托福写作范文：玩游戏的意义

 　　2016年托福写作真题题目：

　　Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Playing games teaches us about life. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answers.

　　托福写作范文：

　　Some think that games teach us about life. Others think that life is simply a grand game that one must learn to play. In any case games are part of the lives of every human, whatever culture. Although the rules to games may be different, and the reasons for playing certain games diverse, it is indisputable that playing games teaches us about life.

　　First of all, playing games teaches us about teamwork. Most games demand more than one participant, and several require that one work in unison¹ with one or more other people on a team. When one is member of a team, one learns to put the team first rather than personal success. For instance, I played right fullback on an intramural soccer team at Oxford² University. Without the work of myself and teammates at the back, clearing balls and passing up to the wings, our speedy strikers could not score. Conversely, without the speed and scoring ability of our strikers, no matter how solid we played on defense³, we could not win the game. Soccer, then, demands that the entire team work in unison, performing discreet⁴ tasks that further a team goal, rather than an individual one. Playing soccer helped me to learn about teamwork, and this knowledge has spilled over into my life in other ways. At my job, I constantly have to work with people. Working with people in my occupation is similar to playing soccer. Team goals become more important than personal ones, and learning to support each other during work time comes easily, as I had already learned these skills on the pitch.

　　Playing games also teaches us about preparation, which is vital both on the field and off of it. When I was twelve years old, I learned a valuable lesson about preparation from my basketball coach. After a particularly uninspired practice, my coach gathered us around. He said, “You play like you practice. And your sloppy⁵ practice will appear during the game.” He was right. At our next game, we fumbled⁶ our passes, became frustrated⁷ with each other, and lost the game. My teammates and I resolved to focus harder in practice, and steadily⁸ our play in games improved. My coach’s adage⁹ “you play like you practice” translates directly into life. Without specific preparation in work or at home, we rarely succeed. Preparation is paramount¹⁰ to success, and I learned this on the basketball court.

　　In summary, by teaching us about teamwork and preparation, games have direct relevance¹¹ to life. For me, these lessons came on the sports field; for others they may come by participating in a variety of games, athletic¹² or not. Games are a vital part of life, and they have many skills to impact that are applicable after the game is over.

1 unison   

n.步调一致，行动一致

参考例句：

• The governments acted in unison to combat terrorism.这些国家的政府一致行动对付恐怖主义。
• My feelings are in unison with yours.我的感情与你的感情是一致的。

2 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 discreet   

adj.(言行)谨慎的；慎重的；有判断力的

参考例句：

• He is very discreet in giving his opinions.发表意见他十分慎重。
• It wasn't discreet of you to ring me up at the office.你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。

5 sloppy   

adj.邋遢的，不整洁的

参考例句：

• If you do such sloppy work again,I promise I'll fail you.要是下次作业你再马马虎虎，我话说在头里，可要给你打不及格了。
• Mother constantly picked at him for being sloppy.母亲不断地批评他懒散。

6 fumbled   

（笨拙地）摸索或处理（某事物）( fumble的过去式和过去分词 )； 乱摸，笨拙地弄； 使落下

参考例句：

• She fumbled in her pocket for a handkerchief. 她在她口袋里胡乱摸找手帕。
• He fumbled about in his pockets for the ticket. 他（瞎）摸着衣兜找票。

7 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

9 adage   

n.格言，古训

参考例句：

• But the old adage that men grow into office has not proved true in my experience.但是，根据我的经验，人们所谓的工作岗位造就人材这句古话并不正确。
• Her experience lends credence to the adage " We live and learn!"她的经验印证了一句格言: 活到老，学到老！

10 paramount   

a.最重要的，最高权力的

参考例句：

• My paramount object is to save the Union and destroy slavery.我的最高目标是拯救美国，摧毁奴隶制度。
• Nitrogen is of paramount importance to life on earth.氮对地球上的生命至关重要。

11 relevance   

n.中肯，适当，关联，相关性

参考例句：

• Politicians' private lives have no relevance to their public roles.政治家的私生活与他们的公众角色不相关。
• Her ideas have lost all relevance to the modern world.她的想法与现代社会完全脱节。

12 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。