考研英语作文范文：我们这一辈与父辈的区别

 　　Topic(题目)：

　　Every generation of people is different inimportant ways. How is your generationdifferent from your parents’ generation? Usespecific reasons and examples to explain youranswer.

　　Model Essay(范文)：

　　The principal differences between my generation and my parents’ generation are in how theyrelate to others. My generation is more tolerant¹ of other people’s choices, less concernedabout what others think, and more self-centered.

　　My parents’ generation has stricter standards about what kinds of behavior are acceptable².They sometimes have a hard time accepting the fact that other people may have different ideasabout what’s right and what’s wrong. My generation thinks people should have a lot of choices.For example, they choose whom they want to live with, whether or not to have children,whether or not to practice a particular religion, and what to do for a living.

　　My parents’ generation is much more concerned about what other people think of them. Manygrew up in tightly³ knit⁴ communities where people knew each other’s families. Filling in meantthat you had to act a certain way. Many of my generation grew up in loosely knit communities,where we only knew about our closest neighbors. We didn’t care what the rest of thecommunity thought of us. Also, we were a very rebellious⁵ generation and often did thing justto shock people.

　　Wherever we grew up, most of my generation didn’t have to worry about having enough to eator a roof over our heads. My parents’ generation did. They grew up during the GreatDepression, when many people were poor. For this reason, my parents didn’t have time toanalyze their feelings or think about their inner selves. They were too busy trying to get by.Children of my generation were well taken care of by their parents. Because of that, we had timeto think about ourselves and our place in the universe. As adults, many of us have continuedto be self-absorbed. We join health clubs to be prefect in body and go into therapy to beperfect in mind.

　　When I think about our actions, it seems that my parents’ generation is more “outer” directedand my generation is more “inner directed.”

 

1 tolerant   

adj.容忍的，有耐力的

参考例句：

• She's tolerant toward those impudent colleagues.她对那些无礼的同事采取容忍的态度。
• A tolerant person usually has breadth of mind.有宽容精神的人通常胸襟开阔。

2 acceptable   

adj.可接受的，合意的，受欢迎的

参考例句：

• The terms of the contract are acceptable to us.我们认为这个合同的条件可以接受。
• Air pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable levels.这座城市的空气污染程度曾高达可接受标准的四倍。

3 tightly   

adv.紧紧地，坚固地，牢固地

参考例句：

• My child holds onto my hand tightly while we cross the street.横穿马路时，孩子紧拉着我的手不放。
• The crowd pressed together so tightly that we could hardly breathe.人群挤在一起，我们几乎喘不过气来。

4 knit   

vt.编织，密接，结合，皱眉；vi.编织，变得紧凑，愈合；n.编织

参考例句：

• She could knit up a baby's coat in an afternoon.她能在一个下午织好一件婴儿的衣服。
• Our letters enabled us to knit up our old friendship.通信使我们恢复了旧日的友谊。

5 rebellious   

adj.造反的，反抗的，难控制的

参考例句：

• They will be in danger if they are rebellious.如果他们造反，他们就要发生危险。
• Her reply was mild enough,but her thoughts were rebellious.她的回答虽然很温和，但她的心里十分反感。