2022年英语四级写作美文赏析（汇总）

　　Volunteers

　　It is impossible to find out exactly how many volunteers are at work today in the United States. Thirty-seven million or so are known to belong to organizations like the Pink Ladies,TravelersAid, or Big Brothers;but those who work alone or in small informal groups cannot be counted.The total number of men and women who give their time to help others appears to be between fifty and sixty-eight million.

　　They do almost anything:they sew, clean, scrub, paint, cook, repair things,record books for the blind, amuse sick children in hospitals,or escort senior citizens who do not want to go out alone.They give their blood; they work in libraries and schools;they translate documents for new citizens with a language problem or raise money to support local symphony orchestras;they answer the telephone calls of the desperate who are thinking of killing themselves,and who need a friendly ear.

　　Volunteers start community projects too small to attract the attention of organized agencies,or work at jobs for which no funds are available.A handful of city folk will turn an empty lot into a playground for the children of their neighborhood;others decide to repair and paint a few dilapidated houses in their street.Somewhere else women cook and deliver two hot meals a day to elderly people living alone,and too sick or too tired to prepare their own food.

　　Another group calls lonely old people once a day to chat a little and find out if they are all right.Some college students teach English,mathematics, or drawing to the inmates of a local jail.Young men and women spend part of their weekends collecting empty cans and bottles for the recycling center of their community,and some children pick up the trash left on the beach by the crowd of a summer holiday.Anywhere one looks, the army of volunteers is hard at work —not only in the United States,but in many other countries where “volunteerism” is spreading.

2022年英语四级写作美文赏析（汇总）

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作文地带知识拓展:

• 英语（English）属于印欧语系日耳曼语族西日耳曼语支，最早被中世纪的英国使用，并因其广阔的殖民地而成为世界使用面积最广的语言。英国人的祖先盎格鲁部落是后来迁移到大不列颠岛地区的日耳曼部落之一，称为英格兰。这两个名字都来自波罗地海半岛的Anglia。该语言与弗里斯兰语和下撒克森语密切相关，其词汇受到其他日耳曼语族语言的影响，尤其是北欧语（北日耳曼语），并在很大程度上由拉丁文和法文撰写。

  英语的英文释义：

  English 名词 uk  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ us  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

  the language that is spoken in the UK, the US, and in many other countries

  英语

  American/British English

  美式／英式英语

  Do you speak English?

  你会说英语吗？

  English   形容词 adjective   uk  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ us  /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

  in or relating to the English language

  英语的

  an English teacher

  英语老师

  relating to or from England

  英格兰的;英国的

  English films/food/people

  英国电影／食品／人

  English law

  英格兰法律