英语作文四、六级考试万能作文 16Band46January1999

 

[00:00.00]Don't Hesitate to Say"N

[00:03.21]Have you ever said "No"to anyone who asks you for hel

[00:07.81]Once a close friend of mine asked me to take an English exam for him,saying that he would get promoted if I could help him pass the exa

[00:18.86]But I refuse

[00:21.08]You might think that my response is not one a friend should have given since"A friend in need is a friend indeed

[00:31.37]If you had been in my position,you would have agreed promptl

[00:36.70]thinking that your timely¹ help would lead to your friend's eventual² success,so it is well worth taking the risk of being caught as a ringe

[00:47.54]However,in my opinion,I have done the right thin

[00:52.35]For one thing ,I might get caught and lose my opportunity to continue my study at colleg

[01:00.42]For another ,my friend would also be found out some day and thus lose the trust of his boss and colleague

[01:08.96]Most important of all,the whole society will be endangered by so many"fake commodities³

[01:16.51]From these devastating⁴ effects,we can easily come to the conclusion-it is high time that everybody realize the necessity of saying "No"when one should.

1 timely   

adj.及时的，适时的；adv.及时地

参考例句：

• We are particularly grateful to him for his timely help.我们特别感谢他的及时帮助。
• Your arrival was most timely yesterday.你们昨天来得非常及时。

2 eventual   

adj.最后的，结局的，最终的

参考例句：

• Several schools face eventual closure.几所学校面临最终关闭。
• Both parties expressed optimism about an eventual solution.双方对问题的最终解决都表示乐观。

3 commodities   

商品( commodity的名词复数 )； 农产品； 有价值的物品； 有用的东西

参考例句：

• rice, flour and other basic commodities 稻米、面粉和其他基本商品
• The manufacturers in some countries dumped their surplus commodities abroad. 一些国家的制造商向国外倾销过剩产品。

4 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。