GRE 作文题目
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The surest indicator of a great nation is represented not by the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists, but by the general welfare of its people. [Specific Task Instruction: Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape your position.]
题目分析
翻译
一个伟大国家最真实的体现不是其统治者、艺术家或者科学家的成就，而是其中所有人的全民福利。[说明：写一篇文章，讨论你同意或反对这个说法达到什么程度，并解释你选择这个观点的理由。在展开和支持你的观点时，你需要考虑这个说法可能在哪些方面成立或者不成立，并解释你所考虑的这些东西如何体现你的观点]
指导
本题改编自老GRE的ISSUE170"The surest indicator of a great nation is not the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists, but the general welfare of all its people"。题目讨论国家伟大的体现形式问题，题目认为相对于个人成就，全面福利才是国家伟大的最真实体现。在分析的过程中，可以从统治者、艺术家、科学家的个人成就以及全民福利都可以展现国家哪些方面的内容，这些展现的表现形式、彼此之间的关系以及概括性、真实性等方面展开思考。需要注意：
1、无论在论述统治者、艺术家、科学家的成就还是全民福利，论点都应该在讨论的是the surest indicator；
2、题目给出的是achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists而不是国家的艺术科技政治水平，分析要针对某人的 achievement；
3、对于此题这种对比型的题目，需要注意不应孤立得去分析二者各自的利弊，而是应当将二者放在一起通过对比、类比等方法将差异展现出来，这样才能说明哪个更好。
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1. 请列举历史上的几个伟大国家、这些国家统治者、艺术家、科学家的成就以及全民福利情况。并分析这些内容在我们了解这些国家的过程中起到的作用。
回答：
ancient Egypt:统治者制定了历法，建造了金字塔。但人民生活很贫困，且受到暴政压迫（tyranny）被强迫做苦工。
Greart Britain:Shakespeare(literature), Newton(the founder of caulculus将科学带入了一个新的时代),17世纪的英国经历了文艺复兴以及之后的资产阶级革命。社会并不安定，人民生活得不到保障。
2. 统治者、艺术家或者科学家的成就和国家伟大程度之间的关系都有哪些？请结合具体国家、人物以及其成就分析并简述。
回答：
埃及的统治者创造历法及金字塔，成为了古埃及成就的标志，也让后来的人们将埃及视作四大文明古国之一。
牛顿等科学家的成就以及工业革命使得英国在当时占尽了优势，也为英国在全球范围内的扩张打下了基础。
因此，科学家、统治者的成就与国家的伟大程度是正相关的。
3. 全民福利和国家伟大程度之间的关系有哪些？请结合具体国家和当时的全民福利情况分析并简述。
回答：
全民的福利
4. 同全民福利相比，统治者、艺术家或者科学家的成就在反映国家是否伟大的时候，是否存在局限性或者不合理的地方？如果没有，为什么？如果有，请举例并简述。
回答：
5. 还有哪些标准或者条件可以反映国家的伟大程度？这些内容同全民福利相比，有哪些优势和不足？是否全民福利是对国家伟大程度最真实的反映？
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作文
When asked about what is a great nation, people might come up with a variety of ideas, from countries with grandiose constructions to the nations which have their own respectable history of struggle. So what is the indicator of a great nation? Some people believe that the certain indicator is represented by the public welfare rather than the achievement of rulers, artists, or scientists. Personally speaking, I do not believe that whether a nation is a great one have much to do with the public welfare. Thus I could hardly agree with the statement. The factors which support my position are as follow.
First of all, the reason for people to regard a nation as a great one is usually the remarkable constructions, which indicates the profound culture of the nation. And generally, those constructions are the achievements of the rulers of the great nations. The Pyramids made ancient Egypt be regarded as one of the Four Great Ancient Civilizations, those constructions was created as indicators of imperial power and tombs for the deceased emperors. Among the pyramids, the greatest one is the Khufu Pyramid. Until the pyramid was finished, large percentage of people of ancient Egypt were forced to devote themselves to the constructing process. However, this cannot obscure the greatness of ancient Egypt.
Additionally, achievements of scientists and artists, rather than general welfare of people, could also serve as indicators of a nation's greatness. For example, Issac Newton's study of gravity impressed people with the apple tree, and the powerful status in the field of science of the Great Briton, despite the society of the nation was undergoing the bourgeois revolution at that time. Similarly, in spite of the pathetic public life during the second World war, people regard Spain as a great country is at least partly because of Picasso and his paintings. These examples evidence that the achievements of artists and scientists serve as indicators of a nation’s greatness.
Admittedly, a nation with advanced public welfare will be regarded as an excellent one by people of other nations, and since it gain its popularity, the nation will surely attract immigrants. Some European countries such as Norway and Holland have generous public welfare policy which is so fascinating that many people around the world are willing to live in them. Nevertheless, people may not regard them as great countries, since their histories are not as breath-taking as the ancient Egypt and Great Briton.
In conclusion, the certain indicator of a great nation is represented by the feats of the elites, rather than by the public welfare.
First of all, the reason for people to regard a nation as a great one is usually the remarkable constructions, which indicates the profound culture of the nation. And generally, those constructions are the achievements of the rulers of the great nations. The Pyramids made ancient Egypt be regarded as one of the Four Great Ancient Civilizations, those constructions was created as indicators of imperial power and tombs for the deceased emperors. Among the pyramids, the greatest one is the Khufu Pyramid. Until the pyramid was finished, large percentage of people of ancient Egypt were forced to devote themselves to the constructing process. However, this cannot obscure the greatness of ancient Egypt.
Additionally, achievements of scientists and artists, rather than general welfare of people, could also serve as indicators of a nation's greatness. For example, Issac Newton's study of gravity impressed people with the apple tree, and the powerful status in the field of science of the Great Briton, despite the society of the nation was undergoing the bourgeois revolution at that time. Similarly, in spite of the pathetic public life during the second World war, people regard Spain as a great country is at least partly because of Picasso and his paintings. These examples evidence that the achievements of artists and scientists serve as indicators of a nation’s greatness.
Admittedly, a nation with advanced public welfare will be regarded as an excellent one by people of other nations, and since it gain its popularity, the nation will surely attract immigrants. Some European countries such as Norway and Holland have generous public welfare policy which is so fascinating that many people around the world are willing to live in them. Nevertheless, people may not regard them as great countries, since their histories are not as breath-taking as the ancient Egypt and Great Briton.
In conclusion, the certain indicator of a great nation is represented by the feats of the elites, rather than by the public welfare.
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