專家解析：托福范文：患難朋友
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better to choose a friend with whom you can have fun than to choose a friend that will help you when you are in need. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Example Essay (Jeenn Lee Hsieh)
Each friendship can serve a purpose in your life--some just for fun and some offering much more. The sole test to tell a real friend from a fake one is adversity. In times of need, real friends will walk in and care about you while fake friends will walk out and talk about you behind your back.
Having friends with a sense of humor is fun. In social life, it is important to have fun with friends and laughter is such a huge part of a relationship. Often people who have a keen sense of humor also have a better grasp of friendship, unless it is false friendship. In many cases, choosing a friend with whom you can have fun may help you to overlook the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerate the unpleasant, overcome the unexpected, and outlast the unbearable. Sometimes it seems that if you do not have friends with a sense of humor, life is not funny anymore. In short, laughing heartily with friends may just turn out to be a good medicine of life that is sometimes sick with all its stress and complexity.
Nevertheless, you want to have true friends who will show their love to you in times of trouble. In real life, friends are needed both for joy and sorrow. Therefore, to have true friends is to have your needs answered. It is that kind of expectation which determines the quality of friendship. How lucky you are to be able to choose a friend who will help you when you are in need? Such a friend will never try to hurt you, not even in a joke under the disguise of a bitter sense of humor. In contrast, a fake friend laughs every time you fall, whereas a real friend runs over to help you on your feet.
On the whole, real friends, like precious and rare diamonds, are hard to find; and fake friends for having fun are everywhere like autumn leaves. Only in times of need can you realize who are your true friends and who are your fake friends. After all, having fun is not the ultimate purpose of friendship. (Essay created by Jeenn Lee Hsieh, ielts360toefl@hotmail.com )
TOEFL (List 185) Topics about Friends:
Topic 062
What do you want most in a friend--someone who is intelligent, or someone who has a sense of humor, or someone who is reliable? Which one of these characteristics is most important to you? Use reasons and specific examples to explain your choice.
Topic 111
Some people prefer to spend time with one or two close friends. Others choose to spend time with a large number of friends. Compare the advantages of each choice. Which of these two ways of spending time do you prefer? Use specific reasons to support your answer.
