1、In your spoken English class,your teacher shows you the following picture.You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it.双叉吃面条一、分析布局：Three parts Describe the picture Explain some common phenomenon/the implied meaning Your feeling/opinion/suggestionSts description of the pic1
2、.This is a funny picture,we see a foreign man is using two forks as chopsticks to eat noodles.He breaks out in a sweat because he cant eat noodles easily.This is a funny picture,in which we see a foreigner eating noodles with two forks the same way we Chinese do with chopsticks.He is sweating a lot
3、because he has trouble in getting the noodles into his mouth.Corrected version二、分块批改：2.This is a meanful picture.As is shown in the picture,its a foreigner that eats noodles with two forks sitting at a wooden table.Of course it will be bound to end in vain.Corrected version This is a meaningful pict
4、ure.As is shown in the picture,a foreigner is sitting at a table eating noodles with two forks as if he were using a pair of chopsticks.Of course he is bound to(will inevitably/unavoidably)end in vain.Sts description of the picStudents understanding1.In my opinion,the reason for his failure is he do
5、esnt distinguish the differences between forks and chopsticks.That is,he doesnt understand Chinese culture and just imitate blindly.2.What the picture reflects is quite common nowadays.We are eager to learn new things but,as is often the case,we just learn the superficial things,which leads to a sad
6、 but certain resultfailure.Corrected version This seemingly ridiculous picture is in fact a meaningful one in that it reflects a common phenomenon(similar scenes are frequently seen in our daily life)-many people are learning foreign cultures and customs,absorbing them without truly digesting them.I
7、n other words,they are imitating blindly,which will inevitably/unavoidably result in failure,just as is shown in the picture.Sometimes we admire someone or something so much that we just want to behave the same way even if that doesnt suit us at all(without taking into consideration whether it suits
8、 us or not).However,this absolutely makes no sense.Corrected versionStudents ending1.Of course no one really eats with two forks.It takes me to mean to find an appropriate approach to sovling problems,instead of trying whatever ways,even if they are wrong.As the saying goes,all roads lead to Rome.Ho
9、wever,only by appropriate ways can we make it.2.It reminds me of the famous Chinese idiomatic story“Learn to walk in Handan”and“Dongshi imitating Xishi”.Corrected endingI take it to mean that it is of great importance to find an appropriate approach to sovling problems,instead of copying(imitating)w
10、hat others act blindly.Although there is a saying that all roads lead to Rome,I reckon only in the appropriate way can we achieve what we want to.Corrected endingIt is meant to tell us that one would have to be a fool to ignore the importance of allowing for(taking into account/taking into considera
11、tion)why we are doing things like this(in this way).Whats more,we should give top priority toinsisting on being ourselves instead of following others blindly.So my conclusion is that it is meant to warn us against blind imitation,which is very likely to result in losing ourselves and being laughed a
12、t by others(making a fool of ourselves).More often than not,it is the most suitable way that is the best.Other endingsIt has now dawned on me that only when we grasp the nature(essence)of a culture,will we avoid losing ourselves or being laughed at by others(making a fool of ourselves).Other endings
13、For reference:In the picture,a foreigner is sitting at a table eating noodles with two forks as if he were using a pair of chopsticks.Of course he is bound to end in vain.This seemingly ridiculous picture is in fact a meaningful one in that similar scenes are frequently seen in our daily lifemany pe
14、ople are learning foreign cultures and customs,absorbing them without truly digesting them.In other words,they are imitating blindly,which will unavoidably result in failure,just as is shown in the picture.It has now dawned on me that only when we grasp the nature/essence of a culture,will we avoid getting lost or making a fool of ourselves.
