gre写作复习资料：给GRE学生写的作文例子

　　我把每个例子都给你控制在100个字左右

　　哥伦布

　　Christopher Columbus was a navigator and colonialist who is one of the first Europeans to discover the Americas, after the Vikings. Columbus‘ voyages across the Atlantic Ocean began a European effort at exploration and colonization of the Western Hemisphere. While history places great significance on his first voyage of 1492, he did not actually reach the mainland until his third voyage in 1498. At first glimpse, his success seems lucky and unexpected, but he prepared for years for reinforcing his boats and training his crew. We have to say that chance is seeking for someone to befall on and he was the very prepared one.

　　爱迪生

　　Every time we talk about diligent person, we cannot ignore Thomas Alva Edison ,who was an American inventor and developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph and a long lasting light bulb. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production to the process of invention. Edison is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France and Germany. how could a man achieve so much like him, the reason lies nowhere but being diligent. He was not a genius. He was even abandoned by his primary school three months after his enrollment, because the teachers thought he was unable to learn. But he never gave up. With his strong will and hardworking, he had gone so far.

　　莫扎特

　　Talent is an major factor of one's huge success which can not be made up by hardworking or something else. For example, Mozart, an Austrian composer, who is considered one of the most brilliant and versatile composers in the history. He worked in all musical genres of his era, wrote inspired works in each genre, and produced an extraordinary number of compositions, especially considering his short life. By the time Mozart died at age 35, he had completed 41 symphonies, 27 piano concertos, 23 string quartets, 17 piano sonatas, 7 major operas, and numerous works for voice and other instruments. Such a huge set of work, do you think, can be considered as the result of being diligent?

　　孙子兵法

　　The traditional culture and arts are the collective wisdom from our ancestors. For example, The Art of War, which is a Chinese military treatise that was written by Sun Tzu in the 6th century BC, during the Spring and Autumn period. it is said to be the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time, and still one of the basic texts for modern wars. Besides, it is useful for business men, lots of executives of large companies are learning it and use the strategies upon their marketing management.. Even MBA course in some universities employs it as a kind of core strategy in today's business world.

　　马丁路德金

　　Every one of us develops a dream to change the unfair world, but few carries it out. Let's look at a real fighter and reformer:Martin Luther King was one of the pivotal leaders of the American civil rights movement. His efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Here he raised public consciousness of the civil rights movement and established himself as one of the greatest orators in U.S. history. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

　　莱特兄弟造飞机

　　Most of the time, success comes from a seemingly impractical dream. Century ago, flying like a bird was a fantasy only appeared in fairy tails. But Wright Brothers made it came true. On December 17, 1903, two brothers named Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first airplane flight , which lasted only 12 seconds, but those 12 seconds changed history.

　　布鲁诺

　　这个例子我只查了些术语，然后写了这个纯例子

　　你可以根据怀疑精神，质疑权威，历史平反，和时代变化，因为主题太多了，我没法用一段话兼顾。

　　日心说：heliocentric theory

　　地心说：geocentricism

　　Giordano Bruno was an Italian mathematician and astronomer, who is best known as a proponent of the infinity of the universe. He promoted his geocentricism all his life. He was burned at the stake by civil authorities in 1600 after the Roman Inquisition found him guilty of heresy and turned him over to the state, which at that time considered heresy illegal. After his death he gained considerable fame; in the 19th and early 20th centuries, commentators focusing on his astronomical beliefs regarded him as a martyr for free thought and modern scientific ideas.

　　牛顿转

　　' If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants. ' I cherish this statement since I learned the famous Newton's three basic principles when I was a child. Newton, a great mathematician and physicist, has been regarded for almost 300 years as the founding examplar of modern physical science. His achieved a lot in physics, chemistry and math. But just as he said, a man, as great as him, can never ignore the efforts of the predecessors.

　　音乐和美术

　　Painting and music interlinks with each other in terms of aesthetic. We may not be an expert in arts, but the masterpiece in painting and music area can be appreciated by most of the people in the world. We judge them by a common sense of beauty, which may not be described literally. Everyone's pursuit of beauty gives arts an eternal life.

　　各国文化理念上的不同

　　Every nation has its unique culture identity. French love romantic, while German seems strict. You may want your friends to be punctual in USA, but punctuality is a bad habit in Arab countries. Snail is a luxury on the westerners' table, but Chinese people may feel sick even at the thought of it.