一屋不扫，何以扫天下

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay. You should start your essay with a brief description of the picture and then express your view on the importance of starting from doing small things . You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

审题立意

1. 导语解读：要求考生根据漫画就“从小事做起的重要性”这一话题入手，展开论述。

2. 漫画解读：漫画画了一对母子，母亲对儿子说：“我知道你对清理我们的星球感兴趣。但你的卧室就是星球上的一部分！”这体现了中国“一屋不扫，何以扫天下”的思想，强调了从小事做起的重要性。

写作思路

1. 第一段简要描述漫画，揭示漫画寓意。

2. 第二段重点阐述“做大事要从小事做起”的观点。

3. 第三段重申观点，再次强调从小事做起的重要性。

参考范文

From the cartoon given above, we can see that there is a mother talking to her son: “I know you care about cleaning up the planet. Your bedroom is part of the planet!” 1

Funny as the cartoon looks, it reflects that some people tend to neglect the small things around them while aiming at something big. 2 Definitely, doing small things is the first step of making success and will lay the foundation for doing something great. As the saying goes, “Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” 3 A big accomplishment is based on a series of small ones. Without the experience and the skills we mastered from doing small things, it is hard for us to meet the challenges in achieving something big. Just like the boy in the picture, if he cannot even keep his bedroom tidy and clean, how can he clean up the planet?

In my view, under no circumstances should we undervalue the power of doing small things. It is by doing small things that great success is achieved, because each time we make a little progress, we are closer to success one step further. 4

从上图所给的漫画中，我们看到一位妈妈正在和儿子谈话：“我知道你对清理我们的星球感兴趣。但你的卧室就是星球上的一部分！”

尽管这幅漫画看起来很滑稽，但它反映出一些人在计划做大事时往往容易忽视身边的小事。毫无疑问，做小事是成功的第一步，能为干一番大事业打下基础。常言道：“千里之行，始于足下。”大的成就是建立在一系列的小成功基础上的。没有从做小事中获得的经验和本领，我们很难去迎接获取大成就时遇到的挑战。正如图画中的男孩儿，如果他连自己的卧室都不能保持整洁干净，如何去清理地球？

在我看来，任何情况下我们都不能低估做小事的价值。正是通过做小事才能取得大的成功，因为我们每次取得的小进步都是向成功迈进了一步。

范文点评

1. 紧扣题目要求，开篇描述图画内容。

2. 第二段开头以倒装句揭示漫画寓意：一些人在计划做大事时往往忽视身边的小事。

3. 引用名言进一步论证做小事的重要性。

4. 末段通过倒装和强调两个特殊句式再次强调做大事之前先做小事的重要性，突出主题。

要点用法

definitely adv. 明显地，肯定地

accomplishment n. 成就

undervalue v. 低估……的价值

tend to 往往，倾向于

lay the foundation for 为……打基础

under no circumstances 在任何情况下都不

句法点评

1. As the saying goes, “Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

引用名言、谚语也是英文写作中的常用方法，熟练得当的运用能为文章增色加分。

2. In my view, under no circumstances should we undervalue the power of doing small things. It is by doing small things that great success is achieved, because each time we make a little progress, we are closer to success one step further.

首句为倒装句，第二句为强调句，英语中两个特殊句式的使用大大增强了文章的说服力。