Topic 117
Some people choose friends who are different from themselves. Others choose friends who are similar to themselves. Compare the advantages of having friends who are different from you with the advantages of having friends who are similar to you. Which kind of friend do you prefer for yourself? Why? Give specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Topic 173
It is sometimes said that borrowing money from a friend can harm or damage the friendship. Do you agree? Why or why not? Use reasons and specific examples to explain your answer.
Memo:
考雅思難？考托福難？就以寫作單項而言，許多兩樣測驗都考的過來人有一個說法：托福評分較寬，雅思評分較嚴。
比方說，雅思寫作成績8.0或8.5或9.0，若換算成托福分數就都等于滿分30. 雅思7.5=托福29. 雅思7.0=托福27-28. 雅思6.5=托福24-26. 雅思6.0=托福21-23。雅思5.5=托福18-20. 以此類推。
從官方的評分態度來分析，托福評分員稍微傾向找考生作文表現的優點，多看好少看壞，全景一目了然，處處加分；雅思則似乎傾向找英文表達的缺點，分成四處挑毛病，處處扣分--【TR】【CC】【LR】【GRA】。
再從考生個人的英文作文的能力來看，如果作文邏輯遠強于英文文法，則賭托福或許比較吃香，而考雅思或許比較吃虧。假設文法的運用本事遠較高于邏輯的體現，則賭雅思會更賺眼球。所以，只要英文也牛作文也牛，考托福或雅思并無差異（芝麻小缺點，若無傷大雅，二者都不至于丟分）。萬一作文也菜鳥，英文也菜鳥，考雅思考托福也都不會有何大區別，但是要記得托福寫作的評分尺度更具高分彈性。
此外還得看考生習慣鍵盤打字還是動筆寫字。打字快，寫字慢，因人而異，個人的選擇當然也不同。有人喜歡托福機考30分鐘（300字+）；更有人偏愛雅思筆試40分鐘（250字+）。
寫作單項不是考試的全部，還要同樣重視其它三項：閱讀，聽力，口語。一般來說，不論考托福考雅思，閱讀是考生的拿手好戲，聽力次之。弱項口語與最弱項寫作，兩項皆令不少考生心存畏懼，何嘗不像五十步笑百步？
值得一提，兄弟寫作配合姐妹口語，有助于準留學生選擇考雅思或考托福或兩種都想考，碰運氣。關于口語單項，考生應有自知之明，如果個性害羞，干脆考托福，因為對機器講話，自言自語，感覺上如入無人之境，不亦樂乎。如果候選人的個性外向，喜歡聊天，則寧可對真人面對面談話，感覺上比較自然，如魚得水，因此選雅思當然是明智之舉。你說呢？
閱讀雅思+托福范文有利于預備口語的吹牛素材和寫作的論證素材。謝振禮Jeenn Lee Hsieh初選200+篇原創，作為培訓補充資料。IELTS Essays 與 TOEFL Essays 全部影射18句話裝配的【隱形模板】--起3承6轉6合3。準留學生想過目其中幾遍都無所謂，完全不看也可以，可是千萬不要連任何人的范文都不瞄一眼。多讀優秀作品的好處是模仿--清楚簡潔正確的【造句】，還有收集【論證】的理由例子細節。雖然范文只是針對寫作答題，其實內容的范圍卻是和口語的話題多處息息相關，這種現象可謂不解自明。口語考試，誰不想英語出口成章？如果多多瀏覽寫作范文的內容，有助于發揮口語的話題。
培訓寫作，建議挑中外作者10位以上，至少瀏覽每位各10篇，全數超過100篇，多多預算。考前若不讀舒服的范文則顯然吃虧在眼前。這好像是寫范文的人燒水讓你洗熱水澡，好心讓你節省功夫。假設你不想占便宜，那是你自負的本事。當然想洗熱水澡還是要寬衣解帶親身泡水。所以考生最少在考前親自獨立寫作10篇，之后并請高手負責指錯，加以改寫一番以求實效，也讓低手心服口服，信心十足，再接再厲。
研讀別人的范文只求進補，所以應該有效地取其優點而忽視其缺點。每當看到范文的造句不靈巧或論證又不衛生，則大可棄之如泥沙。不是所有的范文都有營養價值。凡不倫不類顛三倒四毫無可取的文字英語都會讓你無意之間中毒沒藥醫，所以還是謹慎為妙，以免走火入魔。
提分沖刺必須講究進度，不要茫茫然地把英文作文搞得剪不斷理還亂。貓頭鷹寫作實驗室特別依據學員的寫作體質來設計復習計劃，專攻寫作弱項--多讀多寫多改。（列表上，歡迎任選一篇尚未發布過的免費范文，指明編號，有問必答，有求必應。）
在線寫作實驗室依據寫作評分標準來修改習作，并解析范文的【主題】【結構】【內容】，英文的【修辭】【句法】【詞匯】，加速輔導加分常識。其實，考生比較偏低的寫作成績恰好也是比較有提分的空間，如此可望寫作不扯其它三項的后腿。
高分寫作的滑頭三招--狠快準。開頭狠，造句快，論證準。臨時抱佛腳，應付當務之急，該取巧就取巧，該頑皮就頑皮，該大膽就大膽，結果獲得比自己應得的分數更高，使自己驚喜，也使別人妒忌。以愚公移山之志搞英文算是長久之計，非但考前來不及，而卻也沒有必要。
不按隱形牌理出牌，寫作分數顯然提不起來，到后來令自己生自己的氣，又要面對來自四面八方，帶著諷刺的安慰，還要承受別人在你背后冷嘲熱笑。所以如果自知功力不足，則利用看不見的模板寫作，肯定不會有讓別人幸災樂禍的機會。
企圖利用丟不起的時間來鉆牛角尖很不劃算。寫作之事，如意高分雖不易，過關留學卻不難 (誰都知道獲取Uniersitys Offer 的分數要求并不苛刻)。一般過關分數是指雅思6.5，托福24. （同樣考生若稍微耍點花招，可以借力使力，可望成績超越雅思7.0，托福27）.
寫作考試并沒有唯一的標準答案，卻是有答案標準，也是評分標準。說得玄一點，英文作文的游戲規則就是玩【同一】+【變化】。作文【同一】于英文的【變化】中；英文【變化】于作文的【同一】中。貓頭鷹引用一個座右銘：Unity in Variety; Variety in Unity.
雅思+托福寫作無需達到十全十美，因為考官可以看得過若干無傷大雅的小錯誤。雖說寫作不怕錯只怕不寫作，但是大致還是要靠譜以下四項評分標準：(An essay at this level largely accomplishes all of the following.)
Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better to choose a friend with whom you can have fun than to choose a friend that will help you when you are in need. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Example Essay (Jeenn Lee Hsieh)
Each friendship can serve a purpose in your life--some just for fun and some offering much more. The sole test to tell a real friend from a fake one is adversity. In times of need, real friends will walk in and care about you while fake friends will walk out and talk about you behind your back.
Having friends with a sense of humor is fun. In social life, it is important to have fun with friends and laughter is such a huge part of a relationship. Often people who have a keen sense of humor also have a better grasp of friendship, unless it is false friendship. In many cases, choosing a friend with whom you can have fun may help you to overlook the unbecoming, understand the unconventional, tolerate the unpleasant, overcome the unexpected, and outlast the unbearable. Sometimes it seems that if you do not have friends with a sense of humor, life is not funny anymore. In short, laughing heartily with friends may just turn out to be a good medicine of life that is sometimes sick with all its stress and complexity.
Nevertheless, you want to have true friends who will show their love to you in times of trouble. In real life, friends are needed both for joy and sorrow. Therefore, to have true friends is to have your needs answered. It is that kind of expectation which determines the quality of friendship. How lucky you are to be able to choose a friend who will help you when you are in need? Such a friend will never try to hurt you, not even in a joke under the disguise of a bitter sense of humor. In contrast, a fake friend laughs every time you fall, whereas a real friend runs over to help you on your feet.
On the whole, real friends, like precious and rare diamonds, are hard to find; and fake friends for having fun are everywhere like autumn leaves. Only in times of need can you realize who are your true friends and who are your fake friends. After all, having fun is not the ultimate purpose of friendship. (Essay created by Jeenn Lee Hsieh, ielts360toefl@hotmail.com )
TOEFL (List 185) Topics about Friends:
Topic 062
What do you want most in a friend--someone who is intelligent, or someone who has a sense of humor, or someone who is reliable? Which one of these characteristics is most important to you? Use reasons and specific examples to explain your choice.
Topic 111
Some people prefer to spend time with one or two close friends. Others choose to spend time with a large number of friends. Compare the advantages of each choice. Which of these two ways of spending time do you prefer? Use specific reasons to support your answer.
