考研英语作文范文：如何看宠物和人关系

 　　Topic(题目)：

　　Many people have a close relationship with theirpets. These people treat their birds, cats, orother animals as members of their family. Inyour opinion, are such relationships good? Whyor why not? Use specific reasons and examplesto support your answer.

　　Model Essay(范文)：

　　I think being very close to a pet can be both a positive and a negative thing. Healthprofessionals have concluded that having a pet is very healthy for everyone. People who haveheart disease or similar health problems are often urged to get a pet because it can lower yourblood pressure. However, some people get anxious about their pets. If you always worry aboutthe pet getting lost or not getting the right food to eat, then that isn’t healthy for you .

　　Many pets are very loving and it’s easy to love them back. Some people, though, go overboard.They treat their pets like one of the family. Sometimes they even set a place for them at thetable or give them their own rooms in the house. They treat them as if they were children.Some pets are, in fact, substitutes for children. People need to keep their perspective abouttheir pets. Dressing¹ a pet up in clothes like a child is not emotionally healthy. Pets are animalsand get confused if you expect them to act like human beings.

　　There are now stores devoted² entirely³ to pets. They sell pet food, pet toys, pet clothes, pethomes. Pets should be given appropriate food, and they should have a few toys, since theyneed some enjoyment⁴ just like humans do. However, some pet owners spend hundreds ofdollars on supplies for their pets. There are children in the world who don’t have clothes or foodor toys. It would be better to give some of that money to charity.

　　Feeling close to your pet can be very satisfying and healthy, as long as you don’t overdo⁵ it.

 

1 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

2 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

3 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

4 enjoyment   

n.乐趣；享有；享用

参考例句：

• Your company adds to the enjoyment of our visit. 有您的陪同，我们这次访问更加愉快了。
• After each joke the old man cackled his enjoyment.每逢讲完一个笑话，这老人就呵呵笑着表示他的高兴。

5 overdo   

vt.把...做得过头，演得过火

参考例句：

• Do not overdo your privilege of reproving me.不要过分使用责备我的特权。
• The taxi drivers' association is urging its members,who can work as many hours as they want,not to overdo it.出租车司机协会劝告那些工作时长不受限制的会员不要疲劳驾驶。