2009年考研英語議論文范文系列（二十二）

University Students: Parents’ Burdens？

    圖畫中，一位老父親汗流浹背地抱著自己的大學生兒子在走，而兒子卻無視父親的辛勞，只顧自己在專心讀書。

    要求文章應包括三部分內容：（1）描述圖畫及其揭示的問題，（2）分析引起的原因，（3）發表你對這一現象的看法。

    （海天英語老師寫作提示：作文的主題是：大學生缺乏獨立性，給父母造成負擔的問題。）

    How vivid and accurate the picture is in describing one of the most serious social problems concerning college students in China! As is shown in the picture, a college student, held in his father’s arm, concentrates on the book he is reading, whereas his father, sweating, carries him with great difficulty. It clearly reveals that in current China, college students are, more often than not, a burden for their parents to shoulder rather than independent young adults, as they should be.

    It is widely known that recent years have witnessed a dramatic increase in various fees charged by the universities. High tuition fees, plus lodging and other expenses, have become a heavy burden for university students’ parents, many of whom are farmers or laid-off workers(下崗工人). Parents’ worries also come from the heavy dependency of today’s college students, many of whom are bookworms depending on their parents for everything, Some of them even send clothes home for their parents to wash. In their mind, it is indisputably parents’ duty to take care of them.

    In my opinion, college students should be educated to stand on their own two feet. And government and education institutes should also help to relieve the parents’ economic burdens. Fortunately, some measures have been taken. For example, banks distribute loans to students; universities cut down charges on poor students and provide them with part time employment. As a result, we have witnessed some improvements but still there is a long way to go.