2019 年大学英语四级写作指导（2）

　　Knowledge and Diploma

　　1. 目前社会上存在这样一种说法：文凭越高越吃香

　　2. 而有些人则认为文凭不等于知识

　　3. 你的观点

　　● 审题概述●

　　这是一篇论述高文凭与知识关系的文章。第一段，概述社会上文凭越高越吃香的看法。第二段，主要论述有些人文凭不等于知识的观点。第三段，重点阐述你对此的看法。

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　　Knowledge and Diploma

　　It is generally believed that a high diploma guarantees a promising future. Some people identify high diplomas with profound knowledge and exceptional competence. Companies also tend to emphasize the academic achievement of a job candidate. Like it or not, there does exist a social reality – the higher diplomas one gets, the more popular he becomes.

　　On the contrary, other people claim that a high diploma doesn’t automatically translate into knowledge. A diploma, in their eyes, is only the acknowledgment of one’s educational experience rather than a guarantee of one’s ability. Therefore, we can never measure the depth of one’s knowledge by the grade of one’s diploma. Besides, many knowledgeable people don’t have a high diploma. Take Bill Gates for example. His dropping out of college cannot deny the fact that he is one of the world’s most learned men.

　　So I must say no one should ever equate a diploma with knowledge, because a diploma is nothing but a proof of a short-term study while genuine knowledge needs one’s lifelong devotion.

　　◇第一段思路点评：先陈述人们对高文凭高能力的看法，再点出这是一种社会现实。

　　◇语言点提示：

　　job candidate求职者、应聘者

　　◇第二段思路点评：详细论述文凭并不等于能力。

　　◇语言点提示：

　　Acknowledgment承认、致谢、感谢、答谢

　　◇第三段思路点评：使用一个长句阐述了你对文凭与知识辩证关系的认识。

　　◇语言点提示：

　　(1)equate a diploma with knowledge 把文凭与知识划等号

　　(2)nothing but a proof of a short-term study只是短期学习的证明