11年12月四级英语范文

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Nothing Succeeds With out a Strong Will by commenting on the humorous saying, "Quitting smoking is the easiest thing i n the world. I've done it hundreds of times." You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

参考范文(北京新东方学校王菲老师 )

Nothing Succeeds Without a Strong Will

No great work can be performed without will. We envy famous men and imagine that fame w as due to some trick of luck. But when we know their histories, we find that it is long years of will and constant effort that have brought about their success. Just as we can?t reach the top of a mount ain without climbing, we can?t achieve success without will.

The modern society provides people with more opportunities than before, and there are storie s which tell us the possibility of becoming successful overnight. Actually that is not the case. Befo re these people become successful, a lot of hard work has been done, unnoticed mostly. What we u sually see is the result, but what we ignore is a long process of struggling forward and wrestling w ith internal or external obstacles. Take “quitting smoking” for example, which is , to most people , a difficult task, so people always give up the idea for they don?t have the strong will.

In a nutshell, strong will is an important condition or role of the success the individual should desire to maintain forever. There is no instant success in this world. Strong will is the best policy t o make your life distinct and your dreams come true.

Part I Writing

点评：

本次四级作文探讨的话题是成功与毅力之间的关系，话题不算新，一般考生对此都比较熟悉，所以对考生来说难度不大。写好这篇作文，需要抓住两点，一是紧跟题目要求，即对上述幽默性的话语做出评论，二是在评论的基础上要亮出自己的观点。

范文开头第一句即一针见血地对上述幽默性话语做出总结性概括，即戒烟看似简单实则很难，随后指出该话语本质上是一个悖论，并且以一个“水滴石穿”的俗语来指出困难所在，这句也是本文的一个亮点，体现作者在西方俗语方面丰富的知识储备。

第二段作者则进一步深入分析该话语，指出做某事在短期看来很容易，长期来看，恰恰相反，人们做事的结果也因此总是失败，原因则在最后一句点出：缺乏毅力。

第三段作者进一步给出了自己的观点，告诉大家如何避免陷入这种两难境地：首要条件即需要坚强的意志和长期的坚持。最后再以艾默生的一句名言“没人能够骗你远离你最终的成功，除非你自己承认失败”来总结全文，切中主题，铿锵有力。

【高分范文】

Nothing Succeeds Without a Strong Will

As we have read from above, quitting-smoking seems easy, but in reality it is rarely achieved. There is something provoking and interesting in this paradox, just because sword does not wear th e stone as dripping water does.

The ability to do something over and over again in a short time may imply its easiness, but in a long run, a lifetime maybe, things turn out to be quite the opposite. Also, as is often the case, one may have obtained all the tools and opportunities to achieve something, but in the end they still fa il due to the will shortage.

So how could we avoid the dilemma? Here is the prime condition of success: will and persev erance. Concentrate you energy, thought and mind exclusively on the business in which you are en gaged, hang on in there and be patient, for, as Emerson put it, no one can cheat you out of your ult imate success but yourself.

Directions: You're allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Nothing Succeeds Without a Strong Will by commenting on the humorous saying, "Quitting smoking is the easiest thing in th e world. I've done it hundreds of time."You'd write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

Outlines:

1. 坚强的意志是成功的重要保证。

2.意志坚定的人才能完成伟大的使命

3. 学生也是这样，不刻苦学习，终究不会成为有用之才

【优秀范文】

Nothing Scucceeds Without a Strong Willby commenting on the humorous saying, "Quitting smoking is the eaiest thing in the world. I'va done it hundreds of times." You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

As the proverb says “It's easier said than done”. It?s a truth universally acknowledged that a s trong will leads to success. However, many individuals fail to achieve success due to lack of a stro ng will. There are several reasons attributing to it.

Among all these factors, the most indispensible one is the lack of persistence. Most people ke ep on saying that they?d like to quit smoking, yet they fail to give it up. Furthermore, those who se ldom attach great importance to what they would accomplish cannot succeed. They are unconsc io us of what matters during the process.

Taking all above-mentioned factors into consideration, we may reasonably come to the concl usion that success needs a strong will and persistence. Awareness of the significance of the matter is critical. Only in this way can we make great progress and eventually achieve success.

Nothing succeeds without a Strong Will

Sometimes, in our daily life, the easiest thing might be the most difficult thing, as in the case of some people trying to quit smoking for hundreds of times and still making endless efforts witho ut any hope of success. The reason for their failure is their lack of a strong will。

In our modern world, nothing is simple and straightforward. Something might appear decepti vely easy at first, but as we proceed on, we will find that it is actually extremely difficult. Therefor

e, we must take whatever we do seriously and be mentally prepared to make our utmost exertions. When we encounter obstacles and setbacks, we must apply our strong willpower and persevere unt il we finally succeed。

For us university students, in our academic studies or in our daily life on campus, we might n ot be faced with insurmountable challenges. But we need to get prepared, right now, to take things seriously, try to cultivate our strong will, and be ready to pursue our goals through persistence an d indefatigable will. I believe it?s the only way we can achieve our success。

Nothing succeeds without a Strong Will

Success depends on many factors, both physical and spiritual. In my opinion, mental factors l ike a strong will are far more decisive in enabling us to achieve success. For example, despite our repeated efforts to quit smoking, our lack of a strong will would still cause us to end up in failur e。

In any of our undertakings, we should first set a goal. Some goals are highly challenging. Wit hout a strong will, people would give up in the middle and they fail to achieve their goals. For thos e people who do succeed, they succeed simply because they have that mental stamina which enabl es them to challenge even the most insurmountable difficulties。

There is a saying that …Impossible is nothing?. To make the impossible possible, we must exer cise our perseverance and strong willpower. Or, as an English proverb goes, …If there is a will, ther e is a way.? Our world is becoming increasingly competitive and only by making strong-willed eff

orts can we maximize our potential and gain competitive edges, and prevail over all obstacles that lie in our way to success。