2023年四级真题作文和翻译【一】
Dear all,
I am writing this letter to express my gratitude to my parents for teaching me to be positive and to be strong. “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” is the opinion held by Aristotle. It is the experience of our forefathers, however, it is correct even today, including my parenting.
It is widely acknowledged that parenting, which can also be explained as family education, is of great significance in our character forming and manner acquiring. To be more detailed, setting good examples instead of just giving precepts is the greatest achievement of my parents. They not only taught me to think for the best and prepare for the worst; they taught me how. They not only told me the benefits of being strong in mind; they proved it. All those things require huge amount of time and work, but it’s worth it.
Without my parents’ contribution and education, I would never be who I am now. But most importantly, I would never be more gratitude to them than today.
Yours,
XXX
2023年四级真题作文和翻译【二】
The Role of Mobile Phone in People's Communication
The popularity of smartphones has exerted great influence on the way people communicate, so much so that an increasing number of individuals contend that face-to-face communication is being replaced by texts and images on the mobile phone.
There are more than one angle to consider this phenomenon. On one hand, it is pleasantly acknowledged that smartphones shorten the distance between families and friends. Even people from different sides of the globe can share pictures, feelings and thoughts through various types of apps on the phone, thus building a long-distance connection. On the other hand, as the picture warns us, too much smartphone addiction interferes with people's real-life communication. Statistics show that over 70 percent of face-to-face communication consists of facial expressions and body language, which is why people should stay away from mobile phones when they have the chance to actually talk and communicate with others.
In a word, mobile phones act as an appropriate platform where people can always stay in tough however long the distance is, but a wise man should know when to put down his phone.
2023年四级真题作文和翻译【三】
以后，在每年的五月初五，就有了吃粽子、赛龙舟的风俗，以此来纪念爱国诗人屈原。
每年端午节的时候，我们都能吃到外婆包的粽子。她先买来优质的大米，再找来粽子叶。首先，把粽子叶放在锅里煮。外婆说：叶子煮煮就能发出香味。外婆又把叶子两头剪掉，把不好的挑出来。然后，开始包了。拿两三个粽叶围成一个漏斗的形状，再把大米放到叶子里再拿一根粽叶包住头部，不让大米漏出来，最后用线把粽子系的严严实实。这样一个粽子就包好了。就这样，一个、两个、三个……直到包好为止。
最后，外婆把粽子放到锅里煮。几个小时后，香甜可口的粽子，终于出锅了。今天是农历五月初五，是中国传统的节日——端午节。
这端午节有个来历，传说从前有一个叫屈原的伟大爱国诗人，因为反对妥协，主张联齐抗秦，受到楚国权臣的打击和陷害，先后遭到杯王和顷襄王的贬谪和放逐。屈原离开郢都以后，沿长江东下，踽踽独行，颜色憔悴，披着长发，过着颠沛流离的生活。
他不知道为什么世界会是这样黑白混淆，忠奸颠倒，美丑不分。他禁不住内心的愤怒，一面大声呵斥吟诵，一面提起笔来，洋洋洒洒在石壁上写下一篇奇绝千古的《天问》。他深知自已无法同现实调和，最后自投于汩罗江，结束了他悲壮的一生。
当地老百性都非常尊敬和爱戴屈原，生怕他的尸体被鱼吃掉，就投下一种用棕叶包米的东西——棕子喂鱼，好让鱼不去吃屈原。以后，每年都以此方法来纪念屈原。
今天正是纪念屈原的日子，我一大早就闻到浓浓的棕子清香，于是赶紧洗涮，急不可待地坐到餐床边津津有味地吃起了棕子。我想：为什么象屈原这样的忠臣要被放逐，还要遭到坏人的打击和陷害，那些奸臣为什么不会考虑国家会不会被人家吞并掉，总有一天，国家肯定要栽在他们的手里，还有那个笨大王，怎么也不知道屈原是个忠臣呢，真是笨。虽然心中替屈原打不平，但一点不影响我吃棕子的好胃口。
