-than-expected?（比想明中的還要弱的）data, however, has put spotlight on（引起了關注）the country's economy.
Last week,PMI manufacturing data?showed signs of slowing（呈現緩勢）, and?China's trade data?overnight was weaker than expected, with misses both on imports and exports. Chinese inflation data was due Tuesday.
"I'm more concerned about the risks stemming from（引發的）?a China slowdown," said XXX, a chief global investment strategist
上面這些加黑的詞，都是常用的習語。你會經常聽到人們這樣講。那怎么能夠將這些短語記住呢？看看下面的例子，我只是用這些詞想了一下我的生活，編了下面一個小故事：
Title: The biggest fear for my family.
I have become the biggest fear for my parents.?
The money I spent are at record high, but my achievement is at 20-year low. My parents were glad that ?I finally left home. However, a new contender emerged, my baby sister is filling the void.
Topping the list of all their worries is money, , which has been on the back burner for months now. My parents' lower than expected salary has been put on spot light after the birth of my baby sister.
Still, they are more concerned about the worries stemming from my spending habit.
如果你能將想學的單詞，短語都編成一個以你為主的小故事，沒有什么是很難記的。這只是一個例子，你還可以想一下你或你的家人，你的朋友，你的學校還有什么 Fear或是 Joy。多有意思啊！
同意嗎？
