英文写作是教师招聘考试中的必考题目，旨在综合考察考生的综合英语素养，很多考生在平时练习的过程中，苦于表达方式的单调、素材内容的匮乏以及写作模板的局限;考生若想要突破自己的写作瓶颈，积累一定的西方文化知识非常有必要;为此，华图教师精心罗列梳理西方文学常见典故常识，融合招教英文写作真题，为我们的写作添加西方文化素养，提升文化档次。
1. 洗礼(baptism)
典故背景介绍：Eve fall for the seduction of the serpent and ate the forbidden fruit with Adam, committingthe original sin. In order to get rid of the sin, one need to go through baptism.
寓意：比喻经受某种锻炼或者考验(training/test)
适用情况：经历一系列看似艰辛痛苦的历程，摒弃不好的习惯戒烟戒酒drinking/smoking、(懒惰laziness、拖延症procrastination、缺乏计划性、时间安排不合理…)过程中或之后获得的升华洗礼。
真题再现1: My view on Smoking
Para.1 观点
Para. 2 原因
Para.3 措施
Those who devote themselves to (the process of) quitting smoking do have to undertake a multitude of pain along with temptation. But that unwittingly forms an inspirational Baptismfor them. ..
Para.4. 强调观点
真题再现2: My views on the growing overweight children
The increasing obesity among children spurs/stirs/sparks/triggers great concern for the public. Butthereisfarlessagreementaboutthe cause of it…
Para. 2 原因(快餐店食物high-fat high-calorie unhealthy diet+父母疏于照顾(lack of parenting)+孩子自身缺乏锻炼regular adequate exercise以及足够的意志力strong will)
Para.3 总结
In a nutshell, those who have determined to have a robust physique need to resist the temptation of seemingly delicious fast food as well as the easy but idle life. The process will surely involves plenty of pain and suffering. But the whole process can constitute the desirable Baptismfor the kids.
2. 禁果: forbidden fruit
典故背景介绍: Adam and Eve ate the fruit of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, which they had been commanded not to do by God
寓意：比喻因为被禁止而更想得到的东西(stronger inner desire for sth that they are not allowed to have)
适用情况:事物、想法、经历等被无端禁止而使当事人更加好奇甚至是以身犯险，如未成年人被禁止吸烟、喝酒、早恋等而产生逆反心理，以致于事与愿违、弄巧成拙。
真题再现: My views on the growing overweight children
Para. 2 原因(父母的责任)
Tight work schedule and pressure often deprive them of the mood and ability to make home cooked food. Besides the way of parenting is of considerable importance as well. Sometimes simple denial without proper reasoning tends to bear the Forbidden fruit for children. Teenagers are often rebellious….
以上所整合的文学典故，非常有助于阐述有益或有害的现象、观点如：baptism, forbidden fruit，英美文学典故众多，考生可在平时备考过程中有意识地积累，并尝试在练习过程中结合相关话题，进行灵活实践。
最后华图教育衷心祝愿广大考生能够成功迈出教师之路第一步，早日实现教师梦!
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