2016年托福独立写作备考模拟试题(2)_第2页

　　8. Advice from older friends deserves more praises, although suggestions from peers are never without their merits. 来自年长者的建议更加值得赞美，尽管同龄人的建议不是没有利好。

　　9. Rich life experience including those bitter or painful experience could be seen as a kind of precious wealth. 丰富的人生阅历可被当做是宝贵的财富，即使是那些痛苦和辛酸的经历。

　　10. In this case, older friends could be our best teachers because they have accumulated a pool of life wisdom, thus, their advice could be precious life guidance. 因为他们积累了丰富的人生智慧，他们的建议是一笔宝贵的财富。

　　点评: 需要例证展开。

　　11. My brother Paul had studied in America for more than five years，that is why he strongly recommended me to study abroad when facing with the option of study at home or furthering my study in a foreign country. 哥哥保罗在美国学习五年多了，因此，在我选择是国内读书还是海外留学的时候，他强烈地建议我出国留学。

　　解析：to further my study in a foreign country v海外留学

　　12. His suggestion is that I could become mature, independent and confident by personal struggle in an unfamiliar environment. 如果在陌生的环境中自我奋斗，我可以变得更加成熟，独立，自信。

　　13. After listening to my brother’s advice, I studied even hard during the process of self-improvement, I happily found that I can be more focused, and have more self-control.听了我哥哥的建议，我学习更加努力，我惊喜地发现我可以为了梦想变得更加专注和自控。

　　拓展：be come focused = become more attentive 变得更加专注

　　拓展：focus on= zero in on = concentrate on v 专注于……

　　14. I had a clear goal to fight for. It is the suggestion from my bother that helped to hardened my heart to study overseas. 我有了清晰的奋斗目标，正是哥哥的建议帮助我下定决心海外学习。

　　15. I believe in my choice, for the life wisdom learning from my brother could be considered as a shortcut to success，which helps me avoid detour. 我相信我的选择，因此来自哥哥的人生智慧是成功的捷径，帮助我少走弯路。

　　解析：avoid detour v 少走弯路

　　16. Our peers’ understanding about life is far from mature compared with those from older friends because older friends are more far-sighted and wise. 相比年长的朋友，同龄人对于生活的理解远非成熟，因为年长的朋友更加有远见和明智。

　　拓展：future-minded adj 有前瞻性的;

　　拓展：provident = far-sighted adj有远见的

　　17. He who gives no thought to the difficulties in the future is sure to be beset by worries much closer at hand. 人无远虑必有近忧。

　　解析：be beset by ……，被……烦扰;被……困扰

　　18. The older，the wiser 姜还是老的辣(年长者的智慧更加丰富)