Directions:
Study the following picture carefully and write an essay in which you should
1) describe the picture,
2) interpret its meaning, and
3) point out its implications in our life.
The scene above depicts multiple rows of students in the midst of a graduation ceremony. Their academic caps and gowns signify that they have successfully completed their courses and are preparing to enter into society. The hand in the foreground holds two small screws, implying that such students are the screws that hold society together and ensure it functions properly.
Such an analogy encourages us to consider our purpose and place in life. While many people harbor grand desires to improve and change their respective communities and countries, not a single unit could stay together without the screws that hold things in place. Success, therefore, depends on the smaller tools, or pieces, that keep structures from tumbling. Just as screws are the small yet essential objects that strengthen and sustain, we should strive to steadily support the society we live and work within. Without our earnest efforts, communities could not be so securely maintained.
The screws also promote a particular sense of perspective. Human society is vast and seemingly boundless, and it also important to be modest. Regardless of how great one‘s achievements may be, one is still only a single screw in the large machinery. But if you must be a screw, be a strong and shining one!
譯文：オ
上圖描述了在一次畢業典禮上的幾排學生。他們的學位帽和學位服證明他們已經成功地完成了學業，正準備踏入社會。前景中有只手高舉著兩只小螺絲釘，這象征著這些學生也會做為社會的螺絲釘——連結起整個社會并使它正常運轉。
這個比喻促使我們思考自己的人生目標和定位。雖然很多人心懷增進民生、改變祖國的'宏偉抱負，但如果沒有“螺絲釘”來使事物各就其位，那一切將會是一盤散沙。所以，成功依賴于那些穩固住整體結構不動搖的小工具、小零件。螺絲釘雖小，但卻是鞏固和支撐所不可缺少的，我們也要像它一樣努力為我們工作、生活其中的社會提供穩固的支持。沒有我們嚴肅認真的支持，社會就不會正常維持下去。
螺絲釘還賦予我們一種從整體出發來看問題的意識。人類的社會生活是廣闊的，仿佛無邊無際，所以心懷謙虛是很重要的。無論一個人做出多大的成就，他也只是社會大機器中的一顆螺絲釘，而既然你必須是一顆螺絲釘，那就做一個結實而閃閃發亮的螺絲釘吧！
As can be seen in the picture, there are two screws in a hand in front of college graduates and tutors. It is widely accepted that a screw will devote itself to whatever it is needed to do and wherever it is put. The idea that graduates are superior because they have received higher education should be discarded.
It goes without saying that every graduate has his own choices regarding his own interests and likes. It is true that graduates will often pursue careers that are not the most ideal. Even though sometimes there may be many unexpected surprises, the love to the country must be put ahead of the love for oneself. Chairman Mao said: “Even if we achieve gigantic successes in our work, there is no reason whatsoever to feel conceited and arrogant.” The graduates who have mastered a lot of knowledge should lend a hand with work wherever they are needed. A screw can be used as a metaphor, because it does not care about difficulties or payment.
Thus, graduates should devote themselves and contribute to the country wherever needed. No matter how difficult the living and working conditions are, no matter how much they are paid, and even if they have to sacrifice themselves, they should put what they have learned in school into practice to serve the country.
譯文：
從這幅照片中，我們看到在即將畢業的大學生和老師面前，一只手高高舉起兩顆螺絲釘。眾所周知，無論一顆螺絲釘被放到哪里，被用來做什么，它總是甘于奉獻，無怨無悔。認為大學生獲得了高等教育就高人一等的想法應該摒棄。
毋庸諱言，每個大學生針對自己的興趣和愛好都有自己的人生選擇。可事實上，好多大學生從事的并不是他們心目中理想的職業。盡管有時現實捉弄于人，但對祖國的愛應高于個人的愛。毛主席曾經說過：“盡管我們在工作中取得了巨大的勝利，但也沒有理由驕傲和自大。”掌握豐富知識的大學生應該放下架子，哪里需要就在哪里干。螺絲釘就是一種象征，因為它既不怕困難，又不求索取。
因此，無論哪里需要，大學生都應該勇于奉獻并對國家做出貢獻。無論生活和工作條件多么艱苦，不計收入高低，甚至犧牲自己的生命，他們都應該把在校學到的知識服務于社會。
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