Question

目前我国餐桌浪费现象严重。请用英语写一篇100-120词的短文，标题为：Anti-waste and “Clear the Plates” Campaign
内容如下：
1. 阐述目前餐桌浪费现象。
2. 谈谈你对这个活动的看法。
文章的题目和开头已给出（不计词数）。
参考词汇：好客  hospitality: n.     公款吃喝  banquets at public expenses    
发起  launch:  v.
Anti-waste and “Clear the Plates” Campaign
Nowadays, food waste is serious in China. ___________________________________________

Answer 1

Anti-waste and “Clear the Plates” Campaign
Nowadays, food waste is serious in China. To show their hospitality in interpersonal communication, some customers order far more than what is enough, causing much food to be untouched and thrown away.
What is even more unbearable lies in the fact that banquets at public expenses cost the reputation of our government as well as a huge amount of money, which can have actually been spent in helping those in need. Consequently, such waste really makes people disappointed and depressed.
To our delight, as a nationwide campaign against waste at the dining table has been launched, “Clear the Plates” is gaining more acceptance and support. Therefore, the nation’s “Clear the Plates” is most likely to become the mainstream idea of hospitality through everyone’s efforts.  (117 words)

试题分析：这是一篇提纲作文，应该按所要求的内容来写，根据所列的内容尽量以简明扼要的语言来表达。这篇作文要求较灵活，题目中只是一个提纲，还要考生去充实里面的内容：比如阐述目前餐桌浪费现象。谈谈你对这个活动的看法。写作时要注意使用高级的词汇和复杂的句型，也要适当地使用关联词承前启后，用词要得体，符合语言环境。
【亮点说明】这篇短文的特点是句型多变：如：To show their hospitality in interpersonal communication, some customers order far more than what is enough, causing much food to be untouched and thrown away.这句话用了现在分词做状语， What is even more unbearable lies in the fact that banquets at public expenses cost the reputation of our government as well as a huge amount of money, which can have actually been spent in helping those in need. 这句话用了主语从句，同位语从句和非限制性定语从句， Therefore, the nation’s “Clear the Plates” is most likely to become the mainstream idea of hospitality through everyone’s efforts.这句话用了固定句型。