gre issue写作优秀实例：电视的全球化

 　　新gre作文写作考察考生完成题目过程中是否能够融合批判性思维和分析写作能力，以下是gre考试写作部分issue的优秀写作实例，通过这些优秀范文或是习作，考生可以借鉴里面的短语、句子或思路，给自己的写作找一些思路和灵感。

　　题目：

　　The worldwide distribution of television programs and advertisements is seriously diminishing the differences among cultures.

　　电视节目和广告的全球性扩张正在严重地消除着不同文化之间的差异。

　　正文：

　　Today, the development of media industry is experiencing an incomparable spout¹ time in history during which television programs and advertisements are spreading even to the remotest area. As a result, some people show concerns because they wonder whether this trend will finally cause diminishing of culture diversity. Although this concern does make sense in some aspects, we should examine the propelling power behind this phenomenon to find out the true effect of it.

　　Television programs as well as the advertisements reveal to people a utterly² different world to where they were brought up and thus make it possible for the audience to stay home to enjoy the beautiful scenery of places of interest, grotesque³ customs of a different nation, well-preserved cultural heritage of another country which all help people to realize more about the difference instead of staying ignorant about the outside world. Some successful television program and advertisements aim at the global audience as a whole as their target group and this effort to reach the largest majority as a whole can be reflected in their creative design of programs and advertisements and their distributing endeavor. For example, “discovery” has arrest many audience’s eyeball because of its widely- covered topic such as astronomy,biology, history and anthropology⁴, artistically⁵ shoot pictures and sensational⁶ commentary. Is this program diminish or increasing our awareness⁷ of the difference among cultures? Will the viewing of Roman’s glorious history, America’s persevere⁸ exploring of outer space, the miserable⁹ and fierce world war one and world war two arouse the consideration that all cultures is the same? Advertisement, at the same time, if distribute globally, usually requires that they cater¹⁰ for the taste of the local audience. We could see this if we look at Kenturkey’s advertising¹¹ creative strategy and find out how much it has changed from one country to another.

　　Television itself is a neutral power, and it cannot contribute to the diminishing of culture diversity alone. Although human beings are susceptible¹² to the influence of mass media such as television program and advertisements, we could not blame them as the sole the causes of this phenomenon.The broadcasting company should be responsible to choose programs that will truly embody¹³ the cultural differences as well as the common human similarity such as the longing¹⁴ for love, passion, humanity and the like. And the audience, when viewing programs and advertisements from the other country, should bear in mind that as human beings, we share certain similarity as well as diversity and this is the true impetus¹⁵ to push the world forward as well the power to make our world a more colorful place to live in.

　　Although to be too fussy¹⁶ about the negative influence of television is unnecessary, it does not mean that we pay no attention to it at all. We should be aware of the possibility of the domination of one culture, such as the western culture that we call as cultural imperialism¹⁷. If we exaggerate it a little bit more, the prospect¹⁸ will be probably that the world be decorated in one color and expressed in one voice. I believe that even this imagination will sound uncomfortable to most people, whether they will be members of an assimilating or assimilated group.

 

1 spout   

v.喷出，涌出；滔滔不绝地讲；n.喷管；水柱

参考例句：

• Implication in folk wealth creativity and undertaking vigor spout.蕴藏于民间的财富创造力和创业活力喷涌而出。
• This acts as a spout to drain off water during a rainstorm.在暴风雨季，这东西被用作喷管来排水。

2 utterly   

adv.完全地，绝对地

参考例句：

• Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民，把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
• I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。

3 grotesque   

adj.怪诞的，丑陋的；n.怪诞的图案，怪人（物）

参考例句：

• His face has a grotesque appearance.他的面部表情十分怪。
• Her account of the incident was a grotesque distortion of the truth.她对这件事的陈述是荒诞地歪曲了事实。

4 anthropology   

n.人类学

参考例句：

• I believe he has started reading up anthropology.我相信他已开始深入研究人类学。
• Social anthropology is centrally concerned with the diversity of culture.社会人类学主要关于文化多样性。

5 artistically   

adv.艺术性地

参考例句：

• The book is beautifully printed and artistically bound. 这本书印刷精美，装帧高雅。
• The room is artistically decorated. 房间布置得很美观。

6 sensational   

adj.使人感动的，非常好的，轰动的，耸人听闻的

参考例句：

• Papers of this kind are full of sensational news reports.这类报纸满是耸人听闻的新闻报道。
• Their performance was sensational.他们的演出妙极了。

7 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

8 persevere   

v.坚持，坚忍，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• They are determined to persevere in the fight.他们决心坚持战斗。
• It is strength of character enabled him to persevere.他那坚强的性格使他能够坚持不懈。

9 miserable   

adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的

参考例句：

• It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
• Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。

10 cater   

vi.(for/to)满足，迎合；(for)提供饮食及服务

参考例句：

• I expect he will be able to cater for your particular needs.我预计他能满足你的特殊需要。
• Most schools cater for children of different abilities.大多数学校能够满足具有不同天资的儿童的需要。

11 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

12 susceptible   

adj.过敏的，敏感的；易动感情的，易受感动的

参考例句：

• Children are more susceptible than adults.孩子比成人易受感动。
• We are all susceptible to advertising.我们都易受广告的影响。

13 embody   

vt.具体表达，使具体化；包含，收录

参考例句：

• The latest locomotives embody many new features. 这些最新的机车具有许多新的特色。
• Hemingway's characters plainly embody his own values and view of life.海明威笔下的角色明确反映出他自己的价值观与人生观。

14 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

15 impetus   

n.推动，促进，刺激；推动力

参考例句：

• This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.这是促使经济复苏的主要动力。
• Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas.她的讲话激发了我的思绪。

16 fussy   

adj.为琐事担忧的，过分装饰的，爱挑剔的

参考例句：

• He is fussy about the way his food's cooked.他过分计较食物的烹调。
• The little girl dislikes her fussy parents.小女孩讨厌她那过分操心的父母。

17 imperialism   

n.帝国主义，帝国主义政策

参考例句：

• They held the imperialism in contempt.他们鄙视帝国主义。
• Imperialism has not been able to subjugate China.帝国主义不能征服中国。

18 prospect   

n.前景，前途；景色，视野

参考例句：

• This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
• The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。