Topic 117
Some people choose friends who are different from themselves. Others choose friends who are similar to themselves. Compare the advantages of having friends who are different from you with the advantages of having friends who are similar to you. Which kind of friend do you prefer for yourself? Why? Give specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
Topic 173
It is sometimes said that borrowing money from a friend can harm or damage the friendship. Do you agree? Why or why not? Use reasons and specific examples to explain your answer.
Memo:
考雅思難？考托福難？就以寫作單項而言，許多兩樣測驗都考的過來人有一個說法：托福評分較寬，雅思評分較嚴。
比方說，雅思寫作成績8.0或8.5或9.0，若換算成托福分數就都等于滿分30. 雅思7.5=托福29. 雅思7.0=托福27-28. 雅思6.5=托福24-26. 雅思6.0=托福21-23。雅思5.5=托福18-20. 以此類推。
從官方的評分態度來分析，托福評分員稍微傾向找考生作文表現的優點，多看好少看壞，全景一目了然，處處加分；雅思則似乎傾向找英文表達的缺點，分成四處挑毛病，處處扣分--【TR】【CC】【LR】【GRA】。
再從考生個人的英文作文的能力來看，如果作文邏輯遠強于英文文法，則賭托福或許比較吃香，而考雅思或許比較吃虧。假設文法的運用本事遠較高于邏輯的體現，則賭雅思會更賺眼球。所以，只要英文也牛作文也牛，考托福或雅思并無差異（芝麻小缺點，若無傷大雅，二者都不至于丟分）。萬一作文也菜鳥，英文也菜鳥，考雅思考托福也都不會有何大區別，但是要記得托福寫作的評分尺度更具高分彈性。
此外還得看考生習慣鍵盤打字還是動筆寫字。打字快，寫字慢，因人而異，個人的選擇當然也不同。有人喜歡托福機考30分鐘（300字+）；更有人偏愛雅思筆試40分鐘（250字+）。
寫作單項不是考試的全部，還要同樣重視其它三項：閱讀，聽力，口語。一般來說，不論考托福考雅思，閱讀是考生的拿手好戲，聽力次之。弱項口語與最弱項寫作，兩項皆令不少考生心存畏懼，何嘗不像五十步笑百步？
值得一提，兄弟寫作配合姐妹口語，有助于準留學生選擇考雅思或考托福或兩種都想考，碰運氣。關于口語單項，考生應有自知之明，如果個性害羞，干脆考托福，因為對機器講話，自言自語，感覺上如入無人之境，不亦樂乎。如果候選人的個性外向，喜歡聊天，則寧可對真人面對面談話，感覺上比較自然，如魚得水，因此選雅思當然是明智之舉。你說呢？
閱讀雅思+托福范文有利于預備口語的吹牛素材和寫作的論證素材。謝振禮Jeenn Lee Hsieh初選200+篇原創，作為培訓補充資料。IELTS Essays 與 TOEFL Essays 全部影射18句話裝配的【隱形模板】--起3承6轉6合3。準留學生想過目其中幾遍都無所謂，完全不看也可以，可是千萬不要連任何人的范文都不瞄一眼。多讀優秀作品的好處是模仿--清楚簡潔正確的【造句】，還有收集【論證】的理由例子細節。雖然范文只是針對寫作答題，其實內容的范圍卻是和口語的話題多處息息相關，這種現象可謂不解自明。口語考試，誰不想英語出口成章？如果多多瀏覽寫作范文的內容，有助于發揮口語的話題。
培訓寫作，建議挑中外作者10位以上，至少瀏覽每位各10篇，全數超過100篇，多多預算。考前若不讀舒服的范文則顯然吃虧在眼前。這好像是寫范文的人燒水讓你洗熱水澡，好心讓你節省功夫。假設你不想占便宜，那是你自負的本事。當然想洗熱水澡還是要寬衣解帶親身泡水。所以考生最少在考前親自獨立寫作10篇，之后并請高手負責指錯，加以改寫一番以求實效，也讓低手心服口服，信心十足，再接再厲。
研讀別人的范文只求進補，所以應該有效地取其優點而忽視其缺點。每當看到范文的造句不靈巧或論證又不衛生，則大可棄之如泥沙。不是所有的范文都有營養價值。凡不倫不類顛三倒四毫無可取的文字英語都會讓你無意之間中毒沒藥醫，所以還是謹慎為妙，以免走火入魔。
提分沖刺必須講究進度，不要茫茫然地把英文作文搞得剪不斷理還亂。貓頭鷹寫作實驗室特別依據學員的寫作體質來設計復習計劃，專攻寫作弱項--多讀多寫多改。（列表上，歡迎任選一篇尚未發布過的免費范文，指明編號，有問必答，有求必應。）
在線寫作實驗室依據寫作評分標準來修改習作，并解析范文的【主題】【結構】【內容】，英文的【修辭】【句法】【詞匯】，加速輔導加分常識。其實，考生比較偏低的寫作成績恰好也是比較有提分的空間，如此可望寫作不扯其它三項的后腿。
高分寫作的滑頭三招--狠快準。開頭狠，造句快，論證準。臨時抱佛腳，應付當務之急，該取巧就取巧，該頑皮就頑皮，該大膽就大膽，結果獲得比自己應得的分數更高，使自己驚喜，也使別人妒忌。以愚公移山之志搞英文算是長久之計，非但考前來不及，而卻也沒有必要。
不按隱形牌理出牌，寫作分數顯然提不起來，到后來令自己生自己的氣，又要面對來自四面八方，帶著諷刺的安慰，還要承受別人在你背后冷嘲熱笑。所以如果自知功力不足，則利用看不見的模板寫作，肯定不會有讓別人幸災樂禍的機會。
企圖利用丟不起的時間來鉆牛角尖很不劃算。寫作之事，如意高分雖不易，過關留學卻不難 (誰都知道獲取Uniersitys Offer 的分數要求并不苛刻)。一般過關分數是指雅思6.5，托福24. （同樣考生若稍微耍點花招，可以借力使力，可望成績超越雅思7.0，托福27）.
寫作考試并沒有唯一的標準答案，卻是有答案標準，也是評分標準。說得玄一點，英文作文的游戲規則就是玩【同一】+【變化】。作文【同一】于英文的【變化】中；英文【變化】于作文的【同一】中。貓頭鷹引用一個座右銘：Unity in Variety; Variety in Unity.
雅思+托福寫作無需達到十全十美，因為考官可以看得過若干無傷大雅的小錯誤。雖說寫作不怕錯只怕不寫作，但是大致還是要靠譜以下四項評分標準：(An essay at this level largely accomplishes all of the following.)
