ThreeMonks

要求」

　　三個和尚背對背地坐在破廟裡，誰也不說話。一條扁擔和兩個水桶也扔在了地上。他們怎麽了？這樣的畫麪是不是讓你想起了“一個和尚挑水喝，兩個和尚擔水喝，三個和尚沒水喝”這個家喻戶曉的故事呢？請以“三個和尚”爲題寫一篇短文，先描述一下上述的情景，然後再談談它給你的啓示。

　　「範文」

　　ThreeMonks

　　After having a heated quarrel about which two should go to fetch drinking water， the three monks dropped the barrels and the pole， and sat down on the floor of the old temple. Feeling wronged and acting rashly， they turned their back to each other， and none of them either moved or spoke.

　　Actually， with a pole and two barrels， one monk could carry water on his shoulder.

　　To monks could carry a barrel of water， each using equal force. But with three monks， no water could be fetched. What's wrong with them？ They each tried to spare his own labor and shovel the burden to the other two. No one wanted to get the worst of it.

　　Simple as the story is， it teaches us a very good lesson. Selfishness is such an evil quality that it can make people amount to nothing in any undertaking. To bring the work to success， we need the kind of people， who， stinting no effort， are willing to make selfless offers to others.

　　「評語」

　　該文前兩段主要是講述故事，詳略得儅，重點突出，語言生動，且三個和尚坐在廟裡互相賭氣的情景被描述得栩栩如生。末段對故事的寓意把握準確，語言簡明。本段三句話分別用了三種句型，“Simple as the story is ”這一轉句起到了承上啓下的作用，而“such…that”這一句型以及以不定式作狀語和賓語從句的使用，則加強了語言表達的傚果。