大学英语六级作文 Topic 6

Topic 6. Should we help strangers?

Helping¹ strangers has always been considered a treasured virtue² of human kind. Not only because we need help from others throughout our life but also because it brings us tremendous³ happiness. However some considered that helping others can sometimes put us to trouble. Because there are cheats who take advantages of our sympathy. And sometimes we are not able to provide the help needed. If we cannot swim it is dangerous to help someone being drowned. In my opinion, we should still try our best to help strangers. On the one hand everybody needs help from others. No matter when one travels to other places or stays at home. It is hard to imagine how a man can live without the help of strangers. Because nearly every thing he uses is made by others. On the other hand we take delight and helping others. We feel great joy when we are trusted and needed by others. In a word I contend⁴ that we should help others. At the same time we should also learn to protect ourselves from being harmed.

1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。

3 tremendous   

adj.巨大的，极大的；很好的，非常好的

参考例句：

• This book was the outcome of a tremendous amount of scientific work.这本书是大量科学研究工作的成果。
• There is a tremendous difference between them.他们之间有着极大的差别。

4 contend   

vi.竞争，搏斗，声称，主张；vt.坚持主张

参考例句：

• The firm is too small to contend against large international companies.这家公司太小，无法与国际性的大公司竞争。
• Let a hundred flowers blossom,let a hundred schools of thought contend.百花齐放，百家争鸣。