GRE写作提纲举例指导（14）

　　14It is necessary for everyone to read poetry, novels, mythology and other types of

　　imaginative literature.

　　同意

　　1、幻想类作品能够激发人的想象力和创造力;如登上月球、克隆啊等起初源都于科幻;

　　2、幻想类作品能够丰富人的精神世界，带给人精神力量 invigorate，很好的休息;

　　3、但是，人不应当只沉溺于这些作品，还应当读科学、历史等理性的书籍;

　　14 T It is necessary for everyone to read poetry, novels, mythology and ot her types of imaginative literature. 14. 每个人都有必要去阅读诗、小说、神话和其他的幻想类的文学作品。

　　① 许多想象的作品成为文化的基础，并一直流传至今，对人类文明有着深远的影响：神化和传说。古希腊罗马神话，充满想象，对以此为基础并且同样灿烂悠久的西方文明有着深远影响。Ancient Greek and Roman myths, are full of imagination, and become the foundation of the western culture which is also gorgeous and old-line. Furthermore, we can find the influences of these myths from todays literature、sculpture 、painting、music、and architecture.甚至在 04年的奥运会上

　　②想象的作品展示给人更美好、更纯洁 unsophisticated 的社会。安徒生童话 Andersen is famous for his fairy tales, Ugly Duckling, 蕴含在其中的同情心 sympathy that it implied the ugly duckling 、对于世界的爱 the love for the world the little mermaid、对诚实、勇敢的美德的歌颂 Emperors New Suit.

　　③Only imaginative works can provide meaning to historical eventsthrough the use of devices 设备、策略 such as symbolism 象征主义 and metaphor 隐喻、暗喻。但丁 Dante 神曲Divine comedy/Divina Commedia, one of the landmarks of world literature. 宣扬了个性解放的思想。基督教精神的最崇高体现，将善与恶视为两极，互不相容。人要靠信仰而活着。神曲本身是一个隐喻，从黑暗的森林，到地狱hell 、净界 limbo/炼狱purgatory 、天堂的过程，代表由懵懂 ignorant、挣扎 struggle、渴望thirst for 到救赎 salvation 的历程course。但丁希望引导读者反省人性的罪恶 meditate the evils of human，思索当时混乱的局势 ponder the chaotic situation at that time ，并试着提出解决之道 bring forward a solution，使人达到幸福之地 blessed place。更深的揭露社会现象

　　④not everyone. A time is limited, 可以做更有用的事 B 有的人没有条件。如：战区 war zone的人民/ 非洲的挨饿的儿童 hungry African children

　　We have been brought up with fairy tales, mythologies and science fictions.Imaginative literature is characterized by fancy and illusion, which can inspire our imagination as well as intelligence. However, when we immerse in the fantasy contrived by imaginative work, we should also notice its dark side.