贾从永

四级

Directions：

For this part.you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay on online dictionaries.You can start your essay with the sentence“Online dictionaries are becoming increasingly popular”.You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

本次大學英语四级考试的三道作文试题都属于分析现象型。此类型题目的特点是提出一个社会现象，请考生进行分析。比如本题请考生分析的社会现象是在线词典越来越受欢迎。

我们可以把这篇作文写成三个段落。第一段提出所要分析的现象——在线词典越来越受欢迎。第二段对这种现象进行分析，我们一般从分析原因的角度展开，即分析为什么在线词典越来越受欢迎。这种写法的优点是层次分明、条理清晰。当然，分析原因没有统一的标准答案，只要能自圆其说就行。我们不妨从以下三个方面分析在线词典越来越受欢迎的原因。第一，在线词典使用方便。你不必翻页，只需点击一下鼠标便可查到词义。第二，在线词典更新快，可以查到最新的词义。此外，在线词典大多免费，而纸质词典却往往价格不菲。无怪乎越来越多手头紧的大学生转而钟情于在线词典。

这篇作文可以用预测法结尾。第三段先指出尽管在线词典受欢迎，但不大可能完全取代纸质词典。纸质词典仍会使用很长一段时间才会过时。下面请看参考范文：

Online dictionaries are becoming increasingly popular among college students.According to a recent survey in Shanghai，84.2 percent of those polled on campus said they prefer an to a paper online dictionary paper one when they need to look up a word.

A combination of factors may be responsible for the increasing popularity of online dictionaries. First and foremost is efficiency： you dont have to flip through the pages， for the meaning of a word is only a click away. Online dictionaries also have the advantage of being constantly updated. You can find the meaning of some buzzwords even popping up last month. Besides， online dictionaries are mostly free of charge， while a print dictionary usually carries a hefty price tag.No surprise growing numbers of cash-strapped college students have switched from physical dictionaries to online ones.

Despite the popularity， it seems unlikely that online dictionaries can replace their physical counterparts altogether. Traditional dictionaries will still be in use for a long time before becoming a thing of the past. （169 words）

语言亮点借鉴：

1.A combination of factors may be responsible for the increasing popularity of online dictionaries.也许是多种因素造成了在线词典越来越受欢迎。本句是第二段的主题句，置于段首以收醒目之效。

2.First and foremost is efficiency：you dont have to flip through the pages， for the meaning of a word is only a click away.首先是效率高。你无须翻页，因为只需点击鼠标便可查到一个单词的意思。first and foremost首先。

3.Besides，online dictionaries are mostly free of charge，while a print dictionary usually carries a hefty price tag.此外，在线词典大多免费，而纸质词典通常价格不菲。carry a hefty/high price tag价格不菲。

4.No surprise growing numbers of cash-strapped college students have switched from physical dictionaries to online ones.越来越多手头拮据的大学生从纸质词典转向了在线词典，这就不足为奇了。……