GMAT考试写作指导:Issue写作范文七四
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74.        I strongly agree that rule-breakers are the most memorable1 people. By departing
from the status quo, iconoclasts2 call attention to themselves, some providing
conspicuous3 mirrors for society, others serving as our primary catalysts4 for progress.
      In politics, for example, rule-breakers Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King
secured prominent places in history by challenging the status quo through civil
disobedience. Renegades such as Ghengus Khan, Stalin, and Hussein, broke all the
human-rights "rules," thereby5 leaving indelible marks in the historical record. And
future generations will probably remember Nixon and Kennedy more clearly than
Carter or Reagan, by way of their rule-breaking activities—specifically, Nixon's
Watergate debacle and Kennedy's extra-marital trysts6.
      In the arts, mavericks7 such as Dali, Picasso, and Warhol, who break established
rules of composition, ultimately emerge as the greatest artists, while the names of artists
with superior technical skills are relegated8 to the footnotes of art-history textbooks. Our
most influential9 popular musicians are the flagrant rule breakers—for example, be-bop
musicians such as Charlie Parker and Thelonius Monk10, who broke all the harmonic
rules, and folk musician-poet Bob Dylan, who broke the rules for lyrics11.
      In the sciences, innovation and progress can only result from challenging
conventional theories—i.e., by breaking rules. Newton and Einstein, for example, both
refused to blindly accept what were perceived at their time as certain "rules" of physics.
As a result, both men redefined those rules, and both men emerged as two of the most
memorable figures in the field of physics.
      In conclusion, it appears that the deepest positive and negative impressions appear
on either side of the same iconoclastic12 coin. Those who leave the most memorable
imprints13 in history do so by challenging norms, traditions, cherished values, and the
general status quo—that is, by breaking the rules.


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1 memorable K2XyQ     
adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的
参考例句:
  • This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
  • The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。
2 iconoclasts 0b0f600c46d50e79a1845f9e4286cf13     
n.攻击传统观念的人( iconoclast的名词复数 );反对崇拜圣像者
参考例句:
  • Holistic medicine, organic farming or performance art are the sorts of fields these iconoclasts enjoy. 整体医疗、有机农业和艺术表演就是爱打破常规的水瓶座人喜欢的行业。 来自互联网
3 conspicuous spszE     
adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的
参考例句:
  • It is conspicuous that smoking is harmful to health.很明显,抽烟对健康有害。
  • Its colouring makes it highly conspicuous.它的色彩使它非常惹人注目。
4 catalysts 677fdea123458fc2ff92eb84d07254e9     
n.催化剂( catalyst的名词复数 );触媒;促进因素;有感染力的人
参考例句:
  • The first catalytic converters were called conventional oxidation catalysts. 最初的转化器叫做常规氧化催化器。 来自辞典例句
  • Many processes that are essential to the chemical industry use heterogeneous catalysts. 很多重要的化学工业过程就是使用多相催化剂的。 来自辞典例句
5 thereby Sokwv     
adv.因此,从而
参考例句:
  • I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市,因此对它不怎么熟悉。
  • He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民,因而得到了投票权。
6 trysts b65374d55f96d4eb14052382b712b8d5     
n.约会,幽会( tryst的名词复数 );幽会地点
参考例句:
  • He's accused of having drug-fueled trysts with a Denver man. 人们指责他与一名丹佛男子幽会,期间还服用毒品助兴。 来自互联网
  • Fools set far trysts. 蠢人定约早。 来自互联网
7 mavericks 3ac87f645e7e17c0410306b33eb282f6     
未烙印的牲畜( maverick的名词复数 ); 标新立异的人,不合常规的人
参考例句:
  • And what about the Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki? 那达拉斯小牛队和诺维斯基呢?
  • And we see it with bringing Jason Kidd to the Dallas Mavericks. 而且我们看到它同实现基德向达拉斯小牛队。
8 relegated 2ddd0637a40869e0401ae326c3296bc3     
v.使降级( relegate的过去式和过去分词 );使降职;转移;把…归类
参考例句:
  • She was then relegated to the role of assistant. 随后她被降级做助手了。
  • I think that should be relegated to the garbage can of history. 我认为应该把它扔进历史的垃圾箱。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
9 influential l7oxK     
adj.有影响的,有权势的
参考例句:
  • He always tries to get in with the most influential people.他总是试图巴结最有影响的人物。
  • He is a very influential man in the government.他在政府中是个很有影响的人物。
10 monk 5EDx8     
n.和尚,僧侣,修道士
参考例句:
  • The man was a monk from Emei Mountain.那人是峨眉山下来的和尚。
  • Buddhist monk sat with folded palms.和尚合掌打坐。
11 lyrics ko5zoz     
n.歌词
参考例句:
  • music and lyrics by Rodgers and Hart 由罗杰斯和哈特作词作曲
  • The book contains lyrics and guitar tablatures for over 100 songs. 这本书有100多首歌的歌词和吉他奏法谱。
12 iconoclastic bbmxD     
adj.偶像破坏的,打破旧习的
参考例句:
  • His iconoclastic tendencies can get him into trouble. 他与传统信仰相悖的思想倾向可能会给他带来麻烦。 来自辞典例句
  • The film is an iconoclastic allegory. 电影是一个关于破坏的寓言。 来自互联网
13 imprints def38b53bdddb921bca90a8e2d0cad78     
n.压印( imprint的名词复数 );痕迹;持久影响
参考例句:
  • With each step he took, his boots left muddy imprints on the floor. 她父亲的毡靴一移动,就在地板上压了几个泥圈圈。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说
  • In Freudian theory, the imprints are memories, albeit unconscious ones. 在佛洛伊德理论中,这些痕迹就是记忆,只不过它们是无意识的。 来自互联网
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