2009年12月大学英语六级考试写作训练题(六)

　　For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes t owrite a short essay entitle Earth Hour . You should write at least 150 words according to the outline given below in Chinese.

　　1 地球一小时始于澳大利亚，并迅速席卷全球。活动旨在倡议个人、社区、企业和政府在特定的时间熄灯一小时,来表明他们对应对气候变化行动的支持。

　　2 地球一小时带来的变化。

　　3 你的观点

　　题目分析：

　　话说今晚偶们学校基本还是灯火通明……这次作文与时俱进，选材于最新最热的一个话题：Earth Hour

　　但不管话题再怎么变，基本套路还是不变的

　　参考范文：

　　Earth Hour

　　Earth Hour started in Australia with millions of homes and businesses turning their lights off for one hour. Now it has grown to become one of the world’s biggest climate change initiatives. People are all joining together in a global effort to show that it’s possible to take action on global warming.

　　Earth Hour has brought about some new changes to our lives. The iconic "Bird's Nest" National Stadium and the nearby "Water Cube" National Aquatics Center, usually illuminated by floodlights, went dark at 8:30 p.m., while dozens of hotels, office buildings, shopping malls and restaurants also switched some lights off. People join activities such as candle-lit dinners and star-gazing parties as a response to the call for "going dark". However, some critics have dismissed the event as simply a gimmick that will not make any difference.

　　From my point of view, Earth Hour is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community. A call to stand up, to take responsibility and to get involved in working towards a sustainable future. Earth Hour is a message of hope and a message of action. Everyone can make a difference.

　　好词佳句总结：

　　initiative 主动的行动, 倡议

　　global warming全球变暖，人尽皆知的一个词，

　　iconic 标志性的

　　"Bird's Nest" National Stadium 鸟巢 国家体育场

　　"Water Cube" National Aquatics Center 水立方 国家游泳中心 (两个现代化标志性建筑)

　　illuminate 照亮

　　floodlight 泛光灯

　　switch off 关灯，关电视之类

　　candle-lit dinners 烛光晚餐 看来也可以给自己一个浪漫的理由

　　star-gazing parties观星派对，据说悉尼关灯后看到的星星多了好几倍呢!

　　gimmick花招, 诡计, 骗人的玩意儿 (很好表达出一些专家的不屑)

　　sustainable future 可持续的，美好的未来

　　get involved in doing sth 参与到做某事中