4月1日托福寫作解析- 友誼的小船說翻就翻

4月1日，ETS竟然一改3月的瘋癲，開始回歸正常狀態，閱讀和聽力變成近幾年常玩的AB卷，獨立寫作也考了一道2015年5月30日的原題，而且是常考朋友類話題。

2017年4月1日托福獨立寫作題目

「 Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: When you have been friends with someone for a long time, it is important to continue your friendship with that person even if he or she does something you do not like. 」

當你與一位好友交往頗深，如果他做了什麼你不喜歡的事，有沒有必要繼續這段友誼？

題目解析--以下是某石家莊托福培訓的老師對此解析

被我們玩膩了的友誼的小船說翻就翻的梗，現在又被ETS拿來玩，真是活久見。不過這也從側面反應出官方出題時，其實並不會像國內某些考試一樣追趕時事熱點。官方那幫出題的爸爸們，主要是選取生活中經常有爭議且被談論到的一些話題，提煉編寫成獨立寫作題目。以前考過的朋友類話題如與聰明的人交朋友還是與幽默的人交朋友，確實就經常出現在大家茶餘飯後的談資當中。國內一檔綜藝節目《奇葩說》有一期辯題就是：跟蠢人交朋友是不是傻。我們今天這場獨立寫作題目如果上該節目，辯題可以是：跟背叛我們的人繼續做朋友是不是傻。

當然，好友做了我們不喜歡做的事，並非只有背叛，如搶走了男朋友。這道題從居中的角度，按事情的嚴重性分類討論，完全可以。比如有些事，如一天不回電話，在別人面前說你又胖又矮等，其實都是小事，都可以通過簡單的溝通，或者就算爭吵，也能輕易解決。而有些事，比如有事才找你，沒事跟別人玩，或者明知你要考試還每天策你出去嗨，都說明你可能交到了假朋友。

如果完全反對，可以談及老朋友應該非常了解自己，所以不可能會做一些自己不喜歡的事，而做了這些事的人，也許並不是真的朋友，可以及時了斷。

如果完全同意，可以談及老朋友來之不易，即使他們做了些令人不快的事，也要試著包容，畢竟人無完人。而且他們所做的事也許是另有苦衷或者根本就是為我們好。

下面的文章就是從完全同意的角度論述該題，並且增加了一個讓步段增強說服力。

參考範文

Throughout life, from kindergarten to the retirement home, we occasionally meet someone and make friends with him or her, sometimes for life, or at least for a sizable chunk of life. I bet each one must have a couple of childhood friends or close friends in middle schools and colleges, yet as we age, our priorities and responsibilities shift, and the number of friends drops off, especially when we get married. To some extent, some friends gradually become fragile pieces of memory, sliding into oblivion. So, when you have been friends with someone for a long time, I highly recommend continuing your friendship with that person even if he or she does something you do not like.

Opponents of my opinion may argue that we could always forge new relationships after we terminate old ones. Their claim completely ignores the fact that like Rome, relationships, especially long-term friendships, are not built in one day. Only by devoting our energies to those we feel and care will the friendship stand the test of time and stay stable. Lets say your friend Alvin does not answer your phone call or reply to your private direct messages on Twitter. This situation lasts for almost a week. What would you do? Defriend him entirely and cut communication altogether simply because you dont believe he really cares about your relationship? It is true that when Alvin abuses your trust it hurts, but it is certainly worth taking sustained efforts to make your friendship work mainly because he may be undergoing a brain surgery, without calling you to reveal the truth or without any intention to speak to anybody in order to gain some private space for himself. In this case, try not to take his failure to return your calls the wrong way, but try to engage him in a hear-to-heart chat and provide him your support.

Opponents may agree that we are well advised to forgive and forget, but they point out that there are times when the behavior of a friend is too intolerable for us to continue a friendship. For instance, Stephen may hook up with Klauss girlfriend despite their long-term friendship. As far as I am concerned, this betrayal seldom occurs in real life while pervades in fictions, TV dramas or movies. Moreover, many people may not become as outrageous and vengeful as depicted in those works but may be able to confront such betrayal and work through the residual disagreements afterward.

In summary, it is always worth doing our utmost to continue our friendship with an old friend, regardless of what happens between us.

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