公共英语三级作文题目
Write an essay of 160-200 words based on the following drawing. In your essay, you should:
1) describe the drawing briefly,
2) explain its intended meaning, and then
3) state your point of view.
You should write on ANSWER SHEET 2.
范文：
The drawing shows a man who deposits a small amount of money into the bank and that turns out to be some fortune when he takes away the money later. One might think it is a bank advertisement, but in fact, as the subtitle suggests, it is a promotion that encourages all people to form the habit of exercising.
The artist uses this unique metaphor in order to endow us with the concept that, to habitually exercise s is like to deposit money bit by bit in the bank. If we manage to exercise every day for a considerable period of time, the habit would contribute invaluably to our health. I firmly believe that exercise should become a life-long pursuit, part and parcel of our life. In this way, not only will our longevity be greatly lengthened, the improvement and maintenance of health could also lead to a happier life.
At the eve of China’s hosting the 2008 Olympic Games, I think it is high time to launch a campaign spurring every citizen to exercise. Though being difficult at the beginning, we should be aware that exercise is a long-term investment that might benefit us even more than our anticipation.
译文：
这幅图刻画了一个男人把一笔钱存入银行，以后当他取出这笔钱的时候已经是一笔不小的财富了。我们可能会以为这是一个银行的广告，但是实际上题目暗示了这是在鼓励人们养成锻炼身体的好习惯。
通过这个独特的比喻，作画者意在让我们接受这样的一个概念，即锻炼身体的习惯就像往银行中一点点地存钱。如果我们坚持在一段时间里每天锻炼，这个习惯对于我们健康的贡献将是无价的。而且我坚信锻炼是一项一生都应该坚持的事情，是我们生活的一个重要组成部分。这不仅能够延长人们的寿命，而且健康的改进和保持会给人们带来一个更加幸福快乐的生活。
因此，在北京举办2008年奥运会的前夕，我认为这是一个非常好的时机发起全民健身的热潮。尽管坚持这个习惯在一开始比较困难，但是我们应该相信锻炼是一种一生的投资，我们可能得到比我们预期更多的收获。
闪光词汇及词组：
deposit: v. 存钱
fortune: n. 财产，财富
endow: v. 赋予
concept: n. 概念
habitually: adv. 习惯地
bit by bit: 一点点地
invaluably: adv. 无价地，非常贵重
lengthen: v. 延长，加长
at the eve: 在……之前
spur: v. 鞭策，刺激
investment: n. 投资
anticipation: n. 期望
万能句型：
One might think it is… but in fact, as the subtitle suggests, it is…
The artist uses this unique metaphor in order to…
I firmly believe that…
At the eve of … I think it is high time to…
