2月11日雅思大作文：In modern society, ambition is more and more important. How important is ambition for being successful in life? Is it a positive or negative characteristic?

　　雅思写作命题真是越来越无厘头!这次返古走得更远，拿出了5年前(2012年4月12日)的原题!5年前?有些烤鸭说，那时我还不识鸭味!

　　不过，回头来想，这个题目还真够容易写的了。说起志向，说起抱负，我们哪位烤鸭不是万般情绪涌上心头?若不是为了这出国留学的抱负，谁愿意放弃蓝天白云青草地，花前月下的卿卿我我，在教室、在书房苦逼地背那些枯燥的词汇，读那些天书般的阅读，听那些弱智的对话，写那些无聊的作文?唉，抱负害死人!

　　当然，话说回来，要不是有那份抱负，我现在英语水平可能还在初段。

　　所以，终究抱负对我们的成功是非常重要的。不要相信道家说的“无为而治”那一套!“无为而治”说的是人生境界，落实到现实人生中，没有抱负，就没有动力，没有目标，那么我们遇到困难就会退缩。从小处说，我们就不会做好足够准备找到好工作，挣到好收入，就不会实现我们人生的愿望;从大处说，我们就不会对社会做出自己的贡献。所以，有抱负肯定是一件好事，但如果过分看重抱负，不能实现抱负就产生反社会的想法，那么这个抱负就是害人的东西了。所以，人生应该有抱负，但是应该理智地看待抱负。

　　雅思培训班唐老师这样解析本题，不知道各位读者是否认同?那接下来就请仔细揣摩唐老师这篇清新自然的高分范文!

　　7分范文

　　Around us there are many people who are ambitious and always work hard to achieve what they want, but there are also many who seem to have nothing to squeeze out of life. My observation is that people with ambition are more likely to succeed in life than those without.

　　To be sure, ambition is like the force driving people to move on toward their goals. With certain ambition in mind, people will set about making plans, taking actions and then will persist when they encounter difficulties. My friend John is a perfect example. Ten years ago, when I first got to know him, he told me he dreamed of becoming the best photographer in this country. Then he began to travel to all places in China, no matter how dangerous and remote they are and just last month he published his first photography book which contains a lot of fantastic pictures he took. On the other hand, if one does not have ambition, s/he may simply loaf around without knowing what lies ahead. Indeed, this kind of life is perhaps not that bad, for it is carefree and less worrying, but it contributes little to one’s success in life, if success is defined as earning more money, staying at the top of the social ladder or making more contribution to the world.

　　Seen in this light, ambition is undoubtedly something positive and healthy. But like anything else, ambition may become negative and harmful if it is not treated properly. I know many ambitious people who end up in prison because they tried to realize their ambition through illegal means, and I also know a few people who made suicidal attempts after they failed to achieve their ambition. So honestly, ambition is like both an angel and a devil. Whether ambition becomes an angel or a devil depends on how people take it.

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　　老师笔记

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　　Around us there are many people who are ambitious and always work hard to achievewhat they want, but there are also many who seem to have nothing to squeeze out of life. My observation is that people with ambition are more likely to succeed in life than those without.

　　我们周围有很多人，他们雄心勃勃，努力工作实现愿望，但也有很多人，他们对于生活似乎无所欲求。我的观察是，那些有抱负的人比那些没有的人更可能在生活中取得成功。

　　解析

　　(1) 雅思作文开头一般都需要引入段，即引入话题，引入观点供后文论证或者反驳。但这个引入段也是很讲究的。可以写的味同嚼蜡，也可以写的兴趣盎然，这当然取决于考试者的水平，但考试者应该有这个意识，尽量把引入段写得有趣味一些。唐老师建议的策略是：不要简单提出话题或观点(更要尽量杜绝模板)，应对话题或观点进行具体一点的描写。唐老师在本专栏的所有范文都考虑了这个技巧，如果你不知道怎样描写话题或观点，请回读本专栏唐老师的其他范文!另，本次范文，唐老师避免使用大词，提供了一篇非常清新自然的范文，供喜欢的读者模仿!

　　(2) ambitious 雄心勃勃的;有抱负的

　　(3) achieve 实现;完成

　　(4) squeeze...out of life 从生活中索取......

　　(5) observation 观察

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　　To be sure, ambition is like the force driving people to move on toward their goals. With certain ambition in mind, people will set about making plans, taking actions and then will persist when they encounter difficulties. My friend John is a perfect example. Ten years ago, when I first got to know him, he told me he dreamed of becoming the best photographer in this country. Then he began to travel to all places in China, no matter how dangerous and remote they are and just last month he published his first photography book which contains a lot of fantastic pictures he took. On the other hand, if one does not have ambition, s/he may simply loaf around without knowing what lies ahead. Indeed, this kind of life is perhaps not that bad, for it is carefree and less worrying, but it contributes little to one’s success in life, if success is defined as earning more money, staying at the higher social ladder or making more contribution to the world.

　　毫无疑问，抱负就像推动人们朝目标前进的力量。心中有某个抱负，人们就会开始制订计划，采取行动，然后遇到困难时也会坚持。我朋友约翰就是一个例子。10年前，当我次认识他时，他告诉我，他梦想成为这个国家的摄影师。然后，他开始遍游中国，不管那些地方多危险多遥远。就在上个月，他发表了自己的本摄影作品，里面有许多他拍摄的精彩照片。反之，如果一个人没有抱负，那他/她就可能四处晃荡而不知道前方有什么在等着他/她。的确，这种生活也许并不是那么糟糕，因为它无忧无虑，牵挂较少，但是它却无助于一个人人生成功，如果成功的定义是挣更多钱，社会地位更高或者对社会做出更大贡献。

　　解析

　　(1)本段讨论抱负与成功的关系。采取了例证法和定义法。关于雅思写作中如何举例，请回读唐老师本专栏其他范文。

　　(2)set about doing... 开始着手做......

　　(3)persist 坚持 (记得新航道校训吧：I will persist until I succeed!)

　　(4)remote 偏远的

　　(5)loaf around 闲逛

　　(6)social ladder 社会阶梯

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　　Seen in this light, ambition is undoubtedly something positive and healthy. But like anything else, ambition may become negative and harmful if it is not treated properly. I know many ambitious people who end up in prison because they tried to realize their ambition through illegal means, and I also know a few people who made suicidal attempts after they failed to achieve their ambition. So honestly, ambition is like both an angel and a devil. Whether ambition becomes an angel or a devil depends on how people take it.

　　从这个角度看，抱负当然是积极健康的。但是正如其他东西一样，如果处理不当，抱负也可能变得消极有害。我认识许多有抱负的人，因为试图用非法手段去实现抱负，最后身陷囹圄。我还认识一些人，在抱负失败后，曾试图了断生命。因此，抱负真的就既是天使也是魔鬼。抱负到底成为天使还是魔鬼取决于人们怎么看待它。

　　解析

　　(1) 本段回答题目中的第二个问题：有抱负是好的品格还是不好的品格?我的答案是：抱负具有两面性，然后用两个高度概括的例子来证明其魔鬼的一面。

　　(2) in this light 以这种角度

　　(3) end up... 最终......;结局是......

　　(4) through illegal means 通过非法手段

　　(5) make suicide attempts 试图自杀

　　(6) depend on... 取决于......

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