人生来不是被打败的

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay explaining why we should never give up by referring to Ernest Hemingway’s famous remark, “Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated .” You can cite examples to illustrate your point. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

审题立意

1. 导语解读：要求考生根据题目要求就海明威的名言做简单评述，阐述“我们为什么应当永不放弃”这一论点。

2. 文章立意：人可以被打倒，但不可以被打败，这就是人的尊严所在。因此，我们绝不要放弃。

写作思路

1. 第一段简要解释名言含义。

2. 第二段解释遭遇困难和失败不应放弃的第一个原因：虽然生活充满困难和失败，但人被赋予坚强的个性，人可以挑战各种困难。

3. 第三段解释不应放弃的第二个原因：我们要过一种有尊严的生活。

4. 结尾段落强调人应该自信、乐观，绝不放弃，再次呼应主题。

参考范文

Ernest Hemingway, the Nobel prize winner, has a famous remark, “Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.” That means one should be strong, confident and optimistic. 1 Even if you lose the game, your spirit should always remain upbeat. 2

Life is full of difficulties and failures. Meanwhile, man is endowed with strong personalities, such as courage, confidence, optimism, great ambition and strong will, with which one challenges the nature, decides his fate in his ceaseless pursuit of life, overcomes difficulties and failures and scores the last victory. 3

As human beings, we should lead a life with dignity and grace. Dignity and grace mean heroism and strong personalities. That is easier said than done. Without unconquerable spirit, one can be easily defeated by fate. But with such spirit, one can be capable of claiming spiritual victory even under disastrous circumstances. To be a man is to act with dignity: not to succumb to suffering but to shoulder one’s duty without complaint. 4

Bravery and confidence coupled with a spirit that one never gives up can change a tragic fate. 5

诺贝尔奖获得者欧内斯特?海明威有一句名言：“人生来不是被打败的，一个人可以被毁灭，但不能被打败。”那意味着人要坚强、自信和乐观。即使你失败了，精神上也要一直积极乐观。

人生充满了困难与失败，但同时，人被赋予了坚强的品质，比如勇敢、自信、乐观、伟大的志向和坚强的意志。凭借着这些性格品质，人可以挑战自然，在不断追求的人生中决定自己的命运，克服困难与失败，最终取得胜利。

作为人类，我们应该过着拥有尊严、优雅的生活。尊严和优雅意味着英勇和坚强的个性。这说起来容易，做起来难。如果没有百折不挠的精神，一个人很容易被命运打败。但有了这种精神，一个人就算身处灾难境地，他也可以获得精神上的胜利。作为一个人，就要以尊严行事：不向苦难低头，毫无怨言地承担自己的责任。

勇气、自信以及绝不放弃的精神可以改变悲惨的命运。

范文点评

1. 开篇简要评述名言及其含义。

2. 进一步从反面指出人即使遭遇失败也要保持乐观。

3. 承上启下，阐述人不应放弃的第一个理由。

4. 进一步论述人应该过有尊严的生活，作为不能放弃的理由之二。

5. 结尾段落重申文章观点。

要点用法

famous remark 名言

optimistic adj. 乐观的；乐观主义的

meanwhile adv. 同时

personality n. 个性；品格

pursuit n. 追赶，追求

dignity n. 尊严；高贵

unconquerable adj. 不可战胜的

succumb to 屈服于

句法点评

1. Meanwhile, man is endowed with strong personalities, such as courage, confidence, optimism, great ambition and strong will, with which one challenges the nature, decides his fate in his ceaseless pursuit of life, overcomes difficulties and failures and scores the last victory.

这是一个复杂句，其中包含了“with+which”引导的定语从句，which指代的是strong personalities。

2. That is easier said than done.

这是一个固定表达，表示“说起来容易，做起来难”，用在文中起过渡的作用，承上启下。