Knowledge and Diploma
1. 目前社会上存在这样一种说法：文凭越高越吃香
2. 而有些人则认为文凭不等于知识
3. 你的观点
●审题概述
本文针对时下一种流行的说法：文凭越高越好，要求考生结合实际阐述自己的观点。第一段，简要描述目前社会上流行的说法：文凭越高越吃香；第二段，有些人却持不同的意见，认为文凭不等于知识；第三段，结合自己的实际情况，阐述自己的观点。
【范文】
It is generally believed that a high diploma guarantees a promising future. Some people identify high diplomas with profound knowledge and exceptional competence. Companies also tend to emphasize the academic achievement of a job candidate. Like it or not, there does exist a social reality—the higher diploma one gets, the more popular he becomes.
On the contrary, other people claim that a high diploma doesn’t automatically translate into knowledge. A diploma, in their eyes, is only the acknowledgment of one’s educational experience rather than a guarantee of one’s ability. Therefore, we can never measure the depth of one’s knowledge by the grade of one’s diploma. Besides, many knowledgeable people don’t have a high diploma. Take Bill Gates for example. His dropping out of college cannot deny the fact that he is one of the world’s most learned men.
So I must say no one should ever equate a diploma with knowledge, because a diploma is nothing but a proof of a short-term study while genuine knowledge needs one’s lifelong devotion.
一、第一段思路点评：
简要描述最近社会上的一种流行说法：文凭越高越好。
<<语言点提示：
(1)句型It is generally believed that=It is generally acknowledged that 众所周知。
(2) a job candidate应聘者
二、第二段思路点评：
有些人则持不同的意见，认为文凭不能等同于知识。
<<语言点提示：
(1) the acknowledgment of one’s educational experience 对一个人的教育经历的认可。
(2) 特别注意本段中所使用的连接词语：on the contrary, besides。
三、第三段思路点评：
以己为例，阐述自己的观点。
<<语言点提示：
(1) equate a diploma with knowledge 将文凭和知识等同
(2) nothing but a proof of a short-term study 只是对某一短期学习的证明
